Other technologies & applied sciences books

Cooper-Harper ratings (CHRs) have been used to describe and compare aircraft handling qualities for over 40 years,...  Read More >>

Theoretical development and design of a compact nonmechanical multi-zoom telescope system is presented. A liquidcrystal...  Read More >>

Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) type devices, when used as plasma actuators, have shown significant promise for...  Read More >>

Both secure and anti-jam resistant, the Link-16 is the primary communications channel used by the Joint Surveillance...  Read More >>

Budget constraints are forcing prioritization on future spending for Air Mobility Command's weapon systems. As the...  Read More >>

Some civilian business practices, such as radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, were used for the first time...  Read More >>

Lattice grid fins have been studied for missile tail control for several years. A lattice grid fin can be described...  Read More >>

From a political and military standpoint, the United States is heavily reliant on space capabilities and holds a...  Read More >>

Five methods of non-destructive material evaluation (NDE) were used to inspect various forms of damage commonly...  Read More >>

This study develops a framework for the design of a Joint Simulation, Analysis, and Wargaming Center (JSAWC). JSAWC...  Read More >>

Since the 19th century, aircraft have played a significant role in military operations worldwide. From the use of...  Read More >>

This research explores how the United States Air Force Physical Fitness Test (AFPFT) events compare to sister-services'...  Read More >>

The mission of the United States Air Force is to fly, fight and win...in air, space and cyberspace. The Air Force...  Read More >>

Reusable launch vehicles have many benefits over their expendable counterparts. These benefits range from cost reductions...  Read More >>

Fuel-air mixing analysis of scramjet aircraft is often performed through experimental research or computational...  Read More >>

Increases in the range and lethality of combat firepower forced units to disperse for survival and resulted in a...  Read More >>

This compilation contains Volumes 1 and 2 of ""The American Journal Of Physiological Optics,"" a significant resource...  Read More >>

ISSUES: Do the maritime/naval concepts of ""sovereignty"" and ""free passage"" have an analogous ""spacetime"" equivalent?...  Read More >>

How can the United States Air Force transform the way it trains a new generation of enlisted aircraft maintainers...  Read More >>

Network centric warfare is a key enabler to present day military operations. Link 16, a tactical data link, is one...  Read More >>

The purpose of this research is to compare the costs associated with the transition to hydrogen aircraft for Air...  Read More >>

Early in 1966, with American bombing efforts in Viet Nam achieving limited affect in stemming the flow of support...  Read More >>

There are two basic ways to control an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) as it searches for targets: allow the...  Read More >>

The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the ballistic missiles used to employ them pose the greatest...  Read More >>

With the explosion of technology driven systems and their ability to effectively meet military operational need...  Read More >>