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Structural properties and cost of fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) are highly dependent on manufacturing techniques and material selection. The proposed work defines Innovative Composite Engineering’s (ICE) existing capabilities and identifies a path to successfully producing FRP cylindrical structures. A partnership between ICE and Oregon State University (OSU) will couple ICE’s decades of exp ...

Army Special Operation Forces (ARSOF) play a critical role in our nation’s safety and security, often acting as a force multiplier in small unit tactics. Critical within ARSOF, Multi-purpose Canines (MPCs) attached to ARSOF handlers serve as a critical component to mission success. However, an inability to communicate with MPCs out of line of sight (LOS), with specificity and without detection, ...

Gun barrels are subjected to wear and erosion from the hot propellant gases and high loads from the passage of projectiles. Sustained fire duration and rate of fire are largely limited by barrel thermal considerations, since the heat buildup in the barrel can cause rounds to fire prematurely (cook-off) or weaken the barrel and cause catastrophic failure. A cost effective solution of using a wear r ...

Present methods of vector-raster conflation require extensive human intervention and labor, which is an expensive effort better spent in cognitive, decision-making tasks. Integration or alignment of vector and raster geospatial data may have inaccurate and contradictory geo-references, or not have them at all. Different and unknown rotations, disproportional scales, uncontrolled noise, various p ...

Electron microscopy of specimen in liquid has recently been demonstrated by Niels de Jong at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). A sample was enclosed in a liquid compartment with electron transparent windows and imaged using a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM). Expanding on this expertise it is proposed to develop the technology of a liquid holder for both TEM and STEM that prov ...

Sand flies can cause illnesses such as Leishmaniasis caused by a parasite or sand fly fever due to sand fly fever viruses. The objective of this study is to develop a robust, field grade, screening assay for the detection of both leishmania parasites and/or sand fly fever viruses directly in sand flies. The test will utilize a multi-line lateral flow (dipstick) chromatography incorporated into a c ...

The objective of this study is to develop a robust, economical, field-grade, screening assay for the detection of severe diarrhea-causing pathogens including Salmonella spp., E. coli O157, Shigella spp., Cryptosporidium spp., Campylobacter spp., Noroviruses and Rotaviruses. The test will utilize lateral flow (dipstick) chromatography incorporated into a unique, multiplex cassette that will enable ...

The objective of this study is to develop a robust, field-grade, screening assay for the differential diagnosis of infection by Spotted Fevers (e.g. Rocky Mountain Spotted fever, Boutonneuse fever) and Typhus (Epidemic and Endemic forms) causing rickettsial bacteria. Scrub Typhus (Orientia tsutsugamushi) will be used as a reference control and may be incorporated into the final assay. In this Pha ...

The wide range of combined heat and power system (CHPS) needs identified by Natick for Army field kitchen applications includes the containerized kitchen (CK), mobile kitchen trailer (MKT) and battlefield kitchen (BK). Much of Phase I was directed toward the CK application needs, but several factors that arose during and subsequent to the original Phase I contract effort led to a current Infinia C ...

The intent of Phase II is to fabricate an integrated Stirling Individual Pallet Chiller (SIPC) operational prototype to provide chilled bottled water at remote military deployments. The SIPC prototype will be tested to characterize the operational envelope of the cooler and then integrated with a commercial-off-the-shelf insulated box that has been modified specifically to operate with the SIPC co ...