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THE CUBIC CRYSTALLINE PHASE OF CARBON (DIAMOND) AND THE ANALOGOUS STRUCTURE OF BORON NITRIDE (CBN, BORAZON) ARE THE HARDEST KNOWN SOLIDS. TO MAKE USE OF THIS HARNESS FOR INCREASED WEAR RESISTANCE, COATINGS OF "DIAMONDLIKE" CARBON HAVE BEEN WIDELY STUDIED. ARTECH HAS DEVELOPED A TECHNIQUE FOR APPLYING SUPERHARD BORON NITRIDE COATINGS USING SIMULTANEOUS BEAMS OF BORON AND NITROGEN ATOMS, AND PROPOSE ...

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THIS PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP TECHNIQUES, PROCEDURES, AND SPECIALIZED INSTRUMENTATION TO ACCESS THE BUILT-IN-TEST (BIT) SOFTWARE WITHIN A PRIME EQUIPMENT. CONTROL OF THE ACCESS INSTRUMENTATION AND BIT TESTING WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH A PC XT TYPE COMPUTER. THE CONTROL SOFTWARE WILL BE DEVELOPED USING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ADA LANGUAGE AND WILL BE TITLED ADA LANGUAGE SOFTWARE TEST PROGRAM (ALSTP). ...

A VARIETY OF HARDWRE ENHANCEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE OVER THE YEARS TO THE HIGH ENERGY LASER DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING SYSTEM (HELDAPS) AT THE WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE HIGH ENERGY LASER SYSTEM TEST FACILITY. THE EXISTING HELDAPS SOFTWARE DOES NOT FULLY UTILIZE THE CAPABILITIES OF THE ENHANCED SYSTEM CONFIGURATION. A PHASE I PROJECT IS PROPOSED TO SYSTEMATICALLY ANALYZE THE HELDAPS ROCESSING REQ ...

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THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN TARGETS AND THE BACKGROUND IN BOTH THE VISUAL AND THERMAL SPECTRAL BANDS ARE AFFECTED BY SEVERAL WEATHER RELATED VARIABLES. THE DCS TE-EX MODEL WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED AS A FIRST PRINCIPLES MATHEMATICAL MODEL TO PREDICT THE RADIATED TEMPERATURE OF TARGETS IN A FIELD ENVIRONMENT. THE MODEL, BECAUSE IT IS A FIRST PRINCIPLES MODEL, CAN BE USED TO PREDICT RADIATED TEMPERATURE ...

THE ARMY HAS LONG RECOGNIZED THAT A CRITICAL PART OF ITS LEADER DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IS INSTILLING IN EXECUTIVES THE REQUIRED DECISION-MAKING AND THINKING SKILLS. THE DIFFERENT MAJOR MILITARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS HAVE INSTITUTED EXECUTIVE TRAINING PROGRAMS, EACH OF WHICH HAS DEVELOPED ITS OWN INNOVATIVE METHODS AND PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH. WHAT IS LACKING IS A THEORY TO TIE TOGETHER, EVALUATE, AND ...

OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF ARMY UNITS IS THE PRODUCT OF A COMPLEX INTERACTION OF A MYRIAD OF UNIT CHARACTERISTICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS. WHILE ARMY SUBJECT-MATTER EXPERS (ESPECIALLY COMMANDERS) ARE ABLE TO MAJE JUDGMENTS ABOUT THE RELATIVE QUALITY OF UNITS, NO METRIC NOW EXISTS WHICH CAN BE APPLIED TO MEASURE UNIT PERFORMANCE. IT IS NECESSARY TO BUILD A MEASUREMENT MODEL WHICH ESSENTIALLY REPLICAT ...