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FOOD RATIONS ARE PACKAGED FOR MILITARY AND CIVILIAN USE AS A PRECOOKED, PREMEASURED MEAL PORTION. THESE MEALS ARE TYPICALLY ASSEMBLED IN A SEALED TRAY AND PRESERVED FOR CONSUMPTION AT A LATER DATE. CURRENT DESIGNS OF MILITARY FOOD TRAYS ARE METALLIC AND MUST BE OPENED WITH A CAN OPENER. THIS POSES SEVERAL UNDESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS. AMONG THESE ARE READY ACCESS TO A CAN OPENER. LOSS OF THE CAN OP ...

TII PROPOSES THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF A PORTABLE SIMULATOR CAPABLE OF EMULATING THE RCC OPERATOR INTERFACE, AND EVALUATING SEVERAL RCC INTERFACE DESIGNS. THE SIMULATOR IS CAPABLE OF SIMULATING MISSION SCENARIOS AND RECORDING AND DOCUMENTING REALTIME INPUT FROM THE SOLDIER COMMUNITY AND OTHER POTENTIAL END-USERS. THE SIMULATOR MODULES ARE CAPABLE OF BEING EXPANDED AND UPDATED TO REFL ...

THE EDUCATION OF THE DEAF AND HEARING IMPAIRED IS LIMITED BYTHE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TEACHER AND STUDENT. THE LEARNING PROCESS FOR THE DEAF TYPICALLY REQUIRES A HIGH LEVEL OF REPETITION AND RESTATEMENT TO ACCOMPLISH AND VERIFY MEANINGFUL COMMUNICATION. IN MOST SUBJECT AREAS, LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION LIMITATIONS CONTROL THE PACE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATING THE DEAF. IN MATHEM ...

MAJOR AIDS TO NAVIGATION (ATON) ARE ESSENTIAL SIGNPOSTS FOR SAFE PASSAGE ALONG COASTAL AND OFFSHORE SEAWAYS. PRESENTLY, THEIR SIGNALS ARE POWERED BY ON-SITE ENGINE GENERATORS REQUIRING CONSIDERABLE AND COSTLY MAINTENANCE. ATON AUTONOMY WILL BE GREATLY INCREASED WITH DEEP DISCHARGE BATTERY TECHNOLOGY PROVIDING THAT ON-SITE CHARGING SOURCES ARE USED. AMONG NATURALLY AVAILABLE SOURCES, THE UNCEASING ...

THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IS AIMED AT IDENTIFICATION AND ADAPTATION OF COMPETITIVE JOBS IN PARTICULAR SERVICE INDUSTRIES FOR PERFORMANCE BY INDIVIDUALS OR TEAMS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES TO PERFORM WITHIN NORMAL WORK SETTINGS. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY DEVELOPMENT OF ANEXPERT SYSTEM TO PRIORITIZE NEEDS AND POTENTIAL USES OF ROBOTICS IN PROVIDING JOB AIDS. THIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH WILL REPLACE T ...

ELECTRODE PROBES WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR THE RAPID ASSAY OF SEAFOOD TOXINS (E.G., PARALYTIC SHELLFISH POISON AND CIGUATOXIN) IN COMPLEX SAMPLES SUCH AS FIN AND SHELLFISH. THE ENZYME IMMUNOCHEMICAL TESTS WILL BE EXTREMELY SPECIFIC, CONSIDERABLY REDUCING SAMPLE CLEAN-UP REQUIREMENTS. IMMOBILIZATION OF ANTIGENS AND ANTIBODIES WILL BE INVESTIGATED TO PROVIDE THE DESIRED SELECTIVITY. ENZYME AMPLIFICATION ...

ALGORITHMS WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR ENHANCEMENT AND SEGMENTATION OF FLIR IMAGES, WITH A VIEW TOWARD REAL-TIME IMPLEMENTATIONS ON SEQUENCES OF IMAGES ACQUIRED AT VIDEO-FRAME RATES. THE METHODOLOGY PIONEERED BY PERSONNEL ON THIS PROJECT, USING PROBABILISTIC MARKOV RANDOM FIELD MODELS AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS SUCH AS SIMULATED ANNEALING (STOCHASTIC RELAXATION WITH ANNEALING), WILL BE EXTENDED IN TWO DI ...

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN UNPRECEDENTED PUBLIC SECTOR/PRIVATE SECTOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP AMONG PRIVATE BUS OPERATORS, VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAUS (C&VB) AND PUBLIC TRANSIT AGENCIES TO MEET THE GROWING TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF THE MEETING MARKET (E.G., CONVENTIONS AND CORPORATE MEETINGS). THIS WILL DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A FIXED-ROUTE SHUTTLE SERVICE BETWEEN HOTELS AND CONVENTION ...

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 ...