Theses and Dissertations from the Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Determination of Fire Control Policies via Approximate Dynamic Programming, Michael T. Davis
Validation and Improvement of Reliability Methods for Air Force Building Systems, Patrick A. Deering
Effects of Additive Manufacturing Methods on the Dynamic Properties of 15-5PH Stainless Steel, Allison A. Dempsey
Towards Automated Aerial Refueling: Real Time Position Estimation with Stereo Vision, Bradley D. Denby
Key Detection Rate Modeling and Analysis for Satellite-Based Quantum Key Distribution, Jonathan C. Denton
Integrated Circuit Wear-out Prediction and Recycling Detection using Radio-Frequency Distinct Native Attribute Features, Randall D. Deppensmith
Spectroscopic Measurement of Gas Temperature in Small Internal Combustion Engines, Matthew J. Deutsch
Satellite Ephemeris Correction via Remote Site Observation for Star Tracker Navigation Performance Improvement, Jorge E. Diaz
Modeling and Economy’s Dynamics and External Influences Through a System of Differential Equations, Thomas M. Dickey
Simulation, Design, and Test of Square, Apodized Photon Sieves for High-Contrast, Exoplanet Imaging, Thomas W.N. Dickinson
Measuring the Effectiveness of US Military Humanitarian Construction Projects through Geospatial Analysis of Public Opinion in Belize, Arthur Z. Dietrich
Characterizing Emissions from Open Burning of Military Food Waste and Packaging from Forward Operating Bases, Thomas Dominguez
Characterization of Quad-Copter Positioning Systems and the Effect of Pose Uncertainties on Field Probe Measurements, James C. Dossett
Orbital Resonances in the Vinti Solution, Laura M. Duffy
Analysis of Military Entry Control Point Queueing, Justin J. Dwyer
A Response Surface Validation of a Quantum Key Distribution Model, Jacob M. Ehrlich
Lifecycle Cost Evaluation of Flexible Facility Designs, Trevor P. Ellis
A Service Oriented Architecture Approach for Global Positioning System Quality of Service Monitoring, Stuart A. Everson
Analysis of Neutron Effects for Asteroid Disruption, Aaron J. Ferguson
Determining the Optimal Work Breakdown Structure for Government Acquisition Contracts, Brian J. Fitzpatrick
Space Object Self-Tracker On-Board Orbit Determination Analysis, Stacie M. Flamos
Synaptic Annealing: Anisotropic Simulated Annealing and its Application to Neural Network Synaptic Weight Selection, Justin R. Fletcher
Forensic Schedule Analysis of Construction Delay in Military Projects in the Middle East, James W. Forbes
Microfacet Wavelength Scaling of the BRDF, Samuel E. Freda