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Value-Focused Thinking in the Presence of Weight Ambiguity: A Solution Technique Using Monte Carlo Simulation
When a Decision Maker is asked to provide his or her preferences, the response represents a snapshot in time. While their preference structure elicited at any given moment represents their revealed preferences at that point in time, it may change over time. These changing...- $57.95
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A Study of the Educational, Experience, and Managerial Performance Requirements for Preparing Logistics Commanders
For some time, senior logistics leaders have been concerned that logisticians with experience in only one logistics function are unable to create and maintain an integrated, seamless logistics system. The Air Force has recently decided to consolidate logistics career fields at the Field Grade...- $57.95
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Nano Air Vehicles: A Technology Forecast
This paper documents the result of a future technology forecast study to determine when operationally useful nano aerial vehicles or NAVs will be achieved. This was accomplished as part of the Blue Horizons Research Team tasked by the Chief of Staff of the United...- $57.95
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Evaluating the Performance of Multiple Classifier System: A Matrix Algebra Representation of Boolean Fusion Rules
Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve, which graphs the trade-off between the conditional probabilities of an MCS in which Boolean rules are used to combine individual decisions. The method required performance data similar to the data available in the ROC curves for the entire system....- $57.95
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Spacecraft Charging at Geosynchronous Altitudes: Current Balance and Critical Temperature in a Non-Maxwellian Plasma
Spacecraft charging threatens to disable spacecraft components and adversely impact any satellite function. Electrostatic charge, and especially discharge, can hinder the proper operation of, or destroy, spacecraft components, thereby rendering the spacecraft ineffective or inoperative (Prokopenko and Laframboise, 1980:4125). The level of charging is...- $57.95
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Development of a Joint Operation Planning and Execution System Army Military Occupational Specialty
This research project was designed to answer the question of whether there is a need to have a pool of Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES) operators. The question stems from the researcher's personal experience as a JOPES operator for Army Central Command...- $57.95
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Determination of the Optimum Modulation Technique for Mobile and Man-Packed Military Radio Sets
This study is undertaken to determine whether recent technological progress has resulted in the development of modulation techniques which are superior to frequency modulation for use with mobile or man packed military radio sets. A simplified model of the single channel commun1cation system is...- $57.95
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Applying Neuroscience to Enhance Tactical Leader Cognitive Performance in Combat
The US Army relies on tactical-level leaders, not for their physical warfighting skills, but for their ability to employ cognitive thought during stressful situations. Cognitive tasks include sensing patterns, deciphering complex environments, creating novel solutions, and synchronizing multiple battlefield systems, to name but a...- $57.95
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Army Bank: Five Steps Beyond Jumps-Army
The purpose of this paper was to develop a possible Army banking system with a view toward improving finance service to the Army member and his family. This concept, which has not been tested, does not address other alternative systems and future concepts. The...- $57.95
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Applying Knowledge Management Theory to Army Doctrine Development: Case Study of a Web-Based Community of Practice
The study addresses the question of whether knowledge management is an appropriate strategy for revising the Army doctrine development process in the contemporary operational environment. Case study examines knowledge management theory as applied to the proposed web-based Army Field Manual (FM) 7-1, Battle Focused...- $57.95
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Task Load and Automation Use in an Uncertain Environment
The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects that user task load level has on the relationship between an individual's trust in and subsequent use of a system's automation. Automation research has demonstrated a positive correlation between an individual's trust in and...- $57.95
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A Comparative Analysis of the Cost Estimating Error Risk Associated with Flyaway Costs Versus Individual Components of Aircraft
A shrinking workforce, unstable budgets, and rapidly changing objectives under stricter time constraints characterize today's cost analysis and acquisition environment. In concert with this environment, cost analyst positions have rapidly decreased as demonstrated by Aeronautical Systems Centers 54% decline in total authorized slots from...- $57.95
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A Comparative Study and Estimation of the Life-Cycle Cost Impact of Application of Real-Time Non-Intrusive (Rtni) Monitoring Technology to Real-Time
The use of real-time non-intrusive (RTNI) monitoring has had an impact on life-cycle costs of existing programs through a reduction in debug time. Other areas in which RTNI monitoring can provide potential benefits to future programs are through the use of increased dynamic testing...- $57.95
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Organizational Design of Most Efficient Organization Air Force Civil Engineer Operations Flights
Air Force outsourcing and privatization (competitive sourcing program) is based on the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76. This program replaces traditional military / civilian organizations with either a government developed Most Efficient Organization (MEO) or a contractor operated organization to obtain the...- $57.95
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Controlling Sideslip Angle to Reduce the Radar Exposure of a Tactical, Rotary Winged Uav
This work investigates another way of contributing to the radar minimization solution for air vehicles in a threat environment. While muchresearch has been conducted on structural solutions to radar exposure minimization, not much work has been done in the area of using control tocontinuously...- $57.95
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A Model for Palladium Catalyzed Destruction of Chlorinated Ethene Contaminated Groundwater
Groundwater contamination by chlorinated ethenes is a widespread environmental problem. Conventional remediation technologies have shortcomings that have prompted further research into the development of novel treatment technologies. A palladium/ alumina catalyst in the presence of dissolved molecular hydrogen (referred to hereafter as a Pd/H2...- $57.95
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Quantitative Validation of a Model of Chlorinated Ethene Natural Attenuation
Chlorinated ethenes are among the most prevalent groundwater contaminants at hazardous waste sites nationwide. In an attempt to manage the risks posed by these contaminants, while controlling costs, monitored natural attenuation (MNA) is being considered as a remediation strategy at many sites. MNA relies...- $57.95
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Controlling the Primary Mirror in a Space-Based Telescope Utilizing an Eigenstructure Assignment Technique
The feasibility of using a sparse array of mirrors in a satellite system is being evaluated. This study focuses on the control laws necessary for achieving the minimization of the effect of vibration which happens at the primary mirror of the satellite, by using...- $57.95
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On-Board Thermal Management of Waste Heat from a High-Energy Device
The use of on-board high-energy devices such as megawatt lasers and microwave emitters requires aircraft system integration of thermal devices to either rid waste heat or utilize it in other areas of the aircraft. Non-chemical lasers are among the most challenging applications due to...- $57.95
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Into a New Millennia: Medical Requirements for the Air Expeditionary Forces (Aef)
Implementation of the Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) fills an urgent need for a force that is structured to respond rapidly anywhere in the world. It is the authors' opinion that the current medical readiness force structure will not support the AEF concept and must...- $57.95
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A Case Study of Transforming the Marine Air Control Group
The transformation of the Marine Air Control Group is currently underway, this paper will analyze and compare potential outcomes that will dramatically affect the future command and control of Marine Aviation. By putting this case study through an analysis process, a preferred and recommended...- $57.95
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The Benefits of a Network Tasking Order in Combat Search and Rescue Missions
Networked communications play a crucial role in United States Armed Forces operations. As the military moves towards more network centric (Net-Centric) operations, it becomes increasingly important to use the network as effectively as possible with respect to the overall mission. This thesis advocates the...- $57.95
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The Effect of Registration Errors on Tracking in a Networked Radar System
To successfully combine information from distributed radar sensors, it is essential that each sensor be correctly referenced in a global coordinate system. If there are biases in the reported position of these sensors, the reported target position will also be biased and the ensuing...- $57.95
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Hybrid Airships for Lift: A New Lift Paradigm and a Pragmatic Assessment of the Vehicle's Key Operational Challenges
With its reduced operating costs and point-of-need (PON) delivery ability, the hybrid airship is one lift option that offers promising capabilities to meet the DoD's future logistical challenges throughout the spectrum of conflict. When examining the hybrid airship in this capacity, it is essential...- $57.95
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Shortest Path Problems in a Stochastic and Dynamic Environment
In this research, we consider stochastic and dynamic transportation network problems. Particularly, we develop a variety of algorithms to solve the expected shortest path problem in addition to techniques for computing the total travel time distribution along a path in the network. First, we...- $57.95
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Space Junk Norms: Us Advantages in Creating a Debris-Reducing Outer Space Norm
This study explores the influence of norms governing state behavior in outer space. While the US currently enjoys a preponderance of presence in outer space, and is thus the most influential state within the space medium, this lead has been eroding as more states...- $57.95
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A Space Corps Structure Based on the National Reconnaissance Office Organizational Model
The Space Commission recommendations to realign Air Force space activities were only the first steps towards further reorganization of the national security space community. They also recommended eventually merging Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) into a single organization...- $57.95
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Singlet Delta Oxygen: A Quantitative Analysis Using Off-Axis Integrated-Cavity-Output-Spectroscopy
A new spectroscopic technique applicable to the detection of ultra-weak and for- bidden molecular transitions is presented. The method is based on o -axis integrated- cavity-output spectroscopy (ICOS) and has been applied to the detection of singlet (a1 g) oxygen in the (1,0) band...- $57.95
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A Multiobjective Approach Applied to the Protein Structure Prediction Problem
Interest in discovering a methodology for solving the Protein Structure Prediction (PSP) problem extends into many fields of study including biochemistry, medicine, biology, and numerous engineering and science disciplines. Experimental approaches, such as, x-ray crystallographic studies or solution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy, to...- $57.95
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Natural Frequencies and Mode Shapes of a Nonlinear, Uniform Cantilevered Beam
A series of experiments in 1975, referred to as the Princeton Beam Experiments, were performed to measure natural frequencies and create a nonlinear elastic deformationmodel to improve helicopter main beam designs. These experiments used a uniform, homogeneous 7075 aluminum beam and have been referenced...- $57.95
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An Anion Characterization of a Constructed Wetland Used for Chlorinated Ethene Remediation
Chlorinated ethene's physical properties as well as ubiquitous state at DOD installations makes it a priority for innovative remediation efforts. Current techniques are expensive and time consuming to maintain. Constructed wetlands suggest an inexpensive and operational alternative to conventional technologies. Sub-surface flow wetlands provide...- $57.95
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Comparative Analysis of Mobility Management Schemes in a Low Earth Orbit Satellite Network
In the 60's the United Status and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics engaged in a "space race" to be the first to put a man on the moon. Today, the space race is between large multinational telecommunication corporations with the winner receiving the...- $57.95
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Liquid Crystal on Silicon Non-Mechanical Steering of a Laser Vibrometer System
This research examined the possibility of using a non-mechanical beam steering device to steer the beam of a coherent laser radar system. Non-mechanical beam steering devices offer many advantages in size, weight, power requirements, and steering speeds. Additionally, non-mechanical beam steering devices present the...- $57.95
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A Primary Care Workload Production Model for Estimating Relative Value Unit Output
Health care costs have grown to unsustainable levels nationally and within the Department of Defense. Military health care costs have historically been difficult to isolate, causing budget cuts to be the vehicle for cost control. Maximum efficiency, therefore, is the goal in order to...- $57.95
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Design, Build and Validation of a Small Scale Combustion Chamber Testing Facility
This study investigated the design parameters necessary for the construction and use of a testing facility built to evaluate advanced combustor designs for future gas turbine engines. User inputs were acquired by interview and by evaluating facilities at other organizations and used in the...- $57.95
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Experimental Methods to Characterize Nonlinear Vibration of Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles
For urban combat reconnaissance, the flapping wing micro air vehicle concept is ideal because of its low speed and miniature size, which are both conducive to indoor operations. The focus of this research is the development of experimental methods best suited for the vibration...- $57.95
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A Radial Basis Function Neural Network Approach to Two-Color Infrared Missile Detection
Multi-color infrared imaging missile-warning systems require real-time detection techniques that can process the wide instantaneous field of regard of focal plane array sensors with a low false alarm rate. Current technology applies classical statistical methods to this problem and ignores neural network techniques. Thus...- $57.95
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An Objective Decision Tool for Use in Considering Air Force Specialty Code Pairs for Consolidation
Throughout its history, the Air Force has experienced a growth in the diversity of the jobs it has been asked to perform, as well as a reduction in the number of personnel it has as a resource to fulfill these requirements. As a result,...- $57.95
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A Verification and Validation Assessment of Rapid Availability Prototyping for Testing Operational Readiness
Through out the world, new techniques are developed to test and evaluate systems. The Department of Defense and the US Air Force conduct numerous studies into the reliability and maintainability of current and future weapons systems in an effort to understand the reliability, maintainability,...- $57.95
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The Evolution of the Expeditionary Aerospace Force and the Need to Develop Expeditionary Aerospace Commanders
In August 1998, acting Secretary of the Air Force, F. Whitten Peters, and General Michael E. Ryan, then Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, announced their intent to move the Air Force into the twenty-first century as an expeditionary aerospace force....- $57.95
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Flight Dynamic Response of Hale Aircraft to Kc-135 Flowfield
This research effort examines the static affects of a KC-135 flowfield on a flexible winged Sensorcraft model. The KC-135 flowfield data is generated by a vortex lattice code and integrated into Sensorcraft model for analysis. Building on previous research, a refueling situation was modeled...- $57.95
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Establishing a Foundation to Capture the Cost of Oversight for a Major Defense Program Within the Information Technology Acquisition Community
In 1970 the Department of Defense introduced the Department of Defense Directive 5000 to standardize the acquisition process; the directive created oversight forums to ensure the policies and procedures created were followed, track program progress, and identify programs in trouble. Although oversight was essentially...- $57.95
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The Wave of the Present: Remotely-Piloted Aircraft in Air Force Culture
The 21st Century has posed challenges that have forced the Air Force to re-examine its identity and culture. Aircraft flying over hostile skies these days may not even contain pilots. Remotely-piloted aircraft have resurfaced in the past 15 years and have taken center stage...- $57.95
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Optimization of Palladium-Catalyzed in Situ Destruction of Trichloroethylene-Contaminated Groundwater Using a Genetic Algorithm
Conventional technologies for the treatment of groundwater contaminated with chlorinated solvents have limitations that have motivated development of innovative technologies. One such technology currently under development involves using palladium-on-alumina (Pd/Al) as a catalyst to promote dechlorination. Pd/Al catalyst may be used in-well as part...- $57.95
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Analysis of GPS Satellite Allocation for the United States Nuclear Detonation Detection System (USNDS)
The United States Nuclear Detonation Detection System (USNDS) relies on sensors onboard NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites to detect atmospheric nuclear detonations. Though there are currently over 24 operational GPS satellites, USNDS ground based antennas are only capable of actively monitoring 24 satellites...- $57.95
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Parallel Digital Signal Processing on a Network of Personal Computers Case Study: Space-Time Adaptive Processing
Network-based parallel computing using personal computers is currently a popular choice for concurrent scientific computing. This work evaluates the capabilities and the performance of the AFIT Bimodal Cluster (ABC) - a heterogeneous cluster of PCs connected by switched fast Ethernet and using MPICH 1.1...- $57.95
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Performing Particle Image Velocimetry in a Supersonic Wind Tunnel Using Carbon Dioxide as the Seed Material
Particle image velocimetry (PIV) was performed utilizing clean seed particles generated by injecting liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) directly into an open-circuit blowdown Mach 2.9 supersonic wind tunnel. Rapid atomization and cooling of the liquid CO2 created a preponderance of nearly uniform and well dispersed...- $57.95
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Technology Transfer: A Qualitative Analysis of Air Force Office of Research and Technology Applications
Everyday within United States Air Forces' research laboratories there are hundreds of scientists and engineers whose research and development activities contribute to the advancement of science and technology for mankind. The opportunities for successful technology transfer within these research activities are unbounded. This thesis...- $57.95
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Linear Programming and Genetic Algorithm Based Optimization for the Weighting Scheme of a Value Focused Thinking Hierarchy
Deriving weights for a Value Focused Thinking (VFT) hierarchy demands considerable time and input from Decision Makers (DM) and Subject Matter Experts (SME). Often, the DMs and SMEs are the leaders of companies and organizations, and this required time is unrealistic with their schedules....- $57.95
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Integrating Cost as an Independent Variable Analysis with Evolutionary Acquisition: A Multiattribute Design Evaluation Approach
Guidance from the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics USD (ATL) requires 100 percent of defense programs to incorporate cost as an independent variable (CAIV) and evolutionary acquisition (EA) plans within their management baselines. Historically, these two concepts have been implemented...- $57.95
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