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Submissions from 2022
Noncontact liquid crystalline broadband optoacoustic sensors [U.S. Patent US11366054B2], Hengky Chandrahalim and Michael T. Dela Cruz
Two-Photon Machining of Sensors on Fiber Tips, Hengky Chandrahalim, Jeremiah C. Williams, Joseph S. Suelzer, and Nicholas G. Usechak
Long-distance Propagation of 162 MHz Shipping Information Links Associated with Sporadic E, Alex T. Chartier, Thomas R. Hanley, and Daniel J. Emmons
Closed-Loop Linear Covariance Framework for Path Planning in Static Uncertain Obstacle Fields, Randall Christensen, Greg Droge, and Robert C. Leishman
Analytical Aircraft State and IMU Signal Generator from Smoothed Reference Trajectory, Austin Costley, Randall Christensen, Robert C. Leishman, and Greg Droge
Sensitivity of the Probability of Radar Detection to Radar State Uncertainty, Austin Costley, Randall Christiansen, Robert C. Leishman, and Greg Droge
Composite Style Pixel and Point Convolution-Based Deep Fusion Neural Network Architecture for the Semantic Segmentation of Hyperspectral and Lidar Data, Kevin T. Decker and Brett J. Borghetti
Event-based Imaging Polarimeter, Michael L. Dexter and Michael R. Hawks
Interband Transitions and Critical Points of Single-Crystal Thoria Compared with Urania, Christina Dugan, Lu Wang, Kai Zhang, James M. Mann, Martin M. Kimani, Wai-Ning Mei, Peter A. Dowben, and James C. Petrosky
Influence of Nano-Sized SiC on the Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Molybdenum, Nathan E. Ellsworth, Ryan A. Kemnitz, Cayla C. Eckley, Brianna M. Sexton, Cynthia T. Bowers, Joshua R. Machacek, and Larry W. Burggraf
A Statistical Analysis of Sporadic-E Characteristics Associated with GNSS Radio Occultation Phase and Amplitude Scintillations, Daniel J. Emmons, Dong L. Wu, and Nimalan Swarnalingam
Optimizing Switching of Non-linear Properties with Hyperbolic Metamaterials, James A. Ethridge, John G. Jones, Manuel R. Ferdinandus, Michael J. Havrilla, and Michael A. Marciniak
Infrastructure Decision-Making under Climate Change Uncertainty: Case Study of Centralized Heating at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, Tyler A. Ferry, Justin D. Delorit, and Christopher M. Chini
Feasibility of Obtaining Surface Layer Moisture Flux Using an IR Thermometer, Steven T. Fiorino, Lance Todorowski, Jaclyn Schmidt, Yogendra Raut, and Jacob Margraf
A Statistical Principal Component Regression-Based Approach to Modeling the Degradative Effects of Local Climate and Traffic on Airfield Pavement Performance, Evan M. Fortney, Steven J. Schuldt, Sarah L. Brown, James P. Allen, and Justin D. Delorit
Particle-in-cell Simulations of Ion Dynamics in a Pinched-beam Diode, Jesse C. Foster, John W. McClory, S. B. B. Swanekamp, D. D. Hinshelwood, A. S. Richardson, Paul E. Adamson, J. W. Schumer, R. W. James, P. F. Ottinger, and D. Mosher
Optimal Strategies for the Game of Protecting a Plane in 3-D, Eloy Garcia, Isaac Weintraub, David W. Casbeer, and Meir Pachter
Studying the Conditions for Magnetic Reconnection in Solar Flares with and without Precursor Flares, Seth H. Garland, Daniel J. Emmons, and Robert D. Loper
Resilience Monitoring for Multi-Filter All-Source Navigation Framework with Assurance, Jonathon S. Gipson and Robert C. Leishman
Cu2+ and Cu3+ Acceptors in β-Ga2O3 Crystals: A Magnetic Resonance and Optical Absorption Study, Timothy D. Gustafson, Nancy C. Giles, Brian C. Holloway, Christopher A. Lenyk, J. Jesenovec, J. S. McCloy, M. D. McCluskey, and Larry E. Halliburton
Electron Traps in Ag-doped Li2B4O7 Crystals: The role of Ag Interstitial Ions, Timothy D. Gustafson, Brant E. Kananen, Nancy C. Giles, Brian C. Holloway, Volodymyr T. Adamiv, Ihor M. Teslyuk, Yaroslav V. Burak, and Larry E. Halliburton
Considerations for Radio Frequency Fingerprinting across Multiple Frequency Channels, Jose A. Gutierrez del Arroyo, Brett J. Borghetti, and Michael A. Temple
Development of High Density Parts in the Low-Alloy, High-Performance Steel AF9628 Using Laser Powder Bed Fusion, E. M. Hager, Ryan P. O'Hara, Gregory R. Cobb, P. J. Flater, V. Sinha, Benjamin M. Doane, and Ryan A. Kemnitz
GNSS Antenna Array Calibration for Spatial and Polarization Domain Based Multipath Mitigation, Eric Hahn, Sanjeev Gunawardena, and Chris Bartone
Global Sporadic-E Occurrence Rate Climatology Using GPS Radio Occultation and Ionosonde Data, Travis J. Hodos, Omar A. Nava, Eugene V. Dao, and Daniel J. Emmons