| Magnetic Signature: Small Arms Testing of Multiple Examples of Same Model Weapons |
Apr-2009 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
G A Fischer; J E Fine; A S Edelstein; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD SENSORS AND ELECTRON DEVICES DIRECTORATE
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 | This report investigates identical model small arms, in particular eight same-model pistols and seven same-model shotguns. This is an adjunct to experiments to obtain statistically significant quantities of signatures of objects of military interest. Magnetic signature features were compared to find similarities and differences between all the pistols and all the shotguns tested. In the far field region, the shapes of the component curves for each weapon were similar; the ... |
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| Analysis of EMI and Magnetic Data; Aberdeen Proving Ground |
Dec-2008 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Dean Keiswetter; SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP (SAIC) CARY NC ADVANCED SENSORS AND ANALYSIS DIVISION
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| Buried Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) is a serious and prevalent environmental problem facing Department of Defense (DoD) facility managers. Not limited to active sites and test ranges, these problems also occur at DoD sites that are currently inactive and in areas adjacent to military ranges that belong to the civilian sector or are under control of other government agencies. Over the past decade, SERDP and ESTCP have invested heavily in developing ... |
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| Man-Portable Simultaneous Magnetometer and EM System (MSEMS) |
Dec-2008 |
72 pages |
| Authors:
ROBERT SIEGEL; Robert Selfridge; SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION NEWTON MA
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| EM61 pulsed induction sensors and total field magnetometers are the two primary sensors employed for MEC detection on formerly used military properties. While these two sensors have a broadly overlapping performance envelope, each sensor has unique strengths. Unfortunately, co-deployment of the two sensors is normally impossible due to the active nature of pulsed EM which creates noise on any nearby magnetometer. A prior ESTCP project developed the technology needed to ... |
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| Interface Design Description for the Multi-Mode Magnetic Detection System |
21-Nov-2008 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Rich Tobaben; Don King; Jim Manning; POLATOMIC INC RICHARDSON TX
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| This interface design Description (IDD) specifies the design for all internal and external software configuration item interfaces on the Multi-Mode Magnetic Detection System (3MDS), and documents the partition of related software development tasks between Polatomic, Inc. (PI) and Applied Signal Technology, Inc. (AST). 1.2 System Overview. The goal of the 3MDS project is to develop and demonstrate a real-time airborne magnetic detection system that is Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-based. The ... |
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| UXO Detection and Characterization in the Marine Environment |
Nov-2008 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Jim McDonald; SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP (SAIC) CARY NC ADVANCED SENSORS AND ANALYSIS DIVISION
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| The second demonstration of the Marine Towed Array took place June 12-30, 2006 on Ostrich Bay (Puget Sound) in the state of Washington. This Bay is adjacent to the former NAD Puget Sound, which for 50 years operated as an ordnance manufacturing and storage facility to supply Naval vessels operating from the West Coast. MEC and munitions components were on-loaded and off-loaded between three piers and lighters (powered barges) as ... |
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| Additional Analysis of the ESTCP Discrimination Study Data at Camp Sibert, Alabama. Project 200504: Practical Discrimination Strategies for Application to Live Sites |
20-Oct-2008 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen Billings; Leonard Pasion; Laurens Beran; SKY RESEARCH ASHLAND OR
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| Geonics EM61 cart, MTADS EM61 and EM-63 cart data from Camp Sibert were investigated to determine of the number of can't analyze anomalies could be reduced and more objective stop-digging criteria selected. Many of the can't analyze anomalies in the MTADS EM61 were caused by cart-bounce along North-South transects and could be avoided by using only East-West transect data. However, poor data coverage increased the chances of generating false negative ... |
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| EM61-MK2 Response of Standard Munition Items |
06-Oct-2008 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
H H Nelson; T Bell; J Kingdon; N Khadr; D A Steinhurst; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC CHEMICAL DYNAMICS AND DIAGNOSTICS BRANCH
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| Target response coefficients for 13 commonly encountered UXO items were calculated from measurements made using the recently developed NRL Time-domain Electromagnetic Induction array. These response coefficients were used to predict the signals expected from an EM61-MK2, the most commonly used geophysical survey instrument for UXO, for each of these items as a function of orientation and distance of the center of the item below the bottom coil of the sensor. ... |
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| Advanced Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Sensor Modeling For Multisite Inspection |
Oct-2008 |
167 pages |
| Authors:
Zhiwei Zeng; Yiming Deng; Satish Udpa; R Bossi; B Koltenbah; L Udpa; Liu Xin; BOEING INFORMATION SPACE AND DEFENSE SYSTEMS SEATTLE WA
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| The Advanced Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Sensor Modeling for Multisite Inspection program has developed finite element models (FEM) of electromagnetic NDE for optimizing the inspection of aging aircraft structure. The program found excellent correlation between magnetic field strengths predicted by FEM analysis and experimental values in fastened airframe structure configurations. Applying the FEM analysis to magnetoresistive (MR) sensors inspection problems then provided useful insights into the many parameter effects associated with ... |
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| Development of Convergence Nanoparticles for Multi-Modal Bio-Medical Imaging |
18-Sep-2008 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Jinwoo Cheon; YONSEI UNIV SEOUL (KOREA SOUTH) DEPT OF CHEMISTRY
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| The purpose of this project is to develop a novel, highly versatile, multi-functional convergence nanoparticle system for their advanced biomedical applications. Inorganic nanoparticles are now emerging as a promising candidate to revolutionize current science and technology. By utilizing inorganic nanoparticles, it is possible to have the ability to control physical/chemical properties of materials as we desire, which is not allowed in current technology. Furthermore, these inorganic nanoparticles exhibit improved physical/chemical ... |
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| Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Moguls Scoring Record Number 912 (Sky Research, Inc.) |
01-Sep-2008 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
Rick Fling; Christina McClung; William Burch; Patrick McDonnell; J S McClung; Leonardo Lombardo; ABERDEEN TEST CENTER MD
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| This scoring record documents the efforts of Sky Research, Inc. to detect and discriminate inert unexploded ordnance (UXO) utilizing the YPG Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Moguls. This Scoring Record was coordinated by J. Stephen McClung and the Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Scoring Committee. Organizations on the committee include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program, the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, the ... |
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| Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Open Field Scoring Record Number 910 (Sky Research, Inc.) |
01-Sep-2008 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Rick Fling; Christina McClung; William Burch; Patrick McDonnell; J S McClung; Leonardo Lombardo; ABERDEEN TEST CENTER MD
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| This scoring record documents the efforts of Sky Research, Inc. to detect and discriminate inert unexploded ordnance (UXO) utilizing the YPG Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Open Field. This Scoring Record was coordinated by J. Stephen McClung and the Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Scoring Committee. Organizations on the committee include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program, the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, ... |
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| Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Blind Grid Scoring Record Number 909 (Sky Research, Inc.) |
01-Sep-2008 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Rick Fling; Christina McClung; William Burch; Patrick McDonnell; J S McClung; Leonardo Lombardo; ABERDEEN TEST CENTER MD
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| This scoring record documents the efforts of Sky Research, Inc. to detect and discriminate inert unexploded ordnance (UXO) utilizing the YPG Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Blind Grid. This Scoring Record was coordinated by J. Stephen McClung and the Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Scoring Committee. Organizations on the committee include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program, the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, ... |
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| Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Desert Extreme Scoring Record Number 911 (Sky Research, Inc.) |
01-Sep-2008 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Rick Fling; Christina McClung; William Burch; Patrick McDonnell; J S McClung; Leonardo Lombardo; ABERDEEN TEST CENTER MD
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| This scoring record documents the efforts of Sky Research, Inc. to detect and discriminate inert unexploded ordnance (UXO) utilizing the YPG Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Desert Extreme. This Scoring Record was coordinated by J. Stephen McClung and the Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Scoring Committee. Organizations on the committee include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program, the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, ... |
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| Simultaneous Magnetometer and EM61 MK2 Vehicle-Towed Array for Wide Area Assessment |
Sep-2008 |
100 pages |
| Authors:
Robert M Siegel; SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION NEWTON MA
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| The Vehicular Simultaneous EM! and Magnetometer System (VSEMS) was deployed at the former Kirtland Bombing and Gunnery Range during the fall of 2006 as part of the ESTCP Wide Area Assessment Pilot Program. Magnetometer and EM61 Mk2 data were concurrently acquired on pre-planned transects (generated by Visual Sampling Plan on the basis of existing data from a Conceptual Site Model) to bound the extent of known bombing targets and assist ... |
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| Data Modeling, Feature Extraction, and Classification of Magnetic and EMI Data, ESTCP Discrimination Study, Camp Sibert, AL. Demonstration Report |
Sep-2008 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen Billings; SKY RESEARCH ASHLAND OR
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| An ESTCP-sponsored demonstration was conducted at the Former Camp Sibert, Alabama, where the objective was to discriminate potentially hazardous 4.2 mortars from non-hazardous shrapnel, range and cultural debris. Nine different discrimination techniques were tested and used data from the MTADS magnetometer array, a Geonics EM61 cart, the MTADS EM61 array and the Geonics EM63. Discrimination was achieved using either rule-based or statistical classification of feature vectors extracted from dipole or ... |
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| Non-traditional Physics-based Inverse Approaches for Determining a Buried Object's Location |
Sep-2008 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Fridon Shubitidze; THAYER SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING HANOVER NH
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| The research described in this report was conducted in fulfillment of Project MM-1592, Non-traditional physics-based inverse approaches for determining a buried object's location submitted to the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program's (SERDP) Exploratory Development Program (SEED) in response to Statement of Need MMSEED-07-02, Advanced Technologies for Detection, Discrimination, and Remediation of Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC): UXO Technology. The main focus of this research was to explore and ... |
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| Demonstration Report for Geonics EM-63 Cued-Interrogation Data Collection, Processing and Archiving at Camp Sibert, Alabama |
Aug-2008 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen Billings; Kevin Kingdon; SKY RESEARCH ASHLAND OR
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| This report describes the data collection, processing and archiving of Geonics EM-63 time-domain electromagnetic data over selected anomalies within Site 18 of the Camp Sibert FUDS) In May 2007, cued-interrogation data were collected over 200 anomalies in a blind-test scenario and 38 items in a GPO. The cued-data were collected dynamically along 11 North-South lines spaced 30 cm apart, 3 East-West lines spaced 50 cm apart and on two pitch ... |
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| Development and Evaluation of an Airborne Superconducting Quantum Interference Device-Based Magnetic Gradiometer Tensor System for Detection, Characterization and Mapping of Unexploded Ordnance |
Aug-2008 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
T J Gamey; BATTELLE MEMORIAL INST OAK RIDGE TN
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| The objective of this project was to develop and demonstrate an airborne full-tensor magnetic gradiometer for detection and precision mapping of UXO. The system was based on a liquid nitrogen-cooled high-temperature Superconducting QUantum Interference Device (SQUID) developed in a project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division. This SQUID sensor was to be integrated with the airborne geophysical platform originally deployed ... |
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| ESTCP Pilot Project Wide Area Assessment for Munitions Response |
Jul-2008 |
341 pages |
| Authors:
Herb Nelson; Katherine Kaye; Anne Andrews; ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OFFICE (DOD) ARLINGTON VA
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| The objective of wide area assessment (WAA) is to quickly and cost effectively assess 100% of a potentially contaminated site. Beginning with historical records, a conceptual site model (CSM) is used to record the best understanding of the site. WAA is a means to gather a preponderance of evidence that improves the understanding of the site and builds confidence in the conclusions. A suite of commercially available technologies provides data ... |
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| Optimal Sensor Management for Next-Generation EMI Systems |
13-Jun-2008 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Lawrence Carin; Nilanjan Dasgupta; Hui Li; SIGNAL INNOVATIONS GROUP INC DURHAM NC
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| This document serves as the final report on the project titled Optimal Sensor Management for Next-Generation EMI Systems (SERDP Project MM-1591). This project is a collaboration between SIG, Dr. T. C. Bell of AETC, and Dr. Herb Nelson of NRL. This research is directed toward developing the adaptive sensor-management architecture needed for next-generation electromagnetic induction (EMI) systems. Specifically, SERDP and ESTCP are currently funding multi-coil EMI systems that provide significant ... |
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| Impacts of Ocean Waves on the Atmospheric Surface Layer: Simulations and Observations |
06 JUN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Peter P. Sullivan; James C. McWilliams; W. K. Melville; NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH BOULDER CO MESOSCALE AND MICROSCALE METEOROLOGY DIV
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 | This this award investigated surface boundary layers and air-sea interaction with theoretical and numerical research. Our long term scientific objective was to explore the nature of intermittence, coherent structures, and turbulent fluxes and their coupling in the surface layers of the marine atmospheric and oceanic planetary boundary layers (PBL). Efforts were focused on the effects of surface gravity waves on the near-surface dynamics, surface fluxes, and coupling between the atmospheric ... |
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| Development of the MQ-9 Reaper Wings Container |
03 JUN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Matthew P. Bozzuto; Susan J. Evans; AIR FORCE PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING FACILITY WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| The Air Force Packaging Technology & Engineering Facility (AFPTEF) was tasked with the design of a new shipping and storage container for the MQ-9 Reaper wings in March of 2006. The previous container did not adequately satisfy user needs and Air Force requirements. A main problem was that it was designed for an MQ-9 Reaper fuselage, wings, and tails combined, which exceeded the 10,000 lb Air Force requirement for available ... |
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| Assessment of Electromagnetic and Passive Diffuse Infrared Sensors in Detection of IED-Related Behavior |
01-Jun-2008 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Joshua Sundram; Gurminder Singh; Neil C Rowe; Phua Poh Sim; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Persistent wireless sensor networks can be a cost-effective way to monitor public areas for suspicious behavior and reduce the need for military patrols. We examine here their applicability to the difficult problem of detecting emplacement of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). We first discuss the threat and how wireless sensor networks could help fight it; flexible and adaptable management of the sensor network is essential. We then report some experiments with ... |
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| To Walk the Earth in Safety: The United States' Commitment to Humanitarian Mine Action and Conventional Weapons Destruction |
JUN 2008 |
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| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON DC
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| Formally established in 1993, with roots to late 1988 when the term "humanitarian demining" was coined in Afghanistan, the interagency U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Program is the largest and one of the world's oldest such programs. It is comprised of the Department of State, Department of Defense, U.S. Agency for International Development's Leahy War Victims Fund, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Collectively, the program operates worldwide to clear ... |
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| Temporal-Spectral Detection in Long Wave Infrared Hyperspectral Imagery |
JUN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Daniel C. Heinz; Charles E. Davidson; Avishai Ben-David; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORP EDGEWOOD MD
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| Ground-based staring hyperspectral chemical detectors allow for repeated measurements through time with near-perfect image registration. The problem with standard spectral based hyperspectral detection algorithms is that they do not make effective use of this temporal information. In this paper we show that significant improvements in detection performance for staring geometry can be made by making use of statistical information obtained from previous samples and new temporal-spectral detection algorithms are developed. ... |
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| Further Constraints on the Presence of a Debris Disk in the Multiplanet System Gliese 876 |
JUN 2008 |
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| Authors:
P. D. Shankland; D. L. Blank; D. A. Boboltz; T. J. Lazio; G. White; NAVAL OBSERVATORY WASHINGTON DC
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| Using both the Very Large Array (VLA) at 7 mm wavelength, and the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) at 3 mm, we have searched for microwave emission from cool dust in the extrasolar planetary system Gliese 876 (Gl 876). Having detected no emission above our 3 sigma detection threshold of 135 microJy, we rule out any dust disk with either a mass greater than 0.0006 Earth mass or less than ... |
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| Magnetic Sensors with Picotesla Magnetic Field Sensitivity at Room Temperature |
Jun-2008 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Sy-Hwang Liou; NEBRASKA UNIV LINCOLN DEPT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
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| High sensitivity magnetic sensors will have a significant impact on security, industry, and quality of life. Many of these applications require sensitivities better than 1 nT/Hz1/2 as well as low cost, small size, low maintenance, and low power consumption. This project is to develop highly sensitive magnetic sensors that fit the goal of the MMSON-07-03 Statement of Need. This need is to develop novel sensors applicable to the diverse detection ... |
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| Insect Flight: Computation and Biomimetic Design |
31 MAY 2008 |
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| Authors:
Z. J. Wang; CORNELL UNIV ITHACA NY DEPT OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS
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| Our research has focused on understanding fundamental mechanisms of unsteady aerodynamics in flapping flight. In particular we have focused on dragonfly flight and passive flight of fluttering and tumbling plates in fluid. We use computations, theoretical analyses, and tabletop experiments to unravel the essential mechanisms in these systems. They have yielded new insights into the unsteady aerodynamics and energetics of flapping flight. These new insights offer lessons on designs of ... |
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| Geo-location Requirements for UXO Discrimination (Guidance Document) |
01-May-2008 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas Bell; SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP (SAIC) ARLINGTON VA
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| The Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) sponsored the development and operation of Standardized Test Sites at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Maryland, and Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), Arizona. The purpose of these sites is to provide a means for characterizing the performance of technologies under development for the detection and discrimination of Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC), which include Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) and Discarded Military Munitions (DMM). ESTCP Project ... |
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| The Design of a Polymorphous Cognitive Agent Architecture (PCAA) |
MAY 2008 |
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| Authors:
Mohammed Amduka; Jon Russo; Krishna Jha; Andre DeHon; Richard Lethin; Jonathan Springer; Rajit Manohar; Rami Melhem; Bob Wray; Christian Lebiere; LOCKHEED MARTIN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABS CHERRY HILL NJ
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| Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories (LM-ATL) led a highly qualified and motivated team to research, develop, and validate the Polymorphous Cognitive Agent Architecture (PCAA) as part of DARPA's Architecture for Cognitive Information Processing (ACIP). Our team investigated essential "Cognitive Information Processing" aspects of the architecture ranging from pure cognitive research into the essentials of human level reasoning to computing infrastructures that are essential to be able to transition PCAA into ... |
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| Deposition of Selected Airborne Particles into a Microfluidic Flow Cytometer for Bioanalysis |
MAY 2008 |
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| Authors:
Hermes Huang; Yong-Le Pan; Steven C. Hill; Richard K. Chang; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD
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| In a proof-of-concept experiment, we demonstrate how selected airborne bacteria, detected in air by light scattering, can be deflected aerodynamically into the input well of a microfluidic flow cytometer and analyzed using fluorescein-labeled antibodies. This experiment demonstrates a new method for introducing airborne samples into a microfluidic cell. The results suggest that by deflecting only those airborne particles having the fluorescence spectra of bioaerosols and by depositing the individual bioaerosols ... |
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| Physical Demands of Army Military Occupational Specialties: Constructing and Applying a Crosswalk to Evaluate the Relationship between Occupational Physical Demands and Hospitalizations |
MAY 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ilyssa E. Hollander; Nicole S. Bell; Marilyn Sharp; SOCIAL SECTORS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES INC BOSTON MA
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| Army Military Occupational Specialties (MOSs) for enlisted Soldiers are categorized by their relative level of physical demands. This report compares injury rates among common MOSs stratified by light, moderate and heavy levels of physical job demands. As hypothesized, unadjusted odds for experiencing an injury hospitalization increased with increasing level of physical demand. On-duty serious accidents (those resulting in an injury hospitalization) also occurred more frequently among Soldiers in heavy demands ... |
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| Demonstration of Helicopter Multi-Towed Array Detection Systems (MTADS) Magnetometry Technology for the ESTCP Wide Area Assessment Pilot Program |
May-2008 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OFFICE (DOD) ARLINGTON VA
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| This report documents the cost and performance of the demonstrations of Helicopter Multisensor Towed Array Detection System (MTADS) Magnetometry (HeliMag) technology at WAA pilot program demonstration sites as part of ESTCP project MM-0535. These demonstrations included the following: * Former Pueblo Precision Bombing Range (PBR) #2, La Junta, Colorado * Former Kirtland PBRs N2, N3, and New Demolitions Impact Area, Albuquerque, New Mexico * Victorville PBRs Y and 15, Landers, ... |
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| Simultaneous Magnetometer and EM61 MK2 Vehicle-Towed Array for Wide Area Assessment. |
May-2008 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Rob Siegel; SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION NEWTON MA
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| One of the recommendations of the 2003 Defense Sciences Board (DSB) Report on Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) was to immediately assess the scope of ordnance contamination of roughly ten million acres of land on formerly used defense sites (FUDS) and base realignment and closure (BRAC) sites and rapidly ascertain what percentage of this acreage actually contains UXO. Ground-based digital geophysical mapping (DGM) systems have a role to play in wide area ... |
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| Defense Acquisitions: Results of Annual Assessment of DOD Weapon Programs |
29 APR 2008 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| DOD's investment in weapon systems represents one of the largest discretionary items in the budget. The department expects to invest about $900 billion (fiscal year 2008 dollars) over the next 5 years on development and procurement with more than $335 billion invested specifically in major defense acquisition programs. Every dollar spent inefficiently in acquiring weapon systems is less money available for other budget priorities such as the global war on ... |
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| Department of Defense: Observations on the National Industrial Security Program |
16 APR 2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Ann C. Barr; Thomas J. Denomme; Brandon Booth; John Krump; Karen Sloan; Lillian Slodkowski; Suzanne Sterling; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Our work on DSS oversight of contractor facilities and DSS oversight of contractors under FOCI identified certain systemic weaknesses. In both areas DSS did not systematically collect and analyze information to assess the effectiveness of its operations. Such an assessment would have assisted DSS in better managing its processes and enabled it to identify problems and institute corrective actions. In terms of facility oversight, DSS maintained files on contractor facilities ... |
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| Defense Travel System. Overview of Prior Reported Challenges Faced by DOD in Implementation and Utilization |
15 APR 2008 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| In 1995, the Department of Defense (DOD) began an effort to implement a standard department wide travel system, the Defense Travel System (DTS). This testimony is based on previously issued GAO reports and testimonies that highlighted challenges confronted by DOD in the implementation of DTS. More specifically, today's testimony focuses on prior GAO reporting concerning (1) the lack of quantitative metrics to measure the extent to which DTS is actually ... |
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| Spin-Precession Organic Magnetic Sensor |
11-Apr-2008 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Srini Krishnamurthy; SRI INTERNATIONAL MENLO PARK CA
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| The three major tasks we addressed in this project were to: (a) identify the issues for demonstration of a polymer-based spin-precession magnetic sensor; (b) develop theoretical and computational techniques to study the effect of the interface between ferromagnetic metal and polymers for FET applications; and (c) apply the existing light propagation codes to study transmission of 1.5 micron wavelength light through GaAs. We have completed all three tasks, and the ... |
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| Demonstration of Airborne Wide Area Assessment Technologies at Kirtland Precision Bombing Range, New Mexico |
01-Apr-2008 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OFFICE (DOD) ARLINGTON VA
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| The former Kirtland Precision Bombing Range is located near Albuquerque, New Mexico. This site is classified by the United States Government as a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) and was a World War II-era military training facility. This demonstration utilized Helicopter Multi-sensor Towed Array Detection System (MTADS) Magnetometry (HeliMag) technology, a wide area assessment technology. A data collection survey was conducted in October of 2005 and resulted in the survey ... |
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| Defense Infrastructure: Continued Management Attention Is Needed to Support Installation Facilities and Operations |
APR 2008 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
Brian J. Lepore; Mark Little; Bonita Anderson; Harry Knobler; Mary Jo Lacasse; Josh Margraf; Gary Phillips; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Department of Defense (DoD) manages and operates about 577,000 structures worldwide, valued at about $712 billion. DoD has worked for several years to develop models that can reliably estimate the installation support funds needed to sustain these facilities, and plans to spend over $55 billion to support these facilities and operate its bases in fiscal year 2008. Because GAO has identified support infrastructure as a high-risk area that affects ... |
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| Shallow Water UXO Technology Demonstration Site Scoring Record No. 1. Technology Type/Platform: GEN-3 Array |
APR 2008 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Gary W. Rowe; ABERDEEN TEST CENTER MD
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| This report documents the efforts of Geophex, Ltd. to detect and discriminate inert unexploded ordnance (UXO) using a GEM-3 electric magnetic sensor array modified for use in a shallow water environment. Testing was conducted at ATC, Standardized Shallow Water UXO Technology Demonstration Site. A description of the tested system and an estimate of survey costs along with the analysis of the system performance are provided. |
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| Shallow Water UXO Technology Demonstration Site Scoring Record No. 5 (NAEVA/XTECH, EM61 MKII) |
APR 2008 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
Gary Rowe; ABERDEEN TEST CENTER MD
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| This report documents the efforts of NAEVA/XTECH to detect and discriminate inert unexploded ordnance (UXO) using an EM61 MKII. Testing was conducted at ATC, Standardized Shallow Water UXO Technology Demonstration Site. A description of the tested system and an estimate of survey costs along with the analysis of the system performance are provided. |
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| Homeland Security: Enhanced National Guard Readiness for Civil Support Missions May Depend on DOD's Implementation of the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act |
APR 2008 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Janet A. St. Laurent; Margaret Morgan; Renee Brown; Eugene Gray; Nicole Harms; Shvetal Khanna; Stephanie Moriarty; Jay Smale; John Van Schaik; Suzanne Wren; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The high use of National Guard (Guard) forces for overseas missions has raised questions about its ability to support civil authorities in the event of a catastrophic incident. GAO was asked to assess two alternatives for providing funding and authority specifically for the Guard's civil support missions. Congress subsequently enacted a new approach for the Guard's civil support needs, which GAO also included in this assessment. GAO determined the following: ... |
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| Baloch Nationalism and the Geopolitics of Energy Resources: The Changing Context of Separatism in Pakistan |
APR 2008 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Robert G. Wirsing; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This monograph examines the Baloch separatist insurgency that has resurfaced in recent years in Pakistan's sprawling Balochistan province. The author maintains that the context of today's insurgency differs in certain important respects from that of its 1970s predecessor. Most fundamental of these differences are those stemming from energy resource developments in parts of South, Central, and Southwest Asia. In particular, the monograph looks at how Pakistan's mounting energy insecurity -- ... |
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| Homeland Defense. Steps Have Been Taken to Improve U.S. Northern Command's Coordination with States and the National Guard Bureau, but Gaps Remain |
APR 2008 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| In 2002, the Department of Defense (DOD) established U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) to conduct homeland defense and civil support missions in and around the United States. It is important that NORTHCOM coordinate with the National Guard Bureau (NGB), because NGB has experience dealing with state and local authorities during incidents and functions as NORTHCOM's formal link to the states. GAO was asked to (1) determine the extent to which NORTHCOM ... |
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| Positrons, Quantum Crystals, and Nanoparticles (Oh My!) - Quantum Mechanics in Action at the USAF |
APR 2008 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
C. M. Lindsay; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB EGLIN AFB FL MUNITIONS DIRECTORATE
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| CONCLUSIONS: Solid parahydrogen produced by Rapid Vapor Deposition is amenable to Polarization Spectroscopy: Facilitates the assignment of the crystal field fine structure in the spectra of rotating dopants; * Sheds light on cluster formation in doped parahydrogen samples; * Provides new insight into the annealing behavior of the solid parahydrogen produced by RVD; * Electron and Positron irradiation of solid hydrogen presently underway. |
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| New Approaches for Prostate Cancer Combination Therapy |
APR 2008 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Luiz F. Zerbini; BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER BOSTON MA
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| The mechanisms underlying the antineoplastic actions of NSAIDs remain poorly understood. We started deciphering now the mechanisms by which NSAIDs induce programmed cell death and growth arrest in cancer. In this report we show that induction of the pro-apoptotic cytokine melanoma differentiation associated gene-7/lnterleukin-24 (MDA-7/IL-24) and the expression of growth arrest and DNA damage inducible (GADD) 45 alpha and y by several NSAIDs is an essential step for G2/M growth ... |
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| Digital Signal Processing Leveraged for Intrusion Detection |
27 MAR 2008 |
106 pages |
| Authors:
Theodore J. Erickson; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| This thesis describes the development and evaluation of a novel system called the Network Attack Characterization Tool (NACT). The NACT employs digital signal processing to detect network intrusions, by exploiting the Lomb-Scargle periodogram method to obtain a spectrum for sampled network traffic. The Lomb-Scargle method for generating a periodogram allows for the processing of unevenly sampled network data. The spectrum is examined to determine if features exist above a significance ... |
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| MURI Real Time, Explosive Specific Chemical Sensors: Spectroscopic and Time-Domain Detection of Trace Explosives in Condensed and Vapor Phases |
27 MAR 2008 |
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| Authors:
James B. Spicer; JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV BALTIMORE MD
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| Under this MURI, research into the use of terahertz spectroscopy, femtosecond laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, laser ionization-mass spectrometry and cavity ring-down spectroscopy for explosives detection was pursued. Fundamental studies have been completed that contribute to our understanding of explosives and how they behave when being sensed using the techniques selected for study. The highest level conclusion reached in this program is that all of the techniques have the ability ... |
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| Paying for the War on Terror: Process and Budget Impacts |
15 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Denise Atkins; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States is engaged in a long war against terror as a top national security priority. While initial response to the unexpected on September 2001 (9/11), terror attacks was clearly unfunded, the U.S. is still using "emergency" appropriations to fund ongoing operations as well as other non-emergency defense requirements. Since 2001 over $500B has been infused into defense programs and operations through supplemental appropriations, separate from funds provided through ... |
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