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AESOP proposes to design and manufacture robust, miniaturized, broadly tunable mm-wave bandpass filters for space applications. The mm-wave tunable filters will have an unloaded Q of up to 1500 and the potential for multi-octave tuning ranges, for example from 6 to 18 Ghz, although any tuning range up to the limitations of the packaging, interconnections and actuator can be constructed. Aesop, Inc ...

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Farmers, crop consultants, and regulators are constantly faced with management/policy decisions that require the integration of current crop and soil conditions, and current and future weather conditions. Farmers and crop consultants must make these management decisions within a regulatory environment that is becoming more restrictive and complex. Regulators are forced to make policy recommendatio ...

New missions require that airborne radars operate at increasing ranges with higher target resolution. This combination necessitates the cost-effective deployment of large apertures while maintaining aerodynamic performance. Externally mounted antenna arrays are not a satisfactory solution due to the large size at low frequencies, for example with UHF foliage penetration radar. Another approach emp ...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I research project advances the state of software licensing and distribution through the development of a secure software rental/subscription system. The proposed technology builds upon existing Digital Rights Management (DRM) and Electronic License Management (ELM) principles, as well as Arxan's state-of-the-art anti-tamper technology, to provide robu ...

A DIRECT ENGINE-DRIVEN HEAT PUMP DRYER IS BEING DEVELOPED THAT WOULD ELIMINATE MASSIVE ELECTRICAL POWER DEMAND, INCREASE DRYING CAPACITIES AND FULLY UTILIZE ALL OF THE FUEL CONSUMED BY THE ENGINE. THE TWO-THIRDS OF THE FUEL NORMALLY LOST AS HEAT BY AN ENGINE WOULD BE CAPTURED AND USED DIRECTLY FOR DRYING. THE REMAINING THIRD OF THE FUEL WHICH IS CONVERTED INTO SHAFT WORK WOULD OPERATE THE HEAT PUM ...

THE HUMAN AS A SYSTEM COMPONENT IS MOST LIKELY TO FAIL UNDER HIGH WORKLOAD WHICH OFTEN IS THE TIME THAT FAILURE ISJ MOST CATASTROPHIC FOR THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH ATTEMPTS TO EXPAND OUR THEORETICAL UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN INFORMATION PROCESSING WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO MODELS OF ATTENTION AND HIGH WORKLOAD. BIOCYBERNETIC MEASURE (P300 AND HEART RATE) ARE USED TO PROVIDE CONVERGI ...

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THE EVOLUTION OF PERSONAL MICRO COMPUTERS INTO FULL FUNCTION PROFESSIONAL WORKSTATIONS OPENS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING THE DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY OF POTENTIAL USERS WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE HIGH COST OF PRESENT DAY COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING (CAE) AND RELATED SYSTEMS. THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF LOW COST MICROPROCESSORS PROMISES TO REMOVE THE CURRENT PRICE BARRIER O ...

This Phase I R&D project will determine the feasability and commercial potential of a Data Services System designed to support district and school efforts to meet NCLB standards related to equity, continuous improvement, and accountability. The design incorporates: 1) a Data Use Framework representing a cohesive, innovative, and research-based approach for effectively structuring multiple uses of ...