| Ranking Activities Based on Their Impact and Threat |
Jul-2009 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
John J Salerno; George P Tadda; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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 | Many say we live in the information age, but in reality if you ask any analyst today they would say we live in the data age. The amount of data being presented and displayed to the analyst is overwhelming - to a point that in many cases they are missing the salient of key activities of interest. Analysts are spending the majority of their time filtering through the data rather ... |
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| Semantic Interoperability in Distributed Planning. Track 1: C2 Concepts, Theory, and Policy |
Oct-2008 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
James Lawton; Gennady R Staskevich; Jeffrey W Hudack; Joseph A Carozzoni; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| The USAF Command and Control (C2) is undergoing a transformation from a co-located, theater-centric process to one that is worldwide and distributed. A key challenge for this transformation to Globally-Linked Air and Space Operations Centers is developing the ability to collaboratively plan and execute operation with multiple cooperating command centers. This paper describes an in-house program underway at the USAF Research Laboratory Information Directorate that is developing technologies to support ... |
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| Characterization of an Electro-Absorption Modulator Design With High-Dynamic Range for Broadband Analog Applications |
Mar-2008 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Paul Yu; Ivan Shubin; Terrance McDonald; Charles Schick; Paul Cook; Henry Zmuda; Songsheng Tan; Nancy Stoffel; Brian McKeon; Richard Michalak; Reinhard Erdmann; Rebecca Bussjager; Xiaobo Xie; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| An electro-absorption modulator (EAM) is designed to optimize dynamic range performance over 20 GHz bandwidth. The single stripe waveguide enables an extremely compact and integrated package to be fabricated with single mode fiber pigtails. The transfer function's shape permits suppression of higher order intermodulation products, yielding a spur-free dynamic range exceeding that of Mach-Zehnder designs. A dilute optical core diverts energy flow from absorbing layers into a low loss waveguide; ... |
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| Coalition Airspace Management and Deconfliction |
JAN 2008 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
David Griffith; Geoffrey K. Wilson-Smith; Mark Ohmer; Michael Seifert; Jr. DiLego Francis; John Hitchings; Josh Sterling; Henry Simmons; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| The risk of fratricide is a constant problem in all military engagements, a problem that is exacerbated in coalition operations where military forces from many allied nations operate in close proximity. Despite considerable efforts to mitigate this risk friendly fire engagements between air and ground units resulted in 13 deaths during Operation Iraqi Freedom. These incidents resulted, in part, from poor situation awareness and failures in the air command and ... |
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| Bayesian Causal Modeling Extended and Applied to Resource Requirements |
01-Jun-2007 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
John F Lemmer ;Edward Verenich; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| Resourced Bayesian Networks * Missile Defense Example * How it has been done - Extension to Bayes Technology * Resource Constrained Persistence * Relationship to other common approaches. |
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| Determining Course of Action Alignment with Operational Objectives |
JUN 2006 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Duan Gilmour; Zhongfei Zhang; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| During the military planning process, commander's intent and objectives are defined and courses of action (COAs) are developed, analyzed and compared to determine their likelihood of achieving the intent and objectives. For each mission, thousands of COAs could be automatically generated but only those in alignment with commander s objectives are worth investigating. The challenge is to be able to automatically determine alignment, given that there is a semantic gap ... |
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| Effect of Electrode Loss on the Dynamic Range of Linearized Directional Coupler Modulators |
01 FEB 2006 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
George A. Brost; Richard Michalak; Paul Payson; Kevin Magde; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| Numerical simulations were used to study the effect of electrode loss on the two-tone spur-free dynamic range (SFDR) of analog photonic links with linearized directional coupler modulators. Radio-frequency loss in the traveling wave electrode significantly limits the frequency bandwidth over which this class of electrooptic modulator can effectively enhance the SFDR. |
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| Framework for Modeling the Cognitive Process |
16 JUN 2005 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Paul S. Yaworsky; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| Information is key to command and control. Yet information alone is not enough when it comes to issues of command and control. With so much information readily available and increasingly so, we must develop better ways to combat information overload. Interestingly, the cognitive process itself sheds much light on problems facing the information age and can provide insight into what is going on with information at a fundamental level. In ... |
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| Intent Driven Adversarial Modeling |
JUN 2005 |
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| Authors:
Duane A. Gilmore; Lee S. Krause; Lynn A. Lehman; Jr. Santos Eugene; Qunhua Zhao; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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 | Modern elements of military intelligence and decision making require predictions of adversary force actions and reactions to provide a complete and realistic viewpoint. Current methods for providing realistic adversary force simulation are largely manual processes. Adversarial simulation requires continual assessment of friendly courses of action and is currently human assessment capability limited. To develop a computational model of dynamic adversary behaviors that includes the ability to integrate with intelligence and ... |
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| Distributed Information Enterprise Modeling and Simulation (DIEMS) |
OCT 2004 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
James Hanna; Robert Hillman; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| The Air Force is developing a Distributed Information Enterprise Modeling and Simulation (DIEMS) framework under sponsorship of the High Performance Computer Modernization Office Common High Performance Computing Software Support Initiative (HPCMO/CHSSI). The DIEMS framework provides a design analysis environment for deployable distributed information management systems. DIEMS establishes the necessary analysis capability allowing developers to identify and mitigate programmatic risk early within the development cycle to allow successful deployment of the ... |
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| Science and Technology Text Mining Basic Concepts |
2003 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Paul Losiewicz; Douglas W. Oard; Donald N. Kostoff; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| This literature review presents a broad array of techniques that are becoming available to mine textual data. The review initially presents a three- function (i.e., data collection, data warehousing, and data exploitation) text mining architecture consisting of a six-step text mining process (i.e., source selection, text retrieval, information extraction, data storage, data mining, and presentation). It then presents some of the most widely used data and text mining techniques, including ... |
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| Information Fusion for Situational Awareness |
2003 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
John Salerno; Mike Hinman; Doug Boulware; Paul Bello; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| Information Fusion is beginning to receive increased attention not only within the military, but also within the civilian sector. The notion of maintaining constant awareness of one's surroundings is not a new military goal, but to provide this capability through computers has been a long standing and challenging problem. in this paper we will explore various techniques that we believe are necessary to provide situational awareness and how they can ... |
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| AFRL Defensive IO Programs |
22 APR 2002 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
William E. Wolf; Richard Simpson; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| The definition of information assurance is information operations that defend the global information enterprise through employment of Protect, Detect, Assess and Respond capabilities. This is accomplished by ensuring availability, integrity, authentication, confidentially, and non-repudiation (based on DODD S-3600.1 & AFDD 2-5). |
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| Coalition Application of the Joint Battlespace Infosphere (JBI) |
APR 2002 |
1 pages |
| Authors:
Mark H. Linderman; Vaughn Combs; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| This paper considers the current state of commercial publish/subscribe technology and its relevance and limitations for coalition military deployment. Specifically we will address how information is represented filtered and controlled. Finally we will describe the Joint Battlespace Infosphere, a US Air Force Research Laboratory project that seeks to harness the power of publish/subscribe architectures in a military context. |
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| AN APPRAISAL OF PASSIVE RADAR RF SENSING AS A THREAT TO CURRENT MILITARY TACTICS AND CAPABILITIES, |
FEB 2002 |
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| Authors:
Robert F. Ogrodnik; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| (U) THIS PAPER PRESENTS AN ASSESSMENT OF PASSIVE RADAR AS A THREAT TO MILITARY TACTICS AND OPERATIONS, HOW WELL IT POSES AS A THREAT, AND WHETHER ITS THREAT POTENTIAL CAN BE NEUTRALIZED. IF IT CAN BE NEUTRALIZED, IS THERE A COUNTER, AND HOW WELL DOES THIS COUNTER PERFORM. THE AUTHOR CLAIMS THAT THE PUBLISHED WORK IN THE PAST EXAMINED AND DEMONSTRATED THE PERFORMANCE, FEATURES, AND PROPERTIES OF PASSIVE RADAR IN ... |
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| UHF SLOW-MOVING GROUND TARGET DOPPLER SIGNATURE DATA COLLECTION & RADAR CROSS SECTION MEASUREMENT PROGRAM, |
FEB 2002 |
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| Authors:
James P. Ryan; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| (U) THIS PAPER REOPRTS ON ACTIVITIES COMPLETED UNDER THE UHF SLOW-MOVING GROUND TARGET DOPPLER SIGNATURE DATA COLLECTION & RADAR CROSS SECTION MEASUREMENT PROGRAM. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS EFFORT WERE TO DEFINE AND CONDUCT A SERIES OF DATA COLLECTION EXPERIMENTS FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING RADAR SYSTEM ENGINEERS WITH CALIBRATED TARGET RCS AND TARGET SIGNATURE MEASURES. REPORTED IN THE PAPER ARE THE REDUCTION AND ANALYSIS OF THE COLLECTED DATA TO EXTRACT TARGET ... |
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| An Embedded Fusion Processor |
01 OCT 2000 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
John Rooks; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| This paper describes an embedded High Performance Computer (HPC) designed to perform the sensor data fusion for the Discriminating Interceptor Technology Program (DITP). The HPC's electrical and physical architecture will be reviewed, The processor's architecture, FPASP5, evolved from years of Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO), and US Air Force research into wafer scale packaging and power efficient programmable signal processors for space-based applications. The processors, memory, and interface bare chips ... |
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| INFORMATION ASSURANCE INTRUSION DETECTION SENSOR DATABASE DESIGN: LESSONS LEARNED, |
OCT 2000 |
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| Authors:
BRIAN T. SPINK; THOMAS M. BLAKE; VINCENT SALERNO; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| (U) THIS PAPER ADDRESSES ARCHITECTURAL TRENDS IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE FOCUSING ON FUSION AND CORRELATION OF LARGE VOLUMES OF DATA COLLECTED ACROSS SEVERAL INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEMS AND BOUNDARY DEVICES SUPPORTING REAL TIME ANALYSIS FOR IMMEDIATE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND LONG TERM TRENDING, TO IDENTIFY SUBTLE ANOMALIES AND EVENTS THAT COULD LEAD TOCOMPROMISE OR DENIAL OF SERVICE. THE PAPER POINTS TO THE USE BY THE AIR FORCE OF THE USE OF RELATIONAL DATA ... |
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| Air Force Research Laboratory Research Highlights. July/August 2000 |
AUG 2000 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Kathleen J. Zyga; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| Optical Interconnects for High Speed Computing |
SEP 1999 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Franz Haas; Paul R. Cook; John E. Malowicki; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| A novel optical interconnect scheme for multichip module-to-multichip module interconnects has been developed which overcomes the traditional limitations of this technology, alignment complexity and implementation cost. Densely pached optical channels are guided by fiber optic plate material embedded into the modules. System alignment is simplified by alleviating the need to align a complex optical system, and by facilitating the alignment of one multichip module with another. ... |
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| Scenario Technology for Planning C2 Exercises |
1999 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Carla Burns; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| Over the years, military exercises have proven to increase our country's effectiveness in actual missions. However, the exercise planning process is a time consuming activity that can span anywhere from months to years. Scenarios are often used during C2 exercise planning and execution to portray training tasks in the context of real-world situations. Exercise scenarios typically originate as a few high level paragraphs or pages of textual and/or graphical information ... |
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| Using Agents to Exploit Heterogeneous Parallelism on High Performance Computers |
1999 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Mark H. Linderman; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| While homogeneous parallelism has traditionally been exploited on scaleable high performance computers (HPCs) for applications such as signal processing, parallelism in requiring data dependent processing applications is often difficult to predict and exploit with traditional methods. This paper describes the adaptation of 'agent-based' systems that have been investigated in other domains such as the Internet. An agent is a autonomous process that adapts to its environment to accomplish a specific ... |
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| Fiber Optic Bragg Gratings |
NOV 1998 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
James M. Battiato; Kent E. Hulick; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| Coupled mode theory was used to model reflection fiber gratings. The effects of experimental parameters on grating characteristics were modeled for both uniform and non-uniform grating profiles using this approach. Fabrication of gratings in standard communication single mode fiber required an enhancement of the fiber's photosensitivity by way of high-pressure hydrogen treatment. The theory behind this technique as well as the experimental system used to treat the fibers was discussed. ... |
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| Smart Pixels for Optical Processing and Communications: Design, Models, Fabrication and Test |
JUN 1998 |
251 pages |
| Authors:
Michael A. Parker; James S. Kimmet; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| The smart pixel is an optoelectronic device that functions both as an optical interconnect and as a logic element (analog or digital). Elementary issues in the design, modeling, fabrication and testing of smart pixels are examined. In particular, the report investigates the monolithic integration of field effect transistors with lasers, optical quenched lasers, vertical cavity lasers, edge emitting lasers with intracavity modulators. The report starts with self electrooptic effect devices ... |
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| Optical Neural Network Classifier Architectures |
APR 1998 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
Mark A. Getbehead; James B. Rosetti; Wesley E. Foor; Samuel P. Kozaitis; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| We present an adaptive opto-electronic neural network hardware architecture capable of exploiting parallel optics to realize real-time processing and classification of high-dimensional data for Air Force Hostile Target Identification (HTI). This architecture utilizes a grayscale-input radial basis function neural network based on a previously demonstrated binary-input version. The greyscale-input capability broadens the range of applications for the classifier by allowing it to handle 8 bit input data. We characterized a ... |
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| Quantum Computing |
APR 1998 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Steven P. Hotaling; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| This report presents the derivation of quantum mechanical Hamiltonians and quantum logics as applied to the concept of quantum computation. The Hamiltonians and quantum logics derived herein are potentially realizable in spin-bearing solid state crystals or trapped ionic species. The study of quantum mechanical analogues to conventional digital computers is in its infancy and there is still much speculation regarding the eventual successful building of a quantum computer. |
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| Optically Controlled Phased Array Antenna |
APR 1998 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
David A. Garafalo; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| An optically controlled phased array antenna developed by Hughes Aircraft under a DARPA/Rome Laboratory research program was tested at the Rome Laboratory Newport Test Site. The first round of tests were conducted in June/ July 1993 and the second round of tests were in May/October 1996. The antenna is a 3-foot by 9 foot phased array capable of a scan angle of 120 degrees. The antenna was designed to be ... |
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