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A Systems Approach to Understanding the Strategic Advantage of the F/A-22 and Future Stealth Aircraft
The purpose of this thesis is to introduce three concepts into the ongoing debate concerning the pr
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Placing US Air Force Information Technology Investment Under the "Nanoscope" - A Clear Vision of Nanotechnology's Impact on Computing in 2030
The United States Air Force's Center for Strategy and Technology was established atthe Air War Coll
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A Survey of Satellite Communications System Vulnerabilities
The U.S. military's increasing reliance on commercial and military communications satellites to ena
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Design and Analysis of On-Orbit Servicing Architectures for the Global Positioning System Constellation
Satellites are the only major Air Force systems with no maintenance, routine repair, or upgrade cap
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Controller Design for Accurate Antenna Pointing Onboard a Spacecraft
Controller design for a spacecraft mounted flexible antenna is considered. The antenna plant model
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Development of a Night Vision Goggle Heads-Up Display for Paratrooper Guidance
This thesis provides the proof of concept for the development and implementation of a Global Positi
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Gravity Gradiometry and Map Matching
Inertial navigation systems (INS) offer passive, all-weather, and undeniable navigation information
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The New Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Cockpit
The purpose of this paper is to examine how unmanned Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
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Synthesis, Interdiction, and Protection of Layered Networks
This research developed the foundation, theory, and framework for a set of analysis techniques to a
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Quantification of Risk for USAF Fire and Emergency Services Flights as Result of Shortages in Manpower
The United States Air Force (USAF) is currently experiencing a period of high operations tempo and
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Improving Maintenance Data Collection via Point-of-Maintenance Implementation
Maintenance data collection is an integral part of flightline aircraft maintenance. Historically, t
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Finite Element Analysis of Active and Sensory Thermopiezoelectric Composite Materials
Analytical formulations are developed to account for the coupled mechanical, electrical, and therma
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Every Man His Own Farrier, a Treatise on Horses and Cattle; With Remedies for Every Disease
Originally published in 1875, "Every Man His Own Farrier, a Treatise on Horses and Cattle; With Rem
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Deterrence 2035
This paper describes the United States' reliance on space and the effect of the new phenomena calle
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Lasers Weapons in Space
This study presents a comparison of competing space-based architectures given the progress made wit
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Tactical Command and Control in the Combined Arms Battalion Task Force
This monograph examines the components and relationships in the tactical command and control system
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Ufgs 32 13 17
Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) are a joint effort of the U.S. Army Corps of Enginee
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A Comparison Study of F-15C Fighter Squadron Ready Aircrew Program Flying Hour Scheduling vs. the RAND Corporation's Flying Hour Scheduling Linear Program
This research compares and contrasts the Flying Hour model created by the RAND corporation with the
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Extending USAF F-16 Force Structure
By fiscal year 2008, the Air Force will have a 108-fighter deficit based on a 20 Fighter Wing Equiv
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Structural Response of the Slotted Waveguide Antenna Stiffened Structure Components Under Compression
The Slotted Waveguide Antenna Stiffened Structure (SWASS) is an aircraft system that can provide th
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A 3D Display System for Lightning Detection and Ranging (LDAR) Data
Lightning detection is an essential part of safety and resource protection at Cape Canaveral. In or
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Worker Deaths in Confined Spaces
This monograph contains summary data and investigative reports of fatal incidents involving workers
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Design of an Oxygen Turbopump for a Dual Expander Cycle Rocket Engine
The design of a pump intended for use with a dual expander cycle (LOX/H2) engine is presented. This
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Degradation Modeling of Polyurea Pavement Markings
Polyurea is a long life pavement marking material used for assets requiring long periods of uninter
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Design of Sheet Pile Cellular Structures Cofferdams and Retaining Structures
This manual provides guidance and assistance to design engineers in the development of different ty
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Electromagnetic Pulse
This research provides evidence that preemptive employment of an electromagnetic pulse device by a
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Conceptual MEMS Devices for a Redeployable Antenna
Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) are becoming an integral part of our lives through a wide r
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Prototype Development and Dynamic Characterization of Deployable Cubesat Booms
The current barrier to CubeSat proliferation is their lack of utility depth. These small satellites
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Enhancing Battlespace Awareness for Tactical Ground Forces
There are many needs for enhanced battlespace awareness (BA) starting with the current ground warfi
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Heat Transfer in Fluidized Beds
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Cooperative Engagement
Air superiority has been a near given for the US in every conflict since the Korean War. We are, ho
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Performance of a Small Internal Combustion Engine Using N-Heptane and Iso-Octane
With the sustained interest in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Micro Air Vehicles (MAV), the mi
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C-17 Airdrop Simulation
We develop an object-oriented simulation that models the airdrop mission of the newest U.S. transpo
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Particle Image Velocimetry Using Novel, Non-Intrusive Particle Seeding
The purpose of this research effort was to study the use of non-intrusive particle seeding for Part
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Weaponeering the Future Directed Energy Weapons Effectiveness Now and Tomorrow
The United States Air Force's Center for Strategy and Technology was established atthe Air War Coll
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Vibration Suppression of a Rotationally Periodic Structure Using an Adaptive-PPF Control Law
For a compressor disk, effective vibration suppression requires broadband control, and the eliminat
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Time-Frequency Analysis of Terahertz Radar Signals for Rapid Heart and Breath Rate Detection
We develop new time-frequency analytic techniques which facilitate the detection of a person's hear
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Improved Multinuclide Imaging of Special Nuclear Material Using a High Purity Germanium Double Sided Strip Detector
In the conduct of this research effort, neutron activated Sn sources and standard radioactive sourc
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Fault Tree Handbook
In accordance with the 1988 amendment to the Act, the NRC's Office of the Inspector General (OIG)wa
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Analysis of Air Force Civil Engineering Strategic Planning
Several organizations within the Department of Defense, including the Air Force Civil Engineer, are
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Composites From Recycled Wood and Plastics
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Two Dimensional Positioning and Heading Solution for Flying Vehicles Using a Line-Scanning Laser Radar (LADAR)
Emerging technology in small autonomous flying vehicles requires the systems to have a precise navi
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A Life Cycle Assessment and Economic Analysis of Wind Turbines Using Monte Carlo Simulation
The United States depends heavily on nonrenewable fossil fuels to generate electricity. Using renew
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Cost-Benefit Analysis Tools for Avionics Parts Obsolescence
Obsolescence management, an ever-increasing topic in the Department of Defense, is not new. Since t
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Investigating the Use of Frequency Selective Surfaces in High Power Microwave Applications
This thesis explores new territory with the theoretical investigation of the use of FSS in HPM appl
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Least-Squares Finite Element Formulation for Fluid-Structure Interaction
Fluid-structure interaction problems prove difficult due to the coupling between fluid and solid be
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TM 5-811-7
The United States Army Publishing Directorate is the Army's leader in publishing and delivering inf
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Separation of the Heavier Rare Earths by Fractional Solvent Extraction
The Office of Scientific & Technical Information (OSTI), is a part of the U.S. Department of Energy