Accession Number:

ADA459511

Title:

Near-Infrared Fuel Analysis

Descriptive Note:

Briefing charts

Corporate Author:

TACOM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER WARREN MI

Personal Author(s):

• Schmitigal, Joel

Report Date:

2006-05-03

Pagination or Media Count:

22.0

Abstract:

To perform near-infrared fuel analysis a portable, ruggedized, near infrared spectrometer is used. Chemometrics using Principal Component Analysis and Partial Least Squares or Soft Independent Modeling of Class Analogies Method SIMCA are performed. The technology is manufactured by Micro Optical Systems, Inc., of Suffolk, VA under an Army Small Business Innovation Research Phase 2 award in 2001.

Descriptors:

• *LABORATORY TESTS
• *FUELS
• LEAST SQUARES METHOD
• NEAR INFRARED RADIATION
• INFRARED SPECTROMETERS
• FACTOR ANALYSIS

Subject Categories:

• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods
• Fuels

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE