| Considering Software Protection for Embedded Systems |
Oct-2009 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Yong C Kim; J T McDonald; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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 | Software in modern embedded systems is often realized by using prefabricated reconfigurable computing devices such as Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). Such devices support the use of portable hardware description languages and, as a result, have vulnerabilities consistent with normal software applications. In this article, we consider the nature of adversarial reverse-engineering attacks in this environment and measures of protection. |
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| Genetic Algorithms in the Battlespace Terrain Reasoning and Awareness-Battle Command (BTRA-BC) Battle Engine |
Sep-2009 |
118 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth J Maroon; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Battlespace Terrain Reasoning and Awareness-Battle Command (BTRA-BC) Battle Engine (BBE) is a tool that enables command staffs to semi-automate the creation and evaluation of potential courses of action (COA) for use in military planning. The BBE uses data generated during the initial steps of the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP) and a genetic algorithm to produce and evaluate a ... |
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| User's Reference Manual for the Safety Assessment for Explosives Risk Software |
21-Jul-2009 |
122 pages |
| Authors:
Nina Donath; John W Tatom; Meredith J Hardwick; APT RESEARCH INC HUNTSVILLE AL
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| The DDESB has had an active role in the development of a risk-bound model to use for explosives facilities siting. This document is the User's Reference Guide for the risk-based tool. Safety Assessment for Explosives Risk(SAFER) Version 3.1. |
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| Google Pilot/WEdge Viewer |
Jul-2009 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew Berry; AIR FORCE ACADEMY COLORADO SPRINGS CO INST FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
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| This paper summarizes the activity of USAF Academy cadet work on the Google Earth project for the CS 453/454 capstone course. The Google Pilot cadet project was a computer science 453/454 year long capstone project. Lt Col Berry led the students in their creation of a formalized system realized by Capt Jacobson a C-17 pilot. This project was demonstrated to leadership in the Air Force and was selected to be ... |
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| A/E/C CAD Standard, Release 4.0 |
Jul-2009 |
448 pages |
| Authors:
ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAB
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| The A/E/C CAD Standard has been developed by the CAD/BIM Technology Center (Center) for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment to eliminate redundant Computer-Aided Design (CAD) standardization efforts within the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Federal Government. The manual is part of an initiative to develop a nonproprietary CAD standard that incorporates existing industry, national, and international standards and to develop data standards that address the entire life cycle of facilities ... |
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| Simulation Concept - How to Exploit Tools for Computing Hybrids |
Jul-2009 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Clare D Thiem; Joseph M Hertline; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY INFORMATION DIRECTORATE
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| The Simulation Concept - How to Exploit Tools for Computing Hybrids (SCHETCH) project is exploring the design modeling and simulation (M&S) process for developing advanced computing technology for future intelligent systems. The desire is to integrate new alternative computing concepts with existing silicon-based computing technology in hybrid computing architectures. This interim report documents what progress has been made during the first two years of the effort. Literature reviews, past modeling ... |
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| Point Density Effects on Digital Elevation Models Generated from LiDAR Data |
Jun-2009 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
Richard L Duldulao; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The use of Airborne LiDAR Systems (ALS) to obtain topographical information of the earth's surface and generate Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) has grown extensively in the field of Remote Sensing. Selected areas of point cloud LiDAR data collected from Honduras in 2008 was used to produce DEMs with varying densities to show the effects of lower resolution LiDAR data. An IDL code was utilized to reduce the selected LiDAR point ... |
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| Facilitating Decision Making, Re-Use and Collaboration: A Knowledge Management Approach to Acquisition Program Self-Awareness |
Jun-2009 |
105 pages |
| Authors:
John L Robey; Christopher W Odell; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Decades of reform have been largely ineffective at improving the efficiency of the Department of Defense's (DoD) Acquisition System. Such inefficiency is, in part, due to complex processes and stovepipe activities that result in duplication of effort, lack of re-use, and limited collaboration on related development efforts. This research applies Knowledge Management (KM) concepts and methodologies to the DoD acquisition enterprise to increase Program Self-awareness. This research supports the implementation ... |
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| Software Safety for Model-Driven Development |
Jun-2009 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy J Trapp; Hanline; Donald S II; Kuettner; Howard D Jr; William A Christian; ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE COMMAND REDSTONE ARSENAL AL
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| With software applications becoming increasingly complex and the demand for rapid deployment (including rapid prototyping) of software applications increasing, automated tools and updated methods for software development have become necessary. It follows that these new software development processes require new approaches for software safety. One company's 15-element Software Safety Process has now been adapted to a model-driven, spiral software development effort. This process provides an open working relationship to incrementally ... |
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| Programming Methodology for High Performance Applications on Tiled Architectures |
Jun-2009 |
431 pages |
| Authors:
Mark A Richards; Daniel P Campbell; GEORGIA INST OF TECH ATLANTA
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| The core activity of the original Polymorphous Computing Architectures (PCA) program was to advance the design and implementation of several emerging academic multiprocessor-on-a-chip architecture projects (chip multiprocessors, or CMPs). The Georgia Tech team's primary role in the PCA program was to facilitate definitions and implementation of the Morphware Stable Interface (MSI), application software development architecture intended to be portable across PCA architectures, offer high development productivity, and maintain high performance ... |
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| Research Operations for Advanced Warfighter Interface Technologies |
Jun-2009 |
117 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy P Ryan; GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS DAYTON OH
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| Execution of the Research Operations for Advance Warfighter Interface Technologies (ROADWIT) contract required a broad range of technical expertise supporting the mission of the Human Effectiveness Directorate (711 HPW/RHC). The mission of 711 HPW/RHC is to develop science and technology that improves the effectiveness of human-human and human-machine interaction within the Air Force. General Dynamics' mission, in support of 711 HPW/RHC research, is to ensure that the human operator is ... |
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| University NanoSat Program: AggieSat3 |
Jun-2009 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Helen Reed; TEXAS ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION COLLEGE STATION
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| Part of the AFOSR/AFRL/VS University Nanosat 5 Program, the objectives of Texas A&M University System's AggieSat3 were to: (1) demonstrate tracking technologies, (2) demonstrate a new multi-place single ejection deployment system for pico-satellites, (3) demonstrate a Global Positioning System (GPS) system, and (4) provide a positive and relevant student experience, and encourage a diverse group of young people to pursue careers in aerospace. This final report details our design and ... |
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| Computer Science Research Funding: How Much Is Too Little? |
Jun-2009 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Stuart Starr; Elihu Zimet; Anup Ghosh; Clifford Lau; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
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| A study of the historical and planned level of Department of Defense (DoD) funding in computer science (CS) research from the 2001-2011 DoD records has provided a top-level view of the current status of investment in this foundational technology. This study was triggered by university and Congressional concern that DoD has been reducing its investment in CS research. The study focused on two issues. First, has DoD CS funding to ... |
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| Dual Optical Ultra-Wide Band Laser Eyewear Transmission Field Evaluation Device Operation Manual |
May-2009 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Tin M Aye; Jeffrey Wigle; PHYSICAL OPTICS CORP TORRANCE CA ELECTRO-OPTICS AND HOLOGRAPHY DIV
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| Dual Optical Ultrawide-Band Laser Eyewear Transmission (DOUBLET) Field Evaluation Device was developed by POC to meet the Air Force need for a simple device to measure the optical density (OD) of laser eye protection (LEP) spectacles, goggles, and visors with the OD 0 to 5, a precision of +/-0.1 OD at OD=1 and +/-0.5 at OD=5, across the VIS-NIR (400 nm to 1400 nm) spectral range. DOUBLET does not use ... |
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| Scalable Knowledge Discovery Through Grid Workflows |
Apr-2009 |
102 pages |
| Authors:
Yolanda Gil; Jihie Kim; Ewa Deelman; Paul Groth; Gaurang Mehta; Varun Ratnakar; Karan Vahi; UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MARINA DEL REY INFORMATION SCIENCES INST
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| The goal of this effort was to drastically reduce the human effort required to configure and execute new workflows for data analysis from weeks to minutes by eliminating the need for costly human monitoring and intervention. This involves developing end-to-end data analysis systems to analyze data from many different sources and with many different algorithms and analytical tools. Their approach combined three central ideas: 1) workflows with rich representations of ... |
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| Virtual Environments Overview |
Apr-2009 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Susan U Stucky; Ben Shaw; Wendy Ark; IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER SAN JOSE CA
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| This report provides a research-based schema called A Framework for Designing with Virtual World Technologies. It is shown how, by using this framework, virtual world technologies can be used to radically transform how intelligence analysts encounter data, frame their stories, and review their analyses with both their customers and other analysts. The report explores what analysts can accomplish by doing some of their work in environments that can be created ... |
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| Adversarial Intent Modeling Using Embedded Simulation and Temporal Bayesian Knowledge Bases |
Apr-2009 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
James Melhuish; Andy Seidel; Santos; Eugene Jr; Nicholas J Pioch; Deqing Li; Mark Gorniak; BAE SYSTEMS ADVANCED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INC BURLINGTON MA
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| To foster shared battlespace awareness among air strategy planners, BAE Systems has developed Commander's Model Integration and Simulation Toolkit (CMIST), an Integrated Development Environment for authoring, integration, validation, and debugging of models relating multiple domains, including political, military, social, economic and information. CMIST provides a unified graphical user interface for such systems of systems modeling, spanning several disparate modeling paradigms. Here, we briefly review the CMIST architecture and then compare ... |
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| Analysis of Trimble Mini-T GPS Receiver |
31-Mar-2009 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Richard M White; John P McConnell; Daniel S Newton; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC
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| This report summarizes the function, capability, and I/O of the Trimble Mini-T GPS receiver (officially known as the Trimble Mini-T GPS Disciplined Clock Module; P/N 57303-05). The primary objective of this report is to document the intricacies of the Mini-T beyond the scope of its user manual, for the purpose of future integration of the Mini-T into larger, GPS-based systems. A detailed analysis on the input and output of the ... |
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| Removing Redundant Logic Pathways in Polymorphic Circuits |
26-Mar-2009 |
129 pages |
| Authors:
Hanseok Kim; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Evaluating the quality of software and circuit obfuscators is a research goal of great interest. However, there exists little research about evaluation of obfuscation effectiveness through analyzing and investigating redundancies found in the obfuscated variants. In this research, we consider programs represented as structural combinational circuits and then analyze obfuscated variants of those circuits through a tool that produces functionally equivalent variants based on subcircuit selection and replacement. We then ... |
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| Characterizing Component Hiding Using Ancestral Entropy |
26-Mar-2009 |
201 pages |
| Authors:
Jason A Williams; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH DEPT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
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| In this research, the problem of software protection and the attributes that define that protection is considered. Specifically, how to protect programs defined as structural combinational logic gates. Obfuscation is one technique for protecting such circuits and involves replacing an original circuit with a functionally equivalent variant that has some definable hiding property. The difficulty of reverse engineering versus identifying and recovering the original components or sub-circuits within an original ... |
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| Simulation-Based Analysis and Evaluation of Tactical Multi-Hop Radio Networks |
Mar-2009 |
125 pages |
| Authors:
Howard D Smith; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| For many years, the technologies involved in the newest generations of tactical communication equipment have increased the reliability and security of tactical voice communications from the highest to the lowest levels of combat command. However, the complexities inherent to wireless data networks have prevented the reach of valuable data links from extending efficiently and reliably to the lowest levels of tactical command. This thesis attempts to quantify the performance of ... |
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| Application of Real Options Theory to DoD Software Acquisitions |
20-Feb-2009 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
A Olagbemiro; J Mun; M Shing; CENTER FOR EDGE POWER MONTEREY CA
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| The traditional real options valuation methodology, when enhanced and properly formulated around a proposed or existing software investment employing the spiral development approach, provides a framework for guiding software acquisition decision-making by highlighting the strategic importance of managerial flexibility in managing risk and balancing a customer's requirements within cost and schedule constraints. This article discusses and describes how an integrated risk management framework based on real options theory, could be ... |
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| Army S&T Investment in Interoperability |
Jan-2009 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Charles L Barry; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
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| Requirements that Army systems be interoperable add cost to a program from its inception to manufacture and fielding. Program funding estimates from the beginning must highlight the added costs associated with meeting interoperability requirements. Most costs associated with adding interoperability can be identified through program analysis resource management methods already in use by Army PA&E. The S&T specific costs thus isolated form the basis of an evaluation of return on ... |
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| Design and Development of Basic Physical Layer WiMAX Network Simulation Models |
Jan-2009 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Bob Szeker; NEW TECHNOLOGIES INC KANATA (ONTARIO)
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| This report details and summarizes the work performed in developing computer simulation models for fixed and mobile WiMAX physical layers. The development was divided into 3 phases during which various simulation models of increasing complexity were produced. The models were coded using Matlab software. Emphasis was placed on developing source code in strict accordance with WiMAX standard specifications. The initial software models simulated a fixed WiMAX physical layer during which ... |
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| International Assessment of Research and Development in Simulation-Based Engineering and Science. Panel Report |
Jan-2009 |
426 pages |
| Authors:
George Karniadakis; Masanobu Shinozuka; Abhijit Deshmukh; Linda Petzold; Sharon C Glotzer; Sangtae Kim; Peter T Cummings; Martin Head-Gordon; Celeste Sagui; WORLD TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION CENTER INC BALTIMORE MD
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| This report assesses international research and development in the field of Simulation-Based Engineering and Science (SBE&S). SBE&S involves use of computer modeling and simulation to solve mathematical formulations of physical models of engineered and natural systems. A panel of experts reviewed and assessed the state of the art in SBE&S as well as levels of activity overseas in the broad thematic areas of life sciences and medicine, materials, and energy ... |
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| The Effect of Interactive Simulations on Exercise Adherence with Overweight and Obese Adults |
Dec-2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Sarah D Miyahira; UNIVERSITY CLINICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATES HONOLULU HI
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| This project was designed to evaluate the effect of video game play on exercise motivation, self-efficacy, and adherence in overweight and obese adults. Unanticipated events required modifications to the project schedule and delayed data collection. Exercise equipment and software that met the study requirements were not available. Therefore, the project team opted to develop a prototype stationary exercise bicycle that integrated video game play capabilities, and to create software that ... |
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| Coalition Information Interoperability (Interoperabilite d'informations de coalition) |
Dec-2008 |
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| Authors:
NATO RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE (FRANCE)
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 | This report provides a general and high level description of the activities of NATO RTO IST-028/RTG-010, Task Group on Coalition Information Interoperability. The main objectives of the TG were to identify major needs and potential technical solutions to provide information interoperability across NATO coalitions, and with other Non-Government Organisations (NGOs). The work developed along two related but distinct lines, firstly investigating the potential value of ontologies for describing military situations, ... |
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| Towards an Agent-Based, Autonomous Tactical System for C4ISR Operations |
Dec-2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
R J Keisler; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER NORTH CHARLESTON SC
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| Software agent involvement in combat computer systems can provide lightweight, dynamic automation to the warfighter. Current intelligence systems are limited by the abilities of the warfighters to gather, assimilate, report, and execute on intelligence. Through the research and design for the Overshadow system, we found using agents practical for automation capabilities in tactical systems where optimization of operation and human simulation are important factors. In the paper we provide an ... |
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| Geographically Distributed Simulation Architecture for Missile Defense System HWIL Weapon Facilities |
Nov-2008 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
James A Jr; Buford; Vatz; Bernard III; Barnett; Thomas C Jr; Melissa Farbman; ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT ENG CTR REDSTONE ARSENAL AL
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| AGENDA: Distributed Single Simulation Framework (DSSF) Objectives; Notional Scenarios to be represented; DSSF Design and Truth Data Flow; Software Architecture; Hardware Architecture; Summary. |
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| Measures and Risk Indicators for Early Insight into Software Safety. Development of Fault-Tolerant Systems |
01-Oct-2008 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Victor Basili; Frank Marotta; Kathleen Dangle; Linda Esker; Ioana Rus; ABERDEEN TEST CENTER MD
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| Software contributes an ever-increasing level of functionality and control in today's systems. This increased use of software can dramatically increase the complexity and time needed to evaluate the safety of a system. Although the actual system safety cannot be verified during its development, measures can reveal early insights into potential safety problems and risks. An approach for developing early software safety measures is presented in this article. The approach and ... |
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| Claudia User Manual |
Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Ross Kyprianou; Daniel Finch; Nick Lioutas; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION EDINBURGH (AUSTRALIA) ELECTRONIC WARFARE AND RADAR DIVISION
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| This document is the user manual for version 1.0 of the generic maritime radar performance model Claudia'. Claudia computes the target detection performance of radars in maritime environments. |
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| Livespace Technical Overview |
Oct-2008 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew Phillips; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION EDINBURGH (AUSTRALIA) COMMAND CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE DIV
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| This report describes Livespaces, a technology framework developed by DSTO to support advanced meeting spaces and distributed multi-site collaboration. It discusses the rationale behind the Livespace concept, the history of the research and development that led up to the Livespaces approach, and, in particular, its roots in providing support for the intense collaboration sessions often required by ADF operational planning specialists. The novel technical architecture employed by the Livespaces operating ... |
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| Computer-Based Adaptation Tool for Advanced Diesel Engines Used in Military Applications |
04-Sep-2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Naeim A Henein; Dinu Taraza; Nabil Chalhoub; WAYNE STATE UNIV DETROIT MI OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS
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| The main goal of the project was the development a computer code capable to simulate the operation of a multi-cylinder common rail diesel engine. The code should be used in investigating the possibilities of a commercial engine to be adapted for military applications by increasing the engine output while reducing fuel consumption and assure safe operation of the engine. In the process of developing the simulation model and the corresponding ... |
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| Supporting Safe Content-Inspection of Web Traffic |
01-Sep-2008 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Partha Pal; Michael Atighetchi; BBN TECHNOLOGIES CAMBRIDGE MA
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| Interception of software interaction for the purpose of introducing additional functionality or alternative behavior is a well-known software engineering technique that has been used successfully for various reasons, including security. Software wrappers, firewalls, Web proxies, and a number of middleware constructs all depend on interception to achieve their respective security, fault tolerance, interoperability, or load balancing objectives. Web proxies, as used by organizations to monitor and secure Web traffic into ... |
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| Studies in Reliability Economics and Reliability Modeling and Inference |
25-Aug-2008 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Francisco J Samaniego; CALIFORNIA UNIV DAVIS
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| Research accomplishments under ARO support can be grouped into seven problem areas. In *reliability economics*, we solved the important open problem of identifying optimal system designs relative to criterion functions based on both performance and cost. We also solved the related statistical estimation problem, allowing data-based approximations of optimal system designs. New results were obtained in *structural reliability*, and a research monograph in this area was completed. Sufficient conditions were ... |
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| Autonomous Quality Space Imagery for LEO/GEO Space Operations |
01-Jun-2008 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
David K Geller; John McInroy; UTAH STATE UNIV LOGAN
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| Our overall goal is to develop, implement and transfer accurate new numerical methods for solving moving boundary problems in materials science. We have three specific objectives: (1) Combine semi-Lagrangian time stepping, accurate contouring and fast geometric algorithms to develop and implement accurate, efficient and general new methods for moving sharp interfaces; (2) Develop a fast modular open source moving interface code for transfer to other researchers, labs and industry; (3) ... |
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| New Software Platform Capabilities and Experimentation Campaign for ELICIT |
01-Jun-2008 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Mark Nissen; Mary Ruddy; CENTER FOR EDGE POWER MONTEREY CA
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| ELICIT is the Experimental Laboratory for Investigating Information-sharing Collaboration and Trust. A project of the Command and Control Research Program (CCRP) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (NII), the ELICIT project developed an online multi-user software platform for conducting experiments in information-sharing and trust. The initial version of the software allowed researchers to model and experiment with a limited set of Command and Control (C2) organizations processes ... |
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| Data Strategies to Support Automated Multi-Sensor Data Fusion in a Service Oriented Architecture |
01-Jun-2008 |
240 pages |
| Authors:
Kurt J Rothenhaus; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The quantity of data available to decision makers of various types is rapidly expanding beyond the pace of manual interpretation techniques (Hobbins, 1). Introducing a Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) based web service framework that exposes even more data without sufficient guidance will exacerbate the situation. Ontology's, data descriptions and discovery methods alone are not enough to create the end-to-end solutions promised by SOA technologies. Software architectural patterns in conjunction with ... |
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| Harmonized Constraints in Software Engineering and Acquisition Process Management Requirements are the Clue to Meet Future Performance Goals Successfully in an Environment of Scarce Resources |
01-Jun-2008 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
Holger Reich; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This MBA project investigates the importance of correctly deriving requirements from the capability gap and operational environment, and translating them into the processes of contracting, software and hardware design, system engineering, the acquisition cycle, and program management. The research also examines inefficiencies in hardware and software development, acquisition management, and problems caused by organizational, systemic and stakeholder interferences. The primary goal is achieving the acquisition process to deliver the best ... |
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| Quality Processes Yield Quality Products |
01-Jun-2008 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas D Neff; MTC TECHNOLOGIES FORT BELVOIR VA
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| Would your company like to save $100,000 per day? Would you like to surge an urgent project's delivery time by 50 percent and deliver zero errors? Software organizations have done just that. In this article, I list small steps you can take that will lead your company toward similar results based on my 15 years of process improvement experience. |
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| A Methodology for Cybercraft Requirement Definition and Initial System Design |
01-Jun-2008 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Michael G Hunsberger; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The United States Air Force and Department of Defense networks and information systems are under attack from a variety of actors. Current network defense systems are reactive in nature and unable to prevent determined adversaries from successfully infiltrating these information systems. The realization of these facts led the Air Force Research Lab begin work on a next-generation network defense system called Cybercraft. The Cybercraft vision is a trusted, autonomous system ... |
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| OraGIS and Loom: Spatial and Temporal Extensions to the ORA Analysis Platform |
01-Jun-2008 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
George B Davis; Jamie Olson; Kathleen M Carley; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| Increasingly, data available to network analysts includes not only relationships between actors but measurements of entity attributes and relations through time and space. Integrating this information with existing dynamic network analysis techniques demands new models and tools. This paper introduces two extensions to the ORA dynamic network analysis platform intended to meet this need. The first, OraGIS, provides geospatial visualization and clustering algorithms. The second, Loom, assists in the analysis ... |
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| Employing Service Oriented Architecture Technologies to Bind a Thousand Ship Navy |
01-Jun-2008 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Kurt Rothenhaus; James B Michael; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| One of the United States Navy's strategic goals is to foster a "thousand ship" Navy, by combining the U.S. Navy with partners from around the globe. A critical requirement to join various Navies from such diverse backgrounds and technology levels is a simple, flexible, and economical Command and Control (C2) system that each stakeholder can employ and extend. Web-based Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) have potential to provide methods and technologies ... |
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| Enhancing Man-Portable Robot Functionality through Integration of New Sensor Payloads |
Jun-2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
H R Everett; G Kogut; G Ahuja; B Sights; E B Pacis; D Fellars; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA UNMANNED SYSTEMS BRANCH
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| The Technology Transfer project of the Unmanned Systems Branch at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego seeks to improve the functionality and autonomy of small mobile robot systems by harvesting prior and ongoing developments for insertion into current programs. Over the past year, we have been working with the Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technologies (CCAT) to integrate sensor packages from private companies to increase the payload options ... |
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| Service Oriented Acquisition: Harmonizing Horizontal Requirements with a Traditionally Vertical Process |
21-May-2008 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Chris Gunderson; DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY FORT HUACHUCA AZ JOINT INTEROPERABILITY TEST COMMAND
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| The Department of Defense has adopted the concept of Netcentric Operations and Warfare, i.e. effective, distributed, collaboration over a network to gain asymmetric advantage, especially with respect to information superiority. To enable NCO/W, the DoD has issued transformational policy mandating change from a vertical (stovepiped), serial, system-centric requirement model to a horizontal, capability-based, adaptive, requirement model. This policy specifically calls for using the service oriented architecture (SOA) paradigm as a ... |
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| Geospatial Data Quality for Analytical Command and Control Applications |
20-May-2008 |
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| Authors:
Robert F Richbourg; George E Lukes; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| Have you traced a digital representation of a road with so many switchbacks that you questioned the map accuracy? Road switchbacks can result from digitization errors such as kinks and kickbacks. Route planning can be defeated by breaks in the network. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA's) current strategy includes substantial data production under contract and a large cooperative effort with other nations under the Multinational Geospatial Co-production Program (MGCP). The development, ... |
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| A Testbed for High Assurance and Dynamic Security |
19 MAY 2008 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Thuy D. Nguyen; Cynthia E. Irvine; Timothy E. Levin; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Providing a stable testing environment for experimentation is a common goal of all Testbeds. To date, few, if any, have supported research in high assurance multilevel security (MLS), cross domain enterprise services and emerging Information Assurance technologies envisioned for the Global Information Grid and similar complex distributed enterprise networks. To facilitate this research, an MLS Testbed has been developed to support experimentation on, rapid prototyping of, and testing of the ... |
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| Using Spiral Development To Reduce Acquisition Cycle Times |
14-May-2008 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
William Lucyshyn; Jacques S Gansler; MARYLAND UNIV COLLEGE PARK CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
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| Spiral Development came out of the software community as a response to the high number of large software development failures. The concept is now being extended to weapon systems. A spiral development acquisition process should be the norm for long-term weapons and systems development to achieve lower cost, lower risk, and more rapid fielding. Evolutionary Acquisition is the preferred broad strategy to satisfy operational needs; while Spiral Development is the ... |
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| Summary of a Modeling and Simulation Framework for High-Fidelity Weapon Models in Joint Semi-Automated Forces (JSAF) and Other Mission-Simulation Software |
01 MAY 2008 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
John R. Welch; NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIV NEWPORT RI
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| This report (1) summarizes a modeling and simulation (M&S) framework for testing high-fidelity weapon models In Joint Semi- Automated Forces (JSAF) and other mission-simulation software; (2) highlights the products and steps required to develop a weapon model and communicate with other weapon models in a mission-level simulation; (3) introduces the four configuration levels of the M&S framework; and (4) presents a cost-effective M&S laboratory design based on Mak Technologies and ... |
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| Incorporating Security Quality Requirements Engineering (SQUARE) into Standard Life-Cycle Models |
MAY 2008 |
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| Authors:
Nancy R. Mead; Venkatesh Viswanathan; Deepa Padmanabhan; Anusha Raveendran; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INST
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| SQUARE (Security Quality Requirements Engineering) is a method for eliciting and prioritizing security requirements in software development projects. This report describes how SQUARE can be incorporated in standard life-cycle models for security-critical projects. Lifecycle models and process methods considered for the report are the waterfall model, Rational Unified Process, the spiral model, and Dynamic Systems Development Method (an agile method). This report is for information technology managers and security professionals, ... |
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