GEMPAK: An arbitrary aircraft geometry generator

A computer program, GEMPAK, has been developed to aid in the generation of detailed configuration geometry. The program was written to allow the user as much flexibility as possible in his choices of configurations and the detail of description desired and at the same time keep input requirements and program turnaround and cost to a minimum. The program consists of routines that generate fuselage and planar-surface (winglike) geometry and a routine that will determine the true intersection of all components with the fuselage. This paper describes the methods by which the various geometries are generated and provides input description with sample input and output. Also included are descriptions of the primary program variables and functions performed by the various routines. The FORTRAN program GEMPAK has been used extensively in conjunction with interfaces to several aerodynamic and plotting computer programs and has proven to be an effective aid in the preliminary design phase of aircraft configurations

A Note on Defining an Extension of a Probability Measure on Subsets of Function Space, By Applying One of J. L. Doob\u27s Theorems

Defining an extension of a probability measure on subsets of function space, by applying one of J. L. Doob\u27s theorems

Government Recognition and Acquisition of Patent Rights

The status and value of patent rights owned by private enterprise may be materially affected by the procurement policies and practices of the Federal Government. The most publicized and controversial policies are found in the rules and regulations of the Department of Defense, the Atomic Energy Commission and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is the purpose of this article to delineate the major differences being promulgated by these three governmental agencies

Management, Organisations and Effectiveness: A literature review of this area with an emphasis on schools and educational institutions

Identifying and measuring the concept of effectiveness in an organisational setting has been a major concern for many years. The purpose of this paper is to highlight some of the more recent research literature on the topic of organisational effectiveness, and to present some of the current ways that have been tried in an endeavour to measure this idea. Many researchers have tried to define what organisational effectiveness means, but while they have stated that they know effectiveness when they see it, they cannot really provide an adequate definition of the term. One of the difficulties, according to Cameron and Whetten (1983), is that organisational effectiveness is a construct rather than a concept. Productivity and efficiency are examples of concepts which can be defined and measured in a reasonably accurate way by observing events or by measuring the amount or organisational output