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THE INTENT OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE A SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT WHICH WILL ALLOW IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF A VARIETY OF COOPERATING EXPERT SYSTEM PARADIGMS. THE ENVIRONMENT, REFERRED TO AS ACCESS, WILL BE DESIGNED TO BE EXPERT SYSTEM REPRESENTATION INDEPENDENT, BE PORTABLE TO ANY HARDWARE WHICH SUPPORTS COMMON LISP, PROVIDE A FLEXIBLE MESSAGE PASSING PROTOCOL AND ALLOW THE USER TO ARRANGE EXPERT ...

Future weapon platforms will require highly precise pointing and tracking capabilities in the presence of unpredictable terrain motions, unmodeled gun barrel flexure, nonlinear and time-varying parasitics such as backlash, friction. saturation and recoil shocks etc. It is thus necessary to develop controllers that achieve rapid and precise tracking capabilities in presence of all these hard nonli ...

The proposed effort is directed at achieving Automatic Target Cueing (ATC) performance at levels which are essential for near term system deployment. The performance required for deployment is beyond the capability of current systems. The design emphasis is to have robust performance under a full range of operating conditions, and to use techniques which lead to efficient real time implementatio ...

The objective of this program is to develop an integrated tribology system for advanced low heat rejection (LHR) diesel engines. The system will consist of a substantially improved high-temperature liquid lubricant, for long life under severe conditions; improved compatible engine tribomaterials; and an on-board sensor arrays for direct monitoring of engine oil condition. Surfaces Research lubri ...

Development of a low-cost high-exclusion proton-exchange membrane (PEN) for use as an electrolyte in a liquid feed direct methanol fuel cell (LFDMFC) is proposed. The LFDMFC, because of its simplicity (no reformer, simple heat management) and inherent reliability (cell membrane flooded with water), is a potentially attractive power source for low- to medium-power applications, such as a battery r ...

OPTRA is proposing the development of a spectrometer system to measure optical radiation in the 8 to 12 micron spectral range with 8 cm(-1) resolution. The device design is based on a closed loop controlled scanning Fabry-Perot spectrometer that utilizes a spectrally consistent thermal radiation detector array. The system would offer a number of distinct advantages in terms of increased resolution ...

THE PROPOSED WORK WILL BUILD UPON EXISTING TERRAIN MODELING AND ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS TO DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE COMMAND AND CONTROL DECISION AID FOR ARMY COMMANDERS AND STAFF. A PROTOTYPE WILL BE DEVELOPED DURING PHASE I. THE NEW SYSTEM "TERRAIN PLAN," WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN COMMAND LISP ON UNIX-BASED ENGINEERING WORKSTATIONS. TERRAIN PLAN WILL USE AN AI-BASED DECISION SUPPORT CORE TO UNIFY ...

Magnetic bearings will dramatically improve performance of gas turbine engines by permitting high rotor speeds and combustion temperatures. Lubrication systems are also eliminated, reducing weight and logistic support. These huge potential benefits are essential to the Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology Program (IHPTET). SatCon Technology Corporation's magnetic bearings have ...

We propose a real-time radiography (RTR)-based universal computed tomography (UCT) system that requires no new hardware development. UCT utilizes existing hardware components that are available from a multiplicity of manufacturers and can easily be assembled into a CT system, by employing techniques and applying software that we have already developed. The RTR system is based on deep-well charge ...

A NOVEL NON-ISOTOPIC IMMUNOASSAY WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR PALYTOXIN THAT IS SUFFICIENTLY SENSITIVE AND RAPID TO BE SUITABLE FOR THE DETECTION OF PALYTOXIN EXPOSURE IN THE FIELD. WE HAVE DEVELOPED A PROPRIETARY METHOD, THE AB-FLIA, AND SUCCESSFULLY APPLIED IT TO THE ANALYSIS OF LUTEINIZING HORMONE (LH), A HORMONE FOUND IN VERY LOW LEVELS IN SERUM AND URINE. THIS METHOD WILL BE SUITABLY MODIFIED AND AP ...