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Accurate 3D models are vital for the inspection and characterization of orbiting spacecraft. 3D models of a target spacecraft can be generated from a set of images captured by an approaching platform, but the accuracy and completeness of the generated 3D model is highly dependent on the geometry of the captured viewpoints and illumination conditions; if navigation is planned without consideration ...

Space platforms are complex dynamical systems and there are many reasons to model them from ground telescope imagery as well as from space-based sensor platforms. One key motivation is to determine the operational state and configuration of the vehicle. Key questions such as did the solar panels fail to deploy, did the object begin to tumble unexpectedly may be addressed by a sufficiently detaile ...

The application of benchmarking tools in healthcare can be challenging due to the inherent diversity of patient populations (i.e.; some patient groups are sicker than others).  Alexandria Health has generated a novel machine learning based transparent ben

In May 2019, the Defense Health Board (DHB) released a report finding that the Military Health System (MHS) was endangering patient and warfighter lives by not adequately training for, measuring, and benchmarking the outcomes of low-volume, high-risk procedures. More than 30 years of healthcare research demonstrate that patient outcomes for procedures are significantly better in facilities that ro ...

The increased use of sensing systems and large scale networked nodes with a variety of embedded sensors and imagery is creating a plethora of varied data that needs to be fused and interpreted for applications such as surveillance, reconnaissance, and air traffic controls. The need for persistent human analysis with high levels of proficiency is taxing human resources and cognitive abilities. In t ...

By integrating conductors into composite structures, data and power networks can become part of the vehicle’s airframe, allowing for size, weight, and assembly savings and improved mission endurance.  During the proposed effort, project team members Nautilus Defense, The University of Rhode Island, and Goetz Composites seeks to validate the structural and electrical performance of these compo ...

Amorphous hydrous ruthenium oxide(Ru02.xH20A) has a specific capacitance at least two times larger than any other known capacitor materials. An object of this proposal is to demostrate the feasibility of producing shock-hardened RuO2. H2O based electrochemical capacitors suitable for use in power sources for advanced weapon system applications. A 25 V, 150 mF shock-hardened electrochemical capa ...

Emerging hypersonic vehicles rely heavily on advanced, highly engineered materials to ensure their survivability under the extreme conditions under which they must operate.  Understanding the performance of these materials both within and beyond the lab is critical to ensuring the DoD maintains its technology superiority in this domain.  While simulation, modeling, and laboratory-based testing a ...

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