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Determining the Surface-to-Air Missile Requirement for Western and Southern Part of the Turkish Air Defense System
An air defense system is vital for countries to protect their homelands. Today, air defense systems
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Higher Eyes in the Sky
During the past few years, Air Force leaders have begun to emphasize space operations. Global Engag
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Theater Space Warfare
Theater space warfare is emerging from two streams of evolution in military space: the role of spac
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Investigation of Laser Beam Combining and Clean-Up via Seeded Simulated Brillouin Scattering in Multimode Optical Fibers
The purpose of this thesis research was to determine if stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) ampli
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A High Resolution Radar Altimeter to Measure the Topography of Ice Sheets
This thesis is a reference for the Advanced Application Flight Experiment (AAFE) altimeter. The tra
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Soils of the Eastern United States and Their Use-- XXIII. The Orangeburg Fine Sandy Loam
"Soils of the Eastern United States and Their Use-- XXIII. The Orangeburg Fine Sandy Loam," Volume
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Design and Simulation of Solar Integrated Electric Vehicle
The Pollution and global warming are two of the most pressing issues facing the world today, with t
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Building a True Air and Space Operations Center
"The role of space in American military operations has evolved significantly since the end of the C
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Costs to Convert Coal to Methanol
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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A Model to Predict Diffraction Attenuation Resulting From Signal Propagation Over Terrain in Low Earth Orbit Satellite Systems
A critical issue for designers of communication systems is the characterization of the communicatio
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Small Power
The United States Air Force (USAF) will face several difficult choices as it procures unmanned aeri
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High Power Radio Frequency Weapons
The emergent technology of high power radio frequency in a directed energy role has huge potential
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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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Effects of Environment on Creep Behavior of Nextel 720/Alumina-Mullite Cermaic Composite at 1200-C
The creep behavior of an oxide-oxide ceramic matrix composite (CMC) was investigated at 1200-C in l
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Radiation Effects on the Electrical Properties of Hafnium Oxide Based MOS Capacitors
Hafnium oxide-based MOS capacitors were investigated to determine electrical property response to r
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Stretching the Umbilical Cord
This study addresses the question of whether or not the Air Force should continue to develop a Spli
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Direction Finding With Mutually Orthogonal Antennas
Estimating the direction-of-arrival of incident electromagnetic plane waves (a.k.a. direction findi
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A Photogrammetry-Based Hybrid System for Dynamic Tracking and Measurement
Noncontact measurements of lightweight flexible aerospace structures present several challenges. Ob
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Monotonic and Fatigue Loading Behavior of an Oxide/Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composite
The demanding environment in aircraft turbine engines has driven the development of many innovative
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Thin Film Encapsulation of Radio Frequency Microelectromechanical Systems Switches
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) radio frequency (RF) switches have been shown to have excelle
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Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) Training Manual
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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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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Brief Summary of the Technical Feasibility Emissions, and Fuel Economy of Pure Methanol Engines
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) a Critical Look at its Repairability
It is the author's contention that procurement of the UTTAS as designed in prototype models will re
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Wideband Signal Detection Using a Down-Converting Channelized Receiver
Ultra wideband (UWB) signals typically occupy a very large spectral bandwidth resulting from extrem
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Space Operations
America's capability to operate in space is increasing with every passing day. Space operations are
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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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Can You See Me Now? Visualizing Battlefield Facial Recognition Technology in 2035
Facial recognition technology will create the capability to provide positive identification of pers
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Development of a Pilot Candidate Selection Model Using Multivariate Techniques
Every year the Air Force spends millions of dollars to send personnel through Undergraduate Pilot T
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Cross-Connection Control Manual
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Experimental Investigation of a Lift Augmented Ground Effect Platform
This experimental study investigated the feasibility of applying the concept of a skirtless hovercr
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Providing Near-Term, Combat Effective Space Situational Awareness
Early on in the space age, the US and USSR tacitly agreed not to interfere with each other's satell
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Performance of Scattering Matrix Decomposition and Color Spaces for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery
Polarization decomposition techniques are applied to the polarization-dependent data to form colorf
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Numerical Study of Optical Delay in Semiconductor Multilayer Distributed Bragg Reflector and Tunable Microcavity Structures
The Air Force has a growing need for the greater bandwidth, speed, and flexibility offered by optic
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Computational Model of One-Dimensional Dielectric Barrier Discharges
A one-dimensional fluid model of a surface-type dielectric barrier discharge is created using He as
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Examination of Air Force Crash Damage or Disabled Aircraft Recovery Program Resourcing
The Air Force's resources are becoming more constrained every year. In turn, these opportunities pr
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Final Report for Sampling and Analysis Project
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Asset Assignment for Optimal Mission Effectiveness
This research develops mathematical programming techniques to solve an intelligence, surveillance,
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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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A Future-Based Risk Assessment for the Survivability of Long Range Strike Systems
The United States Air Force today faces the challenge of allocating development resources to prepar
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Military Space Control
Military space control describes the capability to secure a military asymmetric advantage in space.
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Gaseous Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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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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Autonomy, Unmanned Ground Vehicles, and the U.S. Army
As a result of technological maturation, Congressional mandate, and battlefield use, the U.S. Army
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Non Co-Operative Detection of LPI/LPD Signals via Cyclic Spectral Analysis
This research proposes and evaluates a novel technique for detecting LPI/LPD communication signals
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Operationally Responsive Space
The Department of Defense's Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) initiative is intended to develop
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The Elimination of Corrosion
United States Air Force aircraft currently average 30 years old. As this aircraft fleet continues t
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Critical Infrastructure Rebuild Prioritization Using Simulation Optimization
This thesis examines the importance of a critical infrastructure rebuild strategy following a terro