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THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO DEMONSTRATE A PROTOTYPE CONTROLLER FOR A HOWITZER USING A HYBRID NETWORK AND PRODUCTION RULE SYSTEM. THE RESULTING ADAPTIVE CONTROLLER WILL DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A REVOLUTIONARY CONTROLLER CAPABLE OF ADAPTING IN A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT, MONITORING AND DIAGNOSING BEHAVIOR, AND PREDICTING FUTURE FAULTS AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. ABTECH HAS DEVE ...

IN THIS PHASE I EFFORT, THE GOAL IS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF CONDUCTING ACCELERATED CORROSION TESTING OF VEHICLES BY SIMULATING 5-10-15 YEARS OF FIELD LIFE IN A COMPUTER CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT SIMULATION CHAMBER. THE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHAMBER, THE TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTS PRESENT IN THE DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, THE CORRELATION BETWEEN ACCELERATED CHAMBER TESTS AND FIELD COND ...

THIS IS A PROPOSAL TO PRODUCE AN ACOUSTIC ARRAY DESIGN SUITABLE FOR MAKING ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS OF MODEL HELICOPTERS IN A WIND TUNNEL. THIS "FEASIBILITY DESIGN" WILL DEMONSTRATE THE THEORETICAL FEASIBILITY OF SUCH A WIND TUNNEL ARRAY, AND WILL QUANTIFY THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH AN ARRAY. THE WORK WILL INVESTIGATE THE DESIGN TRADEOFFS AVAILABLE AND WILL ESTABLISH THE COMPUTATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A ...

A quality simulation which allows a user to simulate the acoustic emissions in a multi-source environment and then study the effects these conditions have on a set of acoustic sensors would be of great value. As acoustic sensors technology continues to advance with robust algorithms for detection, tracking and identification as well as high performance hardware providing real-time operation, thes ...

This project applies a combination of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), Genetic Algorithms (GA), and CAD software to the problem of optimum armor design. Previous work for TACOM has established the efficacy of ANN/GA as applied to the problem of 1-D armor design. This new work will extend the concept to full 3-D vehicle geometries (CAD models). The CAD part of the code will handle the 3D data d ...

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THE ARMY'S CURRENT TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURE CONSISTS OF THREE VERY CAPABLE BUT INDEPENDENT SYSTEMS: THE ARMY DIGITAL DATA SYSTEM (ADDS), THE MOBILE SUBSCRIBER EQUIPMENT (MSE), AND THE COMBAT NET RADIO FUNCTIONAL SYSTEM (CNR). FULLY AUTOMATED INTERFACES BETWEEN THESE SYSTEMS DO NOT EXIST. IN ADDITION, EACH SYSTEM HAS BEEN TAILORED FOR ONLY ONE TYPE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICE AND IN THE CA ...

Military scout vehicles and commercial sports utility vehicles share the common need for advanced suspension/drive systems that offer robustness over widely varying terrain. The ultimate system for handling, ride isolation, and stability control would incorporate high efficiency electric motors independently driving the four wheels, with one on-board high-level computer for controlling the active ...

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THE PHASE I SBIR PROPOSAL INCLUDED HEREIN ADDRESSES THE TOPIC NUMBER A90-443, ENTITLED TRAJECTORY ESTIMATION OF PROGRAM SOLICITATION 90.2. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSED EFFORT IS TO PROVIDE A MORE REALISTIC ASSESSMENT OF THE AERODYNAMIC FORCES ACTING ON AN ATMOSPHERIC REENTRY VEHICLE FLOWN FROM THE U.S. WEST COAST TO THE KWAJALEIN MISSILE RANGE (KMR). THE EFFECTS OF THESE FORCES ARE TO BE IN ...