MS 099 Guide to William Spencer, MD Papers (1954-2009)

The William Spencer, MD papers contains correspondence, financial records, grant records, building schematics, tour schedules, newspaper clippings, telegrams, financial records, academic publications, government testimony, congressional records, research, lectures, and legal records documenting the life of Dr. William Spencer. See more at MS 099

Robotics handbook. Version 1: For the interested party and professional

This publication covers several categories of information about robotics. The first section provides a brief overview of the field of Robotics. The next section provides a reasonably detailed look at the NASA Robotics program. The third section features a listing of companies and organization engaging in robotics or robotic-related activities; followed by a listing of associations involved in the field; followed by a listing of publications and periodicals which cover elements of robotics or related fields. The final section is an abbreviated abstract of referred journal material and other reference material relevant to the technology and science of robotics, including such allied fields as vision perception; three-space axis orientation and measurement systems and associated inertial reference technology and algorithms; and physical and mechanical science and technology related to robotics

Geologic Evaluation of Critical Prodcution Parameters for Coalbed Methane Resources

Coalbeds of the United States contain an estimated 200 to 800 Tcf of unconventional gas, much of which is in seams that are unminable or uneconomic (GRID, 1985). Early studies of coalbed methane by the U.S. Bureau of Mines were directed toward degasification in advance of underground coal mining (Rightmire, 1984). The increase in energy prices in the 1970s focused attention on coalbed methane as a potential resource, and subsequently, several hundred wells have been drilled, primarily in the Black Warrior, San Juan, and Piceance Creek Basins. The Gas Research Institute (GRI) has actively supported research aimed at developing the technology for economic production of coalbed methane. At the onset, well completions in coalbed reservoirs were a new and unperfected procedure that required innovative modification of established techniques. Therefore, earlier research efforts were directed toward the engineering problems associated with production, with less emphasis on geologic and hydrologic parameters that control coalbed methane occurrence and producibility. Knowledge of these geologic controls has been found, however, to be important to successful well completions and to the development of regional exploration models.Bureau of Economic Geolog

Air Force Institute of Technology Research Report 2009

This report summarizes the research activities of the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management. It describes research interests and faculty expertise; lists student theses/dissertations; identifies research sponsors and contributions; and outlines the procedures for contacting the school. Included in the report are: faculty publications, conference presentations, consultations, and funded research projects. Research was conducted in the areas of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electro-Optics, Computer Engineering and Computer Science, Systems and Engineering Management, Operational Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics and Engineering Physics