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THE PROBLEM OF INSUFFICIENT COMPETITION IS CREATING HARDSHIPS FOR THE AIR FORCE IN TERMS OF EXCESSIVE COSTS AND LOWERED PERFORMANCE. THE COMPONENT BREAKOUT ACTIVITY IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE TRANSITION TO COMPLETITION FOR AN ITEM/SUBSYSTEM. THIS PROJECT OFFERS TO EXPLORE THE NATURE OF THE BREAKOUT PROCESS, DETERMINE TRUE COSTS AND OTHER EFFECTS, AND RECOMMEND CHANGES THAT WILL PRODUCE TRUE COMPETIT ...

THIS PROPOSAL IS TO PERFORM A RESEARCH AND EVALUATION INTO THE TECHNICAL METHODOLOGY BY WHICH LONG RANGE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING IS PERFORMED AT THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS DIVISION. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSED RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS FOR THE METHODOLOGY, PROCESS AND PROCEDURE FOR OPERATION OF THE ESD LONG RANGE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING FUNCTION. THE FINAL PURPOSE IS TO DEVELOP THE SET O ...

THE STUDY OF OCEAN PROCESSES SUCH AS MINERAL DISSOLUTION, ION SPECIATION AND REDOX EQUILIBRIA AS WELL AS EFFLUENT AND POLLUTION MONITORING REQUIRE ACCURATE AND PRECISE MEASUREMENTS OF BOTH MAJOR AND MINOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS. ALTHOUGH SPECTROPHOTOMETRY AND FLAME PHOTOMETRY HAVE BEEN USED FOR SEA WATER ANALYSIS, POTENTIONMETRY WITH ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODES IS THE MOST COMMON-METHODOLOGY, PARTICUL ...

THE USE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN THE TREATMENT OF MANY PATIENTS IN SERIOUS OR CRISIS SITUATIONS. THE VALUE OF THESE MATERIALS, AND PARTICULARLY WHOLE BLOOD, HAS SERVED TO EMPHASIZE THE PROBLEMS IN PROVIDING THEM IN ALL APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES. THE USE OFBLOOD REQUIRES STORING OF AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY FOR ALL POTENTIAL EMERGENCIES AND CAREFUL CROSSMATCHING BEFORE USE. IN ...

BASED UPON EARLIER EXPERIMENTAL WORK, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ULTRASONIC RADIATION OF THE PROPER FREQUENCY WOULD PRECIPITATE SMOKE AND AEROSOLS WITHIN THE RADIATION PATTERN. THE PURPOSE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO EXPERIMENTALLY PROVE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING THE CONCEPT TO CLEAR SMOKE AND AEROSOLS FROM A BATTLEFIELD. TWO SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS WILL BE STUDIED, 1) TO CREATE A SMALL AREA OF CLEAR AIR TO TAR ...

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT MANDATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPOSITE MATERIALS. ALTHOUGH GRAPHITE COMPOSITES HAVE MANY ATTRACTIVE MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES, THESE PROPERTIES DEGRADE SUBSTANTIALLY WITH OXIDATION. A NOVEL GRAPHITE FIBER HAS BEEN DEVELOPED WHICH HAS SUPERIOR PROPERTIES FOR TENSILE STRENGTH AND MODULUS. ALTHOUGH OXYDATION CHARACTERISTICS FOR THIS FI ...

THE FOLLOWING TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES WILL BE ACHIEVED IN THIS STUDY: 1. ASSESS THE AUTOMATIC TEST REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL (E/O) UNITS UNDER TEST (UUTS). 2. IDENTIFY AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT (ATE) STANDARDS FOR TESTING ELECTRO-OPTICAL UNITS UNDER TEST (UUT). 3. IDENTIFY SUITABLE MATE TESTING METHODOLOGIES AND STANDARDS FOR INTERFACING ELECTRO-OPTICAL UUTS TO THE ATE. SURVEYS OF MAJOR AIR FOR ...

THE MATE PROGRAM OFFICE HAS REQUESTED A REVIEW OF THE MATE GENERAL PURPOSE ELECTRICAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR STANDARD TO IMPROVE THE GUIDANCE TO DEVELOP THE MATE INTERFACE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY (ICA). THIS STUDY WILL GATHER INFORMATION, ANALYZE THE RESULTS AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO VERIFY THAT THE ICA WILL MEET PROJECTED AIR FORCE TESTING REQUIREMENTS IN A COST EFFECTIVE MANNER. THE FOLLOWING TECHN ...

INITIAL TRIALS HAVE SHOWN THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE, ELEVATED TEMPERATURE EXTRUSION PROCESS IS USEFUL FOR CONVERTING THE YBA(2)CU(3)O(7)-X (123) SUPERCONDUCTING OXIDE INTO DENSE SHAPES. ALTHOUGH THIS PROCESS IS COMMONLY USED IN THE METALWORKING INDUSTRY, IT IS NOT COMMONLY USED FOR CERAMIC EXTRUSION. BY INTRODUCING A THICK, DUCTILE, METALLIC, OUTERENCLOSURE IT IS POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN DUCTILE BEHAVIOR F ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS HUMAN SYSTEMS/SUBSYSTEMS RESEARCH PROJECT IS TO PREPARE A COMPUTERIZED PILOT JUDGMENT TRAINING METHODOLOGY BASED UPON THE COMPUTERIZED TESTING PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN AN EARLIER SBIR PHASE I PROJECT. AN INTERACTIVE COMPUTERIZED TRAINING PROGRAM WILL BE PREPARED USING SITUATIONAL TECHNIQUES THAT HAVE BEEN PROVEN IN THE CLASSROOM. THE TRAINING PROGRAM WILL BE DESIGNED AROUND WHA ...