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ADVANCED COMPOSITES HAVE POTENTIAL FOR EFFECTING WEIGHT SAVINGS AND PROVIDING CORROSION RESISTANCE TO A VARIETY OF MILTARY APPLICATIONS. THE MK112 ASROC LAUCHER MODS 1-8 AND GUIDE, ES114, HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING EXPERINECED CORROSION AND WEIGHT PROBLEMS. THERE ARE A VARIETY OF RESINS AND FIBERS AVAILABLE FOR USE AS STRUCTURAL MATERIALS THESE INCLUDE GLASS, KEVLAR & CARBON FIBERS,AND POLYEST ...

ABARIS PROPOSES A DEVELOPMENT EFFORT TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND CONCEPTUALIZE AN EXPERT SYSTEM TOOL FOR JOB AIDING OF THE REPAIR OF ADVANCED COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE. THE SYSTEM WOULD CONSIST OF EXPERT SYSTEMS SOFTWARE, KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT COMPOSITE DESIGN, INSPECTION, AND REPAIR TECHNIQUES, STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS TOOLS, COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN ENGINEERING DATA BASE, AND VIDEO DATA STORAGE SYSTE ...

THE U.S. NAVY HAS A NEED FOR LOW COST EXPENDABLE FUEL TANKS FOR USE BY CARRIER AIRCRAFT THAT OCCUPY THE MINIMUM STORAGE SPACE. ABARIS PROPOSES TO CONDUCT AN EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT OF THE FABRICATION OF TANKS OF ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS. TWO CONCEPTS ARE PROPOSED. ONE USES LONGITUDINAL JOINTS OR SPLICES AND WOULD USE EITHER A BLADDER TANK OR A "WET-SKIN" STRUCTURE. THE OTHER USES CIRCUMFERENTI ...

ABARIS PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A PORTABLE EXPERT SYSTEM THAT WILL AID THE FIELD OR ORGANIZATIONAL TECHNICIAN IN THE INTERPRETATION OF ULTRASONIC NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE SCOPE, MAGNITUDE, AND IMPACT OF INTERNAL DAMAGE TO COMPOSITE LAMINATE STRUCTURE. ONE OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS FACING THE AIR FORCE IS THE IMPACT OF NEW ADVANCED COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL MATERIALS ENTERING OPERA ...

AN EXISTING ONE-DIMENSIONAL, NON-STEADY ANALYSIS OF AN ERODING KINETIC ENERGY PENETRATOR WILL BE USED AS THE BASIS TO DEVELOP A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT MODEL. THE MODEL PRESENTLY ACCOUNTS FOR THE EFFECTS OF PENETRATOR FINENESS RATIO, COMPRESSIBILITY AND STANDING SHOCKS. IT WILL BE EXPANDED IN SCOPE BY REFINING THE PRESENT BACKFACE MODEL TO PREDICT PERFORATION AND SPALL. BECAUSE THE MODEL IS BASED ON THE ...

ARBUS, INC., WILL EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF, AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEVELOP, A COMPUTERIZED PHARMACEUTICAL TRACKING SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATIONAL DOSAGE FORMS. DURING PHASE I, ARBUS PERSONNEL WILL FULLY DEFINE WHAT PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED AND WHAT METHOD IS PREFERRED FOR THE SYSTEM USERS TO INTERACT WITH THE PROPOSED SYSTEM. KEY DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTATION WILL BE DRAFTED CLARIFYING THE COMPUTER H ...

WE HAVE DESIGNED A NOVEL WOUND DRESSING MATERIAL WHICH IS NONADHESIVE,BACTERICIDAL, BIOLOGICALLY COMPATIBLE (NONIMMUNOGENIC, NONINFLAMMATORY, NONTHROMBOGENIC) AND IMPERMEABLE TO BACTERIA. WOUND DRESSING MATERIALS IN USE TODAY (EXAMPLE: GAUZE) CAN BE TREATED WITH AN INSOLUBLE, ANTIBIOTIC-CONTAINING, HYALURONIC ACID (HA) COATING TO PROVIDE A PERMEABLE, NONADHESIVE (CLOTTED BLOOD-WET OR DRYWILL NOT B ...

THE NEED FOR PATENT SMALL DIAMETER VASCULAR GRAFTS IS IMMEDIATE. AT PRESENT THERE IS NO FDA-APPROVED SMALL VESSEL GRAFT OF 5MM OR SMALLER; SMALL DIAMETER (58MM) GRAFTS CURRENTLY IN USE (DACRON, EXPANDED POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (PTFE) TEFLON, AUTOLOGOUS SAPHENOUS VEIN, UMBILICAL VEIN BIOGRAFT) GENERALLY PERFORM POORLY. HYALURONIC ACID IS A NATURAL BIOPOLYMER AND AN UBIQUITOUS GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN COMP ...

MUNICIPAL WASTE TREATMENT PRODUCES SLUDGES RICH IN COMPLEX ORGANIC CHEMICALS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A CHEMICAL RAW MATERIAL AND RESOURCE ANALOGOUS TO WOOD PULP, AG AGRICULTURAL WASTES, OR PETROLEUM. CURRENT DISPOSAL P PRACTICES OF LANDFILLING, OCEAN DISPOSAL AND EVEN INCINERAR ATION DISREGARD THESE VALUES AND AT BEST RECOVER ENERGY (ANDPOSSIBLY METALS). IT IS PROPOSED TO CARRY OUT SEVERAL CL ...

LARGE NUMBERS OF RESEARCH QUALITY AMPHIBIANS ARE NEEDED ANNUALLY FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE SEASONAL SHORTAGES AND INCONSISTENT SUPPLY OF THE BULLFROG, RANA CATESBIANA AND AXOLOTL, AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM. THROUGH TEMPERATURE MANIPULATION AND HORMONAL INJECTION IT WILL BE SHOWN THAT THESE AMPHIBIANS CAN NOT ONLY BE CULTURED AND CONDITIONED IN CAPTIVITY TO THE EXTEND NEEDED, BUT THAT ...