Handbook of Scholarly Publications from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Volume 1, 2000-2020 by Badiru, Adedeji B.; Ciarallo, Frank W.; Mbonimpa, Eric G.;

Short description:

This handbook represents a collection of previously published technical journal articles of the highest caliber originating from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). The collection will help promote and affirm the leading-edge technical publications that have emanated from AFIT, for the first time presented as a cohesive collection.

Long description:

This handbook represents a collection of previously published technical journal articles of the highest caliber originating from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). The collection will help promote and affirm the leading-edge technical publications that have emanated from AFIT, for the first time presented as a cohesive collection.

In its over 100 years of existence, AFIT has produced the best technical minds for national defense and has contributed to the advancement of science and technology through technology transfer throughout the nation. This handbook fills the need to share the outputs of AFIT that can guide further advancement of technical areas that include cutting-edge technologies such as blockchain, machine learning, additive manufacturing, 5G technology, navigational tools, advanced materials, energy efficiency, predictive maintenance, the internet of things, data analytics, systems of systems, modeling & simulation, aerospace product development, virtual reality, resource optimization, and operations management. There is a limitless vector to how AFIT’s technical contributions can impact the society.

Handbook of Scholarly Publications from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Volume 1, 2000-2020, is a great reference for students, teachers, researchers, consultants, and practitioners in broad spheres of engineering, business, industry, academia, the military, and government.

Table of Contents:

Section 1: Cyber Security. 1. Evaluating Information Assurance Strategies. 2. Analysis of Systems Security Engineering Design Principles for the Development of Secure and Resilient Systems. 3. Operator Suspicion and Human-Machine Team Performance Under Mission Scenarios of Unmanned Ground Vehicle Operation. 4. Performance Evaluations of Quantum Key Distribution System Architectures. Section 2: Data Analytics. 5. Multimodal Data Fusion for Systems Improvement: A Review. 6. Cost Estimating Using a New Learning Curve Theory for Non-Constant Production Rates. 7. A Learning Curve Model Accounting for the Flattening Effect in Production Cycles. Section 3: Space Technologies. 8. Shifting Satellite Control Paradigms: Operational Cybersecurity in the Age of Megaconstellations. 9. Using a CubeSat Reference Architecture for Accelerated Model Development and Analysis. 10. Cislunar Debris Propagation Following a Catastrophic Spacecraft Mishap. 11. Elliptical Orbit Proximity Operations Differential Games. Section 4: Human Factors. 12. Systems Modeling Language Extension to Support Modeling of Human-Agent Teams. 13. Effects of Agent Timing on the Human-Agent Team. 14. Spatialized Audio Improves Call Sign Recognition during Multi-Aircraft Control. Section 5: Electromagnetics. 15. Method for Generating a Figure of Merit for the Selection of Antennas Under Volumetric Constraint. 16. First Principle Scintillation Characterization of Natural and Artificial Disturbances on V/W Band Signals in the Ionosphere Using the Multiple Phase Screen Technique. 17. First Principle Computational EMI Model of Vand W Wideband Signal Temporal Delay Induced by a HANE in the Ionosphere. 18. Wideband SATCOM Model: Evaluation of Numerical Accuracy and Efficiency.  Section 6: Materials Technologies in Aerospace Applications. 19. Understanding Flow Characteristics in Metal Additive Manufacturing. 20. Fatigue Life Modeling and Experimentation of Additively Manufactured Components with Respect to Defect Size and Location. 21. Analysis and Simulation of Hypervelocity Gouging Impacts for a High-Speed Sled Test. 22. Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of an Icosahedron Frame which Exhibits Chaotic Behavior. Section 7: Optical Technologies. 23. Quantitative Analysis of Cerium-Gallium Alloys Using a Hand-Held Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Device. 24. Measurement of Electron Density and Temperature from Laser-Induced Nitrogen Plasma at Elevated Pressure (1–6 bar). 25. On-Chip Silicon Photonic Controllable 2×2 Four-Mode Waveguide Switch. 26. Three-Dimensional Fabry–Perot Cavities Sculpted on Fiber Tips Using a Multiphoton Polymerization Process.