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This project is based on a novel computer graphics technology for man/machine interfaces that relies on machine learning techniques, neural-like networks, and object recognition IU techniques. The key idea is to use a few "example" views of an object or person, to teach the computer to generate other views, under user control. WIth our technology we will develop an interactive (multimedia) interfa ...

REVERSE ENGINEERING DERIVES THE SPECIFICATION OFA SOFTWARE SYSTEM FROM ITS IMPLEMENTATION. IT REQUIRES BOTH A SPECIFICATION LANGUAGE AND A SET OF TOOLS. AS OUR SPECIFICATION LANGUAGE WEUSE SEDL; AS OUR INPUT LANGUAGE WE USE C; AND AS OUR PROTOTYPE WORKING ENVIRONMENT WE USE ARCADIA. SEDL, A SOFTWARE ENGINEERING DESIGN LANGUAGE DEVELOPED AT IBM, IS AN EXTENSION TO ADA THAT PROVIDES HIGH-LEVEL DICTI ...

COLOR FILTER FABRICATION IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE STEPS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF COLOR LCD DISPLAYS. COLOR FILTER FORMATION IS USUALLY ACCOMPLISHED BY A PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC PROCESS WHICH REQUIRES A NUMBER OF STEPS. THE YIELD IS LOW AND LABOR AND MATERIAL COSTS ARE RELATIVELY HIGH. IN ADDITION, THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE CHEMICALS REQUIRED FOR EXISTING PROCESSES IS NOT DESIREABLE. WE PROPOSE TO ...

A NEW TECHNOLOGY OF PREPARING SILICON NITRIDE AND SILICON OXYNITRIDE GLASS FIBERS IS PROPOSED. CONTINUOUS SILICON NITRIDE AND OXYNITRIDE FIBERS WILL BE PREPARED AT LOW PROCESSING TEMPERATURES AND AT LOW MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT AND OPERATING COST. SILICA AND OTHER SELECTED POROUS HIGH SILICA (NANOMETER PORE SIZE; ~96WT%. SIO(2)) GLASS FIBERS WILL BE PREPARED. THESE GLASS FIBERS WILL BE NITRIDED IN A SE ...

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THE INVESTIGATION HAS THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: 1. ESTABLISH THAT MODULAR NEURAL NETWORKS, WORKING SYNERGISTICALLY WITH GENETIC SEARCH, PROVIDE A UNIQUELY POWERFUL MEANS OF INTELLIGENTLY CONTROLLING HEURISTIC MATHEMATICAL ALGORITHMS FOR LARGE-SCALE VEHICLE ROUTING AND SCHEDULING PROBLEMS. THE DESIGN LENDS ITSELF NATURALLY TO PARALLEL COMPUTING ON COMPUTING NETWORKS. 2. CODE A PROTOTYPE SYSTEM USIN ...

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METHODS ARE DEVELOPED TO APPLY SPACE BASED RIGOROUS TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING TECHNIQUES IN EXPLOITATION OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY (SPOT) IN CONJUNCTION WITH TOPOGRAPHIC DATA, DMA TERRAIN DATA (DTED), AND GEOLOGICAL MAPS, TO DO AUTOMATED GEOLOGIC MAP UPDATES, IDENTIFICATION OF STRUCTURE LINES, FAULTS AND OTHER LINEAR FEATURES, PERFORM LIMITED MINERAL CLASSIFICATION, AND AUTOMATED G ...

SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC MATERIALS WILL BE TESTED FOR THEIR PROCESSABILITY IN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURING. THE MATERIALS TO BE TESTED INCLUDE POLYPHENYLENE, POLYPHTHALOCYANINES, POLYACRYLONITRILES, TETRATHIAFULVENE HALIDES, AND POLYSILASTYRENE. THESE MATERIALS, WHEN PROPERLY DOPED, HAVE GOOD ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITIES AS WELL AS MAINTAINING EXCELLENT THERMAL STABILITY OF 400 DEG C. RATHER THAN D ...