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THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER (TPE) BY INJECTION MODLING OFFERS AN ALTERNATE METHOD FOR FORMING CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE GLOVES A SOCMPARED TO THE CONVENTONAL DIP PROCESS USING BUYTL RUBBER SOLUTIONS. THE ADVENT OF VARIOUS TPES WITH OLEFINIC, STYRENIC, URETHANE, ENGINEERING RESINS AND ALLOYS AND BLENDS OFFER THE ADVANTAGE OF INJECTION MODLING PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN CONVENTIONALLY MADE BY ELASTOMER COMPOUND ...

THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A NOVEL MINIATURE PULSE WIDTH MODULATED POWER DRIVER FOR ACTUATORS, I.E. DC MOTOR. THE POWER DRIVER WILL DELIVER 50 AT 50VDO IN A DOUBLE INON PACKAGE. THIS COMPACT DESIGN CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE INNOVATIVE COMBINATION OF MODER POWER SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES, PROPRIETORY CIRCUIT DESIGN, AND STATE-OF-THE-ART PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY WHICH UTILIZES NEW HEAT CONDUCTIVE ...

ARMY NATICK RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT A SUPERACTIVATED CARBON WITH BET SURFACE AREAS GREATER THAN 3000 METERS SQUARED PER GRAM HAS POTENTIAL APPLICATION IN THE PRODUCTION OF SUPERIOR CHEMICAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT FOR BATTLEFIELD PERSONNEL. THIS CARBON, ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BY AMOCO CORPORATION, IS PRODUCED BY A UNIQUE HIGH TEMPERATURE CAUSTIC ACTIVATION PROCESS AND IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM DO ...

COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS DEPEND ON GROUND SUPPORT FOR NAVIGATION. THE GROUND SOLUTION CAN BE COSTLY AND MAY PROVIDE LESS ACCURACY THAN NEEDED. A GPS-BASED REAL-TIME AUTONOMOUS SPACECRAFT NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS PROPOSED. AN ALGORITHM WILL BE DEVELOPED WHICH COMBINES GPS-DERIVED POINT POSITION ESTIMATES WITH A PROPAGATED A PRIORI POSITION ESTIMATE. THE POINT POSITIONS ARE ...

MILITARY SYSTEMS POWERED BY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES EMIT NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF NOISE, AIRBORNE, DUE TO THE PRESSURE WAVE PROPAGATING THROUGH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND EXITING AT THE OUTLET AND STRUCTURE - BORNE, RADIATED FROM THE VIBRATING COMPONENTS OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A COMPUTER CODE SIMULATING THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, AN ...

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Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) of most industrially utilized alloys, including those used in many Naval installations, is well established. However, the diagnosis of MIC type corrosion is often difficult to make using the techniques commonly employed requiring large amounts of tiem and money and "expert opinion". Ther is a need for a less subjective indicator of MIC. The work of seve ...

APPLICATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY TO THE PRODUCTION OF 4-HYDROXYBENZOCYCLOBUTENE WILL ALLOW BULK MANUFACTURE OF THIS POLYMER PRECURSOR BY MORE ECONOMICAL MEANS THAN IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH A PROCESS WOULD ALLOW INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF BCB-BASED POLYMER MATERIALS.

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TAMM RELATES TO TWO TECHNOLOGIES FOR NONINVASIVE TRANSCUTANEOUS MEASUREMENTS OF BLOOD ANALYTES THAT HAVE POTENTIAL FOR APPLICATION IN A COMBAT CASUALTY CARE ENVIRONMENT. THE NEAR INFRARED (NIR) REFLECTANCE TECHNOLOGY DETERMINES BLOOD ANALYTE CONCENTRATION BASED ON DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENTS WITH A FIBER OPTIC PROBE. SPECTRAL DATA ACQUIRED IS PROCESSED USING SOPHISTICATED PATTERN RECOGNITION ...