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ADVANCED COMPOSITES HAVE POTENTIAL FOR EFFECTING WEIGHT SAVINGS AND PROVIDING CORROSION RESISTANCE TO A VARIETY OF MILTARY APPLICATIONS. THE MK112 ASROC LAUCHER MODS 1-8 AND GUIDE, ES114, HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING EXPERINECED CORROSION AND WEIGHT PROBLEMS. THERE ARE A VARIETY OF RESINS AND FIBERS AVAILABLE FOR USE AS STRUCTURAL MATERIALS THESE INCLUDE GLASS, KEVLAR & CARBON FIBERS,AND POLYEST ...

ABARIS PROPOSES A DEVELOPMENT EFFORT TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND CONCEPTUALIZE AN EXPERT SYSTEM TOOL FOR JOB AIDING OF THE REPAIR OF ADVANCED COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE. THE SYSTEM WOULD CONSIST OF EXPERT SYSTEMS SOFTWARE, KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT COMPOSITE DESIGN, INSPECTION, AND REPAIR TECHNIQUES, STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS TOOLS, COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN ENGINEERING DATA BASE, AND VIDEO DATA STORAGE SYSTE ...

THE U.S. NAVY HAS A NEED FOR LOW COST EXPENDABLE FUEL TANKS FOR USE BY CARRIER AIRCRAFT THAT OCCUPY THE MINIMUM STORAGE SPACE. ABARIS PROPOSES TO CONDUCT AN EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT OF THE FABRICATION OF TANKS OF ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS. TWO CONCEPTS ARE PROPOSED. ONE USES LONGITUDINAL JOINTS OR SPLICES AND WOULD USE EITHER A BLADDER TANK OR A "WET-SKIN" STRUCTURE. THE OTHER USES CIRCUMFERENTI ...

ABARIS PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A PORTABLE EXPERT SYSTEM THAT WILL AID THE FIELD OR ORGANIZATIONAL TECHNICIAN IN THE INTERPRETATION OF ULTRASONIC NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE SCOPE, MAGNITUDE, AND IMPACT OF INTERNAL DAMAGE TO COMPOSITE LAMINATE STRUCTURE. ONE OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS FACING THE AIR FORCE IS THE IMPACT OF NEW ADVANCED COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL MATERIALS ENTERING OPERA ...

PROVISION OF MEANINGFUL INSERVICE TRAINING FOR THE EDUCATORSOF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IS INCREASINGLY COSTLY AND DIFFICULT TO ADMINISTER. OUTDATED DELIVERY MODELS ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE FOCUSED CONTENT, AND ARE UNRESPONSIVE TO STAFF REQUIREMENTS. THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR BETTER INSERVICE TRAINING WITH A DECENTRALIZED, SELF-PACED MODEL THAT PROVIDES FOCUSED CONTENT WITH COMPUTERIZED REVIEW ...

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ARBUS, INC., WILL EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF, AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEVELOP, A COMPUTERIZED PHARMACEUTICAL TRACKING SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATIONAL DOSAGE FORMS. DURING PHASE I, ARBUS PERSONNEL WILL FULLY DEFINE WHAT PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED AND WHAT METHOD IS PREFERRED FOR THE SYSTEM USERS TO INTERACT WITH THE PROPOSED SYSTEM. KEY DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTATION WILL BE DRAFTED CLARIFYING THE COMPUTER H ...

THIS INNOVATION PROPOSAL WILL RESEARCH THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A HIGHLY ACCURATE, LOW COST POLYMER SENSOR, UTILIZING THE PIEZOELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF PVDF COMBINED WITHA DIAPHRAGM AND/OR OTHER FORCE SENSITIVE STRUCTURE TO PRODUCE A PRESSURE SENSOR. THE POLYMER SENSOR WILL BE EASILY ADAPTED TO COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT TO ADDRESS SENSORS UTILIZED IN SMART ANGLE OF ATTACK AND ANG ...

ANTI-IDIOTYPIC MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY (AIMA) THERAPY HAS CURATIVE POTENTIAL FOR LOW-GRADE B-CELL LYMPHOMAS THROUGH IMMUNOLOGIC DOWN REGULATION OF THE MALIGNANT IDIOTYPIC CLONE AS WELL AS ANTIBODY-DEPENDENT CELL MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY. PRODUCTION OF AIMA IS PATIENT-SPECIFIC AND LABOR INTENSIVE REQUIRING A MEDIAN OF 912 MONTHS UTILIZING THE CLASSICAL MURINE MYELOMA $ HUMAN B-CELL HYBRIDOMA APPROACH. THE ...

BONN Corporation (BONN) has chosen to concentrate on a methodology that computes an optimal target search in near-real-time, with the capability of accommodating user-definable optimality based upon time / pathlength, probability of target detection target value, and survivability in a dense threat environment. This methodology will be extensible to address multiple airborne platforms and multipl ...