Research Naval Postgraduate School, v.13, no.1, February 2003

NPS Research is published by the Research and Sponsored Programs, Office of the Vice President and Dean of Research, in accordance with NAVSOP-35. Views and opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Department of the Navy.Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Aerospace Medicine and Biology: A continuing bibliography with indexes (supplement 141)

This special bibliography lists 267 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in April 1975

College of Engineering research activities and annual report, July 1, 1980 - June 30, 1981

Annual report of research activities and publications of the College of Engineering, July 1, 1980 - June 30, 1981

Research Recognition Evening

The Department of National Security Affairs recognizes Professor David Yost; Associate Professor Dan Moran is recognized for outstanding research; Associate Professor J. Bret Michael is recognized for outstanding research achievement in 2002; Department of Information Science recognizes Associate Professor William Kemple; Associate Professor Alexander Bordetsky is recognized for outstanding research achievement in the Department of Information Science; Associate Professor Robert F. Dell is recognized for outstanding research achievement in 2002 in the Department of Operations Research; the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics recognizes Research Assistant Professor Christopher Brophy; Research Assistant Professor Jose Sinibaldi is recognized by the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics; the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering recognizes Professor Charles W. Therrien; Associate Professor Fariba Fahroo is recognized for outstanding research achievement in 2002 by the Department of Applied Mathematics; Distinguished Professor Turgut Sarpkaya is recognized in 2001 for outstanding research achievement in the Department of Mechanical Engineering; the Department of Mechanical Engineering recognizes Professor Terry McNelley;the Department of Meteorology proudly recognizes Professor Kenneth Davidson and Research Associate Paul Frederickson; Associate Professor Gamani Karunasiri of the Department of Physics is recognized for his 2001 research accomplishments; the Department of Physics recognizes two outstanding researchers. Associate Professor Richard Christopher Olsen; Assistant Professor Ryan Umstattd is recognized for his year 2002 research accomplishments in the highly-DoD- relevant area of high-power microwave (HPM) weapons research; the Space Systems Academic Group recognizes Dr. Alan Ross; the Space Systems Academic Group recognizes Professor Don Walters; the Department of Systems Engineering recognizes Senior Lecturer Robert C. Harney; Professor Larry Jones (Graduate School of Business and Public Policy) is recognized for his dedicated work in the area of government and public sector reforms worldwide; the MOVES Institute recognizes Associate Professor Don Brutzman; Dr. I. Michael Ross (Associate Professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics) is the fourteenth recipient of the “Menneken Award”

Maritime threat response

This report was prepared by Systems Engineering and Analysis Cohort Nine (SEA-9) Maritime Threat Response, (MTR) team members.Background: The 2006 Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Cross-Campus Integrated Study, titled “Maritime Threat Response” involved the combined effort of 7 NPS Systems Engineering students, 7 Singaporean Temasek Defense Systems Institute (TDSI) students, 12 students from the Total Ship Systems Engineering (TSSE) curriculum, and numerous NPS faculty members from different NPS departments. After receiving tasking provided by the Wayne E. Meyer Institute of Systems Engineering at NPS in support of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense, the study examined ways to validate intelligence and respond to maritime terrorist attacks against United States coastal harbors and ports. Through assessment of likely harbors and waterways to base the study upon, the San Francisco Bay was selected as a representative test-bed for the integrated study. The NPS Systems Engineering and Analysis Cohort 9 (SEA-9) Maritime Threat Response (MTR) team, in conjunction with the TDSI students, used the Systems Engineering Lifecycle Process (SELP) [shown in Figure ES-1, p. xxiii ] as a systems engineering framework to conduct the multi-disciplinary study. While not actually fabricating any hardware, such a process was well-suited for tailoring to the team’s research efforts and project focus. The SELP was an iterative process used to bound and scope the MTR problem, determine needs, requirements, functions, and to design architecture alternatives to satisfy stakeholder needs and desires. The SoS approach taken [shown in Figure ES-2, p. xxiv ]enabled the team to apply a systematic approach to problem definition, needs analysis, requirements, analysis, functional analysis, and then architecture development and assessment.In the twenty-first century, the threat of asymmetric warfare in the form of terrorism is one of the most likely direct threats to the United States homeland. It has been recognized that perhaps the key element in protecting the continental United States from terrorist threats is obtaining intelligence of impending attacks in advance. Enormous amounts of resources are currently allocated to obtaining and parsing such intelligence. However, it remains a difficult problem to deal with such attacks once intelligence is obtained. In this context, the Maritime Threat Response Project has applied Systems Engineering processes to propose different cost-effective System of Systems (SoS) architecture solutions to surface-based terrorist threats emanating from the maritime domain. The project applied a five-year time horizon to provide near-term solutions to the prospective decision makers and take maximum advantage of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions and emphasize new Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) for existing systems. Results provided insight into requirements for interagency interactions in support of Maritime Security and demonstrated the criticality of timely and accurate intelligence in support of counterterror operations.This report was prepared for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland DefenseApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited

PROPOSED DESIGN OF A LOW-COST, COUNTER–RADIO-CONTROLLED IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE FOR THE PHILIPPINE MARINE CORPS’ RAPID EQUIPAGE

The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC), a significant command in the Philippine Navy, is equipped to perform a wide range of tasks in support of various operational defense missions. Most PMC units are stationed in areas where local insurgent and terrorist activity is prevalent and frequently involve improvised explosive devices (IED) triggered by a signal from a terrorist’s mobile phone. Given the PMC’s limited resources, its current counter radio-controlled IED (RCIED) inventory is inadequate to secure the country’s critically impacted areas. Hence, this study designs a low-cost counter-RCIED to bolster the PMC’s counter-IED capability. Built from commercially available components, the prototype is a lightweight, portable mobile phone signal jammer designed specifically for front-line PMC units operating in conflict-ridden areas. The study’s development process also suggests improvements to the combat systems and facility development programs within the Corps’ successful research and development programs within the modernization program. Thus, adopting this device can promote a culture of innovation in the PMC and throughout the Armed Forces of the Philippines. If a design for the counter-RCIED is achieved, then what? Therefore, it is important to implement the design successfully and for users to adopt it along with a culture of innovation. Hence, the first step in embracing that culture is to address critical challenges.Colonel, Philippine Marine CorpsApproved for public release. Distribution is unlimited

Emergency management competence needs: Education and training for key emergency management personnel in a maritime Arctic environment MARPART2-(MAN), Project Report 2

This report focuses on competence demands among key management personnel responsible for maritime emergency response. The report has a special focus on competence challenges related to operations in an Arctic environment

State-of-the-art Assessment For Simulated Forces

Summary of the review of the state of the art in simulated forces conducted to support the research objectives of Research and Development for Intelligent Simulated Forces