Other technologies & applied sciences books

This document describes the systematic construction of the AFIT-sponsored program to develop a laboratory-based...  Read More >>

The Air Force expanded the scope of its mission in December 2005 by adding the domain of cyberspace and will soon...  Read More >>

The 453rd Electronic Warfare Squadron supports on-going military operations by providing battlefield commanders...  Read More >>

The higher temperature and pressure cycles of future aviation gas turbine combustors challenge designers to produce...  Read More >>

As technological systems grow in capability, they also grow in complexity. Due to this complexity, it is no longer...  Read More >>

During the past few years, Air Force leaders have begun to emphasize space operations. Global Engagement states...  Read More >>

Across the Air Force, Airmen agree that Information Operations (IO) is a topic worthy of our attention, but few...  Read More >>

The Slotted Waveguide Antenna Stiffened Structure (SWASS) is an aircraft system that can provide the capabilities...  Read More >>

This thesis explores the benefits of flying in a tight formation, mimicking the natural behavior of migratory birds...  Read More >>

During the past few years, United States Air Force (USAF) leaders have begun to emphasize space operations. Global...  Read More >>

Reported here is a design study of a propeller for a vehicle capable of subsonic flight in Earth's stratosphere....  Read More >>

Two deformable mirrors with finite conjugate ranges are investigated for compensating amplitude and phase distortions...  Read More >>

""Mining Handbook To The Colony Of Western Australia"" by Harry Page Woodward offers a detailed exploration of the...  Read More >>

""Coal and Ore Lands"" (1841) provides a detailed examination of legal and economic issues surrounding the ownership...  Read More >>

""A Primer of Air Navigation"" by Harry Egerton Wimperis offers a fascinating glimpse into the early days of aviation...  Read More >>

With its reduced operating costs and point-of-need (PON) delivery ability, the hybrid airship is one lift option...  Read More >>

Optimization of spacecraft attitude maneuvers can significantly reduce attitude control system size and mass, and...  Read More >>

The Air Force and the Department of Defense (DoD) are continually searching for ways to protect U.S. forces, both...  Read More >>

Air Refueling (AR) demonstrates its critical importance on a daily basis in combat and peacetime missions all over...  Read More >>

The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the performance of a twelve channel Standard Positioning Service (SPS)...  Read More >>

Since the first laser was developed in 1960, directed energy technologies have captured the imagination of civilian...  Read More >>

The fiscal year (FY)1999 and FY2000 National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAA) amended Title 10 USC, Section 17,...  Read More >>

Top military leadership has identified problems with the timeliness and effectiveness of DoD contingency construction...  Read More >>

Currently, there are four Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) either being developed or in existence-GPS,...  Read More >>

This paper models the absorption phenomena of light in a three level diode pumped alkali laser system. Specifically...  Read More >>