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IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION UNIFORM SAFETY ACT OF 1990 (HMTUSA), DOT IS NOW REQUIRED TO CREATE A CENTRALIZED DATABASE OF STATE-DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HIGHWAY ROUTES. DOT IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PERIODICALLY UPDATING AND PUBLISHING A LIST OF CURRENLY EFFECTIVE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS HIGHWAY ROUTE DESINGATIONS IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER. IN RESPONSE TO THIS NEED, AEGIS ...

`How can one fabricate a sensor that can make different types of measurements on a large area, on a shape that is not known a priori, that is lightweight, that is accurate with a fine resolution, while at the same time has the resolution and sensitivity of a standalone instrument, and at an affordable cost?' This proposal will develop a process and a tool to answer this commonly asked question ...

Cermet proposes to develop efficient green emitters (555-585 nm) in this program. The program will focus on the growth of homogenous, low defect density GaInN emitter structures on commercially viable semiconductor substrates. The reduction of non-radiative recombination centers will enhance the efficiency of green emitters.

THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL PROVIDES THE RATIONALE AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GEOGRAPHICALLY DETAILED VISUAL DATABASE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM TO SUPPORT THE INTERMODAL PLANNING REQUIREMENTS OF ISTEA. CURRENTLY, STATES AND METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ACCESS TO LIMITED AND INCONSISTENT FREIGHT INFORMATION RESOURCES WITH WHICH TO INTEGRATE INTO INTERMODAL PERFORMANCE SY ...

THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A GENERAL PURPOSE TACTILE SENSOR CAPABLE OF IDENTIFYING THE TEXTURE, COMPLIANCE, AND SURFACE FEATURES OF AN OBJECT. THE TACTILE SENSOR WILL CONSIST OF A PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMER MATERIAL WHICH GENERATES AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO AN APPLIED FORCE. THE SENSOR WILL BE DESIGNED TO MOVE ACROSS THE OBJECT BEING EXAMINED, AND T ...

High definition displays capable of image volume projection are required for biomedical imaging. Image Technology proposes to design and prototype a high definition image volume collimating mirror projection display. A proof-of-concept will be demonstrated. The result will be a low-cost, high fidelity optical design that can be manufactured in commercial volumes and meet the needs of defense, biom ...

Based upon efforts during Phase I, this Phase II effort will develop and test a working prototype system exploiting motion to enhance the performance of automatic target recognition (ATR) algorithms.

QUIRING PERIODIC CERTIFICATION.

THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER RELIES UPON A COLLECTION OF SOFTWARE TOOLS TO COMPUTE TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING PLANS AND TO EVALUATE THE OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF HIGHWAY NETWORKS. TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS EMPLOY DEMAND MODELING TOOLS TO PROJECT TRAFFIC DEMAND, DISTRIBUTION, ASSIGNMENT AND PERFORMANCE OVER LARGE NETWORKS. THESE TOOLS HAVE TWO OVERALL ATTRIBUTES IN COMMON. THE ARE: 1) NETWORK-BASED AND 2) DATA I ...

PRESENT TRAIN DETECTION SCHEMES RELY LARGELY ON A LOW RESISTANCE THROUGH THE TRAIN'S WHEELS TO PERTURBATE A STABLE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. WHILE ELEGANT IN PRINCIPLE, THE DESIGN IS PLAGUED BY OXIDE FILMS AND MATERIAL BUILDUP ON THE RAIL, SNEAK PATHS THROUGH THE BALLAST AND OTHER UNCONTROLLABLE VARIABLES. KVH INDUSTRIES PROPOSES TO DESIGN AND DELIVER A "SMART MAGNETOMETER"-BASED SENSOR PACKAGE WHICH WI ...