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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 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 ...

The proposed Phase I project is the design and development of a wireless comprehensive sensor system for structural health assessment and monitoring. The final goal will be a system consisting of sensor modules or packages which can be permanently placed at the selected critical locations within a structure and which are powered and communicate wirelessly with a master station. The sensor module ...

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 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 ...

One of the most challenging information management problems related to the Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA) missions is the real-time spatio-temporal fusion of target-specific cues from a netwotk of multiple sensor platforms. A robust algorithmic framework is necessary to involve the multiple agents together and achieve the optimal trade-off between low false alarm rate ...

THIS PROPOSAL IS A PLAN FOR A PROOF OF CONCEPT DEMONSTRATION OF AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED DECISION AID TO INTEGRATE PLANNING AND ANALYSIS OF AIR DEFENSE NETWORKS ON A SINGLE WORKSTATION. PROCEDURES FOR PLANNING AND ANALYZING AN AIR DEFENSE NETWORK ARE TIME AND LABOR INTENSIVE. THESE PROCEDURES CONSTITUTE ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT ASPECTS OF OPERATIONAL PLANNING BECAUSE OF TRANSITORY AIRSPAC ...