| Vision & Needs for Distributed Controls: Customers for Control Systems and What Do They Value (Postprint) |
Aug-2009 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Alireza Behbahani; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH FAN AND COMPRESSOR BRANCH
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 | Distributed Engine Control Working Group: Coordinate, collaborate, and leverage integrated intelligent distributed (partially) engine controls and PHM technology development to address future and current requirements of both military and civil aviation. Provide an open forum for discussion and proliferation of primary S&T drivers and issues that are being, or should be, addressed. Identify possible transition paths for S&T products. |
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| Evaluation of Commercial-off-the-Shelf Lithium Batteries for Use in Ballistic Telemetry Systems |
Jun-2009 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Edward F Bukowski; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD WEAPONS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH DIRECTORATE
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| As technological advances continue to be made in the commercial sectors of portable and wireless communication products, additional advancements in battery technology have also been made. These advancements have allowed for the rapid growth of a large variety of commercially available batteries which have the capability to meet or even exceed the current power and size requirements for numerous ballistic telemetry systems. The replacement of a custom built battery with ... |
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| NPS CubeSat Launcher Design, Process and Requirements |
Jun-2009 |
129 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew R Crook; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Access to space has always been a challenge, especially for organizations with limited budgets. In the last decade a group of universities has overcome many of the obstacles associated with placing experiments on orbit by using a nano-satellite standard called the CubeSat. In addition to universities many private, commercial, and government organizations are now coming to appreciate the advantages of the CubeSat standard resulting in rapid growth in the CubeSat ... |
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| Operational Leadership and Advancing Technology |
04-May-2009 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Rodney R LeMay; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Technology is advancing at an ever increasing rate in the 21st century. Many of these advances have been incorporated into the military. The latest gadgets are often bought from commercial vendors; the so called, off the shelf solution. Although this often provides a short term benefit, often too little analysis is conducted on to best integrate the technology into the way we fight. This paper uses a case study of ... |
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| The Economic Impact of a Radiological Dispersal Device (RDE) |
Mar-2009 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
Michael T LeBrun; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
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| While it will not cause the devastation of a nuclear weapon, the radiological dispersal event (RDE) is particularly dangerous in that it has the potential to cause major economic disruptions. The purpose of this research was to develop a generalized methodology that can be used to assess economic impacts, resulting from a (RDE), occurring in any location and across any industry. Currently, there is no universal approach for measuring the ... |
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| MMM-A-121 Federal Specification Adhesive, Bonding Vulcanized Synthetic Rubber to Steel HAP-Free Replacement |
Feb-2009 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Paul Touchet; Dave Flanagan; Faye R Toulan; Christopher La Stabler; John J Scala; Hank Feuer; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD WEAPONS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH DIRECTORATE
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| The U.S. Army uses numerous adhesives and sealants, among other coating materials, that contain significant amounts of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). This work examines laboratory testing of two of the most highly used adhesives meeting MMM-A-121 specifications throughout the Army. The scope of MMM-A-121 involves adhesives used in bonding vulcanized synthetic rubber to steel. The two most commonly used baseline products meeting the MMM-A-121 specification are 3M-1357 Scotch-Weld and 3M-1300L ... |
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| Long-Distance Frequency Transfer Over an Urban Fiber Link Using Optical Phase Stabilization |
Dec-2008 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
H Jiang; A Amy-Klein; Ch Chardonnet; P Lemonde; D Holleville; J Millo; M Lours; O Lopez; S Crane; F Kefelian; G Santarelli; LNE-SYRTE PARIS (FRANCE)
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| We transferred the frequency of an ultrastable laser over 86 km of urban fiber. The link is composed of two cascaded 43 km fibers connecting two laboratories, Laboratoire National de Metrologie et d'Essais-Systemes de Reference Temps-Espace (LNE-SYRTE) and Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers (LPL), in the Paris area. In an effort to realistically demonstrate a link of 172 km without using spooled fiber extensions, we implemented a recirculation loop to ... |
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| Testbed Implementation of Loop-Free Soft Handoff in Wireless Battlefield Networks |
Dec-2008 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Ibrahim Hoekelek; Selcuk Cevher; Mariusz A Fecko; Provin Gurung; Sunil Samtani; Zhensbeng Zhang; Aristides Staikos; Jeffrey Bowcock; TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC PISCATAWAY NJ
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| A fundamental challenge in wireless mobile battlefield networks (WMBNs) is frequent occurrence of wireless link congestion and failures due to blockage, mobility, interference, etc. In case of a link or node failure, the end-to-end session will be disrupted until the underlying routing protocol converges to its new path. We propose an innovative distributed architecture for a seamless multi-layer soft handoff protocol in WMBNs to provide the sub-second convergence in case ... |
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| The Visible Signature Modelling and Evaluation ToolBox |
Dec-2008 |
111 pages |
| Authors:
Joanne B Culpepper; Rodney A J Borg; DEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA) MARITIME PLATFORMS DIV
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| A new software suite, the Visible Signature ToolBox (VST), has been developed to model and evaluate the visible signatures of maritime platforms. The VST is a collection of commercial, off-the-shelf software and DSTO developed programs and procedures. The software can logically be divided into image generation and probability of detection (POD) modelling codes. CAMOGEN (CAMOuflage GENeration) and CAMEO-SIM (CAMouflage Electro-Optic SIMulation) provide the image generation, whereas ORACLE provides the POD ... |
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| Military Airlift: The Joint Cargo Aircraft Program |
10-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Allan Hess; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) is a joint acquisition program between the Army and Air Force intended to procure a commercial off-the-shelf aircraft capable of meeting Army and Air Force requirements for intra-theater airlift. The C-27J Spartan, built by L-3 Communications, was awarded the JCA contract in 2007. This is an update of a report by William Knight and will be updated as conditions warrant. |
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| The Specialty Metal Provision and the Berry Amendment: Issues for Congress |
02-Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
Valerie B Grasso; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Congress took action in the FY2007 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 109-364) to move the specialty metal provision from the Berry Amendment (Title 10, United States Code [U.S.C.] 2533a) into a separate section of Title 10 (10 U.S.C. 2533b). Section 843 of P.L. 109-364 directed the Secretary of Defense to establish a Strategic Materials Protection Board to determine, analyze, and recommend strategies to ensure the domestic availability of materials designated ... |
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| Using Commercial-off-the-Shelf Computer Games to Train and Educate Complexity and Complex Decision-Making |
Sep-2008 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
Jeremy R Lewis; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This paper proposes that the U.S. Army use commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) computer games to train and educate U.S. Army leaders in complexity and complex decision-making. Computer games provide an interactive environment where U.S. Army leaders can experience complex situations and problems and then make complex decisions. Additionally, by immersing U.S. Army leaders into a virtual complex environment, Army leaders have an environment that is free from risk to make decisions. Moreover, ... |
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| Next Generation Information Systems Architectures |
01-Jul-2008 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
H T Kung; CREATIVE STEP LLC BELMONT MA
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| This effort concerns a new aerial ad-hoc networking paradigm, in which low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used to assist wireless communication among a set of stationary or mobile ground stations. This work focuses on the use of cost-effective Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) equipment. New networking protocols have been developed based on antenna engineering and interference-resilient medium access control (MAC) schemes. In addition, the project has gathered a substantial amount of ... |
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| Transforming IA Certification and Accreditation across the National Security Community |
01-Jul-2008 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Eustace D King; OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR NETWORKS AND INFORMATION INTEGRATION WASHINGTON DC
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| The Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation (IA C&A) transformation is a partnership that stretches across the Department of Defense (DoD), Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS), National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST), and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Much progress has been made since the DoD and DNI Chief Information Officer (CIOs) published an initial set of transformation goals in January 2007; ... |
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| A Test-bed for Intelligent, Mobile Sensor Applications |
23-Jun-2008 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Scott A DeLoach; Gurdip Singh; KANSAS STATE UNIV MANHATTAN DEPT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
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| The goal of this effort was to design, develop, and acquire a well-equipped platform for experimental evaluation of intelligent, mobile sensor network application to enhance our research. The equipment purchased included three Pioneer all-terrain robots as well as several smaller, more limited robots. Also acquired was a collection of off-the-shelf sensors and sensor kits for large scale experiments including Crossbow Technology Inc's Mote kits (which include MICA motes, sensor and ... |
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| Laboratory-Scale Study in Determining the Decontamination Standards for Personnel Protective Equipment Used by Homeland Defense Personnel: Evaluation of Commercial Off-the-Shelf Technologies for Decontamination of Personnel Protective Equipment-Relevant S |
01-Jun-2008 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Lalena Wallace; Vipin K Rastogi; Lisa S Smith; Saumil S Shah; Jonathan Sabol; EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| In 2001, dissemination of letters tainted with anthrax-causing spores through USPS led to a limited number of deaths and contamination of several hundred thousand cubic feet of surface space within government and commercial buildings. In the context of homeland security, these and other cases involving ricin toxin demonstrated the urgent need to develop countermeasures for cleaning up complex surfaces relevant to personnel protective equipment (PPE). Four relevant surface materials (polycarbonate, ... |
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| Very Small Satellite Design for Space Sensor Networks |
01-Jun-2008 |
233 pages |
| Authors:
David J Barnhart; SURREY UNIV GUILDFORD (UNITED KINGDOM) SURREY SPACE CENTRE
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| An investigation of very small satellite miniaturisation techniques is presented, focusing on sub-kilogram technologies targeted at space sensor network applications. Distributed space mission concepts are emerging for scientific and remote sensing applications. This architecture will enable observation of real-time multi-point phenomena. Space economics and environmental concerns dictate a cost-effective mass-producible low-mass satellite for brief but essential missions in low Earth orbit. Very small satellite technologies have been investigated, assessed, and ... |
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| CrossTalk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering. Volume 21, Number 5 |
01-May-2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Jim York; James M Sutton; Paul E McMahon; Bas Vodde; Alistair Cockburn; SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT CENTER HILL AFB UT
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| CONTENTS: 1) Mission Impact of Foreign Influence on DoD Software by Defense Science Board Task Force: The DoD's growing dependency on software is a source of weakness that could be exploited by an adversary at a critical moment. The Defense Science Board Task Force suggests solutions. 2) The Way We See the Problem Is the Problem by Jim York: When an organization fails to alter the way it sees a ... |
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| Research and Demonstration of Video Streaming on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Networks |
01-May-2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
H T Kung; HARVARD UNIV CAMBRIDGE MA
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| This project has led to a number of findings and conclusions. The main results concern the task of using one or more Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to relay messages or videos between two distant ground nodes. A protocol, called load-carry-and-deliver (LCAD), has been developed and implemented, where a UAV load from a source ground node, carries the data while flying to the destination, and finally delivers the data to a ... |
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| Acquisition Research: Creating Synergy for Informed Change. Proceedings of the Annual Acquisition Research Symposium (5th) Held in Monterey, California on 14-15 May 2008. Volume 2 |
23-Apr-2008 |
266 pages |
| Authors:
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| This volume contains the following panel sessions and the papers included in each session: Panel 11. Academic Research on Contracting. Panel 12. Budgeting and the Acquisition Process - Rethinking Acquisition Reform: Cost-growth Solutions May Aggravate More Important Problems. Panel 13. Perspectives on COTS Implementation. Panel 14. Issues in Cost Estimating for US Naval Shipbuilding - Dynamic Cost Risk Assessment for Controlling the Cost of Naval Vessels; Using the Steel Vessel ... |
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| WebBee: A Platform for Secure Coordination and Communication in Crisis Scenarios |
16-Apr-2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Sugih Jamin; Jignesh Patel; Morley Mao; Sarit Mukherjee; Liming Wang; MICHIGAN UNIV ANN ARBOR
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| Recently, disaster scenarios and terrorist attacks have made apparent some fundamental shortcomings in first responders' conventional coordination infrastructures. For example, unsatisfactory device connectivity, and security vulnerabilities made manifest by devices' inherently mobile nature, have the potential to seriously compromise first responders' effectiveness. To address these shortcomings, we designed and built Webbee, our secure coordination and communication infrastructure. In this article, we will take a high-level look at Webbee's architecture, and ... |
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| Air Force Air Refueling: The KC-X Aircraft Acquisition Program |
04 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
William Knight; Christopher Bolkcom; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| KC-X is the first of three planned programs intended to recapitalize the Air Force's air refueling fleet. Eventually, the KC-X program is expected to acquire 179 new, commercial off-the-shelf airliners modified to accomplish air refueling. The program is expected to cost approximately $35 billion. Both Boeing and a consortium consisting of Northrop Grumman and European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) the parent company of Airbus were in competition for ... |
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| A Lightweight TwiddleNet Portal |
01-Mar-2008 |
87 pages |
| Authors:
Antonios M Rimikis; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| TwiddleNet is a distributed architecture of personal servers that harnesses the power of the mobile devices, enabling real time information and file sharing of multiple data types from commercial-off-the-shelf platforms. This thesis involves research in mobile personal members, mobile social networks and media sharing models and develops a TwiddleNet portal running on a smart phone or a PDA so that the entire TwiddleNet system can be run on handheld devices ... |
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| A Stock Propeller Design for the High Speed Sealift Hybrid Contra-Rotating Shaft-Pod, Model 5653-3A |
MAR 2008 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Jessica J. Geisbert; Seth D. Schroeder; NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CARDEROCK DIV BETHESDA MD SHIP HYDROMECHANICS DEPT
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| A stock propulsor has been designed for the High Speed Sealift Hybrid Contra-Rotating Shaft-Pod. The forward propeller of the contra-rotating set is a standard shaft and strut mounted propeller. The aft propeller is driven by a COTS tractor pod. The full power speed of this design is 39 knots. The final design has a 21.5 foot diameter, five-bladed propeller forward and a 17-foot diameter, seven-bladed propeller aft. Both the forward ... |
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| Overview of Military Wargaming |
Mar-2008 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Paul West; Steven Downes-Martin; Matt Caffrey; Mike Crane; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY
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| The future of training games lies in a convergence of commercial off the shelf (COTS games) and high-performance computing |
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| A Comparative Analysis of Fortress (ES520) and Mesh Dynamics' (4000 Series) Networking Capabilities During Coasts 2007 Field Experiments |
MAR 2008 |
177 pages |
| Authors:
Brian K. Tyler; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Cooperative Operations and Applied Science & Technology Studies (COASTS) field experimentation program is a combined Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore-Thailand-U.S. research and development (R&D) effort to test commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Command and Control, Communications Computers and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) technologies to provide real-time situational awareness (SA) for multi-national, tactical and remote decision makers in a cooperative environment. This thesis evaluated the military suitability of Fortress 802.11 ES520 wireless technology and Mesh Dynamics ... |
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| Technical and Operational Analysis of the Fortress Secure Wireless Access Bridge (ES-520) in Support of Tactical Military Coalition Operations |
MAR 2008 |
120 pages |
| Authors:
III Geathers Sandy; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Most networks, including those deployed in the Cooperative Operations and Applied Science & Technology Studies (COASTS) field experimentation program, utilize an access point, wireless bridge, switch, and security gateway. Reducing equipment requirements in the field is most desirable to minimize the equipment footprint, cost, and power required. The COASTS research group, involved in developing a scalable, multi-mission, system of systems for coalition environments, relies heavily on Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) network technology. ... |
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| Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Tire Fire Extinguishing Agent |
01-Jan-2008 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Eric Wilson; Alex Ordway; NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER WEAPONS DIV CHINA LAKE CA
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| The overall objective of the Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Tire Fire Extinguishing Agent test series is to provide enhanced fire fighting capability to warfighters. Vehicles suffering from mobility loss due to burning tires require a hand held extinguisher to put out the fire and prevent fire spread past the wheel well. The previously used agent (PKP) was not effective at preventing fire reflash after the fire was out. This report is ... |
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| U.S. Army Research Laboratory Microelectromechanical System Electronically Scanned Antenna Testing at the Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center |
JAN 2008 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Ronald G. Polcawich; Daniel Judy; Jeff Pulskamp; Steve Weiss; Janice Rock; Tracy Hudson; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD
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| Microelectromechanical System (MEMS) phase shifters have been assembled in a connectorized packages for insertion in a 1x8 linear patch antenna array. The patch array provides a demonstration platform for a MEMS enabled electronically scanned antenna (ESA). The MEMS ESA along with control electronics was tested in receive mode within anechoic chambers at both ARL and Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC). Using a waveguide horn antenna for ... |
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| The US Defense Industrial Base: Past, Present, and Future |
Jan-2008 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Barry D Watts; CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND BUDGETARY ASSESSMENTS WASHINGTON DC
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| The main focus of this report is on the following question: How prepared is the U.S. defense industrial base to meet the needs of the U.S. military Services in coming decades? The Cold War challenge of Soviet power has largely ebbed, but new challenges have emerged. There is the immediate threat of the violence stemming from Salafi-Takfiri and Khomeinist terrorist groups and their state sponsors, who have consumed so much ... |
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| Interdicting a Nuclear-Weapons Project |
04-Dec-2007 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Gerald Brown; Matthew Carlyle; Robert Harney; Eric Skroch; Kevin Wood; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| A "proliferator" seeks to complete a first small batch of fission weapons as quickly as possible, while an "interdictor" wishes to delay that completion for as long as possible. We develop and solve a max-min model that identifies resource-limited interdiction actions that maximally delay completion time of the proliferator's weapons project, given that the proliferator will observe any such actions and adjust his plans to minimize that time. The model ... |
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| The Extension of Wireless Mesh Networks Via Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
DEC 2007 |
213 pages |
| Authors:
John P. Richerson; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The evolution of integrated circuits, wireless communications, and data networking makes wireless networks practical for military and law enforcement applications. The objective of this thesis is to test and to evaluate network performance and suitability of an 802.11 wireless access point enabled vertical take off and land (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) functioning as an airborne sensor and communications relay platform. Also, by identifying the production process of a COTS ... |
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| Design and Implementation of Wiki Services in a Multilevel Secure Environment |
DEC 2007 |
142 pages |
| Authors:
Kar L. Ong; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Monterey Security Architecture (MYSEA) provides a distributed multilevel secure networking environment where authenticated users can securely access data and services at different security classification levels. The MYSEA framework utilizes both commercial-off-the- shelf (COTS) products and specialized secure high assurance components that enforce multilevel security (MLS) policy. Some collaboration among MYSEA users is enabled through the use of the Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) mechanism. This thesis extends the ... |
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| An Integrated Architecture to Support Hastily Formed Network (HFN) |
DEC 2007 |
111 pages |
| Authors:
Lim M. Hwee; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis analyzes the nature of Hastily Formed Networks (HFN) and develops a framework and architecture for effective collaboration needs. The analysis considers review of a spectrum of Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware (including Mobile Command and Control (C2) center and network hardware) and software (i.e., resource optimizing tools) that could support a wider continuum of humanitarian and crisis-relief missions as well as ad-hoc anti-terrorist threats missions Military and Non- Governmental ... |
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| Design and Performance Evaluation Study of a Prototype of a Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
DEC 2007 |
117 pages |
| Authors:
Teng C. Adrian; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis aims to provide a low-cost solution through integrating commercial off-the-self (COTS) technologies to produce a prototype of a 'Tactical Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle UCAV' system that can be utilized by the front-line ground units in the near future. The Tactical UCAV is designed to enhance the information collection and autonomous precision strike capability of the ground units. The Tactical UCAV can also be deployed as sensor nodes as ... |
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| Air Force and the Cyberspace Mission: Defending the Air Force's Computer Network in the Future |
DEC 2007 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Shane P. Courville; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL CENTER FOR STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
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| A little over year ago, in November 2005, the Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne and Air Force Chief of Staff General T. Michael Moseley wrote a joint letter to all airmen of the Air Force, which defined a new mission statement that included the concept of "cyberspace." Cyberspace was defined as including network security, data transmission, and the sharing of information. Although the Air Force and the ... |
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| Tactical Medical Coordination System (TacMedCS) |
06 NOV 2007 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Diane Williams; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| The Tactical Medical Coordination System (TacMedCS) provides rapid casualty identification under adverse conditions, enables visibility of casualty status from the point of injury through medical treatment in higher echelons of care, maintains an electronic treatment record for the patient, utilizes non-physical-contact data transmission and storage media, and uplinks casualty information to a theater information network. Additionally, the current version of TacMedCS provides information to the corpsman in the field about ... |
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| Special Weapons Observation Remote recon Direct Action System (SWORDS) |
01 NOV 2007 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Kim Jones; ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER PICATINNY ARSENAL NJ
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| After leading a 4-man robotic search and rescue team at the World Trade Center, a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) was requested by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to perform a "proof of concept" in arming a Talon robot. The NCO's choice of armament was the M202 rocket launcher. After the success of the "proof of concept", the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) ... |
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| Facility Composer (Trademark) and PACES (Trademark) Integration: Development of an XML Interface Based on Industry Foundation Classes |
NOV 2007 |
129 pages |
| Authors:
Susan D. Nachtigall; Beth A. Brucker; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB
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| The Architectural Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry has made substantial effort over the past several years to create a standard facility modeling format that better enables their different software applications to work together. This emerging standard, known as the Industry Foundation Class (IFC), is being developed by the International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI) and can be found in recent releases of commercial AEC software. With the evolution of this facility ... |
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| Individual Water Purifier Study |
NOV 2007 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
Lindsey Wurster; John Walther; Scott Kooistra; William Bettin; Arthur Lundquist; Steven Clarke; Steven Richard; EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| U.S. warfighters may encounter difficulties obtaining suitable drinking water while in a deployed situation. Commercial-Off%the-Shelf (COTS) water purification devices are often used to provide microbiologically safe drinking water when an Army-provided water supply is not available. However, many of these devices have not been adequately tested and are not approved for U.S. military use. The study described herein was performed to assess the capabilities of the COTS water purification devices. ... |
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| An Extensible Architecture for Multi-Game Fusion |
OCT 2007 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Leigh Flagg; Melody McClure; Rose Gamble; John Tiller; SENTAR INC HUNTSVILLE AL
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| The objective of the Multi-Game Fusion (MGFusion) platform is to design and prototype an extensible, reusable, and verifiable wargaming environment, which provides an advanced command and control (C2) simulation and experimentation platform. This effort was meant to provide a reasonable foundation to test C2 functions and strategies through the use of commercial-grade wargames, which strive to embody humanistic actions and responses. |
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| Demonstration of Real-Time Physiological Status Monitoring of Encapsulated 1st Civil Support Team - Weapons of Mass Destruction (CST-WMD) Personnel |
OCT 2007 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
Mark J. Buller; William J. Tharion; Anthony J. Karis; William R. Santee; Stephen P. Mullen; Laurie A. Blanchard; Reed W. Hoyt; ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MA BIOPHYSICS AND BIOMEDICAL MODELING DIV
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| Civil Support Teams Weapons of Mass Destruction (CST-WMD) have a requirement for a medical monitoring telemetry system. This study demonstrated the Warfighter Physiological Status Monitoring (WPSM) system's capability in meeting those needs during a typical training exercise. CST-WMD Soldiers (n= 12) volunteered for this study. The Vital Sign Detection System (VSDS) and hub were worn during 2 days of training. Remote monitoring took place with data transmitted to a base ... |
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| Measuring In-Flight Angular Motion With a Low-Cost Magnetometer |
SEP 2007 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas E. Harkins; Michael J. Wilson; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD WEAPONS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH DIRECTORATE
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| A technique for obtaining pitch, yaw, and roll rates of a projectile from a single, low-cost, commercial off-the-shelf magnetometer has been developed at the Advanced Munitions Concepts Branch of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Weapons and Materials Research Directorate. In this report, the magnetometer-based methodology is presented, the flight experiment and subsequent analyses are described, criteria for use of this methodology are given, and the potential uses of this technique ... |
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| Advanced, Adaptive, Modular, Distributed, Generic Universal FADEC Framework for Intelligent Propulsion Control Systems (Preprint) |
SEP 2007 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
Alireza R. Behbahani; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH PROPULSION DIRECTORATE
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| Today, each FADEC is unique and expensive to develop, produce, maintain, and upgrade for its particular application. Each FADEC is a centralized system, with a redundant, central computer and centrally located analog signal interfacing circuitry for interfacing with sensors and actuators located throughout the propulsion system. It is to establish a universal or common standard for engine controls and accessories. This will significantly reduce the high development and support costs ... |
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| A Computational Tool for the Rapid Design and Prototyping of Propellers for Underwater Vehicles |
Sep-2007 |
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| Authors:
Port; Kathryn D'Epagnier; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE
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| An open source, MATLAB (trademarked)-based propeller design code MPVL was improved to include rapid prototyping capabilities as well as other upgrades as part of this effort. The resulting code, OpenPVL is described in this thesis. In addition, results from the development code BasicPVL are presented. An intermediate code, BasicPVL, was created by the author while OpenPVL was under development, and it provides guidance for initial propeller designs and propeller efficiency ... |
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| The Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System -- The Way Ahead |
SEP 2007 |
155 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas A. Cook; Jr. Lancaster Patrick E.; Jr Patto Robert R.; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System (CENTRIXS) is a coordinated Department of Defense Program established at the request of the Combatant Commands (COCOMs) to support the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). CENTRIXS is a standing, global enterprise network allowing U.S. and coalition nations and their forces, in a seamless manner, to securely share operational and intelligence information in support of combined planning, unity of effort, and decision making in ... |
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| Automatic Web-based Calibration of Network-Capable Shipboard Sensors |
SEP 2007 |
135 pages |
| Authors:
Charles K. Le; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis investigates the feasibility of developing an automatic web-based sensor calibration system with four main objectives. The first objective was to reduce the number of personnel required to calibrate shipboard sensors. The second was to reduce the time required to complete the calibration process. The third was to develop a platform independent and user-friendly interface using the web browser. The fourth was to allow operators to calibrate the sensors ... |
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| Smaller Satellite Operations Near Geostationary Orbit |
SEP 2007 |
241 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew T. Erdner; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| With the ongoing miniaturization of components, the utility of smaller satellites is increasing. Many believe in the near future that small satellites will be able to perform all functions that larger satellites currently perform today. It has been suggested that these satellites will be less expensive, thus offer a lower risk to the consumer in case they fail before their mission design life. This paper looked at the ability to ... |
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| Southern California Agile Supply Network. Strategic Mobility 21 |
31 AUG 2007 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Lawrence G. Mallon; Beth Kulick; CALIFORNIA STATE UNIV LONG BEACH CENTER FOR THE COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES (CCDOTT)
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| This document describes a modeling framework, the Southern California Agile Supply Network (SCASN) simulation modeling system. This model, contracted to support SM21 for regional initiatives currently within Southern California, is intentionally designed to be flexible and generic such that it can be applied to any region or agile networking scenario. |
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| GL Studio Brings Realism to Aircraft Cockpit Simulator Displays |
01-Jun-2007 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Kim Stults; 580TH SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SQUADRON (580 SMXS) ROBINS AFB GA
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| Testing operational flight programs (OFPs) for aircraft requires that the user be able to enter data and generate output via a graphical user interface (GUI). Desiring to enhance the realism for the test team and upgrade the outdated software, we began the search for a new tool. A new commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) product was selected and a success story unfolded. This article presents that story. |
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