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Technology Selection for Enhancing F-16 Capability: An Analysis Using Value Focused Thinking
This study, with support of the Aeronautical Systems Center, builds a scientific decision support system intended for Air Combat Command. Past decision-making techniques are discussed and their limitations are explained. Two multiattribute decision-making techniques, analytical hierarch process and value focused thinking, are studied. Due...- $57.95
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Closely Supervised Reactive Control of an Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle
Currently, control of an uninhabited aerial vehicle (UAV) in flight is accomplished by manual control of a prior prescription of waypoints. The use of waypoints requires knowledge of vehicle position from either an Internal Navigation System (INS) or by using the Global Positioning System...- $57.95
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F-16 Ventral Fin Buffet Alleviation Using Piezoelectric Actuators
Buffet-induced vibrations can have a disastrous impact on aircraft structures. Early attempts at combating buffet vibrations included passive methods such as structural enhancements and leading edge fences. Active methods have shown greater promise, including active airflow control, control surface modulation, and active structural control...- $57.95
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Stretching the Umbilical Cord: The Theory, Practice and Future of the Split Air Operations Center
This study addresses the question of whether or not the Air Force should continue to develop a Split Air Operations Center (AOC) capability whose components are geographically separated, electronically connected, and codependent for task accomplishment. The author analyzes the dilemma created by the Joint...- $57.95
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Improving Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Maintenance Scheduling through the Use of Location Analysis Methodologies
The events of September 11, 2001 raised concerns about our nation's ability to protect its citizens, structures, and resources from the mounting threat of terrorism. As a result, the United States has taken drastic measures to enhance security practices in many facets of our...- $57.95
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Pursuing the Hypersonic Solution: Today's Implications
This paper attempts to reconcile this resurgence in interest with the long history of hypersonic disappointments by identifying potential hypersonic contributions to national power as well as establishing prerequisites for the next major hypersonic investment.Author: Michael J. CostelloISBN-10: 1288281226ISBN-13: 9781288281220Publisher: BiblioscholarLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/12/2012Pages: 54Format:...- $57.95
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Division Aviation Support Battalion Modularity for Split Base Operations in Support of OOTW
The main subject of this paper is to discuss the need for modularity in Army Aviation maintenance with the focus on how to enhance the Division Aviation Support Battalion (DASB) to provide increased capability to support the Aviation Brigade (AB) during split base operations...- $57.95
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Comparison of Ray Tracing through Ionospheric Models
A comparison of ray tracing predictions for transionospheric electromagnetic wave refraction and group delays through ionospheric models is presented. Impacted applications include over-the-horizon RADAR, high frequency communications, direction finding, and satellite communications. The ionospheric models used are version 2.1 of Utah State University's Global...- $57.95
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Synthesis, Interdiction, and Protection of Layered Networks
This research developed the foundation, theory, and framework for a set of analysis techniques to assist decision makers in analyzing questions regarding the synthesis, interdiction, and protection of infrastructure networks. This includes extension of traditional network interdiction to directly model nodal interdiction; new techniques...- $57.95
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Monotonic and Fatigue Loading Behavior of an Oxide/Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composite
The demanding environment in aircraft turbine engines has driven the development of many innovative high temperature materials. This thesis examines one of the latest of these materials, an oxide/oxide ceramic matrix composite (CMC), N720/A. This CMC consists of a porous alumina matrix reinforced by...- $57.95
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Development Document for Proposed Effluent Limitations Guidelines for the: Phophorus Derived Chemicals
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's struggle to protect health...- $57.95
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Development Document for Proposed Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards for the: Wood Furniture and Fixture Manufacturi
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's struggle to protect health...- $57.95
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Development Document for Proposed Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Synthetic-Based Drilling Fluids and Other Non-Aqueous Drilling Flu
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's struggle to protect health...- $57.95
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Development Document for Proposed Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards for the: Grain Processing Segment of the Grain
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's struggle to protect health...- $57.95
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Integrating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles with Current Combat Search and Rescue Doctrine
The events of September 11, 2001 brought home to the United States (U.S.) the realities of the Post Cold War World. With the realization that our Republic's armed forces are fighting a new type of enemy came a demand that the United States military...- $57.95
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A Cost Comparison Between Modes in the Shipment of Mission Capable Parts Within the Continental United States
A numerous amount of Mission Capable Parts (MICAPs) are shipped throughout the world by the Air Force. These parts are required in order to meet mission requirements. MICAPs are often shipped via an express, small parcel air carrier, like Federal Express (FedEx). However, there...- $57.95
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Development Document for Proposed Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards for the: Tire and Synthetic Segment of the Rubb
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's struggle to protect health...- $57.95
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Development Document for Proposed Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards for the: Paving and Roofing Materials, Tars and
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's struggle to protect health...- $57.95
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Core Competencies for the Royal New Zealand Air Force
Carl Builder's Icarus Syndrome raises several issues that he believes have significantly detracted from the effectiveness of the USAF as an institutional body. Although not in direct response to his concerns, the USAF has attempted to regain its sense of vision and purpose. Part...- $57.95
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Using Multiple Robust Parameter Design Techniques to Improve Hyperspectral Anomaly Detection Algorithm Performance
Detecting and identifying objects of interest is the goal of all remote sensing. New advances, specifically in hyperspectral imaging technology have provided the analyst with immense amounts of data requiring evaluation. Several filtering techniques or anomaly detection algorithms have been proposed. However, most new...- $57.95
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Optical and Electrical Characterization of Melt-Grown Bulk Indium Gallium Arsenide and Indium Arsenic Phosphide Alloys
A new method to determine semiconductor bandgap energy directly from the easily measured transmission spectra was developed. The method was verified using many binary semiconductors with known properties and utilized to determine the unknown ternary semiconductors were determined at various wavelengths and temperatures. Photoluminescence...- $57.95
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Lean Logistics as Related to Aging USAF Aircraft
The United States in its global war on terrorism (GWOT) has virtually opened the floodgates on wartime spending resulting in aircraft that directly support the GWOT receiving more funding to maintain their operability or mission capability. Such aircraft are identified using specific project codes...- $57.95
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Creep Performance of Oxide Ceramic Fiber Materials at Elevated Temperature in Air and in Steam
The effects of steam on the creep performance for several ceramic materials were investigated at temperatures in the 1100-1300-C range. Experimental programs were designed to explore both tensile and compressive creep behaviors as well as the response in monotonic tension. Subcritical crack growth was...- $57.95
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Effects Of Contoured Pallets on AMC Mission Efficiency
Research analyzed cargo moved on 747s and MD-11s between Dover AFB and Incirlick AB in FY2009 to determine effects of redistributing cargo from cubes to contoured shapes. The research analyzed pallet build strategies to ensure that MD-11 missions were not cancelled due to lack...- $57.95
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Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Asset Assignment for Optimal Mission Effectiveness
This research develops mathematical programming techniques to solve an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance sensor assignment problem for USSTRATCOM. The problem as specifed is hypothesized to be difficult (i.e NP-HARD).With the smallest test cases, the true optimal solution is found using simple optimization techniques, but,...- $57.95
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Use of Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy to Determine Desorption Coefficients of Trichloroethylene from Powdered Soils
Reflectance spectroscopy holds the promise of being a faster technique with minimal sample preparation time. Reflectance spectroscopy's dependence on the surface of the sample is its greatest advantage, as well as its greatest disadvantage. Both high and low resolution scans were made of different...- $57.95
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Agile Transportation for the 21st Century Objectives for the Defense Transportation System
The Department of Defense (DoD) recognizes the benefits of in-transit visibility of commodities throughout the Defense Transportation System (DTS). The United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) created the Global Transportation Network (GTN) as the primary command and control (C2) tool to capture and utilize in-transit...- $57.95
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Air Refueling: The Cornerstone of Global Reach--Global Power
This paper focuses on the strategic mobility aspect of Global Reach-Global Power, and more specifically the role of air refueling in accomplishing the US power projection strategy. No aircraft in the Air Force inventory is capable of responsive global power projection without air refueling....- $57.95
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Piloting the USAF's UAV Fleet: Pilots, Non-Rated Officers, Enlisted, or Contractors?
The primary objective of this research project was to examine the four most frequently proposed alternatives for staffing current and future Air Force UAVs designed to operate within the manned airspace environment: rated officers, non-rated officers, enlisted, and contractors. This study examined three major...- $57.95
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The New Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Cockpit: Examining the Contributions of Emerging Unmanned Aircraft System
The purpose of this paper is to examine how unmanned Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance capabilities must change in order to meet the long term requirements of U.S. war-fighters. Contemporary non-strike capable Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and strike capable Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs) cannot match...- $57.95
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Vendor: Prentiss O. Baker
Psychological Operations within the Cyberspace Domain
The importance of cyberspace and the utility of networked computer systems have grown exponentially over the past 20 years. For this reason, this study advances a concept for employing the mission essential functions of Psychological Operations within the cyberspace domain to influence an adversary,...- $57.95
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Simulation Based Acquisition: Is It Taking Root in the Defense Acquisition Community?
Initially, this research was focused on the substance of simulation-based acquisition, or SBA, as it is called. However, it soon became clear there is much already written and available in government publications, trade journals, and on the web about the emphasis on using MS...- $57.95
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The CV-22 "Osprey" and the Impact on Air Force Combat Search and Rescue
This paper answers the following question: How will the CV-22's unique qualities advance the state of the art of Air Force CSAR? Conducting the CSAR mission with the CV-22 will eradicate current mission deficiencies and enhance execution through advances in Combat Search and Rescue...- $57.95
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Principles of Logistics and the Air Force's Combat Support
The purpose of this paper is to look at the new transformation of Air Force logistics in the concept of Combat Support and determine if the phased manner in which combat support is provided to the forces in the field and analyze whether or...- $57.95
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2035 Biodeterrence: Problems and Promises for Biodefense
Can the U.S. deter nation, group, or individual actors from employing bioweapons in 2035? The intent of this paper is to inform the debate and influence the way the U.S. thinks about bio-defense. At the very least the paper aims to better understand the...- $57.95
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Determination of the Trainability of Deception Detection Cues
The Air Force and the rest of the Department of Defense rely on valid information to make National Security decisions. The veracity of the information used to make those decisions can dramatically affect which course of action our military will take. Therefore, it is...- $57.95
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Dilemma over Medical Command and Control
If asked what the command surgeon does, most Army officers would respond, "Advises the commander on the health of the command." When asked what a medical unit commander does, the response will be, "Directs the execution of healthcare." These answers typify the line and...- $57.95
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Deployment Logistics and the Impact of Seabasing: An Army Perspective
Deployment is one of the hardest and most critical logistical tasks. Since WWII, the development of distribution methods to overcome logistics issues has continued with mixed success. This monograph explores these issues and the methods used to mitigate them in a case study format....- $57.95
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Cockpit Automation and Mode Confusion: The Use of Auditory Inputs for Error Mitigation
The application of computer technology in modern cockpits has resulted in sophisticated automation that has created situations of mode confusion where the pilot is uncertain about the status or behavior of cockpit automation. Based on current levels of cockpit automation, classifications of mode confusion,...- $57.95
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Full Motion Video: The New Dimension of Imagery
This paper focuses on the capabilities of an emerging imagery medium known as Full Motion Video (FMV) and its potential to improve operational and intelligence support to all levels of warfare. While not a new technology, having been used on news helicopters for years,...- $57.95
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Active Computer Network Defense: An Assessment
A Presidential Commission, several writers, and numerous network security incidents have called attention to the potential vulnerability of the Defense Information Infrastructure (DII) to attack. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networks are inherently resistant to physical attack because of their decentralized structure, but are...- $57.95
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Investigation of YAG: Ce Scintillating Fiber Properties Using Silicon Photomultipliers
The properties of thin, cerium activated, yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG: Ce), scintillating fiber-shaped crystals were investigated for particle tracking and calorimetric applications such as Compton imaging of Special Nuclear Material from remote platforms at standoff ranges. Silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) are relatively new, efficient, single...- $57.95
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Using the GPS to Improve Trajectory Position and Velocity Determination during Real-Time Ejection Seat Test and Evaluation
Test and evaluation of the United States Air Force's latest aircraft escape system technology requires accurate position and velocity profiles during each test to determine the relative positions between the aircraft, ejection seat, manikin and the ground. Current rocket sled testing relies on expensive...- $57.95
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Lamb Wave Propagation in Varying Thermal Environments
During flight, launch, and reentry, external surfaces on aerospace vehicles undergo extreme thermo-acoustic loads resulting in structural degradation. Structural health monitoring techniques are being devised to evaluate the health of these structures by locating and quantifying structural damage during and after flight. One such...- $57.95
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Command and Control of Distributed Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Operations
Advances in technology have brought about many changes to the employment of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems of all types. The 2006 QDR states that the US Air Force will be organized "with emphasis on leveraging reach-back to minimize forward footprints and expedite...- $57.95
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Use of Informal Networks to Resolve Logistics-Related Issues in Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Response
The social dynamics of informal networks are not well understood in the context of Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response (HA/DR). Informal networks are what personnel typically rely on when formal organizational barriers constrain their ability to accomplish the mission. This study examines the use of Informal...- $57.95
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Improving Air Mobility Command's Aircraft Maintenance Recovery Team Process
Given the significance of Air Mobility Command's role in rapid global mobility, not just for the Air Force but for the entire DoD, the U.S. cannot afford to lose any of its strategic airlift capability. For research purposes this paper narrowly defines lost strategic...- $57.95
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Physical Fitness in the United States Air Force
The USAF implemented significant changes to its physical fitness program in 2004 upon the direction from General Jumper, AF Chief of Staff. Gen Jumper wanted to improve the program to be more compatible with the demands of being an expeditionary force. He made it...- $57.95
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Efficient and Accurate Computation of Non-Negative Anisotropic Group Scattering Cross Sections for Discrete Ordinates and Monte Carlo Radiaton Transpo
A new method for approximating anisotropic, multi-group scatter cross sections for use in discretized and Monte Carlo multi-group neutron transport is presented. The new method eliminates unphysical artifacts such as negative group scatter cross sections and falsely positive cross sections. Additionally, when combined with...- $57.95
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The Application of Intelligent Systems to the Close Air Support Mission
The US is clearly moving toward developing an autonomous attack capability, and the intelligent systems to provide battlefield situational awareness will be a key enabling technology for this autonomous attack capability. Within the close air support (CAS) environment, the application of intelligent systems could...- $57.95
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