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Interactive flight control system analysis program
A summary of the development, use, and documentation of the interactive software (DIGIKON IV) for flight control system analyses is presented. A list of recommendations for future development is also included
Weyl corrections to holographic conductivity
For conformal field theories which admit a dual gravitational description in
anti-de Sitter space, electrical transport properties, such as conductivity and
charge diffusion, are determined by the dynamics of a U(1) gauge field in the
bulk and thus obey universality relations at the classical level due to the
uniqueness of the Maxwell action. We analyze corrections to these transport
parameters due to higher-dimension operators in the bulk action, beyond the
leading Maxwell term, of which the most significant involves a coupling to the
bulk Weyl tensor. We show that the ensuing corrections to conductivity and the
diffusion constant break the universal relation with the U(1) central charge
observed at leading order, but are nonetheless subject to interesting bounds
associated with causality in the boundary CFT.Comment: 15 pages, v2: references adde
Generic approach for deriving reliability and maintenance requirements through consideration of in-context customer objectives
Not all implementations of reliability are equally effective at providing customer and user benefit. Random system failure with no prior warning or failure accommodation will have an immediate, usually adverse impact on operation. Nevertheless, this approach to reliability, implicit in measurements such as ‘failure rate’ and ‘MTBF’, is widely assumed without consideration of potential benefits of pro-active maintenance. Similarly, it is easy to assume that improved maintainability is always a good thing. However, maintainability is only one option available to reduce cost of ownership and reduce the impact of failure. This paper discusses a process for deriving optimised reliability and maintenance requirements through consideration of in-context
customer objectives rather than a product in isolation
Melt-growth dynamics in CdTe crystals
We use a new, quantum-mechanics-based bond-order potential (BOP) to reveal
melt-growth dynamics and fine-scale defect formation mechanisms in CdTe
crystals. Previous molecular dynamics simulations of semiconductors have shown
qualitatively incorrect behavior due to the lack of an interatomic potential
capable of predicting both crystalline growth and property trends of many
transitional structures encountered during the melt crystal
transformation. Here we demonstrate successful molecular dynamics simulations
of melt-growth in CdTe using a BOP that significantly improves over other
potentials on property trends of different phases. Our simulations result in a
detailed understanding of defect formation during the melt-growth process.
Equally important, we show that the new BOP enables defect formation mechanisms
to be studied at a scale level comparable to empirical molecular dynamics
simulation methods with a fidelity level approaching quantum-mechanical method
Analysis of WFPC-2 Core Samples for MMOD Discrimination
An examination of the Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC-2) radiator assembly was conducted at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center during the summer of 2009. Immediately apparent was the predominance of impact features, identified as simple or complex craters, resident only in the thermal paint layer; similar features were observed during a prior survey of the WFPC-1 radiator. Larger impact features displayed spallation zones, darkened areas, and other features not observed in impacts onto bare surfaces. Craters were extracted by coring the radiator in the NASA Johnson Space Centers Space Exposed Hardware cleanroom and were subsequently examined using scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy to determine the likely origin, e.g., micrometeoritic or orbital debris, of the impacting projectile. Recently, a selection of large cores was re-examined using a new technique developed to overcome some limitations of traditional crater imaging and analysis. This technique, motivated by thin section analysis, examines a polished, lateral surface area revealed by cross-sectioning the core sample. This paper reviews the technique, the classification rubric as extended by this technique, and results to date
Treatment Techniques for Children, Teens, and Adults with Cluttering
AbstractDue to the lack of research regarding the efficacy of treatment approaches to cluttering, speech language the rapists (SLTs) are lacking in information regarding how to approach cluttering clients. The purpose of this presentation is to present a new view of examining evidence-based techniques for treating cluttering in children and adults. Through interactive discussion, methods for managing children, teens, and adults with cluttering will be presented. Assessment and treatment principles will be covered. Specific activities for increasing effective communication in a variety of clients and the evidence base to these activities will be presented. After attending this seminar, SLTs should be able to: 1) state three principles of cluttering assessment; 2) state three principles of cluttering treatment; 3) state three sources of literature establishing evidence base of treatment methods; 4) state three activities to address cluttering in children, teens, and adults with cluttering. Data gathered during actual treatment sessions will be presented in case study format. Overcoming obstacles in managing clients with cluttering using evidenced-based approaches a will be discussed
A novel laser ranging system for measurement of ground-to-satellite distances
A technique was developed for improving the precision of laser ranging measurements of ground-to-satellite distances. The method employs a mode-locked laser transmitter and utilizes an image converter tube equipped with deflection plates in measuring the time of flight of the laser pulse to a distant retroreflector and back. Samples of the outgoing and returning light pulses are focussed on the photocathode of the image converter tube, whose deflection plates are driven by a high-voltage 120 MHz sine wave derived from a very stable oscillator. From the relative positions of the images produced at the output phosphor by the two light pulses, it is possible to make a precise determination of the fractional amount by which the time of flight exceeds some large integral multiple of the period of the deflection sinusoid
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