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THIS PROPOSAL WILL DEMONSTRATE (IN 2" TO 4" SIZE), A NOISE REUCING TRIM THAT CAN BE UTILIZED IN ROTARY CONTROL/ON-OFF BALL VALVES. THIS VALVE TRIM ADDRESSES NOISE AT THE SOURCE. THE BASIC DESIGN HAS A VARIABLE IMPEDENCE TRIM TO CAUSE A HIGH IMPEDENCE AT LOW ANGLES OF OPENING AND LOW IMPEDENCE (VERY LITTLE FLOW RESTRICTION) AT LARGE OPENING ANGLES. IT IS AN IDEAL VALVE FOR PRESSURIZATION/DE-PRESSUR ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

THE EMERGENCE OF ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE AND EXPERT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY FROM THE LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT INTO GENERAL PRACTICE OFFERS A PROMISING APPROACH FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS. MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS BUILT WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL BE PARTICULARLY VALUABLE FOR SECOND AND THIRD TIER SUBCONTRACTORS IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY, BECAUSE THEY WILL ALLOW THE CAPTURE AND TRANSMISSION ...

IN THIS PROJECT, AN ADVANCED UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC INTENSITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WILL BE DESIGNED, BUILT AND TESTED. THIS SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A MULTI-SENSOR PROBE-TYPE ARRAY, A REAL-TIME SPECTRUM ANALYZER AND A MINI-COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH BUILT-IN IN-SITU CALIBRATION CAPABILITY. THE SYSTEM IS CAPABLE OF MEASURING, DISPLAYING, AND MEMORIZING: (A) THREE ORTHOGONAL ACOUSTIC INTENSITY VECTORS AND THE TOTAL ...

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN UNPRECEDENTED PUBLIC SECTOR/PRIVATE SECTOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP AMONG PRIVATE BUS OPERATORS, VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAUS (C&VB) AND PUBLIC TRANSIT AGENCIES TO MEET THE GROWING TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF THE MEETING MARKET (E.G., CONVENTIONS AND CORPORATE MEETINGS). THIS WILL DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A FIXED-ROUTE SHUTTLE SERVICE BETWEEN HOTELS AND CONVENTION ...

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