| The Military-Media Relationship. A Dysfunctional Marriage? |
Oct-2009 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Thom Shanker; Mark Hertling; ARMY COMBINED ARMS CENTER FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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 | Thom Shanker, a Pentagon correspondent for The New York Times, has served as a reporter in a variety of conflicts and has made numerous reporting trips to Iraq, embedded in corps, division, and down to small-unit levels. Major General Mark Hertling recently returned from his third tour of duty in Iraq (the first during Desert Storm, the second as a deputy commander in Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and the ... |
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| Military and the Media - What's Next After Embedding? |
08-May-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas C Jr; Beane; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Department of Defense made a breakthrough in the military-media battlefield relationship during Operation Iraqi Freedom through the use of embedded media. The Embedded Media Program allowed journalists to be on the front lines with the different services prior to, during and after military combat operations. Both the military and media's initial feedback deemed the program a success and believe all future military operations will use embedded media. This paper ... |
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| A Non-Linear Finite Element Model for the Determination of Elastic and Thermal Properties of Nanocomposites |
Apr-2009 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Paul Elsbernd; RICE UNIV HOUSTON TX
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| This thesis presents a non-linear model for the thermal and elastic properties of single-walled carbon nanotube reinforced polymer composites. Finite Element Analysis (FEA), in conjunction with the Embedded Fiber Method (EFM), is used to calculate the effective stress-strain curve and thermal conductivity of the composite material. First, the geometry of a user-defined volume fraction of nanotubes is randomly generated and their properties are incorporated into the polymer matrix using the ... |
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| Hezbollah: Psychological Warfare Against Israel |
Mar-2009 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Lisa M Brennen; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Since the 34-day war in 2006 between Hezbollah and Israel, psychological warfare has re-emerged as a topic of interest. Many experts have asked the question: how could a nonstate actor defeat Israel -- a regional superpower -- in such a short amount of time? Hezbollah also defeated Israel in 2000 when it forced the state to unilaterally withdraw from southern Lebanon after an 18-year occupation. Although Hezbollah's psychological warfare strategy ... |
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| Inverse Source Problem in Non-homogeneous and Metamaterial Background Media: Antenna Synthesis and Performance Bounds |
28-Feb-2009 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Edwin A Marengo; Anthony Devaney; NORTHEASTERN UNIV BOSTON MA DEPT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
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| The central goal of this project was the investigation of the enhancements in antenna performance and in imaging capability by embedding a source or scatterer in a background medium including metamaterials. This effort was motivated mostly by the possibility of embedding antennas in designer background media so as to obtain radiation performance that would not be possible for comparable antennas in free space. This problem was treated in the present ... |
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| Embedded Training Teams Developing Afghans |
20-Feb-2009 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Jason C Moore; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime -Chinese Proverb For the past seven years, US and Coalition forces have trained the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and fought and died with them in thousands of combat operations. With the number of violent attacks escalating by 40% in the first half of 2008, the US has ... |
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| Surge of American Forces in Afghanistan |
20-Feb-2009 |
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| Authors:
Peter Leszczynski; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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 | The escalation of violence in Afghanistan points heavily to the transition of regional conflict in the Middle East to a new battleground. As the stage for fighting rotates, what was a limited focus on Afghanistan begins to increase, and popular opinion and support are scrutinized. Simultaneously, the media creates a new set of criteria to judge the success or failure of strategic and operational military objectives. As a result, both ... |
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| Embedded Meta-Material Antennas |
31-Jan-2009 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis W Prather; DELAWARE UNIV NEWARK
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| With the dawn of the Digital Battlefield, a critical capability in the modern warfare environment is the miniaturization of electronic warfare signal and information processing systems. To realize such systems, the key is to miniaturize antennas that transmit and receive signals. In particular, by introducing reconfigurable antennas, one can combine multiple antennas operating at various frequency bands into a single aperture, which can provide significant miniaturization and flexibility to the ... |
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| Learning In A Hierarchical Control System: 4D/RCS In The DARPA LAGR Program |
Jan-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Jim Albus; Roger Bostelman; Tommy Chang; Tsai Hong; Will Shackleford; Michael Schneier; NATIONAL INST OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY GAITHERSBURG MD
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| The Defense Applied Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Learning Applied to Ground Vehicles (LAGR) program aims to develop algorithms for autonomous vehicle navigation that learn how to operate in complex terrain. Over many years, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a reference model control system architecture called 4D/RCS that has been applied to many kinds of robot control, including autonomous vehicle control. For the LAGR program, NIST ... |
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| Performance Evaluation of a Terrain Traversability Learning Algorithm in the DARPA LAGR Program |
Jan-2009 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Shneier; Tommy Chang; Tsai Hong; Will Shackleford; NATIONAL INST OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY GAITHERSBURG MD
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| Abstract?The Defense Applied Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Learning Applied to Ground Vehicles (LAGR) program aims to develop algorithms for autonomous vehicle navigation that learn how to operate in complex terrain. For the LAGR program, The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has embedded learning into a control system architecture called 4D/RCS to enable the small robot used in the program to learn to navigate through a range of terrain ... |
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| Embedding Cognitive Systems into Systems Engineering Practice |
Dec-2008 |
117 pages |
| Authors:
Steven V Deal; DEAL CORP YELLOW SPRINGS OH
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| Research and Development of the Acquisition Practitioner Support Environment (APSE) is described. Product is a web-enabled guide to in-engineers, human systems engineers/integrators and cognitive engineers. Deliverables were selected for value in incorporating human abilities, limitations, preferences and costs in development, operations and sustainment activities. APSE instantiates a model process, the goal of which is to provide improved mission performance and reduced total ownership costs. Also described are efforts to create ... |
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| SOA-Based Optical Logic Circuit Development and Demonstration |
30-Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
Erich P Ippen; Leslie A Kolodziejski; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE
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| In this program, we investigated the fabrication and optical characterization of a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) designed for telecommunication applications using ultrafast (> 100Gbits/s) optical logic. The basic components in the PIC are active components, such as semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs), integrated with passive, light-routing waveguides. Optical switching is accomplished by embedding the amplifiers within the arms of Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZIs), whereas power splitting of propagating signals is carried out ... |
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| Development of a Long-Range Gliding Underwater Vehicle Utilizing Java Sun SPOT Technology |
01-Sep-2008 |
117 pages |
| Authors:
Ronald J Hemmelgarn; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The future of U.S. Naval Operations can be described by a simple system of requirements and constraints. Increasing the diversity and scope of mission requirements, while being constrained by decreasing budget resources, requires some forms of equalization to maintain a constant rate of successful mission fulfillment. The solution to this system can be found in unmanned vehicle development. The most recent revision of the Navy Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Master ... |
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| Enhanced Life Prediction Technology for Engine Rotor Life Extension (ERLE) |
Sep-2008 |
167 pages |
| Authors:
Hudak; Stephen J Jr; Michael P Enright; R C McClung; Luc J Huyse; Harry Millwater; Tom Conquest; Ana Del Amo; Simeon Fitch; SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INST SAN ANTONIO TX
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| The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) conceived of the Engine Rotor Life Extension (ERLE) program as a sound science and technology investment that offers the potential for significant cost avoidance. The strategy for meeting this goal is to extend the life of certain life-limiting components, without increasing risk, by systematically improving, and more effectively integrating, a number of life management technologies -- life prediction, nondestructive inspection, engine health monitoring, maintenance, ... |
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| Response of an Acoustic Coating on a Rib-Stiffened Plate |
06-Jun-2008 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew J Hull; John R Welch; NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIV NEWPORT RI
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| This report develops an analytical model of a fluid-loaded acoustic coating affixed to a rib-stiffened plate. The model is three-dimensional and has fully-elastic behavior. The system is loaded by a plane wave that is harmonic both spatially and temporally. The model begins with Naviers' equations of motion of an elastic solid, which produces unknown displacement fields that are inserted in to stress equations at the boundaries of the plate and ... |
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| Human Factors Engineering Assessment of the TeamMATE System for Dismounted Embedded Training and Mission Rehearsal |
JUN 2008 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Bryan R. Clark; Dean E. Reed; Jessie Y. C. Chen; Henry A. Marshall; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD HUMAN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
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| The U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Human Research and Engineering Directorate performed a human factors engineering assessment on the TeamMATE (Team Mission Assistant-Tactical/Exercise) system, which was developed by the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command's Simulation and Training Technology Center in response to the need of a low cost solution to embedded training for the individual Soldier. A heuristic/expert evaluation for usability was performed on the user interface of TeamMATE, ... |
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| Embedded RF Photonic Crystals as Routing and Processing Devices in Naval Aperstructures |
16-May-2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis W Prather; DELAWARE UNIV NEWARK
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| The ability to rapidly detect and process radio frequency (RF) signals is of extreme importance in the modern warfare environment. As the use of the electromagnetic spectrum continues to expand, the technical requirements necessary to maintain such a critical ability becomes very challenging; additional requirements such as miniaturization of the system, reduction in power consumption and the miniaturization of signatures places even more stringent requirements on an already pressing problem. ... |
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| Tactical Air Control Party Support in Distributed and Special Operations |
May-2008 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
James A Schnelle; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| The Marine Corps is the United States' choice expeditionary force. The expeditionary strength of the Marine Corps is exemplified in the Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). The MAGTF of choice to support Combatant Commands' Theater Security Cooperation plans is the Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable). United States Special Operations Forces (SOF) have all the requisite skills and strengths to support when partner nations request a small U.S. presence. ... |
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| Near Source Energy Partitioning for Regional Waves in 2D and 3D Models |
30-Apr-2008 |
62 pages |
| Authors:
Ru-Shan Wu; Xiao-Bi Xie; Thome Lay; CALIFORNIA UNIV SANTA CRUZ
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| The complex excitation and energy partitioning mechanisms yielding regional phases are difficult to empirically separate by data analysis. Thus, numerical modeling approaches are valuable for investigating excitation and propagation of regional seismic phases. We use accurate full-wave simulations (2D and 3D finite-difference method, and 2D boundary element method) to calculate seismic wave excitation and propagation in near-source region. An embedded array slowness analysis is used for quantifying how energy will ... |
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| Waveforms for Active Sensing: Optical Waveform Design and Analysis for Ballistic Imaging Through Turbid Media |
04 APR 2008 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Peyman Milanfar; CALIFORNIA UNIV SANTA CRUZ
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| This program was intended to develop theory a broad range of algorithms and proof of concept in detection, estimation, and reconstruction of objects embedded in turbid media, which hamper visibility (such as fog, clouds, smoke, and other types of aerosol particles). |
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| Covalent Percolation and Gold Templating of Carbon NanoTubes Network in Polymer Nanocomposites for Novel Mechanical, Electrical, and Optical Properties. Taiwain - US AFOSR Nanoscience Initiative |
26 MAR 2008 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
Arnold C. Yang; NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIV HSINCHU (TAIWAN) DEPT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
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| The interactions between individual polymer chains with embedded carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in nanocomposites were investigated by using two model polymer systems, polystyrene and poly(phenylene oxide) representing respectively the ductile and brittle polymers, with surface-grafted multiwalled CNTs. |
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| Characterization and Prediction of Clear Air and Optical Stratospheric Turbulence for DoD High Altitude Platforms |
21 MAR 2008 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Alex Mahalov; Basi Nicolaenko; ARIZONA STATE UNIV TEMPE
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| Stratospheric Clear Air Turbulence (CAT) is a major challenge to the safety, controllability and flight path optimization of the Global Hawk, Predator and other Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Platforms. Optical Turbulence (OT) layers impact on the polarization and focusing of laser beams in communication systems and the Airborne Laser (ABL). The completed fundamental research project investigated the microscale physics of the upper troposphere/lower stratosphere (UTLS), closely correlating field measurements, ... |
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| Institutionalizing Sustainability into the Total Army |
14-Mar-2008 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas A Warnock; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Globally, we are living in an unsustainable state. The Earth's major life-supporting resources are declining, while at the same time human consumption of, and demand for, those resources continue to rise. The U.S. Army is a microcosm of the Earth and is in an unsustainable state. The Army defines sustainability as meeting current as well as future mission requirements worldwide, while safeguarding human health, improving quality of life, and enhancing ... |
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| Carcinogenicity of Embedded Tungsten Alloys in Mice |
01-Mar-2008 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
John F Kalinich; HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE ROCKVILLE MD
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| A variety of unique metal mixtures have entered the military arsenals of many countries in recent years. One such material is the tungsten alloys, which have been proposed as replacements for depleted uranium (DU) in armor-penetrating munitions. As a result, opportunities for exposure are increasingly likely. This leads to questions, similar to those originally surrounding DU, as to the health effects of exposure to the tungsten alloys, especially for embedded ... |
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| Developing a Conceptual Architecture for a Generalized Agent-based Modeling Environment (GAME) |
MAR 2008 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Christian T. Nguyen; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Agent-based technology is a relatively new, but rapidly proliferating decision technology. The relative immaturity of ABM software often requires significant programmer expertise in model representation and implementation. This limits potential users and their ability to utilize the software. We develop a high level conceptual architecture for an agent-based modeling environment which overcomes this limitation. This thesis defines a taxonomy of agents based on commonly accepted agent characteristics, reviews six of ... |
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| Every Marine in the Fight: 8412 Career Recruiters as Career Retention Specialists |
18-Feb-2008 |
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| Authors:
Thomas P Shields; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| The way to 202K: The Marine Corps is increasing its end strength numbers. Year in and year out the Marine Corps attains its recruiting mission. This recruiting mission is accomplished by an extremely prepared recruiting force of (8412 MOS) career recruiters and (8411 MOS) canvassing recruiters. If the Marine Corps is truly serious about attaining 202K, it must use its 8412 Career Recruiter community to embed in its operating forces ... |
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| Applying Formal Methods to a Certifiably Secure Software System |
FEB 2008 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Constance L. Heitmeyer; Myla M. Archer; Elizabeth I. Leonard; John D. McLean; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIV
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| A major problem in verifying the security of code is that the code's large size makes it much too costly to verify in its entirety. This paper describes a novel and practical approach to verifying the security of code which substantially reduces the cost of verification. In this approach, a compact security model containing only information needed to reason about the security properties of interest is constructed and the security ... |
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| Soldier Flexible Personal Digital Assistant Program |
08 JAN 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Mark Price; Jason Woytowich; Marc Carlson; INHAND ELECTRONICS INC ROCKVILLE MD
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| The main goal of the Soldier Flexible Personal Digital Assistant Program was to develop prototypes of a novel flexible display technology device for demonstration in a laboratory setting and use in Future Force Warrior (FFW) demonstrations. This device was designed to meet the needs of FFW and to provide situational awareness, mapping software, and other data for the soldier. The key unique feature of the Soldier Flexible PDA Program is ... |
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| Transitioning Intelligence to Embedded Platforms |
01 NOV 2007 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
J. M. Eklund; Jonathan Sprinkle; Todd Templeton; Shankar Sastry; UNIV OF ONTARIO INST OF TECH FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
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| This paper addresses ongoing work with the OCP along with hardware and software to enable its use on test beds and platforms which are better suited for embedded processors and more affordable for research teams. |
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| Diffusion Maps and Geometric Harmonics for Automatic Target Recognition (ATR). Volume 2. Appendices |
NOV 2007 |
209 pages |
| Authors:
Steven W. Zucker; Ronald Coifman; YALE UNIV NEW HAVEN CT DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| Geometric harmonics provides a framework for taking data in high-dimensional measurement spaces and embedding them in low dimensional Euclidean space according to a similarity measure. Euclidean coordinates then characterize the "manifold" on (or near) which the data live. Our goal in this project is to develop this manifold as a mechanism for integrating data from different sensors to facilitate automatic recognition. During the tenure of this research grant, we were ... |
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| Magnetic Random Access Memory for Embedded Computing |
29 OCT 2007 |
212 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory W. Donohoe; IDAHO UNIV MOSCOW DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
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| The goal of this research was to develop an embedded magnetic memory technology to be integrated into Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuit fabrication process to provide radiation-hard, logic elements and small random-access memories. The goal is not to provide large scale, bulk memory, but latches and flip flops that serve as state and data registers for sequential logic, and configuration registers for configurable logic. The benefits to spacecraft ... |
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| Embedment of the Sediment Layer Electrode Deployer (SLED): Results from 2006 Tests at Stennis Space Center |
21 SEP 2007 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew J. Quaid; Jeffrey W. Book; Mark S. Hulbert; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS OCEAN SCIENCES BRANCH
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| In 2006, five field tests were made at Stennis Space Center of a Sediment Layer Electrode Deployer (SLED). The objective was to submerge an array of vertical-plate electrodes, with a total surface area of 18,580 cm squared into anoxic sediment layers by a method that may be accomplished from research vessels. The embedded electrodes would allow power generation from the Benthic Unattended Generator (BUG) technique. Towed-deployment and vibration-deployment techniques were ... |
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| Reconfigurable Tactical Operations Simulator (RTOS) Operational Demonstration in 5-52 Air Defense Artillery |
AUG 2007 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
John K. Hawley; Anna L. Mares; John I. Fallin; Chad Wallet; ARMY AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY SCHOOL FORT BLISS TX
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| During the combat operations phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Patriot air and missile defense units were involved in two fratricide incidents involving coalition aircraft. Patriot's unacceptable fratricide rate during OIF (18% of engagements) prompted the commanding general of the Army Air and Missile Defense Center to request a high-performance-oriented assessment of the fratricide incidents to complement the official Army board if inquiry investigation. This report summarizes the results and ... |
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| Developing AADL Models for Control Systems: A Practitioner's Guide |
JUL 2007 |
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| Authors:
John Hudak; Peter Feiler; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INST
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| This document is a guide to help practitioners using the Architecture Analysis and Design Language (AADL), an international industry standard for the model-based engineering of real-time and embedded systems. The primary goal of this document is to describe an approach for and the mechanics of constructing an architectural model that can be analyzed based on the AADL. The first section of this document presents an overview of AADL concepts and ... |
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| GIS Enabled Modeling and Simulation (GEMS) |
JUN 2007 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas Stanzione; Kevin Johnson; MAK TECHNOLOGIES INC CAMBRIDGE MA
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| Current C4ISR and simulation systems use different tools and formats for generating and storing geospatial information. C4ISR systems tend to use geographic information systems "GIS", such as C/JMTK, for this information, while simulation systems use proprietary terrain database formats that are generated from a number of different terrain database generation tools. This leads to problems sharing geospatial information between systems, making mission planning or embedded training difficult, as well as ... |
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| Fundamental Studies in Embedded Ultrasonic NDE: Lamb Waves Interaction Between Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors and Host Structure |
JUN 2007 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Yuh Chao; SOUTH CAROLINA UNIV COLUMBIA
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| The emerging field of embedded ultrasonic NDE has the potential of producing fundamental changes in structural health monitoring, damage detection, and nondestructive evaluation by using small inexpensive and unobtrusive PWAS transducers that are permanently attached to the structure and can be interrogated at will. Unlike conventional ultrasonic transducers, PWAS are low power non-resonant devices with broadband capabilities. PWAS are about the only transducers that can be embedded in large numbers ... |
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| Embedded Strengths Team: Resurrecting, Redesigning, Redeploying Combined Action Platoons |
12 MAR 2007 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Salvador Aguilera; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In the 21st century, Chaplains can be the newly discovered instruments employed in innovative approaches to 4th-generation warfare. This SRP explores the Combined Action Platoon (CAP) initiative; it assesses past and current relevance and challenges to CAP implementation in stability operations. It will then describe how the proactive use of the strengths revolution serves as a catalyst to a new type of CAP initiative called Embedded Strengths Team (EST). Finally, ... |
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| Nanotechnology in Aerospace Applications |
01-Mar-2007 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
M Meyyappan; MM ASSOCIATES MOFFETT FIELD CA
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| Carcinogenicity of Embedded Tungsten Alloys in Mice |
MAR 2007 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
David E. McClain; HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE ROCKVILLE MD
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| A variety of tungsten alloys and other unusual metals have begun to enter U.S. military arsenals as substitutes for depleted uranium (DU) in munitions. There are questions about the health effects of exposure to the tungsten alloys that are similar to those originally surrounding DU especially for embedded shrapnel exposures. The Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) recently performed research that showed one of the militarily promising tungsten alloys to ... |
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| Wireless Damage Monitoring of Laminated CFRP Composites using Electrical Resistance Change |
25 FEB 2007 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Akira Todoroki; TOKYO INST OF PSYCHIATRY (JAPAN)
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| It is difficult to detect delamination of rotating composite components like helicopter and wind turbine blades while in-service with a wired system. In the present study, a wireless system using a tiny oscillation circuit for detecting delamination of carbon/epoxy composites is proposed. In this system, a tiny oscillation circuit is attached to the composite component. When delimitation of the component occurs, electrical resistance changes, which causes a change in the ... |
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| Genes Involved in Oxidation and Prostate Cancer Progression |
JAN 2007 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Elizabeth A. Platz; JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV BALTIMORE MD BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
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| We are evaluating whether polymorphisms in genes involved in the genesis of oxidative species the detoxification of oxidative species or the repair of oxidative DNA damage influence the risk of prostate cancer progression in men with clinically organ-confined prostate cancer. We requested a no-cost extension through 01/15/2008 to complete the genotyping component of this work. During the past year we completed locating all but 4 of the 742 (number of ... |
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| A Framework for Network Visualisation: Progress Report |
01 DEC 2006 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
M. M. Taylor; MARTIN TAYLOR CONSULTING TORONTO (ONTARIO)
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| Hundreds of different representations of networks have been produced for different purposes. Many are very well suited to their purpose, but it is seldom clear how to generalize their insights to other situations. Networks can be described in many different ways, each representing an attribute of the network that might be useful if displayed for some user task, of which there are an indefinite number. The objective of a Framework ... |
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| RF-Embedding of Energy-Autonomous Sensors and Actuators into Wireless Sensor Networks |
01 OCT 2006 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Frank Schmidt; Gerd Scholl; Armin Anders; Hans-Jorg Korber; Housam Wattar; ENOCEAN GMBH MUNICH (GERMANY)
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| The principle of energy harvesting, i. e. gleaning of extremely small amounts of energy from the environment, has been around for a long time. For technical reasons, the idea of operating a wireless link, commercially, with energy from the environment was to date only possible with solar cells, and outdoors where there is sufficient light. EnOcean is the first company to offer commercial solutions for operating wireless links in low-light ... |
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| Carcinogenicity and Immunotoxicity of Embedded Depleted Uranium and Heavy-Metal Tungsten Alloy in Rodents |
OCT 2006 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
John F. Kalinich; Alexandra C. Miller; David E. McClain; HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE ROCKVILLE MD
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| This study investigated the carcinogenic and immunotoxic potential of embedded fragments of depleted uranium (DU) and a heavy-metal tungsten alloy (WA) consisting of tungsten, nickel, and cobalt. Male Fisher 344 rats were surgically implanted with pellets of DU, WA, tantalum (inert metal, negative control), or nickel (known carcinogen, positive control). Implanted WA resulted in the rapid formation of tumors, identified as rhabdomyosarcomas, surrounding the pellets. These tumors had, within the ... |
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| Carcinogenicity and Immunotoxicity of Embedded Depleted Uranium and Heavy-Metal Tungsten Alloy in Rodents |
OCT 2006 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
John F. Kalinich; Alexandra C. Miller; David E. McClain; HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE ROCKVILLE MD
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| This study investigated the carcinogenic and immunotoxic potential of embedded fragments of depleted uranium (DU) and a heavy-metal tungsten alloy (WA) consisting of tungsten, nickel, and cobalt. Male Fisher 344 rats were surgically implanted with pellets of DU, WA, tantalum (inert metal, negative control), or nickel (known carcinogen, positive control). Implanted WA resulted in the rapid formation of tumors, identified as rhabdomyosarcomas, surrounding the pellets. These tumors had, within the ... |
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| Standardization of Object Oriented Extensions to Vector Signal and Image Processing Library (VSIPL) |
OCT 2006 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel P. Campbell; GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP ATLANTA
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| The Vector Signal and Image Processing Library (VSIPL) is an industry standard Application Programming interface for embedded signal processing tasks. The High Performance Embedded Computing Software Initiative (HPEC-SI) program is a collaborative program to establish extensions to the VSIPL specification to support Object Oriented elements of the C + + programming language, and encapsulated support for data parallel processing. The program goals include the simultaneous threefold improvement in software portability, ... |
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| Carcinogenicity and Immunotoxicity of Embedded Depleted Uranium and Heavy-Metal Tungsten Alloy in Rodents |
OCT 2006 |
159 pages |
| Authors:
John F. Kalinich; Alexandra C. Miller; David E. McClain; HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE ROCKVILLE MD
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| This study investigated the carcinogenic and immunotoxic potential of embedded fragments of depleted uranium (DU) and a heavy-metal tungsten alloy (WA) consisting of tungsten, nickel, and cobalt. Male Fisher 344 rats were surgically implanted with pellets of DU, WA, tantalum (inert metal, negative control), or nickel (known carcinogen, positive control). Implanted WA resulted in the rapid formation of tumors, identified as rhabdomyosarcomas, surrounding the pellets. These tumors had, within the ... |
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| Communications Modeling of Training and Simulation Traffic in a Tactical Internet |
Aug-2006 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Henry Marshall; Carlos Leon-Barth; Ronald F DeMara; UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA ORLANDO DEPT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
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| This paper addresses the bandwidth and latency optimization of Embedded Simulation (ES) communications within tactical Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) networks while supporting an Enroute Mission Planning and Rehearsal (EMPR) for ground combat vehicles and other use cases. Simulation data obtained from One Semi Automated Forces (OneSAF) Testbed Baseline simulations is consistent with Future Combat Systems (FCS) Operations and Organizations scenarios of multiple-platoon, company, and battalion-scale ... |
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| Compile-Time Schedulability Analysis of Communicating Concurrent Programs |
28 JUN 2006 |
112 pages |
| Authors:
Cong Liu; CALIFORNIA UNIV BERKELEY DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| The use of concurrent models has become a necessity in embedded system design. This trend is driven by the growing complexity and inherent multitasking of embedded systems. Describing a system as a set of concurrently executed, relatively simple subtasks is more natural than using a single, complicated task. Embedded systems, however, have limited resources. They often have a few processors. This implies that several software subtasks "programs" have to share ... |
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| ELINT Signal Processing on Reconfigurable Computers for Detection and Classification of LPI Emitters |
JUN 2006 |
105 pages |
| Authors:
Dane A. Brown; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis describes the implementation of an ELINT algorithm for the detection and classification of Low Probability of Intercept (LPI) signals. The algorithm was coded in the C programming language and executed on a Field Programmable Gate Array based reconfigurable computer; the SRC-6 manufactured by SRC Computers, Inc. Specifically, this thesis focuses on the preprocessing stage of an LPI signal processing algorithm. This stage receives a detected signal that has ... |
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