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Per Ardua Ad Astra: Australian Air Power Post 2010
In 1996, the Royal Australian Air Force celebrated its 75th anniversary of service to the Australian nation. During most of those 75 years, a global security environment developed which was known and understood and thus, the nation's defense force could be tailored to counter...- $17.95
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An Exploration of Several Structural Measurement Techniques for Usage With Functionally Graded Materials
Titanium / titanium boride functionally graded 6"x1"x1" beams were subjected to a four-point beam test in order to critique the value of several measurement techniques. Also, finite element analysis results were compared with experimental values and general observations about the experiment were recorded. Uniform...- $15.95
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Vendor: Michael S. Hines
Fuel Estimation Using Dynamic Response
New regulations governing satellites in geostationary orbit require satellites to transfer into a parking orbit as part of the decommissioning process. These regulations increasethe demand for accurate fuel estimation techniques for satellites. This study estimatesthe change in fuel mass from the dynamic response of...- $17.95
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An Analysis of Role Conflict and Role Ambiguity among Air Force Information Management Professionals
The role of enlisted Air Force Information Management professionals has been expanded beyond traditional boundaries to include a new area of responsibility called workgroup management. Workgroup management duties include front-line support for the life-cycle management of information, maintenance of desktop computers and networks, development...- $57.95
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Lethality of Bacillus Anthracis Spores Due to Short Duration Heating Measured Using Infrared Spectroscopy
In this research, Bacillus anthracis spores were subjected to bursts of heat lasting on the order of one second in duration using a laser system to simulate the explosive environment from an agent defeat weapon. Heating times and temperatures were varied to establish a...- $17.95
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Heterogeneity Effects in Plutonium Contaminated Soil
In 1960 at the McGuire Air Force Base, New Egypt, New Jersey a helium tank ruptured causing a fire to ignite a nearby nuclear tipped Boeing Michigan Aeronautical Research Center (BOMARC) missile. During the fire the weapons grade plutonium (Pu-239, Pu-240, and Pu-241) ignited...- $15.95
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RADAR System Characterization Extended to Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation for the Lab-Volt TM Training System
Modeling RADAR signals in software allows the testing of potential electronic counter measures and electronic counter counter measures without the associated RADAR hardware and test facilities. Performing a characterization process on a real world RADAR system reveals all imperfections within the system. The Lab-Volt...- $18.95
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Wear Analysis of Cu-Al Coating on Ti-6Al-4V Under Fretting
The effects of changes in the coefficient of friction (CoF) between the contacting surfaces on the fretting wear characteristics of Cu-Al coating on Ti-6Al-4V were investigated. This Cu-Al coating is part of a system that is applied to titanium turbine blades to reduce fretting...- $15.95
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Vendor: John E. McGowan
The Effect of Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Resolution on Target Discrimination
This research details the effect of spatial resolution on target discrimination in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images. Multiple SAR image chips containing targets and non-targets are used to test a baseline Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) system with reduced spatial resolution obtained by lowering the...- $17.95
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Characterization of Detonation Phenomena Observed in High-Speed, Visible Imagery
Measurements for radius, angular velocity, initial time of observation, and final time of observation were made for turbulent vortices around detonation fireballs. A proxy for vortex power, determined through unit analysis, was found to correlate well to initial (and final) time of observation with...- $17.95
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Algorithms for White-Box Obfuscation Using Randomized Subcircuit Selection and Replacement
Software protection remains an active research area with the goal of preventing adversarial software exploitation such as reverse engineering, tampering, and piracy. Heuristic obfuscation techniques lack strong theoretical underpinnings while current theoretical research highlights the impossibility of creating general, e cient, and information theoretically...- $15.95
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Energy-Efficient Querying of Wireless Sensor Networks
Due to the distributed nature of information collection in wireless sensor networks and the inherent limitations of the component devices, the ability to store, locate, and retrieve data and services with minimum energy expenditure is a critical network function. Additionally, effective search protocols must...- $20.95
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Probabilistic Estimation of Rare Random Collisions in 3 Space
A study of risk assessment for artillery re randomly colliding with xed wing aircraft is presented. The research lends itself to a general study of collision models. Current models of object collisions fall under one of three categories: the historical model, the gas particle...- $15.95
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Trust Management and Security in Satellite Telecommand Processing
New standards and initiatives in satellite system architecture are moving the space industry to more open and efficient mission operations. Primarily, these standards allow multiple missions to share standard ground and space based resources to reduce mission development and sustainment costs. With the benefits...- $17.95
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Vendor: Michael P. Kossow
Modal Selection Analysis of Depot Level Reparable Asset Retrograde Shipments Within the Continental United States
Transportation modal choice for the Air Force retrograde movement of reparable assets within the CONUS is inflexible and is not synchronized with the depot repair process. Additionally, transportation coordinators are compelled by unsynchronized priorities and shipping policies to use express air modes in all...- $15.95
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Stability Operations and Engineer Doctrine
Stability Operations are the key to ensuring the better state of peace after a range of conflicts. Since the end of the cold war, the U.S. military has engaged in operations ranging from peacekeeping to major combat operations in support of political goals. However,...- $13.95
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Vendor: Dayne G. Cook
Solar Radiation Pressure Modeling Issues for High Altitude Satellites
Current satellite orbit propagation techniques employ a solar radiation pressure model that makes simplifying assumptions concerning the satellite and its orbital geometry. The time-intensive nature of orbit determination computations justifies the use of simplifying assumptions, but at the expense of increased accuracy in orbit...- $17.95
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Vendor: Omar Gamboa
Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Beam Cleanup and Beam Phasing through Two Passive Channels
Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) beam cleanup and SBS piston correction properties are explored. This research measures the beam cleaning and phase-conjugating properties of stimulated Brillouin scattering in an optical fiber. The first stage of this research began by coupling an aberrated beam into a...- $57.95
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Vendor: Marchello T. Graddy
Using Decision Analysis to Select Facility Maintenance Management Information Systems
Maintenance organizations, charged with preserving the built environment, are receiving a shrinking portion of an organization's operational budget to do its job. It has been demonstrated through various studies that efficiencies can be gained by implementing a maintenance management information system (MMIS). However, with...- $17.95
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Vendor: Grant W. Robinson
High Temperature Chemical Degradation of PMR-15 Polymer Resins
PMR-15 is a polymer resin for glass and carbon reinforced composites used for high temperature, civilian and military aerospace applications. The harsh environments of PMR-15 applications lead to long term structural degradation and, in turn, impact the readiness capabilities of the system. This study...- $15.95
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Evaluating the C-17 Semi-Prepared Runway Capability an Off Road Map
The Army and Air Force jointly satisfy the Defense Planning Guidance requirement for forcible entry into non-permissive environments through Strategic Brigade Airdrop (SBA). The C-17 is the aircraft of choice for the SBA due to its outsized cargo carrying capacity, unlimited range due to...- $15.95
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Vendor: Michael J. Vanderhyde
Comparison of Thermodynamic Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Representations of Materials
Hydrocodes are valuable tools in the modeling of shock wave propagation through solids due to high speed impact phenomena. To model high speed impacts, hydrocodes use the conservation equations of mass, momentum and energy, constitutive equations to model the materials response and equations of...- $17.95
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Vendor: William H. Kale
Weapon System Environmental Life Cycle Cost Methodologies and Models
Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP) cost billions of dollars and have 30 to 50 year life spans. Numerous (federal, state, etc.) laws, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, and Executive Orders (EO) have driven DoD to develop and implement significant environmental policies within the past...- $18.95
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Mechanical Properties Characterization and Business Case Analysis of the Fiber Metal Laminate GLARE-3 for Use as Secondary Aircraft Structure
This effort explored the mechanical characteristics and economic feasibility of using the fiber metal laminate, GLARE-3, as a secondary aircraft structure; specifically the cargo floor of a C-130. The mechanical properties were determined through static four point bending and tensile testing and dynamic impact...- $15.95
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An Analysis of USAF Aircraft Noise and Hedonic Property Values
The primary purpose of the research was to evaluate whether there was a significant difference in housing values of those affected by the noise of USAF aircraft. The secondary purpose was to evaluate whether there was a significant difference in housing values located near...- $15.95
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Vendor: Michael W. Oppenheimer
Algorith Development for On-Line Control of the Airborne Laser
The use of adaptive optics entails the design of a controller. This requires the development of a model of the plant to be controlled, which, in this case, consists of the atmosphere through which light is traveling. In optics, Zernike polynomials are used as...- $18.95
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Vendor: Christopher Snyder
Wind Tunnel Testing for Drag Reduction of an Aircraft Laser Turret
This study investigated the use of aft-mounted fairings and splitter plates to reduce the drag of a half-scale aircraft laser turret. Forces, moments, and pressure distributions were measured in the AFIT 1.5-m (5-ft) wind tunnel at Reynolds numbers between 3x105 and 9x105 based on...- $17.95
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Vendor: David Duncan
Rapid Runway Repair: An Optimization for Minimum Operating Strip Selection
Minimum Operating Strip (MOS) selection determines the exact placement of the MOS on the damaged runway, and therefore, the amount of munitions that need to be neutralized and the amount of damage that will need to be repaired. MOS selection, in essence, is the...- $57.95
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Multiple Model Adaptive Estimator Target Tracker for Maneuvering Targets in Clutter
In recent years, the Multiple Hypothesis Tracker has gained acceptance as means of handling targets in ameasurement-clutter environment. MHT algorithms rely on Gaussian mixture representations of a target's current stateestimate, and the number of components within these mixtures grows exponentially with each successive sensor...- $23.95
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Modeling Application of Hydrogen Release Compound to Effect in Situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvent-Contaminated Groundwater
This study investigates how application of Hydrogen Release Compound (HRC ) might be implemented to remediate a site contaminated withtetrachloroethene (PCE) or its daughter products, under varying site conditions. The 3-D reactive transport model RT3D was coupled with a dual-Monodbiodegradation submodel to simulate the...- $17.95
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Vendor: Christopher J. Leonard
Toxicity of Tolyltriazole to Bacillus Microorganisms
The safety of both civilian and military aircraft in cold weather depends upon the use of aircraft deicing fluids (ADAF). The environmental and toxic effects of glycols, the primary component in ADAF, have been extensively studied. The environmental and toxic effects of minor ADAF...- $17.95
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Vendor: Clint H. Sparkman
Transforming Analysis Models Into Design Models for the Multiagent Systems Engineering Methodology
Agent technology has received much attention in the last few years because of the advantages that multiagent systems have in complex, distributed environments. For multiagent systems are to be effective, they must be reliable, robust, and secure. AFIT's Agent Research Group has developed a...- $18.95
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An Examination of the Demographics and Career Progression of Air Force Institute of Technology Cost Analysis Graduates
The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) was asked to develop a graduate curriculum to support cost analysts in the acquisition arena in October 1980. The first class entered in May 1982 and graduated in September 1983 with Master of Science degrees in Systems...- $15.95
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Powering Future Micro Air Vehicles
Many scenarios for future unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) predict a shrinking size and growing requirement for power. From bird and bug-sized vehicles to sensing microdots, micro air vehicles (MAVs) present opportunities to counter many of the threats facing military aviation. However, these systems will...- $13.95
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Suite of Standards for Electromagnetic Material Characterization Using Mode Matching Theory
The objective of this research is to determine if an acceptable standard can be developed to access the accuracy and precision of measurements taken using waveguide systems. Tiny changes in material fabrication, processing, and environment can cause problems with accuracy and precision in measurement....- $17.95
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Central Command Rest and Recuperation Hub-to-Hub Airlift Network Analysis
The primary purpose of this research effort was to discover the efficiency and effectiveness of the historical hub-to-hub R and R airlift network. This study analyzed the hub-to-hub aircraft efficiency rates and introduced capacity changes in the airlift network with the use of Arena...- $15.95
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Characterization and Control of Carbon Dioxide Seed Particles in Particle Image Velocimetry
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) particles exiting from a variety of feed tube and shroud configurations, and in combination with varying volumetric flow rates of purge air were measured using a laser diffraction device. CO2 particles were then injected into the stilling chamber of two open-circuit...- $17.95
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Effects of Prior Aging At 288°C in Argon Environment on Creep Response of Carbon Fiber Reinforced PMR-15 Composite With ±45° Fiber Orientation at 288°
The creep and recovery response of carbon fiber reinforced PMR-15 composite with a 45 fiber orientation was examined in an argon environment at 288 C. Mechanical testing was executed for unaged specimens as well as specimens aged up to 1000 hours. Tensile tests were...- $17.95
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Forensics Image Background Matching Using Scale Invariant Feature Transform and Speeded up Robust Features
In criminal investigations, it is not uncommon for investigators to obtain a photograph or image that shows a crimebeing committed. Additionally, thousands of pictures may exist of a location, taken from the same or varying viewpoints.Some of these images may even include a criminal...- $15.95
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Radiometric Analysis of Daytime Satellite Detection
A radiometric model for daylight satellite detection is developed and used to evaluate the effects of various parameters on signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Detection of reflected sunlight from a low-earth orbit, diffuse, planar satellite by a single-pixel infrared photovoltaic detector is considered. Noise considered includes...- $15.95
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Vendor: Jamie S. Velotta
Navigation Using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed Signals of Opportunity
The global positioning system (GPS) provides high-accuracy position measurements anywhere in the world. However, a limitation of this system is that a line of sight to multiple satellites is required; therefore, it is unsuitable to use indoors or in urban canyons. Also, in the...- $15.95
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Vendor: Lachlan T. Belcher
Non-Adiabatic Energy Surfaces of the B+H2 System
In order to solve the dynamics of a system, the kinetic energy operator of the Hamiltonian must be disagonalized. Diagonalization requires rotation of the system into a non-adiabatic representation. This rotation is a coupling angle determined by the derivative coupling terms. Derivative coupling terms...- $15.95
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Comparative Kinetics and Distribution to Target Tissues of Organophosphates Using Physiologically- Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling
A physiologically - based pharmacokinetic model has been developed to examine the effects of organophosphates on the levels of acetylcholine in different tissues throughout the mammalian body. Many organophosphate-like chemical and kinetic characteristics are tested without reference to a specific chemical. Characteristics include partition...- $20.95
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An Analysis of the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq
Several national level publications provide guidance, commentary, and insight on America's security, role in the global war on terrorism, defense and way-ahead for Iraq. These documents include National Security Strategy of the United States of America, National Defense Strategy of the United States of...- $13.95
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An Exploration of the Effects of Genetic Drift on the Endangered Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
The Red-cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) (Picoides borealis) is classified as anendangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The RCW is endemic tothe longleaf pine forests of the southeastern United States. The two main factorscontributing to the RCW population declines are the suppression of...- $17.95
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An Analysis of Perturbed Quantization Steganography in the Spatial Domain
Steganography is a form of secret communication in which a message is hidden into a harmless cover object, concealing the actual existence of the message. Due to the potential abuse by criminals and terrorists, much research has also gone into the field of steganalysis...- $17.95
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Using Value-Focused Thinking to Evaluate the Use of Innovative Stormwater Management Technologies on Air Force Installations
Stormwater runoff occurs naturally after every storm event; however, traditional development practices have created many impervious surfaces, such as buildings, parking lots, and streets that increase runoff volume and flow rate. Conventional stormwater management practices focus on collecting runoff into centralized channels and conveying...- $17.95
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Centralized Cooperative Control for Route Surveillance With Constant Communication
The route surveillance (RS) mission is a new application of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) to meet the reconnaissance and surveillance needs of combatant commanders. This mission intends to eld a four-vehicle UAS that can provide surveillance of convoy routes. This research focuses on developing...- $17.95
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An Analysis of the Military Retirement System: How Does Retirement Return Influence Retention?
The cost of the current Department of Defense (DoD) defined-benefit retirement plan has long been a source of consternation within Congress and the DoD (Freedberg, 1999:35). Billed as being too costly in the private sector, many firms have elected to switch from defined benefit...- $13.95
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In-Line Particulate Transport and Dispersion Modeling Using the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System
There are a number of analytical and semi-empirical models that describe the behavior of particulate matter in the atmosphere. Many of these require modification for all types of weather, dry versus wet deposition, and overall effects can be quite non-linear. Rainfall (rate, drop size,...- $15.95
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