Abstract: The present disclosure generally pertains to cyber-attack resiliency assessment systems and methods. In some embodiments, the system may be configured to assess susceptibility of an operational system and its components to specific cyber-attacks and predict an impact of such attacks and impact to a mission which the operational system is intended to perform and complete.

Abstract: A dampened spindle cartridge and a dampened spindle adaptor are provided for damping tool vibrations during operation of a machine tool. Damping media is arranged inside a cavity formed within the spindle adaptor or the spindle cartridge. The damping media may be a solid aggregate, such as steel shot or sand, or a viscous fluid, such as oil. The damping media attenuates and/or converts tool vibrations into friction and heat, thereby dissipating vibration energy generated during cutting operations performed by the machine tool and prevents reinforcement of the forced vibration.

Abstract: A dampened spindle cartridge and a dampened spindle adaptor are provided for damping tool vibrations during operation of a machine tool. Damping media is arranged inside a cavity formed within the spindle adaptor or the spindle cartridge. The damping media may be a solid aggregate, such as steel shot or sand, or a viscous fluid, such as oil. The damping media attenuates and/or converts tool vibrations into friction and heat, thereby dissipating vibration energy generated during cutting operations performed by the machine tool and prevents reinforcement of the forced vibration.

Abstract: Described is a system and method for facilitating interaction with information or knowledge. In one aspect, a knowledge-building component captures knowledge or information and stores it in a knowledge module. The knowledge module is attached to either a Web site or individual Web pages or documents within the Web site. The content and structure of the knowledge module determines the interactive functionality provided to the end user of the Web site. In another aspect, a knowledge serving component facilitates interaction with the information or knowledge. The knowledge serving component provides a user machine with alternative interactions. The knowledge serving component uses selections made by the user machine and the content of the knowledge module to direct the user machine to a specific piece of knowledge or information contained within a site.

Abstract: Methods of randomly dispersing chopped carbon fiber and consolidating the materials together to make a fiber reinforcement mat are disclosed. The term “Z-mat” is used to describe the claimed random fiber mat in which the chopped fibers are not preferentially oriented in either the x or y direction in the in-plane directions of the mat. The stiffness in the Z-mat is substantially independent of the test direction in the plane of the mat. The Z-mat offers the distinct advantages of higher stiffness and lighter weight.

Abstract: Disclosed is an invention that provides a knowledge management system that supports inquiries of distributed knowledge resources. Those inquiries may be in the form of questions or problem statements presented by a user. Interaction between a user and the knowledge resources is mediated by a collection of cooperative intelligent agents. The cooperative intelligent agents incorporate generalized automated negotiation and distributed inference (i.e., problem-solving) processes. Using those processes in a hierarchical architecture, the invention analyzes input problem statements and organizes the problem statements as sets of tasks. In pursuit of each task, the invention solicits accessible knowledge repositories, represented by knowledge agents, for relevant knowledge, and then analyzes and integrates responses from those knowledge repositories. The invention may then provide the responses to a human user or a using process.

Abstract: An apparatus for splitting a fiber tow, the apparatus having a spreading bar comprising a crown and a circular or oval-shaped splitter bar comprising grooves around the circumference of the splitter bar, wherein each of the grooves does not circumscribe the complete circumference of the splitter bar, and a method therefor are disclosed.

Abstract: The application of a fault tolerance technique to the intelligent agent technology to create a highly-reliable distributed computing system. The present invention relates to the merger of software fault tolerance techniques to cooperative intelligent agents to provide highly reliable coordination of interactions between computer systems, even when data is corrupt, when available information is incomplete, or when synchronization of the computer systems is imperfect. Agents engaged in an interaction exchange information. Received information is acceptance tested to determine if the information indicates the occurrence of a fault. If the information is outside a range of expected values, or otherwise does not take the form of expected information, a fault is indicated. A fault tolerance technique is employed to overcome the fault. One such technique is the retry block software fault technique. Re-expression and re-transmission of the information may be requested.