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Whole Spacecraft Vibration Isolation
The Department of Defense has identified launch vibration isolation as a major research interest. Reducing the loads a satellite experiences during launch will greatly enhance the reliability, lifetime, and payload to structure ratio. DoD satellite programs stand to benefit significantly from advances in vibration...- $57.95
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Radiological Weapons of Terror
Recent Presidential speeches have highlighted the threat posed by chemical and biological terrorism. But what about the first leg of the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) triad? This paper examines the potential threat to US interests from radiological weapons of terror, including both nuclear...- $57.95
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The Need for Speed: Hypersonic Aircraft and the Transformation of Long Range Airpower
Transformation to the next level of technology is a pressing issue for the Air Force's strategic planers. Just how much of a leap in technology do engineers try to take when designing a new system? The answer depends if new discoveries have increased the...- $57.95
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Framework of the DoD Logistics System: Educating Leaders on Logistics
This paper describes a framework for the Department of Defense (DoD) logistics system that is intended as a primer for logistics education. The framework functions as a tool providing a broad overarching structure that describes DoD logistics and its influence on military operations. It...- $57.95
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Distribution Iteration: A Robust Alternative to Source Iteration for Solving the Discrete Ordinates Radiation Transport Equations in Slab and
The discrete ordinates method is widely used to solve the Boltzmann transport equation for neutral particle transport for many engineering applications. Source iteration is used to solve the discrete ordinates system of equations, but can be slow to converge in highly scattering problems. Synthetic...- $57.95
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Diffusion of Rubidium Vapor through Hollow-Core Fibers for Gas-Phase Fiber Lasers
This work examines the diffusion of rubidium through a small diameter tube alone and in the presence of noble gases. A fluid dynamics analysis is investigated to aid in choosing a method for transferring atomic rubidium vapor that is reliable and efficient. Solutions to...- $57.95
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Military Medical Humanitarian Response for Civilian Disaster: War and Military Operations Other Than War
In today's complicated world the military is finding itself stretched across many facets of human conflict. There is a very special function in the military that is becoming a beacon of American humanity: first-rate medical care. The military finds itself dealing with a full...- $57.95
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Estimating Anthropometric Marker Locations from 3-D LADAR Point Clouds
An area of interest for improving the identification portion of the system is in extracting anthropometric markers from a Laser Detection and Ranging (LADAR) point cloud. Analyzing anthropometrics markers is a common means of studying how a human moves and has been shown to...- $57.95
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Statistical Removal of Shadow for Applications to Gait Recognition
The purpose of this thesis is to mathematically remove the shadow of an individual on video. The removal of the shadow will aid in the rendering of higher quality binary silhouettes than previously allowed. These silhouettes will allow researchers studying gait recognition to work...- $57.95
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Biological Cell Identification by Integrating Micro-Fluidics, Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy and Stochastic Estimation
The integration of micro-fluidics, electrical impedance spectroscopy and stochastic estimation will lead to a device with enhanced detection capabilities. The goal of this thesis was to build a micro-fluidic electrical impedance measurement device that can be used in combination with a stochastic estimator to...- $57.95
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Adjusting Sensing Range to Maximize throughout on Ad-Hoc Multi-Hop Wireless Networks
The use of ad-hoc wireless networks is becoming increasingly common within the United States Air Force. Such networks are able to be implemented where traditional wired networks are either impractical or too expensive. As the miniaturization of communication devices continues, it is becoming increasingly...- $57.95
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Extensible Multi-Agent System for Heterogeneous Database Association Rule Mining and Unification
The main purpose of this research is to provide an extensible architecture that provides flexibility in the addition of a data source for data mining operations.Author: Christopher G. MarksISBN-10: 1288308795ISBN-13: 9781288308798Publisher: BiblioscholarLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/16/2012Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.22d- $57.95
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An Interactive Decision Support System for Scheduling Fighter Pilot Training
Fighter Pilot students undertake an intense 120-day training program. New classes of students enter the training program at regular intervals. Students endure rigorous academic, simulator, and aircraft training throughout the program. Squadron schedulers ensure that multiple resources and students are scheduled to facilitate these...- $57.95
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Passive Multiple Beam Combination in Optical Fibers via Stimulated Brillouin Scattering
Many active methods of scaling laser brightness have been demonstrated inrecent years. The goal of this research was to demonstrate the feasibility of passivelycombining multiple laser beams using Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS) in a longmultimode optical fiber. This method of combination employed a "Gatling...- $57.95
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Sowing Seeds in Barren Soil: Why Space Power Theory Just Won't Grow
Several articles and even a few books have been written about the paucity of space power theory. Most include a statement highlighting a need for a comprehensive space power theory. Only a handful, however ask the probing questions necessary for finding a solution for...- $57.95
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Battle of Britain Toolbook
This ToolBook is a user friendly computer application intended to provide both faculty and student a comprehensive, yet dynamic, historical case analysis of the Battle of Britain. It innovatively integrates graphic descriptions of the battle, the personalities and technologies involved in the battle, as...- $57.95
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Multi-Dimensional Wave Front Sensing Algorithms for Embedded Tracking and Adaptive Optics Applications
Current tracking and adaptive optics techniques cannot compensate for fastmoving extended objects, which is important for ground-based telescopes providing space situational awareness. To fill this need, a vector-projection maximum-likelihood wave-front sensing algorithm development and testing follows for this application. A derivation and simplification of...- $57.95
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Critical Technologies for Building the Space Elevator
Into Space Using a Thread and a Laser - Blue DartWhat did the world think when Sputnik was launched? The United States clearly thought it needed to take up the challenge. Twelve years later, when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon the world...- $57.95
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Atmospheric Temperature Profiles by Ground-Based Infrared Spectrometer Measurements
A method to recover atmospheric temperature profiles using a ground-based Fourier Transform Infrared spectrometer was investigated. The method used a difference form of the radiative transfer equation, a Bomem MR series Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer to collect atmospheric radiance values, and the Phillips Laboratory...- $57.95
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Insider Threat Detection Using Microsoft Log Files
Many threats to a network are not detected in a timely manner. Some are found hours or even days after the threat occurs. This research enhances threat detection in networks by parsing log data from the Windows event viewer. The data is processed in...- $57.95
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The Effectiveness of Pre-SUPT Flight Programs
Are successful Air Force pilots trained or screened? The Air Force currently adopts the notion that there is no statistical difference between pre-SUPT flight training and screening programs based upon a single variable, the SUPT attrition rate. This study attempts to dispel this conclusion...- $57.95
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Characteristics of Two-Dimensional Triangular and Three-Dimensional Face-Centered-Cubic Photonic Crystals
Photonic crystals (PhC's) are periodic structures of differing dielectrics that create a photonic band gap (PBG). A PBG, in turn, inhibits the propagation of electromagnetic waves of a speci c frequency range. This thesis focuses on the fabricationand characterization of triangular-structured, two-dimensional PhC's with...- $57.95
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Sizing Mobility Readiness Spares Packages for Today's Warfighting Units
As the Air Force transforms from a garrisoned force into a light expeditionary force, one area for restructuring is the manner in which mobility readiness spares packages (MRSPs) are managed and stocked. For a war tasking, thirty days supply is typically deployed in a...- $57.95
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Optimal Control of Electrodynamic Tethers Satellites
Low thrust propulsion systems offer a fuel-efficient means to maneuver satellites to new orbits, however they can only perform such maneuvers when they are continuously operated for a long time. Such long-term maneuvers occur over many orbital revolutions often rendering short time scale trajectory...- $57.95
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Optimization Model for Base-Level Delivery Routes and Crew Scheduling
In the US Air Force, a Logistic Readiness Squadron (LRS) provides material management, distribution, and oversight of contingency operations. Dispatchers in the LRS must quickly prepare schedules that meet the needs of their customers while dealing with real-world constraints such as time windows, delivery...- $57.95
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Particle Image Velocimetry Using Novel, Non-Intrusive Particle Seeding
The purpose of this research effort was to study the use of non-intrusive particle seeding for Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). Current seeding material and techniques involve the use of either solid particles or liquid mixtures which can contaminate or damage closed circuit wind tunnels,...- $57.95
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Sub-Circuit Selection and Replacement Algorithms Modeled as Term Rewriting Systems
Intent protection is a model of software obfuscation which, among other criteria, prevents an adversary from understanding the program's function for use with contextual information. Relating this framework for obfuscation to malware detection, if a malware detector can perfectly normalize a program P and...- $57.95
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Leveraging Technology and Social Media for Information Sharing
Improving information sharing, as a sub-set of reforming the interagency process, is a much talked about endeavor. This research paper looks at a few solutions leveraging social networking and emerging technologies for the tactical and operational levels of planning and execution. Each solution is...- $57.95
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Using Concept Maps to More Efficiently Create Intelligence Information Models
Information models are a critical tool for U.S. intelligence agencies to allow their customers to quickly and accurately comprehend their products. The Knowledge Pre-positioning System (KPS) is the standard repository for information models at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC). The current...- $57.95
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The All Seeing Eye: Space-Based Persistent Surveillance in 2030
This research paper investigates the space environment in the 2030 timeframe with respect to the important space-based earth surveillance mission. It attempts to answer the question: "Can the U.S. field a persistent space-based surveillance capability in an operational domain that is increasingly challenged by...- $57.95
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Passive Ranging Using Atmospheric Oxygen Absorption Spectra
The depth of absorption bands in observed spectra of distant, bright sources can be used to estimate range to the source. Previous efforts in this area have relied on measuring infrared CO2 bands, with disappointing results. A novel approach is presented here and demonstrated...- $57.95
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Vendor: Christopher P. Weyers
Multiple Integrated Navigation Sensors for Improved Occupancy Grid Fastslam
An autonomous vehicle must accurately observe its location within the environment to interact with objects andaccomplish its mission. When its environment is unknown, the vehicle must construct a map detailing its surroundingswhile using it to maintain an accurate location. Such a vehicle is faced...- $57.95
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Active Optical Tracking with Spatial Light Modulators
Two spatial light modulators (SLMs) are utilized for beam splitting, steering and tracking. Both linear and holographic phase screens are used in a demonstration of technology to allow real time tracking to communicate in a one-to-several type scenario. One SLM is used to apply...- $57.95
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Knowledge Management in the Cost Analysis Knowledge Domain: Generating, Organizing, and Developing Knowledge for Crosschecking Cost Estimates
Two problems the Aeronautical Systems Center's Acquisition Cost Division (ASC-FMC) is encountering with its Life Cycle Cost/Lean Process Initiative (LCC/LPI) efforts are (Marshall and Seibel, 2000): (1) a high proportion of inexperienced to experienced cost analysts which makes access to valuable expertise limited, and...- $57.95
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Numerical Study of Optical Delay in Semiconductor Multilayer Distributed Bragg Reflector and Tunable Microcavity Structures
The Air Force has a growing need for the greater bandwidth, speed, and flexibility offered by optical communication links. Future space systems and airborne platforms will most likely use optical signals for efficient power transmission and to minimize the possibility of spoofing and eavesdropping....- $57.95
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Time-Frequency Analysis of Terahertz Radar Signals for Rapid Heart and Breath Rate Detection
We develop new time-frequency analytic techniques which facilitate the detection of a person's heart and breath rates from the Doppler shift the movement of their body induces in a terahertz radar signal. One straightforward means of doing such an analysis is the following: take...- $57.95
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Joint Image and Pupil Plane Reconstruction Algorithm Based on Bayesian Techniques
The focus of this research was to develop an joint pupil and focal plane image recovery algorithm for use with coherent LADAR systems. The benefits of such a system would include increased resolution with little or no increase in system weight and volume as...- $57.95
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Desktop Computer Programs for Preliminary Design of Transonic Compressor Rotors
A need exists in the field of turbomachinery for correlation-based desktop computer programs that predict the flow through transonic compressor rotors with nominal computational time and cost. In this research, modified versions of two desktop computer programs, intended for preliminary transonic compressor rotor design,...- $57.95
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Neutron Detection Utilizing Gadolinium Doped Hafnium Oxide Films
Gadolinium (Gd) doped hafnium oxide (HfO2) was deposited onto a silicon substrate using pulsed laser deposition. Synchrotron radiation was used to perform Gd L3-edge extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) measurements on 3%, 10%, and 15% doped HfO2 samples. The interatomic distances determined from...- $57.95
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Preparing for the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Threat Within the Contemporary Operating Environment (COE)
This monograph investigates the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) threat the US will face on the battlefield and in the homeland in what is now called the Contemporary Operating Environment (COE). The monograph begins by examining the CBRN evolution and its impact to...- $57.95
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Gaussian Mixture Reduction for Bayesian Target Tracking in Clutter
The Bayesian solution for tracking a target in clutter results naturally in a target state Gaussian mixture probability density function (pdf) which is a sum of weighted Gaussian pdfs, or mixture components. As new tracking measurements are received, the number of mixture components increases...- $57.95
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Tactical Reconnaissance: UAVs versus Manned Aircraft
Ever since the Isrealis demonstrated how Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) could be effectively used in operations, interest in UAVs has intensified. Following their successful employment on the battlefield in Desert Storm, technology has driven the development of more capable UAVs. The major improvements in...- $57.95
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Conceptual Design Tool for Fuel-Cell Powered Micro Air Vehicles
A conceptual design tool was built to explore power requirements of a hybrid-power system for Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) comparable in size to the Cooper's Hawk. An inviscid aerodynamic code, Athena Vortex Lattice (AVL), and a motor-propeller analysis code, QPROP, provide overall lift, drag,...- $57.95
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AFIT UAV Swarm Mission Planning and Simulation System
The purpose of this research is to design and implement a comprehensive mission planning system for swarms of autonomous aerial vehicles. The system integrates several problem domains including path planning, vehicle routing, and swarm behavior. The developed system consists of a parallel, multi-objective evolutionary...- $57.95
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High Power Microwave and Ionizing Radiation Effects on CMOS Devices
Integrated circuits (ICs) are inherently complicated and made worse by increasing transistor quantity and density. This trend potentially enhances concomitant effects of high energy radiation and local or impressed electromagnetic interference (EMI). The reduced margin for signal error may counter any gain in radiation...- $57.95
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The Automatic Identification of Text During the Disassembly of Binary Machine Language
The goal of the research presented was to find a way to effectively identify text data and instructions in a machine language program written for Intel's 80 x 86 architecture and Microsoft's Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) following the command (.com) file format. A review...- $57.95
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Fretting Fatigue Behavior of a Titanium Alloy Ti-6AL-4V at Elevated Temperature
Fretting fatigue crack initiation in titanium alloy, Ti-6Al-4V, at elevated temperature is investigated experimentally and analytically using finite element analysis. The temperature of this study is chosen to be 260 oC. Several specimens are tested at different stress levels to establish the life data...- $57.95
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The Future of Space Exploration and Security Capabilities: A Scenario Approach
This paper applies scenario-based thinking as described in Peter Schwartz's The Art of the Long View to analyze the future of space exploration. Manned interplanetary space exploration, as proposed by the current US administration, is examined with this scenario approach to identify the capabilities...- $57.95
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The Impact of Quarantine on Military Operations
Quarantine is an effective public health measure that may be the best and last option for disease containment, especially when the diagnosis has not been established or no treatment plan exists for a given disease. The decision process for an installation commander must be...- $57.95
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Air University Sampling and Surveying Handbook: Guidelines for Planning, Organizing, and Conducting Surveys
To say that people's opinions and attitudes are more important now than ever before is very nearly an understatement. More and more we are seeing individuals and groups relying heavily on the opinions and attitudes of customers, constituents, concerned citizens, focus groups, etc., to...- $57.95
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