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The field training of Reserve Component units is difficult because of limited training time and facilities and the difficulty in assembling all necessary player personnel. Computer wargames which allow interactive play of player personnel are a relatively inexpensive alternative and supplement to field exercises. Unfortunately, most existing simulations are designed to exercise maneuver command an ...

AN IMPROVED METHOD OF WEIGHING TRUCKS WHILE IN MOTION IS PROPOSED. TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE TIME LOST AT WEIGH STATIONS, THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEEDS TO EXCHANGE DATA, INCLUDING WEIGHT DATA, BETWEEN MOVING TRUCKS AND ENFORCEMENT FACILITIES. LEGALLY LOADED TRUCKS WOULD THEN BE ABLE TO PROCEED WITHOUT STOPPING. THIS INVOLVES WEIGH-IN-MOTION. PRESENT WEIGHING TECHNIQUES INVOLVE LOAD CELLS OR ...

THERE IS A CRITICAL NEED FOR A FAST, SIMPLE SENSOR FOR AQUEOUS MERCURY IN WASTE, SURFACE, AND GROUND WATER. THIS SENSOR IS REQUIRED FOR THE DOE REMEDIATION EFFORTS AS WELL AS THE MORE WIDESPREAD EFFORTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. SUCH A SENSOR SHOULD BE ABLE TO REACT TO NANOGRAM PER MILLILITER LEVELS OF MERCURY. THE SENSOR IS CAPABLE OF DIRECT IMMERSION IN SOLUTION AND SHOULD PROVIDE CONTINOU ...

FIBER MATERIALS, INC. (FMI) PROPOSES SENSORS WHICH CAN BE EMBEDDED IN PAVEMENT TO MEASURE STRESS AND STRAIN FROM TRUCKS PASSING OVER AT SPEEDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE SIMPLE, DURABLE SENSORS WILL BE MADE FROM PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITES WHICH ACT AS PASSIVE SENSORS AND DEVELOP A CHARGE PROPORTIONAL TO THE APPLIED PRESSURE. THE CHARGE IS CONVERTED TO A VOLTAGE WHICH IS RECORDED ON NEARBY EQUIPMENT. THE PH ...

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 ...

Most modern military casualties entail shock, including hemorrhage, burns, heat stroke, and sepsis. Identifying shock accurately and promptly, after injury and during resuscitation efforts, will sharply reduce morbidity and mortality. The body's principal homeostatic response to shock is the diversion of blood flow away from the splanchnic viscera towards critical organs, such as the brain. The re ...

THE COALBEDS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA CONTAIN OVER 1.6 BILLION TONS OF COAL RESERVES, BUT BECAUSE OF THE HIGH SULFUR CONTENT, MARKETING OPPORTUNTIES AS A BOILER FUEL ARE LIMITED. IN THE SAME AREA THERE ARE OVER 100 SAWMILLS WHICH PRODUCE LARGE QUANITITIES OF SAWDUST AND OTHER WOOD WASTES. MOST OF THIS LARGE, RENEWABLE WOOD WASTE RESOURCE IS NOT USED IN ANY BY-PRODUCT RECOVERY OPERATION AND ...

Over the past decade, advances in shale characterization and stimulation technology have opened Hydrocarbon bearing shale to exploitation. The success of all of these plays can depend on the proper characterization of the shale reservoir. To determine if favorable composition and structure are present, it is currently necessary to conduct a number of different analyses that are time consuming and ...

A high performance low cost upper stage and demonstration of a low cost engine with a recurring cost of $1 million delivered cost.