IR&D PROJECTS INITIATED DURING FISCAL YEAR 2000
Projects Funded on October 1, 1999
| Encapsulation of an Oral Rabies Antigen | W. Schlameus J.D. Trevino |
| Fuel-Wall Interactions Within the Cylinder of Direct-Injected, Spark-Ignition Engines | R.H. Stanglmaier |
| New Filtering and Regulation Techniques with Application to Airborne Pointing Systems | M.J. Smith |
| Solar Instrument Technology Development for NASA Explorer Class Missions | D.M. Hassler D.C. Slater W.C. Gibson |
| A Very High-Speed, Mixed Mode Time-to-Digital ASIC for Space | M.E. Epperly |
| Automatic Parsing of Spectrograms for Signal Recognition | D.C. Varner J.A. Sills C.B. Brown R.T. Bentley |
| Development of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Chlorpyrifos | S.A. Timmons |
Projects Funded on January 1, 2000
| Investigation of Diesel Fuel Properties on Emissions | T.W. Ryan III A.C. Matheaus |
| Diesel Engine Particle-Free Exhaust Gas Recirculation | I. Khalek |
| Using Pressure Patterns to Detect Natural Motions for Traversing Virtual Environments | W.C. Couvillion R.R. Lopez S.M. Porter |
| A Novel Ultra-Wideband Antenna | T.J. Warnagiris |
| Development of a Diagnostic Method for Spinal Fusion | S.W. Zogbi L.D. Canady Jr. K.S. Honeyager J.A. Helffrich |
| A Mars Solar-Electric Airship Design Study and Mission Simulation | W.D. Perry M.K. McLelland |
| Development of Optimization Techniques for E-9-1-1 Wireless Location Performance | R.L. Johnson B.W. Fessler |
Projects Funded on April 1, 2000
| Investigation into Electrocardiogram Motion Artifact Reduction | D.A. Tong J.M. Pickard |
| Seismic-Acoustic Delineation and
Mapping Technique for DNAPL-Contaminated Geological Materials |
J.R. Keys J.O.Parra S. Hsiung |
| Development of Low-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Technology to Determine Age-Related Human Bone Changes | Q. Ni J.D. King |
| Detection and Direction Finding for Time-Division, Multiple-Access Cellular Signals | A.R. Burmeister D.M. Werner |
| Development of Novel Vanadium Carbide Coatings Using a Large-Area, Nonline-of-Sight Plasma Process | K.C. Walter J.H. Arps |
| Efficient Probabilistic Analysis Methods for Complex Numerical Models With Large Numbers of Random Variables | J.Y. Wu S. Mohanty |
Projects Funded on July 1, 2000
| Investigation of Integrated
System Dynamic Simulation for Reciprocating Machinery |
F.A.
Thomassy P. Harrell |
| Design and Implementation of
a Reconfigurable Virtual Hybrid Electric Vehicle Simulator |
B.
Surampudi J. Steiber |
| Development of Precision
Surface Profile Measurement Capability |
E.A.
Franke R.J. Beeson M.J. Magee J.N. Mitchell M.P. Rigney |
| Technology Study for
Free-Flying Sciencecraft |
R.
Goldstein J.P. Cravens |
| Investigation of Solid-State
Detectors for Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry |
M.P.
Wüest S.E. Weidner |
| DF Ship Calibration by
Numerical Modeling |
K.A.
Lysiak J.E. Hipp |
Quick-Look Projects Funded To Date
| A Study of High-Performance NASCAR
Winston Cup, Engine Combustion, and Air/Fuel Ratio Distribution |
S.E. Griffin |
| Investigating the Radar Design
Options for Inadvertent Deployment Prevention of an Instantaneous Personal Protection
System |
T.J. Warnagiris |
| Adapt the Telemetry Collection Module
as a VME Master Controller |
J.M. Stone |
| Capability Demonstration for Applied
Information Systems Research in Astronomy and Planetary Science |
S.A. Stern |
| Structural Characteristics of Gels by
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Techniques |
Q. Ni J.D. King |
| Design and Test of a Tower-Mounted
Very High Frequency Antenna Array |
K.A. Lysiak |
| Interfacing Personal Data Assistants
for Intelligent Transportation Systems Applications |
S.H.K. Fitch S.W. Dellenback |
| Cardiac Rhythm Identification Based on Chest Wall Motion | D.A. Tong J.M. Pickard |
| Incipient Engine Failure Predictor |
R.A. Smithson |
| Capability Development for
Large-Scale Solar System Formation Studies |
H.F. Levison |
| Shaft Stiffening Effects in Large
Turbomachines |
A.J. Smalley |
| Compression Mass Gauge for Very Large Cryogenic Tanks | F.T. Dodge S.T. Green |
| Probabilistic Cervical Spine Injury
Analysis Using the Blue Mountain Massively Parallel Supercomputer |
D.P. Nicolella B.H. Thacker |
| Investigation of Animal
Detection for Traffic Accident Mitigation |
M.P. Rigney |
| Capability Development
for Simulating a New Paradigm of Planetary Formation |
D.D. Durda |
| Impact Analysis of Rare-Earth Magnet Materials | G.P. Miller |
| Characterization of Gas Turbine Blade Coating Layers Using Eddy-Current Testing |
G.L. Burkhardt |
| Java Interface for SIGINT Processing |
R.G. Fenske Jr. |
| Performance Verification for the Diverging Taper Honeycomb Seal |
A.J. Smalley |
Presidential Discretion Projects Funded To Date
| Sophie Rocket Stray Light Analysis |
D.M. Hassler |
| The Preliminary Design of PCI/VME
Bridge Chip |
M.K. McLelland |
| MEMS Materials Testing and Quality Assurance System | S.J. Hudak Jr. S.R. Runnels D.P. Nicolella R.A. Page G.G. Chell |
| Development of Advanced System Software for the SC-603E Spacecraft Computer | R.L. Killough M.K. McLelland |
Focused Research Projects Funded To Date
| Investigation of Micromachine-Based Inertial Sensors | H. Spence S.W. Zogbi |
| Investigation of MEMS-Fabricated Actuators for Use in Optical and Mechanical Applications | J.E. Navarro H.S. Hanson J.N. Mitchell |
| Development of a Field Emission Ionization Source Using Spindt Cathodes | M.P. Wüest G.B. Miller |
| Development of a Combined Optical Emission and Absorption Spectrometer Using Micromachined Optical Components | G.B. Miller M.P. Wüest |
