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The integrity of rubber-to-metal bonds is an area of reliability concern, particularly in systems that are exposed to the harsh conditions of the marine environment. Accelerated life testing (ALT) is a technique used to obtain reliability data in a compressed time frame, allowing lifetime performance predictions and failure mode analyses to be made prior to equipment installation. By performing ac ...

The major features of our proposed system are: (a) multi-node acoustic detection of sounds specifically associated with security breaching noises, (b) resistance to high background noise, including multiple classes of backgroun noise, (c) adaptation to light weight and rugged mobile devices, and (d) testing of discrimination, robustness, and ruggedness under environmentally harsh conditions

We propose to design, develop, and deploy an adaptive toolkit for automated threat discovery. The toolkit will provide innovative mechanisms to rapidly discover emerging threat situations. The proposed approach integrates intelligent knowledge discovery techniques with knowledge-based methods to facilitate robust and cost-effective threat detection. The main product of this project will be the ...

Interior decks of naval ships have traditionally been treated with resin and filler systems, which, in the event of an explosion, produce brittle fragmentive projectiles that potentially endanger crew and critical ship systems. PolySpec L.P. has extensive experience developing deck coverings that are well accepted in military and commercial ships. In this feasibility proposal, PolySpec will out ...

This SBIR Phase I proposal describes the development of a conceptual design for the Advanced Optically-driven Spin Precession Magnetometer (AOSPM), an ultra high-sensitivity scalar laser magnetometer for airborne ASW. The AOSPM is an innovative high-sensitivity instrument capable of measuring scalar DC and ELF magnetic fields with a sensitivity better than 10.0 fT/root-Hz. Since the high sensitivi ...

U.S. Navy Combat Logistics Force (CLF) ships require cargo stowage systems to secure palletized and non-containerized cargo in the ship's holds. The current steel rail diagonal dunnage cargo stowage system is heavy and requires extensive use of filler material such as wood blocks to fill space between portable stanchions and the cargo. Weight and maintenance savings could also be realized by elim ...

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During Phase I of the project, Sharma & Associates, Inc. developed a concept for a high speed freight truck intended for 70-ton, regular freight and bi-modal operation at speeds up to 150 mph. The truck uses a rigid frame and an independent, compliant, primary suspension for its basic architecture. Constant contact side-bearings and yaw dampers were also added to improve dynamic performance. Ve ...

We propose to develop a new paradigm for ship manufacture that is based on reengineering the processes to take advantage of pervasive computing, ubiquitous pull and push of information and optimal delivery of information to every user, work crew, or process. The focus of the effort is not just to wireless enable manufacturing processes, but to completely re-engineer the processes in which the wor ...

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