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Flying Reactors
For more than 50 years the United States has explored the possibility of space borne nuclear fissio
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Analysis of the Application of a Triggered Isomer Heat Exchanger as a Replacement for the Combustion Chamber in an Off-the-Shelf Turbojet
The objective of this research was to determine the feasibility of using a nuclear reaction heat so
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Vision-Aided Autonomous Precision Weapon Terminal Guidance Using a Tightly-Coupled INS and Predictive Rendering Techniques
This thesis documents the development of the Vision-Aided Navigation using Statistical Predictive R
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JSTARS, E-10A and the Kill Chain
This research paper examines the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS), its succes
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P.S. Bond, the Clausewitz of Combat Engineering
This monograph examines Colonel Bond's writings and compares his principles of military engineering
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Parametric Reliability of Space-Based Field Programmable Gate Arrays
The high cost of failure for microelectronic devices operating in the space environment has led to
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Concurrent Cognitive Mapping and Localization Using Expectation Maximization
Robot mapping remains one of the most challenging problems in robot programming. Most successful me
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Performance-Metric Driven Atmospheric Compensation for Robust Free-Space Laser Communication
The effect of turbulence on laser propagation is a significant challenge to current electro-optical
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TM 5-818-1
The United States Army Publishing Directorate is the Army's leader in publishing and delivering inf
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Address, "Heat Treating of Steel,"
This historic address, "Heat Treating of Steel," by Frederick J. Newman, offers a glimpse into earl
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Minimizing Losses in a Space Laser Power Beaming System
A mathematical model is developed to track the amount of power delivered in a wireless laser power
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Back-Pressure Effect on Shock-Train Location in a Scramjet Engine Isolator
The isolator of the scramjet decelerates the incoming high Mach flow to a lower Mach number and sta
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Stunning Swarms
This paper proposes and advocates the concept of Micro-Air Vehicle Incapacitating Swarms (MAVIS) as
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Three-Dimensional Dynamic Stress Analysis of Sandwich Panels
A layerwise geometrically nonlinear theory for a thick sandwich plate was developed by introducing
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Ufgs 01 35 26
Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) are a joint effort of the U.S. Army Corps of Enginee
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Geophysical Exploration for Engineering and Environmental Investigations
This manual provides guidance and assistance to design engineers in the development of different ty
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All About Milk
"All About Milk" by M. J. Rosenau, first published in 1914, is a comprehensive treatise on milk, it
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Ventilation and Heating
Explore the principles of indoor climate control with "Ventilation and Heating" by John Shaw Billin
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Development of a Robust Optical Image Registration Algorithm for Negating Speckle Noise Effects in Coherent Images Generated by a Laser Imaging System
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Sensors Directorate has constructed and tested a coherent
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Forecasting Readines
According to many experts, the readiness of America's armed forces has deteriorated throughout the
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Using Lasers in Space
Orbital debris in tow-Earth orbit ranging in size from 1 to 10 centimeters (cm) in diameter, poses
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Quality Assurance Representative's Guide
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE, also sometimes shortened to CoE) is a U.S. federa
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Geosynthetic Design Guidance for Hazardous Waste Landfill Cells and Surface Impoundments
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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The Concept Design of a Split Flow Liquid Hydrogen Turbopump
An initial design of a split flow liquid hydrogen turbopump for the Dual Expander Aerospike Nozzle
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Future Air Force Operations in Cyberspace
"The United States Air Force is poised to make another technological and strategic leap that has ma
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Three-Dimensional Analysis of a Composite Repair and the Effect of Overply Shape Variation on Structural Efficiency
This research characterizes, in the elastic range, a scarf joint with overply using digital image c
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Assessing Resilience in Power Grids as a Particular Case of Supply Chain Management
Electrical power grids represent a critical infrastructure for a nation as well as strategically im
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Linking ABM Competencies and AWACS Capabilities to Future Operations
The functions air battle managers (ABM) provide to tactical and operational warfighters through the
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Improving Air Mobility Command's Aircraft Maintenance Recovery Team Process
Given the significance of Air Mobility Command's role in rapid global mobility, not just for the Ai
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Prepositioned Trailers for Aircraft Battle Damage Repair Support
Air superiority is essential in today's wartime environment. Aircraft that are damaged and not retu
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Linear Control Systems in Engineering
CRC Press 出版This textbook examines classical and modern control strategies toward systems' best performance, es
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What are the Right Fire Support Requirements for Army Airborne Forced Entry Operations With the Changing Contemporary Operational Environment?
This thesis studies the use of fire support platforms for Army airborne operations conducted within
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Force-Multiplier for the F-15C
The Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) data link for the F-15C is a force-multi
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The Application of Intelligent Systems to the Close Air Support Mission
The US is clearly moving toward developing an autonomous attack capability, and the intelligent sys
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A New Flexible Global Positioning System (GPS) Constellation Sustainment Strategy
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is now a global utility. The United States Air Force is the ste
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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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Fatigue Behavior of a SiC/SiC Composite at 1000?簞C in Air and Steam
Tension-tension fatigue behavior of a prototype Silicon Carbide/Silicon Carbide (SiC/SiC) ceramic m
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Comparison of Spectral Analysis Software Programs
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has purchased two spectral analysis programs, RobWin and
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Optical and Electrical Characterization of Melt-Grown Bulk Indium Gallium Arsenide and Indium Arsenic Phosphide Alloys
A new method to determine semiconductor bandgap energy directly from the easily measured transmissi
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The Use of X-Ray Pulsars for Aiding GPS Satellite Orbit Determination
This research proposes the use of an existing signal of opportunity - namely x-ray pulsars - to imp
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Utilization of Inertially Guided Weapons in Performing Close Air Support
This thesis investigates the question: Should inertially guided air-to-ground weapons be used to pe
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A New Age for Aerostats
Both the U.S. and its allies have increasingly relied upon civilian transport aircraft, such as the
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Developing a Predictive Model for Unscheduled Maintenance Requirements on United States Air Force Installations
The United States Air Force Civil Engineer community continually strives for more descriptive metho
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Understanding the Emergence of Disruptive Innovation in Air Force Science and Technology Organizations
Although innovation is widely discussed in both military and industry venues, many organizations co
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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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Selecting the Best Thermal Building Insulation Using a Multi-Attribute Decision Model
Thermal building insulation has traditionally been viewed as a means to reduce thermal conductivity
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Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles
Military operations since Desert Storm have taken an almost ultramodern style of warfare a step awa
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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