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Reuse in software engineering is an exciting concept that has yet to be reliably implemented. The number of program subroutines that are truly generic (and therefore applicable across all applications) is limited. However, there are specific applications that are required by many organizations, albeit with a set of constraints specific to each organization. This project proposes to design a too ...

The removal of noise from complicated signals and images is a fundamentally important problem. Traditional methods, based on classical adaptive communication theory, have limited ability when presented with complex signals and images. Wavelets have recently been proposed as a potentially useful de-noising technology. Athena proposes QUIESCENT, a comprehensive wavelet-based de-noising study leadi ...

The potential to reduce US Army tactical generator set weights and sizes will be explored through the combined application of High Frequency Alternators and Power Frequency Converters. The application of such technology will improve the mobility and deployability of the tactical equipment as performance requirements become more demanding. High speed alternators can be decreased in size proportio ...

Immunization has proven to be an effective method of protecting both military and cibilian populations from disease caused by bacterial, viral, or toxic agents. The U.S. military faces the problem of protecting its personnel from incapacitation caused by exposure to agents of both natural and man-made orgin. In developing countries, immunization is the most cost-effective weapon for disease prev ...

The U.S. Army has identified a need to accurately engage ground targets with low-cost munitions delivered from self-propelled artillery and towed guns. Currently, munitions delivered from these platforms are not equipped with navigation sensors, and thus have no way to measure position, velocity, or attitude during flight. Without this information, munition accuracy is entirely reliant on launch ...

Cellular of T lymphocyte function is important in defense against infectious disease. T lymphocytes also participate in tumor and transplant rejection, auto immune disease, and hypersensitivity. A central facet of T lymphocyte function is activation toward proliferation following exposure to specific antigen in the conted of the major histocompatibility complex on antigen presenting cells. We p ...

Brimrose proposes to research and build in this SBIR Phase I program, a miniature optically based immunosensor for biodetection. By combining state of the art guide-wave technology, integrated optics and acousto-optics, this biosensor offers advantages of high sensitivity, extra fast speed, reliability, ruggedness, light weight, small size, low maintenance and potentially very low cost because of ...

We propose to develop DIALOG, an environment for collaborative decision making that will enable health care providers and administrators to model, learn, and reason about their business enterprise. DIALOG will utilize a user-friendly, pen- and gesture-based graphical interface, and will enable "any time/any place" collaboration over shared digital libraries and dynamic "microworld" simulations. ...

A fluidic, tab-actuated, vortex valve is proposed to throttle solid propellant hot gasses. conventional approaches are expensive due to the need for close tolerances and exotic materials and reliability is poor due to the mechanical complexity. DRT's valve, operated by a simple vortex-tripping tab has been demonstrated in high speed pulsing of drilling mud in bore-hole telemetry systems and can ...

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