| Passive Fingerprinting Of Computer Network Reconnaissance Tools |
Sep-2009 |
88 pages |
| Authors:
Alexander J Beecroft; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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 | This thesis examines the feasibility of passively fingerprinting network reconnaissance tools. Detecting reconnaissance is a key early indication and warning of an adversary's impending attack or intelligence gathering effort against a network. Current network defense tools provide little capability to detect, and much less specifically identify, network reconnaissance. This thesis introduces a methodology for identifying a network reconnaissance tool?s unique fingerprint. The methodology confirmed the utility of previous research on ... |
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| The Development of Planning and Measurement Tools for Casualty Evacuation Operations at the Joint Readiness Training Center |
Jul-2009 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth L Evans; Michael F Coerper; Jeffery A Johnson; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FORT BENNING GA
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| The present investigation sought to quantify small unit casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) practices at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) and to determine the extent to which a job performance aid, the Warrior Leaders Casualty Evacuation Guide, might improve unit CASEVAC performance. Unit CASEVAC practices were measured by trainers/mentors using the Casualty Evacuation Checklist, a tool developed especially for the investigation. Over the course of ten unit rotations at JRTC, 768 ... |
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| Development of an Agent-Based Supply Chain Management Simulation Tool Using the SCOR Model as the Foundation |
22-Jun-2009 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Curt Sherrod; VIASIM ROCKWALL TX
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| Overall, contract work is proceeding very smoothly. The contract is ahead of schedule and on budget based on the amount of work completed. As discussed in the first quarterly report, Task 6 has been moved up in priority and has continued to be the focus of this last quarter. |
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| Rapid Sediment Characterization Tools |
01-Sep-2008 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
V J Kirtay; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| This guide provides information about several of the rapid sediment characterization technologies that can be used at marine sediment sites, including common techniques such as X-ray fluorescence for metals, immunoassays for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls, QwikSed bioassay for assessing toxicity, and other more specialized techniques. Examples are provided to illustrate the efficacy of applying rapid sediment characterization tools for a broad range of applications, including remedial investigations/feasibility studies, ... |
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| Guide to the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) |
29 JAN 2007 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Diana Espinosa; OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON DC
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| This memorandum provides OMB Resource Management Offices (RMOs) and their agency counterparts with guidance for completing the 2007 Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) assessments and reassessments. The Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) is a diagnostic tool used to assess the performance of Federal programs and to drive improvements in program performance. Once completed, PART reviews help inform budget decisions and identify actions to improve results. Agencies are held accountable for ... |
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| User Evaluation of Biospice |
OCT 2006 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Evyatar Av-Ron; John H. Byrne; TEXAS UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL AT HOUSTON DEPT OF NEUROBIOLOGY AND ANATOMY
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| The BioComp project was established to provide the system biology community with a tool, a computing environment called Bio- SPICE, to carry out data collection, model development and computer simulation. Usability studies of the Bio-SPICE Dashboard and seven simulators/editors: BioSketchPad/Charon, BioSpreadSheet/ESS, Jarnac/JDesigner, JigCell, Simpathica, BioNets and Pathway Builder were performed. The usability of each simulator was examined and the interoperability of the various tools using System Biology Markup Language (SBML) ... |
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| Assessing Transport in the Ocean and Atmosphere: Computational Tools for Predictability and Experimental Design |
06 JUL 2004 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Patrick D. Miller; STEVENS INST OF TECH HOBOKEN NJ
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| This effort addressed applications of dynamical systems to aperiodic, two-dimensional velocity fields, and improvements in the numerical tools available to perform such analysis. Invariant manifold techniques were used to estimate the extent of mixing in a barotropic meandering jet (Gulf Stream), showing that transport is on the same order as cross-jet transport due to ring detachment. Manifold calculations verified theoretical predictions of separatrix splitting in a viscous perturbation of the ... |
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| 3_IS: New Tools for Sharing Knowledge |
JUN 2004 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Maurizio Caporali; Antonio Rizzo; Elisa Rubegni; SIENA UNIV (ITALY) COMMUNICATION SCIENCE DEPT
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| We present a system designed for supporting e-lectures. The concepts inspiring the design process were dialogical knowledge construction and situated editing of contents. The design methodology rested on an inter-disciplinary approach and was based on a co-evolutionary process where concept design, technology design and activity design were carried out in parallel so that each strand of the process could inform the others. The 3_is system consists of a presence environment, ... |
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| Computational Tools for the Atomic/Continuum Interface: Nanometer to Millimeter |
15 APR 2004 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Richard James; MINNESOTA UNIV MINNEAPOLIS DEPT OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS
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| THE RESEARCHERS DEVELOPED NEW COMPUTATIONAL METHODS AND THEORETICAL MODELS APPROPRIATE TO THE PASSAGE FROM ATOMIC TO CONTINUUM SCALES. THE METHODS WERE DEVELOPED IN THE CONTEXT OF SMALL SCALE FLIGHT. MAJOR ADVANCES WERE MADE ON DISCRETE SIMULATION MONTE CARLO METHODS, COMPUTATIONAL FLUID MECHANICS, COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE AND DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY. METHODS FOR THE GROWTH OF FERROMAGNETIC SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS BY MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY WERE DEVELOPED, AND SEVERAL NEW CONCEPTS FOR ACTUATORS ... |
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| Multi-Agent Architecture for Integrating Remote Databases and Expert Sources With Situational Awareness Tools: Humanitarian Operations Scenario |
MAR 2004 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
Cantemir Ahciarliu; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF INFORMATIONAL SCIENCES
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| Complex Humanitarian Emergencies are usually military conducted activities where participants must be able to react to a very dynamic and unfriendly environment. National and international participating forces require cooperation and coordination between civilian and military entities. The continuous need to share huge amounts of information requires a technological framework to allow legacy and new hardware and software interconnection, rapid network installation and flexible bandwidth availability. To improve the speed and ... |
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| Optimization Tools for Engineering Design Using Surrogate Functions |
FEB 2004 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
John E. Dennis Jr; Charles Audet; RICE UNIV HOUSTON TX DEPT OF COMPUTATIONAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
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| This has been an exceptionally productive 3 years. We have several papers published in the best journals in the area, several are in review, and a new and promising avenue of research has been opened by our first paper of our renewal project. This new research began under the current project. Indeed, there have been two international workshops, one in Denmark and one in Portugal, inspired by our work, and ... |
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| Study of Tools for Network Discovery and Network Mapping |
NOV 2003 |
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| Authors:
Sergei Bantseev; Isabelle Labbe; COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH CENTRE OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
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 | The work presented in this report is related to the DRDC Joint Network Management and Defense System (JNMDS) Technology Demonstrator Project. This work is an investigation of the currently available tools that are capable of performing automatic network discovery in an IP-based network. For the proposed system, it is required to provide an assessment of the existing tool's capabilities in identifying: the network topologies (map of physical links and logical ... |
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| Energy Analysis Tools |
08 OCT 2003 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Donald Fournier; TEXAS A AND M UNIV COLLEGE STATION
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| Partial contents: Managing Energy, Water and Pollution Is a Big Challenge, REEP provides Quick Answers to Tough Questions, High Level Screening of Facilities Retrofits, REEP screens 104 projects at 210 DoD Installations, Major Impact Analysis, Potential Users, Preloaded data from 210 Installations, REEP Analysis. |
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| SEEDling Grant to Establish Pilot Data for a Consortium on Magnetic Nanoparticle Assemblies: A New Tool for Drug Delivery, Sensors and Electronic Devices |
OCT 2003 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Judy S. Riffle; Richard O. Claus; Urs Hafeli; VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND STATE UNIV BLACKSBURG DEPT OF CHEMISTRY
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| This project has entailed the development of magnetic materials with potential suitability as vehicles for magnetic field-directed drug delivery, and the design and implementation of a laboratory-scale instrument for measuring the magnetophoretic behavior of new materials in flowing media. Triblock copolymers comprised of hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) tail blocks and a polyurethane anchor block containing carboxylic acid binding groups were designed and synthesized. A method for preparing stabilized dispersions of magnetite ... |
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| Development and Test of the Humanitarian Demining Sifting Excavator |
OCT 2003 |
62 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher Wanner; ARMY CECOM NIGHT VISION AND ELECRONICS SENSORS DIRECTORATE FORT BELVOIR VA
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| The Humanitarian Demining Sifting Excavator has been developed to address the problem of finding and clearing deeply buried, mixed minefields. The motivation for the development came from a 2002 site assessment by the team of an existing mine problem in Honduras. Areas were identified containing both antipersonnel and antitank land mines buried up to 0.5 meters in mineralized soils. Conventional mine clearing techniques employed in the areas of interest had ... |
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| The Steam Laboratory of the IMNSSA: A Set of Tools in the Service of the French Navy |
APR 2002 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
Anne-Virginie Desruelle; Bruno Schmid; Alain Montmayeur; INSTITUT DE MEDICINE NAVALE DU SERVICE DE SANTE DES ARMEES TOULON (FRANCE)
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| Accidental exposure to hot water steam is a potential risk in the French Navy, and particularly on nuclear submarines or ships. Direct human exposure to this extreme environment during an accident leads to death in a short time. In order to protect the crew members of the French Navy, a laboratory was created at the Institut de Medecine Navale du Service de Sante' des Armbes (IMNSSA). A set of tools ... |
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| Impedance Measurements as a Tool for the Detection of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals |
25 OCT 2001 |
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| Authors:
V. Sacks; J. Rishpon; TEL-AVIV UNIV (ISRAEL) DPT OF MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
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| The growing awareness worldwide over the deleterions effects of endocrine disruptors on human health has created a need for screening systems to detect xenoestrogens, a diverse group of chemicals that mimic estrogenic actions and are assumed to decrease mail fertility and induce hormone related cancers in females, Here we describe a novel, class- selective detector that uses fast impedance measurements to monitor the binding of estrogen and xenoestrogens to a ... |
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| Next Generation MEMS Design Tools |
OCT 2001 |
62 pages |
| Authors:
Barry Dyne; TANNER RESEARCH INC PASADENA CA
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| The objective for this project has been to lower the barriers to MEMS technology through the development of an integrated suite of CAD tools for mixed technology design. Tanner has achieved new levels of integration of layout, solid modeling, and finite element analysis for MEMS device design and verification. Tanner has developed a modeling tool that generates a solid model directly from the layout and a process description. Tanner has ... |
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| Development of Analysis Tools for Active Shape and Vibration Control |
JUN 2001 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
A DE Boer; R. Veul; P. Arendsen; M. Bakker; NATIONAL AEROSPACE LAB AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS)
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| Active shape and vibration control are means for obtaining optimal flow conditions around wings ducts and channels under different conditions. This means that the structure can be adapted (deformed or damped) such that aerodynamic or vibro-acoustic behaviour is optimal for that particular situation. The fast developments in computer technology makes it possible that more complex analyses in which aerodynamic and vibro-acoustic is included can be applied in the design process. ... |
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| Development of a Suite of Objective Biomechanical Measurement Tools for Personal Load Carriage System Assessment |
MAY 2001 |
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| Authors:
L. L. Bossi; J. M. Stevenson; J. T. Bryant; R. P. Pelot; S. A. Reid; DEFENCE AND CIVIL INST OF ENVIRONMENTALMEDICINE DOWNSVIEW (ONTARIO)
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| The proper design of personal load carriage systems may be critical not only for soldier comfort, but also for soldier mobility and performance on the battlefield. Evaluation of soldier personal load carriage systems typically involves the conduct of human-based lab and field trials that can be both time-consuming and costly to conduct. Field testing usually requires multiple system prototypes of a given design iteration, with their development cost often limiting ... |
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| Coordinate Measuring Machine for Characterizing Conformal Optics |
15 APR 2001 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen D. Jacobs; ROCHESTER UNIV NY
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| A Starret PREMIS HGDC 2018-16 direct computer controlled (DCC) coordinate measuring machine (CMM) was purchased and installed in the metrology lab of the Center for Optics Manufacturing (COM) at the University of Rochester. This CMM was a valuable addition to our facility; it allowed for the precise measurement of ground surfaces on a variety of parts generated on the Moore Precision Tools Nanotech 150AG Aspharic Grinder and the Nanotecnnologv Systems ... |
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| The Dangerous Virtual Building, an Example of the Use of Virtual Reality for Training in Safety Procedures |
01 MAR 2001 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Miguel Lozano; Marcos Fernandez; Joaquin Casillas; Javier Fernandez; Cristina Romero; VALENCIA UNIV (SPAIN) INSTITUTE OF ROBOTICS
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| There is an ancient proverb that says "Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I may remember. Involve me, and I will learn".This has been the main principle behind the big raising of immersive technologies in the field of training and education. Here we explain our experience in using this kind of technology in the area of work risk and incident prevention The high accident rate suffered by ... |
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| Operational-Level Naval Planning Using Agent-Based Simulation |
MAR 2001 |
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| Authors:
Askin Ercetin; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis uses agent-based modeling techniques to develop a simulation of the operational-level naval planning process. The simulation serves as an initial exploratory laboratory for analyzing the consequences of the force allocation, force deployment, and force movement decisions made by operational-level naval commanders during times of conflict or crisis. This model will hopefully help decision-makers in gaining insight into the naval planning process and enable them to make more informed ... |
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| Conversion Process of a Ballistic Research Laboratory Computer-Aided Design (BRL-CAD) Model to a Panelized Surface Model (PSM) |
FEB 2001 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Robert W. Kunkel Jr.; John R. Anderson; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| As the Department of Defense (DOD) develops new Survivability/ Lethality and Vulnerability (SLV) analysis models, Ballistic Research Laboratory Computer-Aided Design (BRL-CAD) becomes an integral part in completing the task. BRL-CAD is very adaptable at creating new tools with little effort. These tools will assist us in continuing the development of Chemical Agent Deposition Analysis for Rotorcraft Surfaces (CADARS) by allowing the creation of a panelized surface model (PSM) with greater ... |
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| Development of Improved Performance Research Integration Tool (IMPRINT) Performance Degradation Factors for the Air Warrior Program |
JAN 2001 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Lucia Salvi; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| The Human Research & Engineering Directorate of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory was asked by the Program Manager for Aircrew Integrated Systems (PM ACIS) to examine the effects of clothing and individual equipment (CIE) and aircrew life support equipment (ALSE) on the performance of Army aviators. These effects were quantified in terms of the additional time needed to perform certain types of tasks as a direct result of the equipment ... |
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| Knowledge Base Support for Design and Synthesis of Multi-Agent Systems |
MAR 2000 |
114 pages |
| Authors:
Marc J. Raphael; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSONAFB OH
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| AgentTool is an AFiT-produced, AFOSR-sponsored multi-agent system (MAS) development tool intended for production of MASs that meet military requirements. This research focuses on enabling MAS design and synthesis tools like agentTool to store, retrieve, and filter persistent, reusable, and reliable agent domain knowledge. This "enabling" is vital if such tools are expected to produce consistent, maintainable, and verifiable agent applications on short timetables. Enabling requires: ... |
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| Applying the Law of Comparative Judement to Target Signature Evaluation |
MAR 2000 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
James R. McManamey; ARMY COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS COMMANDFORT BELVOIR VA NIGHT VISION AND ELECTRONICS SENSORS DIRECTORATE
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| The Law of Comparative Judgement (LCJ) is a psychophysical tool that can be used to scale complex phenomena that lack easily identified physical parameters. Target signatures represent such phenomena. In a demonstration exercise, a search difficulty" value was found using the LCJ. These LCJ scale values were compared to search times and probabilities of detection from a search experiment run in the Netherlands. The scale values were not linearly related ... |
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| Tool-Based Integration and Code Generation of Object Models |
MAR 2000 |
130 pages |
| Authors:
Michael R. Ashby; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSONAFB OH
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| Today many organizations are faced with multiple large legacy data stores in different formats and the need to use data from each data store with tools based on the other data stores' formats. This thesis presents a tool-based methodology for integrating object-oriented data models with automatic generation of code. The generated code defines a global data format, generates views of global data in individual integrated data ... |
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| Model Basis for the Navigation Aid Analysis Tool |
OCT 1999 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
Peter B. Morris; Daniel P. McGaffigan; COAST GUARD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER GROTON CT
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| This report describes the development of models used in the Navigation Aid Analysis Tool (NAAT), a self-contained software product that computes the probability of being in a given system state, most commonly, the incident state, for a user-constructed scenario of surface marine navigation in harbor entrance and approach navigation areas. The report describes error models of visual navigation systems, constructed so as to place them on an equal footing with ... |
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| Expert Approaches to Analysis |
MAR 1999 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Allan Collins; William Ferguson; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This is a study of how scientists and military analysts make sense of complex situations with the goal of developing an elaborated theory of epistemic forms and games, which can form the basis for building a tool to support expert analyses. |
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| Implementation of a Portable PSDL EDitor for the Heterogeneous Systems Integrator |
MAR 1999 |
305 pages |
| Authors:
Ilker Duranlioglu; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Computer Aided Prototyping System (CAPS) is an integrated set of tools that is used for rapid prototyping of real time systems. Prototype System Description Language (PSDL) is the prototyping language that captures the requirements and produces executable prototypes. Prototypes can be created by using specially designed PSDL Editor, which can automatically generate PSDL code from data flow graphs. The Heterogeneous Systems Integrator (HSI) is an extension to CAPS, designed ... |
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| An Approach for Tasking Allocated Combat Resources to Targets |
MAR 1999 |
130 pages |
| Authors:
David A. Koewler; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSONAFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
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| Tasking allocated combat aircraft to strike targets is a complicated and time-consuming process for combat planners. Currently, the process of scheduling missions is a two to four day process. To be able to respond quickly to the changing conditions of the battlefield, the military needs to compress the time that this process requires. Despite efforts to develop computer-based tools to automatically plan missions, combat planners still manually perform most of ... |
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| Coordinated Inland Area Search and Rescue (SAR) Planning and Execution Tool |
SEP 1998 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy S. Castle; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis designs and implements the Coordinated Inland Area Search and Rescue (SAR) System (COINSS). This n provides several important features not provided by current inland SAR computer systems. First is the ability to model movement of the target. Second is modeling the effect terrain has on the movement of the target. Third is the visual presentation of a probability map, a color display showing the probability that ... |
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| An Approach for Selecting and Specifying Tools for Information Survivability |
JUL 1998 |
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| Authors:
Robert Firth; Barbara Fraser; Suresh Konda; Derek Simmel; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INST
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| Today's technology base is becoming increasingly large and complex. Networks are growing, and applications are being migrated from centralized systems to client-server environments. In addition, organizations are connecting their networks to those of other organizations and to the Internet at a rapid rate Network 96. All of this added complexity presents a challenge to administrators who are responsible for managing these systems. The growth in ... |
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| Army National Guard Environmental Compliance Assessment System Analysis of Processes and Root Cause Application |
MAR 1998 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Donna J. Schell; CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB (ARMY) CHAMPAIGN IL
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| The Army National Guard (ARNG) has conducted environmental compliance assessments since 1992 in conformance to the general provisions of Army Regulation (AR) 200-1 but without any standardized auditing procedures or protocols to relate the performance of the internal assessments to the established external assessments. To address this deficiency, ARNG developed a number of tools and practices that are different from those used by other Federal ... |
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| Checksum Testing of Remote Synchronisation Tool |
MAR 1998 |
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| Authors:
Richard Taylor; Rittwik Jana; Mark Grigg; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA)
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| This report presents testing and improvements to a protocol, raync, for the synchronisation of similar data files in different locations. When copying a file A at location a to a remote locations. it is often the case that A has much in common with some data file B already stored at Beta. In this situation raync may be used to effectively send File A from a ... |
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| Diagnostic Tools for the Monitoring and Organization of In-Situ Air Sparging Systems |
FEB 1998 |
247 pages |
| Authors:
Illa L. Amerson; ARIZONA STATE UNIV TEMPE DEPT OF CIVILENGINEERING
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| In situ air sparging (IAS) involves injecting air into an aquifer to treat trapped contaminant sources, remediate dissolved contaminant plumes, and mitigate dissolved contaminant plume migration. The injected air also provides a source of oxygen for aerobic biodegradation of contaminants. Although the principle of the technology is simple, the practical aspects of effectively monitoring and optimizing IAS systems remain problematic. Conventional monitoring approaches generally focus ... |
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| IA Newsletter. Information Assurance Technology. Volume 2, Number 11 |
1998 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
INFORMATION ASSURANCE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS CENTER FALLS CHURCH VA
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| The Information Assurance Technology Newsletter is published quarterly by the Information Assurance Technology Analysis Center (lATAC) . The summer '98 issue continues the focus on current information assurance initiatives underway within the Department of Defense. An overview of the IA tools Database is provided that highlights the current collection of Vulnerability Analysis tools. In addition, two new sections have been added: Industry Initiatives ... |
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| Software Tools for Formal Specification and Verification of Distributed Real-Time Systems |
30 SEP 97 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
COMPUTER COMMAND AND CONTROL CO PHILADELPHIA PA
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| This is the final report prepared under SBIR Phase II Contract N00014-95-C-0131 from the Office of Naval Research. It reports on the development of a set of software tools for specification and verification of distributed real time systems using formal methods. The task of this SBIR Phase II effort was to create a commercial-strength CASE toolset suitable for handling real-life verification problems. A preceding Phase I contract was concerned with ... |
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| Mechanism-Based Design of Composite Structures. Volume I: Executive Summary |
AUG 97 |
314 pages |
| Authors:
George J. Dvorak; RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INST TROY NY
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| Final results obtained on the Mechanism-Based Design of Composite Structures Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, are described in three volumes. Volume one contains the Executive Summary and reprints of papers on Micromechanics and Computer-Aided Design Tools. Volume two is a continuation of reprints of papers on Micromechanics and Computer-Aided Design Tools. The third Volume contains reprints of papers on Processing and Performance. |
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| Device for Extracting an Insert from a Connector Assembly. |
30 JUN 1997 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Maurice J. Griffin; DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
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| A substantially cylindrical extraction device adapted to push connector inserts from a connector assembly has an outer diameter which is tapered in steps, an inner diameter defined by a central bore extending longitudinally through the full length of the device. A slot running the length of the device allows wires extending from connector to be slid into the bore. Inserts are removed from the connector assembly by sliding the device ... |
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| Report on Work in Progress: Massive Data Analysis Systems |
08 JAN 97 |
222 pages |
| Authors:
Richard Frost; Chaitanya Baru; Richard Marciano; Mike Wan; Reagan Moore; SAN DIEGO SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER CA
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| The creation of a Massive Data Analysis System (MDAS) will enable new modes of science through improved management tools for scientific data sets, computational methods, and computational resources. To provide these capabilities, MDAS researchers are developing a software infrastructure to support data location transparency, access transparency, and conversion transparency in a heterogeneous, distributed systems. This requires a scalable software infrastructure that can manage petabytes of data, support rapid access of ... |
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| Developing the Personal Minimums Tool for Managing Risk During Preflight Go/No-Go Decisions |
JUL 96 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Larry A. Kirkbride; Richard S. Jensen; Gerald P. Chubb; David R. Hunter; OHIO STATE UNIV COLUMBUS
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| This report describes the preliminary design of a structured method for pilots to construct personal minimums related to safety for use during preflight decision making. The design uses a three-step process by which individual pilots prepare personal minimums that apply to the scope of their routine flight activities. The approach encourages voluntary compliance with the self-generated personal minimums guidelines prepared in checklist form. |
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| Psychologica1 Operations for the Operational Commander |
14 JUN 96 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Carol Pugh; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI
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| Psychological Operations (PSYOPs) are a tool operational commanders need a asic understanding and appreciation of to appropriately and efficiently employ. PSYOPs acts alone,as well as an effective force multiplier with the goal of changing target audience attitudes favorable to US policies. Operations Desert Shield/Storm and Restore Hope provide a solid basis for understanding the use of PSYOPs in war and in military operations other than war (MOOTW). Concerns for the ... |
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| Building the Analytic Foundation for DIS Tool: A Planning Tool for Users of Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) |
JUN 96 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Beverly Winsch; Timothy Clifton; Nancy Atwood; BDM FEDERAL INC SEASIDE CA
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| Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) provides a potentially cost effective environment for collective, combined arms, and joint training and combat developments testing. DIS costs are kept low, in part, by using computer generated forces (CGF) to serve as the opposition force and as part of the friendly force. To realize the potential benefits of DIS it is critical to have measures of performance for manned units, and the behavior of the ... |
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| New Tools for Balancing Theater Combat and Support |
96 |
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| Authors:
David Kassing; Kenneth J. Girardini; Brian Leverich; Richard E. Stanton; Rick Eden; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| When deployments are constrained, an important problem is what to send when doctrine cannot be satisfied. This kind of problem was recognized following the Gulf War, when the Army had difficulty convincing the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff of the validity of Army support force deployment requirements. The objective of this project is to help the Army address constrained deployment problems. We do so by ... |
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| Commander's Intent. An Aerospace Tool for Command and Control? |
1996 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Straight; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL CENTER FOR AEROSPACE DOCTRINE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
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| Planning for employment of joint teams begins with articulating and understanding the objective, purpose of the operations, and commander's intent (the commander's vision of the end state to be achieved). THIS ARTICLE examines the mission-tasking concept of "commander's intent" from an Air Force perspective. What is it? Why do both the Army and Marine Corps consider it a vital combat leadership technique for all levels of command while the Air ... |
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| Computer Aided Design for Aircraft Tooling Coordination System |
04 DEC 95 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Liu Liming; She Gongfan; Liu Tao; NATIONAL AIR INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| Traditional aircraft tooling coordination design begins from the overall coordination plan design. it gradually becomes specific right on until the drafting of coordination diagrams. The general process is: First--on the basis of product diagrams as well as such factors as relevant technological conditions, production forms, development cycles, order requirements, the currently existing production technology foundation in plants, levels of industrial technique technology, and so on, specification is made of overall ... |
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| Step Writer Final Report: Development and Delivery Tools for Procedural Training |
NOV 95 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey E. Norton; Daniel F. Thompson; GALAXY SCIENTIFIC CORP ATLANTA GA INFORMATION DIV
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| For several years artificial intelligence techniques have been applied to computer-based training systems. The products of this merger are referred to as intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs). Typically, ITSs are instructionally effective but costly to develop and maintain. Reducing the resources necessary to build and maintain ITSs is the objective of the Intelligent Computer-Assisted Training Testbed (ICATT) project. The approach taken in ICATT to achieve this is to building authoring shells ... |
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| Crewstation Technology Transition Evaluation Tools |
19 OCT 95 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Richard Zielinski; Walter Kahle; Robert Parkinson; NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIV PATUXENT RIVER MD
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| This paper discusses the development of a core set of technology demonstration tools to enhance and shorten the process of transitioning technology to products. The process is explained, along with associated issues and current capability, focusing on the shortfalls of the transition process. It then describes the core set of tools, a demonstration architecture,that span all of the stages of technology insertion with emphasis on the advanced stages of the ... |
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