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A STRATEGY IS PLANNED FOR PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF ARMY ROBOTIC LABORATORY EQUIPMENT (ARLE). THE ARLE IS PLANNED FOR LABORATORY/ FIELD TESTING TO DEMONSTRATE MILITARY POTENTIAL OF ADVANCED ROBOTIC VEHICLES AND TECHNOLOGY; AND FOR EVALUATION OF ROBOTIC CONCEPTS AND SYSTEMS. IN THE FINAL PHASE, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS WILL BE IDENTIFIED.THIS INCLUDES ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ENCOMPASSI ...

A CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT EFFORT IS PLANNED TO EXPLORE THE VIABILITY OF APPLYING ADVANCED NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING METHODS IN DETECTION OF EXPLOSIVES. THE ASSESSMENT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY SCREENING TECHNOLOGIES WHICH ARE IMPRACTICAL; DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. OUT OF THE SCREENED TECHNOLOGIES OPTIMAL ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES WILL BE DEFINED TO DEVELOP A CONCEPT FOR THE RSDC. THE FORMULATED ...

THE APPLICATION OF FUZZY SET THEORY TO AUTOMATIC CONTROL HAS BEEN SHOWN TO AFFECT HIGH-QUALITY RELIABLE CONTROLS IN APPLICATIONS PERTINENT TO NUCLEAR POWER PLANT EQUIPMENT. A SCHEME IS DEVELOPED HERE BASED ON INCORPORATION OF SOFTWARE-TOLERANT METHODS TO ENSURE HIGH RELIABILITY OF SOFTWARE. APPLICATIONS OF THE METHOD TO CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS AND HEAT EXCHANGERS WILL BE SELECTED TO DEMONSTRATE THE VIAB ...

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PROTEIN ABSORBENTS (ENZYMES AND ANTIBODIES) WILL BE PLACED AS COATINGS ON THE PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTAL, AND THE DEVICE WILL BE EVALUATED AS A POSSIBLE DETECTOR FOR IDENTIFICATION AND ASSAY OF THESE AGENTS. THIS EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT WILL THUS FOCUS ON A NOVEL METHOD FOR TRANSDUCTION OF A RECOGNITION EVENT INTO AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL, USING A SURFACE MODIFIED WITH A BIOMATERIAL, PROVIDING A METHOD FOR ...

INNOVATIVE METHODS FOR STABILIZATION, IMMOBILIZATION AND REGENERATION OF ENZYMES, ANTIBODIES AND RELATED BIOMATERIALS WILL BE DEVELOPED. DOCUMENTED STABILIZATION PROCEDURES AND PROTOTYPES OF STABILIZED BIOACTIVE MEMBRANES USEFUL FOR CONTINUOUS USE AS WELL AS FOR SINGLEUSE DISPOSABLE ASSAYS WILL BE DEVELOPED. ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO LONG TERM USE UNDER FIELD AND SHIP-BOARD CONDITIONS. THE DEVELOP ...

REMOVAL OF DISSOLVED METALS FROM WASTE WATER IS A PROBLEM OFIMPORT IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL AND IN PRECIOUS METAL RECOVERY. IN THIS PROPOSAL, A SERIES OF NEW CHELATING AGENTS WILL BE PREPARED FROM CHITOSAN. CHITOSAN IS A MODIFICATION OF THE BIOPOLYMER CHITIN, A POLYSACCHARIDEFOUND IN THE EXOSKELETON OF CRUSTACEANS. IN THIS PROPOSED PROGRAM, CHITOSAN WILL BE DEPOLYMERIZED, DERIVATIZED, AN ...

SAFE TREATMENT AND UTILIZATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER SLUDGES IS A TOPIC OF SIGNIFICANT CONCERN. THERE IS DEFINITE NEED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TREATMENT PROCESS WHICH DOES ALL THE FOLLOWING: CONFORMS TO U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR A "PROCESS TO FURTHER REDUCE PATHOGENS" ,CREATES A PRODUCT NOT SUBJECT TO REINFECTION., PRODUCES A MATERIAL SUITABLE FOR BENEFICIAL USE., IS ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH PROPOSED IN THIS APPLICATION IS TO DEVELOP AND TEST AN INSTRUMENT FOR IN VIVO MEASUREMENT OF ERYTHROCYTE VELOCITY AND MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY FOR OXYHEMOGLOBIN SATURATION DETERMINATION. THE FIELD OF MICROCIRCULATORY RESEARCH CONTINUES TO BE DEPENDENT UPON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIALIZED INSTRUMENTATION FOR MEASUREMENT OF MICROVASCULAR HEMODYNAMIC VARIABLES. THE COMMERCI ...