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Future Cyborgs
The United States Air Force's Center for Strategy and Technology was established atthe Air War Coll
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Wind Tunnel Analysis and Flight Test of a Wing Fence on a T-38
A low-speed wind tunnel study and flight tests were performed to examine the effects of a wing fenc
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Autonomous Air Refueling for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Air Refueling (AR) demonstrates its critical importance on a daily basis in combat and peacetime mi
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Disturbance Observer
A new flight controller was evaluated through piloted simulation and flight test conducted at the U
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A Systems Architecture and Advanced Sensors Application for Real-Time Aircraft Structural Health Monitoring
Aircraft are being pushed beyond their original service life, increasing the potential for structur
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Flexible Twist for Pitch Control in a High Altitude Long Endurance Aircraft With Nonlinear Response
The goal was to demonstrate that scaling the nonlinear response of a full-scale finite element mode
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Experimental Study of the Subsonic Aerodynamics of a Blended Wing Body Air Vehicle With a Focus on Rapid Technology Assessment
The subsonic aerodynamic performance of a blended wing body aircraft constructed using selective la
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Computer-Assisted Procedure for the Design and Evaluation of Wastewater Treatment System Users Guide
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Wind Tunnel Analysis and Flight Test of a Wing Fence on a T-38
A low-speed wind tunnel study and flight tests were performed to examine the effects of a wing fenc
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Formation Flight Control for Aerial Refueling
A controller is designed for an aircraft to autonomously fly formation during aerial refueling. Req
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Composite Aircraft Life Cycle Cost Estimating Model
Composite materials are beginning to comprise a greater percentage of structural materials used thr
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Experimental Studies of Liquefaction and Densification of Liquid Oxygen
The propellant combination that offers optimum performance is very reactive with a low average mole
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Development of a Screening Tool to Facilitate Technology Transfer of an Innovative Technology to Treat Perchlorate-Contaminated Water
Perchlorate contamination of drinking water is a significant problem nationwide. The purpose of thi
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Weight Analysis of Two-Stage-To-Orbit Reusable Launch Vehicles for Military Applications
In response to Department of Defense (DoD) requirements for responsive and low-cost space access, t
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Near-Space Vehicles
This paper analyzes current and future near-space technology. The discussion is at a non-space prof
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Comparing Risks From Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal on Land and in the Ocean a Review of Agreements/Statutes, Scenarios, Processing/Packaging/Disposal Technologies, Models, and Decision Analysis
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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X-Hale
In conjunction with the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) and the Air Force Research Laborat
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems in a Forward Air Controller (Airborne) Role
The ability to deliver weapons systems and the increased capabilities of unmanned aircraft systems
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Automated Carrier Landing of an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle Using Dynamic Inversion
Dynamic Inversion (DI) is a powerful nonlinear control technique which has been applied to several
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Vacuum Chamber Construction and Contamination Study of a Micro Pulsed Plasma Thruster
The micro pulsed plasma thruster (micro-PPT) is a simple and versatile electric thruster capable of
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Comparative Analysis of Mobility Management Schemes in a Low Earth Orbit Satellite Network
In the 60's the United Status and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics engaged in a "space race"
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A Systems Engineering Approach to the Design of a Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Testbed
A systems engineering team used an innovative process to develop a new frictionless air bearing sat
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An Anion Characterization of a Constructed Wetland Used for Chlorinated Ethene Remediation
Chlorinated ethene's physical properties as well as ubiquitous state at DOD installations makes it
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Thermal Characterization of a Hall Effect Thruster
The thermal characteristics of a Hall thruster directly influence thruster and spacecraft design. H
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A Century Long Pursuit of Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks
The United States has dramatically increased its production of alternative fuels over the past seve
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Corrosion Manual for Internal Corrosion of Water Distribution Systems
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Fixed-Wing Aircraft Combat Survivability Analysis for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom
The primary tenet of the aircraft survivability discipline is threat definition. In order to delive
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Design Manual Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Acceptable Methods Based Upon Current Knowledge for the Utilization or Disposal of Sludges From Publicly Owned Wastewater Treatment Plants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Detonation Propagation Through Ducts in a Pulsed Detonation Engine
Development of a continuously operating pulsed detonation engine (PDE) without a high energy igniti
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Critical Technologies for Building the Space Elevator
Into Space Using a Thread and a Laser - Blue DartWhat did the world think when Sputnik was launched
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Design and Performance Calculations of a Propeller for Very High Altitude Flight
Reported here is a design study of a propeller for a vehicle capable of subsonic flight in Earth's
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EPA Method 327.0
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Satellite Attitude Control Using Atmospheric Drag
Attitude control is a requirement for most satellites. Many schemes have been devised over the year
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An Analytical Study of T-38 Drag Reduction in Tight Formation Flight
This thesis explores the benefits of flying in a tight formation, mimicking the natural behavior of
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Gaining Efficiencies in Air Traffic Control Through Leveraging New Radar Technology
This paper discusses how leveraging new radar technologies in the USAF Air Traffic Control (ATC) ar
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Common Aero Vehicle Autonomous Reentry Trajectory Optimization Satisfying Waypoint and No-Fly Zone Constraints
To support the Global Strike mission, an autonomous trajectory optimization technique is presented
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Attitude Control and Multimedia Representation of Air Force Institute of Technology's Simulation Satellite
This document describes the systematic construction of the AFIT-sponsored program to develop a labo
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Burning Tires for Fuel and Tire Pyrolysis
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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X37 Space Vehicle
The Air Force invested $16M in NASA's X-37 program and will have exclusive testing of two of these
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Tailored Systems Architecture for Design of Space Science and Technology Missions Using DoDAF V2.0
The use of systems architecture, following a set of integrated descriptions from an architecture fr
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Characterization of Binary Offset Carrier Systems Coexisting With Other Wideband Signals
Results for the modeling, simulation, and analysis of interference effects that modern wideband sig
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Chlorine Dioxide for Wastewater Disinfection
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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A Robust Rotorcraft Flight Control System Design Methodology Utilizing Quantitative Feedback Theory
Rotorcraft flight control systems present design challenges which often exceed those associated wit
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Parachute Extraction of a Generic Store From a C-130
This thesis encompasses a feasibility analysis of a parachute extracted generic precision guided mu
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Design Manual
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Experimental Investigation of the Flow Field in a Transonic, Axial Flow Compressor With Respect to the Development of Blockage and Loss
A detailed experimental investigation to understand and quantify the development of loss and blocka
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Decision-Aiding and Optimization for Vertical Navigation of Long-Haul Aircraft
Most decisions made in the cockpit are related to safety, and have therefore been proceduralized in