| Exploring the Use of a Multiplayer Game to Execute Light Infantry Company Missions |
Oct-2009 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Scott A Beal; Kevin Wright; David Topaz; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ARLINGTON VA
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 | Leaders and instructors in the Maneuver Captains Career Course (MCCC) at Fort Benning, Georgia, have had limited success using training games. Early efforts to provide the MCCC with training games resulted in mission scenarios that were broad in scope, but lacked depth and realistic functional effects, particularly those exhibited by computer-generated forces. In order to elevate the level of functional fidelity and meet training objectives, MCCC instructors explored the use ... |
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| Realistic Reflections for Marine Environments in Augmented Reality Training Systems |
Sep-2009 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Jason Nelson; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Training systems for emerging threats often require complex, realistic and flexible scenarios. Two recent studies analyzed small boat swarming attacks and found that no adequate training systems exist, particularly since live-firing at multiple targets is impractical. Augmented Reality (AR)-compositing real environments and simulated objects-can overcome this training gap as it allows replacing real ammunition and targets with virtual rounds and boats. Recent advancements in AR address the generation and display ... |
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| An Exploratory Study of Alpha Contracting: Antecedents, Processes, Issues, Success Factors and Consequences |
Sep-2009 |
135 pages |
| Authors:
Robert Kirzow; Colleen Sweeney; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Alpha contracting is a collaborative effort between a buyer and supplier during contract formation to maximize efficiency and effectiveness. Although several benefits of Alpha contracting are espoused in the literature, the concept is not ubiquitous, nor is it well understood. The purpose of this Joint Applied Project is to evaluate current Department of Defense (DoD) procedures for the use of Alpha contracting. Specifically, we plan to explore Alpha contracting to ... |
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| Enabling a Collaborative Problem-Solving Framework Through User Intent Modeling of the Analytic Process |
Aug-2009 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
HIEN NGUYEN; Eugene Santos; DARTMOUTH COLL HANOVER NH
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| The research team during the CASE project was working on the problem of modeling an analyst's intent in order to improve tacit collaboration among analysts. The actions of an analyst are captured, and their goals and commitment to achieve them are inferred in order to improve effectiveness in collaborative tasks by building a user model to predict an analyst's intent. The targeted sharing of knowledge among analysts assists to reduce ... |
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| System Engineering Approach to Assessing Integrated Survivability |
Aug-2009 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel Hicks; Heather Molitoris; ARMY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING COMMAND WARREN MI
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| Land platforms are increasingly required to carry out a wide range of roles in support of very diverse operations ranging from high intensity conflict to Operations Other Than War (OOTW). The acceptance of casualties is low and reduction is a strategic political imperative. As a result, crew/platform survivability is important to mission effectiveness and success. Methods for achieving survivability need to be objectively assessed and prioritized to meet cost constraints. ... |
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| Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) Vehicles: Background and Issues for Congress |
15-Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Andrew Feickert; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | In late 2007, the Department of Defense (DOD) launched a major procurement initiative to replace most uparmored High Mobility, Multi-Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) in Iraq with Mine- Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicles by FY2009. MRAPs have been described as providing significantly more protection against Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) than uparmored HMMWVs. DOD's decision to acquire a new, smaller MRAP variant, the M-ATV, for use in Afghanistan; the disposition of MRAPs no longer ... |
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| The Strategic Development of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force |
12-Jun-2009 |
189 pages |
| Authors:
Rodney L Smart; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This study examines some of the unique challenges faced by militaries in small developing states in their efforts to achieve operational excellence in the contemporary operating environment. The study focuses on the level of effectiveness the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force achieved in its initial attempt at strategic management and strategic planning. |
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| A Multiresolution Experiment to Enable Impacts of High Fidelity Environments on Unmanned Ground Vehicle Representation |
Jun-2009 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Joyce A Nagle; Niki C Goerger; Suzanne M DeLong; Paul W Richmond; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY OPERATIONS RESEARCH CENTER
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| Geospatially enriched synthetic environments are needed for development and assessment of unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) performance to support sensor fusion and sense making. This work will address how the high-fidelity/resolution environment is achieved and integrated to inform simulations addressing critical questions. We will investigate a multi-resolution modeling capability to inform development of a high-fidelity synthetic environment (HFSE) testbed and to link to other models and simulations. This report will discuss ... |
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| Evaluation of High Resolution Imagery and Elevation Data |
Jun-2009 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Leonard Adelman; Walter A Powell; Kathryn B Laskey; Ryan Johnson; Michael Altenau; Andrew Goldstein; Daniel Visone; Kenneth Braswell; GEORGE MASON UNIV FAIRFAX VA CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMMAND CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS COMPUTERS - INTELLIGENCE
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| How does the underlying data affect the ability of warfighters to derive useful information and make decisions? The Army Topographic Engineering Center (TEC) and GMU endeavor to shed light on this question with the third in TEC's series of value experiments. The fundamental objective of the series is to improve TEC's support of military personnel in the field through better geospatial products. The third experiment in the series goes in ... |
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| Experiments with the Combat CAS: Unifying Net-Enabled Teams |
Jun-2009 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
Paul J Hiniker; DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY FALLS CHURCH VA
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| This paper summarizes the results of a series of controlled Human-in-the-Loop experiments with teams of distributed warfighters engaged in combat scenarios enacted on wargame simulators. Viewed in the light of complexity theories the significant results show that increasing the self-similarity of a CAS (Complex Adaptive System), or warfighting team, composed of agents, or warfighters, with respect to their shared decision-making processes and shared schema of the battlespace, increases the quality ... |
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| Applied Use of Socio-Cultural Behavior Modeling and Simulation: An Emerging Challenge for C2 |
Jun-2009 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Dylan Schmorrow; Gary L Klein; Robert Foster; John Boiney; Sean Biggerstaff; Paul R Garvey; Matt Koehler; Barry Costa; OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) ROSSLYN VA
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| Command and Control (C2), especially in the uncertain environments associated with counterinsurgency, stability operations, and irregular warfare actions, require a knowledge and shared understanding of not only an elusive adversary, but the socio-cultural layer in which the adversary lives and enjoys a support structure. C2 in these situations must accommodate complexities and situations far different from classic force on force engagements. In this environment, C2 must take advantage of modeling ... |
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| Assessment of DoD's Central Identification Lab and the Feasibility of Increasing Identification Rates |
Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
David R Graham; Ashley N Bybee; Susan L Clark-Sestak; Michael S Finnin; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This study was commissioned by the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) to address public and Congressional concerns over the pace and scope of work by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) to identify remains, including those already recovered but not yet identified. DPMO requested an independent assessment of viable alternatives for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of the operations of JPAC's Central Identification Laboratory (CIL). Specifically, IDA was ... |
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| Enabling Design |
21-May-2009 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Jonathan B Gill; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Current operations indicate that improvements are warranted within our Battle Command (BC) planning method to support complex and ill-structured problems. Several modified approaches have been reviewed and synthesized into a general theoretical method currently addressed as Design. A practice of Design is necessary to facilitate the employment of Design theories. Design analysis so far has focused more upon the theory and less upon the actual practices of Design. Guidelines for ... |
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| Speed Versus Accuracy: A Zero Sum Game |
11-May-2009 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey L Scott; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Accuracy maintains the required credibility for an effective information strategy. Speed provides current, relevant information to inform and influence key populations. The requirement and role of speed and accuracy create a zero sum game in information strategy. With the importance of information in today's irregular warfare environment, an effective information strategy is based on decentralization. Operations planned and conducted and the daily interactions of the units and Soldiers on the ... |
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| Coast Guard Foreign Engagement And AFRICOM: Improving The Operational Planning Process |
04-May-2009 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
John Rivers; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The U.S. strategic interest in Africa has grown over the past decade prompting the creation of AFRICOM. Charged with building the security capacity of our African partners, AFRICOM faces many challenges, particularly in the maritime domain. The U.S. Coast Guard can play a major role in AFRICOM's efforts, but to do so effectively, it must improve the process by which it plans international engagement programs at the operational level. This ... |
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| Phraselator Questionnaire Responses |
May-2009 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
James D Walrath; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD COMPUTATIONAL AND INFORMATION SCIENCES DIRECTORATE
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| A questionnaire designed to elicit Soldier judgments of, and comments about, the upgraded Phraselator speech translation device was completed by seven personnel serving in Iraq. Aggregate responses to yes or no questions are provided, as are the frequency of usage by mission, acceptability by mission, and all comments made by personnel to open-ended questions about the usefulness of the Phraselator during actual missions. |
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| A MAGTF Solution for MARSOC |
Apr-2009 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen V Fiscus; MARINE CORPS UNIV QUANTICO VA
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| THESIS: This study seeks to demonstrate that the strength of a Marine Corps force contribution to USSOCOM is not in the duplication of existing Special Operations Forces (SOF) structure and capabilities, but in the development and employment of a force that is based upon the unique strengths of time-tested applied Marine warfighting doctrine and philosophy, specifically; the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). DISCUSSION: Since the successful integration and employment of ... |
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| Putting the L in MAGTF: Enabling the Success of MAGTF Logisticians for Today's Fight and Future Conflict |
12-Mar-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kirk M Spangenberg; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| Despite recent improvements to certain aspects of logistics training and education, the logistics training and education continuum as a whole continues to suffer from institutional neglect. The current logistics training and education continuum is characterized by multiple disparate agencies not acting in concert with each other. The Marine Corps needs to establish a command agency responsible for overseeing the professional development of the Logistics Combat Element (LCE) and serve as ... |
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| Key Strategies and Practices for Oversight of DoD Contracted Audit Services. Oversight Review |
03-Mar-2009 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Our review objectives were to determine the effectiveness of and lessons learned from the oversight of DoD contracted audit services and to identify other Federal agencies' practices that could yield benefits to the DoD. We determined the extent of DoD's use of audit contractors by analyzing procurement data on contract actions for auditing services. We also identified audit services contracts for which the DoD Office of the Inspector General is ... |
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| The War Prism- Ensuring Unity of Effort |
Mar-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Robert R Roggeman; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The U.S. Army has maintained its relevancy in the post-Cold War era by training for and engaging in the other forms of warfare that had little priority during the Cold War because it then focused mostly in the high-intensity Soviet threat. Future success for the U.S. Army will depend on its agility to effectively operate across the entire spectrum of warfare. The first - and most important - step in ... |
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| Recognition of Combatants-Improvised Explosive Devices (ROC-IED) Training Effectiveness Evaluation |
Mar-2009 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Elizabeth S Redden; Rodger A Pettitt; Christian B Carstens; Daniel D Turner; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD HUMAN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
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| This evaluation assessed the effectiveness of the Recognition of Combatants-Improvised Explosive Devices (ROC-IED) computer-based training program as a stand-alone training aid and as a training aid that can supplement the training given by the unit's trainer who attended the Counter Explosives Hazard Center Train the Trainer (CEHC-T3) course. It was conducted at the Camp Shelby MS Joint Forces Training Center with assistance from the 177th Armor Brigade's IED Defeat Team. ... |
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| Effect of Modularity on the Field Artillery Branch |
Mar-2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Noel T Nicolle; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States Army's transition to a brigade-based, modular force created unintended consequences for the Field Artillery (FA) branch. A combination of decreased senior artillery oversight of division-level FA units, high operational tempo in support of counterinsurgency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and significant doctrinal changes is creating the perfect storm that seriously degrades the branches' ability to provide lethal and nonlethal fires in a major combat operation (MCO) scenario. ... |
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| Architecting Human Operator Trust in Automation to Improve System Effectiveness in Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Control |
Mar-2009 |
113 pages |
| Authors:
Eric A Cring; Adam G Lenfestey; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Current Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) designs require multiple operators for each vehicle, partly due to imperfect automation matched with the complex operational environment. This study examines the effectiveness of future UAS automation by explicitly addressing the human/machine trust relationship during system architecting. A pedigreed engineering model of trust between human and machine was developed and applied to a laboratory-developed micro-UAS for Special Operations. This unprecedented investigation answered three primary questions: ... |
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| Company Level Intelligence Cells: A Key Enabler for Understanding the 21st Century Operating Environment |
20-Feb-2009 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
G L Diana; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| The ability of a commander at any echelon to gain timely and accurate situational understanding (SU) of their area of operations is critical to mission success. Currently there is an ever-expanding dependence on small units, primarily company level and below, to operate in a distributed manner across much larger battle spaces. Higher commands are not fully meeting their intelligence requirements in a timely manner, nor at the level of detail ... |
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| Combining Exact and Heuristic Approaches for Discrete Optimization |
18-Feb-2009 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
George L Nemhauser; Martin W Savelsbergh; GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP ATLANTA
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| In the last decade the computational power of discrete optimization methodology has increased remarkably to the point where problems that could not be solved with days of computation can now be solved in minutes by commercial solvers. This success has stimulated the need for methodology to solve even much larger problems and the desire to solve problems in real-time. We have conducted research that has yielded computationally effective algorithms to ... |
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| Transforming the USARNG: Challenges in Implementing the ARFORGEN Model |
03-Feb-2009 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J Woods; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since 9/11 the nation has relied on the Army National Guard (ARNG) to be a critical component in the nation's war against terrorism. With existing threats abroad, our nation has increased the operational demand of the Active Army to the point that reliance on the ARNG to aid in the fight on terrorism is essential. The ARNG has transitioned from a strategic reserve into a fully functional operational reserve. Transformation ... |
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| Genesis of Infrared Decoy Flares: The Early Years from 1950 into the 1970s. First Edition |
26-Jan-2009 |
186 pages |
| Authors:
Bernard E Douda; NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CRANE DIV IN
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| The evolution of decoy flares did not follow a direct or pre-planned path. Instead, the development was influenced by many factors and requirements existing at the time. One of the most important of these is that the Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS), Inyokern China Lake, California had an assigned mission to develop rockets and missiles. This mission became the basis for the requirement that drove flare developments. Fortunately there were ... |
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| Acquisition of the Air Force Second Generation Wireless Local Area Network |
16-Jan-2009 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| The overall audit objective was to review the acquisition of the Air Force Second Generation Wireless Local Area Network (2nd Gen). Specifically, we planned to determine whether the program achieved operational capabilities, contracts used to acquire the system supported those capabilities, and the program was implemented within information assurance capabilities. However, we identified material acquisition and contracting internal control weaknesses; therefore, we limited our scope to these areas for this ... |
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| Transforming the Conduct of Naval Strike Fighter Operational Test and Evaluation |
12-Dec-2008 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Eric Taylor; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Acquisition reform has been a continual process for the past 230 years. Today's reforms continue that trend. In the era of reducing budgets and increasing acquisition cost, a solution must be found to reform the current structure. The Department of Defense has initiated such reform goals in its transformation initiatives. However, these solutions are still running into the problems of previous reform efforts. The acquisition system is enormous and any ... |
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| Feasibility of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Item Unique Identification (IUID) in the Marine Corps Small Arms Weapons Tracking System |
04-Dec-2008 |
120 pages |
| Authors:
Rico R Harris; Dale F Locklar; Luke R Wright; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| The purpose of this MBA project is to determine how effective the use of RFID and IUID can be in Marine Corps armories based on operating procedures, support of key organizations within the Departments of the Navy and the Marine Corps, and current research. This project's first objective is to examine the involvement, progress and procedures of organizations that are involved in supporting and improving the Marine Corps' armory processes. ... |
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| A Methodological Approach for Conducting a Business Case Analysis (BCA) of Zephyr Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) |
Dec-2008 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Kwok Y Heng; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Zephyr, a high altitude long endurance (HALE), solar powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is thus identified as a Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) candidate. This program is managed by the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) and is sponsored by USCENTCOM and USEUCOM. This program aims to accelerate the development and operational evaluation of the Zephyr concept so that the system can transit to production and be deployed in the ... |
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| A Business Case Analysis of the Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze (HTVSF) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) |
Dec-2008 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
Chor C Seng; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze (HTVSF) is a Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) initiative that is being managed by the United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM). The JCTD Program seeks to accelerate the development and operational evaluation of mature and maturing technologies and rapidly transit new capability to address military problems. HTVSF is a programmable smart fuze that shall comprise several modes, capable of counting the number of 'voids' or ... |
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| The Choice: Social Representation and the Formation of the Hellenic Armed Forces |
Dec-2008 |
275 pages |
| Authors:
Efthymios Domazos; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| As societies of the developed part of the world evolved, new trends of military staffing have been coming up. The basic trend that used to exist globally till the end of WW-II was the conscription system, through which all citizens were obliged to serve. During the 20th century, when globalization became the new world concept, when terrorist attacks devaluated armies, when people became wealthier and more independent; military staffing, as ... |
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| Self-Deployment of Mobile Agents in Manets for Military Applications |
Dec-2008 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Conner; M U Uyar; Cem S Sahin; Elkin Urrea; Ibrahim Hokelek; Giorgio Bertoli; Christian Pizzo; CITY COLL NEW YORK DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
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| We present bio-inspired computation techniques, such as genetic algorithms, for real-time self-deployment of mobile agents to carry out tasks similar to military applications. Under the harsh and bandwidth limited conditions imposed by military applications, self-spreading of autonomous mobile nodes becomes much more challenging. In our approach, each mobile agent exchanges its genetic information, which is composed of speed and direction encoded in its chromosome (genome), with the neighboring nodes located ... |
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| 24/7 Operational Effectiveness Toolset: Predictions of FAST (trademark) and F-PAS |
Nov-2008 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Juan Mendez; Douglas R Eddy; NTI INC FAIRBORN OH
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| The purpose of the work reported here was to validate the core software components of a new web-based version of the Fatigue Avoidance Scheduling Tool (FAST(trademark)). Four different schedules were used to compare the performance effectiveness projections of the two computer applications. The methods used to compare the data were taken from Chaiken (2005). The preliminary comparisons revealed discrepancies between the applications that were unacceptable. After modifications to the Core ... |
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| Integrated Surveillance for the Next Generation Air Transportation System. Final Report of the Integrated Surveillance Study Team |
31-Oct-2008 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
JOINT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Effective operation of the national air transportation system - for civil aviation, national defense, and homeland security - rests on accurate airspace situational awareness. While progress has been made by the U.S. Government in fielding surveillance capabilities to support this situational awareness, gaps remain that cause operational risks and stand as obstacles to achieving the vision for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). Creation of a formal interagency governance ... |
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| Maritime Domain Awareness FY08 Assessment Report |
30-Oct-2008 |
205 pages |
| Authors:
Jared Freeman; Susan G Hutchins; Douglas J MacKinnon; Gordon E Schacher; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF INFORMATION SCIENCES
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| The U.S. Navy has been given the responsibility to develop a comprehensive, worldwide Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) capability. PEO C4I has specified and assessed an initial set of systems, designated Spiral-1, to support MDS. Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy (DUSN) has appointed the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) to assess the overall capabilities and needs of MDA. This document reports the progress made in developing MDA capabilities during FY08. It ... |
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| Managing the Services Supply Chain in the Department of Defense: An Empirical Study of Current Management Practices |
16-Oct-2008 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Rene G Rendon; Aruna U Apte; Uday M Apte; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This paper presents the results of our ongoing research on the management of services acquisition in the Department of Defense. In this empirical study we developed and used a web-based survey to collect data on the acquisition strategy, procurement methods, and contract types used at Air Force and Navy installations. Specifically, we studied the current management practices in such areas as life cycle approach, project management, organization/ management structure, and ... |
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| Registration of a Dynamic Multimodal Target Image Test Set for the Evaluation of Image Fusion Techniques |
09-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Alexander Toet; TNO DEFENCE SECURITY AND SAFETY SOESTERBERG (NETHERLANDS)
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| This report results from a contract tasking TNO Defence, Security and Safety as follows: The grantee will acquire and register a multimodal dynamic target image test set that can be used to assess the operational effectiveness of static and dynamic image fusion techniques for a range of relevant military tasks. TNO originally developed the TOD (Triangle Orientation Detection) method to predict human target detection and identification performance from static imagery. ... |
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| Assessment of Superstructural Ice Protection as Applied to Offshore Oil Operations Safety |
01-Sep-2008 |
155 pages |
| Authors:
Charles C Ryerson; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER HANOVER NH COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB
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| Superstructure sea spray icing and atmospheric icing from snow, freezing rain, freezing drizzle, rime, sleet, and frost reduce the safety of offshore platform and supply boat operations. Though icing reduces safety and reduces operational efficiency, it has not caused the loss of offshore platforms. Supply boats are at greater risk of loss from icing than are platforms. Platforms operating in cold regions are protected primarily by designs that reduce ice ... |
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| Development of a Profiling Scanner |
01-Sep-2008 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD SENSORS AND ELECTRON DEVICES DIRECTORATE
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| This report describes the design, operation, and performance of a two-dimensional (2-D) profiling scanner system using 16 laser diodes, 16 photo sensors, and a personal computer (PC) controller. A profiling scanner provides output images that reveal the size, height, and outline or shape of an object. This information can be useful in various military and related applications. The Radiometric Sensor Development and Applications Team of the Sensors and Electron Devices ... |
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| Prototype Development of Low-Cost, Augmented Reality Trainer for Crew Service Weapons |
01-Sep-2008 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Nathan Conger; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| A significant emerging threat to coalition forces in littoral regions is from small craft such as jet skis, fast patrol boats, and speedboats. These craft, when armed, are categorized as Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FIAC), and their arsenal can contain an array of weapons to include suicide bombs, crew-served weapons, anti-tank or ship missiles, and torpedoes. While these craft often have crude weapon technologies, they use an asymmetric tactic of ... |
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| Integration of Systems with Varying Levels of Autonomy (Integration de Systemes a Niveau d'Autonomie Variable) |
Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
NATO RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE (FRANCE)
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| The report begins with a historical background and the evolution of systems engineering. The report then addresses issues of controlling land, sea and air vehicles in a system of systems. There is a chapter discussing both negative and positive aspects of systems engineering, followed by a presentation of recommended best practices. There is discussion of complexity and automation, man/machine interface, single vs. multiple vehicles, and mission management, especially robust design ... |
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| Integration of Systems with Varying Levels of Autonomy (Integration de systemes a niveau d'autonomie variable) |
Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
NATO RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE (FRANCE)
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| The report begins with a historical background and the evolution of systems engineering. The report then addresses issues of controlling land, sea and air vehicles in a system of systems. There is a chapter discussing both negative and positive aspects of systems engineering, followed by a presentation of recommended best practices. There is discussion of complexity and automation, man/machine interface, single vs. multiple vehicles, and mission management, especially robust design ... |
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| Fast Equalization for Large Lithium Ion Batteries |
Sep-2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Wei Zhu; Gerald Landrum; Thomas A Stuart; NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS
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| The use of Lithium Ion (LiIon) cells requires a battery management system to ensure that the LiIon cells can be operated safely and the battery pack will operate optimally. Lithium-ion batteries use an electrolyte that is flammable if exposed to high temperatures. Slight differences between the series-connected cells in a LiIon battery pack can produce imbalances in the cell voltages, and this greatly reduces the charge capacity. These batteries cannot ... |
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| Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) Vehicles: Background and Issues for Congress |
01-Aug-2008 |
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| Authors:
Andrew Feickert; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In late 2007, the Department of Defense (DOD) launched a major procurement initiative to replace most uparmored High Mobility, Multi-Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) in Iraq with Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicles by FY2009. MRAPs have been described as providing significantly more protection against Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) than uparmored HMMWVs. DOD's decision not to procure MRAP IIs, MRAP logistical and readiness concerns, and MRAP rollover accidents could be potential policy issues for ... |
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| Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Machine-based Situation Assessment - Preliminary Work |
Aug-2008 |
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| Authors:
David M Lingard; Dale A Lambert; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION EDINBURGH (AUSTRALIA) INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE AND RECONNAISSANCE DIV
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| The Information Fusion Panel within The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) is developing algorithms to perform machine-based situation assessment to assist human operators in complex situations. This report proposes a technique to measure the effectiveness of these algorithms in a simulation environment where ground truth is well-defined. In addition, this report models the situation assessment algorithms abstractly using random inference networks, and examines how errors (damage) spread through the inference networks. ... |
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| Five-Year Research and Development Plan, Fiscal Years 2008-2013 |
Aug-2008 |
194 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE
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| The mission of the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is to deliver improved homeland security capabilities to operating components of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and State, local and tribal entities charged with supporting the homeland security mission. As the Department's science and technology arm, S&T advises the Secretary on research and development (R&D) priorities and efforts to support the homeland security mission, S&T works closely with other government ... |
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| Terminal Control of a Variable-Stability Slender Reentry Vehicle |
02 JUN 2008 |
137 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew T. Karmondy; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE DEPT OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
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| Various terminal control schemes are applied to a proposed slender reentry vehicle, controlled by two separately-articulating flaps. The flap deflections are summarized as symmetric and asymmetric flap deflections; the former manipulates the drag, lift-curve slope, and static margin; the latter controls the vehicle trim characteristics. The control problem is interesting because the static margin can be actively controlled from statically stable in pitch to statically unstable in pitch. Deflection limits ... |
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| Enhancing the Operational Effectiveness of the Ground-Based Operational Surveillance System (G-BOSS) |
01-Jun-2008 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
William D Midgette; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The majority of casualties in the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are due to improvised explosive devices (IEDs). To counter this threat, the Marine Corps directed that a persistent surveillance capability be identified and fielded as soon as possible. As a result, the development and fielding of the Ground Based Operational Surveillance System (G-BOSS) occurred rapidly. G-BOSS consists of a tower, multiple cameras, and a combat operations center (COC). ... |
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