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A quantitative analysis of factors affecting weapon system cost growth [PDF]

, 1994
This thesis quantitatively analyzes the factors that affect weapon system cost growth after Milestone 2. The data from nine weapon systems was reconstructed by the Army and Navy from Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) with the cost variances ...
Pannell, Bobby J.
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A Romantic Genius? The Experience of Knowledge that Shaped Werner Heisenberg's Scientific Persona

Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.
In 1976, the year that Werner Heisenberg passed away, Armin Hermann published a short biography, titled Werner Heisenberg in Selbstzeugnissen und Bilddokumenten. Since then, historians and biographers have offered their accounts on Heisenberg's life and his contributions to modern physics. Many of these biographies present Heisenberg as a genius.
Elena Schaa
wiley   +1 more source

Study on the Method of Test and Evaluation Measure Construction Based on Operational Desired Effect of Equipment

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2015
For the basic input of weapons test, the author absorbed the advanced ideas of military equipment test and put forward the construction of three-level measures system of operational test evaluation, namely the combat mission, the combat equipment system ...
Wang Liang, Zhao Yanjun
doaj   +1 more source

Attention Allocation Aid for Visual Search

, 2017
This paper outlines the development and testing of a novel, feedback-enabled attention allocation aid (AAAD), which uses real-time physiological data to improve human performance in a realistic sequential visual search task.
Alexander Kate, Diaz Ivan, Donmez Birsen, Giger Maryellen L, Green DM, Marshall Sandra P., Shanker Thom, Vachon François, Vadivel Karthikeyan Shanmuga   +8 more
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Characteristics of 20-mm gunfire on the A-7 weapons system [PDF]

, 1974
R. N. Hancock
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Economic Rationality and International Humanitarianism: Ryōkichi Sagane's Advocacy Regarding the Introduction of Foreign Nuclear Reactors to Japan**

Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.
Abstract The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident underscored the crucial role of nuclear engineering experts. However, the specific arguments and motivations of scientists advocating for the introduction of foreign reactors remain unclear.
Masahiro Inohana
wiley   +1 more source

Antisatellite weapons: First US test of airborne system [PDF]

, 1984
Peter David
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Bringing Small Devices, Giving Design Advice: Introducing Radiation Protection Practices in Greece via the IAEA's Visiting Professor Program**

Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines how an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expert mission for technical assistance in the late 1950s to Greece was effectively transformed into a mission to achieve the IAEA′s central objective: to consolidate its position as the leading global authority on radiation protection. The study focuses on the work of Alfred
Loukas Freris
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of maneuverability on helicopter combat effectiveness [PDF]

A computational procedure employing a stochastic learning method in conjunction with dynamic simulation of helicopter flight and weapon system operation was used to derive helicopter maneuvering strategies. The derived strategies maximize either survival
Falco, M., Smith, R.
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Cost effective weapon system development through integrated modeling and hardware testing [PDF]

, 1993
L. Johnson, Charles M. Crocker
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