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Despite advances in automated instruction, virtual environment (VE)-based shiphandling trainers still significantly depend upon expert mariners, with individual instructors typically working with only a single active student at a time. This bottleneck makes it difficult to realize the full benefit of VE training systems. Promising support technologies, such as the Conning Officer Virtual Environme ...

DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantIn this SBIR Phase II projectthe mechanical and fatigue related properties of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethyleneUHMWPEjoint implant materials will be improved by creating a composite material with carbon reinforcementsUHMWPE has long been widely used as wear surfaces in joint implantsand further improvements to its wear resistance have been obtained by cross li ...

Rechargeable lithium ion battery systems can provide power throughout the aircraft, including engine or Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) starting, avionics, emergency, and other systems. Because of their high specific energy/power and potential thermal instability, they can present hazards if improperly designed, tested, handled, or stored. To address the thermal safety issue of Li-ion batteries, EIC La ...

TeraDiode is developing a low Size, Weight, and Power (SWAP) multi-band MWIR/LWIR laser module for NAVSEA under SBIR funding. TeraDiode is employing high power Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) bars in this laser module and WBC to combine the multiple wavelengths. The laser module is very compact and has three wavelength bands in the MWIR and LWIR as well as high power per band (>10 W per band average p ...

ABSTRACT: ASTM standards exist currently to characterize various combustion characteristics of flammable chemicals such as flammability limits, flash point, minimum ignition energy, and auto ignition temperature. There are no such well-accepted characterization protocols for hot surface ignition temperature measurements. This is partly due to a large variation in the (i) test setups used in the li ...

A key challenge toward future directed energy systems is the development of power and thermal management technologies needed to support the laser systems, particularly pump diodes.I2C Solutions and the University of Colorado have developed a Thermal Ground Plane (TGP) technology that interfaces with doide laser bars in order to spread heat and transport it to the laser cooling loop.During Phase II ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Aquilus Pharmaceuticals Inc proposes to preclinically develop AQU for the treatment of orofacial and general neuropathic pain via a newly discovered mechanism involving matrix metalloproteinases andamp MMP MMP AQU is a non hydroxamic acid containing MMP inhibitor that is selective for both MMP and MMP and has been shown to block mech ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This proposal includes trade secrets and other proprietary or confidential information of Highland Instruments and is being provided for use by the National Institutes of Health NIH for the sole purpose of evaluating this SBIR proposal No other rights are conferred This proposal and the trade secrets and other proprietary or confidential information contain ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant There are an estimated million Americans with chronic kidney disease CKD Early diagnosis and treatment are the only cost effective means to reverse this growing problem NIH recognizes the challenge to diagnose CKD early during its initiation and development phases in order to prevent further renal damage reduce cardiovascular risk and minimize the econ ...

Theoretical computing speeds have increased dramatically in the last decade with chip advances, including Graphics Processor Units (GPUs).In practice, however, these gains have not been realized, largely due to the accompanying high development costs due to the need for multiple code bases to take advantage of the various chips and their variants.The proposed project addresses these issues from bo ...