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The objective of this project is to develop and validate improved methodology for the substantiation and the usage-based tracking of rotorcraft dynamic system components. A Helicopter Information Retrieval & Substantiation System(HIRSS) is proposed whichconsists of (1) an Universal Damage Tracking Algorithm(TM) capable of accommodating the different fatigue analysis methodologies of the manufactu ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will advance full-field, three-dimensional image correlation measurement technology to a level far beyond the current state-of-the-art. The research will produce a prototype commercial measurement system that will present a cost effective solution to a wide range of deformation measurement problems. The four areas of research for this ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will advance full-field, three-dimensional image correlation measurement technology to a level far beyond the current state-of-the-art. The research will produce a prototype commercial measurement system that will present a cost effective solution to a wide range of deformation measurement problems. The four areas of research for this ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):The goal of this proposal is to establish the value of the 3' noncoding region (NTR) of hepatitis C virus ((HCV genome as an amplification target in a viral load assay. HCV is the most prevalent chronic bloodborne infection in the U.S. Although the number of new infections has declined substantially, there are still an estimated 36, ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):The goal of this proposal is to establish the value of the 3' noncoding region (NTR) of hepatitis C virus ((HCV genome as an amplification target in a viral load assay. HCV is the most prevalent chronic bloodborne infection in the U.S. Although the number of new infections has declined substantially, there are still an estimated 36, ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Identification of a well-defined and robust cell-culture system for hepatitis C virus (HCV) is critical for facilitating efforts to identify antivirals against HCV. Apath, LLC proposes to develop a series of cell-based assays for testing and screening of compounds with antiviral activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV). The ...

The multi-task objectives of the plan discussed in this proposal are: research the role and effects of fretting on structural life of components, develop and demonstrate the feasibility of integrating candidate fretting fatigue predictive analytic model(s)into structural integrity methods, integrate and implement the techniques for applications to present and future U.S. military weapons programs, ...

The development of a process to produce semi-insulating (SI) silicon carbide (SiC) boules with improved yields will significantly reduce the cost of wafers and thus accelerate the rapid commercialization of SI SiC for microwave and RF system applications.The objective of this Phase II project is to improve and perfect the process development of a radically new approach for the synthesis of high pu ...

Absence of low defect density large diameter (~100mm) silicon carbide (SiC) wafers is a major barrier for the commercial production of SiC based devices. This phase I program is aimed at demonstrating a novel technique that will significantly reduce themechanical stress in SiC during boule growth. In phase I, we will demonstrate that by the proposed method, a significant reduction in the mechnic ...

This Phase I program is aimed at demonstrating the principle of off c-axis boule growth of 4H-SiC. In Phase I, using off-axis SiC seeds, we will demonstrate the growth of 4H-n SiC boules~15 mm long. Also in Phase I, we will slice the off-axis boules intowafers, lap and polish them, and perform structural and electrical characterization of the wafers. Comparisons will be made with on-axis wafers ...