Theses and Dissertations from the Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Architecting Human Operator Trust in Automation to Improve System Effectiveness in Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Eric A. Cring and Adam G. Lenfestey
Fusion of Inertial Sensors and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) Signals of Opportunity for Unassisted Navigation, Jason G. Crosby
Laser Dot Projection Photogrammetry and Force Balance Measurement Techniques for Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles, David H. Curtis
Using Multiple Robust Parameter Design Techniques to Improve Hyperspectral Anomaly Detection Algorithm Performance, Matthew T. Davis
A Finite Element Evaluation of an Experiment Related to Coating Damping Properties, Armando DeLeon
Production and Characterization of High Repetition Rate Terahertz Radiation in Femtosecond-Laser-Induced Air Plasma, Michael L. Dexter
Cooperative Unmanned Aerial Surveillance Control System Architecture, Theodore T. Diamond, Adam L. Rutherford, and Jonathan B. Taylor
Analyzing Systems Integration Best Practices and Assessment in DoD Space Systems Acquisition, Douglas R. Dillon and Enriqueta M. Styres
Using Shadows to Detect Targets in Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery, Brian P. Donnell
Modernizing a Preventive Maintenance Strategy for Facility and Infrastructure Maintenance, Ross E. Dotzlaf
Finite Element Model Optimization of the FalconSAT-5 Structural Engineering Model, Cole C. Doupe
Evaluation of an Innovative Technology for Treatment of Water Contaminated with Perchlorate and Organic Compunds, Maureen A. Downen
Laser-Induced Fluorescence and Synthetic Jet Fuel Analysis in the Ultra Compact Combustor, Aaron C. Drenth
Evaluation of an OPNET Model for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Networks, Clifton M. Durham
Assessment of Weather Sensitivities and Air Force Weather (AFW) Support to Tactical Lasers in the Lower Troposphere, Francesco J. Echeverria
Misregistration in Adaptive Optics Systems, Nathan D. Engstrom
Performance Enhancements of Ranging Radio Aided Navigation, Patric J. Ernsberger
Frequency Diversity for Improving Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging, Jawad L. Farooq
Waypoint Generation Based on Sensor Aimpoint, Shannon M. Farrell
Achieving Alignment: An Analysis of Enterprise Architecture Best Practices within the United States Air Force, Michael A. Fetters
Ground Source Heat Pumps vs. Conventional HVAC: A Comparison of Economic and Environmental Costs, Paul W. Fredin
An Experimental Investigation Studying the Influence of Dimples on a Film Cooled Turbine Blade Leading Edge, Paul G. Frisinger
Waste Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel for Diesel Vehicles, Harvey S. Gaber
Surface Acoustic Wave Devices as Chemical Vapor Sensors, Daniel Gallagher
The Effective Potential Energy Surfaces of the Nonadiabatic Collision B(2Pja) + H2(1Σ+g,ν,j) ↔ B(2Pj'a) + H2(1Σ+g,ν',j'), Matthew B. Garvin