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SUMX CORPORATION HAS INVENTED AND DEMONSTRATED CONCEPTUALLY NEW AND INNOVATIVE COATINGS FOR CORROSION PROTECTION. SUMX PROPOSES TO TEST AND DEVELOP THESE COATINGS FOR USE ON STEELS AND STRUCTURAL MATERIALS IN CHLORIDE ENVIRONMENT SUCHAS MIGHT OCCUR IN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. THE CORROSION RESISTANCE AFFORDED BY THIS METHOD IS BASED ON ELECTRON TRANSFER BETWEEN THE METAL AND IMMOBILIZED REDOX CENTE ...

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THIS PROJECT AIMS AT DEVELOPING A HIGHLY ACCURATE AND ECONOMICAL AIRCRAFT ALTIMETER. THE MOTION OF AN EVACUATED BELLOWS WILL BE MONITORED BY AN OPTICAL POSITION SENSOR WHICH WILL GIVE AN ELECTRICAL ANALOG SIGNAL LINEARLY RELATED TO THE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE. WHILE THE SENSOR IS VERY SMALL, RUGGED AND INEXPENSIVE, IT HAS A LARGE DYNAMIC RANGE (100,000), HIGH LINEARITY (0.01%) AND HIGH SENSITIVITY (M ...

THE TIME REQUIRED FOR CLEANING, DEHUMIDIFYING AND PURGING OFCARGO HOLDS HAS A DIRECT EFFECT ON THE TURN AROUND TIME OF VESSELS CARRYING MOISTURE SENSITIVE GOODS IN PORT. THIS PROPROJECT WILL THOROUGHLY RESEARCH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR DEHUMIDIFICATION, DEVELOP DESIGN CRITERIA, DESIGN CRITERIA , DESIGN A REFRIGERANT TYPE DEHUMIDIFIER, CONSTRUCT A PROTO TYPE, AND TEST THE EQUIPMENT IN THE FIELD. PARTIC ...

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM STUDIES REQUIRE IN-SERVICE INSPECTION USING NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION (NDE) TECHNIQUES FOR FLAW DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION. IN CASES WHERE SUCH DEFECTS ARE SMALL COMPARED WITH THE THICKNESS OF THE SECTION, ULTRASONIC METHODS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST SUITABLE. IT WOULD BE IDEAL TO MAKE SUCH MEASUREMENTS REMOTELY WITH A SYSTEM COMBINING THE STRONG FEATURES OF ULTRASONI ...

COLLISION AVOIDANCE TECHNIQUE USED BY THE MAJOR RAILROADS OF THE US STILL RELY ON THE ALERTNESS OF THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER TO SEE AND RESPOND TO WARNING SIGNALS DISPLAYED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ALONG THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. SO LONG AS THE ENGINEER REMAINS ALERT, THE SYSTEM WORKS WELL, BUT WHEN THE ENGINEER IS NOT QUICK TO PERCEIVE AND REACT TO DANDER SIGNALS, THE SYSTEM FAILS. MAINTAINING ENGINEE ...

A NAVIGATION DATA REPORTER (NAVREP) WHICH PROVIDES THE BEST ESTIMATE OF USER POSITION FROM AVAILABLE NAV AIDS IS PROPOSED AS A SOURCE OFTRACKING DATA FOR DEPENDENT SU TSURVEILLANCE IN OCEANIC AIRSPACE OR AREAS WITH ATC COVERAGE GAPS. NAVREP ALGORITHMS ARE TO BE DEVELOPED FOR ON BOARD OR GROUND-BASED NAVIGATION DATA INTEGRATION AND F DFAULT DETECTION/ISOLATION. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY WILL FOCUS ON: 1) ...

COST REDUCTION HAS DRIVEN THE INCREASED USE OF LARGE CARGO CARRIERS (LCC'S) IN MARITIME TRANSPORATION. THE LCC'S INCREASED DRAFT, BEAM AND LENGTH ARE WELL RECOGNIZED, BUT THE PROPORTIONATE INCREASED HEIGHT OR AIR DRAFT REQUIRE MENT IS OFTEN IGNORED. THE CLEARANCE FOR MANY BRIDGES, DESIGNED FOR PRE-WORLD WAR II VESSELS ARE NOW EXCEEDED BY THE LCC. COMPETITION HAS FORCED PILOTS TO UTILIZE EVERY AVAI ...

SEVERAL METHODS OF RAPIDLY SCREENING AIRLINE PASSENGERS AND BAGGAGE FOR EXPLOSIVE DEVICES ARE PROPOSED. TWO OF THESE METHODS USE NONLINEAR DEVICE DETECTION (NLDD) TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE OF ACTIVE OR PASSIVE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WHICH MAY BE PART OF AN ELECTRONIC BOMB FUZE. ANOTHER TWO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF RUNNING OSCILLATORS WHICH ARE LIKELY SUBSYSTEMS OF A FUZING DEVICE.

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