| Sea Basing: A 21st Century Enabling Capability |
14 APR 2006 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Cary J. Krause; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT FORCES STAFF COLL
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 | As the Department of Defense prepares for the 21st century security environment, tough decisions will need to be made within a fiscally constrained budget. These decisions must rest upon the guidance contained in the national strategies, Global Defense Posture, and Transformation Planning Guidance. Sea basing meets this guidance regardless of the composition of ground forces. Furthermore, sea basing is especially effective in response to the lesser contingencies that are anticipated ... |
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| Responsive Payload Accommodations and Integration Operations for Dedicated CubeSat Missions (POSTPRINT) |
13 APR 2006 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
John M. Garvey; Lori Brooks; Jordi Puig-Suari; GARVEY SPACECRAFT CORP LONG BEACH CA
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| A key factor for responsive space operations is the availability of standardized payload accommodations that can simplify integration tasks and reduce costs. Several such standards are beginning to emerge in the very small end of the payload market that is characterized by the so-called CubeSat class of spacecraft. These also happen to be compatible with proposed nanosat launch vehicle (NLV) concepts that are intended to enable dedicated CubeSat missions that ... |
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| Army Simulation Program Balances Agile and Traditional Methods With Success |
01-Apr-2006 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
John Surdu; Doug J Parsons; PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICER SIMULATION TRAINING AND IMPLEMENTATION ORLANDO FL
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| The One Semi-Automated Forces (OneSAF) Objective System is the next generation simulation system planned to provide the U.S. Army with an entity-level simulation to serve three modeling and simulation domains. Software development of the OneSAF application has been conducted in a highly robust systems engineering environment based on commercial and government best practices. The OneSAF program has tailored techniques of Extreme Programming (XP) and other agile methods into a development ... |
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| Recommended Process for Qualification Testing of Payload Software Prior to Use on Orbit |
20 MAR 2006 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
S. J. Alvarado; J. C. Cantrell; R. L. Klungle; AEROSPACE CORP EL SEGUNDO CA LAB OPERATIONS
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| This report defines the minimum required conditions necessary to qualify payload software prior to launch or use on orbit. The recommended approach is to complete full payload system (software, hardware, integration, and external interface) qualification prior to launch. If launch will take place before full payload qualification, then Core payload software functionality (i.e., bootstrap startup, spacecraft communications, system upload, hardware/software status reporting, and safing) must be fully qualified before launch. ... |
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| Strategic Communication: Who Should Lead the Long War of Ideas? |
15 MAR 2006 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Jeryl C. Ludowese; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As the sole remaining world superpower, the United States plays a key role in securing world order. However, the costs associated with maintaining its influence, primarily through economic and military might, are mounting. The United States' challenge is to articulate a grand strategy that balances the effective use of all instruments of national power -- diplomatic, information, military, and economic -- to achieve its national objectives. While the United States ... |
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| Army and Air Force Subcultures Effects on Joint Operations |
15 MAR 2006 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Scott A. Fischer; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Joint effectiveness of U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army forces is critical to achieving national objectives in today's strategic environment. Constrained procurement budgets and unprecedented and diverse missions call for effective dialogue and synergy between land and air forces. Despite this requirement joint operations and dialogue still indicate fundamental differences and misunderstandings over 60 years after the meeting at Casablanca to restructure air-ground strategy and tactics. This project begins with ... |
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| Navy and Marine Corps Operational Concept in Support of the United States National Security Strategy |
15 MAR 2006 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Lloyd A. Wright; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The National Security Strategy of September 2002 provides direction for preserving the peace and defending the interests of the United States. The nation's unparalleled military strength combined with its great economic and political influence provides the essential capability to defend the United States against forces that threaten human freedom and individual liberties. The challenge is though to effectively integrate and employ all elements of national power in an environment of ... |
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| The Vital Role of Intelligence in Counterinsurgency Operations |
15 MAR 2006 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
David J. Clark; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| An historical review of counterinsurgency warfare reveals one noteworthy constant -- none has been effectively carried out without a methodology for gathering and disseminating timely and accurate intelligence data, or in today's parlance, "actionable intelligence." Effective counterinsurgency warfare, by its nature, attains greater success through human intelligence vice intelligence gained through national technical means (e.g., signals, imagery, and measurement and signature intelligence; SIGINT, IMINT and MASINT, respectively). While the latter ... |
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| SOF Enablers: Enhancing USSOCOM Capabilities with Cutting-Edge Expertise |
15 MAR 2006 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth S. Wright; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| United States Special Operations Command's (USSOCOM) cornerstone role in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) will continue well into the foreseeable future. The networked-cell structure and worldwide span of potential GWOT adversaries requires Special Operations Forces (SOF) operators to rapidly access and integrate cultural and linguistic expertise from a broad range of countries. Highly specialized technical knowledge is needed to exploit and/or deny these enemies the use of high technology ... |
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| The Army Field Support Brigade: A Solution to Integrating Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology |
10 MAR 2006 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Kristin K. French; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The current United States Army Chief of Staff General Peter J. Schoomaker recently testified to the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee that the successes enjoyed during the initial stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom were the result of an integrated logistics team of soldiers civilians and contractors all of whom developed innovative solutions to a range of challenges caused by major capability gaps in the current logistics systems. In order to fill ... |
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| An Evalualation of How Organizational Culture Can Perpetuate a Formal Mentoring Relationship |
10 MAR 2006 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel J. Rieker; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The purpose of this research was to investigate how an organization's culture can have an effect on formal mentoring. Specifically, this thesis sought to determine if perceptions among gender, ethnicity, and organizational position differ for mentoring and organizational culture. Additionally, this thesis sought to determine if any correlations may exist between organizational culture and formal mentoring overall. |
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| Defining and Quantifying Globalization |
08 MAR 2006 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Michele Putko; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Globalization is one of the most powerful forces shaping the world; however, there is no widely accepted definition or system of measure for the phenomenon. Since the term is so nebulous and all-inclusive, it is difficult to employ empirical evidence to support hypotheses concerning globalization. This paper discusses the need to better define and quantify globalization to provide policy makers with a better understanding of the complex phenomenon. The various ... |
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| Interagency Coordination: Past Lessons, Current Issues, and Future Necessities |
07 MAR 2006 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Robert F. Kolterman; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Planners developing military strategy to accomplish national security strategy must integrate with other contributors. Processes and mechanisms to achieve interagency coordination are formal for senior leader integration, but less formal, or non-existent, for routine coordination across a variety of topics below the assistant secretary level. The State-War-Navy Coordinating Committee, 1944-1949, achieved and sustained critical components of coordination (i.e., senior leader involvement, thorough integration, and sustained interaction) and coexisted during the ... |
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| Interagency Coordination Picking-up Where Goldwater-Nichols Ended |
07 MAR 2006 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Floyd A. McKinney; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| The United States faces a strategic landscape characterized by uncertainty and asymmetrical threats that will challenge conventional thinking regarding interagency roles, missions, and coordination. The current interagency structure is framed by the National Security Act (NCA) of 1947, which mandated a major reorganization of the foreign policy and military establishments of the U.S. Government. Notwithstanding the original intent of the NCA, many in academia and government suggest subsequent legislations have ... |
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| The United States Marine Corps and Special Operations: A Nineteen Year Convergence Toward a Marine Component Command |
06 MAR 2006 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Susan L. Murray; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since its creation in 1987, the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) have maintained a professional, yet consciously separate, coexistence. Over the past nineteen years, amid much debate, the two cultures have worked their way toward each other. At times this evolutionary process was propelled forward by such world events as globalization, dissolution of the Soviet Union, Desert Storm, 9/11, Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi ... |
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| From Containment to Integration: A Grand Strategy for the 21st Century |
06 MAR 2006 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Warren P. Gunderman; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As containment was the grand strategic response to the threat posed by the Soviet Union to U.S. interests an innovative approach is again needed in response to the threat posed by radical Islamists who seek to replace the U.S.-led secular democratic global system with an Islamic world order using jihadist Islamic terrorism as a tactic to achieve that end. This paper presents an examination of and proposal for the formulation ... |
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| Using TSP With a Multi-Disciplined Project Management System |
01-Mar-2006 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy A Chick; NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIV PATUXENT RIVER MD
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| The Team Software Process (SM) (TSP(SM)) provides an extraordinary amount of data, including project planning and tracking data in terms of task hours and earned value, but it does not provide a mechanism for incorporating the plans of multiple teams, which do not all use TSP. In today's world of large and complex systems, the project must consist of multiple disciplines such as software engineers, system engineers, hardware engineers, domain ... |
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| Vertical Integration and the Military - A Strategic Approach to the Outsourcing Decisions in the Department of Defense |
MAR 2006 |
135 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas H. Wild; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| It is a common belief that government organizations are generally less effective and efficient than commercial entities. Among the prominent problems that need to be addressed in this context is the process leading to a decision regarding how to source activities. Consequently, current publications and laws require government activities to compete with commercial contractors. Also, a preference for outsourcing military activities is often expressed. This MBA project investigates how applicable ... |
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| Valued Information at the Right Time (VIRT) and the Navy's Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) - A Win/Win Proposition |
MAR 2006 |
125 pages |
| Authors:
Rafael A. Acevedo; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In this thesis I examine the theory of Valued Information at the Right Time (VIRT) and the benefits its implementation can provide to the Navy's best example of accurate information-sharing, the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC). The primary premise of VIRT is that only information which has some value to the user and could impact mission accomplishment should be allowed to flow from a source to the user. If information has ... |
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| Development of Non-Standard Wearable Connectors for a USB 2.0 Textile Cable |
MAR 2006 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
T. Wilson; J. Slade; FOSTER-MILLER INC WALTHAM MA
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| A soldier-based Personal Area Network (PAN) that can be unobtrusively integrated into the soldier ensemble is desirable for soldier comfort, weight savings, and the expanded mission capabilities that come with netted communication and improved situational awareness. In this Phase I effort a series of innovative concepts were investigated for connectors that interface with an electrotextile-based PAN. These concepts included connection methods common to the textiles industry to achieve electrical connectivity. ... |
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| A Comparative Usability and End-User Satisfaction Analysis of Two Geographic Information System (GIS) Applications |
MAR 2006 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
Mark E. Barner; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The Air Force has recognized that organizations across Air Force installations often require geospatial information resources or maps to accomplish mission essential tasks. To provide an AF-wide approach to addressing this need, in 2001, the Headquarters Air Force Geo Integration Office formed the USAF GeoBase program. GeoBase is the name given to the Air Force's GIS program. As GeoBase has been implemented across the Air Force, there have been no ... |
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| A Legacy of Excellence: The USAF Weapons School's Challenge to Maintain Standards |
MAR 2006 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Rick Rosales; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis investigates the effects of resource strains on the United States Air Force Weapons School (USAFWS). Highly regarded as the Combat Air Force's (CAF) Center of Excellence, the USAFWS is responsible for producing a weapons officer who is finely tuned in the skills of communication, integration of joint forces, large force mission planning, training plan development, and tactical leadership. The CAF demands a weapons officer who is highly skilled ... |
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| Product Line Acquisition in a DoD Organization -- Guidance for Decision Makers |
MAR 2006 |
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| Authors:
John Bergey; Sholom Cohen; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INST
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 | In the Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition environment, many organizations have not seriously considered adopting a product line approach or are reluctant to because it is not a well-understood acquisition paradigm. Nonetheless, a compelling case can be made for adopting a product line approach because it addresses a problem facing many program managers today -- how to cost-effectively acquire, develop, and maintain a set of related software-intensive systems, and how ... |
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| Comprehensive Engagement With China |
22 FEB 2006 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Robert Waltemeyer; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| China's economic rise is causing an increase of potential conflict with U.S. interests. Reactions from the U.S. administration and Congress to China's quest for markets resources and increased military growth have ranged from concern to alarm. These actions are viewed as overreactions and hypocritical in China. Given China's increased sophistication in applying its evolving national power as in the U.S.-Chinese cooperation in dealing with Iran and North Korea and the ... |
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| A Framework for Architecture-Based Planning and Assessment to Support Modeling and Simulation of Network-Centric Command and Control |
17 FEB 2006 |
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| Authors:
Carlos E. Martinez; Kenneth L. Mullins; Karl S. Sullivan; MITRE CORP MCLEAN VA
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| In response to the changes in the world environment, the DoD has adopted an integrated top-down capabilities-based planning and assessment methodology in response to the shortcomings in the previous modernization process. This new methodology includes a concept development process, a capabilities-based assessment process for developmental capabilities, a Doctrine, Organization, Training, Material, Leadership, Personnel, Facilities (DOTMLPF) requirements process for non-developmental capability changes, and a new capabilities-based acquisition process. Capabilities-based planning begins ... |
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| A1GaAs/GaAs Heterostructure Solar Cells Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy |
14 FEB 2006 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Suwaree Suraprapapich; Supachok Thainoi; Montri Sawadsaringkarn; Somsak Panyakeow; CHULALONGKORN UNIV BANGKOK (THAILAND) DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
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| The contractor shall investigate the integration of quantum dots to the heterostructure of solar cells and the self alignment of quantum dots grown on high-index GaAs substrates for future nano-electronic device applications |
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| Where's the Joint in Joint Seabasing: Logistical Implications for the Joint Force Commander |
13 FEB 2006 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
James A. Clavenna; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Joint Seabasing is a visionary concept aimed at increasing combatant commanders flexibility in responding to the range of military operations. The Department of Defense has identified Seabasing as a joint capability, and is developing the capability for the 2015 timeframe. It is critical that the effort is truly joint, especially in light of indications that this has not been the case to date. In addition to the joint challenge, the ... |
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| What Does Distributed Operations Mean for Joint Air Fire Support? |
13 FEB 2006 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
James W. Frey; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| This research analyzes Distributed Operations (DO) and its dependency on joint air fire support when out of range of other indirect fire assets in the 2015 time frame. The (DO) concept for the USMC leverages the strengths of maneuver warfare through integrated networked dispersion. The emerging U.S. technologies and training will enable DO forces to counter the asymmetric adversary. The adaptability and lethality for the squad to battalion sized units ... |
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| The Joint Sea Base: Transforming and Shaping the Theater |
13 FEB 2006 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Richard C. McDaniel; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The Joint Sea Base has significant capabilities to accomplish the TSCP mission and is poised to take a substantial role in shaping the Theater for the Combatant Commander. The JSB provides the capability and access to emerging areas where a US presence is needed, but large US footprints ashore are prohibited. With the realignment of US forces resulting in fewer personnel and facilities overseas, the role of the JSB in ... |
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| Enhancing American Interagency Integration for the Global War on Terrorism |
10 FEB 2006 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory M. Martin; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This essay identifies opportunities to enhance interagency integration at the strategic and operationa levels for the global war on terrorism. It begins with an assessment of strategic leadership in the formulation and implementation of national security strategy and policy in general and counterterrorism strategy and policy in particular. The essay concludes that the nation lacks an institutionalized mechanism within the National Security Council (NSC) structure to monitor the implementation of ... |
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| Defense Science Board Summer Study on Transformation: A Progress Assessment. Volume 1 |
FEB 2006 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| Transformation is a continuous process with no foreseeable end point. To meet 2lst century challenges, the Department of Defense (DoD) will need capabilities that are constantly evolving and improving. Transformation demands changes in the DoD culture, process, and capabilities; changing the way the Department conducts combat operations, conducts business, and interacts with other agencies and nations. The Department, through the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)), directed ... |
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| Human Factors Assessment of the UH-60M Crew Station During the Limited User Test (LUT) |
FEB 2006 |
100 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas J. Havir; David B. Durbin; Lorraine J. Frederick; Jamison S. Hicks; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| The utility helicopter (UH)-60M Product Manager requested the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Human Research and Engineering Directorate to participate in the Limited User Test for the UH-60M Black Hawk. ARL conducted a human factors evaluation during the LUT, which assessed workload, situation awareness, simulator sickness, pilot-vehicle interface, and eye tracker data. The data were used to identify characteristics of the UH-60M that enhance or degrade pilot performance. Characteristics that degrade ... |
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| U.S. Army RDECOM/TARDEC Fuel Cell Overview |
26 JAN 2006 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Dobbs Herbert H.; TACOM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER WARREN MI
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| Fuel Cell Strategy Summary: Emphasis on inter-service, inter-agency cooperation and coordination; Fuel cell auxiliary power units (APU); Reforming of JP-8 (jet fuel) single battlefield fuel; Demonstrate commercial fuel cell vehicles on military bases; Leverage industry to move fuel cells from civilian uses to military vehicles. |
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| Hybrid Molecomputer Using Vapor Phase Assembly |
10 JAN 2006 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Mark A. Reed; YALE UNIV NEW HAVEN CT GRANT AND CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
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| Current work on molecular electronics relies almost entirely on liquid phase processing. Gas phase processing offers far superior uniformity and reproducibility. The scope of this work was to investigate vapor phase process that will fully integrate the in-situ steps of sample preparation, active organic molecule deposition, and gentle gas-moderated metallic overcoating, which will enable our proposed multi-layer stacked device. The goal of this work is to mate these active molecular ... |
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| Ram Load Simulation of Wing Skin-Spar Joints: New Rate-dependent Cohesive Model |
06 JAN 2006 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Monty A. Moshier; RHAMM TECHNOLOGIES LLC BELLBROOK OH
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| A new rate-dependent cohesive zone model for use in impact and/or hydrodynamic ram delamination problems is presented. The traction based model includes a damage-dependent term and two cohesive zone viscosity parameters. The first viscosity parameter adjusts the yield traction of the material, while the second parameter adjusts the peak or maximum traction. This new rate-dependent cohesive model is implemented in Ls-DYNA (971 beta revision 5397), an explicit time integration FEA ... |
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| A Diagonal Mass Matrix Triangular Spectral Element Method based on Cubature Points |
01-Jan-2006 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
F X Giraldo; M A Taylor; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| The cornerstone of nodal spectral element methods is the co-location of the interpolation and integration points, yielding a diagonal mass matrix that is efficient for time-integration methods. On quadrilateral elements Legendre-Gauss-Lobatto points are both good interpolation and integration points but on triangles analogous points have not yet been found. In this paper we use a promising set of points for the triangle which were only available for polynomial degree N ... |
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| A Framework for Integrating Cultural Factors in Military Modeling and Simulation |
JAN 2006 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Celestine A. Ntuen; NORTH CAROLINA UNIV AT GREENSBORO
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| Effective and efficient culture cognition in the Future Force depends heavily upon orchestrating the cultural factors and patterns of battle information into effective cultural cognition models so that the appropriate context information is brought together at the appropriate time relative to the appropriate operational issues. At the heart of this problem lies the current inability of a commander (or his designated chief of staff, operations officer, information management officer, etc.) ... |
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| Optimal Guidance Command Generation and Tracking for the Reentry of a Reusable Launch Vehicle (PREPRINT) |
JAN 2006 |
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| Authors:
Michael W. Oppenheimer; David D. Doman; Kevin P. Bollino; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB (AFRL/VACA) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH CONTROL THEORY OPTIMIZATION BRANCH
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| In this work, optimal outer-loop guidance commands are generated from an off-line reference trajectory and then tracked by a reconfigurable inner-loop control law. The primary motivation for this work is a "stepping-stone" towards online, optimal trajectory generation, footprint determination, and retargeting capabilities in the presence of control effector failures or vehicle structural/ aerodynamic degradation, uncertainty, and external disturbances. The presented guidance and control architecture uses a 6-degree-of-freedom simulation and an ... |
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| Defense Acquisition Performance Assessment Report |
JAN 2006 |
158 pages |
| Authors:
Ronald T. Kadish; Gerald Abbott; Frank Cappuccio; Richard Hawley; Paul Kern; Donald Kozlowski; OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC
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| For nearly 60 years, the Department of Defense (DoD) has been engaged in a continuous process of self-assessment to identify and improve the way it acquires weapons systems. Frequent major acquisition reform initiatives have responded to concerns that acquisition costs are too high, that DoD is buying the wrong things, or that the process is too slow. The need to review the process and to institute change has become very ... |
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| Human Robotics Interaction Army Technology Objective Raven Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Task Analysis and Modeling |
JAN 2006 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Regina A. Pomranky; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD HUMAN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
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| A Family of Systems (FoS) is being developed that will comprise the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS). In an effort to determine the most effective and efficient way to integrate the diverse but related new systems within the future force, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory is developing an operator workload model of FCS FoS operations. This development is part of the Human Robotics Interaction Army Technology Objective in which Soldier ... |
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| Trust Networks on the Semantic Web |
2006 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Jennifer Golbeck; Bijan Parisa; James Hendler; MARYLAND UNIV COLLEGE PARK
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| The so-called "Web of Trust" is one of the ultimate goals of the Semantic Web. Research on the topic of trust in this domain has focused largely on digital signatures, certificates, and authentication. At the same time, there is a wealth of research into trust and social networks in the physical world. In this paper, we describe an approach for integrating the two to build a web of trust in ... |
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| Toward the Holodeck: Integrating Graphics, Sound, Character and Story |
2006 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
W. Swartout; R. Hill; J. Gratch; W. L. Johnson; C. Kyriakakis; C. LaBore; R. Lindheim; S. Marsella; D. Miraglia; B. Moore; UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MARINA DEL REY CA INST FOR CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
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| We describe an initial prototype of a holodeck-like environment that we have created for the Mission Rehearsal Exercise Project. The goal of the project is to create an experience learning system where the participants are immersed in an environment where they can encounter the sights, sounds, and circumstances of realworld scenarios. Virtual humans act as characters and coaches in an interactive story with pedagogical goals. |
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| Mixing Story and Simulation in Interactive Narrative |
2006 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
Mark O. Riedl; Andrew Stern; Don Dini; UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MARINA DEL REY CA INST FOR CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
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| Simulation is a common feature in computer entertainment. However, in computer games, simulation and story are often kept distinct by interleaving periods of interactive play and cut scenes -- short noninteractive scenes that transition from one mission to the next, providing the player with goals and motivation for the next segment of game play. In this mode of alternating between game play and cut scenes, story elements and simulation are ... |
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| Multifunctional Structures/Integration of Sensors and Antennas. Technical Evaluation Report |
2006 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel Chaumette; DASSAULT AVIATION SAINT-CLOUD (FRANCE)
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| The meeting objective was to review the status and future opportunities for multifunctional structural systems, enhance collaboration and foster innovation on an expert level and that objective was fully met. That meeting combined some very much Technology Watch subjects, and others close to practical application, all with the potential to have a significant impact (evolutionary/revolutionary) on future military systems. One of the recommendations was that durability/repairability concerns should be addressed ... |
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| Tri-Service DoD Partnership Delivers Standard Product to Span Acquisition/Test Process |
2006 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Chuck Stone; Allen Bryson; Kyle Scarborough; AIR FORCE ELECTRONIC WARFARE EVALUATION SIMULATOR (AFEWES) FORT WORTH TX TEST WING ( 412TH/OLAB)
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| The U.S. Air Force Electronic Warfare Evaluation Simulator (AFEWES) is a world class, secure, government-owned, contractor-operated, electronic warfare test facility located in Air Force Plant #4, Fort Worth, Texas. AFEWES is managed by the Electronic Warfare Group, Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California. The AFEWES mission is to perform effectiveness testing of DoD and allied electronic countermeasure techniques to enhance aircraft survivability in combat. This paper ... |
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| Using Semantic Web Technologies to Integrate the Enterprise |
2006 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Marwan Sabbouh; Joseph K. DeRosa; MITRE CORP BEDFORD MA
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| This paper illustrates the benefits of inserting a semantic layer into information systems that use N-Tier architectures. By introducing the Ontology and Semantic services above the data tier, we succeed in not only specifying semantics but also in integrating software components into the enterprise. This design allows us to integrate legacy systems, or RDBMS and Web services, without software development. |
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| Managing Virtual Networks on Large-Scale Projects |
2006 |
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| Authors:
David Noll; BOEING CO SEATTLE WA
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| The complexity of Boeing's 787 Program is too great for the formal planned information and communication network structure to fully meet the needs of companies, managers, and employees located throughout the world. By observing the 787 program it became apparent that identification, creation, and nurturing of networks are an important new skill set for managers. In this large-scale systems integration environment, Process Integration Teams and the Partner Working Group were ... |
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| Toward a Standard Rule Language for Semantic Integration of the DoD Enterprise |
2006 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Suzette Stoutenburg; Leo Obrst; Deborah Nicols; Jason Peterson; Adrian Johnson; MITRE CORP COLORADO SPRINGS CO
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| Historically, the behavior of Department of Defense (DoD) Command and Control (C2) systems has been embedded in executable code, providing static functionality that is difficult to change. As the complexity and tempo of the world increase, C2 systems must move to a new paradigm that supports the ability to dynamically modify system behavior in complex, changing environments. Separation of rules from executable code provides the foundation for dynamic system behavior ... |
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| Tactical Tomahawk Weapon System Developmental/Operational Testing: Testing a System of Systems |
13-Dec-2005 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey S Mayer; NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND HANSCOM AFB MA
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| The Tomahawk Weapons System has been using modeling and simulation (M&S) for development, test and sustainment since the programs inception. The Tomahawk Weapons. The Tomahawk program has been practicing M&S management and verification, validation, and accreditation (VV&A) since 1983. Among the lessons learned from this program, M&S must be used to adequately develop, test and sustain large scale complex systems. All interfaces, external and internal must be well documented and ... |
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| Common Affordable Radar Processor (CARP) Build 4.1 (OPTION 3) |
07 DEC 2005 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS FAIRFAX VA
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| The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Surface/Aerospace Surveillance technology program is conducting technology investigations and development of advanced radar signals, and control processor technology for current and planned radar systems. The Common Affordable Radar Processor (CARP) program is investigating new processor hardware, networks, and software architectures, which can readily accept integration of new radar signal inputs, digital signal processing techniques/algorithms, system control implementations, and software system infrastructures. The project emphasizes ... |
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