| Effects on A-6E Bombardier/Navigator Flight Training with the Introduction of Device 2F114, A-6E Weapon System Trainer. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
John Richard Tindle; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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 | As weapon systems grow increasingly complex and sophisticated, the training requirements for operator personnel become correspondingly more demanding. This increase in training requirements, coupled with increased operational costs, necessitates the use of simulators as an integral part of many training programs. With the introduction of device 2F114, A-6E Weapon System Trainer, the A-6 community will have a state-of-the-art simulator to employ in their training programs. Along with new devices, training ... |
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| Development of Information Theory Concepts and Equations for Human Mental Processing. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
Jose Alberto Martinez; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| This report presents the research and analysis accomplished in order to develop new concepts of information theory and new equations that could allow the researcher to compute with more precision, the amount of information processed by a subject during the execution of a sequential mental task. A very sophisticated piece of equipment was used in order to simulate a sequential task of military nature. The results of the experiment proved ... |
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| An Empirical Analysis of Three Stochastic Inventory Models in a Naval Hospital. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
Floyd James Dunwway; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| An empirical study of pharmacy item demand from the Supply Department in a Naval Hospital was conducted to test three stochastic inventory models to see if investment in inventory could be reduced. The three models, A3RSR Method (Tukey), Exponential Smoothing Method, and Regression Forecasting, were run with eighteen months of demand figures to develop the forecasts and compare the models. The results were evaluated on the basis of numerical differences ... |
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| Premium Calculation for Servicemen's Group Life Insurance. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
Frank Tolbert Proctor Jr; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| This thesis presents an examination of premium calculations for group life insurance policies and how they relate to premiums charged participants of Servicemen's Group Life Insurance. The focus is on those factors used in premium calculations and how they relate to Servicemen's Group Life Insurance. An alternative method of premium calculation and experience rating is presented. (Author) |
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| Cost-Performance Relationships for Use with the Uniform Chart of Accounts for Militart Medical Treatment Facilities. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
Steven Duane Olson; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| This study was an attempt to identify those attributes characteristic of a suitable measure, suggest cost-performance relationships which are capable of being supported by the uniform chart of accounts, and test these relationships with data from the ten military sites selected to test the chart of accounts. Based upon the analysis, a recommendation as to the suitability of the relationships as a basis for comparisons was made. Finally, recommendations which ... |
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| Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals: Analysis of Sustained Decisions on Navy Supply Contract Disputes. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
Robert Judson Howdyshell; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| This research effort analyzed selected ASBCA decisions on a case-by-case basis to determine if beneficial lessons could be drawn that would potentially improve the acquisition process. Using this research methodology many imperfections, in areas such as the consistency of acquisition of team member's conduct, communications, training, and policy interpretation were found in the acquisition process where corrective action could improve the system. Although the results of ASBCA decisions are widely ... |
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| Interframe Image Processing with Application to Target Detection and Tracking. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
Jose Leite Pereira Filho; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| The restoration of images and the enhancement and detection of targets in cluttered background are the subjects of this research. The statistical approach is used in order to exploit temporal as well as spatial image redundancies. The images are modeled as a homogeneous random field. An autocorrelation function and a method of parameter identification are proposed. Experiments with several pictures are presented to validate the model. An analysis of two-dimensional ... |
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| Development of Cluster Analysis Methods Suitable for Student Opinion Data. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
Joel Weston Aiken; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| The Naval Postgraduate School's Student Opinion Form data were subjected to study through the use of two cluster analysis techniques: (1) K-MEANS partitioning method and (2) Chernoff's FACES. Much developmental work was performed to tailor these methods to the special requirements of the data set. A thorough multivariate statistical review provided the basis for choosing optimality criteria and distance functions for use in the MIKCA (Multivariate Iterative K-MEANS Clustering Algorithm). ... |
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| Measures of Performance for a Mechanized Infantry Platoon and Squad in the Active Defense. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
Roland Walter Carter; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| Without a data base, unit commanders and training managers in the U. S. Army are left to plan their training based on what they perceive as their unit's weaknesses while analysis agencies are helpless to assist in providing meaningful direction to training efforts. With a data base drawn from ARTEP or SQT type evaluations, analysis agencies could model both the hardware parameters associated with equipment and the human parameters associated ... |
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| A Lease versus Buy Decision Methodology for the Army: A Proposal. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
Herbert Charles Clifton; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| The Army currently does not have a prescribed uniform methodology to determine the lease versus buy financing of items procured from private industry. Also, when lease versus buy decisions have to be made, the decision is often a separate one after the system has been chosen by a cost-benefit analysis. Discount rate, salvage value, tax rates, depreciation, and risk are all elements that directly affect the lease versus buy determination ... |
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| Optimal Five-Year Planning Using Mixed-Integer Linear Programming. Three Models Implemented for Naval Air Test Center. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
Christos Efthimios Mavrikas; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| The application of Linear Programming (LP) models in the resource allocation process of organizations with workload partitioned in discrete projects was examined by developing two integer and one mixed-integer, large-scale LP models. These models have been implemented to seek optimal five-year project plans for Naval-Air-Test-Center (NATC), involving a workforce numbered in hundreds and a budget of millions of dollars. In allocating resources, the optimal solution is the solution which yields ... |
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| Acquisition of Automatic Data Processing in the Navy. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
Arthur Clarke Argue III; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| In recent years government agencies have become increasingly reliant on the use of automatic data processing equipment for accomplishing their daily tasks. Without this equipment most agencies, including the Navy, would not be able to function. As spending on automatic data processing equipment escalated at rapid rates, various rules and regulations were published by agencies in an attempt to ensure the effective management of this equipment. These rules often conflict ... |
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| Acquisition of Foreign Produced Products: A Government and Industry Perspective. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
John Roy Bergquist; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| Department of Defense project managers are increasing the scope of their operations to include consideration of foreign defense articles in acquisition strategies. This action has been motivated primarily by NATO Rationalization, Standardization and Interoperability (RSI) requirements. This thesis addresses the problems, real and perceived, in implementing 'two-way street' transactions with allied nations. Members of U.S. Navy project offices were interviewed to determine the impact of NATO RSI policy on their ... |
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| The War Reserve Component of the Marine Corps Logistics Systems. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
Richard Scott Kramlich; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| The War Reserve System is designed to provide the Marine Corps with materiel support in the event it is committed to combat operations. An understanding of this system is essential not only for those who operate it, but also for those Marines who will be the recipient of its output. This thesis examines the War Reserve System in its four major phases of materiel requirements determination, attainment and storage of ... |
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| SEAGUARD, A General Purpose Antiship Missile Defense Computer Simulation. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
Alexander Joseph Callahan Jr; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| SEAGUARD is an event store computer simulation of the antiship missile defense of a naval task force using surface to air and air to air missiles. It simulates the interaction between the antiship missiles and the defensive missiles of a task force at sea in a non-jamming environment. Using SEAGUARD, the military analyst can measure the relative effectiveness of alternative defensive dispositions or alternative forces. SEAGUARD was designed to be ... |
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| A Q-GERT Model and Analysis of the Communications in a Mechanized Brigade Covering Force. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
Henry Charles Cobb Jr; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| The purpose of this thesis is to determine if the Queuing Graphical Evaluation Review Technique (Q-GERT) can accurately model tactical military communications in a manner which can be used and understood by managers who have little computer expertise. Q-GERT is a FORTRAN-based analysis package which models networks consisting of events (nodes) and activities (arcs). The communications for a mechanized brigade covering force is easily modeled using Q-GERT symbolism and user ... |
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| Simulation of Dynamic Tactical Route Selection with Application in the STAR Model. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
James Stephen Kramer; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| This thesis presents a deterministic simulation model for the dynamic selection of offensive tactical movement routes. The factors which influence route selection are identified, and the performance objectives that are to be optimized are defined. Alternative modeling concepts are investigated, and one method is selected for implementation. The organization, data structure, and computational aspects that were developed to implement this concept are explained. A FORTRAN program listing of the route ... |
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| Toward an Economic Distribution Model. A Management Control Analogue. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
Willie Ray Bishoff Jr; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| Logistics functions within the military can be viewed as similar in operation to finished goods distribution within major manufacturing concerns. Based upon research conducted within the distribution departments of selected major manufacturing concerns, this thesis contains a predictive model created from an observed relationship between finished goods distribution and military logistics. Utilizing a descriptive format, this model is established through four major areas of comparison. First, financial aspects and cost-benefit ... |
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| Development of a Device for the Incorporation of Multiple Scanivalves into a Computer-Controlled Data System. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
Robert Neldon Geopfarth; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| A controller (designated HG-78K) was built to permit manual and computer-directed acquisition of pneumatic data from multiple Scanivalves. The controller incorporated a low cost digital electronic circuit which was designed as a peripheral device on the Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus (HP-IB) to enable computer interrogation of port addresses of multiple Scanivalves. Computer programs were written in BASIC and FORTRAN languages and operation of the system was verified using HP-9830A and HP-21MX ... |
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| Operational EA-6B Mission Planning Programs. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
Stephen Wayne Smith; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| Since World War II, the electronic warfare officer has been planning his missions by hand. The threat today is too large and complex for hand planning. The operational EA6B Mission Planning Program is designed to automate much of the clerical work involved in planning electronic warfare missions. It is an interactive computer program utilizing the WANG 2200T installed on all U.S. aircraft carriers. The program consists of eight subprograms linked ... |
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| Models for Calculating Multiple Round Hit Probability with 4 Bombs. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
Ok Hwan Cha; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| Models for calculating multiple round hit probability (the chance of at least one hit) with 4 bombs on a circular target are constructed by computer simulation. Pattern firing and artillery registration are compared to determine which firing method is optimal. It is proved neither one is optimal. Therefore, another method called modified artillery registration is developed. The basic idea of modified artillery registration is feed back superimposed on a pattern. ... |
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| Application of Color-Coding in Airborne Tactical Displays. |
MAR 1979 |
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| Authors:
Hilton L. Conner Jr.; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| This thesis analyzes the operational environment and task variables of the Tactical Coordinator in the S-3A for possible application of color coding in the display symbology in the multi-Purpose display. Beginning with the ASW threat to the carrier force under the CV concept, the missions of the S-3A are presented. The roles, tasks and functions of the Tactical Coordinator are identified and form the basis for an analysis of the ... |
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| Naval Applications: Ten Algorithms for the Hewlett-Packard HP-67 and HP-97 Calculators. |
FEB 1979 |
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| Authors:
R. H. Shudde; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| Ten algorithms pertaining to underwater acoustics target motion analysis, P-3 mission planning, flight crew management, and naval gunfire support conversion are presented along with programs for Hewlett-Packard HP-67 and HP-97 programmable calculators. (Author) |
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| Design Parameters and Color CRT Display Design. |
FEB 1979 |
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| Authors:
D. E. Neil; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| This report considers a number of the principal variables worthy of inclusion in any attempt to apply color coding to CRT display design. (Author) |
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| MK 82 Bomb Ejection Sensitivity Test Report. |
FEB 1979 |
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| Authors:
Donald R. Barr; F. Russell Richards; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| An analysis of the data obtained in the Bomb Ejection Sensitivity Tests, conducted at White Sands during the summer of 1978, is presented. Preliminary reduction of the data was performed by the Marine Aviation Detachment at Point Mugu, California. It is concluded that rack position had significant effects on bomb impact means during these tests. The effects of bomb rack positions increases CEP about 50 percent over what could be ... |
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| An Experimental Investigation of the Dual Chamber Rocket, |
JAN 1979 |
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| Authors:
J. F. McFillin Jr.; D. W. Netzer; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| An experimental investigation was conducted to determine the feasibility and practicality of the dual chamber rocket concept. Cold flow studies were performed which utilized a telescoping booster cavity. The effects of booster cavity length, booster cavity shockdown pressure, booster/sustainer nozzle area ratio, and aft nozzle removal on thrust and the booster cavity pressure distribution were explored. (Author) |
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| A Discrete Vortex Analysis of Flow About Stationary and Transversely Oscillating Circular Cylinders. |
JAN 1979 |
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| Authors:
Turgut Sarpkaya; R. L. Shoaff; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| A comprehensive numerical model has been developed to investigate the characteristics of flow about a circular cylinder undergoing synchronized transverse oscillations. The model is based on the rediscretization of the shear layers, wake-boundary-layer interaction, and the dissipation of vorticity. The forces acting on the cylinder, rate of vorticity flux, Strouhal number, cylinder response, oscillations of the stagnation and separation points, longitudinal and transverse spacing of the vortices, and the base ... |
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| 1978 Marine Boundary Layer Study (MABLES-WC). |
16 DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
G. E. Schacher; E. Garner; T. Usher; C. W. Fairall; K. L. Davidson; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| During August of 1978 meteorological data was collected at sea off the central coast of California. This report describes the plan of the ships operations and the type of measurements made. The data obtained has been corrected for instrument calibration and is also presented. (Author) |
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| Feasibility Study of a Computerized Management Information System for the NOAA Corps Personnel System. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
Alan D. Anderson; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Commissioned Personnel Division was in the situation of being subject to increasing demands for information and services and having a fixed number of office personnel to fulfill those demands. A study was performed to investigate the feasibility of converting some aspects of the manual data handling procedures to computerized handling. Objectives were defined as: reducing data retrieval and information preparation time; increasing; currency ... |
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| The Role of the Nuclear Power Issue in the Analysis of Contemporary International Relations. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
Ted Allen Lloyd Jr; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| Political analysis must keep pace with rapidly changing, ever more complex international relations. This thesis suggests that a systematic study of the nuclear energy issue is one logical choice for comprehensive international political analysis. Nuclear power policies and debates are examined for their ability to reflect current international trends of conflict and cooperation. Nuclear-related events trigger responses over a wide range of issues, permitting an analyst to observe the various ... |
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| Greece and the European Economic Community. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
Frederick William Butler; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| This work offers the major hypothesis that political stability is directly related to economic stability in Greece and then investigates whether Greece's accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) will provide the economic prerequisites necessary for equilibrium. The study traces Greek economics development through the prejunta period of Karamanlis influence, the seven years of dictatorship by the Colonels and the New Democracy period from July 1974 on. It investigates the ... |
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| Some Tests of the Pennsylvania State University Mesoscale Model with Tropical Cyclones. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
Michael Richard Hacunda; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| A three-dimensional, primitive equation model by Anthes and Warner (1978) was used to predict five typhoon cases. The five-layer model on a 40X40 staggered grid with 120 km resolution included a moisture cycle, sensible and latent heat flux at the earth's surface, and a bulk parameterization of the planetary boundary layer. The model is initialized using operational wind fields and two forms of a wind bogus. Due to the lack ... |
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| Arithmetic Codes. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
Tarcisio J. C. Pereira; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| This thesis constitutes a tutorial study on the theory of arithmetic codes. Both non-separate and separate codes are discussed. Cyclic AN codes are presented and their analogy with cyclic parity check error correcting codes is emphasized. Also, a brief discussion of the implementation problem is carried out. |
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| Pressure on the Interface between a Converging Fluid Wedge and a Fast Fluid Bottom. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
Masami Kawamura; Ioannis Ioannou; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| The pressure amplitude and phase distribution along the interface between a tapered fluid layer and an underlying fast fluid bottom were investigated both theoretically and experimentally. Two different theoretical models were compared experimentally: a simple model based on a combination of normal modes and ray theory and an exact solution based on the method of images. The experiment was conducted at 100 kHz with a wedge of silicon oil separated ... |
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| Reliability Control Model for Stored Items Requiring Rework. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
Paulo Antonio Ferreira; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| An application of control theory to an administrative problem is given for the case of a system of stored items which are periodically reworked to improve their reliability. Expressions are developed for the final value of the reliability when the system is stable and the limits of stability are found. A Kalman filter is used in the control model to obtain an estimation of the item reliability when there are ... |
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| An Experimental System to Measure Atmospheric Extinction of Visible, Near and Far Infrared Radiation in the Marine Boundary Layer. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
James R. Macdonald; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| A method of measuring atmospheric extinction of radiation along a 13.3 kilometer path in the marine boundary layer has been devised and demonstrated. The design allows for selective measurement of extinction from the visible to the far infrared wavelengths. Two greybody sources, one covering the visible and near infrared and the other covering all bands out to the far infrared were each mounted on reflecting telescopes which were used to ... |
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| Computer Modeling of Voice Signals with Adjustable Pitch and Formant Frequencies. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
Geoffrey Thomas Hall; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| Digital encoding of speech to allow more efficient transmission at low data rates involves the decomposition of the speech waveform into various parameters which are related to the physical structure of the speech production process. In this thesis, linear predictive coding is used to produce a set of coefficients for the characteristic polynomial of sucessive 25 msec. segments of the voice tract, in the z-domain. The location of the poles ... |
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| Japanese-American Economic Relations and Their Impact on Overseas Military Budgeting. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
Mark Allen Teipel; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| The economic relationship between the United States and Japan has undergone significant changes recently, causing changes and repercussion beyond international economics, including U.S. military budgeting. The U.S. Navy's present system of budgeting for overseas activities assumes stable exchange rates. Fluctuating exchange rates are now basic to the operation of the International Financial System. It is proposed that budgeting be done using a target rate, with fluctuations above and below that ... |
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| Logistics Management-Design and Application. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
Sjur W. Knudsen; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| Logistics management is a relatively new field of integrated management study resulting mainly from a reorganization of related materials activities that previously were scattered among the organizational units within a company. Logistics management is a comprehensive term covering the method by which one attempts to see as a single unit the materials flow to, inside, and from the company. In the broadest sense, logistics management views a company as a ... |
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| Discounting Theory and its Application in the Public Sector. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
Ralph Anthony Bonna; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| The purpose of this paper is to review the current policy estbalished by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) concerning the use of discounting in evaluating time-distributed costs and benefits of proposed public investments. Although a widely accepted concept in the private sector, the use of discounting in the public sector has been less clearly defined and a subject of considerable debate. The mechanics of discounting and the importance ... |
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| An Alternative Method of Developing the Atlantic Fleet Issue Load List. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
Joseph N. Moore; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| Upon the outbreak of hostilities, it is anticipated that deployed U. S. ships and those immediately ordered to sea will experience a period when support will only be available from onboard material from Combat Stores Ships and other Mobile Logistics Support Forces. To prepare for this possibility, a projected demand based material requirements is computed annually to support surface ships in a geographical area for a stipulated period. Currently, the ... |
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| Analysis of the Historical Relationship Between Current Navy RDT and E and Future Investment in Procurement. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
Edward Charles Long III; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| This thesis attempts to analyze the historical relationship between the Navy's investment in current RDT/E and future investment in procurement. Using data from fiscal years 1962 through 1979 and single equation econometric forecasting techniques, linear models predicting procurement one to four years in advance based on current RDT/E are developed. From time-series data, with the models adjusted for serial correlation of the error terms, ex post forecasts and confidence interval ... |
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| The Application of the Surface Effect Ship in U. S. Ocean Commerce in 1995. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
Richard Morten Joslin; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| This study evaluates the economic opportunities in 1995 of SESs (surface effect ships) in the carrying of commercial cargo in U.S. commerce, both foreign and domestic. The principal index of SES economic opportunity is the number of SESs that could be employed in U.S. commerce at freight rates that would cover costs of operations, plus a reasonable return on the owner's equity. Four routes of differing lengths and trade conditions ... |
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| The Effects of a Prescribed Salinity Field on a 10-Level Primitive Equation Ocean Circulation Model. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Eicher Barbor; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| A prescribed salinity field is inserted into a 10-level primitive equation ocean circulation model. The model has been developed and is being improved in order to study large-scale thermal anomalies observed in the Central North Pacific Ocean by the North Pacific Experiment (NOR-PAX). The salinity field, based on observations along 160 W longitude, is independent of longitude and time, and is smoothed in the north-south direction to remove small-scale variations. ... |
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| XR-3 Bow Seal Differential Drag in Turns, |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
David Anthony Edwards; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| A series of turning maneuvers was conducted with the instrumented XR-3 SES testcraft to determine the domain of differential drag experienced by the bow seal. Data is presented showing the difference in total drag experienced by the inboard and the outboard portions of the bow seal during turns at various testcraft velocities. A brief introduction to SES terminology and a summary description of the testcraft, its instrumentation and data reduction ... |
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| Laser Induced Evaporation from Stainless Steel Surfaces. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
Zen Wen Hwang; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| Laser-induced evaporation from a stainless steel surface was the laser-target damage mechanism which was studied. Infrared laser pulses with irradiances higher than 10 to the 9th power W/sq.cm. were produced by a Q-switched neodymium glass laser. Experiments were performed in a vacuum chamber evacuated to about 10 to the 9th power W/sq.cm. Torr. The mass of evaporated material, area of laser-drilled hole and depth of damaged hole were measured. Results ... |
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| Impulse Wave Diffraction by Rigid Wedges and Plates. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
Joseph Henry Bremhorst; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| The problem of diffraction of acoustic signals by rigid barriers is studied empirically. Backward and forward diffraction from a 90 degree wedge and a thin plate are analyzed. Attempts to measure the diffracted energy in the illuminated region over the apex of the barrier, where direct and reflected signals coexist with diffracted, are discussed. Factors influencing the choice of the barriers' physical dimensions and composition are listed, as are the ... |
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| Toward Independence: A Survey of the Determinants of Turkey's Foreign Policy. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
Jerry Wayne Milam; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| In recent years Turkey has exhibited a definite shift in her foreign policy away from her previously narrow Western orientation toward a new multilateral and more independent stance. Events surrounding and foreign reaction to the Cyprus crises of 1964 and 1974 stand out as being instrumental in initiating Turkey's search for a more balanced foreign policy. However, there were and are other very potent factors affecting this new orientation. This ... |
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| An Assessment of the Effects of Budgetary Limitations on the Navy's Rate Stabilization Program. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
William R. Niemeier; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| This thesis examines budget guidance concerning price inflation, analyzes its likely impact on the execution of the Navy's Maintenance of Real Property (MRP) program, and on the Rate Stabilization program at a Public Works Center. |
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| Procedure for Statistical Analysis of Single Scan Modulation Transfer Functions for Optical Transmission in the Marine Boundary Atmosphere. |
DEC 1978 |
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| Authors:
Rolf A. Molland; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
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| A computer data reduction system has been reprogrammed to sample individual scan recordings of the line-spread function of laser light propagating through the turbulent marine boundary layer. The distribution of spatial frequencies of the Modulation Transfer Functions from random single scan samples from experimental data sets has been investigated. A preliminary analysis indicates that the zero spatial frequency component of the MTF is log-normal distributed. (Author) |
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