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This Phase I project will demonstrate the feasibility of applying bipolar ionomer thin films as effective desalination elements in small lightweight, handheld, manual devices for the individual soldier to desalt seawater for drinking. Water is the most important compound for every living species. In the battlefield environment, clean, fresh water is generally very difficult to supply due to the ...

The primary objective of the Phase I research is to determine the feasibility of fast and non-obtrusive methods for representing situation knowledge in a naturalistic battlefield environments. A second key goal is to ground the selected methods firmly in cognitive research on knowledge representation and knowledge elicitation. To achieve these goals, we propose four tasks: (1) cognitive analysis ...

The topic presented in this proposal has direct application to the development of non-lethal devices capable of temporarily incapacitating personnel, controlling crowds, immobilizing small vehicles, and other applications where a controlled amount of acoustic c energy needs to be delivered a a distance. The proposed effort would determine the characteristic acoustic waveforms and amplitudes gener ...

This proposal describes a tri-band feed which can be used in rapid deployment, Super High Frequency (SHF) satellite communications termincal. The design provides tri-band capability through the use of coaxial waveguide, a concept which has been used with a high degree of success in other multi-band applications. Previous designs using coaxial waveguide architecture hace demonstrated high efficie ...

Computational vision models (CVM) of the pre-cognitive, retino-cortical "front end" stages of human vision have demonstrated successfully explained visual performance for simple visual tasks with simple stimuli. However, extending these models to predict or simulate human visual performance for complex involving target discrimination such as discriminating, a tank from a truck, have not been very ...

The Department of Defense (DoD) Test and Evaluation (T&E) Process is a disciplined iterative process. Live tests are valuable in the T&E process, but are hampered by safety, cost and reconfigurability restrictions. The team of FAAC Incorporated and Amherst Systems proposes to develop a fully Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) compliant threat simulation/SAFOR prototype that incorporates a ...

This proposal advocates the development of perception-based image rendering techniques for virtual reality and simulation applications. These techniques will enable the Army to better understand and evaluate the operational capabilities of vision based task performance. The proposed development effort has focuses on the development and evaluation of image rendering algorithms as the primary Phas ...

The central focus of the work proposed herein is the application of neural network estimation and classification methodologies to emergency medical care. On the pre-hospital scene, first-aid workers must, often in a matter of seconds with spare information at hand, make critical decisions concerning the yrgency of an injured patient's condition and the type of trauma care required. This decisiona ...

An opportunity exists for performance models to be integrated into a continuous data flow process receiving data from design tool output and providing results to wargames used for analysis. Design tool outputs an providing results to wargames used for analysis. Design processes specify shape, configuration, materials, function and other required design components to achieve a conceptualized capab ...

The Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT) after-action review (AAR) system produces a standard set of statistical displays that trainers may use to debrief exercise participants. These displays are difficult to interpret and do not readily reveal to the player unit "WHAT happened" during the battle. If unit players are able to discern "WHAT happened", there are no correlating displays to provide ...