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The DoD uses cadmium and chrome plating and removal processes on aircraft, engine, and landing gear components; however, these processes present significant health risks and cost. Cadmium, a carcinogen is targeted for removal from the workplace by the Environmental Protection Agency and is currently subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recove ...

ES3 has completed a SBIR Phase I effort of a feasibility study for the research and development of Nano-composite High Velocity Oxygen Fueled (HVOF) coatings for replacement of hard chrome plating on high-strength steel landing gear components.The Phase I work focused on finding an HVOF coating that will be more resistant to spallation when subjected to high-bending stress loads on landing gear co ...

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The purpose of this effort is to complete additional qualification/validation testing on Dipsol of America IZ-C17+ Low Hydrogen Embrittlement (LHE) Zinc-Nickel (ZnNi) and SIFCO 4018 brush plating for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) system components. Currently the USAF cadmium (Cd) plates thousands of steel components, some of which are high strength steel (HSS), to be used as a sacrific ...

THIS EFFORT WILL ASSESS THE TECHNICAL STATE OF THE ART FOR MODELBASED VISION APPROACHES TO ANALYZING RADAR AND OTHER ACTIVE SENSOR IMAGERY. MODEL-BASED APPROACHES RELY HEAVILY ON USING SEMANTIC MODELS TO PREDICT IMAGE OBJECTS AND FEATURES IN A MANNER THAT FACILITATES RECOGNITION OF THE OBJECT IN THE IMAGE. TO DATE, RESEARCH IN THIS AREA HAS FOCUSED PREDOMINATELY ON OPTICAL IMAGERY. THE STUDY WILL ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL OF FINITE INDUCTIVE SEQUENCE PROCESSING (FISP) (A PROPRIETARY PROCESSING TECHNIQUE OWNED JOINTLY BY ADS AND CIS) TO PROVIDE AUTOMATED DECISIONS AND CONTROL REQUIRED TO EFFECT OPTIMUM EMPLOYMENT OF AIRCRAFT ONBOARD COMMUNICATIONS IN THE YEAR 2000 AND BEYOND. FISP IS AN ALGORITHMIC APPROACH TO A KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) SYS ...

INNOVATIVE TECHNICAL APPROACHES FOR DETECTING AND CHARACTERIZING BULK DEFECTS IN LARGE AEROSPACE STRUCTURES ARE URGENTLY NEEDED. THE INTEGRITY OF BONDED SURFACES IN THE Y-JOINT AND RESTRICTER REGIONS OF LARGE SOLID BOOSTERS, SUCH AS TITAN 34D MOTORS, IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A CRITICAL APPLICATION WITHOUT A DEPENDABLE INSPECTION METHOD. IN FULLY ASSEMBLED T34D MOTORS, THESE ZONES, WHICH ARE THE MOST C ...

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THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR IMPLEMENTING A REALTIME, THREE-DIMENSIONAL CLOUD MODEL TO SUPPORT REENTRY VEHICLE TEST OPERATIONS. AN EXISTING RESEARCH CLOUD MODEL WOULD BE INTERFACED TO A MESOSCALE ATMOSPHERIC MODEL. THE COMBINED MODELING SYSTEM WOULD BE ADAPTED FOR USE AT THE KWAJALEIN MISSILE RANGE (KMR). FORECASTS OF DETAILED CLOUD FEATURES SUCH AS WATER CONTENT, RADAR REFLECTI ...

FUTURE MILITARY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) SYSTEMS WILL USE TECHNOLOGIES SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED OVER TODAY'S EQUIPMENTS. THE SYSTEM WILL BE PASSIVE IN THAT THEY WILL USE AIRCRAFT DERIVED POSITION DATA IN LIEU OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RADAR DATA. IT WILL BE HEAVILY RELIANT ON AUTOMATED AND SEMI-AUTOMATED PROCESSING TECHNIQUES FOR TRACKING, ROUTING AND THE OTHER BASIC CONTROL FUNCTIONS. THE CONTROLLE ...