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"As Objective Force weapon systems such as Future Combat System (FCS), Multi-Role Armament System (MRAAS), and robotic missile, gun, sensor and reconnaissance systems approach fielding, humans who must control these systems are faced with an extremelydifficult span of control and cognitive awareness problem in controlling these systems. This was amply demonstrated in a recent Future Combat Comman ...

"Computerized patient records (CPRs) have been the focus of substantial research and several commercial systems have been developed, but all have met resistance from the clinician users because key medical practitioner needs were inadequately addressed.The research team applied its prior human-factors research in this area to define a design framework for Practitioner-centric CPR Interfaces (PCI ...

"Computerized patient records (CPRs) have been the focus of substantial research and several commercial systems have been developed, but all have met resistance from the clinician users because key medical practitioner needs were inadequately addressed.The research team applied its prior human-factors research in this area to define a design framework for Practitioner-centric CPR Interfaces (PCI ...

"Interceptor missiles achieve high maneuverability in final phases of their mission via the use of divert/attitude control jets. Jet firings are of short duration (10-40ms) and the entire process from firing to shut-off is of concern and requires veryaccurate modeling. Aerodynamic interactions are characterized by large regions of jet-induced separation. Afterburning and particulate interaction ...

"Dynamic pressure loads on missile airframes can produce severe vibrations which can be transmitted to sensitive internal components. Our Phase I effort initiated the development of a high fidelity computational package to predict such loads. A hybridRANS-LES framework was made operational analyzing loads from lateral jet firings and preliminary studies of AIT dynamic events (divert jet firings ...

"The extended transient exhaust plume from hypervelocity tactical missiles contains particulates which degrade EM waves used for guidance and/or tracking. Our proposed Phase I effort initiates the development of an efficient parallel architecture frameworkto analyze the complete transient plume, from launch to target, using specialized Navier-Stokes methodology in a dynamic and expanding grid sys ...

"Advanced hypersonic/hypervelocity guided missile systems such as the Army's Compact Kinetic Energy Missile (CKEM), for example, will be subjected to severe aerodynamic heating loads requiring improved thermal protection systems. Conventional thermalprotection concepts for such structures typically involve adhesive bonding of a separate external heatshield to the airframe. In addition to the high ...

"The CB uniform program requires a state-of-the-art closure system for the next generation of protective clothing. Advances in fabrics, design and technology must integrate with the closures in order to achieve the best possible synthesis andcomputability. To date, no closure system or fastening products available have been designed with air/water tight CB protection as the priority. Until it is ...

"FBS, Inc. proposes to demonstrate the feasibility of a real time gun barrel condition monitoring system using ultrasonic guided wave technology. Guided wave technology is especially suited to the cylindrical and plated (layered) geometry of a gun barrel.Under user control, guided waves can be channeled to specific portions of a gun barrel's volume and used to detect defects in those volume portio ...

"The Aviation and Missile Command developed CINCH (Competitive Impulse Non-Carcinogenic Hypergol) fuel as a reduced toxicity alternative to carcinogenic hydrazines in propellant applications. Unfortunately, the iridium catalyst developed for hydrazinesrequires high (300-400 degree F) temperatures to function with CINCH fuel. There is a need for the development of a new catalyst that decomposes ...