NASA Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

schedule for testing was developed, and enrollment criteria defined. Human subjects approval was obtained from both the
University and Army review boards. Space was located within the Trauma Center for patient testing, and equipment moved
and calibrated. A database was created for each of the evaluations, including a process for data back-up and migration.
Laboratory protocols were developed for the collection, storage, and processing of blood samples for the S-100b tests. Actual
recruitment began in October 2003. After an initial pilot phase it was determined that, although sufficient numbers of patients
with mild TBI were admitted, a variety of issues have impacted recruitment. Based on this experience, protocol modifications
are planned in order to correct the problem and enhance patient enrollment.
DTIC
Brain; Injuries; Predictions
20040111669 Army Test and Evaluation Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Blind Grid Scoring Record No. 157
Overbay, Larry; Jun. 2004; 68 pp.; In English; Original contains color illustrations
Contract(s)/Grant(s): Proj-DTC-8-CO-160-UXO-021
Report No.(s): AD-A425787; ATC-8762; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A04, Hardcopy
This scoring record documents the efforts of Tetra Tech Foster Wheeler, Inc. to detect and discriminate inert unexploded
ordnance (UXO) utilizing the APG Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Blind Grid. The firing record was
coordinated by Larry Overbay and by the Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Scoring Committee.
Organizations on the committee include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Security Technology
Certification Program, the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, the Institute for Defense Analysis,
the U.S. Army Environmental Center, and the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center.
DTIC
Ammunition; Ordnance; Scoring; Standardization; Test Firing
20040112020 Analex Corp., Cleveland, OH, USA
Application of AirCell Cellular AMPS Network and Iridium Satellite System Dual Mode Service to Air Traffic
Management
Shamma, Mohammed A.; [2004]; 10 pp.; In English; AIAA 22nd International Communications Satellite Systems
Conference, 9-12 May 2004, Monterey, CA, USA
Contract(s)/Grant(s): NAS3-00145; 22-727-01-01; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A02, Hardcopy
The AirCell/Iridium dual mode service is evaluated for potential applications to Air Traffic Management (ATM)
communication needs. The AirCell system which is largely based on the Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS) technology,
and the Iridium FDMA/TDMA system largely based on the Global System for Mobile Communications(GSM) technology,
can both provide communication relief for existing or future aeronautical communication links. Both have a potential to serve
as experimental platforms for future technologies via a cost effective approach. The two systems are well established in the
entire CONUS and globally hence making it feasible to utilize in all regions, for all altitudes, and all classes of aircraft. Both
systems have been certified for air usage. The paper summarizes the specifications of the AirCell/Iridium system, as well as
the ATM current and future links, and application specifications. the paper highlights the scenarios, applications, and
conditions under which the AirCell/Iridium technology can be suited for ATM Communication.
Author
Aircraft Communication; Communication Networks; Air Traffıc Control; Iridium; Management Systems
20040120935 Savannah River Ecology Lab., Aiken, SC, USA
Structural Analysis for Subsidence of Stacked B-25 Boxes
Jones, W. E.; Wu, T. T.; Phifer, M. A.; May 2003; In English
Report No.(s): DE2004-812133; WSRC-TR-2003-00378; No Copyright; Avail: National Technical Information Service
(NTIS)
The Savannah River Site (SRS) and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sites use shallow land burial facilities (i.e.,
trenches) to dispose low-level radioactive waste. DOE Order 435.1, Radioactive Waste Management, and its companion
manual and guide require that certain Performance Objectives be met over a 1, 000-year period after closure in order to protect
the public, environment, and workers. The requirement to achieve long-term stability, minimize waste material/container
subsidence, and minimize the need for long-term active maintenance for long-term cover systems is one such requirement.
However, at SRS and other DOE sites, waste containers with up to 90 percent void space are disposed in the shallow land
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