Engineering: general books

This research was intended to provide a consistent analytical approach to test and evaluation procedures for AFOTEC....  Read More >>

Rotorcraft flight control systems present design challenges which often exceed those associated with fixed-wing...  Read More >>

This dissertation presents an analysis of airborne altimetry measurements taken over the Greenland ice sheet with...  Read More >>

Noncontact measurements of lightweight flexible aerospace structures present several challenges. Objects are usually...  Read More >>

In accordance with the 1988 amendment to the Act, the NRC's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) was established...  Read More >>

Recent progress in the generation and sustainment of gas discharges at atmospheric pressure has energized research...  Read More >>

The Department of Defense (DoD) has depended on different space-based assets as critical components to battlefield...  Read More >>

The price of crude oil recently soared past $115 per barrel, resulting in the most expensive gasoline prices ever...  Read More >>

The field of scientific visualization covers the study of visual representations of sci- entific data. These data...  Read More >>

Satellites are the only major Air Force systems with no maintenance, routine repair, or upgrade capability. The...  Read More >>

Electrical power grids represent a critical infrastructure for a nation as well as strategically important. Literature...  Read More >>

The objective of this research was to determine the feasibility of using a nuclear reaction heat source, such as...  Read More >>

Estimating the angle of arrival (AOA) of a high frequency (HF) signal, 2- 2 MHz, is challenging, especially if the...  Read More >>

Network-based parallel computing using personal computers is currently a popular choice for concurrent scientific...  Read More >>

Emerging technology in small autonomous flying vehicles requires the systems to have a precise navigation solution...  Read More >>

As satellites become more complex, the on-board processing capabilities must keep up. Many satellites are an integrated...  Read More >>

Controller design for a spacecraft mounted flexible antenna is considered. The antenna plant model has a certain...  Read More >>

This is a historical report detailing the proposed shortest route for a railway between Lake Superior and Fort Garry....  Read More >>

""Audels Engineers and Mechanics Guide"" is a comprehensive resource covering modern engineering practices. This...  Read More >>

For a compressor disk, effective vibration suppression requires...  Read More >>

Since 9/11 protecting our critical infrastructure has become a national priority. Presidential Decision Directive...  Read More >>

This document reports results of wave-optics simulations used to test the performance of a hybrid wavefront sensor...  Read More >>

The Air Force is currently developing new products that incorporate a variety of chemicals which may come in contact...  Read More >>

Beam combination was demonstrated by splitting the beam from a diode pumped Q-switched Nd: YAG laser and pumping...  Read More >>

Ultra wideband (UWB) signals typically occupy a very large spectral bandwidth resulting from extremely short duration...  Read More >>