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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Computerized radiation therapy planning systems (RTP) are essential in Radiation Oncology for quantitative evaluation of radiation doses prior to patient treatment. Among currently available computational methods, the Monte Carlo method of calculating dose distributionsis most universal and accurate. It is believed that Monte Carlo software packages will become ...

Strategic missile defense will directly benefit from increasing the operational infrared bandwidth from just a 3mm-5.5mm capability to a 1mm - 12mm capability. Increased seeker spectral bandwidth will enable improvements in detection range, acquisition performance, discrimination of unresolved objects, and aimpoint selection in the presence of a target plume. The mission outlined requiring an op ...

This STTR proposes to solve the problem of automated component placement (also known as intelligent packaging) for UAV's and other products by building on our unique state-of-the-art, patented technology platform. The goal of this work is to enable the automated layout of an entire complex product, such as a UAV, featuring a multitude of systems and subsystems with 3D components. This will be ac ...

Because on their high current carrying capacity in large magnetic fields, biaxially oriented superconducting films (coated superconductors) are the only superconducting materials that offer the possibility of operating in power applications at liquid-nitrogen temperatures in AC fields. Their use is predicated on the assumption that ac losses in these materials can be reduced to a very low level. ...

We propose to develop a platform-independent Rapid Steganographic Detection Suite (RSDS). The RSDS will be capable of applying a diverse collection of steganalysis detection methods to all relevant files on a PC or other hardware system. The software will have a publicly available API for steganalysis methods and will thus allow new methods to be incorporated by any user who has the RSDS and the ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of this project is the development of a fully automated, wireless ethernet capable, near realtime, field deployable immunoassay-based analysis system for the concurrent, ultra low-level detection of biowarfare agents in air or water by using innovations in surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and related supporting materials and hardware. A ...

In support of future U.S. Navy mine-hunting and surveillance systems, Imaging Microsensors Inc. (IMI) developed an innovative, lightweight, high-resolution, acoustic imaging method for identifying and locating natural seafloor features and objects that had been previously detected. The ability to re-acquire an object in sonar images, at arbitrary times and aspect angles, is critical to many applic ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The major objective of Phase II is to fully develop iGTO into a product that is ready for large-scale commercial distribution and deployment. iGTO is a capacity-building system designed to help practitioners demonstrate results. Utilizing an innovative interactive web-based technology, the iGTO system uses science and "best practices" to help practitioners and ...

Protection against biological warfare is a key military and civilian requirement strongly substantiated by recent events in the U.S. and around the world. This newly defined market has significant national defense implications. Protective clothing worn by United States military personnel can be contaminated by exposure to external bio-warfare agents or bacterial contamination from the skin. Bacte ...

Protection against biological warfare is a key military and civilian requirement strongly substantiated by recent events in the U.S. and around the world. This newly defined market has significant national defense implications. Protective clothing worn by United States military personnel can be contaminated by exposure to external bio-warfare agents or bacterial contamination from the skin. Bacte ...