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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 ...

ABSTRACT:A program to build, test, and demonstrate an air-to-ground free-space optical communications (FSOC) system is proposed. The program is targeted toward the need to transmit surveillance and other data from tactical airborne platforms to the ground. Current data capabilities in this area are limited by either satcom availability/expense or by TCDL data rates and bandwidth allocation issues. ...

An opportunity exists for development of high density warhead material with performance criteria for which is unmatched by existing options. Two distinct sets of material deformation characteristics are required depending on warhead type. Tungsten holds p

Information analysts are increasingly drowning in a flood of human and computer generated information. The paperless office, the World Wide Web, and advances in document management and analysis technologies are making it increasingly difficult to identify and utilize key information. Improvements in semantic modeling, natural language processing, and collaboration technology may provide significan ...

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 ...

DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantMobile phone technology offers a variety of opportunities for innovative approaches to health communication and interventionThese opportunities have been amplified by the emergence of next generation smartphone devices that are capable of rich multimedia and sophisticated interactivitySmartphone based programs can be integrated seamlessly into a userandapos s daily ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Adolescent and young adult AYA hematopoietic stem cell transplantation HSCT patients face a variety of well documented physical and emotional challenges In addition to undergoing a life threatening procedure that involves an intense treatment regimen and lengthy hospital stay these patients face a protracted month recovery period marked by numerous phy ...

DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantThis project is an evaluation of a novel devicethe Air Barrier SystemABSto reduce the risk of prosthesisrelated surgical site infection in a multi center clinical trialThe ABS shields surgical incisions intra operatively by creating a field of high purity air surrounding an incision that prevents airborne microorganisms from entering the incisionPreliminary findings ...

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 ...