Abstract: Techniques for testing whether a bond strength between a faceskin of a panel and a core of the panel exceeds a threshold value are disclosed. The testing includes: adhering a first surface of a sacrificial layer to a pull stub of a flatwise tensile (FWT) test apparatus by way of a first adhesive interface; adhering the second surface of the sacrificial layer to the panel faceskin by way of a second adhesive interface; operating the FWT test apparatus so as to gradually increase a FWT load on the faceskin; terminating the test upon the first to occur of separation of any one or more of the first adhesive interface, the second adhesive interface, the sacrificial layer and separation of the faceskin from the core; and determining that the bond strength exceeds the threshold value when separation of the faceskin from the core is not the first to occur.

Abstract: An air-supported sandwich radome with a hemispherical top region and a prolate region has a high strength, RF transmissive, low dielectric flexible wall. There is a defined region where damaging RF radiation is reflected. At least in the defined region, a flexible high strength, RF transmissive low dielectric layer is added and there is a low dielectric gap between the wall and the layer providing a 180° phase delay between RF energy reflected off the wall and RF energy reflected off the layer to cancel the effect of said reflected RF energy on radar equipment housed by the radome.

Abstract: A method of discovering information about a network in which a plurality of network elements on the network are each configured to use a different communication method to permit access to information stored in said network element. The method comprises the steps of attempting to communicate with each network element using one or more different communication methods, monitoring the responses, if any, from said network elements, and determining the communication method used by each network element based on the responses.

Abstract: An apparatus combination useful in carrying out work within hazardous environments, especially radioactive environments. The combination includes (a) a plurality of portable input modules, each portable input module being capable of receiving video, audio and radiation dosimetry communications data and transmitting that data via a single portable input module data transmission cable, (b) a relay module for receiving the communications data from the plurality of portable input modules via each of the single portable input module's data transmission cables and for transmitting that data via a single relay module data transmission cable, and (c) a communications output station for receiving the communications data from the relay module via the single relay module data transmission cable and for translating that data into user recognizable video, audio and radiation dosimeter data output forms.