This paper presents an automated laser sensor system developed for damage detection of an Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB) used by the US Army. The paper recounts the five-year effort aimed at developing a condition assessment system for AVLBs. A prototype automated laser sensor system built and tested by CFC-WVU consists of: 1) automated robotic gantry, 2) laser vibrometer, 3) data acqui...

although there are remarkable differences in drivers’ behavior as well as vehicles characteristics, road capacity estimationmethods in developing countries are same as developed ones. so, the discrepancy between the theoretical andpractical values of capacity is inevitable. although, capacity estimation methods can be classified based on numerousparameters, in developing countries, the availabi...

The boxfish (Lactoria cornuta) has a carapace consisting of dermal scutes with a highly mineralized surface plate and a compliant collagen base. This carapace must provide effective protection against predators as it comes at the high cost of reduced mobility and speed. The mineralized hydroxyapatite plates, predominantly hexagonal in shape, are reinforced with raised struts that extend from th...

A new class of fires suppressants, known as Encapsulated Micron Aerosol Agents (EMAA), having superior volumetric efficiency, low initial and life cycle costs, low toxicity, no known global atmospheric environmental impacts (ODP/GWP), and with the potential for a wide variety of applications, is being developed via a joint program between the private sector and the U.S. Air Force. The research ...

The nature and constituents of ballistic aerosol created by kinetic energy penetrator rods of tungsten heavy alloys (W-Fe-Ni and W-Fe-Co) perforating steel target plates was characterized by scanning and transmission electron microscopy. These aerosol regimes, which can occur in closed, armored military vehicle penetration, are of concern for potential health effects, especially as a consequenc...

This paper presents a vision system based on several wide angle cameras and robust methods to compose a view of the vehicle perimeter in only one image. Our proposal can be split into two stages: firstly, an offline calibration step and secondly, an online panorama composition given the acquired images from the cameras. The images are horizontally undistorted, warped and stitched together accor...

The experience of military conflicts the last decades has shown constantly growing role armored wheeled vehicles (AWVs). In recent years, a significant number AWVs various purposes have been developed and adopted by security forces Ukraine: personnel carriers; carriers anti-tank weapons, anti-aircraft mortars; machines radio-electronic intelligence warfare; medical evacuation vehicles, etc. tha...