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Vendor: Robert M. Butts
P.S. Bond, the Clausewitz of Combat Engineering: Does Assured Mobility Follow his Principles?
This monograph examines Colonel Bond's writings and compares his principles of military engineering to the current Objective Force Proposals, which are centered around the concepts of "assured mobility" and "embedded capabilities". The analysis attempts to reveal whether or not "assured mobility" is based upon...- $57.95
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Airman First: Can Fitness Play a Part?
Department of Defense Directive 1308.1 defines the DoD's policy on physical fitness. The directive mandates that each military service establish physical fitness requirements and training specific to their service mission and culture. As the most technical of all the services, Air Force fitness programs...- $57.95
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Vendor: Randel J. Gordon
Optimal Dynamic Soaring for Full Size Sailplanes
Dynamic soaring is a unique flying technique designed to allow air vehicles to extractenergy from horizontal wind shears. Dynamic soaring has been used by seabirds like theAlbatross to fly hundreds of kilometers a day across the ocean. Small hobby radio controlledsailplanes have also used...- $57.95
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Vendor: Barry B. Coble
Benign Weather Modification
Weather modification is a technology once embraced by the U.S. military as a tool to help both wartime and peacetime missions. However, interest in the ability to modify weather has waned over recent years and is now nearly non-existent. This study examines one aspect...- $57.95
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Vendor: Alain D. Poisson
Improving Time Sensitive Targeting Operations with Decentralized Engagement Authority
Commanders in every major combat operation since Operation Desert Storm dedicated large numbers of joint forces to the prosecution of high priority strategic targets that either posed an immense threat to coalition forces, allies and neutral states or were so fleeting in nature that...- $57.95
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Vendor: Alan E. Blanchard
Stunning Swarms: An Airpower Alternative to Collateral Damage
This paper proposes and advocates the concept of Micro-Air Vehicle Incapacitating Swarms (MAVIS) as an effective non-lethal capability for irregular warfare as well as other spectrum-of-warfare applications. The intent of MAVIS is to provide an alternative to the conventional USAF arsenal that typically produces...- $57.95
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Vendor: Allan E. Day
Disaster-Proofing Senior Leadership: Preventing Technological Failure in Future Nano-War
Making good decisions can be hard to do. There are many examples of senior leaders who failed to understand technology or disregarded its relevance to the battlefield. In some cases this was due to conservatism, pride, or even sheer stupidity, but in most cases...- $57.95
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Operational Integration of Information Warfare Hypertext Book
This hypertext book provides a summary of Information Warfare (IW) concepts, and establishes planning guidance for employing these concepts in combat. Specifically, this book defines what IW is and why its important, summarizes current IW employment methods, discusses how to build an IW campaign...- $57.95
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Vendor: Sean S. Musil
Creep Behavior of an Oxide/Oxide Composite with Monazite Coating at Elevated Temperatures
This study focuses on experimental investigation of stress-rupture behavior (creep response) of an oxide/oxide composite in a cross-ply (0/90) lay-up at elevated temperature. The test material, Nextel 610/monazite/alumina composite, employs monazite, an oxidation-resistant interfacial coating designed to improve performance at elevated temperatures. The experimental...- $57.95
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Vendor: Brian S. Rhodes
Chromate Content Bias versus Overspray Particle Size in Three Aircraft Primer Paints
The United States Air Force relies on the corrosion inhibiting properties of chromate-containing primer paints to protect the aluminum skin of its aircraft. Hexavalent chromium (Cr6+)--the ingredient responsible for the corrosion inhibiting characteristics of these primers--is a known human carcinogen. The concentration of Cr6+...- $57.95
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Vendor: Michael T. Kell
Command and Control of Joint Network Operations and the Role of the Component Commands
Command and Control (C2) is simple [to] describe but hard to execute. There are only two necessary tasks to fully realize command and control - see the battlefield to make a decision and disseminate actions required to make the decision happen. All other activities,...- $57.95
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Vendor: Timothy W. Albrecht
Modeling and Analysis of Aerial Port Operations
The focus of this thesis effort is gaining useful insight into aerial port operations by employing an animated simulation. Understanding airfield capacity, resources, and functioning allows greater accuracy and efficiency in both planning for future force structures and matching mobility assets with commanders' objectives....- $57.95
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Vendor: Galen K. Ojala
Virtual Wingman: Harnessing the Future Unstructured Information Environment to Achieve Mission Success
Information technology (IT) and its gadgets provide no allure... They are neither a marvel nor a toy but exist solely to help me get something done. This impassive attitude allows me to avoid capability hype with what IT can do and ask, "So, what...- $57.95
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Vendor: Eric J. Unger
Relating Initial Budget to Program Growth with Rayleigh and Weibull Models
Previous research on completed defense RD shows that contract expenditures can be fit well with a Rayleigh model. With fixed outlay rates, as prescribed by the OSD comptroller, the budget profile must have most of the funds in the early years to produce Rayleigh-distributed...- $57.95
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Vendor: Thomas T. Bodnar
Reducing Electrical Power Demand in US Air Force Data Centers
The growing demand for information technology drives the creation of more data centers. This equipment requires a great deal of electricity, either to power the equipment or the air conditioning to cool the equipment. The solution to this problem will require investment in new...- $57.95
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Vendor: Roftiel Constantine
GPS and Galileo: Friendly Foes?
The European Union's global navigation satellite system, Galileo, poses concern for the United States' Global Positioning System. Areas of exploration include a brief history of satellite navigation and the Global Positioning System program, followed by an in-depth overview of the Galileo system, highlighting its...- $57.95
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Vendor: Brian G. Woolley
Unified Behavior Framework for Reactive Robot Control in Real-Time Systems
Endeavors in mobile robotics focus on developing autonomous vehicles that operate in dynamic and uncertain environments. By reducing the need for human-in-the-loop control, unmanned vehicles are utilized to achieve tasks considered dull or dangerous by humans. Because unexpected latency can adversely affect the quality...- $57.95
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Vendor: Brian J. Young
Internet2: Shaping the Cyberspace Domain for 2030
In 2005 Air Force leadership added cyberspace to the USAF mission statement. Shortly thereafter, 8th Air Force was named the provisional headquarters of Air Force Cyber Command (AFCYBER). The past two years have witnessed an enormous amount of USAF capital invested in recognizing cyberspace...- $57.95
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Vendor: Christopher J. Estridge
Material Management of Medical-Surgical Items at Military Healthcare Facilities
This research examined whether certain military healthcare facility characteristics could be used as determinants in setting materials management policies. Cost efficiency in the military healthcare system is as important as it is in the civil sector, which has led to an increased emphasis on...- $57.95
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Vendor: Eric Moltzau
Space Professional Strategy: The Way Ahead for Mission Success
This thesis defines why and how the current Air Force Space Professional Strategy (2003) should require the Air Force personnel, promotion, and assignment system to change in order to reverse a decline in US NSS performance. The following explores the development of Air Force...- $57.95
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An Evaluation of Formic Acid as an Electron Donor For Palladium Catalyzed Destruction of Nitroaromatic Compounds
The Department of Defense is responsible for over 2,000 hazardous waste sites containing nitroaromatic compounds (NACs) such as 2,4,6-TNT, 2,4- and 2,6-DNT that resulted from the production and use of munitions throughout the nation and world. NACs are typically persistent in natural environments, though...- $57.95
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Vendor: James E. Moschgat
The Composite Wing: Back to the Future!
The purpose of this study is not to denigrate the composite wing concept or reject it out of hand as so many of its critics have done. Obviously, senior Air Force leaders believe in the idea and have taken significant, far-reaching steps to transform...- $57.95
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Vendor: Tyler J. Hess
Cost Forecasting Models for the Air Force Flying Hour Program
The fiscally constrained environment in which the Air Force executes its mission places great emphasis on accurate cost estimates for planning and budgeting purposes. Inaccurate estimates result in budget risks and undermine the ability of Air Force leadership to allocate resources efficiently. This thesis...- $57.95
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Vendor: Jeevani I. Abeygoonewardene
Scaling Flight Tests of Unmanned Air Vehicles
Increasing technological advances and research interest in unmanned air vehicles(UAVs), have led to the need for having safe, inexpensive and effective means ofexperimenting with their fight performance and surveillance capabilities. Work has previously been done in areas of controlling, analyzing, and predicting cooperative and...- $57.95
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Vendor: Brent K. Robinson
An Investigation into Robust Wind Correction Algorithms for Off-the-Shelf Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Autopilots
This research effort focuses on developing methods to design efficient wind correction algorithms to "piggy-back" on current off-the-shelf Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV) autopilots. Autonomous flight is certainly the near future for the aerospaceindustry and there exists great interest in defining a system that can guide...- $57.95
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Vendor: Theodore K. Heiman
Simulation Modeling of the C-5 Galaxy High Velocity Regionalized Isochronal Inspection Concept
Faced with eroding budgets, Air Mobility Command (AMC) is confronted with implementing simultaneous changes to its isochronal (ISO) inspection process for C-5 aircraft. C-5 inspection criteria will use a Maintenance Steering Group-3 (MSG-3) approach beginning in October, 2009. MSG-3 has been used successfully in...- $57.95
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Vendor: Joel Jackson
Logistics Aloft
Since the beginning of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Department of Defense investment in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) has exploded almost 700% to just under $4 billion per year in 2009. This expansion was caused by the successful application of UASs primarily in their role as...- $57.95
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Vendor: Brooks R. Turnquist
Fusion Schemes for Ensembles of Hyperspectral Anomaly Detection Algorithms
Hyperspectral imaging is playing an ever increasing role in our military's remote sensing operations. The exponential increase in collection operations generates more data than can be evaluated by analysts unassisted. Anomaly detectors attempt to reduce this load on analysts by identifying potential target pixels...- $57.95
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Vendor: Brian P. Donnell
Using Shadows to Detect Targets in Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery
This thesis demonstrates the possibility of locating stationary targets of interest based on the locations of their shadows and the characteristics of pixel intensity distributions within synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery. Moving targets in SAR imagery are blurred and/or shifted in their apparent location....- $57.95
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Vendor: Brian B. Stone
Developing an Excel Decision Support System Using In-Transit Visibility to Decrease DoD Transportation Delays
The United States Air Force's Air Mobility Command (AMC) is responsible for efficiently transporting military personnel and cargo throughout the world. Organizations throughout the transportation system search for ways to decrease cargo transportation time as part of their ongoing mission to provide timely airlift...- $57.95
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Vendor: Jonathan D. Needham
Degradation Modeling of Polyurea Pavement Markings
Polyurea is a long life pavement marking material used for assets requiring long periods of uninterrupted accessibility. Knowing the performance characteristics of such markings is critical to asset management planning focused on maximizing marking material life-cycles. This paper presents the performance characteristics of polyurea...- $57.95
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Vendor: Mark S. Allen
Evaluation of the Mountain Wave Forecast Model's Stratospheric Turbulence Simulations
Stratospheric turbulence (Stratoturb) is a well-known hazard to aircraft in flight. Forecasting mountain waves, specifically the breaking of these waves, is necessary to accurately predict the presence of Stratoturb. The Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) requested a product with the capability of forecasting Stratoturb...- $57.95
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Optical Characterization of Thick Growth Orientation-Patterned Gallium Arsenide
Tunable laser sources in the mid-infrared (MIR) spectral range are required for several Air Force applications. Existing lasers with output in the near-infrared can be converted to more desirable MIR by using nonlinear effects. Orientation patterned gallium arsenide (OPGaAs) is a promising nonlinear conversion...- $57.95
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Enhancing Battlespace Awareness for Tactical Ground Forces
There are many needs for enhanced battlespace awareness (BA) starting with the current ground warfighters' need for enhanced BA in the tactical environment and next from higher headquarters guidance and doctrine. Ground forces need improved BA to answer many tactical questions on the battlefield....- $57.95
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Vendor: Christian J. Pierce
Creep and Fatigue Interaction Characteristics of PWA1484
One of the main methods for predicting the service life of jet engine turbine blades is through creep analysis. A sample of the turbine blade material will be mechanically tested to characterize its creep performance. This characterization will be used to determine safe operating...- $57.95
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Vendor: William N. O'Connor
Low Grazing Angle Terrain Backscattering Coefficient Generator
A near-horizon probabilistic terrain backscatter coefficient ( generator is introduced, combining modified sea-state curves with Weibull-type probability density functions. A total of nine terrain type classifications (soils and rocks, trees, grasses, shrubs, short vegetation, roads, urban areas, dry snow, and wet snow) are supported,...- $57.95
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Deux Ex Machina: Sensor Fusion in Network-Centric Warfare
With the rapid growth of communication and computational capacity, one area of the military that is an obvious candidate for transformation is command and control (C2). Network Centric Warfare (NCW) advocates believe that linked sensors, shooters, and decision makers will be able to plan...- $57.95
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Quantitative Object Reconstruction Using Abel Transform Tomography and Mixed Variable Optimization
Researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are interested in quantitatively reconstructing an object using Abel transform x-ray tomography. Specifically, they obtain a radiograph by x-raying an object and attempt to quantitatively determine the number and types of materials and the thicknesses of...- $57.95
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Analysis and Forecasting of Air Force Operating and Support Cost for Rotary Aircraft
This research explores forecasting techniques to estimate the Cost per Flying Hour for Air Force Helicopters. Specifically, this research evaluates three separate forecasting techniques to predict the CPFH for better estimating and budgeting by the USAF. It starts by empirically analyzing the Operating and...- $57.95
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Machine Learning Techniques for Characterizing IEEE 802.11b Encrypted Data Streams
As wireless networks become an increasingly common part of the infrastructure in industrialized nations, the vulnerabilities of this technology need to be evaluated. Even though there have been major advancements in encryption technology, security protocols and packet header obfuscation techniques, other distinguishing characteristics do...- $57.95
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Exploitation of Geographic Information Systems for Vehicular Destination Prediction
This research proposes that vehicles in an urban setting subject to persistent Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance will exhibit attributes that make it possible to predict their future position within a time-horizon. GeoSpatial Information Systems obtained from municipal, commercial, or hyperspectral sources may be used...- $57.95
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Vendor: Joseph Lisenby
Employment of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Canadian Forces Anti-Submarine Warfare
Currently, more than 30 nations are developing or manufacturing more than 250 models of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Dramatic increases in UAS platform performance and payload capacity in recent medium and high altitude, long-endurance designs permitted customers to add more systems and capabilities to...- $57.95
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Risk-Based Decision Model for Determining the Applicability of an Earned Value Management System in Construction
New policy mandated by the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics has lowered the dollar thresholds of contracts requiring earned value management (EVM). This policy directed that a risk-based decision be made to determine if EVM should be used on firm-fixed price...- $57.95
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Implementation of Speech Recognition Software for Text Processing: An Exploratory Analysis
In recent years, information technology has advanced at an incredible pace. One new technology that has recently become available to the average computer user is speech recognition software for text processing. The rationale behind implementing such new technologies is often to gain productivity improvements...- $57.95
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Vendor: Yvonne Carrico
The USAF and Alternative Jet Fuel: How to Fuel the Future of Airpower
The purpose of this paper is to analyze three of the alternative fuels that are currently (or soon to be) available that can meet U.S. Air Force aviation fuel requirements. While commercial airlines are also beginning to show interest in alternative fuels, the significance...- $57.95
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The Future of Robotics: Technology for Autonomous Intelligent Systems
Intelligent, autonomous systems will undeniably be a future Department of Defense force multiplier. Arguably, these systems could provide the U.S. military a decisive technological advantage over future adversaries. The past decade has witnessed an explosion in unmanned land, air, and sea vehicles. Although certain...- $57.95
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Analysis of Online-Delaunay Navigation for Time-Sensitive Targeting
Given the drawbacks of leaving time-sensitive targeting (TST) strictly to humans, there is value to the investigation of alternative approaches to TST operations that employ autonomous systems. This paper accomplishes five things. First, it proposes a short-hop abbreviated routing paradigm (SHARP) -- based on...- $57.95
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Knowledge Base Support for Design and Synthesis of Multi-Agent Systems
Agent Tool is an AFIT-produced, AFOSR-sponsored multi-agent system (MAS) development tool intended for production of MASs that meet military requirements. This research focuses on enabling MAS design and synthesis tools like agent Tool to store, retrieve, and filter persistent, reusable, and reliable agent domain...- $57.95
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Air Mobility Command Passenger Reservation Center System Analysis
The Department of Defense (DoD) has undergone downsizing in an effort to comply with President Clinton's directive to "reinvent" government, making it more efficient. The DoD revamped its $3.5 billion annual official business travel program. The core of this project is the Defense Travel...- $57.95
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U.S. Nuclear Stockpile Management and the Role of the Y-12 National Security Complex
Today, the nation's nuclear weapons complex has shifted from a production mindset to one of reducing the stockpile and extending the lifespan of existing weapons through the creative use of science and industry. The Y-12 National Security Complex is a crucial part of the...- $57.95
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