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Acoustics, Underwater Sound & Sonar
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Table of Contents
Radar, Missiles & Combat
Engineering & Data Analysis
AESA Radar Applications
Mar 1-3, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Aircraft Avionics Flight Test
Apr 5-7, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Aircraft Electro-Optical Avionics Flight Test
May 10-12, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Digital Signal Processing Introduction
Apr 19-21, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Electronic Warfare - Overview of Technology & Operations
Feb 22-25, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Electronic Warfare - The New Threat Enviroment NEW!
May 9-12, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Antenna & Array Fundamentals
Apr 18-20, 2016 • California, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Jun 6-8, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Computational Electromagnetics
Apr 21-22, 2016 • California, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Jun 9-10, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Data: Visualizaton
Apr 5-7, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
EMI/EMC in Military Systems
Mar 8-10, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Fiber Optic Communication Systems Engineering
Mar 8-10, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Kalman, H-Infinity, and Nonlinear Estimation Approaches
May 24-26, 2016 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Feb 16-18, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
RF Engineering - Fundamentals
Feb 16-17, 2016 • Laurel, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
GPS and International Competitors
Feb 22-25, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Missile System Design
Feb 22-25, 2016 • Orlando, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Modern Missile Analysis
Mar 8-11, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Multi-Target Tracking & Multi-Sensor Data Fusion
Jun 14-16, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Naval Weapons Principles
May 9-12, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Radar 101 / Radar 201
Mar 15-16, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Radar Systems Design & Engineering
Jan 25-28, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Radar Systems Fundamentals
Feb 23-25, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Six Degrees of Freedom Modeling NEW!
Feb 9-10, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Jul 12-13, 2016 • Orlando. Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Software Defined Radio – Practical Applications NEW!
Mar 15-17, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Synthetic Aperture Radar
May 17-19, 2016 • Pasadena, California . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Tactical Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR)
Apr 12-13, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Space & Satellite Systems
Astrodynamics
Jan 25-28, 2016 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . 22
Mar 1-4, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Attitude Determination & Control
Apr 12-14, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Design & Analysis of Bolted Joints
Mar 22-24, 2016 • Littleton, Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Earth Station Design
May 3-6, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ground Systems Design & Operations
Apr 25-27, 2016 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . 26
Jun 21-23, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Satellite Communications - An Essential Introduction
Mar 2-4, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Satellite Communications - State of the Art
Feb 9-11, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Satellite Communications Design & Engineering
Apr 5-7, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Satellite Laser Communications
Mar 15-17, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Satellite Link Budget Training Using SatMaster Software
Mar 1-3, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Space-Based Laser Systems
May 11-12, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Space Environment & Its Effects on Space Systems
Feb 22-25, 2016 • Cocoa Beach, Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Space Mission Structures
Apr 19-22, 2016 • Littleton, Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Space Systems Fundamentals
Feb 1-4, 2016 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . 35
Feb 29 - Mar 3, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . 35
Spacecraft Systems Integration and Testing
May 2-5, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Robotics for Military & Civil Applications
May 2-5, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Acoustic & Sonar Engineering
Advanced Topics In Underwater Acoustics
Apr 18-21, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
AUV and ROV Technology
Mar 8-10, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Ocean Optics NEW!
Feb 17-18, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Sonar Principles & ASW Analysis
Apr 12-14, 2016 • Panama City, Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
May 17-19, 2016 • San Diego, California. . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Sonar Signal Processing
Apr 5-7, 2016 • Bremmerton, Washington . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Sonar Systems Design
Mar 29-31, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Jun 21-23, 2016 • Honolulu, Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Sonar Transducer Design Fundamentals
May 10-12, 2016 • Newport, Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . 52
Submarines & Submariners – An Introduction
Apr 12-14, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Underwater Acoustics, Modeling and Simulation
Apr 4-7, 2016 • Bay St. Louis, Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Jun 27-30, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Systems Engineering & Project Management
CSEP Preparation
May 17-19, 2016 • Los Angeles, California . . . . . . . . . . 55
Model-Based Systems Engineering Fundamentals
Mar 1, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Model-Based Systems Engineering Applications
Mar 1-3, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Modeling & Simulation in the Systems Engineering Process NEW!
May 18-19, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
PMP® Certification Exam Boot Camp
Feb 22-26 2016 • Online Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Feb 29 - Mar 3, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . 59
Mar 14-18 2016 • Online Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Systems Engineering - Requirements
Jan 26-28, 2016 • Los Angeles, California . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Apr 12-14, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
May 17-19, 2016 • Los Angeles, California . . . . . . . . . . 60
Team-Based Problem Solving NEW!
Mar 22-23, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Topics for On-site Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Applied Technology Institute International . . . . 63
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AESA Radar Applications
Course # D350
March 1-3, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1790
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Summary
While offering performance that is inherently
superior to conventional systems, AESA radar is
technologically and architecturally more complex. In
this three-day course, participants will learn why the
AESA radar has become the system of choice on
modern platforms by understanding its capabilities and
constraints, and how these capabilities and constraints
come about as a result of the AESA approach. This
course will then proceed to describe in detail several
key surface and airborne radar applications that have
been used in traditional radar systems, in which
performance is enhanced by the AESA class of radar.
Essential support technologies such as antenna auto
calibration, antenna auto compensation, and radar
modeling and simulation will also be covered.
Instructor
Dr. Menchem Levitas has forty four years of experience in
science and engineering, thirty six of which
have consisted of direct radar and weapon
systems analysis, design, and development.
Throughout his tenure he has provided
technical support for many shipboard and
airborne radar programs in many different
areas including system concept definition,
electronic protection, active arrays, signal
and data processing, requirement analyses,
and radar phenomenology. He is a recipient of the AEGIS
Excellence Award for the development of a novel radar crossband calibration technique in support of wide-band operations
for high range resolution. He has developed innovative
techniques in many areas e.g., active array self-calibration
and failure-compensation, array multi-beam-forming,
electronic protection, synthetic wide-band, knowledge-based
adaptive processing, waveforms and waveform processing,
and high fidelity, real-time, littoral propagation modeling. He
has supported many AESA programs including the Air Force’s
Ultra Reliable Radar (URR), the Atmospheric Surveillance
Technology (AST), the USMC’s Ground/Air Task Oriented
Radar (G/ATOR), the 3D Long Range Expeditionary Radar
(3DLRR), and others. Prior to his retirement in 2013 he had
been the chief scientist of Technology Service Corporation’s
Washington Operations.
What You Will Learn
• The evolution of radar systems from mechanical rotators to
ESA and AESA.
• Fundamental principles and concepts of ESA and AESA.
• Major advantages and challenges of AESA radar systems.
• Required support technologies of AESA arrays.
• Key applications of AESA radar in surface and airborne
platforms.
• State-of-the-art advances in related radar technologies –
i.e., radar waveforms.
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Course Outline
1. Introduction. The evolution of radar from mechanical rotators
through ESA to AESA. The driving elements, the benefits, and the
challenges. Applications that benefit from the new technology.
2. Radar Subsystems. Transmitter, antenna, receiver and signal
processor ( Pulse Compression and Doppler filtering principles,
automatic detection with adaptive detection threshold, the CFAR
mechanism, sidelobe blanking angle estimation), the radar control
program and data processor.
3. Electronically Scanned Antenna (ESA). Fundamental
concepts, directivity and gain, elements and arrays, near and far field
radiation, element factor and array factor, illumination function and
Fourier transform relations, beamwidth approximations, array tapers
and sidelobes, electrical dimension and errors, array bandwidth,
steering mechanisms, grating lobes, phase monopulse, beam
broadening, examples.
4. Solid State Active Phased Arrays (AESA). What is AESA,
Technology and architecture. Analysis of AESA advantages and
penalties. Emerging requirements that call for AESA, Issues at T/R
module, array, and system levels. Emerging technologies. Examples.
5. Module Failure and Array Auto-compensation. The ‘bathtub’
profile of module failure rates and its three regions, burn-in and
accelerated stress tests, module packaging and periodic replacements,
cooling alternatives, effects of module failure on array pattern. Array
failure-compensation techniques.
6. Auto-calibration of Active Phased Arrays. Driving issues,
types of calibration, auto-calibration via elements mutual coupling,
principal issues with calibration via mutual-coupling, some properties of
the different calibration techniques.
7. Multiple Simultaneous Beams. Why multiple beams,
independently steered beams vs. clustered beams, alternative
organization of clustered beams and their implications, quantization
lobes in clustered beams arrangements and design options to mitigate
them. Relation to AESA.
8. Surface Radar. Principal functions and characteristics, nearness
and extent of clutter, anomalous propagation, dynamic range, signal
stability, time, and coverage requirements, transportation requirements
and their implications, bird/angel clutter and its effects on radar design.
The role of AESA.
9. Airborne Radar. Principal functions and characteristics, Radar
bands, platform velocity, pulse repetition frequency (PRF) categories
and their properties, clutter spectrum, dynamic range, sidelobe
blanking, mainbeam clutter, clutter filtering, blindness and ambiguity
resolution post detection STC. The role of AESA.
10. Modern Advances in Waveforms. Traditional Pulse
Compression: time-bandwidth and range resolution fundamentals,
figures of merit, existing codes description. New emerging
requirements, arbitrary WFG with state of the art optimal codes and
filters in response. MIMO radar. MIMO waveform techniques and
properties, relation to antenna architecture, and the role of AESA in the
implementation of the above.
11. Synthetic Aperture Radar. Real vs. synthetic aperture, real
beam limitations, derivations of focused array resolution, unfocused
arrays, motion compensation, range-gate drifting, synthetic aperture
modes, waveform restrictions, processing throughputs, synthetic
aperture 'monopulse' concepts.. MIMO SAR and the role of AESA.
12. High Range Resolution via Synthetic Wideband. Principle of
high range resolution - instantaneous and synthetic, synthetic wideband
generation, grating lobes and instantaneous band overlap, cross-band
dispersion, cross-band calibration, examples.
13. Adaptive Cancellation and STAP. Adaptive cancellation
overview, broad vs. directive auxiliary patterns, sidelobe vs. mainbeam
cancellation, bandwidth and arrival angle dependence, tap delay lines,
space sampling, and digital arrays, range Doppler response example,
space-time adaptive processing (STAP), system and array
requirements, STAP processing alternatives. Digital arrays and the role
of AESA.
14. Radar Modeling and Simulation Fundamentals. Radar
development and testing issues that drive the increasing reliance on
M&S, purpose, types of simulations - power domain, signal domain,
H/W in the loop, modern simulation framework tools, examples: power
domain modeling, signal domain modeling, antenna array modeling, fire
finding modeling.
15. Radar Tracking. Functional block diagram, what is radar
tracking, firm track initiation and range, track update, track
maintenance, algorithmic alternatives (association via single or multiple
hypotheses, tracking filters options), role of electronically steered arrays
in radar tracking.
16. Key Radar Challenges and Advances. Key radar challenges,
key advances (transmitter, antenna, signal stability, digitization and
digital processing, waveforms, algorithms).
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Aircraft Avionics Flight Test
Course # D187
Summary
This three-day course emphasizes the
fundamental knowledge needed by evaluators for all
aircraft avionics systems evaluations. The lectures
lay the foundation on which all avionics systems
evaluations are accomplished. Evaluations are
accomplished. This module is designed to provide
the “big picture” of Systems testing. The course
identifies the differences between systems and
vehicle testing with emphasis on digital architecture.
1553 Data Bus architecture is described in detail, and
the student is also exposed to ARINC 429, Mil-Std
1760, Firewire, EBR-1553 and other future
applications. Time, Space, Position Information is
described in its relation and importance to Systems
testing.
The audience for this course includes flight test
engineers, program managers, flight test range and
instrumentation support, military and civilian
aerospace workers. Flight Test Range and
Instrumentation support. The course is appropriate
for newly hired or assigned personnel at these
locations as well as seasoned veterans in the Test
and Evaluation areas.
Instructor
Robert E. McShea, Aeronautical Engineering,
Syracuse University, is a leading
Aircraft Avionics Flight Consultant.
Previous positions include Director,
Avionics and Systems Academic
Programs at the National Test Pilot
School, Mojave, CA, Senior Technical
Specialist at the Northrop Grumman
Corporation in Palmdale, California. He was
employed by the Grumman Corporation in
Calverton Long Island as a Group Manager for
Avionics and Weapons Systems Test, He is the
author of the text, Test and Evaluation of Aircraft
Avionics and Weapons systems, which is used as a
text for this course.
April 5-7, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1790
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Course Outline
1. Why Systems Flight Test. What are the
Differences between Systems Test and P&FQ
Testing?
What is the difference between
Development versus Demonstration Programs?
What are the differences between Contractor, DT,
and OT Testing.
2. Time, Space, Position Information (TSPI).
What drives TSPI Requirements; and what are the
accuracies of TSPI systems in use today.
3. Data Bus Architecture. How is data
transferred amongst avionics systems? Description,
operation and applications of the following data bus
types are described: 1553 Data Busses, 1760,
ARINC 429/629, EBR 1553, STANAG 3910, Fiber
Channel, and TCP/IP.
4. Data Acquisition, Reduction and Analysis.
How is data acquired from the aircraft? Typical Pulse
Code Modulation (PCM) systems are explained as
well as digital data and video capture systems.
5. Whenever current is flowing EM fields are
present. These fields can wreak havoc on aircraft
avionics systems. The lectures will cover EMI/EMC,
how to test for it (bonding, Victim/Source, Near and
Far Field) and how to avoid interference.
What You Will Learn
• Be familiar with types of Data Busses, Avionic systems
specifications and regulations, and the causes of EMI.
• Understand the unique problems associated with Avionics
and Weapons Testing,1553 data bus architectures, Data
collection, reading, and data analysis procedures.
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Aircraft Electro-Optical Avionics Flight Test
Course # D188
May 10-12, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1790
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Summary
This three-day course emphasizes the fundamental
knowledge needed by evaluators to successfully
demonstrate functionality and performance of aircraft
installed Electro-optical systems. This course is
designed to provide the first the theoretical concepts
behind EO systems and to then cover the testing
necessary to verify system performance.
The lectures will cover Infra-red, TV and LASER
systems: physics behind the design, types of thermal
imaging devices, spatial frequency, range finders and
designators, importance of optics and Modulation
Transfer Functions (MTF).
The audience for this course includes Flight Test
Engineers, Program Managers, military and civilian
aerospace workers, and DT/OT evaluators. The
course is appropriate for newly hired or assigned
personnel at these locations as well as seasoned
veterans in the Test and Evaluation areas.
Instructor
Robert E. McShea, Aeronautical Engineering, Syracuse
University, President, Aircraft Avionics Flight
Test Consultants, LLC. Previous positions
include Director, Avionics and Systems
Academic Programs at the National Test Pilot
School, Mojave, CA, Senior Technical
Specialist at the Northrop Grumman
Corporation in Palmdale, California. He was
employed by the Grumman Corporation in
Calverton Long Island as a Group Manager for Avionics and
Weapons Systems Test, He is the author of the text, Test and
Evaluation of Aircraft Avionics and Weapons systems, 2nd
edition which is used as a text for this course.
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Course Outline
1. Radiation Theory. Reviews radiation theory while
the remainder presents a detailed analysis of typical
active and passive Electro-optical systems
components. The instruction stresses the most correct
and efficient means of evaluating these systems and
predicting systems performance in both ground and
flight environments.
2. History, Evolution and Current Applications of
EO Systems, EO Components (to include choices of
detector elements) and Performance Requirements of
Active and Passive EO Devices.
3. Sources of Radiation. Atmospheric Properties of
Radiation, Target Signatures, Target Tracking and
Automatic Target Recognition.
4. Target Discrimination and Range Predictions.
5. Passive EO Systems Flight Test Techniques
and Active EO Systems Flight Test.
6. Two In-Class Exercises allow the students to
calculate spatial frequencies and predict target
discrimination ranges for multiple Imaging Systems.
What You Will Learn
• Be familiar with the history, evolution and application of EO
and IR systems.
• Understand the theory, flight test procedures, techniques
and data analysis associated with electro-optic systems.
• You will also understand atmospheric propagation, target
signatures. sources of radiation.
• Spatial frequency and range predictions.
• Electro-optic and infra-red test techniques, lasers and laser
range finders.
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Digital Signal Processing Introduction
With Practical Applications in MATLAB
Course # E137
April 19-21, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1790
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Summary
This 3-day course provides an overview of
digital signal processing (DSP) tools and
techniques used to analyze digital signals and
systems while also treating the design of DSP
systems to perform important DSP operations
such as signal spectral estimation, frequency
selective filtering, and sample rate conversion. In
contrast to typical DSP courses that needlessly
focus on mathematical details and intricacies, this
course emphasizes the practical tools utilized to
create state-of-the-art DSP systems commonly
used in real-world applications.
MATLAB is used throughout the course to
illustrate important DSP concepts and properties,
permitting the attendees to develop an intuitive
understanding of common DSP functions and
operations. MATLAB routines are used to design
and implement DSP filter structures for frequency
selection and multirate applications.
The course is valuable to engineers and
scientists who are entering the signal processing
field or as a review for professionals who desire a
cohesive overview of DSP with illustrations and
applications using MATLAB. A comprehensive
set of notes and references as well as all custom
MATLAB routines used in the course will be
provided to the attendees.
Instructor
Dr. Brian Jennison is a Principal Engineer at
the Johns Hopkins University
Applied Physics Laboratory, where
he has worked on signal processing
efforts for radar, sonar, chemical
detectors, and other sensor
systems. He holds M.S. and Ph.D.
degrees in Electrical Engineering
from Purdue University and a B.S. degree in
Electrical Engineering from the Missouri
University of Science and Technology. He
currently serves as Chair of the Electrical and
Computer Engineering program for the Johns
Hopkins University Engineering for Professionals,
where he has taught courses in signals and
systems, multi-dimensional and multi-rate digital
signal processing.
Course Outline
1. Discrete-Time Signals & Systems.
Frequency concepts in continuous- and discretetime. Fourier Series and Fourier Transforms.
Linear time-invariant systems, convolution, and
frequency response.
2. Sampling. The Sampling Theorem,
Aliasing, and Sample Reconstruction. Amplitude
Quantization and Companding.
3. The Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT)
and Spectral Analysis. Definition and properties
of the DFT, illustrated in MATLAB. Zero-padding,
windowing, and efficient computational
algorithms – the Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs).
Circular Convolution and Linear Filtering with the
FFT. Overlap-add and overlap-save techniques.
4. Design of Digital Finite-Impulse
Response (FIR) Filters. Filter Specifications in
Magnitude and Phase. Requirements for linear
phase. FIR filter design in MATLAB with Windows
and Optimum Equiripple techniques.
5. Design of Digital Infinite-Impulse
Response (IIR) Filters. The z-transform and
system stability. Butterworth, Chebyshev, and
Elliptic filter prototypes. IIR filter design in
MATLAB using impulse invariance and the
Bilinear Transformation.
6. Applications in Multirate Signal
Processing. Signal decimation and interpolation.
Sample rate conversion by a rational factor.
Efficient implementation of narrowband filters.
Polyphase filters.
What You Will Learn
• Compute and interpret the frequency-domain
content of a discrete-time signal.
• Design and implement finite-impulse response
(FIR) and infinite-impulse response (IIR) digital
filters, to satisfy a given set of specifications.
• Apply digital signal processing techniques
learned in the course to applications in multirate
signal processing.
• Utilize MATLAB to analyze digital signals,
design digital filters, and apply these filters for a
practical DSP system.
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Electronic Warfare - Overview of Technology & Operations
A Comprehensive Look at Modern EW/ELINT Technology, Systems, & Applications
Course # D135
February 22-25, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$2145
Summary
This four-day practical, comprehensive course addresses
the latest technology for EW and ELINT. It also addresses
critical operational employment of EW/ELINT systems.
Additional targeted focus is directed to digital signal
processing theory, methods, proven techniques and
algorithms with practical applications to ELINT lessons
learned. Directed primarily to ELINT/EW engineers and
scientists responsible for new EW and ELINT digital signal
processing system software and hardware design,
installation, operation and evaluation, it is also appropriate for
those having management or technical leadership
responsibility.
Instructor
Dr. Clayton Stewart has over 30 years of
experience performing across the
spectrum of research direction, line
management, program management,
system engineering, engineering
education, flight operations, and
research and development. He is
currently Visiting Professor, Department
of Electronic & Electrical Engineering,
University College London, and is consultant on
international S&T engagement with clients including
DARPA, NSF, and JHU Applied Physics Lab. He
recently served as the Technical Director for ONR
Global. He managed the Reconnaissance and
Surveillance Operation at SAIC. He was Associate
Professor of ECE and Associate Director of the C3I
Center at George Mason University. He served as an
Electronic Warfare officer and engineer in the USAF.
What You Will Learn
• State-of-the-Art EW/ELINT techniques and
technologies.
• The latest technology and systems used for
electronic attack.
• Practical operational considerations in the
employment of EW.
• Highlights of targeted threat radars.
• New ELINT receivers and direction finding systems.
• Critical Digital Signal Processing Techniques.
• Application of proven DSP techniques to EW/ELINT
systems.
• Fundamental performance analysis and error
estimating.
From this course you will obtain comprehensive,
practical knowledge and understanding of modern
EW/ELINT systems and operations with
applications of digital signal processing while
highlighting the balance between theory with
practice.
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Course Outline
1. Electronic Warfare Overview. State-of -the-Art
ELINT/ESM (ES). Intelligence processes. Types of ELINT.
Critical Operational Considerations. Targeted ELINT and
EW platforms. Latest Technology for Electronic Attack:
Jamming, Chaff, New Antiradiation Missiles. Proven Types
of Jamming: Spot, Barrage, Deception. Self Defense and
Support Jamming Lessons Learned. Practical Operational
Employment of EW Against Integrated Air Defense
Systems.
2. Signals and the EM Environment. EM waves.
State-of -the-Art Radar Systems. Radar Waveforms.
Advances in Types of Antennas. Antenna Patterns.
Targeted Types of Radars. Radar cross section (RCS) and
stealth. Some Threat Radars. Critical Communications
Threats. Practical EW Against Radar.
3. Antennas and Receivers. Highlight Latest
Technology for Radar Warning Receivers and ELINT
Receivers. Receiver Performance Parameters: Sensitivity,
Dynamic Range, Noise Figure. Critical Detection
Fundamentals - Pd, Pfa, SNR. Comprehensive Look at
Proven Receiver Architectures: Crystal Video, IFM,
Channelized, Superheterodyne, Compressive, and New
Acousto–Optic. Relative Advantages of Different Practical
Receiver Architectures.
4. Architectures for Direction Finding. State-of -theArt DF and Location Techniques: DOA, Amp. Comparison,
TDOA, Interferometer. EM Propagation. Performance
Comparisons. Trends: New Wideband, Multi-Function,
Digital. Practical Operational employment of DF Systems
Lessons Learned and Avoiding Common Mistakes.
5. Digital Signal Processing. Basic DSP Operations,
Sampling Theory, Quantization: Nyquist. Aliasing, FFT, ZTransform, Quadrature Demodulation: Direct Digital
Down-conversion. Advances in Practical Digital Receiver
Components: Signal Conditioning, Anti-Aliasing, Analogto-Digital Converters (ADC).
6. DSP Components. Demodulators, Differentiators,
Interpolators, Decimators, Equalizers, Detection and
Measurement Blocks, Proven Filters (IIR and FIR), MultiRate Filters and DSP, Clocks, Timing, Synchronization,
Embedded Processors. Highlight Digital Receiver
Advantages and Technology Trends.
7. Measurement Basics. Comprehensive Overview of
Targeted Error Definitions, Metrics, Averaging Statistics
and Confidence Levels for System Assessment. Error
Sources & Statistical Distributions of Interest to System
Designers. Basic Statistical Analysis.
8 Parameter Errors. Thermal Noise. Phase &
Quantization Noise. Critical Noise Modeling and SNR
Estimation. Parameter Errors for Correlated Samples.
Simultaneous Signal Interference. A/D Performance.
Proven Performance Assessment Methods.
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Electronic Warfare - The New Threat Enviroment
Course # D137
NEW!
May 9-12, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$2195
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
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Summary
A new generation of threats has created a significant
number of new challenges to Electronic Warfare
equipment and tactics. This is a practical, hands-on
course which covers Spectrum Warfare and current EW
approaches, and moves on to discuss the new
equipment capabilities and Tactics that are required to
meet the new threat challenges.
This four-day course covers Spectrum Warfare,
including the nature of this newly recognized “battlespace.” It also covers legacy and next generation threat
radars, digital communication theory and practice, and
legacy communication threats, digital RF Memories,
new developments in Infrared threats and
countermeasures, and modern radar decoys.
Each section of the course includes lecture,
discussion and practical in-class problems.
The new text book, Electronic Warfare - Against a
New Generation of Threats (2015) is included with the
course.
Course Outline
1. EW Principals & Overview. Review of Electronic
Warfare basics and dB math.
2. Electronic Spectrum Warfare. Description of
current threat systems and the EW techniques used
against them.
3. Next Generation Threat Radars. Description of
new threat systems developed to counter current EW
techniques and equipment.
4. Digital Communication. Digital communication
theory and its application to modern communication
threat systems including integrated air defense
systems.
5. Legacy Comm Threats. Current hostile military
communication and the countermeasures used against
them.
6. Modern Comm Threats. New generation hostile
communications systems – including IEDs and the EW
techniques used against them.
7. DRFMs. Description of digital RF memory
hardware & software and their application to EW
operations.
8. IR Threats and CM. Legacy and new generation
IR threats and the countermeasures used against them.
9. Radar Decoys. Modern radar decoys and how
they protect airborne and shipboard assets.
Instructor
Dave Adamy has over 50 years experience
developing EW systems from DC to
Light, deployed on platforms from
submarines
to
space,
with
specifications from QRC to high
reliability. For the last 30 years, he has
run his own company, performing
studies for the US Government and
defense contractors. He has also presented dozens of
courses in the US and allied countries on Electronic
Warfare and related subjects. He has published over
250 professional articles on Electronic Warfare,
receiver system design and closely related subjects,
including the popular EW101 column in the Journal of
Electronic Defense. He holds an MSEE
(Communication theory) and has 16 books in print.
What You Will Learn
• Concepts and strategies of Electromagnetic
Spectrum Warfare.
• Important EW calculations (including J/S ratio, Burnthrough range, Intercept range, etc.)
• EW impact of improved capabilities of new radar and
communications threat systems.
• New EW systems and strategies required to counter
modern threats.
• Capabilities and applications of digital RF memories.
• Capabilities of modern IR weapons and
countermeasures.
• Capabilities of radar decoys.
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GPS and International Competitors
International Navigation Solutions for Military, Civilian, and Aerospace Applications
Course # D162
February 22-25, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1990
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
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Summary
An astonishing total of 128 radionavigation satellites
will soon be in orbiting along the space frontier. They
will be owned and operated by six different sovereign
nations hoping to capitalize on the financial success of
the GPS constellation.
In this four-day short course,Tom Logsdon
describes in detail how these various international
navigation systems work and reviews the many
practical benefits they are providing to civilian and
military users scattered around the globe. Logsdon will
explain how each radionavigation system works and
how you can use it in practical situations .
Instructor
Tom Logsdon has worked on the GPS
radionavigation satellites and their
constellation for more than 20 years. He
helped design the Transit Navigation
System and the GPS and he acted as a
consultant to the European Galileo
Spaceborne Navigation System. His key
assignments have included constellation
selection trades, military and civilian applications, force
multiplier effects, survivability enhancements and
spacecraft autonomy studies.
Over the past 30 years Logsdon has taught more
than 300 short courses. He has also made two dozen
television appearances, helped design an exhibit for
the Smithsonian Institution, and written and published
1.7 million words, including 29 non fiction books.
These include Understanding the Navstar, Orbital
Mechanics, and The Navstar Global Positioning
System.
"The presenter was very energetic and truly
passionate about the material"
" Tom Logsdon is the best teacher I have ever
had. His knowledge is excellent. He is a 10!"
"Mr. Logsdon did a bang-up job explaining
and deriving the theories of special/general
relativity–and how they are associated with
the GPS navigation solutions."
"I loved his one-page mathematical derivations and the important points they illustrate."
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Course Outline
1. International Radionavigation Satellites. The
Russian Glonass. The American GPS. The European
Galileo. The Chinese Biedou. The Indian IRNSS. The
Japanese QZSS. Geosynchronous overlay satellites.
2. Radionavigation Concepts. Active and
passive radionavigation systems. Positions and
velocity solutions. Maintaining nanosecond timing
accuracies. Today’s spaceborne atomic clocks.
Websites and other sources of information. Building
today’s $200 billion radionavigation empire in space.
3. Introducing the GPS. Signal structure and
pseudorandom codes. Modulation techniques.
Practical performance-enhancements. Relativistic time
dilations. Inverted navigation solutions.
4.
Russia’s Highly Capable Glonass
Constellation. Performance capability. Orbital
mechanics considerations. The Glonass subsystems.
Russia’s SL-12 Proton booster. Building dual-capability
receivers. Glonass featured in the evening news.
5. Navigation Solutions and Kalman Filtering
Techniques. Taylor series expansions. Numerical
iteration. Doppler shift solutions. Kalman filtering
algorithms.
6. Designing Radionavigation Receivers. The
functions of a modern receiver. Antenna design
techniques. Code tracking and carrier tracking loops.
Commercial chipsets. Military receivers. Navigation
solutions for orbiting satellites.
7. Military Applications. Military test ranges.
Tactical and strategic applications. Autonomy and
survivability enhancements. Smart bombs and artillery
projectiles. The special Paveway weapon systems.
8. Integrated
Navigation.
Strapdown
Implementaions. Ring lasers and fiber-optic gyros.
Integrated navigation systems. Those amazing MIMS
devices.
9. Differential Navigation and Pseudosatellites.
Special committee 104’s data exchange protocols.
Global data distribution. Wide-area differential
navigation. Pseudosatellites.
10. Carrier-Aided
Solutions.
Attitudedetermination receivers. Spaceborne systems.
Accuracy comparisons. Dynamic and kinematic orbit
determination. Motorola’s spaceborne monarch
receiver. Relatiivistic time-dilation derivations.
Relativistic effects due to orbital eccentricity.
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Missile System Design
Course # D190
February 22-25, 2016
Orlando, Florida
$2195
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
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Video!
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Course Outline
Summary
This four-day short course covers the fundamentals of missile
design, development, and system engineering. Missiles provide the
essential accuracy and standoff range capabilities that are of
paramount importance in modern warfare. Technologies for
missiles are rapidly emerging, resulting in the frequent introduction
of new missile systems. The capability to meet the essential
requirements for the performance, cost, and risk of missile systems
is driven by missile design and system engineering. The course
provides a system-level, integrated method for missile aerodynamic
configuration/propulsion design and analysis. It addresses the
broad range of alternatives in meeting cost, performance, and risk
requirements. The methods presented are generally simple closedform analytical expressions that are physics-based, to provide
insight into the primary driving parameters. Typical values of missile
parameters and the characteristics of current operational missiles
are discussed as well as the enabling subsystems and
technologies for missiles and the current/projected state-of-the-art.
Daily roundtable discussion. Design, build, and fly competition.
Over seventy videos illustrate missile development activities and
missile performance. Attendees will vote on the relative emphasis
of the material to be presented. Attendees receive course notes as
well as the textbook, Missile Design and System Engineering.
Instructor
Eugene L. Fleeman has 50+ years of government,
industry, academia, and consulting
experience in Missile Design and System
Engineering. Formerly a manager of missile
programs at Air Force Research Laboratory,
Rockwell International, Boeing, and Georgia
Tech, he is an international lecturer on
missiles and the author of over 100
publications, including the AIAA textbook,
Missile Design and System Engineering.
What You Will Learn
• Key drivers in the missile design and system engineering
process.
• Critical tradeoffs, methods and technologies in subsystems,
aerodynamic, propulsion, and structure sizing.
• Launch platform-missile integration.
• Robustness, lethality, guidance navigation & control,
accuracy, observables, survivability, safty, reliability, and
cost considerations.
• Missile sizing examples.
• Development process for missile systems and missile
technologies.
• Design, build, and fly competition.
Who Should Attend
The course is oriented toward the needs of missile
engineers, systems engineers, analysts, marketing
personnel, program managers, university professors, and
others working in the area of missile systems and technology
development. Attendees will gain an understanding of missile
design, missile technologies, launch platform integration,
missile system measures of merit, and the missile system
development process.
1. Introduction/Key Drivers in the Missile System Design
Process: Overview of missile design process. Examples of system-ofsystems integration. Unique characteristics of missiles. Key
aerodynamic configuration sizing parameters. Missile conceptual
design synthesis process. Examples of processes to establish mission
requirements. Projected capability in command, control,
communication, computers, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance
(C4ISR). Example of Pareto analysis. Attendees vote on course
emphasis.
2. Aerodynamic Considerations in Missile System Design:
Optimizing missile aerodynamics. Shapes for low observables. Missile
configuration layout (body, wing, tail) options. Selecting flight control
alternatives. Wing and tail sizing. Predicting normal force, drag,
pitching moment, stability, control effectiveness, lift-to-drag ratio, and
hinge moment. Maneuver law alternatives.
3. Propulsion Considerations in Missile System Design:
Turbojet, ramjet, scramjet, ducted rocket, and rocket propulsion
comparisons. Turbojet engine design considerations, prediction and
sizing. Selecting ramjet engine, booster, and inlet alternatives. Ramjet
performance prediction and sizing. High density fuels. Solid propellant
alternatives. Propellant grain cross section trade-offs. Effective thrust
magnitude control. Reducing propellant observables. Propellant aging
prediction. Rocket motor performance prediction and sizing. Solid
propellant rocket motor combustion instability. Motor case and nozzle
materials.
4. Weight Considerations in Missile System Design: How to
size subsystems to meet flight performance requirements. Structural
design criteria factor of safety. Structure concepts and manufacturing
processes. Selecting airframe materials. Loads prediction. Weight
prediction. Airframe and motor case design. Aerodynamic heating
prediction and insulation trades. Thermalstress. Dome material
alternatives and sizing. Power supply and actuator alternatives and
sizing.
5. Flight Performance Considerations in Missile System
Design: Flight envelope limitations. Aerodynamic sizing-equations of
motion. Accuracy of simplified equations of motion. Maximizing flight
performance. Benefits of flight trajectory shaping. Flight performance
prediction of boost, climb, cruise, coast, steady descent, ballistic,
maneuvering, divert, and homing flight.
6. Measures of Merit and Launch Platform Integration:
Achieving robustness in adverse weather. Seeker, navigation, data
link, and sensor alternatives. Seeker range prediction. GPS / INS
integration. Electromagnetic compatibility. Counter-countermeasures.
Warhead alternatives and lethality prediction. Approaches to minimize
collateral damage. Fuzing alternatives and requirements for fuze angle
and time delay. Alternative guidance laws. Proportional guidance
accuracy prediction. Time constant contributors and prediction.
Maneuverability design criteria. Radar cross section and infrared
signature prediction. Survivability considerations. Insensitive
munitions. Enhanced reliability. Cost drivers of schedule, weight,
learning curve, and parts count. EMD and production cost prediction.
Logistics considerations. Designing within launch platform constraints.
Standard launchers. Internal vs. external carriage. Shipping, storage,
carriage, launch, and separation environment considerations. Launch
platformand fire control system interfaces. Cold and solar environment
temperature prediction.
7. Sizing Examples and Sizing Tools: Trade-offs for extended
range rocket. Sizing for enhanced maneuverability. Developing a
harmonized missile. Lofted range prediction. Ramjet missile sizing for
range robustness. Ramjet fuel alternatives. Ramjet velocity control.
Correction of turbojet thrust and specific impulse. Turbojet missile
sizing for maximum range. Turbojet engine rotational speed. Guided
bomb performance. Computer aided sizing tools for conceptual design.
Design, build, and fly competition. Pareto, house of quality, and design
of experiment analysis.
8. Missile Development Process: Design validation/technology
development process. Developing a technology roadmap. History of
transformational technologies. Funding emphasis. Cost, risk, and
performance tradeoffs. New missile follow-on projections. Examples of
development tests and facilities. Example of technology demonstration
flight envelope. Examples of technology development. New
technologies for missiles.
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Modern Missile Analysis
Propulsion, Guidance, Control, Seekers, and Technology
Course # D193
March 8-11, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1990
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Summary
This four-day course presents a broad introduction to
major missile subsystems and their integrated performance,
explained in practical terms, but including relevant analytical
methods. While emphasis is on today’s homing missiles and
future trends, the course includes a historical perspective of
relevant older missiles. Both endoatmospheric and
exoatmospheric missiles (missiles that operate in the
atmosphere and in space) are addressed. Missile propulsion,
guidance, control, and seekers are covered, and their roles
and interactions in integrated missile operation are explained.
The types and applications of missile simulation and testing
are presented. Comparisons of autopilot designs, guidance
approaches, seeker alternatives, and instrumentation for
various purposes are presented. The course is recommended
for analysts, engineers, and technical managers who want to
broaden their understanding of modern missiles and missile
systems. The analytical descriptions require some technical
background, but practical explanations can be appreciated by
all students. U.S. citizenship is required for this course.
Instructor
Dr. Walter R. Dyer is a graduate of UCLA, with a Ph.D.
degree in Control Systems Engineering and
Applied Mathematics. He has over thirty years
of industry, government and academic
experience in the analysis and design of
tactical and strategic missiles. His experience
includes Standard Missile, Stinger, AMRAAM,
HARM, MX, Small ICBM, and ballistic missile
defense. He is currently a Senior Staff
Member at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics
Laboratory and was formerly the Chief Technologist at the
Missile Defense Agency in Washington, DC. He has authored
numerous industry and government reports and published
prominent papers on missile technology. He has also taught
university courses in engineering at both the graduate and
undergraduate levels.
What You Will Learn
You will gain an understanding of the design and analysis
of homing missiles and the integrated performance of their
subsystems.
• Missile propulsion and control in the atmosphere and in
space.
• Clear explanation of homing guidance.
• Types of missile seekers and how they work.
• Missile testing and simulation.
• Latest developments and future trends.
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Course Outline
1. Introduction. Brief history of Missiles. Types of
missiles. Introduction to ballistic missile defense.
Endoatmospheric and exoatmospheric missiles. Missile
basing. Missile subsystems overview. Warheads, lethality and
hit-to-kill. Power and power conditioning.
2. Missile Propulsion. Rocket thrust and the rocket
equation. Specific impulse and mass fraction. Solid and liquid
propulsion. Propellant safety. Single stage and multistage
boosters. Ramjets and scramjets. Axial propulsion. Thrust
vector control. Divert and attitude control systems. Effects of
gravity and atmospheric drag.
3. Missile Airframes, Autopilots And Control. Purpose
and functions of autopilots. Dynamics of missile motion and
simplifying assumptions. Single plane analysis. Missile
aerodynamics. Autopilot design. Open-loop and closed loop
autopilots. Inertial instruments and feedback. Pitch and roll
autopilot examples. Autopilot response, stability, and agility.
Body modes and rate saturation. Induced roll in high
performance missiles. Adaptive autopilots. Rolling airframe
Missiles. Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle autopilots. Pulse Width
Modulation. Limit cycles.
4. Missile Seekers. Seeker types and operation for endoand exo-atmospheric missiles. Passive, active and semi
active seekers. Atmospheric transmission. Strapped down
and gimbaled seekers. Radar basics. Radar seekers and
missile fire-control radar. Radar antennas. Sequential lobing,
monopulse and frequency agility. Passive sensing basics and
infrared seekers. Figures of merit for detectors. Introduction to
seeker optics and passive seeker configurations. Scanning
seekers and focal plane arrays. Dual mode seekers. Seeker
comparisons and applications to different missions. Signal
processing and noise reduction.
5. Missile Guidance. Phases of missile flight. Boost and
midcourse guidance. Lambert Guidance. Homing guidance.
Zero effort miss. Proportional navigation and augmented
proportional navigation. Predictive guidance. Optimum
homing guidance. Homing guidance examples and simulation
results. Gravity bias. Radomes and their effects. Blind range.
Endoatmospheric and exoatmospheric missile guidance.
Sources of miss and miss reduction. Miss distance
comparisons with different homing guidance laws. Guidance
filters and the Kalman filter. Early guidance techniques. Beam
rider, pure pursuit, and deviated pursuit guidance.
6. Simulation and Testing. Current simulation
capabilities and future trends. Hardware in the loop. Types of
missile testing and their uses, advantages and disadvantages
of testing alternatives.
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Multi-Target Tracking and Multi-Sensor Data Fusion
Course # D210
June 14-16, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1790
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
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Summary
The objective of this three-day course is to
introduce engineers, scientists, managers and
military operations personnel to the fields of
target tracking and data fusion, and to the key
technologies which are available today for
application to this field. The course is designed
to be rigorous where appropriate, while
remaining accessible to students without a
specific scientific background in this field. The
course will start from the fundamentals and
move to more advanced concepts. This course
will identify and characterize the principle
components of typical tracking systems. A
variety of techniques for addressing different
aspects of the data fusion problem will be
described. Real world examples will be used to
emphasize the applicability of some of the
algorithms. Specific illustrative examples will
be used to show the tradeoffs and systems
issues between the application of different
techniques.
Instructor
Stan Silberman is a member of the Senior
Technical Staff at the Johns Hopkins Univeristy
Applied Physics Laboratory. He has over 30
years of experience in tracking, sensor fusion,
and radar systems analysis and design for the
Navy,Marine Corps, Air Force, and FAA.
Recent work has included the integration of a
new radar into an existing multisensor system
and in the integration, using a multiple
hypothesis approach, of shipboard radar and
ESM sensors. Previous experience has
included analysis and design of multiradar
fusion systems, integration of shipboard
sensors including radar, IR and ESM,
integration of radar, IFF, and time-difference-ofarrival sensors with GPS data sources.
Course Outline
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Introduction.
The Kalman Filter.
Other Linear Filters.
Non-Linear Filters.
Angle-Only Tracking.
Maneuvering Targets: Adaptive Techniques.
Maneuvering
Targets:
Multiple
Model
Approaches.
8. Single Target Correlation & Association.
9. Track Initiation, Confirmation & Deletion.
10. Using Measured Range Rate (Doppler).
11. Multitarget Correlation & Association.
12. Probabilistic Data Association.
13. Multiple Hypothesis Approaches.
14. Coordinate Conversions.
15. Multiple Sensors.
16. Data Fusion Architectures.
17. Fusion of Data From Multiple Radars.
18. Fusion of Data From Multiple Angle-Only
Sensors.
19. Fusion of Data From Radar and Angle-Only
Sensor.
20. Sensor Alignment.
21. Fusion of Target Type and Attribute Data.
22. Performance Metrics.
What You Will Learn
• State Estimation Techniques – Kalman Filter,
constant-gain filters.
• Non-linear filtering – When is it needed? Extended
Kalman Filter.
• Techniques for angle-only tracking.
• Tracking algorithms, their advantages and
limitations, including:
- Nearest Neighbor
- Probabilistic Data Association
- Multiple Hypothesis Tracking
- Interactive Multiple Model (IMM)
• How to handle maneuvering targets.
• Track initiation – recursive and batch approaches.
• Architectures for sensor fusion.
• Sensor alignment – Why do we need it and how do
we do it?
• Attribute Fusion, including Bayesian methods,
Dempster-Shafer, Fuzzy Logic.
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Naval Weapons Principles
Underlying Physics of Today’s Sensor and Weapons
Summary
This four-day course is designed for students who have a
college level knowledge of mathematics and basic physics to
gain the “big picture” as related to basic sensor and weapons
theory. As in all disciplines knowing the vocabulary is
fundamental for further exploration, this course strives to
provide the physical explanation behind the vocabulary such
that students have a working vernacular of naval weapons.
This course is a fundamental course and is not designed for
experts in the Navy's combat systems.
Instructors
Craig Payne is currently a principal investigator at the Johns
Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. His expertise in the
“detect to engage” process with emphasis in sensor systems,
(sonar, radar and electro-optics), development of fire control
solutions for systems, guidance methods, fuzing techniques,
and weapon effects on targets. He is a retired U.S. Naval
Officer from the Surface Warfare community and has
extensive experience naval operations. As a Master Instructor
at the U. S. Naval Academy he designed, taught and literally
wrote the book for the course called Principles of Naval
Weapons. This course is provided to all U.S. Naval Academy
Midshipmen, 62 colleges and Universities that offer the
NROTC program and taught abroad at various national
service schools.
Dr. Menachem Levitas has 44 years of experience in direct
radar and weapon systems analysis, design,
and development. Throughout his tenure he
has provided technical support for shipboard
and airborne radar programs in many
different areas including system concept
definition, electronic protection, active arrays,
signal and data processing, requirement
analyses, and radar phenomenology. He is a
recipient of the AEGIS Excellence Award. He has supported
many radar programs including the Air Force’s Ultra Reliable
Radar (URR), the Atmospheric Surveillance Technology
(AST), the USMC’s Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar
(G/ATOR), the 3D Long Range Expeditionary Radar
(3DLRR), and others. He was the chief scientist of Technology
Service Corporation’s Washington Operations.
What You Will Learn
Scientific and engineering principles behind systems
such as radar, sonar, electro-optics, guidance systems,
explosives and ballistics. Specifically:
• Analyze weapon systems in their environment, examining
elements of the “detect to engage sequence” from sensing
to target damage mechanisms.
• Apply the concept of energy propagation and interaction
from source to distant objects via various media for detection
or destruction.
• Evaluate the factors that affect a weapon system’s sensor
resolution and signal-to-noise ratio. Including the
characteristics of a multiple element system and/or array.
• Knowledge to make reasonable assumptions and formulate
first-order approximations of weapons systems’
performance.
• Asses the design and operational tradeoffs on weapon
systems’ performance from a high level.
From this course you will obtain the knowledge and
ability to perform basic sensor and weapon calculations,
identify tradeoffs, interact meaningfully with colleagues,
evaluate systems, and understand the literature.
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Course # D211
May 9-12, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$2045
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
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Course Outline
1. Introduction to Combat Systems: Discussion of combat
system attributes
2. Introduction to Radar: Fundamentals, examples, sub-systems
and issues
3. The Physics of Radar: Electromagnetic radiations, frequency,
transmission and reception, waveforms, PRF, minimum range, range
resolution and bandwidth, scattering, target cross-section,
reflectivities, scattering statistics, polarimetric scattering, propagation
in the Earth troposphere
4. Radar Theory: The radar range equation, signal and noise,
detection threshold, noise in receiving systems, detection principles,
measurement accuracies
5. The Radar Sub-systems: Transmitter, antenna, receiver and
signal processor (Pulse Compression and Doppler filtering principles,
automatic detection with adaptive detection threshold, the CFAR
mechanism, sidelobe blanking angle estimation), the radar control
program and data processor (SAR/ISAR are addressed as antenna
excursions)
6. Workshop: Hands-on exercises relative to Antenna basics; and
radar range analysis with and without detailed losses and the pattern
propagation factor
7. Electronic Attack and Electronic Protection: Noise and
deceptive jamming, and radar protection techniques
8. Electronically Scanned Antennas: Fundamental concepts,
directivity and gain, elements and arrays, near and far field radiation,
element factor and array factor, illumination function and Fourier
transform relations, beamwidth approximations, array tapers and
sidelobes, electrical dimension and errors, array bandwidth, steering
mechanisms, grating lobes, phase monopulse, beam broadening,
examples
9. Solid State Active Phased Arrays: What are solid state active
arrays (SSAA), what advantages do they provide, emerging
requirements that call for SSAA (or AESA), SSAA issues at T/R
module, array, and system levels
10. Radar Tracking: Functional block diagram, what is radar
tracking, firm track initiation and range, track update, track
maintenance, algorithmic alternatives (association via single or
multiple hypotheses, tracking filters options), role of electronically
steered arrays in radar tracking
11. Current Challenges and Advancements: Key radar
challenges, key advances (transmitter, antenna, signal stability,
digitization and digital processing, waveforms, algorithms)
12. Electro-optical theory. Radiometric Quantities, Stephan
Botzman Law, Wein's Law.
13. Electro-Optical Targets, Background and Attenuation.
Lasers, Selective Radiation, Thermal Radiation Spreading,
Divergence, Absorption Bands, Beers Law, Night Vision Devices.
14. Infrared Range Equation. Detector Response and Sensitivity,
Derivation of Simplified IR Range Equation, Example problems.
15. Sound Propagation in Oceans. Thermal Structure of Ocean,
Sound Velocity Profiles, Propagation Paths, Transmission Losses.
16. SONAR Figure of Merit. Target Strength, Noise,
Reverberation, Scattering, Detection Threshold, Directivity Index,
Passive and Active Sonar Equations.
17. Underwater Detection Systems. Transducers and
Hydrophones, Arrays, Variable Depth Sonar, Sonobuoys, Bistatic
Sonar, Non-Acoustic Detection Systems to include Magnetic Anomaly
Detection.
18. Weapon Ballistics and Propulsion. Relative Motion, Interior
and Exterior Ballistics, Reference Frames and Coordinate Systems,
Weapons Systems Alignment.
19. Guidance: Guidance laws and logic to include pursuit, constant
bearing, proportion navigation and kappa-gamma. Seeker design.
20. Fuzing Principles. Fuze System Classifications, Proximity
Fuzes, Non-proximity Fuzes.
21. Chemical Explosives. Characteristics of Military Explosives,
Measurement of Chemical Explosive Reactions, Power Index
Approximation.
22. Warhead Damage Predictions. Quantifying Damage, Circular
Error Probable, Blast Warheads, Diffraction and Drag loading on
targets, Fragmentation Warheads, Shaped Charges, Special Purpose
Warheads.
23. Underwater Warheads. Underwater Explosion Damage
Mechanisms, Torpedoes, Naval Mine Classification.
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Radar 101 / 201
Course # D222 - D223
RADAR 101
RADAR 201
Fundamentals of Radar
Advances in Modern Radar
March 15, 2016
March 16, 2016
Laurel, Maryland
Laurel, Maryland
$700
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
$700
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $50 each
Off The Course Tuition."
"Register 3 or More & Receive $5000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Dr. Menchem Levitas has forty four years of experience in
science and engineering, thirty six of which
have consisted of direct radar and weapon
systems analysis, design, and development.
Throughout his tenure he has provided
technical support for many shipboard and
airborne radar programs in many different
areas including system concept definition,
electronic protection, active arrays, signal and data processing,
requirement analyses, and radar phenomenology. He is a
recipient of the AEGIS Excellence Award for the development
of a novel radar cross-band calibration technique in support of
wide-band operations for high range resolution. He has
developed innovative techniques in many areas e.g., active
array self-calibration and failure-compensation, array multibeam-forming, electronic protection, synthetic wide-band,
knowledge-based adaptive processing, waveforms and
waveform processing, and high fidelity, real-time, littoral
propagation modeling. He has supported many AESA
programs including the Air Force’s Ultra Reliable Radar (URR),
the Atmospheric Surveillance Technology (AST), the USMC’s
Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR), the 3D Long
Range Expeditionary Radar (3DLRR), and others. Prior to his
retirement in 2013 he had been the chief scientist of
Technology Service Corporation’s Washington Operations.
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ATTEND EITHER OR BOTH RADAR COURSES!
Summary
This concise one-day course is intended for those with
only modest or no radar experience. It provides an
overview with understanding of the physics behind radar,
tools used in describing radar, the technology of radar at
the subsystem level and concludes with a brief survey of
recent accomplish-ments in various applications.
Summary
This one-day course is a supplement to the basic
course Radar 101, and probes deliberately deeper into
selected topics, notably in signal processing to achieve
(generally) finer and finer resolution (in several
dimensions, imaging included) and in antennas wherein
the versatility of the phased array has made such an
impact. Finally, advances in radar's own data processing
- auto-detection, more refined association processes,
and improved auto-tracking - and system wide fusion
processes are briefly discussed.
Course Outline
Course Outline
1. Introduction. The general nature of radar: composition,
block diagrams, photos, types and functions of radar, typical
characteristics.
2. The Physics of Radar. Electromagnetic waves and
their vector representation. The spectrum bands used in
radar. Radar waveforms. Scattering. Target and clutter
behavior representations. Propagation: refractivity,
attenuation, and the effects of the Earth surface.
3. The Radar Range Equation. Development from basic
principles. The concepts of peak and average power, signal
and noise bandwidth and the matched filter concept, antenna
aperture and gain, system noise temperature, and signal
detectability.
4. Thermal Noise and Detection in Thermal Noise.
Formation of thermal noise in a receiver. System noise
temperature (Ts) and noise figure (NF). The role of a lownoise amplifier (LNA). Signal and noise statistics. False alarm
probability. Detection thresholds. Detection probability.
Coherent and non-coherent multi-pulse integration.
5. The sub-systems of Radar. Transmitter (pulse
oscillator vs. MOPA, tube vs. solid state, bottled vs. distributed
architecture), antenna (pattern, gain, sidelobes, bandwidth),
receiver (homodyne vs. super heterodyne), signal processor
(functions, front and back-end), and system controller/tracker.
Types, issues, architectures, tradeoff considerations.
5. Current Accomplishments and Concluding
Discussion.
1. Introduction. Radar’s development, the metamorphosis of
the last few decades: analog and digital technology evolution,
theory and algorithms, increased digitization: multi-functionality,
adaptivity to the environment, higher detection sensitivity, higher
resolution, increased performance in clutter.
2. Modern Signal Processing. Clutter and the Doppler
principle. MTI and Pulse Doppler filtering. Adaptive cancellation
and STAP. Pulse editing. Pulse Compression processing.
Adaptive thresholding and detection. Ambiguity resolution.
Measurement and reporting.
3. Electronic Steering Arrays (ESA): Principles of
Operation. Advantages and cost elements. Behavior with scan
angle. Phase shifters, true time delays (TTL) and array bandwidth.
Other issues.
4. Solid State Active Array (SSAA) Antennas (AESA).
Architecture. Technology. Motivation. Advantages. Increased
array digitization and compatibility with adaptive pattern
applications. Need for in-place auto-calibration and
compensation.
5. Modern Advances in Waveforms. Pulse compression
principles. Performance measures. Some legacy codes. State-ofthe-art optimal codes. Spectral compliance. Temporal controls.
Orthogonal codes. Multiple-input Multiple-output (MIMO) radar.
6. Data Processing Functions. The conventional functions of
report to track correlation, track initiation, update, and
maintenance. The new added responsibilities of managing a
multi-function array: prioritization, timing, resource management.
The Multiple Hypothesis tracker.
7. Concluding Discussion. Today’s concern of mission and
theatre uncertainties. Increasing requirements at constrained
size, weight, and cost. Needs for growth potential. System of
systems with data fusion and multiple communication links.
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Radar Systems Design & Engineering
Radar Performance Calculations
January 25-28, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland
$1990
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Instructors
Dr. Menachem Levitas has 44 years of experience in radar
and weapon systems analysis, design, and
development. Throughout his tenure he has
provided technical support for shipboard and
airborne radar programs in many different areas
including system concept definition, electronic
protection, active arrays, signal and data
processing, requirement analyses, and radar
phenomenology. He is a recipient of the AEGIS
Excellence Award. He has supported many
radar programs including the Air Force’s Ultra Reliable Radar
(URR), the Atmospheric Surveillance Technology (AST), the
USMC’s Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR), the 3D Long
Range Expeditionary Radar (3DLRR), and others. He was the
chief scientist of Technology Service Corporation’s Washington
Operations.
Stan Silberman is a member of the Senior Technical Staff of
the Applied Physics Laboratory. He has over 30 years of
experience in tracking, sensor fusion, and radar systems analysis
and design for the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and FAA.
Recent work has included the integration of a new radar into an
existing multisensor system and in the integration, using a multiple
hypothesis approach, of shipboard radar and ESM sensors.
Previous experience has included analysis and design of
multiradar fusion systems, integration of shipboard sensors
including radar, IR and ESM, integration of radar, IFF, and timedifference-of-arrival sensors with GPS data sources, and
integration of multiple sonar systems on underwater platforms.
Course Outline
1. Introduction. Radar systems examples. Radar ranging
principles, frequencies, architecture, measurements, displays,
and parameters. Radar range equation; radar waveforms;
antenna patterns, types, and parameters.
2. Noise in Receiving Systems and Detection Principles.
Noise sources; statistical properties. Radar range equation; false
alarm and detection probability; and pulse integration schemes.
Radar cross section; stealth; fluctuating targets; stochastic
models; detection of fluctuating targets.
3. CW Radar, Doppler, and Receiver Architecture. Basic
properties; CW and high PRF relationships; dynamic range,
stability; isolation requirements, techniques, and devices;
superheterodyne receivers; in-phase and quadrature receivers;
signal spectrum; spectral broadening; matched filtering; Doppler
filtering; Spectral modulation; CW ranging; and measurement
accuracy.
4. Radio Waves Propagation. The pattern propagation
factor; interference (multipath,) and diffraction; refraction;
standard refractivity; the 4/3 Earth approximation; subrefractivity; super refractivity; trapping; propagation ducts; littoral
propagation; propagation modeling; attenuation.
5. Radar Clutter and Detection in Clutter. Volume,
surface, and discrete clutter, deleterious clutter effects on radar
performance, clutter characteristics, effects of platform velocity,
distributed sea clutter and sea spikes, terrain clutter, grazing
angle vs. depression angle characterization, volume clutter,
birds, Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR) thresholding, editing
CFAR, and Clutter Maps.
6. Clutter Filtering Principles. Signal-to-clutter ratio; signal
and clutter separation techniques; range and Doppler
techniques; principles of filtering; transmitter stability and
filtering; pulse Doppler and MTI; MTD; blind speeds and blind
ranges; staggered MTI; analog and digital filtering; notch
shaping; gains and losses. Performance measures: clutter
attenuation, improvement factor, subclutter visibility, and
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Course # D231
Summary
This four-day course covers radar functionality,
architecture, and performance. Fundamental radar issues
such as transmitter stability, antenna pattern, clutter, jamming,
propagation, target cross section, dynamic range, receiver
noise, receiver architecture, waveforms, processing, and
target detection are treated in detail within the unifying context
of the radar range equation, and examined within the contexts
of surface and airborne radar platforms and their respective
applications. Advanced topics such as pulse compression,
electronically steered arrays, and active phased arrays are
covered, together with the related issues of failure
compensation and auto-calibration. The fundamentals of
multi-target tracking principles are covered, and detailed
examples of surface and airborne radars are presented. This
course is designed for engineers and engineering managers
who wish to understand how surface and airborne radar
systems work, and to familiarize themselves with pertinent
design issues and the current technological frontiers.
What You Will Learn
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What are radar subsystems.
How to calculate radar performance.
Key functions, issues, and requirements.
How different requirements make radars different.
Operating in different modes & environments.
ESA and AESA radars: what are these technologies, how they work,
what drives them, and what new issues they bring.
Issues unique to multifunction, phased array, radars.
State-of-the-art waveforms and waveform processing.
How airborne radars differ from surface radars.
Today's requirements, technologies & designs.
cancellation ratio. Improvement factor limitation sources; stability
noise sources; composite errors; types of MTI.
7. Radar Waveforms. The time-bandwidth concept. Pulse
compression; Performance measures; Code families; Matched
and mismatched filters. Optimal codes and code families:
multiple constraints. Performance in the time and frequency
domains; Mismatched filters and their applications; Orthogonal
and quasi-orthogonal codes; Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output
(MIMO) radar; MIMO waveforms and MIMO antenna patterns.
8. Electronically Scanned Radar Systems. Fundamental
concepts, directivity and gain, elements and arrays, near and far
field radiation, element factor and array factor, illumination
function and Fourier transform relations, beamwidth
approximations, array tapers and sidelobes, electrical dimension
and errors, array bandwidth, steering mechanisms, grating lobes,
phase monopulse, beam broadening, examples.
9. Active Phased Array Radar Systems. What are solid
state active arrays (SSAA), what advantages do they provide,
emerging requirements that call for SSAA (or AESA), SSAA
issues at T/R module, array, and system levels, digital arrays,
future direction.
10. Multiple Simultaneous Beams. Why multiple beams,
independently steered beams vs. clustered beams, alternative
organization of clustered beams and their implications,
quantization lobes in clustered beams arrangements and design
options to mitigate them.
11. Auto-Calibration Techniques in Active Phased Array
Radars: Motivation; the mutual coupling in a phased array radar;
external calibration reference approach; the mutual coupling
approach; architectural.
12. Module Failure and Array Auto-compensation: The
‘bathtub’ profile of module failure rates and its three regions,
burn-in and accelerated stress tests, module packaging and
periodic replacements, cooling alternatives, effects of module
failure on array pattern, array auto-compensation techniques to
extend time between replacements, need for recalibration after
module replacement.
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Radar Systems Fundamentals
An Introduction to Radar Physics, System Design and Signal Processing
Course # D226
February 23-25, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1790
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Course Outline
Summary
This 3-day course introduces the student to the
fundamentals of radar systems engineering. The
course begins by describing how radar sensors
perform critical measurements and the limitation
of those measurements. The radar range
equation in its many forms is derived, and
examples of its applications to different situations
are demonstrated. The generation and reception
of radar signals is explained through a holistic
rather than piecemeal discussion of the radar
transmitter, antenna, receiver and signal
processing. The course wraps up with a
explanation of radar detection and tracking of
targets in noise and clutter.
The course is valuable to engineers and
scientists who are entering the field or as a
review for employees who want a system level
overview. A comprehensive set of notes and
references will be provided to all attendees.
Students will also receive Matlab scripts that they
can use to perform radar system performance
assessments.
Instructor
Dr. Jack Lum is currently a Radar and
Electronics Warfare engineer at the
Johns Hopkins University Applied
Physics Laboratory. During his 10
years at JHU/APL, he has led and
authored performance analyses of
multiple Navy radar systems
including the AN/APS-147, AN/APS-153 and the
AN/SPS-74. Prior to JHU/APL, he worked at the
Raytheon Corporation on ballistic missile
defense. He holds a B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical
Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering.
He has over 12 years of radar systems
engineering experience that includes expertise in
system performance modeling, signal
processing, test & evaluation, and target RCS
modeling; 10 years experience prototyping and
integrating high-speed radar and EW processing
and recording systems; and 5 years of Electronic
Warfare (EW) application development.
1. Radar Measurements. Target ranging,
target bearing, target size estimation, radar range
resolution, range rate, Doppler velocity, and radar
line-of-sight horizon.
2. Radar Range Equation. Description of
factors affecting radar detection performance;
system design choices such transmit power,
antenna, signal frequency, and system
bandwidth; external factors including target
reflectivity, clutter, atmospheric attenuation and
RF signal propagation; use of radar range
equation for estimating receive power, target
signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and maximum
detection range.
3. Target and Clutter Reflectivity. Target
radar cross section (RCS), Swerling model for
fluctuating targets, volume and surface clutter,
and ground and ocean clutter models.
4. Propagation of RF Signals. Free space
propagation, atmospheric attenuation, ducting,
and significance of RF transmit frequency.
5. Radar Transmitter / Antenna / Receiver.
Antenna concepts, phased array antennas, radar
signal generation, RF signal heterodyning
(upconversion and downconversion), signal
amplification, RF receiver components, dynamic
range, and system (cascade) noise figure.
6. Radar Detection. Probability Density
Functions (PDFs), Target and Noise PDFs,
Probability of Detection, False Alarm Rate (FAR),
constant FAR (CFAR) threshold, receiver
operating characteristic (ROC) curves.
7. Radar Tracking. Range and angle
measurement errors, tracking, Alpha-Beta
trackers, Kalman Filters, and track formation and
gating.
What You Will Learn
• How radars measure target range, bearing and
velocity.
• How the radar range equation is used to estimate
radar system performance including received power,
target SNR and maximum detection range.
• System design and external factors driving radar
system performance including transmitter power,
antenna gain, pulse duration, system bandwidth,
target RCS, and RF propagation.
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Six Degrees of Freedom Modeling
Modeling & Simulations of Missile & Aircraft
February 9-10, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
Course # D240
NEW!
July 12-13, 2016
Orlando. Florida
$1290
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Summary
This is a two-day course. As modeling and
simulation (M&S) is penetrating the
aerospace sciences at all levels, this course
will introduce you to the difficult subject of
modeling aerospace vehicles in six degrees
of freedom (6 DoF). Starting with the modern
approach of tensors, the equations of motion
are derived and, after introducing coordinate
systems, they are expressed in matrices for
compact computer programming. Aircraft
and missile prototypes will exemplify 6 DoF
aerodynamic modeling, rocket and turbojet
propulsion, actuating systems, autopilots,
guidance, and seekers. These subsystems
will be integrated step by step into full-up
simulations. For demonstrations, typical flyout trajectories will be run and projected on
the screen. The provided source code and
plotting programs let you duplicate the
trajectories on your PC (requires MS Visual
C++ compiler, free Express version). Based
on these prototype simulations you can build
your own 6 DoF aerospace simulations.
Instructor
Dr. Peter Zipfel is a graduate of the
University Stuttgart, Germany,
and the Catholic University of
America with a Ph.D. in
aerospace engineering.
He
founded Modeling and Simulation
Technologies, which advises and
instructs functional integration of aerospace
systems using computer simulations. For 35
years he taught courses in modeling and
simulation, guidance and control, and flight
dynamics at the University of Florida and
over the span of 45 years he created
aerospace simulations for the German
Helicopter Institute, the U.S. Army, and U.S.
Air Force. He is an AIAA Associate Fellow
and an internationally recognized short
course instructor.
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Course Outline
1. Concepts in Modeling with Tensors.
Definitions, the M&S pyramid .
2. Matrices, Vectors, and Tensors.
invariant modeling with tensors. Definition of
frames and coordinate systems.
3. Coordinate Systems. Heliocentric,
inertial, geographic coordinate systems.
Body, wind, flight path coordinate systems.
4. Kinematics of Flight Mechanics.
Rotational
time
derivative.
Euler
transformation.
5. Equations of Motion of Aircraft and
Missiles. Newton’s translational equations.
Euler’s attitude equations .
6. Aerodynamics of Aircraft and
Missiles. Aircraft aerodynamics in body
coordinates. Missile aerodynamics in
aeroballistic coordinates.
7. Propulsion. Rocket, turbojet and
combined cycle propulsion.
8. Autopilots for Aircraft and Missiles.
Roll and heading autopilots. Attitude
autopilots. Acceleration autopilots.
9. Seekers for Missiles. Radar and IR
sensors.
10. Guidance and Navigation. Line
guidance, proportional navigation. Optimal
guidance laws .
Full-up Aircraft Simulation in C++
and Full-up Missile Simulation in C++)
What You Will Learn
• How to model flight dynamics with tensors.
• How to formulate the kinematics and
dynamics of 6 DoF aerospace vehicles.
• Functional integration of aircraft and
missile subsystems: Aerodynamics,
propulsion,
actuators,
autopilots,
guidance, seekers and navigation.
• See in action aircraft and missile 6DoF
simulations.
• How to build your own 6 DoF simulations.
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Software Defined Radio – Practical Applications
A beginners guide to Software Defined Radio development with GNURadio Course # D270
Summary
NEW!
This three-day course will provide the foundational
skills required to develop software defined radios using
the GNURadio framework. This course consists of both
lecture material and worked SDR software examples.
The course begins with a background in SDR
technologies and communications theory. The course
then covers programming in the Linux environment
common to GNURadio. Introductory GNURadio is
presented to demonstrate the utilization of the stock
framework. Then the class will cover how to develop
and debug custom signal processing blocks in the
context of a work SDR modem. Finally, the advanced
features of GNURadio will be covered such as RPC,
data tagging, and burst (event) processing. This class
will present SDR development best practices
developed through the development of over a dozen
SDR systems. Such practices include approaches to
quality assurance coding, process monitoring, and
proper system segmentation architectures.
Each student will receive a complete set of lecture
notes as well as a complete SDR development
environment preloaded with the worked examples of
GNURadio applications.
Instructor
Dr. Mark Plett has 15 years experience
developing Communications Systems. He has
worked at several telecommunications start-ups
as well as the DoD, and Microsoft. Most recently,
Dr. Plett works at the Johns Hopkins Applied
Physics Lab (APL) directing the Wireless Cyber
Capabilities Group. Dr. Plett has spent the last 7
years developing software-defined radios for a
variety of DoD applications. He is active in the
open source SDR community and has
contributed source code to the GNURadio
project. Dr. Plett received his Masters in Electrical
Engineering from the University of Maryland in
1999 and his Ph.D. in Electro-physics from the
University of Maryland in 2007. Dr. Plett is a
licensed Professional Engineer in the State of
Maryland.
What You Will Learn
• What applications utilize SDR.
• Common SDR architectures.
• Basic communications theory (spectrum access,
modulation).
• Basic algorithms utilized in SDR (carrier recovery,
timing recovery).
• Modem structure.
• Linux software development and debugging.
• SDR development in GNURadio Companion.
• Custom signal processing in GNURadio.
• Worked examples of SDR Modems in GNURadio.
• Advanced GNURadio features (stream tags,
message passing, control port).
March 15-17, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1790
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Course Outline
1. Basic Communications Theory. Spectrum analysis.
Media access. Carrier modulation. Bandwidth utilization. Error
correcting codes.
2. Basic Radio Signal Processing. Sampling theory.
Filtering. Carrier recovery. Timing recovery. Equalization.
Modulation and demodulation.
3. Basic Radio Signal Processing. Sampling theory.
Filtering. Carrier recovery. Timing recovery. Equalization.
Modulation and demodulation.
4. The Linux Programming Environment. Introduction to
the Linux operating system. Architecture of the Linux operating
system (Kernel and User spaces) Features of the Linux OS
useful to development such as Package managers, command
line utilities, and BASH. Worked examples of useful commands
and BASH scripting to provide an introduction to software
development in Linux. How software is compiled and executed
with worked examples of static and shared libraries.
5. Software Development in Linux. C++ and Python
software development in Linux. Worked example of building a
C++ program in Linux. Build systems. Debugging using GDB.
Worked examples of debugging with GDB. Profiling tools to
measure SDR software performance. Packaging and revision
control for software distribution. Integrated Development
Environments. Eclipse and LiClipse. Worked examples of
Python scripting. Worked examples of the SWIG C++ to Python
interface generator used in GNURadio.
6. Introduction to GNURadio. GNURadio architecture.
Flowgraphs and data buffers. Stock signal processing blocks.
How to set-up a GNURadio development environment (like the
one provided with the class). Developing with GNURadio
Companion. Worked example in GNURadio Companion.
Developing a GNURadio application in python. Worked
example of a python GNURadio app. Working with SDR
hardware. Worked example with RTL-Dongle.
7. Custom Signal Processing in GNURadio. Worked
example of how to write a GNURadio signal processing block.
Generating block skeleton code. Populating the signal
processing. Compiling and debugging the signal processing.
Communicating with and monitoring the signal processing in
operation.
8. Best Practices in GNURadio Development. Discussion
of techniques for the development of deployable, maintainable
and extensible SDR applications. Architectures to segment
proprietary code from GPL code. Logging and monitoring
techniques. Code libraries and developing for re-use.
9. Advanced GNURadio features. Overview of advanced
GNURadio features. Worked examples of system logging.
Worked examples of message passing and burst processing
with PDUs. Worked examples of metadata passing using
stream tags. Worked example of burst processing using
metadata enabled tagged-streams. Worked example of
external process monitoring using GNURadio control port.
Worked example of hardware accelerated signal processing
using the VOLK optimized kernel library.
10. Open source SDR projects. Discussion and simple
demonstration of available open-source SDR projects.
Scanner utilities such as GQRX, SDR#, and Baudline. SDR
modems projects such as ADS-B, AIS, Airprobe and OpenBTS.
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Synthetic Aperture Radar
Course # D246
May 17-19, 2016
Pasadena, California
$1890
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Summary
This three-day class will first set the historical
context of SAR by tracing the rapid development of
radar technology from the early part of the twentieth
century through the 1950s when the Synthetic Aperture
Radar techniques were first developed and
demonstrated. A technical description of the important
mathematical relationships to radar and SAR will be
presented. The student will learn what radar crosssection is and how it applies to traditional radar and
SAR. Fundamental equations governing SAR
performance such as the radar range equation, SAR
resolution equations, and SAR signal-to-noise
equations will be developed and presented. We will
design a simple SAR system in class and derive its
predicted performance and sensitivities. A complete
description of SAR phenomenology will be provided so
that the student will better be able to interpret SAR
imagery. Connections between SAR’s unique image
characteristics and information extraction will be
presented. Perhaps the most important and interesting
material will be presented in the advanced SAR
sections. Here topics such as SAR polarimetry and
interferometry will be presented, along with the latest
applications of these technologies. Many examples will
be presented.
Instructor
Mr. Richard Carande, From 1986 to 1995 Mr.
Carande was a group leader for a SAR processor
development group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
(Pasadena California). There he was involved in
developing an operational SAR processor for the
JPL/NASA’s three-frequency, fully polarimetric AIRSAR
system. Mr. Carande also worked as a System
Engineer for the Alaska SAR Processor while at JPL,
and performed research in the area of SAR AlongTrack Interferometry. Before starting at JPL, Mr.
Carande was employed by a technology company in
California where he developed optical and digital SAR
processors for internal research applications. Mr.
Carande has a BS & MS in Physics from Case Western
Reserve University.
What You Will Learn
•
•
•
•
Invention and early development of radar and SAR.
How a SAR collects data & how it is processed?
The “beautiful equations” describing SAR resolution.
What is radar cross-section? What is a SAR’s “noise
equivalent sigma zero?” How do you calculate this?
• Design-a-SAR: Interactive tool that shows predicted
SAR performance based on SAR parameters.
• SAR Polarimetry and applications.
• SAR Interferometry and applications, including
differential SAR and terrain mapping.
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Course Outline
1. Introduction. Background and motivation (both
scientific and political) for the rapid development of radar
and SAR technology.
2. Fundamentals of Radar. The radar range equation,
calculation and meaning of radar cross-section, target
detection, waveform coding, thermal noise and other noise
sources, RF/radar antennas and how they work, radar
system block diagram.
3. Synthetic Aperture Radar Fundamentals.
Description how a SAR works, synthetic aperture imaging,
the difference between synthetic and real-aperture imaging,
example SAR systems and performances. Various SAR
modes will be described including stripmap, spotlight and
various scan modes. Example SAR systems that employ
these modes will be described.
4. SAR Phenomenology. SAR image interpretation,
SAR layover, shadows, multi-path, types of SAR scattering:
surface scattering, forward scattering, volume scattering,
frequency dependency of RCS and other frequency
dependent effects, SAR speckle, noise and noise sources,
ambiguities (range and azimuth), visualization of SAR data.
5. SAR Systems. An overview of various SAR systems
and illustrative imagery examples from those systems is
presented. Both airborne and spaceborne systems are
described along with their performance.
6. SAR Image Exploitation & Applications. Ways to
extract information from SAR data. This section focuses on
what kind of information can be derived from a single SAR
image. Unique capabilities are highlighted as are various
deficiencies. Further examples of exploitation using two
and multiple images are described within the later sections.
7. Design-a-SAR. An interactive software tool will be
used by the class to design a SAR system by setting SAR
parameters such as desired resolution, power, acquisition
geometry (including height and range), frequency,
bandwidth, sampling rates, antenna size/gain, etc. Tool will
enforce consistent SAR design constraints presented in
class. Sensitivity of the resulting SAR data is calculated.
This exercise clearly demonstrates the challenges and
trade-offs involved when designing a SAR system for a
particular mission.
8. SAR Polarimetry. Description of what polarimetry is
in general, and how it can be used in the case of SAR.
Examples of polarimetric SAR systems are described and
example applications are presented. Single-polarization,
dual-polarization and quad-polarization SAR is addressed.
Compact polarization is also discussed in the context of
SAR.
9. Coherent SAR Applications. Two images. SAR
change detection, both coherent and incoherent. SAR
interferometry for elevation mapping, SAR interferometry
for measuring ground motion (differential interferometric
SAR). Along-track interferometry for ocean applications and
GMTI. Case study examples.
10. Coherent SAR Applications. Greater than two
images. Sparse aperture processing for extraction of
elevation data including 3D SAR point clouds, Coherent
processing of stacks of data for estimation of scatterer
motion over time, permanent scatterer (PS) interferometric
techniques. Case study examples.
11. SAR Future. A description of upcoming SAR
missions and systems and their capabilities. Description of
key technologies and new approaches for data acquisition
and processing.
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Tactical Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR)
Overview of leading-edge, ISR system-of-systems
Course # D251
April 12-13, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1290
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Summary
This 2-day Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance
(ISR) course covers requirement development, technologies,
implementations, design considerations and examples
associated with forming an ISR system for tactical
applications. The course has been designed to familiarize and
provide detailed information usable by the audience to discern
key decision factors regarding ISR sensors, and system
designs, and implementations. The course level has been
designed to support those in the roles of: systems engineer,
design engineer, software developer (real-time embedded
programming, analytical data processing, and interactive
programming,), WSN researcher, WSN or ISR program
managers and decision-makers, all who desire an
understanding ISR missions and systems.
This course is designed to:
(1) Familiarize the student with the difficulties associated
with current ISR systems (and missions)
(2) Provide an approach useful to the student for
evaluating applicability and effectiveness of various
technologies to specific ISR needs.
(3) Address real ISR elements, objectives, and systems
(4) Provide an assessment of state- of-the-art ISR
capability, including addressing ISR platforms (e.g., UAVs)
and emergent standards associated with ISR components.
Due to classification considerations, strategic and
classified ISR aspects are not presented within this course to
maintain open enrollment.
Instructor
Timothy D. Cole is a leading authority with 30 years of
experience in the design, development, and
deployment of remote sensors. While at
Applied Physics Laboratory for 21 years, Tim
was awarded the NASA Achievement Award in
connection with the design, development and
operation of the Near-Earth Asteroid
Rendezvous (NEAR) Laser Radar. He was
also the initial technical lead for the New
Horizons LOng-Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI
instrument) for the Pluto-Kuiper belt object (KBO) mission.
During his 10-year career with Raytheon and Northrop
Grumman (NG), Tim designed and implemented ISR data
communication architectures, low-cost wireless sensor node
(WSN) systems, and an over-the-horizon (OTH-T) targeting
system. In recognition of accomplishing these these tasks, he
was selected as an NG Technical Fellow. Tim has conducted
numerous research programs to further enhance ad hoc sensor
nets and low-cost/low-power sensor modalities. He has
successfully designed and conducted field tests that employ
remote sensing systems and ISR nets, which included sensor
web enablement, micro-laser radars, and self-organizing WSN
motefields.
Mr. Cole holds multiple degrees in Electrical Engineering
as well as in Technical Management. He now works with
NASA/GSFC in the development and integration of the ICESat2 ATLAS global laser altimeter mission. Currently, Tim leads the
ICESat-2 ATLAS altimeter calibration efforts for NASA/GSFC.
Course Outline
1. Overview of ISR systems. Including definitions,
objectives, and approaches.
2. Requirement development. Tracking of requirements
and responsive design implementation(s).
3. Sensor modalities and design. Capabilities, evaluation
criteria, and modeling approach: Electro-optical imagers
(EO/IR), Radar (including ultrawideband, UWB), Laser radar,
Seismic/Acoustic monitoring, Ad hoc wireless sensor nodes
(WSN).
4. Wireless Sensor Networking (WSN). Low-power
efficient networking, microcontroller-based processing, powersaving and self-healing strategies.
5. Data communication systems. WSN-based and
exfiltration (worldwide) architectures. Protocols employed and
consideration of data communication trade-offs.
6. Geolocating sensors and tracked targets. Positioning
of the sensor field and ability to discern object location and
velocity.
7. Target tracking and identification. Discriminates used
by ISR systems and track formation by ISR systems. Tagging,
tracking & locating targets of interest (TTL), and noncooperative target identification (NCID).
8. Tactical ISR Platforms. Land-based, air-based, and seabased systems.
9. Situational awareness platforms. Getting timely and
understandable ISR data to the decision-makers. Injecting data
from, and controlling of, ISR systems.
10. ISR system performance and evaluation tools.
Gauging a viable ISR system and associated capabilities and
limitations.
11. Case studies. Review of existing, and planned, ISR
systems throughout the 2-day course.
What You Will Learn
• How to interpret and analyze ISR system requirements at the
subsystem and overall system levels. This includes the process
of generating system design objectives and key performance
parameters (KPPs).
• To develop and use existing evaluation “tools” to evaluate
limitations and capabilities exhibited by ISR system(s), end-toend.
• Which sensor technologies provide what capability, including
how imagers (EO/IR), radar, laser radar, and other sensor
modalities function within tactical ISR systems.
• How to consider false alarms while maintaining an acceptable
level of detection probability via working the “trade-off space”.
• Design rules associated with object detection, tracking, and
identification.
• How to manage distributed ISR assets and implement
successful exfiltration of vital sensor data products to users that
require such (actionable timeliness).
• How to support seamless integration of ISR system(s) to
situational analyses and common operating (COP)
architectures, such as C2PC or FalconView.
• Which effective set of “analysis” tools exist that can aid in
evaluating ISR components, systems, requirements verification
(and validation), and/or effective deployment and maintenance
of an ISR system.
• Discussion of standards that provide value-added capabilities,
including: sensor harmonization and sensor web enablement
(SWE) technologies.
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Astrodynamics:
Booster Rockets, Interplanetary Trajectories and Spacecraft Maneuvers
Course # P180
January 25-28, 2016
Albuquerque, New Mexico
March 1-4, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1990
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
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Summary
Every maneuver in space is counterintuitive. Fly
your rocketship into a 100-mile circular orbit. Put on
the brakes and you will speed up! Mash down on the
accelerator and you will slow down! Throw a banana
peel out the window and 45 minutes later it will come
back and slap you in the face!
In this comprehensive 4-day short course,
Mr. Logsdon uses 400 clever color graphics to clarify
these and a dozen other puzzling mysteries associated
with spacecraft maneuvers. He also provides you with
a few simple one-page derivations using real-world
inputs to illustrate the concepts under study
Instructor
For more than 30 years, Thomas S. Logsdon, has
conducted broadranging studies on
boost trajectories and astrodynamics at
McDonnell
Douglas,
Boeing
Aerospace, and Rockwell International.
His research projects have included
Project Apollo, the Skylab capsule, the
nuclear flight state and the GPS
radionavigation system.
Mr. Logsdon has taught 300 short courses and
lectured in 31 different countries on six continents. He
has written 40 technical papers and 34 technical
books, including Orbital Mechanics, Striking It Rich in
Space, Understanding the Navstar, and Mobile
Communication Satellites.
What You Will Learn
• How do we launch a satellite into orbit and maneuver it into
a new location?
• How do today’s designers fashion performance-optimal
constellations of satellites swarming the sky?
• How do planetary swingby maneuvers provide such
amazing gains in performance?
• How can we design the best multi-stage rocket for a
particular mission?
• What are libration point orbits? Were they really discovered
in 1772? How do we place satellites into halo orbits circling
around these empty points in space?
• What are JPL’s superhighways in space? How were they
discovered? How are they revolutionizing the exploration of
space?
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Course Outline
1. The Essence of Astrodynamics. Kepler’s
amazing laws. Newton’s clever generalizations.
Launch azimuths and ground-trace geometry.
Orbital perturbations.
2. Gliding into Orbit. Isaac Newton’s vis viva
equation. Gravity wells. The six classical
Keplerian orbital elements.
3. Rocket Propulsion Fundamentals. The
rocket equation. Building efficient liquid and solid
rockets. Performance-optimal boosters. Multistage rocket design.
4. Russian and American Rockets. Russia’s
magnificient Soyuz booster. The deal of a lifetime
turned down cold. Optimal ground operations.
The amazing benefits of the economies of scale.
5. Powered Flight Maneuvers. The
Hohmann transfer maneuver. Multi-impulse and
low-thrust maneuvers. Plane-change maneuvers.
The bi-elliptic transfer. On-orbit rendezvous.
Performance-optimal flights to geosync.
6. Orbit Selection Trades. Birdcage
constellations. Geostationary satellites and their
on-orbit perturbations. ACE-orbit constellations.
Libration point orbits. Halo orbits. Interplanetary
spacecraft
trajectories.
Mars-mission
opportunities. Deep-space missions.
7. Optimal Constellation Design. Constellations,
large and small. John Walker’s rosette
configurations. John Drain’s elliptical orbit
constellations. Space eggs simulations.
8. Zipping Along JPL’s Superhighways in
Space. Libration-point orbits. Equipotential
surfaces. 3-dimenstional manifolds. Ballistic
capture in space. JPL’s Genesis mission.
Capturing ancient stardust. Stepping stones to
everywhere. Coasting along tomorrow’s unpaved
freeways in the sky.
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Attitude Determination & Control
Course # P121
April 12-14, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
Summary
This four-day course provides a detailed
introduction to spacecraft attitude estimation and
control. This course emphasizes many practical
aspects of attitude control system design but with a
solid theoretical foundation. The principles of operation
and characteristics of attitude sensors and actuators
are discussed. Spacecraft kinematics and dynamics
are developed for use in control design and system
simulation. Attitude determination methods are
discussed in detail, including TRIAD, QUEST, Kalman
filters. Sensor alignment and calibration is also
covered. Environmental factors that affect pointing
accuracy and attitude dynamics are presented.
Pointing accuracy, stability (smear), and jitter
definitions and analysis methods are presented. The
various types of spacecraft pointing controllers and
design, and analysis methods are presented. Students
should have an engineering background including
calculus and linear algebra. Sufficient background
mathematics are presented in the course but is kept to
the minimum necessary.
Instructor
Dr. Mark E. Pittelkau is an independent consultant. He
was previously with the Applied Physics Laboratory,
Orbital Sciences Corporation, CTA Space Systems,
and Swales Aerospace. His early career at the Naval
Surface Warfare Center involved target tracking, gun
pointing control, and gun system calibration, and he
has recently worked in target track fusion. His
experience in satellite systems covers all phases of
design and operation, including conceptual desig,
implementation, and testing of attitude control systems,
attitude and orbit determination, and attitude sensor
alignment and calibration, control-structure interaction
analysis, stability and jitter analysis, and post-launch
support. His current interests are precision attitude
determination, attitude sensor calibration, orbit
determination, and formation flying. Dr. Pittelkau
earned the Bachelor's and Ph. D. degrees in Electrical
Engineering at Tennessee Technological University
and the Master's degree in EE at Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University.
What You Will Learn
• Characteristics and principles of operation of attitude
sensors and actuators.
• Kinematics and dynamics.
• Principles of time and coordinate systems.
• Attitude determination methods, algorithms, and
limits of performance;
• Pointing accuracy, stability (smear), and jitter
definitions and analysis methods.
• Various types of pointing control systems and
hardware necessary to meet particular control
objectives.
• Back-of-the envelope design techniques.
$1990
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Recent attendee comments ...
“Very thorough!”
“Relevant and comprehensive.”
Course Outline
1. Kinematics. Vectors, direction-cosine matrices,
Euler angles, quaternions, frame transformations, and
rotating frames. Conversion between attitude
representations.
2. Dynamics. Rigid-body rotational dynamics,
Euler's equation. Slosh dynamics. Spinning spacecraft
with long wire booms.
3. Sensors. Sun sensors, Earth Horizon sensors,
Magnetometers, Gyros, Allan Variance & Green
Charts, Angular Displacement sensors, Star Trackers.
Principles of operation and error modeling.
4. Actuators. Reaction and momentum wheels,
dynamic and static imbalance, wheel configurations,
magnetic torque rods, reaction control jets. Principles
of operation and modeling.
5. Environmental
Disturbance
Torques.
Aerodynamic, solar pressure, gravity-gradient,
magnetic dipole torque, dust impacts, and internal
disturbances.
6. Pointing Error Metrics. Accuracy, Stability
(Smear), and Jitter. Definitions and methods of design
and analysis for specification and verification of
requirements.
7. Attitude Control. B-dot and H X B rate damping
laws. Gravity-gradient, spin stabilization, and
momentum bias control. Three-axis zero-momentum
control. Controller design and stability. Back-of-the
envelope equations for actuator sizing and controller
design. Flexible-body modeling, control-structure
interaction, structural-mode (flex-mode) filters, and
control of flexible structures. Verification and
Validation, and Polarity and Phase testing.
8. Attitude Determination. TRIAD and QUEST
algorithms. Introduction to Kalman filtering. Potential
problems and reliable solutions in Kalman filtering.
Attitude determination using the Kalman filter.
Calibration of attitude sensors and gyros.
9. Coordinate Systems and Time. J2000 and
ICRF inertial reference frames. Earth Orientation,
WGS-84, geodetic, geographic coordinates. Time
systems. Conversion between time scales. Standard
epochs. Spacecraft time and timing.
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Design and Analysis of Bolted Joints
For Aerospace Engineers
Recent attendee comments ...
“It was a fantastic course, one of the most useful
short courses I have ever taken.” “Interaction between
instructor and experienced designers (in the class) was
priceless.”
“(The) examples (and) stories from industry were
invaluable.” “Everyone at NASA should take this
course!”
Course # P131
March 22-24, 2016
Littleton, Colorado
$1850
(8:30am - 5:00pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
“(What I found most useful:) strong emphasis on
understanding physical principles vs. blindly applying
textbook formulas.”
(What you would tell others) “Take it!” “You need
to take it.” “Take it. Tell everyone you know to take it.”
“Excellent instructor. Great lessons learned on failure
modes shown from testing.”
“A must course for structural/mechanical engineers
and anyone who has ever questioned the assumptions in
bolt analysis”
“Well-researched, well-designed course.” “Kudos to you
for spreading knowledge!”
Summary
Just about everyone involved in developing hardware for
space missions (or any other purpose, for that matter) has been
affected by problems with mechanical joints. Common problems
include structural failure, fatigue, unwanted and unpredicted
loss of stiffness, joint slipping or loss of alignment, fastener
loosening, material mismatch, incompatibility with the space
environment, mis-drilled holes, time-consuming and costly
assembly, and inability to disassemble when needed. The
objectives of this course are to.
• Build an understanding of how bolted joints behave and
how they fail.
• Impart effective processes, methods, and standards for
design and analysis, drawing on a mix of theory, empirical
data, and practical experience.
• Share guidelines, rules of thumb, and valuable references.
• Help you understand the new NASA-STD-5020.
The course includes many examples and class problems.
Participants should bring calculators.
Instructor
Tom Sarafin has worked full time in the space industry
since 1979. He worked over 13 years at
Martin Marietta Astronautics, where he
contributed to and led activities in structural
analysis, design, and test, mostly for large
spacecraft. Since founding Instar
Engineering in 1993, he’s consulted for
NASA, DigitalGlobe, Lockheed Martin,
AeroAstro, and other organizations. He’s
helped the U. S. Air Force Academy design, develop, and
verify a series of small satellites and has been an advisor to
DARPA. He was a member of the core team that developed
NASA-STD-5020 and continues to serve on that team to help
address issues with threaded fasteners at NASA. He is the
editor and principal author of Spacecraft Structures and
Mechanisms: From Concept to Launch and is a contributing
author to Space Mission Analysis and Design. Since 1995, he
has taught over 200 courses to more than 4000 engineers
and managers in the space industry.
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Course Outline
1. Overview of Designing Fastened Joints. Common
problems with bolted joints. Designing a bolted joint. A
process for designing a structural joint. Identifying functional
requirements. Selecting the method of attachment. General
design guidelines. The importance of preload. Introduction to
NASA-STD-5020. Key definitions per NASA-STD-5020. Toplevel requirements. Factors of safety, fitting factors, and
margin of safety. Establishing design standards and criteria.
2. Introduction to Threaded Fasteners. History of screw
threads. Terminology and specification. Tensile-stress area.
Are fine threads better than coarse threads?
3. Developing a Concept for the Joint. General types of
joints and fasteners. Configuring the joint. Designing a stiff
joint. Shear clips and tension clips. Avoiding problems with
fixed fasteners.
4. Calculating Fastener Loads. How a preloaded joint
carries load. Temporarily ignoring preload. Other common
assumptions and their limitations. An effective process for
calculating bolt loads in a compact joint.
5. Failure Modes and Assessment Methods.
Understanding stress analysis. An effective process for
strength analysis. Bolt tension and shear. Tension joints.
Shear joints. Identifying potential failure modes. Fastened
shear joints with composite materials.
6. Thread Shear and Pull-out Strength. How threads fail.
Computing theoretical shear engagement areas. Including a
knock-down factor. Test results.
7. Selecting Hardware and Detailing the Design.
Selecting compatible materials. Selecting the nut: ensuring
strength compatibility. Common types of threaded inserts.
Use of washers. Selecting fastener length and grip.
Recommended fastener hole sizes. Guidelines for simplifying
assembly. Establishing bolt preload. Torque-preload
relationships. Locking features and NASA-STD-5020.
Recommendations for establishing and maintaining preload.
8. Mechanics of a Preloaded Joint. Mechanics of a
preloaded joint under applied tension. Estimating bolt stiffness
and clamp stiffness. Understanding the loading-plane factor.
Worst case for steel-aluminum combination. Key conclusions
regarding load sharing. Effects of bolt ductility. How
temperature change affects preload.
9. Analysis Criteria in NASA-STD-5020. Objectives and
summary. Calculating maximum and minimum preloads.
Tensile loading: ultimate-strength analysis Separation
analysis. Tensile loading: yield-strength analysis. Shear
loading: ultimate-strength analysis. Interaction of tension,
shear, and bending. Joint-slip analysis. Low-risk classification
for fastener fatigue.
10. Summary.
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Earth Station Design
Implementation, Operation & Maintenance for Satellite Communications
Course # P142
May 3-6, 2016
Course Outline
Columbia, Maryland
1. Ground Segment and Earth Station Technical
Aspects.
Evolution of satellite communication earth stations—
teleports and hubs • Earth station design philosophy for
performance and operational effectiveness • Engineering
principles • Propagation considerations • The isotropic
source, line of sight, antenna principles • Atmospheric
effects: troposphere (clear air and rain) and ionosphere
(Faraday and scintillation) • Rain effects and rainfall
regions • Use of the DAH and Crane rain models •
Modulation systems (QPSK, OQPSK, MSK, GMSK,
8PSK, 16 QAM, and 32 APSK) • Forward error correction
techniques (Viterbi, Reed-Solomon, Turbo, and LDPC
codes) • Transmission equation and its relationship to the
link budget • Radio frequency clearance and interference
consideration • RFI prediction techniques • Antenna
sidelobes (ITU-R Rec 732) • Interference criteria and
coordination • Site selection • RFI problem identification
and resolution.
2. Major Earth Station Engineering.
RF terminal design and optimization. Antennas for
major earth stations (fixed and tracking, LP and CP) •
Upconverter and HPA chain (SSPA, TWTA, and KPA) •
LNA/LNB and downconverter chain. Optimization of RF
terminal configuration and performance (redundancy,
power combining, and safety) • Baseband equipment
configuration and integration • Designing and verifying the
terrestrial interface • Station monitor and control • Facility
design and implementation • Prime power and UPS
systems. Developing environmental requirements (HVAC)
• Building design and construction • Grounding and
lightening control.
3. Hub Requirements and Supply.
Earth station uplink and downlink gain budgets • EIRP
budget • Uplink gain budget and equipment requirements
• G/T budget • Downlink gain budget • Ground segment
supply process • Equipment and system specifications •
Format of a Request for Information • Format of a Request
for Proposal • Proposal evaluations • Technical
comparison criteria • Operational requirements • Costbenefit and total cost of ownership.
4. Link Budget Analysis Related to the Earth
Station.
Standard ground rules for satellite link budgets •
Frequency band selection: L, S, C, X, Ku, and Ka •
Satellite footprints (EIRP, G/T, and SFD) and transponder
plans • Transponder loading and optimum multi-carrier
backoff • How to assess transponder capacity • Maximize
throughput • Minimize receive dish size • Minimize
transmit power • Examples: DVB-S2 broadcast, digital
VSAT network with multi-carrier operation.
5. Earth Terminal Maintenance Requirements and
Procedures.
Outdoor systems • Antennas, mounts and waveguide •
Field of view • Shelter, power and safety • Indoor RF and
IF systems • Vendor requirements by subsystem • Failure
modes and routine testing.
6. VSAT Baseband Hub Maintenance Requirements
and Procedures.
IF and modem equipment • Performance evaluation •
Test procedures • TDMA control equipment and software •
Hardware and computers • Network management system
• System software
7. Hub Procurement and Operation Case Study.
General requirements and life-cycle • Block diagram •
Functional division into elements for design and
procurement • System level specifications • Vendor
options • Supply specifications and other requirements •
RFP definition • Proposal evaluation • O&M planning
$1990
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
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Video!
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Summary
This intensive four-day course is intended for satellite
communications engineers, earth station design
professionals, and operations and maintenance managers
and technical staff. The course provides a proven
approach to the design of modern earth stations, from the
system level down to the critical elements that determine
the performance and reliability of the facility. We address
the essential technical properties in the baseband and RF,
and delve deeply into the block diagram, budgets and
specification of earth stations and hubs. Also addressed
are practical approaches for the procurement and
implementation of the facility, as well as proper practices
for O&M and testing throughout the useful life. The overall
methodology assures that the earth station meets its
requirements in a cost effective and manageable manner.
Instructor
Bruce R. Elbert, (MSEE, MBA) is president of an
independent satellite communications
consulting firm. He is a recognized
satellite communications expert and
has been involved in the satellite and
telecommunications industries for over
40 years. He founded ATSI to assist
major private and public sector
organizations that develop and operate digital video
and broadband networks using satellite technologies
and services. During 25 years with Hughes
Electronics, he directed the design of several major
satellite projects, including Palapa A, Indonesia’s
original satellite system; the Galaxy follow-on system
(the largest and most successful satellite TV system in
the world); and the development of the first GEO
mobile satellite system capable of serving handheld
user terminals. Mr. Elbert was also ground segment
manager for the Hughes system, which included eight
teleports and 3 VSAT hubs. He served in the US Army
Signal Corps as a radio communications officer and
instructor. By considering the technical, business, and
operational aspects of satellite systems, Mr. Elbert has
contributed to the operational and economic success
of leading organizations in the field. He has written
seven books on telecommunications and IT, including
Introduction to Satellite Communication, Third Edition
(Artech House, 2008). The Satellite Communication
Applications Handbook, Second Edition (Artech
House, 2004); The Satellite Communication Ground
Segment and Earth Station Handbook (Artech House,
2001), the course text.
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Ground Systems Design and Operations
Course # P155
April 25-27, 2016
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Summary
This three-day course provides a practical
introduction to all aspects of ground system design and
operation. Starting with basic communications
principles, an understanding is developed of ground
system architectures and system design issues. The
function of major ground system elements is explained,
leading to a discussion of day-to-day operations. The
course concludes with a discussion of current trends in
Ground System design and operations.
This course is intended for engineers, technical
managers, and scientists who are interested in
acquiring a working understanding of ground systems
as an introduction to the field or to help broaden their
overall understanding of space mission systems and
mission operations. It is also ideal for technical
professionals who need to use, manage, operate, or
purchase a ground system.
Instructor
Steve Gemeny is Director of Engineering for
Syntonics. Formerly Senior Member of
the Professional Staff at The Johns
Hopkins University Applied Physics
Laboratory where he served as Ground
Station Lead for the TIMED mission to
explore Earth’s atmosphere and Lead
Ground System Engineer on the New
Horizons mission to explore Pluto by
2020. Prior to joining the Applied Physics Laboratory,
Mr. Gemeny held numerous engineering and technical
sales positions with Orbital Sciences Corporation,
Mobile TeleSystems Inc. and COMSAT Corporation
beginning in 1980. Mr. Gemeny is an experienced
professional in the field of Ground Station and Ground
System design in both the commercial world and on
NASA Science missions with a wealth of practical
knowledge spanning more than three decades. Mr.
Gemeny delivers his experiences and knowledge to his
students with an informative and entertaining
presentation style.
What You Will Learn
• The fundamentals of ground system design,
architecture and technology.
• Cost and performance tradeoffs in the spacecraft-toground communications link.
• Cost and performance tradeoffs in the design and
implementation of a ground system.
• The capabilities and limitations of the various
modulation types (FM, PSK, QPSK).
• The fundamentals of ranging and orbit determination
for orbit maintenance.
• Basic day-to-day operations practices and
procedures for typical ground systems.
• Current trends and recent experiences in cost and
schedule constrained operations.
June 21-23, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1790
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Course Outline
1. The Link Budget. An introduction to
basic communications system principles and
theory; system losses, propagation effects,
Ground Station performance, and frequency
selection.
2. Ground System Architecture and
System Design. An overview of ground
system topology providing an introduction to
ground system elements and technologies.
3. Ground System Elements. An element
by element review of the major ground station
subsystems, explaining roles, parameters,
limitations, tradeoffs, and current technology.
4. Figure of Merit (G/T). An introduction to
the key parameter used to characterize
satellite ground station performance, bringing
all ground station elements together to form a
complete system.
5. Modulation Basics. An introduction to
modulation types, signal sets, analog and
digital modulation schemes, and modulator demodulator performance characteristics.
6. Ranging and Tracking. A discussion of
ranging and tracking for orbit determination.
7. Ground System Networks and
Standards. A survey of several ground system
networks and standards with a discussion of
applicability, advantages, disadvantages, and
alternatives.
8. Ground System Operations. A
discussion of day-to-day operations in a typical
ground system including planning and staffing,
spacecraft commanding, health and status
monitoring, data recovery, orbit determination,
and orbit maintenance.
9. Trends in Ground System Design. A
discussion of the impact of the current cost and
schedule constrained approach on Ground
System design and operation, including COTS
hardware and software systems, autonomy,
and unattended “lights out” operations.
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Satellite Communications
An Essential Introduction
Summary
This three-day (or four-day virtual ) course has been taught
to thousands of industry professionals for almost thirty years, in
public sessions and on-site to almost every major satellite
manufacturer and operator, to rave reviews. The course is
intended primarily for non-technical people who must
understand the entire field of commercial satellite
communications (including their increasing use by government
agencies), and by those who must understand and
communicate with engineers and other technical personnel. The
secondary audience is technical personnel moving into the
industry who need a quick and thorough overview of what is
going on in the industry, and who need an example of how to
communicate with less technical individuals. The course is a
primer to the concepts, jargon, buzzwords, and acronyms of the
industry, plus an overview of commercial satellite
communications hardware, operations, business and regulatory
environment. Concepts are explained at a basic level,
minimizing the use of math, and providing real-world examples.
Several calculations of important concepts such as link budgets
are presented for illustrative purposes, but the details need not
be understood in depth to gain an understanding of the
concepts illustrated. The first section provides non-technical
people with an overview of the business issues, including major
operators, regulation and legal issues, security issues and
issues and trends affecting the industry. The second section
provides the technical background in a way understandable to
non-technical audiences. The third and fourth sections cover
the space and terrestrial parts of the industry. The last section
deals with the space-to-Earth link, culminating with the
importance of the link budget and multiple-access techniques.
Attendees use a workbook of all the illustrations used in the
course, as well as a copy of the instructor's textbook, Satellite
Communications for the Non-Specialist. Plenty of time is
allotted for questions
Instructor
Dr. Mark R. Chartrand is a consultant and lecturer in satellite
telecommunications and the space sciences.
Since 1984 he has presented professional
seminars on satellite technology and space
sciences to individuals and businesses in the
United States, Canada, Latin America,
Europe, and Asia. Among the many
companies and organizations to which he has
presented this course are Intelsat, Inmarsat,
Asiasat, Boeing, Lockheed Martin,
PanAmSat, ViaSat, SES, Andrew Corporation, Alcatel Espace,
the EU telecommunications directorate, the Canadian Space
Agency, ING Bank, NSA, FBI, and DISA. Dr. Chartrand has
served as a technical and/or business consultant to NASA,
Arianespace, GTE Spacenet, Intelsat, Antares Satellite Corp.,
Moffett-Larson-Johnson, Arianespace, Delmarva Power,
Hewlett-Packard, and the International Communications
Satellite Society of Japan, among others. He has appeared as
an invited expert witness before Congressional subcommittees
and was an invited witness before the National Commission On
Space. He was the founding editor and the Editor-in-Chief of the
annual The World Satellite Systems Guide, and later the
publication Strategic Directions in Satellite Communication. He
is author of seven books, including an introductory textbook on
satellite communications, and of hundreds of articles in the
space sciences. He has been chairman of several international
satellite conferences, and a speaker at many others.
What You Will Learn
• How do commercial satellites fit into the telecommunications
industry?
• How are satellites planned, built, launched, and operated?
• How do earth stations function?
• What is a link budget and why is it important?
• What is radio frequency interference (RFI) and how does it affect
links?
• What legal and regulatory restrictions affect the industry?
• What are the issues and trends driving the industry?
Course # P212
March 2-4, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1895
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Video!
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Course Outline
1. Satellite Services, Markets, and Regulation.
Introduction and historical background. The place of satellites
in the global telecommunications market. Major competitors
and satellites strengths and weaknesses. Satellite services
and markets. Satellite system operators. Satellite economics.
Satellite regulatory issues: role of the ITU, FCC, etc.
Spectrum issues. Licensing issues and process. Satellite
system design overview. Satellite service definitions: BSS,
FSS, MSS, RDSS, RNSS. The issue of government use of
commercial satellites. Satellite real-world issues: security,
accidental and intentional interference, regulations. State of
the industry and recent develpments. Useful sources of
information on satellite technology and the satellite industry.
2. Communications Fundamentals. Basic definitions
and measurements: channels, circuits, half-circuits, decibels.
The spectrum and its uses: properties of waves, frequency
bands, space loss, polarization, bandwidth. Analog and digital
signals. Carrying information on waves: coding, modulation,
multiplexing, networks and protocols. Satellite frequency
bands. Signal quality, quantity, and noise: measures of signal
quality; noise and interference; limits to capacity; advantages
of digital versus analog. The interplay of modulation,
bandwidth, datarate, and error correction.
3. The Space Segment. Basic functions of a satellite. The
space environment: gravity, radiation, meteoroids and space
debris. Orbits: types of orbits; geostationary orbits; nongeostationary orbits. Orbital slots, frequencies, footprints, and
coverage: slots; satellite spacing; eclipses; sun interference,
adjacent satellite interference. Launch vehicles; the launch
campaign; launch bases. Satellite systems and construction:
structure and busses; antennas; power; thermal control;
stationkeeping and orientation; telemetry and command.
What transponders are and what they do. Advantages and
disadvantages of hosted payloads. Satellite operations:
housekeeping and communications. High-throughput and
processing satellites. Satellite security issues.
4. The Ground Segment. Earth stations: types, hardware,
mountings, and pointing. Antenna properties: gain;
directionality; sidelobes and legal limits on sidelobe gain.
Space loss, electronics, EIRP, and G/T: LNA-B-C’s; signal
flow through an earth station. The growing problem of
accidental and intentional interference.
5. The Satellite Earth Link. Atmospheric effects on
signals: rain effects and rain climate models; rain fade
margins. The most important calculation: link budgets, C/N
and Eb/No. Link budget examples. Improving link budgets.
Sharing satellites: multiple access techniques: SDMA, FDMA,
TDMA, PCMA, CDMA; demand assignment; on-board
multiplexing. Signal security issues. Conclusion: industry
issues, trends, and the future.
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Satellite Communications – State of the Art
Course # P216
February 9-11, 2016
Course Outline
Columbia, Maryland
The current state-of-the-art in satellite communications
systems.
• Orbit and spectrum resources available in North
• Satellite operators and their orbital resources
• The ground segment – operators and capabilities
• Satellite footprint coverage and antenna structures
• Low noise front ends
• Switching and processing
• High power amplification and linearization
• Spacecraft support – power, thermal and structural
• Large versus small satellites – trades on cost and risk
Earth station design innovation
• Antenna systems
• Monitor and control
• Review of DVB-S2 and turbo codes
• Extensions to DVB-S2 (DVB-Sx)
• The next wave of ACM – enhanced VSAT networks (two
way services), 2D 16 State TCM
• Integration with IP and the terrestrial network
• Characterization of the bent pipe transponde
• Traffic bearing capability of multi-beam systems
• Classification of interference – harmful, unacceptable,
acceptable
• RFI location using interferometry
• Carrier ID – on the carrier, under the carrier
• RFI investigation process
• Role of good operating practices
• Update on propagation – Ka band impacts from rain and
clouds
• Transponder characterization
• Operating modes
• Test and simulation tools
• The business of the satellite operator – how to make better
deals
• Trends in COTM as related to aeronautical and maritime
• Technology development and introduction – on the ground
and in space
• How to anticipate changes in requirements and technology
• Planning for the future – discussion
$1790
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Summary
Modern satellite communications networks and systems
rely on innovations in both the radio frequency (RF) and
baseband domains. Introduction and application of these
cutting-edge technologies and processes are addressed by
this in-depth three-day course. Established during the last
decade, technologies that make a difference include high
throughput satellites, high power solid state amplifiers (up to
one kW), array antennas for mobile platforms, channel
linearization, turbo codes, DVB-S2 extensions and adaptive
coding and modulation (ACM). The path forward involves the
right choices in terms of which technologies and their
introduction – and the use of integrating tools such as system
simulation and optimization. Investments in new satellites,
earth stations and network management systems need the
right system-level view, and at the same time, demand a
thorough understanding of the underlying details within the
RF aspects (propagation, link availability and throughput) as
well as the ability of baseband systems to provide throughput
under expected conditions and to end users. The course
examines real options and makes use of quantitative analysis
methods and systems analysis to evaluate the technology
horizon.
Instructor
Bruce R. Elbert, MSEE, MBA, Adjunct Professor (ret),
College of Engineering, University of
Wisconsin, Madison. Mr. Elbert is a
recognized satellite communications expert
and has been involved in the satellite and
telecommunications industries for over 40
years. He founded ATS to assist major private
and public sector organizations that develop
and operate cutting-edge networks using
satellite technologies and services. During 25
years with Hughes Electronics (now Boeing Satellite Systems,
Intelsat and DIRECTV), he directed the design of several
major satellite projects, including Palapa A, Indonesia’s
original satellite system; the Galaxy follow-on system; and the
development of the first GEO mobile satellite system capable
of serving handheld user terminals. Mr. Elbert directed
engineering of several Hughes GEO communications
satellites, including Morelos (SATMEX), Palapa B, Galaxy 4
and 5, and Sky (News Corp). He was also ground segment
manager for the Hughes system, which included eight
teleports and 3 VSAT hubs. He served in the US Army Signal
Corps as a radio communications officer and instructor.
By considering the technical, business, and operational
aspects of satellite systems, Mr. Elbert has contributed to the
operational and economic success of leading organizations in
the field. He has written nine books on telecommunications
and IT, including Introduction to Satellite Communication,
Third Edition (Artech House, 2008). The Satellite
Communication Applications Handbook, Second Edition
(Artech House, 2004); The Satellite Communication Ground
Segment and Earth Station Handbook, Second Edition
(Artech House, 2014), the course text.
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What You Will Learn
• Current and projected satellite designs, payloads and
capabilities.
• Structure of ground segments, earth stations and user
terminals looking forward.
• Terminals and networks for high speed communications on
the move (COTM).
• Innovative systems engineering concepts and solutions –
simulation using STK and other tools.
• Evolving standards used in the baseband and network –
DVB-Sx (extensions), ACM in its next generation, Internet
Protocol acceleration.
• The future built around solid state amplifiers – GaN
technology, linearization, single and multi carrier
operations under highly dynamic conditions.
• Innovations in multiple access systems – MF-TDMA,
CDMA, carrier cancellation, 2D-16 State Trellis Coded
Modulation (TCM).
• Control of radio frequency interference (RFI) – overcoming
challenges in mobile and broadband applications.
• Planning steps for upgrading or replacing current with
state-of-the-art technology.
• How technology will evolve in coming years, reflecting
changes in technology and user requirements.
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Satellite Communications Design & Engineering
A comprehensive, quantitative tutorial designed for satellite professionals
Course # P214
April 5-7, 2016
Course Outline
Columbia, Maryland
1. Mission Analysis. Kepler’s laws. Circular and
elliptical satellite orbits. Altitude regimes. Period of
revolution. Geostationary Orbit. Orbital elements. Ground
trace.
2. Earth-Satellite Geometry. Azimuth and elevation.
Slant range. Coverage area.
3. Signals and Spectra. Properties of a sinusoidal
wave. Synthesis and analysis of an arbitrary waveform.
Fourier Principle. Harmonics. Fourier series and Fourier
transform. Frequency spectrum.
4. Methods of Modulation. Overview of modulation.
Carrier. Sidebands. Analog and digital modulation. Need for
RF frequencies.
5. Analog Modulation. Amplitude Modulation (AM).
Frequency Modulation (FM).
6. Digital Modulation. Analog to digital conversion.
BPSK, QPSK, 8PSK FSK, QAM. Coherent detection and
carrier recovery. NRZ and RZ pulse shapes. Power spectral
density. ISI. Nyquist pulse shaping. Raised cosine filtering.
7. Bit Error Rate. Performance objectives. Eb/No.
Relationship between BER and Eb/No. Constellation
diagrams. Why do BPSK and QPSK require the same
power?
8. Coding. Shannon’s theorem. Code rate. Coding gain.
Methods of FEC coding. Hamming, BCH, and ReedSolomon block codes. Convolutional codes. Viterbi and
sequential decoding. Hard and soft decisions.
Concatenated coding. Turbo coding. Trellis coding.
9. Bandwidth. Equivalent (noise) bandwidth. Occupied
bandwidth. Allocated bandwidth. Relationship between
bandwidth and data rate. Dependence of bandwidth on
methods of modulation and coding. Tradeoff between
bandwidth and power. Emerging trends for bandwidth
efficient modulation.
10. The Electromagnetic Spectrum. Frequency bands
used for satellite communication. ITU regulations. Fixed
Satellite Service. Direct Broadcast Service. Digital Audio
Radio Service. Mobile Satellite Service.
11. Earth Stations. Facility layout. RF components.
Network Operations Center. Data displays.
12. Antennas. Antenna patterns. Gain. Half power
beamwidth. Efficiency. Sidelobes.
13. System Temperature. Antenna temperature. LNA.
Noise figure. Total system noise temperature.
14. Satellite Transponders. Satellite communications
payload architecture. Frequency plan. Transponder gain.
TWTA and SSPA. Amplifier characteristics. Nonlinearity.
Intermodulation products. SFD. Backoff.
15. Multiple Access Techniques. Frequency division
multiple access (FDMA). Time division multiple access
(TDMA). Code division multiple access (CDMA) or spread
spectrum. Capacity estimates.
16. Polarization. Linear and circular polarization.
Misalignment angle.
17. Rain Loss. Rain attenuation. Crane rain model.
Effect on G/T.
18. The RF Link. Decibel (dB) notation. Equivalent
isotropic radiated power (EIRP). Figure of Merit (G/T). Free
space loss. Power flux density. Carrier to noise ratio. The
RF link equation.
19. Link Budgets. Communications link calculations.
Uplink, downlink, and composite performance. Link
budgets for single carrier and multiple carrier operation.
Detailed worked examples.
20. Performance Measurements. Satellite modem.
Use of a spectrum analyzer to measure bandwidth, C/N,
and Eb/No. Comparison of actual measurements with
theory using a mobile antenna and a geostationary satellite.
$1895
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
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Summary
This three-day (or four-day virtual) course is
designed for satellite communications engineers,
spacecraft engineers, and managers who want to
obtain an understanding of the "big picture" of satellite
communications. Each topic is illustrated by detailed
worked numerical examples, using published data for
actual satellite communications systems. The course is
technically oriented and includes mathematical
derivations of the fundamental equations. It will enable
the participants to perform their own satellite link
budget calculations. The course will especially appeal
to those whose objective is to develop quantitative
computational skills in addition to obtaining a
qualitative familiarity with the basic concepts.
Instructor
Chris DeBoy leads the RF Engineering Group in the
Space Department at the Johns
Hopkins University Applied Physics
Laboratory, and is a member of APL’s
Principal Professional Staff. He has
over 20 years of experience in satellite
communications,
from
systems
engineering (he is the lead RF
communications engineer for the New Horizons
Mission to Pluto) to flight hardware design for both lowEarth orbit and deep-space missions. He holds a
BSEE from Virginia Tech, a Master’s degree in
Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins, and
teaches the satellite communications course for the
Johns Hopkins University
What You Will Learn
• A comprehensive understanding of satellite
communication.
• An understanding of basic vocabulary.
• A quantitative knowledge of basic relationships.
• Ability to perform and verify link budget calculations.
• Ability to interact meaningfully with colleagues and
independently evaluate system designs.
• A background to read the literature.
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Satellite Laser Communications
Course # P221
March 15-17, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1790
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Summary
This three-day course will provideThis course will provide
an introduction and overview of laser communication
principles and technologies for unguided, free-space beam
propagation. Special emphasis is placed on highlighting the
differences, as well as similarities to RF communications and
other laser systems, and design issues and options relevant
to future laser communication terminals.
Instructor
Hamid Hemmati, Ph.D. , has joined Facebook Inc. as Director of
Engineering for Telecom Infrastructure. Until May
2014 he was with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
(JPL), California Institute of Technology where as
Principal member of staff and the Supervisor of the
Optical Communications Group. Prior to joining
JPL in 1986, he was a researcher at NASA's
Goddard Space Flight Center and at NIST
(Boulder, CO). Dr. Hemmati has published over
200 journal and conference papers, nine patents granted and two
pending. He is the editor and author of two books: "Deep Space
Optical Communications" and "Near-Earth Laser Communications"
and author of five other book chapters. In 2011 he received NASA's
Exceptional Service Medal. He has also received 3 NASA Space Act
Board Awards, and 36 NASA certificates of appreciation. He is a
Fellow member of OSA (Optical Society of America) and the SPIE
(Society of Optical Engineers). Dr. Hemmati's current research
interests are in developing laser communications technologies and
low complexity, compact flight electro-optical systems for both interplanetary and satellite communications and science. Research
activities include: managing the development of a flight lasercom
terminal for planetary applications, called DOT (Deep-space Optical
Terminals), electro-optical systems engineering, solid-state lasers
(particularly pulsed fiber lasers), flight qualification of optical and
electro-optical systems and components; low-cost multi-meter
diameter optical ground receiver telescopes; active and adaptive
optics; and laser beam acquisition, tracking and pointing.
What You Will Learn
• This course will provide you the knowledge and ability
to perform basic satellite laser communication analysis,
identify tradeoffs, interact meaningfully with colleagues,
evaluate systems, and understand the literature.
• How is a laser-communication system superior to
conventional technology?
• How link performance is analyzed.
• What are the options for acquisition, tracking and beam
pointing?
• What are the options for laser transmitters, receivers
and optical systems.
• What are the atmospheric effects on the beam and how
to counter them.
• What are the typical characteristics of lasercommunication system hardware?
• How to calculate mass, power and cost of flight
systems.
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Course Outline
1. Introduction. Brief historical background,
RF/Optical comparison; basic Block diagrams; and
applications overview.
2. Link Analysis. Parameters influencing the link;
frequency dependence of noise; link performance
comparison to RF; and beam profiles.
3. Laser Transmitter. Laser sources; semiconductor
lasers; fiber amplifiers; amplitude modulation; phase
modulation; noise figure; nonlinear effects; and coherent
transmitters.
4. Modulation & Error Correction Encoding. PPM;
OOK and binary codes; and forward error correction.
5. Acquisition,
Tracking
and
Pointing.
Requirements; acquisition scenarios; acquisition; pointahead angles, pointing error budget; host platform vibration
environment; inertial stabilization: trackers; passive/active
isolation; gimbaled transceiver; and fast steering mirrors.
6. Opto-Mechanical Assembly. Transmit telescope;
receive telescope; shared transmit/receive telescope;
thermo-Optical-Mechanical stability.
7. Atmospheric Effects. Attenuation, beam wander;
turbulence/scintillation; signal fades; beam spread; turbid;
and mitigation techniques.
8. Detectors and Detections. Discussion of available
photo-detectors noise figure; amplification; background
radiation/ filtering; and mitigation techniques. Poisson
photon counting; channel capacity; modulation schemes;
detection statistics; and SNR / Bit error probability.
Advantages / complexities of coherent detection; optical
mixing; SNR, heterodyne and homodyne; laser linewidth.
9. Crosslinks and Networking. LEO-GEO & GEOGEO; orbital clusters; and future/advanced.
10. Flight Qualification. Radiation environment;
environmental testing; and test procedure.
11. Eye Safety. Regulations; classifications; wavelength
dependence, and CDRH notices.
12. Cost Estimation. Methodology, models; and
examples.
13. Terrestrial Optical Comm. Communications
systems developed for terrestrial links.
Who should attend
Engineers, scientists, managers, or professionals who
desire greater technical depth, or RF communication
engineers who need to assess this competing technology.
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Satellite Link Budget Training Using SatMaster Software
Course # P222
March 1-3, 2016
Course Outline
Columbia, Maryland
Day 1
(Principles of Satellite Links and Applicability of
SatMaster)
• Standard ground rules for satellite link budgets.
• Frequency band selection: UHF, L, S, C, X, Ku, and Ka.
• Satellite footprints (EIRP, G/T, and SFD) and transponder
plans; application of on-board processors.
• Propagation considerations: the isotropic source, line of
sight, antenna principles.
• Atmospheric effects: troposphere (clear air and rain) and
ionosphere (Faraday and scintillation).
• Rain effects and rainfall regions; use of the built-in DAH
and Crane rain models.
• Modulation systems (QPSK, OQPSK, MSK, GMSK,
8PSK, 16 QAM, and 32 APSK).
• Forward error correction techniques (Viterbi, ReedSolomon, BCH, Turbo, and LDPC codes).
• Transmission equation and its relationship to the link
budget.
• Introduction to the user interface of SatMaster.
• Differences between SatMaster 9, the current version,
and previous versions.
• File formats: antenna pointing, database, digital link
budget, and digital processing/regenerative repeater link
budget.
• Built-in reference data and calculators .
• Example of a digital one-way link budget (DVB-S2) using
equations and SatMaster.
Day 2
(Detailed Link Design in Practice: Computer Workshop)
• Earth station block diagram and characteristics.
• Antenna characteristics (main beam, sidelobe, X-pol
considerations, mobile antennas).
• HPA characteristics, intermodulation and sizing , uplink
power control.
• Link budget workshop example using SatMaster: Single
Channel Per Carrier (SCPC).
• Transponder loading and optimum multi-carrier backoff;
power equivalent bandwidth.
• Review of link budget optimization techniques using the
program's built-in features.
• Transponder loading and optimization for minimum cost
and resources, maximum throughput and availability.
• Computing the minimum transmit power; uplink power
control (UPC).
• Interference sources (X-pol, adjacent satellite
interference, adjacent channel interference).
• Earth station power flux density limits and the use of
spread spectrum for disadvantaged antennas.
Day 3
(Consideration of Interference and Workshop in Digital
Link Budgets)
• C/I estimation and trade studies.
• Performance estimation for carrier-in-carrier (Paired
Carrier Multiple Access) transmission.
• Discussion of VSAT parameters and technology options
as they relate to the link budget.
• Example: digital VSAT, multi-carrier operation.
• Use of batch location files to prepare link budgets for a
large table of locations.
• Case study from the class using the above elements and
SatMaster.
$1895
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Summary
Link budgets are the standard tool for designing and
assessing satellite communications transmissions,
considering radio-wave propagation, satellite
performance, terminal equipment, radio frequency
interference (RFI), and other physical layer aspects of
fixed and mobile satellite systems. The format and
content of the link budget must be understood by many
engineers and managers with design and operation
responsibilities. SatMaster is a highly-recognized yet
low-cost PC-based software tool offered through the
web by Arrowe Technical Services of the UK. This
three-day course reviews the principles and use of the
link budget along with hands-on training in SatMaster
9, the latest version, for one- and two-way transmission
of digital television; two-way interactive services using
very small aperture terminals (VSATs); point-to-point
transmission at a wide range of data rates; and
interactive communications with mobile terminals.
Services at UHF, L, S, C, X, Ku, and Ka bands to fixed
and mobile terminals are considered. The course
includes several computer workshop examples to
enhance participants' confidence in using SatMaster
and to improve their understanding of the link
budgeting process. Participants should gain
confidence in their ability to prepare link budgets and
their facility with SatMaster. Examples from the class
are employed as time allows. The course notes are
provided.
Bring a Windows OS laptop to class with SatMaster
software. It can be purchased directly from
www.satmaster.com (a discount is available to
registered attendees).
Instructor
Bruce R. Elbert, MSEE, MBA, adjunct professor (retired),
College of Engineering, University of
Wisconsin, Madison. Mr. Elbert is a
recognized satellite communications expert
and has been involved in the satellite and
telecommunications industries for over 40
years. He founded Application Technology
Strategy, L.L.C., to assist major private and
public sector organizations that develop and operate cuttingedge networks using satellite and other wireless technologies
and services. During 25 years with Hughes Space and
Communications (now Boeing Satellite Systems), he directed
communications engineering of several major satellite
projects. Mr. Elbert has written seven books on satellite
communications, including The Satellite Communication
Applications Handbook, Second Edition (Artech House,
2004); The Satellite Communication Ground Segment and
Earth Station Handbook (Artech House, 2001); and
Introduction to Satellite Communication, Third Edition (Artech
House, 2008).
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Space-Based Laser Systems
Course # P255
May 11-12, 2016
Course Outline
Columbia, Maryland
1. Introduction to Laser Radar Systems.
Definitions Remote sensing and altimetry, Space
object identification and tracking.
2. Review of Basic Theory. How Laser Radar
Systems Function.
3. Direct-detection systems. Coherent-detection
systems, Altimetry application, Radar (tracking)
application, Target identification application.
4. Laser Radar Design Approach. Constraints,
Spacecraft resources, Cost drivers, Proven
technologies, Matching instrument with application.
5. System Performance Evaluation. Development
of laser radar performance equations, Review of
secondary considerations, Speckle, Glint, Trade-off
studies, Aperture vs. power, Coherent vs. incoherent
detection, Spacecraft pointing vs. beam steering
optics.
6. Laser Radar Functional Implementation.
Component descriptions, System implementations.
7. Case Studies. Altimeters, Apollo 17, Clementine,
Detailed study of the NEAR laser altimeter design &
implementation, selection of system components for
high-rel requirements, testing of space-based laser
systems, nuances associated with operating spacebased lasers, Mars Global Surveyor, Radars,
LOWKATR (BMD midcourse sensing), FIREPOND
(BMD target ID), TMD/BMD Laser Systems, COIL: A
TMD Airborne Laser System (TMD target lethal
interception).
8. Emerging Developments and Future Trends.
PN coding, Laser vibrometry, Signal processing
hardware Implementation issues.
$1290
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Summary
This two-day short course reviews the underlying
technology areas used to construct and operate spacebased laser altimeters and laser radar systems. The
course presents background information to allow an
appreciation for designing and evaluating space-based
laser radars.
Fundamental descriptions are given for direct-detection
and coherent-detection laser radar systems, and, details
associated with space applications are presented.
System requirements are developed and methodology of
system component selection is given. Performance
evaluation criteria are developed based on system
requirements. Design considerations for space-based
laser radars are discussed and case studies describing
previous and current space instrumentation are
presented. In particular, the development, test, and
operation of the NEAR Laser Radar is discussed in
detailed to illustrate design decisions.
Emerging technologies pushing next-generation laser
altimeters are discussed, the use of lasers in BMD and
TMD architectures are summarized, and additional topics
addressing laser radar target identification and tracking
aspects are provided. Fundamentals associated with
lasers and optics are not covered in this course, a
generalized level of understanding is assumed.
Instructor
Who should attend
Timothy D. Cole is a leading authority with 21 years
of experience exclusively working in
electro-optical systems as a systems
and design engineer. He has presented
technical papers addressing spacebased laser altimetry all over the US
and Europe. His industry experience
has been focused on the systems
engineering and analysis associated development of
optical detectors, exoatmospheric sensor design and
calibration, and the design, fabrication and operation of
the Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) Laser
Radar.
Engineers, scientists, and technical managers
interested in obtaining a fundamental knowledge of the
technologies and system engineering aspects underlying
laser radar systems. The course presents mathematical
equations (e.g., link budget) and design rules (e.g., bistatic, mono-static, coherent, direct detection
configurations),
survey and discussion of key
technologies employed (laser transmitters, receiver optics
and transducer, post-detection signal processing),
performance measurement and examples, and an
overview of special topics (e.g., space qualification and
operation, scintillation effects, signal processing
implementations) to allow appreciation towards the design
and operation of laser radars in space.
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Space Environment & Its Effects on Space Systems
Course # P232
Summary
This four-day class on the space environment and
its effects on space systems is for technical and
management personnel who wish to gain an
understanding of the important issues that must be
addressed in the development of space
instrumentation, subsystems, and systems. The goal is
to assist students to achieve their professional
potential by endowing them with an understanding of
the fundamentals of the space environment and its
effects. The class is designed for participants who
expect to either, plan, design, build, integrate, test,
launch, operate or manage payloads, subsystems,
launch vehicles, spacecraft, or ground systems.
Each participant will receive a copy of the reference
textbook: Pisacane, VL. The Space Environment and
its Effects on Space Systems. AIAA Education Series.
Instructor
Dr. Vincent L. Pisacane was the Robert A. Heinlein
Professor of Aerospace Engineering at
the United States Naval Academy where
he taught courses in space exploration
and its physiological effects, space
communications, astrodynamics, space
environment, space communication,
space power systems, and the design of
spacecraft and space instruments. He was previously
at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics
Laboratory where he was the Head of the Space
Department, Director of the Institute for Advanced
Science and Technology in Medicine, and Assistant
Director for Research and Exploratory Development.
He concurrently held a joint academic appointment in
biomedical engineering at the Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine. He has been the principal investigator on
several NASA funded grants on space radiation, orbital
debris, and the human thermoregulatory system. He is
a fellow of the AIAA. He currently teaches graduate
courses in space systems engineering at the Johns
Hopkins University. In addition he has taught short
courses on these topics. He has authored over a
hundred papers on space systems and
bioastronautics.
What You Will Learn
• Space system failures caused by the space
environment.
• Risk analysis, management, and mitigation.
• Fundamentals of the space neutral, plasma, solar,
and radiation environments.
• Effects of the space environment on space systems
and how to mitigate their efects.
Who should attend
Scientists, engineers, and managers involved in the
management, planning, design, fabrication, integration,
test, or operation of space instruments, space
subsystems, and spacecraft are the targeted audience.
The course will provide an understanding of the space
environment and its interactions with payloads and
spacecraft to improve their design and enhance their
performance and survivability.
February 22-25, 2016
Cocoa Beach, Florida
$2145
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Course Outline
1. Overview of Selected Systems. Typical spacecraft missions,
Cassini-Huygens mission, Near Earth Asteroid, Space Navigation
Systems.
2. Universe. Formation of the Universe, Evidence for the Big
Bang, Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Structure of the Universe, Star
Formation and Evolution, Detecting Black Holes, Extrasolar Planets.
3. Solar System. Formation, Solar System Bodies, Planets and
their Characteristics, Dwarf Planets and Plutoids, Small Solar System
Bodies (asteroids, comets, Kuiper belt objects, Oort cloud).
4. The Sun. Overview of Solar Characteristics, Structure of the
Sun, Solar Rotation Rates, Solar Activity (sunspots, CME’s etc),
Heliosphere, Solar Energy, Surface Interactions (radiation pressure,
ultraviolet degradation), Solar Simulators.
5. Gravitational Fields. Fundamentals (law of motion and
gravitation, conservative force, potential), Higher-Order Gravitational
Fields (surface spherical harmonic representation, Legendre
functions), Gravitational Models (World Geodetic System (WGS),
Earth Gravitational Models (EGM), geoid and reference ellipsoid,
planetary models), Liquid and Solid Body Tides (effects on Moon and
Earth), Two-body Motion, Orbit Precession, Lagrange Librations
Points, Gravity Gradient Forces and Torques.
6. Magnetic Fields. Magnetic Field properties, Dynamo Model,
Dipole Magnetic Field, Solar and Interplanetary Magnetic Field Solar
System Magnetic Field, Magnetic Field Modeling, Magnetic Field
Models, Magnetic Field Disruptions and Reversals, Magnetic Activity,
Magnetic Rigidity, Magnetic Field Interaction with Spacecraft Systems,
Magnetometers, Earth’s Electric Field.
7. Magnetosphere. Ionopause, Magnetosphere (standoffs
altitudes, relative sizes, solar wind characteristics), Solar System
Magnetospheres (planetary magnetospheres, ring currents).
8. Radiation Enviroment. Radiation Sources, Motion of Charged
Particles (Lorentz force, equation of motion), Single Particle Motion in
Uniform Field (gyration, gyro-frequency, Larmor radius), Motion in NonUniform Fields (guiding center motion, drifts, simulations), Trapped
Radiation (Earth models, simulation results, observations), Cosmic
Rays (anomalous, galactic, solar modulation, models, simulations),
Solar Particle Events (observed events, time variation, correlation with
solar activity, models), Mars Surface Model.
9. Radiation Interactions. Radiation Effects, Radiation
Fundamentals (ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, charge particle
interactions, nuclear and electron interactions, stopping power, linear
energy transfer, Bethe-Bloch equation), Photon Interactions, Neutron
Interactions, Charged Particle Interactions (transport codes, shielding
effectiveness), Semiconductors (susceptibility), Effects on
Semiconductors (displacement, total ionization, and single event
effects), Radiation Mitigation (SOA, scrubbing, hardness assurance,
strategies), Relative Damage Coefficients (sample RDCs,
simulations), Radiation Hardness Assurance and Qualification
(activities by program phase, test, relevant documents, safety factors).
10. Neutral Atmosphere. Gas laws, Kinetic theory of Gases,
Effusion, Paschen’s Law, Earth’s Atmosphere, Pressure Density
variation with Altitude, Planetary Atmospheres, Propagation, Atomic
Oxygen, Aerodynamic Forces, Earth Atmospheric Models, Planetary
Atmospheric Models.
11. Plasma Interactions. Plasma Characteristics, Planetary
Ionospheres, Earth Ionosphere, Ionospheric Data, Earth Ionospheric
Models, Propagation in a Plasma, Sputtering, Spacecraft Charging,
Spacecraft Charging Mitigation, Solar Array Grounding.
12 Spacecraft Contamination. Material Outgassing, Surface
Cleanliness Levels, Cleanroom Cleanliness, Contamination Control
Program, Contamination Analysis, Contamination Assessment,
Planetary Protection.
13 Meteoroides and Space Debris. Meteoroid and Debris
Observations, Meteoroid Models, Debris Models, Debris Clouds,
Gabbard Diagrams, Debris Mitigation, Collision Probabilities,
Recommendations for Impact Protection , Shields and Bumpers,
Collision Avoidance, ORION MMOD Protection , DRAGONS Mission.
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Space Mission Structures: From Concept to Launch
Course # P241
April 19-22, 2016
Littleton, Colorado
Testimonial
"Excellent presentation—a reminder of
how much fun engineering can be."
$2150
(8:30am - 5:00pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Summary
This four-day short course presents a systems
perspective of structural engineering in the space industry.
If you are an engineer involved in any aspect of
spacecraft or launch–vehicle structures, regardless of
your level of experience, you will benefit from this course.
Subjects include functions, requirements development,
environments, structural mechanics, loads analysis,
stress analysis, fracture mechanics, finite–element
modeling, configuration, producibility, verification
planning, quality assurance, testing, and risk assessment.
The objectives are to give the big picture of space-mission
structures and improve your understanding of
• Structural functions, requirements, and environments
• How structures behave and how they fail
• How to develop structures that are cost–effective and
dependable for space missions
Despite its breadth, the course goes into great depth in
key areas, with emphasis on the things that are commonly
misunderstood and the types of things that go wrong in the
development of flight hardware. The instructor shares
numerous case histories and experiences to drive the
main points home. Calculators are required to work class
problems.
Each participant will receive a copy of the instructors’
850-page reference book, Spacecraft Structures and
Mechanisms: From Concept to Launch.
Instructors
Tom Sarafin has worked full time in the space industry
since 1979, at Martin Marietta and Instar
Engineering. Since founding Instar
Engineering in 1993, he has consulted for
NASA, DigitalGlobe, Lockheed Martin,
Space Test Program, and other
organizations. He has helped the U. S. Air
Force Academy design, develop, and test
a series of small satellites and has been an advisor to
DARPA. He is the editor and principal author of Spacecraft
Structures and Mechanisms: From Concept to Launch
and is a contributing author to all three editions of Space
Mission Analysis and Design. Since 1995, he has taught
over 200 short courses to more than 4000 engineers and
managers in the space industry.
Poti Doukas joined Instar Engineering in 2006 after 28
years at Lockheed Martin Space Systems.
He served as Engineering Manager for the
Phoenix Mars Lander program, Mechanical
Engineering Lead for the Genesis mission,
Structures and Mechanisms Subsystem
Lead for the Stardust program, and
Structural Analysis Lead for the Mars
Global Surveyor. He’s a contributing author to Space
Mission Analysis and Design (1st and 2nd editions) and to
Spacecraft Structures and Mechanisms: From Concept to
Launch.
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Course Outline
1. Introduction to Space-Mission Structures.
Structural functions and requirements, effects of the
space environment, categories of structures, how
launch affects things structurally, understanding
verification, distinguishing between requirements and
verification.
2. Review of Statics and Dynamics. Static
equilibrium, the equation of motion, modes of vibration.
3. Launch Environments and How Structures
Respond. Quasi-static loads, transient loads, coupled
loads analysis, sinusoidal vibration, random vibration,
acoustics, pyrotechnic shock.
4. Mechanics of Materials. Stress and strain,
understanding material variation, interaction of
stresses and failure theories, bending and torsion,
thermoelastic effects, mechanics of composite
materials, recognizing and avoiding weak spots in
structures.
5. Strength Analysis: The margin of safety,
verifying structural integrity is never based on analysis
alone, an effective process for strength analysis,
common pitfalls, recognizing potential failure modes,
bolted joints, buckling.
6. Structural Life Analysis. Fatigue, fracture
mechanics, fracture control.
7. Overview of Finite Element Analysis.
Idealizing structures, introduction to FEA, limitations,
strategies, quality assurance.
8. Preliminary Structural Design. A process for
preliminary design, example of configuring a
spacecraft, types of structures, materials, methods of
attachment, preliminary sizing, using analysis to design
efficient structures. Managing weight growth.
9. Designing for Manufacturing. Guidelines for
producibility, minimizing parts, designing an adaptable
structure, designing for the fabrication process,
dimensioning and tolerancing, designing for assembly
and vehicle integration.
10. Verification and Quality Assurance. The
building-blocks approach to verification, verification
methods and logic, approaches to product inspection,
protoflight vs. qualification testing, types of structural
tests and when they apply, designing an effective test.
11. A Case Study: Structural design, analysis,
and test of The FalconSAT-2 Small Satellite.
12 Final Verification and Risk Assessment.
Overview of final verification, addressing late
problems, using estimated reliability to assess risks
(example: negative margin of safety), making the
launch decision.
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Space Systems Fundamentals
Course # P245
February 1-4, 2016
Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 29 - March 3, 2016
Summary
This four-day course provides an overview of the
fundamentals of concepts and technologies of modern
spacecraft systems design. Satellite system and
mission design is an essentially interdisciplinary sport
that combines engineering, science, and external
phenomena. We will concentrate on scientific and
engineering foundations of spacecraft systems and
interactions among various subsystems. Examples
show how to quantitatively estimate various mission
elements (such as velocity increments) and conditions
(equilibrium temperature) and how to size major
spacecraft subsystems (propellant, antennas,
transmitters, solar arrays, batteries). Real examples
are used to permit an understanding of the systems
selection and trade-off issues in the design process.
The fundamentals of subsystem technologies provide
an indispensable basis for system engineering. The
basic nomenclature, vocabulary, and concepts will
make it possible to converse with understanding with
subsystem specialists.
The course is designed for engineers and managers
who are involved in planning, designing, building,
launching, and operating space systems and
spacecraft subsystems and components. The
extensive set of course notes provide a concise
reference for understanding, designing, and operating
modern spacecraft. The course will appeal to
engineers and managers of diverse background and
varying levels of experience.
Instructor
Dr. Mike Gruntman is Professor of Astronautics at
the University of Southern California. He
is a specialist in astronautics, space
physics, space technology, rocketry,
sensors and instrumentation. Gruntman
participates in theoretical and
experimental programs in space science
and space technology, including space
missions. He authored and co-authored nearly 300
publications.
What You Will Learn
• Common space mission and spacecraft bus
configurations, requirements, and constraints.
• Common orbits.
• Fundamentals of spacecraft subsystems and their
interactions.
• How to calculate velocity increments for typical
orbital maneuvers.
• How to calculate required amount of propellant.
• How to design communications link.
• How to size solar arrays and batteries.
• How to determine spacecraft temperature.
Columbia, Maryland
$1990
(9:00am - 4:30pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Course Outline
1. Space Missions And Applications. Science,
exploration, commercial, national security. Customers.
2. Space Environment And Spacecraft
Interaction. Universe, galaxy, solar system.
Coordinate systems. Time. Solar cycle. Plasma.
Geomagnetic field. Atmosphere, ionosphere,
magnetosphere. Atmospheric drag. Atomic oxygen.
Radiation belts and shielding.
3. Orbital Mechanics And Mission Design.
Motion in gravitational field. Elliptic orbit. Classical orbit
elements. Two-line element format. Hohmann transfer.
Delta-V requirements. Launch sites. Launch to
geostationary orbit. Orbit perturbations. Key orbits:
geostationary, sun-synchronous, Molniya.
4. Space Mission Geometry. Satellite horizon,
ground track, swath. Repeating orbits.
5. Spacecraft And Mission Design Overview.
Mission design basics. Life cycle of the mission.
Reviews. Requirements. Technology readiness levels.
Systems engineering.
6. Mission Support. Ground stations. Deep
Space Network (DSN). STDN. SGLS. Space Laser
Ranging (SLR). TDRSS.
7. Attitude Determination And Control.
Spacecraft
attitude.
Angular
momentum.
Environmental disturbance torques. Attitude sensors.
Attitude control techniques (configurations). Spin axis
precession. Reaction wheel analysis.
8. Spacecraft Propulsion. Propulsion requirements.
Fundamentals of propulsion: thrust, specific impulse,
total impulse. Rocket dynamics: rocket equation.
Staging. Nozzles. Liquid propulsion systems. Solid
propulsion systems. Thrust vector control. Electric
propulsion.
9. Launch Systems. Launch issues. Atlas and
Delta launch families. Acoustic environment. Launch
system example: Delta II.
10. Space Communications. Communications
basics. Electromagnetic waves. Decibel language.
Antennas. Antenna gain. TWTA and SSA. Noise. Bit
rate. Communication link design. Modulation
techniques. Bit error rate.
11. Spacecraft Power Systems. Spacecraft power
system elements. Orbital effects. Photovoltaic systems
(solar cells and arrays). Radioisotope thermal
generators (RTG). Batteries. Sizing power systems.
12. Thermal Control. Environmental loads.
Blackbody concept. Planck and Stefan-Boltzmann
laws. Passive thermal control. Coatings. Active thermal
control. Heat pipes.
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Spacecraft Systems Integration and Testing
A Complete Systems Engineering Approach to System Test
May 2-5, 2016
Course Outline
Columbia, Maryland
1. System Level I&T Overview. Comparison of system,
subsystem and component test. Introduction to the various stages
of I&T and overview of the course subject matter.
2. Main Technical Disciplines Influencing I&T. Mechanical,
Electrical and Thermal systems. Optical, Magnetics, Robotics,
Propulsion, Flight Software and others. Safety, EMC and
Contamination Control. Resultant requirements pertaining to I&T
and how to use them in planning an effective campaign.
3. Lunar/Mars Initiative and Manned Space Flight. Safety
first. Telerobotics, rendezvous & capture and control system
testing (data latency, range sensors, object recognition, gravity
compensation, etc.). Verification of multi-fault-tolerant systems.
Testing ergonomic systems and support infrastructure. Future
trends.
4. Staffing the Job. Building a strong team and establishing
leadership roles. Human factors in team building and scheduling
of this critical resource.
5. Test and Processing Facilities. Budgeting and scheduling
tests. Ambient, environmental (T/V, Vibe, Shock, EMC/RF, etc.)
and launch site (VAFB, CCAFB, KSC) test and processing
facilities. Special considerations for hazardous processing
facilities.
6. Ground Support Systems. Electrical ground support
equipment (GSE) including SAS, RF, Umbilical, Front End, etc.
and Mechanical GSE, such as stands, fixtures and 1-G negation
for deployments and robotics. I&T ground test systems and
software. Ground Segment elements (MOCC, SOCC, SDPF, FDF,
CTV, network & flight resources).
7. Preparation and Planning for I&T. Planning tools.
Effective use of block diagrams, exploded views, system
schematics. Storyboard and schedule development. Configuration
management of I&T, development of C&T database to leverage
and empower ground software. Understanding verification and
validation requirements.
8. System Test Procedures. Engineering efficient, effective
test procedures to meet your goals. Installation and integration
procedures. Critical system tests; their roles and goals (Aliveness,
Functional, Performance, Mission Simulations). Environmental
and Launch Site test procedures, including hazardous and
contingency operations.
9. Data Products for Verification and Tracking. Criterion for
data trending. Tracking operational constraints, limited life items,
expendables, trouble free hours. Producing comprehensive,
useful test reports.
10. Tracking and Resolving Problems. Troubleshooting and
recovery strategies. Methods for accurately documenting,
categorizing and tracking problems and converging toward
solutions. How to handle problems when you cannot reach
closure.
11. Milestone Progress Reviews. Preparing the I&T
presentation for major program reviews (PDR, CDR, L-12, PreEnvironmental, Pre-ship, MRR).
12. Subsystem and Instrument Level Testing. Distinctions
from system test. Expectations and preparations prior to delivery
to higher level of assembly.
13. The Integration Phase. Integration strategies to get the
core of the bus up and running. Standard Operating Procedures.
Pitfalls, precautions and other considerations.
14. The System Test Phase. Building a successful test
program. Technical vs. schedule risk and risk management.
Establishing baselines for performance, flight software, alignment
and more. Environmental Testing, launch rehearsals, Mission
Sims, Special tests.
15. The Launch Campaign. Scheduling the Launch campaign.
Transportation and set-up. Test scenarios for arrival and checkout, hazardous processing, On-stand and Launch day.
Contingency planning and scrub turn-arounds.
16. Post Launch Support. Launch day, T+. L+30 day support.
Staffing logistics.
17. I&T Contingencies and Work-arounds. Using your
schedule as a tool to ensure success. Contingency and recovery
strategies. Trading off risks.
18. Summary. Wrap up of ideas and concepts. Final Q & A
session.
$1990
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Summary
This four-day course is designed for engineers
and managers interested in a systems engineering
approach to space systems integration, test and
launch site processing. It provides critical insight to
the design drivers that inevitably arise from the need
to verify and validate complex space systems. Each
topic is covered in significant detail, including
interactive team exercises, with an emphasis on a
systems engineering approach to getting the job
done.
Actual
test
and
processing
facilities/capabilities at GSFC, VAFB, CCAFB and
KSC are introduced, providing familiarity with these
critical space industry resources.
Instructor
Robert K. Vernot has over twenty years of
experience in the space industry, serving as I&T
Manager, Systems and Electrical Systems engineer for
a wide variety of space missions. These missions
include the UARS, EOS Terra, EO-1, AIM (Earth
atmospheric and land resource), GGS (Earth/Sun
magnetics), DSCS (military communications), FUSE
(space based UV telescope), MESSENGER
(interplanetary probe).
What You Will Learn
• How are systems engineering principals applied to
system test?
• How can a comprehensive, realistic & achievable
schedule be developed?
• What facilities are available and how is planning
accomplished?
• What are the critical system level tests and how do
their verification goals drive scheduling?
• What are the characteristics of a strong, competent
I&T team/program?
• What are the viable trades and options when I&T
doesn’t go as planned?
This course provides the participant with
knowledge and systems engineering perspective
to plan and conduct successful space system I&T
and launch campaigns. All engineers and
managers will attain an understanding of the
verification and validation factors critical to the
design of hardware, software and test procedures.
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Course # P282
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Antenna and Array Fundamentals
Basic concepts in antennas, antenna arrays, and antennas systems
Course # D120
April 18-20, 2016
California, Maryland
June 6-8, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1790
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Course Outline
Summary
This three-day course teaches the basics of
antenna and antenna array theory. Fundamental
concepts such as beam patterns, radiation resistance,
polarization, gain/directivity, aperture size, reciprocity,
and matching techniques are presented. Different
types of antennas such as dipole, loop, patch, horn,
dish, and helical antennas are discussed and
compared and contrasted from a performanceapplications standpoint. The locations of the reactive
near-field, radiating near-field (Fresnel region), and farfield (Fraunhofer region) are described and the Friis
transmission formula is presented with worked
examples. Propagation effects are presented. Antenna
arrays are discussed, and array factors for different
types of distributions (e.g., uniform, binomial, and
Tschebyscheff arrays) are analyzed giving insight to
sidelobe levels, null locations, and beam broadening
(as the array scans from broadside.) The end-fire
condition is discussed. Beam steering is described
using phase shifters and true-time delay devices.
Problems such as grating lobes, beam squint,
quantization errors, and scan blindness are presented.
Antenna systems (transmit/receive) with active
amplifiers are introduced. Finally, measurement
techniques commonly used in anechoic chambers are
outlined. The textbook, Antenna Theory, Analysis &
Design, is included as well as a comprehensive set of
course notes.
1. Basic Concepts In Antenna Theory. Beam
patterns, radiation resistance, polarization,
gain/directivity, aperture size, reciprocity, and matching
techniques.
2. Locations. Reactive near-field, radiating nearfield (Fresnel region), far-field (Fraunhofer region) and
the Friis transmission formula.
3. Types of Antennas. Dipole, loop, patch, horn,
dish, and helical antennas are discussed, compared,
and contrasted from a performance/applications
standpoint.
4. Propagation Effects. Direct, sky, and ground
waves. Diffraction and scattering.
5. Antenna Arrays and Array Factors. (e.g.,
uniform, binomial, and Tschebyscheff arrays).
6. Scanning From Broadside. Sidelobe levels,
null locations, and beam broadening. The end-fire
condition. Problems such as grating lobes, beam
squint, quantization errors, and scan blindness.
7. Beam Steering. Phase shifters and true-time
delay devices. Some commonly used components and
delay devices (e.g., the Rotman lens) are compared.
8. Measurement Techniques Used In Anechoic
Chambers. Pattern measurements, polarization
patterns, gain comparison test, spinning dipole (for CP
measurements). Items of concern relative to anechoic
chambers such as the quality of the absorbent
material, quiet zone, and measurement errors.
Compact, outdoor, and near-field ranges.
9. Questions and Answers.
Instructor
What You Will Learn
Dr. Steven Weiss is a senior design engineer with
the Army Research Lab. He has a
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical
Engineering from the Rochester Institute
of Technology with Master’s and
Doctoral Degrees from The George
Washington University. He has
numerous publications in the IEEE on
antenna theory. He teaches both
introductory and advanced, graduate level courses at
Johns Hopkins University on antenna systems. He is
active in the IEEE. In his job at the Army Research Lab,
he is actively involved with all stages of antenna
development from initial design, to first prototype, to
measurements. He is a licensed Professional Engineer
in both Maryland and Delaware.
• Basic antenna concepts that pertain to all antennas
and antenna arrays.
• The appropriate antenna for your application.
• Factors that affect antenna array designs and
antenna systems.
• Measurement techniques commonly used in
anechoic chambers.
This course is invaluable to engineers seeking to
work with experts in the field and for those desiring
a deeper understanding of antenna concepts. At its
completion, you will have a solid understanding of
the appropriate antenna for your application and
the technical difficulties you can expect to
encounter as your design is brought from the
conceptual stage to a working prototype.
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NEW!
Computational Electromagnetics
Course # E121
April 21-22, 2016
Summary
California, Maryland
This 2-day course teaches the basics of CEM with
electromagnetics review and application examples.
Fundamental concepts in the solution of EM radiation
and scattering problems are presented. Emphasis is
on applying computational methods to practical
applications. You will develop a working knowledge of
popular methods such as the FEM, MOM, FDTD, FIT,
and TLM including asymptotic and hybrid methods.
Students will then be able to identify the most relevant
CEM method for various applications, avoid common
user pitfalls, understand model validation and correctly
interpret results. Students are
encouraged to bring their laptop to
work examples using the provided
FEKO Lite code. You will learn the
importance of model development
and meshing, post-processing for
scientific
visualization
and
presentation of results. Participants
will receive a complete set of notes,
a copy of FEKO and textbook, CEM for RF and
Microwave Engineering.
June 9-10, 2016
Instructor
Dr. Keefe Coburn is a senior design engineer with
the U.S. Army Research Laboratory.
He has a Bachelor's degree in Physics
from the VA Polytechnic Institute with
Masters and Doctoral Degrees from
the George Washington University. In
his job at the Army Research Lab, he
applies CEM tools for antenna design,
system integration and system performance analysis.
He teaches graduate courses at the Catholic University
of America in antenna theory and remote sensing. He
is a member of the IEEE, the Applied Computational
Electromagnetics Society (ACES), the Union of Radio
Scientists and Sigma Xi. He serves on the
Configuration Control Board for the Army developed
GEMACS CEM code and the ACES Board of Directors.
What You Will Learn
• A review of electromagnetic, antenna and scattering
theory with modern application examples.
• An overview of popular CEM methods with
commercial codes as examples.
• Tutorials for numerical algorithms.
• Hands-on experience with FEKO Lite to demonstrate
wire antennas, modeling guidelines and common
user pitfalls.
• An understanding of the latest developments in CEM,
hybrid methods and High Performance Computing.
From this course you will obtain the knowledge
required to become a more expert user. You will
gain exposure to popular CEM codes and learn
how to choose the best tool for specific
applications. You will be better prepared to
interact meaningfully with colleagues, evaluate
CEM accuracy for practical applications, and
understand the literature.
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Columbia, Maryland
$1445
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
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In Same Week Also See
Antenna & Array Fundamentals
Apr 18-20, 2016 • California, Maryland
Jun 6-8, 2016 • Columbia, Maryland
Course Outline
1. Overview of Computational Methods in
Electromagnetics. Introduction to frequency and
time domain methods. Compare and contrast
differential/volume and integral/surface methods
with popular commercial codes as examples
(adjusted to class interests).
2. Finite Element Method Tutorial.
Mathematical basis and algorithms with
application to electromagnetics. Time domain
and hybrid methods (adjusted to class
background).
3. Method
of
Moments
Tutorial.
Mathematical basis and algorithms (adjusted to
class mathematical background). Implementation
for wire antennas and examples using FEKO Lite.
4. Finite Difference Time Domain Tutorial.
Mathematical basis and numerical algorithms,
parallel implementations (adjusted to class
mathematical background).
5. Transmission Line Matrix Method.
Overview and numerical algorithms.
6. Finite Integration Technique. Overview.
7. Asymptotic
Methods.
Scattering
mechanisms and high frequency approximations.
8. Hybrid and Advanced Methods.
Overview, FMM, ACA and FEKO examples.
9. High Performance Computing. Overview
of parallel methods and examples.
10. Summary. With emphasis on practical
applications and intelligent decision making.
11. Questions and FEKO examples.
Adjusted to class problems of interest.
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Exploring Data: Visualization
Course # E124
April 5-7, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1895
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
Summary
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Visualization of data has become a mainstay in everyday
life. Whether reading the newspaper or presenting
viewgraphs to the board of directors, professionals are
expected to be able to interpret and apply basic visualization
techniques. Technical workers, engineers and scientists, need
to have an even greater understanding of visualization
techniques and methods. In general, though, the basic
concepts of understanding the purposes of visualization, the
building block concepts of visual perception, and the
processes and methods for creating good visualizations are
not required even in most technical degree programs. This
course provides a “Visualization in a Nutshell” overview that
provides the building blocks necessary for effective use of
visualization.
Course Outline
Instructors
Dr. Ted Meyer is currently a data scientist at the
MITRE Corporation with a 30 year interdisciplinary
background in visualization and data analysis, GIS
systems, remote sensing and ISR, modeling and
simulation, and operation research. Ted Meyer has
worked for NASA, the National GeospatialIntelligence Agency (NGA), and the US Army and
Marine Corps to develop systems that interact with
and provide data access to users. At the MITRE
Corporation and Fortner Software he has lead
efforts to build tools to provide users improved
access and better insight into data. Mr. Meyer was
the Information Architect for NASA’s groundbreaking
Earth Science Data and Information System Project
where he helped to design and implement the data
architecture for EOSDIS.
Ivan Ramiscal, is a lead software systems
engineer at the MITRE Corporation specializing in
data visualization, the development of sentiment
elicitation and analysis tools and mobile apps. He
worked closely with the University of Vermont
Complex Systems Center's Computational Story
Lab to design and develop the sentiment analysis
tool Hedonometer.org ; he co-invented and created
the SpiderView sentiment elicitation system, and
teaches data visualization development with D3 and
Ruby at the MITRE Institute.
What You Will Learn
• Decision support techniques: which type of
visualization is appropriate.
• Appropriate visualization techniques for the
spectrum of data types.
• Cross-discipline visualization methods and “tricks”.
• Leveraging color in visualizations.
• Use of data standards and tools.
• Capabilities of visualization tools.
This course is intended to provide a survey of
information and techniques to students, giving them
the basics needed to improve the ways they
understand, access, and explore data.
1. Overview.
• Why Visualization? – The Purposes for Visualization:
Evaluation, Exploration, Presentation.
2. Basics of Data.
• Data Elements – Values, Locations, Data Types,
Dimensionality.
• Data Structures – Tables, Arrays, Volumes. Data –
Univariate, Bivariate, Multi-variate.
• Data Relations – Linked Tables. Data Systems.
Metadata – Vs. Data, Types, Purpose
3. Visualization.
• Purposes – Evaluation, Exploration, Presentation.
• Editorializing – Decision Support.
• Basics – Textons, Perceptual Grouping.
• Visualizing Column Data – Plotting Methods.
• Visualizing Grids – Images, Aspects of Images, MultiSpectral Data. Manipulation, Analysis, Resolution,
Intepolation
• Color – Perception, Models, Computers and Methods.
• Visualizing Volumes – Transparency, Isosurfaces.
• Visualizing Relations – Entity-Relations & Graphs.
• Visualizing Polygons – Wireframes, Rendering,
Shading.
• Visualizing the World – Basic Projections, Global, Local.
• N-dimensional Data – Perceiving Many Dimensions.
• Exploration Basics – Linking, Perspective and
Interaction.
• Mixing Methods to Show Relationships.
• Manipulating Viewpoint – Animation, Brushing, Probes.
• Highlights for Improving Presentation Visualizations
– Color, Grouping, Labeling, Clutter.
4. Tools for Visualization.
• APIs & Libraries.
• Development Enviroments.
• CLI
• Graphical
• Applications.
• Which Tool?
• User Interfaces.
5. A Survey of Data Tools.
• Commercial, Shareware & Freeware.
6. Web Browser-based Visualization.
• Intro –Why Visualize on the Web. Data Driven
Documents D3.js: Web Standards: Foundation of D3
(HTML, SVG, CSS, JS, DOM),
• Demos and Examples. Code Walk-through. Other Web
Tools. Demos and Coding. Walk-throughs.
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EMI / EMC in Military Systems
Includes Mil Std-461/464 & Troubleshooting Addendums
Course # E141
March 8-10, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1840
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
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Off The Course Tuition.
Summary
Systems EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility)
involves the control of EMI (Electromagnetic
Interference) at the systems, facility, and platform
levels (e.g. outside the box.) This three-day course
provides a comprehensive treatment of EMI/EMC
problems in military systems. These include both the
box level requirements of MIL-STD-461 and the
systems level requirements of MIL-STD-464. The
emphasis is on prevention through good EMI/EMC
design techniques - grounding, shielding, cable
management, and power interface design.
Troubleshooting techniques are also addressed in an
addendum. Please note - this class does NOT address
circuit boards issues. Each student will receive a copy
of the EDN Magazine Designer's Guide to EMC by
Daryl Gerke and William Kimmel, along with a
complete set of lecture notes.
Instructor
Daryl Gerke, PE, has worked in the electronics
field for over 40 years. He received
his BSEE from the University of
Nebraska. His experience ranges
includes design and systems
engineering with industry leaders like
Collins Radio, Sperry Defense
Systems, Tektronix, and Intel. Since
1987, he has been involved
exclusively with EMI/EMC as a founding partner of
Kimmel Gerke Associates, Ltd. Daryl has qualified
numerous systems to industrial, commercial,
military, medical, vehicular, and related EMI/EMC
requirements.
What You Will Learn
• How to identify, prevent, and fix common EMI/EMC
problems in military systems?
• Simple models and "rules of thumb" and to help you
arrive at quick design decisions (NO heavy math).
• EMI/EMC troubleshooting tips and techniques.
• Design impact (by requirement) of military EMC
specifications (MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-464)
• EMI/EMC documentation requirements (Control
Plans, Test Plans, and Test Reports).
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Course Outline
1. Introduction. Interference sources, paths, and
receptors. Identifying key EMI threats - power
disturbances, radio frequency interference,
electrostatic discharge, self-compatibility. Key EMI
concepts - Frequency and impedance, Frequency and
time, Frequency and dimensions. Unintentional
antennas related to dimensions.
2. Grounding - A Safety Interface. Grounds
defined. Ground loops and single point grounds.
Multipoint grounds and hybrid grounds. Ground bond
corrosion. Lightning induced ground bounce. Ground
currents through chassis. Unsafe grounding practice.
3. Power - An Energy Interface. Types of power
disturbances. Common impedance coupling in shared
ground and voltage supply. Transient protection. EMI
power line filters. Isolation transformers. Regulators
and UPS. Power harmonics and magnetic fields.
4. Cables and Connectors - A Signal Interface.
Cable coupling paths. Cable shield grounding and
termination. Cable shield materials. Cable and
connector ferrites. Cable crosstalk. Classify cables and
connectors.
5. Shielding - An Electromagnetic Field
Interface. Shielding principles. Shielding failures.
Shielding materials. EMI gaskets for seams. Handling
large openings. Cable terminations and penetrations.
6. Systems Solutions. Power disturbances.
Radio frequency interference. Electrostatic discharge.
Electromagnetic emissions.
7. MIL-STD-461 & MIL-STD-464 Addendum.
Background on MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-464.
Design/proposal impact of individual requirements
(emphasis on design, NOT testing.) Documentation
requirements - Control Plans, Test Plans, Test Reports.
8. EMC
Troubleshooting
Addemdum.
Troubleshooting vs Design & Test. Using the
"Differential Diagnosis" Methodology Diagnostic and
Isolation Techniques - RFI, power, ESD, emissions.
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Fiber Optic Communication Systems Engineering
Course # E150
March 8-10, 2016
Course Outline
Columbia, Maryland
Part I: FUNDAMENTALS OF FIBER OPTIC
COMPONENTS
1. Fiber Optic Communication Systems. Introduction to
analog and digital fiber optic systems including terrestrial,
undersea, CATV, gigabit Ethernet, RF antenna remoting, and
plastic optical fiber data links.
2. Optics and Lightwave Fundamentals. Ray theory,
numerical aperture, diffraction, electromagnetic waves,
polarization, dispersion, Fresnel reflection, optical
waveguides, birefringence, phase velocity, group velocity.
3. Optical Fibers. Step-index fibers, graded-index fibers,
attenuation, optical modes, dispersion, non-linearity, fiber
types, bending loss.
4. Optical Cables and Connectors. Types, construction,
fusion splicing, connector types, insertion loss, return loss,
connector care.
5. Optical Transmitters. Introduction to semiconductor
physics, FP, VCSEL, DFB lasers, direct modulation, linearity,
RIN noise, dynamic range, temperature dependence, bias
control, drive circuitry, threshold current, slope efficiency, chirp.
6. Optical Modulators. Mach-Zehnder interferometer,
Electro-optic modulator, electro-absorption modulator, linearity,
bias control, insertion loss, polarization.
7. Optical Receivers. Quantum properties of light, PN,
PIN, APD, design, thermal noise, shot noise, sensitivity
characteristics, BER, front end electronics, bandwidth
limitations, linearity, quantum efficiency.
8. Optical Amplifiers. EDFA, Raman, semiconductor,
gain, noise, dynamics, power amplifier, pre-amplifier, line
amplifier.
9. Passive Fiber Optic Components. Couplers,
isolators, circulators, WDM filters, Add-Drop multiplexers,
attenuators.
10. Component Specification Sheets. Interpreting optical
component spec. sheets - what makes the best design
component for a given application.
Part II: FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS
11. Design of Fiber Optic Links. Systems design issues
that are addressed include: loss-limited and dispersion limited
systems, power budget, rise-time budget and sources of power
penalty.
12. Network Properties. Introduction to fiber optic network
properties, specifying and characterizing optical analog and
digital networks.
13. Optical Impairments. Introduction to optical
impairments for digital and analog links. Dispersion, loss, nonlinearity, optical amplifier noise, laser clipping to SBS (also
distortions), back reflection, return loss, CSO CTB, noise.
14. Compensation Techniques. As data rates of fiber
optical systems go beyond a few Gbits/sec, dispersion
management is essential for the design of long-haul systems.
The following dispersion management schemes are
discussed: pre-compensation, post-compensation, dispersion
compensating fiber, optical filters and fiber Bragg gratings.
15. WDM Systems. The properties, components and
issues involved with using a WDM system are discussed.
Examples of modern WDM systems are provided.
16. Digital Fiber Optic Link Examples: Worked examples
are provided for modern systems and the methodology for
designing a fiber communication system is explained.
Terrestrial systems, undersea systems, Gigabit ethernet, and
plastic optical fiber links.
17. Analog Fiber Optic Link Examples: Worked
examples are provided for modern systems and the
methodology for designing a fiber communication system is
explained. Cable television, RF antenna remoting, RF phased
array systems.
18. Test and Measurement. Power, wavelength, spectral
analysis, BERT jitter, OTDR, PMD, dispersion, SBS, NoisePower-Ratio (NPR), intensity noise.
$1790
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Summary
This three-day course investigates the basic aspects of
digital and analog fiber-optic communication systems.
Topics include sources and receivers, optical fibers and
their propagation characteristics, and optical fiber
systems. The principles of operation and properties of
optoelectronic components, as well as signal guiding
characteristics of glass fibers are discussed. System
design issues include both analog and digital point-topoint optical links and fiber-optic networks.
From this course you will obtain the knowledge needed
to perform basic fiber-optic communication systems
engineering calculations, identify system tradeoffs, and
apply this knowledge to modern fiber optic systems. This
will enable you to evaluate real systems, communicate
effectively with colleagues, and understand the most
recent literature in the field of fiber-optic communications.
Instructor
Dr. Raymond M. Sova is a section supervisor of the
Photonic Devices and Systems section and a member of
the Principal Professional Staff of the Johns Hopkins
University Applied Physics Laboratory. He has a
Bachelors degree from Pennsylvania State University in
Electrical Engineering, a Masters degree in Applied
Physics and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Johns
Hopkins University. With nearly 17 years of experience, he
has numerous patents and papers related to the
development of high-speed photonic and fiber optic
devices and systems that are applied to communications,
remote sensing and RF-photonics. His experience in fiber
optic communications systems include the design,
development and testing of fiber communication systems
and components that include: Gigabit ethernet, highlyparallel optical data link using VCSEL arrays, high data
rate (10 Gb/sec to 200 Gb/sec) fiber-optic transmitters and
receivers and free-space optical data links. He is an
assistant research professor at Johns Hopkins University
and has developed three graduate courses in Photonics
and Fiber-Optic Communication Systems that he teaches
in the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of
Engineering Part-Time Program.
What You Will Learn
• What are the basic elements in analog and digital fiber optic
communication systems including fiber-optic components
and basic coding schemes?
• How fiber properties such as loss, dispersion and nonlinearity impact system performance.
• How systems are compensated for loss, dispersion and
non-linearity.
• How a fiber-optic amplifier works and it’s impact on system
performance.
• How to maximize fiber bandwidth through wavelength
division multiplexing.
• How is the fiber-optic link budget calculated?
• What are typical characteristics of real fiber-optic systems
including CATV, gigabit Ethernet, POF data links, RFantenna remoting systems, long-haul telecommunication
links.
• How to perform cost analysis and system design?
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Kalman, H-Infinity, and Nonlinear Estimation Approaches
Course # E170
Summary
This three-day course will introduce Kalman
filtering and other state estimation algorithms in a
practical way so that the student can design and
apply state estimation algorithms for real
problems. The course will also present enough
theoretical background to justify the techniques
and provide a foundation for advanced research
and implementation. After taking this course the
student will be able to design Kalman filters, Hinfinity filters, and particle filters for both linear
and nonlinear systems. The student will be able
to evaluate the tradeoffs between different types
of estimators. The algorithms will be
demonstrated with freely available MATLAB
programs. Each student will receive a copy of Dr.
Simon’s text, Optimal State Estimation.
Instructor
Dr. Dan Simon has been a professor at
Cleveland State University since
1999, and is also the owner of
Innovatia Software. He had 14
years of industrial experience in the
aerospace, automotive, biomedical,
process control, and software
engineering fields before entering
academia. While in industry he applied Kalman
filtering and other state estimation techniques to
a variety of areas, including motor control, neural
net and fuzzy system optimization, missile
guidance, communication networks, fault
diagnosis, vehicle navigation, and financial
forecasting. He has over 60 publications in
refereed journals and conference proceedings,
including many in Kalman filtering.
What You Will Learn
• How can I create a system model in a form that
is amenable to state estimation?
• What are some different ways to simulate a
system?
• How can I design a Kalman filter?
• What if the Kalman filter assumptions are not
satisfied?
• How can I design a Kalman filter for a nonlinear
system?
• How can I design a filter that is robust to model
uncertainty?
• What are some other types of estimators that
may do better than a Kalman filter?
• What are the latest research directions in state
estimation theory and practice?
• What are the tradeoffs between Kalman, Hinfinity, and particle filters?
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May 24-26, 2016
Laurel, Maryland
$1845
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
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Off The Course Tuition."
Course Outline
1. Dynamic Systems Review. Linear
systems. Nonlinear systems. Discretization.
System simulation.
2. Random Processes Review. Probability.
Random variables. Stochastic processes.
White noise and colored noise.
3. Least Squares Estimation. Weighted
least squares. Recursive least squares.
4. Time Propagation of States and
Covariances.
5. The Discrete Time Kalman Filter.
Derivation. Kalman filter properties.
6. Alternate Kalman filter forms.
Sequential filtering. Information filtering.
Square root filtering.
7. Kalman
Filter
Generalizations.
Correlated noise. Colored noise. Steady-state
filtering. Stability. Alpha-beta-gamma filtering.
Fading memory filtering. Constrained filtering.
8. Optimal Smoothing. Fixed point
smoothing. Fixed lag smoothing. Fixed interval
smoothing.
9. Advanced Topics in Kalman Filtering.
Verification of performance. Multiple-model
estimation. Reduced-order estimation. Robust
Kalman filtering. Synchronization errors.
10. H-infinity
Filtering.
Derivation.
Examples. Tradeoffs with Kalman filtering.
11. Nonlinear Kalman Filtering. The
linearized Kalman filter. The extended Kalman
filter. Higher order approaches. Parameter
estimation.
12. The Unscented Kalman Filter. Advantages.
Derivation. Examples.
13. The Particle Filter. Derivation.
Implementation issues. Examples. Tradeoffs.
14. Applications. Fault diagnosis for
aerospace systems. Vehicle navigation. Fuzzy
logic and neural network training. Motor
control. Implementations in embedded
systems.
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Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) in Wireless Communications
Identification and Resolution
Summary
RFI is experienced in all radio communication
systems, on the ground, in the air and on the sea, and
in space. This course will address all principal uses of
radio and wireless and how RFI can be assessed and
resolved. The approach is based on solid technical
methodologies that have been applied over the years
yet considers systems in use today and on the nearterm horizon. The objective is to allow the widest
variety of radiocommunication applications to operate
and co-exist, providing for effective methods of
identifying and resolving RFI before, during and after it
appears.
Instructor
Bruce R. Elbert, MSc (EE), MBA, Adjunct Professor,
College of Engineering, University of
Wisconsin, Madison. Mr. Elbert is a
recognized satellite communications
expert and has been involved in the
satellite and telecommunications industries
for over 40 years. He founded ATSI to
assist major private and public sector
organizations that develop and operate
cutting-edge networks using satellite
technologies and services. During 25 years with Hughes
Electronics, he directed the design of several major
satellite projects, including Palapa A, Indonesia’s original
satellite system; the Galaxy follow-on system (the largest
and most successful satellite TV system in the world); and
the development of the first GEO mobile satellite system
capable of serving handheld user terminals. Mr. Elbert
was also ground segment manager for the Hughes
system, which included eight teleports and 3 VSAT hubs.
He served in the US Army Signal Corps as a radio
communications officer and instructor. By considering the
technical, business, and operational aspects of satellite
systems, Mr. Elbert has contributed to the operational and
economic success of leading organizations in the field. He
has written nine books on telecommunications and IT.
What You Will Learn
The objective of this three-day course is to increase
knowledge in the area of RFI and EMI compatibility as well
as the risk of potential interference among various
wireless systems. The interference cases would result
from the operation of one system as against others (e.g.,
radar affecting land mobile radio, and vice versa; satellite
communications affecting terrestrial microwave, and vice
versa). It is assumed that all operating equipment has
been designed and tested to satisfy common technical
requirements, such as FCC consumer certification and
MIL STD 461F. As a consequence, RFI is that experienced
primarily through the antennas used in communications.
The instruction will be conducted in the classroom by
Bruce Elbert using PowerPoint slides, Excel
Spreadsheets, and link calculation tools such as HD Path
and SatMaster. The overall context is spectrum and
frequency management to enhance knowledge in
identifying and mitigating potential interference threats
among various systems. Attendees are expected to have
a technical background with prior exposure to wireless
systems and equipment.
Course # E189
February 16-18, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1790
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
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Off The Course Tuition.
Course Outline
1. Key concepts of evaluating radio frequency
interference. Elements of a wireless or radio
communication system – land-based point-to-point and
wireless/cellular, space-based systems. Types of
electromagnetic interference – natural and man-made
(unintentional and intentional). Interference sources –
conducted and radiated, radar signals, RF
intermodulation (IM). Levels of RFI – permissible,
accepted, harmful.
2. Signals, Bandwidth and Threshold Conditions.
Modulation – analog and digital. Source encoding and
error correcting codes. Adaptation to link conditions.
Spread spectrum. Eb/N0, protection ratio (C/I).
Computing minimum acceptable signal (dBm at receiver
input).
3. Spectrum Allocations and Potential for
Sharing with Acceptable Interference. Current
frequency allocations for government and nongovernment use (1 MHz through 100 GHz). ITU
designated bands for sharing as Primary and
Secondary services. Sharing criteria – as mandated, as
negotiated.
4. Link Budget equations. Line-of-sight
propagation, range equation, power flux density.
Evaluating antenna properties and coupling factors.
Calculating C/I from antenna characteristics –
homogeneous and heterogeneous cases.
5. RFI on Obstructed Paths. Path profiles and
obstructions. Diffraction and smooth earth losses. Path
analysis tools – HD Path.
6. Atmospheric losses and fading. Constituents of
the atmosphere. Tropospheric losses. Near-line-of-sight
paths; Ricean fading model. Obstructed paths (in
building and concrete canyons); Rayleigh fading.
7. Interference analysis examples between
various systems. Service performance in the presence
of interference, interference control through design and
coordination. Radars vs. land mobile and LTE systems.
WiFi and Bluetooth. Satellite communications vs.
terrestrial microwave systems.
8. Frequency reuse and signal propagation.
Cross polarization on the same path. Angle separation
through antenna beam selection. Cellular pattern layout
– seven and four color reuse patterns. Non-steady state
propagation – scatter, rain-induced interference,
ionospheric conditions.
9. How to identify, prevent, and fix common RFI
problems. Identifying interference in the real world –
detection, location, resolution. Physical separation, orbit
separation. Site and terrain shielding. Interference
suppression – filtering, analog and digital processing
techniques.
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RF Engineering - Fundamentals
Course # E193
Summary
February 16-17, 2016
This two-day course is designed for engineers who
are non-specialists in RF engineering, but are involved
in the design or analysis of communication systems
including digital designers, managers, procurement
engineers, etc. The course emphasizes RF
fundamentals in terms of physical principles
behavioural concepts permitting the student to quickly
gain an intuitive understanding of the subject with
minimal mathematical complexity. These principles are
illustrated using modern examples of wireless
networking and communications systems and
components.
Laurel, Maryland
$1290
(8:00am - 4:30pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Instructor
John E. Penn received a B.E.E. from the Georgia
Institute of Technology in 1980, an M.S.
(EE) from Johns Hopkins University
(JHU) in 1982, and a second M.S. (CS)
from JHU in 1988. He is currently the
Team Lead for RFIC Design at Army
Research Labs. Previously, he was a
full time engineer at the Applied Physics
Laboratory for 26 years before joining
the Army Research Laboratory in 2008.
Since 1989, he has been a part-time professor at
Johns Hopkins University where he teaches RF &
Microwaves I & II, MMIC Design, and RFIC Design.
What You Will Learn
• How to recognize the physical properties that
make RF circuits and systems unique.
• What the important parameters are that
characterize RF circuits.
• How to interpret RF Engineering performance
data.
• What the considerations are in combining RF
circuits into systems .
• How to evaluate RF Engineering risks such as
instabilities, noise, and interference, etc.
• How performance assessments can be enhanced
with basic engineering tools such as MatLab™.
From this course you will obtain the
knowledge and ability to understand how RF
circuits functions, how multiple circuits interact
to determine system performance, to interact
effectively with RF engineering specialists and
to understand the literature.
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Day 1
Circuit Considerations
Physical Properties of RF circuits.
Propagation and effective Dielectric
Constants.
Impedance Parameters.
Reflections and Matching.
Circuit matrix parameters (Z,Y, & S
parameters).
Gain.
Stability.
Smith Chart data displays.
Performance of example circuits.
Day 2
System Considerations
Low Noise designs.
High Power design.
Distortion evaluation.
Spurious Free Dynamic Range.
RF system Examples.
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Robotics for Military and Civil Applications
Human Integrated Robotics Design & Applications
Course # E230
Summary
This four-day course provides an in-depth of treatment
of military and civil robotic technology and the current
design direction. Special focus will be paid to the
integration of the robot system with the human. This
integration pertains to the design of robotic systems that
are expected to operate remotely in a world designed for
human beings, as well as the interfacing of the robot
system with the operator. Robotics is a transformative
technology which will revolutionize society, with a
profound effect on how we do things. The availability of
new component technologies coupled with the "maker" or
'hobbyist" movement has had a profound effect on the
speed and direction of the field. We must understand
robotics and intelligent systems and their potential to alter
the nature of warfare, foreign policy, and closer to home,
industry and business. Students of this class will
understand the constitution of robotic systems, robotic
system design and trade-offs, robotic architectures and
the benefit on the field, and expected near term trends in
society. Each student will receive a complete digital set of
all presentations and lecture notes.
Instructors
Dr. Matthew VanSanten Kozlowski is VP of
Engineering at Telefactor Robotics
developing vision and dexterity systems,
such as novel "smart" prosthetic and
human integrated robotic systems for
injured soldiers and civilians, first
responders, space crewmembers, and
the aging population. Matthew has cofounded two robotics technology
companies. Previously, he was the lead architect for
the Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robot
System (AEODRS) at the Johns Hopkins University
Applied Physics Laboratory.
Dr. Robert Finkelstein, President of Robotic
Technology Inc., has more than 30 years
of experience in robotics, unmanned
vehicles, intelligent systems, military and
civil systems analysis, operations
research, technology assessment and
forecasting. He is a Collegiate Professor
at the University of Maryland University
College and Co-Director of the Intelligent Systems Lab
at U. of Maryland. He served as an Army ordnance
officer.
What You Will Learn
• What are machine intelligence, autonomy, knowledge,
learning, adaptation, mind, and wisdom?.
• How to design intelligent control system architectures and
robot subsystems such as dexterity and vision.
• How does an autonomous robot accomplish sensing,
sensor processing, perception, world modeling, planning,
and behavior generation.
• How will driverless vehicles affect civilian life, military
operations, and national security.
• How will humanoid, legged, and other biomimetic robots be
used by the military.
• What can be expected in near term military and civilian
needs - what technologies are necessary now and in the
future to make these technologies ubiquitous.
May, 2-5 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1990
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Course Outline
1. Introduction. Meaning of robotics, machine intelligence,
autonomy, knowledge, learning, adaptation, mind, disruption and
transformation.
2. From the Kaiser to ISIL. A Century of Military Robotics. Sun
Tzu. Taxonomy of military robots. Past, present, and future robotics
programs. State of the technology, current maturity. Lessons
learned. Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) robotic systems.
3. Human-Inspired Robotics. Robotic locomotion. Tracks vs.
wheels, biped vs. quadruped. Manipulation & degrees of freedom,
Dexterity and Robotic Vision as the transformative enablers to
integrate robots into lifestyle.
4. Waiting for the Singularity. Humanoid, legged, vs.
traditional tracked robots. Cyborgs and the singularity. Potential
impacts of robots on military tactics, strategy, doctrine, and policy.
Commercialization of military robots and applications.
5. Importance of Feedback. Haptic and visual feedback for
user-in-the-loop operation. Methodologies and prioritization based
on bandwidth, cost, controllability.
6. Robotics for a New War. Understanding Requirements.
Robots as asymmetric solutions. Robots for counter-terrorism and
homeland security. EOD robotic systems, mules, MAARS, and
policy.
7. Architecture & Robot Decomposition. NIST 4D/RCS ,
AEODRS and IOP architectures. Control systems, sensors,
effectors, and interfaces. World modeling and behavior generation.
Sensory perception. Egosphere, images, frames, and entities. Plan
execution.
8. Robotic System Domains and Design Considerations.
Space, air, ground, and water. Robot component design. Robotic
architectures and examples, benefits and detriments. Robotic
component design: electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical.
Power, communications, logic, and programming languages.
9. Detailed Robotic System Design. Human-inspired
manipulator design. Sensing and end effectors. Controlling motors
and subsystems.
10. Goal Seeking and Planning. Control theory, feedback, and
feed-forward. Planning and multi-resolutional planning. Robot
motivation, emotion, consciousness, and behavior.
11. Intelligent Transportation Systems. Advent of the
driverless robocar car. Connected vehicle system. Impact of
intelligent vehicles on business, industry, society, urban planning, &
national economy.
12. Robotic Systems Trends. Industry and government trends,
Open architectures. Actuation methods and types. Sensor
modalities and power sources.
13. Industry Robotic Systems. Historic and future use and
type. Effects of high-dexterity systems. Manufacturing applications.
Effects of human-inspired systems: virtual experience and haptics
with vision. Remote projection of human capabilities.
14. Home Robotic Systems. Assistive systems for the elderly
and disabled. Robots for mundane tasks: housekeeping and yard
care.
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Advanced Topics In Underwater Acoustics
Course # S111
April 18-21, 2016
erts!
exp
3 top
Columbia, Maryland
$2145
Summary
This four-day course summarizes both basic and
“leading-edge” topics in underwater acoustics. In each
topic the basics principles are reviewed and then
current achievements and challenges are addressed.
The course provides an in-depth treatment, taught by
experts in the field, of the latest results in a selection of
core topics of underwater acoustics. Its aim is to make
available practical results and lessons-learned in a
tutorial form suitable for a broad range of people
working in underwater acoustics and sonar. The course
is designed for sonar systems engineers, combat
systems engineers, undersea warfare professionals,
and managers who wish to enhance their
understanding and become familiar with the "big
picture" of ocean acoustics and sonar.
Instructors
Dr. Duncan Sheldon did his graduate work at MIT and
earned the PhD Degree in 1969. He has over twenty-five
years’ experience in the field of active sonar signal
processing. A substantial portion of this experience was at
the Navy’s undersea warfare laboratories at New London,
CT, and Newport, RI. This experience consisted primarily
of developing ASW detection and classification algorithms
and new active sonar waveforms. His experience includes
real-time direction at sea of surface sonar assets during
’free-play’ NATO ASW exercises. He was also a sonar
supervisor during controlled and ’free-play’ NATO ASW
exercises. He documented the results obtained at sea in
reports published at the NATO Centre for undersea
research at La Spezia, Italy. He has published articles in
the U.S. Navy Journal of Underwater Acoustics.
Paul C. Etter has worked in the fields of oceanatmosphere physics and environmental acoustics for the
past thirty- five years supporting federal and state
agencies, academia and private industry. He received his
BS degree in Physics and his MS degree in
Oceanography at Texas A&M University. Mr. Etter served
on active duty in the U.S. Navy as an Anti-Submarine
Warfare (ASW) Officer aboard frigates. He is the author or
co-author of more than 180 technical reports and
professional papers addressing environmental
measurement technology, underwater acoustics and
physical oceanography. Mr. Etter is the author of the
textbook Underwater Acoustic Modeling and Simulation
(3rd edition).
Dr. Harold "Bud" Vincent, Research Associate
Profess or of Ocean Engineering at the University of
Rhode Island and President of DBV Technology, LLC is a
U.S. Naval officer qualified in submarine warfare and
salvage diving. He has over twenty years of undersea
systems experience working in industry, academia, and
government (military and civilian). He served on active
duty on fast attack and ballistic missile submarines,
worked at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and
conducted advanced R&D in the defense industry. Dr.
Vincent received the M.S. and Ph.D. in Ocean
Engineering (Underwater Acoustics) from the University of
Rhode Island. His teaching and research encompasses
underwater acoustic systems, communications, signal
processing, ocean instrumentation, and navigation. He
has been awarded four patents for undersea systems and
algorithms.
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(8:30am - 4:30pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Course Outline
1. Sound and the Ocean Environment. Conductivity,
Temperature, Depth (CTD). Sound Velocity Profiles. Refraction,
Transmission Loss, Attenuation, Surface and Bottom Effects.
2. SONAR. Equations Review of Active and Passive SONAR
Equations, Decibels, Source Level, Sound Pressure Level,
Intensity Level, Spectrum Level. Shallow Water Sound
Propagation, Modeling and Sediment Acoustics ( Modal
Propagation, Rays and Modes, Bottom Loss, Coupled normal
Modes, PE, Sediment Acoustics-Biot theory and frequency
dependent attenuation. Coherency. Summary tables (Day 2
Morning).
3. Signal Detection. Overcoming Noise and Reverberation,
Normalization, Array Gain, Processing Gain, Beamforming, Timedelay and Frequency Spreading Effects.
4. Active Sonar Waveforms. Narrowband and wideband
alternatives. Ambiguity functions. Range-Doppler Coupling Effect.
5. SONAR System Fundamentals. Review of major system
components in a SONAR system (transducers, signal conditioning,
digitization, signal processing, displays and controls). Review of
various SONAR systems (Hull, Towed, SideScan, MultiBeam,
Communications, Navigation, etc.)
6. SONAR Employment. Data and Information. Hull arrays,
Towed Arrays. Their utilization to support Target Motion Analysis.
7. Passive Ranging to an In-Coming Torpedo. Time-delay
estimation algorithms.
8. Target Motion Analysis (TMA). What it is, why it is done,
how is SONAR used to support it, what other sensors are required
to conduct it.
9. Time-Bearing Analysis. How relative target motion affects
bearing rate, ship maneuvers to compute passive range estimates
(Ekelund Range). Use of Time-Bearing information to assess target
motion.
10. Time Frequency Analysis. Narrowband Doppler Shift,
Wideband Doppler Transformation, Base Banding.
11. Geographic Analysis. Use of Time-Bearing and Geographic
information to analyze contact motion.
12. Multi-sensor Data Fusion. SONAR, RADAR, ESM, Visual.
13. Relative Motion Analysis and Display. Single steady
contact, Single maneuvering contact, Multiple contacts, Acoustic
Interference, Clutter.
What You Will Learn
• Provide a general understanding of ocean acoustics and
sonar principles.
• Make attendees conversant with all aspects of ocean
acoustics and sonar technology, engineering and
performance assessment in the context of naval
applications.
• Provide detailed, critical knowledge for understanding of
basic concepts in ocean acoustics, physics and modeling,
transduction technology and engineering, processing for
sonar signal detection and estimation, and sonar system
design and performance assessment.
• Provide understanding of the design, development and use
of the acoustic propagation modeling software.
• Provide information and perspectives on new and
emerging sonar technology and techniques and new sonar
system configurations and functions.
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AUV and ROV Technology
Course # S115
March 8-10, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1790
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Course Outline
Summary
This 3-day course offers a descriptive review of
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)
developed by industry and government. It traces
the factors that influenced the development of
underwater vehicles, and includes a description
of the varied instrumentation and systems that
developed concomitantly for their support and
deployment. The class will focus on standing-up
operational and maintenance facilities and
equipment to support these vehicles.
Instructor
Bill Kirkwood graduated from the University of
California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1978 with his
BSME and received an MSCIS in 2000 from the
University of Phoenix. His predominant focus has
been in the area of electromechanical design.
Prior to joining MBARI he was a group leader at
Lockheed Missiles and Space Company (LMSC)
in the Advanced Systems Division working on a
variety of applied design projects for
communications, satellites, and active optics for
high-energy laser systems as part of the Strategic
Defense Initiative. Bill joined MBARI in 1991 as
the lead mechanical designer and project
manager a several technology efforts including
the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Tiburon and
the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)
Dorado. A number of variants of the Dorado
system have been constructed, the most
advanced being the Mapping AUV. Bill moved to
Northern California in 1987 when he joined the
Lockheed Missiles and Space Company
(LMSC). He became a supervisor in the
Advanced Systems group doing a variety of
applied design projects for communications,
satellites, and active optics for high-energy laser
systems. Bill began doing sub-sea equipment
designs at Lockheed which eventually fostered
contacts with MBARI.
1. Operational Overview – Common to Both
ROVs And AUVs.
2. Recognizing Where Most Operations Fail.
Connectors • Recovery • User error • Navigation –
calibration / failures • Launch • Poor maintenance • Poor
practices.
3. Know Your System. Software Architecture •
Sub-system Interfaces • Architecture / Failure analysis.
• Health and Status data • Impact on data.
4. Lack of Communications.
5. Weight and Balance. • Stability • Data impact.
6. Data Analysis.
7. Thrust and Attitude. • Impact on instruments and
data.
8. System Safety. Personnel Safety, Consistency.
9. ROV/AUV Maintenance Items In Common. •
Red Flags.
10. If You Don’t Know – Ask!
11. ROV Operational Techniques. • Vehicle class
versus capability • Work space realm • Support. •
Modification/Upgrades • Form Factors • Costs..
12. Control
Room. • Layout • Functions • Data
capture vs real time display. • Mission space (think
ahead) • On deck versus in water. • Checklist •
Buoyancy • Systems check • Limited Deck Operation.
13. Maintenance considerations. • Ground faults •
DC versus AC.
14. Lifting And Storage Facilities Onshore And At
Sea.
15. Ancillary Equipment. • Manipulators for ROV's,
cameras for ROVs & AUV's.
16. Dead Vehicle Recovery. • What to do if your
ROV is lost • Cost vs. risk. Location • Mission review •
Boat instrumentation – monitoring.
17. AUV Operational Techniques (Focus On
Launch And Recovery Operations). • Vehicle class
versus capability • Work space realm • Support. •
Modification/Upgrades.
18. Form
Factors. • Costs • Maintenance
considerations • Ground faults. • DC versus AC.
19. Lifting And Storage Facilities Onshore And At
Sea.
20. Ancillary Equipment.
21. Manipulators For ROV's, Cameras For ROVs
And AUV's.
22. What To Do If Your AUV Is Lost.
23. Cost vs. Risk.
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Ocean Optics
Fundamentals & Naval Applications
# S132
NEW!
Summary
February 17-18, 2016
This 3-day course is designed for scientists,
engineers, and managers who wish to learn the
fundamentals of ocean optics and how they are
used to predict detectability of submerged objects
such as swimmers or submarines. Examples will
be provided on how much optical conditions vary
by depth, by geographic location and season,
and by wavelength. Examples from the in situ
online databases and from satellite climatologies
will be provided.
Columbia, Maryland
Instructor
Jeffrey H. Smart is a member of the Principal
Professional Staff at the Johns Hopkins University
Applied Physics Laboratory where he has spent
the past 33 years specializing in ocean optics and
environmental assessments. He has published
numerous papers on empirical ocean optical
properties and he is the Project Manager and
Principal Investigator of the World-wide Ocean
Optics Database project.
(see http://wood.jhuapl.edu).
What You Will Learn
• Naval applications of ocean optics (mine
warfare, port security, anti-submarine
warfare, etc.)
• Common terminology & wavelength
dependencies of key optical properties.
• Traps to avoid in using raw optical data.
• Typical values for various bio-optical
properties & empirical relationships among
optical properties.
• Methods and equipment used to make
measurements of optical parameters.
From this course you will obtain the
knowledge and ability to extract and
analyze bio-optical data from NASA, ONR, &
NODC databases, files, & websites,
converse meaningfully with colleagues
about bio-optical parameters, and estimate
detectability of submerged objects from in
situ data &/or satellite imagery.
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$1290
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Course Outline
1. Naval Applications of Ocean Optics. Mine
Warfare, SPECOPS, Laser Comms, Port Security,
Anti-Submarine Warfare.
2. Common Terminology. Definitions and
descriptions of key Inherent and Apparent Optical
Properties such as absorption, “beam c,” diffuse
attenuation (K), optical scattering ("b") & optical
backscatter (“bb”).
3. Typical Values for Optical Properties. In
deep, open ocean waters, in continental shelf
waters, and in turbid estuaries Tampa Bay.
4. Chesapeake Bay, Yellow Sea, etc.
Relationships Among Optical Properties. Estimating
“K” from chlorophyll, beam attenuation from diffuse
attenuation, and wavelength dependence of K, c,
etc.
5. Measurement Systems & Associated Data
Artifacts. Overview of COTS bio-optical sensors
and warnings about their various “issues” &
artifacts.
6. In Situ & Satellite Imagery Data
Archives/Repositories. How to use the
ONR / JHUAPL, NODC, & NASA on-line databases
& satellite imagery websites.
7. Software to Display, Process, & Analyze
Optical Data. How to display customized subsets of
NASA’s world-wide images of optical properties.
Learn about GUI tools such as “ProfileViewer,”
(Java program to display hundreds or even
thousands of profiles at once, but to select individual
ones to map, edit, or delete; “Hyperspec” ( powerful
Matlab editor capable of handling ~ 100
wavelengths of WETLabs ACs data), and “S2editor”
(Matlab
GUI
allowing
simultaneous
screening/editing of up & down casts, or two
different parameters).
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Sonar Principles & ASW Analysis
Course # S151
April 12-14, 2016
Panama City, Florida
May 17-19, 2016
San Diego, California
$1845
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Summary
This 3-day course provides an excellent
introduction to underwater sound and highlights
how sonar principles are employed in ASW
analyses. The course provides a solid
understanding of the sonar equation and
discusses in-depth propagation loss, target
strength, reverberation, arrays, array gain, and
detection of signals.
Physical insight and typical results are
provided to help understand each term of the
sonar equation. The instructors then show how
the sonar equation can be used to perform ASW
analysis and predict the performance of passive
and active sonar systems. The course also
reviews the rationale behind current weapons
and sensor systems and discusses directions for
research in response to the quieting of submarine
signatures.
The course is valuable to engineers and
scientists who are entering the field or as a
review for employees who want a system level
overview. The lectures provide the knowledge
and perspective needed to understand recent
developments in underwater acoustics and in
ASW. A comprehensive set of notes and the
textbook Principles of Underwater Sound will be
provided to all attendees.
Instructor
Dr. Nicholas C. Nicholas received a B. S.
degree from Carnegie-Mellon
University, an M. S. degree from
Drexel University, and a PhD degree
in physics from the Catholic
University of America.
His
dissertation was on the propagation
of sound in the deep ocean. He has been
teaching underwater acoustics courses since
1977 and has been visiting lecturer at the U.S.
Naval War College and several universities. Dr.
Nicholas has more than 35 years experience in
underwater acoustics and submarine related
work. Dr. Nicholas is currently consulting for
several firms.
Course Outline
1. Sonar Equation & Signal Detection.
Sonar concepts and units. The sonar equation.
Typical active and passive sonar parameters.
Signal detection, probability of detection/false
alarm. ROC curves and detection threshold.
2. Propagation of Sound in the Sea.
Oceanographic
basis
of
propagation,
convergence zones, surface ducts, sound
channels, surface and bottom losses.
3. Target Strength and Reverberation.
Scattering phenomena and submarine strength.
Bottom, surface, and volume reverberation
mechanisms.
Methods
for
modeling
reverberations.
4. Arrays and Beamforming. Directivity and
array gain; sidelobe control, array patterns and
beamforming for passive bottom, hull mounted,
and sonobuoy sensors; calculation of array gain
in directional noise.
5. Elements of ASW Analysis. Utility and
objectives of ASW analysis, basic formulation of
passive and active sonar performance
predictions, sonar platforms, limitations imposed
by signal fluctuations.
6. Modeling and Problem Solving. Criteria
for the evaluation of sonar models, a basic
sonobuoy model, in-class solution of a series o
sonar problems.
What You Will Learn
• Sonar parameters and their utility in ASW
Analysis.
• Sonar equation as it applies to active and
passive systems.
• Fundamentals of array configurations,
beamforming, and signal detectability.
• Rationale behind the design of passive and
active sonar systems.
• Theory and applications of current weapons
and sensors, plus future directions.
• The implications and counters to the quieting
of the target’s signature.
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Sonar Signal Processing
Course # S152
April 5-7, 2016
Bremmerton, Washington
$1790
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Course Outline
Summary
This intensive short course provides an
overview of sonar signal processing. Processing
techniques applicable to bottom-mounted, hullmounted, towed and sonobuoy systems will be
discussed. Spectrum analysis, detection,
classification, and tracking algorithms for passive
and active systems will be examined and related
to design factors. Advanced techniques such as
high-resolution array-processing and matched
field array processing, advanced signal
processing techniques, and sonar automation will
be covered.
The course is valuable for engineers and
scientists engaged in the design, testing, or
evaluation of sonars. Physical insight and
realistic performance expectations will be
stressed. A comprehensive set of notes will be
supplied to all attendees.
Instructors
James W. Jenkins joined the Johns Hopkins
University
Applied
Physics
Laboratory in 1970 and has worked
in ASW and sonar systems analysis.
He has worked with system studies
and at-sea testing with passive and
active systems. He is currently a
senior physicist investigating
improved signal processing systems,
APB, own-ship monitoring, and SSBN sonar. He
has taught sonar and continuing education
courses since 1977 and is the Director of the
Applied Technology Institute (ATI).
G. Scott Peacock is the Assistant Group
Supervisor of the Systems Group at the Johns
Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
(JHU/APL). Mr. Peacock received both his B.S. in
Mathematics and an M.S. in Statistics from the
University of Utah. He currently manages several
research and development projects that focus on
automated passive sonar algorithms for both
organic and off-board sensors. Prior to joining
JHU/APL Mr. Peacock was lead engineer on
several large-scale Navy development tasks
including an active sonar adjunct processor for
the SQS-53C, a fast-time sonobuoy acoustic
processor and a full scale P-3 trainer.
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1. Introduction to Sonar Signal
Processing. Introduction to sonar detection
systems and types of signal processing
performed in sonar. Correlation processing,
Fournier analysis, windowing, and ambiguity
functions. Evaluation of probability of detection
and false alarm rate for FFT and broadband
signal processors.
2. Beamforming and Array Processing.
Beam patterns for sonar arrays, shading
techniques for sidelobe control, beamformer
implementation. Calculation of DI and array
gain in directional noise fields.
3. Passive Sonar Signal Processing.
Review of signal characteristics, ambient
noise, and platform noise. Passive system
configurations and implementations. Spectral
analysis and integration.
4. Active Sonar Signal Processing.
Waveform selection and ambiguity functions.
Projector configurations. Reverberation and
multipath effects. Receiver design.
5. Passive and Active Designs and
Implementations. Design specifications and
trade-off examples will be worked, and actual
sonar system implementations will be
examined.
6. Advanced
Signal
Processing
Techniques. Advanced techniques for
beamforming, detection, estimation, and
classification will be explored. Optimal array
processing. Data adaptive methods, super
resolution spectral techniques, time-frequency
representations and active/passive automated
classification are among the advanced
techniques that will be covered.
What You Will Learn
• Fundamental algorithms for signal
processing.
• Techniques for beam forming.
• Trade-offs among active waveform designs.
• Ocean medium effects.
• Optimal and adaptive processing.
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Sonar Systems Design
With Practical Applications to LF, MF and HF Sonar
# S149
March 29-31, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
June 21-23, 2016
Honolulu, Hawaii
$1845
Summary
This 3-day course provides an overview of sonar
systems design and highlights how sonar principles
are employed in low frequency (LF), mid frequency
(MF) and high frequency (HF) sonar applications. The
course provides a solid understanding of the sonar
equation and discusses in-depth propagation loss,
target strength, reverberation, array gain, and
detection of signals and their application to practical
systems.
Physical insight and typical results are provided to
help understand each term of the sonar equation
individually. The instructors then show how the sonar
equation can be used to predict the performance of
passive and active sonar systems. The course also
reviews applications of passive and active sonar for
ASW, including bistatics, for monitoring marine
mammals and for high frequency detection, localization
and imaging.
The course is valuable to engineers and scientists
who are entering the field or as a review for employees
who want a system level overview. A comprehensive
set of notes and the textbook Principles of Underwater
Sound will be provided to all attendees. Students will
also receive analysis tools that they can use to quickly
assess systems performance in the ocean
environment.
Instructors
James Jenkins is the Founder and President of the
Applied Technology Institute (ATI). He has
performed research and taught sonar and
continuing education courses since 1977.
ATI offers 200 courses to help engineers
and scientist stay up-to-date in today’s
changing technology. He has worked with
sonar system studies and at-sea testing
with passive and active systems. He is a senior physicist
investigating improved signal processing systems, APB,
ocean observing systems, SSBN operations and
passive and active sonars.
Dr. William Ellison is the Founder and Chief
Scientist of Marine Acoustics, Inc. Dr.
Ellison has established MAI as a principal
contributor in a wide range of engineering
and scientific efforts. MAI serves as the
primary test and at-sea evaluation agent
for a number of the Navy's key
development programs for surface,
submarine and air ASW systems. He served as a
primary scientific advisor for two of the Navy’s most
extensive multi-year research programs, the Critical Sea
Test and Low Frequency Active programs.
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Course Outline
1. Sonar Equation & Signal Detection. Sonar
concepts and units, the sonar equation. Typical active
and passive sonar parameters. Signal detection,
probability of detection/false alarm. ROC curves and
detection threshold. Ambient and self noise in different
frequency bands.
2. Arrays and Beamforming. Directivity and array
gain; sidelobe control, array patterns and beamforming
for passive bottom, hull mounted, and sonobuoy
sensors; calculation of array gain in directional noise.
3. Propagation of Sound in the Sea.
Oceanographic basis of propagation, convergence
zones, surface ducts, sound channels, surface and
bottom losses. Useful models for predicting LF, MF and
HF transmission loss in different environments.
Variation of transmission loss and absorption with LF,
MF and HF sonars.
4. Passive Sonar. Illustrations of passive sonars
including sonobuoys, towed array systems, and PAM
systems for marine mammal monitoring.
Considerations for passive sonar systems, including
radiated source level, sources of background noise,
and self noise. Impact of noise on marine mammals.
5. Active Sonar. Design factors for active sonar
systems including waveform selection, target strength
and reverberation for LF, MF and HF applications.
6. Practical Example Calculations Using
Spreadsheet Tools.
What You Will Learn
• Sonar equation as it applies to active and
passive systems.
• Fundamentals of array configurations,
beamforming, and signal detectability.
• Rationale behind the design of LF, MF and HF
passive and active sonar systems.
• Predicting performance in different ocean
environments using existing oceanographic
databases.
• Spreadsheet tools for analyzing and assessing
system performance in the ocean environment.
• PAM – Passive Acoustic Monitoring.
• HF Active tracking of Marine Mammals.
• Basic principles of target strength for ships,
submarines and marine life.
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Sonar Transducer Design - Fundamentals
Course # S146
May 10-12, 2016
Course Outline
Newport, Rhode Island
1. Overview. Review of how transducer and
performance fits into overall sonar system design.
2. Waves in Fluid Media. Background on how the
transducer creates sound energy and how this energy
propagates in fluid media. The basics of sound
propagation in fluid media:
• Plane Waves
• Radiation from Spheres
• Linear Apertures Beam Patterns
• Planar Apertures Beam Patterns
• Directivity and Directivity Index
• Scattering and Diffraction
• Radiation Impedance
• Transmission Phenomena
• Absorption and Attenuation of Sound
3. Equivalent Circuits. Transducers equivalent
electrical circuits. The relationship between transducer
parameters and performance. Analysis of transducer
designs:
• Mechanical Equivalent Circuits
• Acoustical Equivalent Circuits
• Combining Mechanical and Acoustical Equivalent
Circuits
4. Waves in Solid Media: A transducer is
constructed of solid structural elements. Background in
how sound waves propagate through solid media. This
section builds on the previous section and develops
equivalent circuit models for various transducer
elements. Piezoelectricity is introduced.
• Waves in Homogeneous, Elastic Solid Media
• Piezoelectricity
• The electro-mechanical coupling coefficient
• Waves in Piezoelectric, Elastic Solid Media.
5. Sonar Projectors. This section combines the
concepts of the previous sections and developes the
basic concepts of sonar projector design. Basic
concepts for modeling and analyzing sonar projector
performance will be presented. Examples of sonar
projectors will be presented and will include spherical
projectors, cylindrical projectors, half wave-length
projectors, tonpilz projectors, and flexural projectors.
Limitation on performance of sonar projectors will be
discussed.
6. Sonar Hydrophones. The basic concepts of
sonar hydrophone design will be reviewed. Analysis of
hydrophone noise and extraneous circuit noise that
may interfere with hydrophone performance.
• Elements of Sonar Hydrophone Design
• Analysis of Noise in Hydrophone and Preamplifier
Systems
• Specific Application in Sonar Hydronpone Design
• Hydrostatic hydrophones
• Spherical hydrophones
• Cylindrical hydrophones
• The affect of a fill fluid on hydrophone performance.
$1790
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Summary
This three-day course is designed for sonar
system design engineers, managers, and system
engineers who wish to enhance their understanding
of sonar transducer design and how the sonar
transducer fits into and dictates the greater sonar
system design. Topics will be illustrated by worked
numerical examples and practical case studies.
Instructor
Mr. John C. Cochran is a Principle Fellow with
Raytheon
Integrated
Defense
Systems., a leading provider of
integrated solutions for the
Departments of Defense and
Homeland Security. Mr. Cochran has
25 years of experience in the design
of sonar transducer systems. His
experience includes high frequency
mine hunting sonar systems, hull mounted search
sonar systems, undersea targets and decoys, high
power projectors, and surveillance sonar systems.
Mr. Cochran holds a BS degree from the University
of California, Berkeley, a MS degree from Purdue
University, and a MS EE degree from University of
California, Santa Barbara. He holds a certificate in
Acoustics Engineering from Pennsylvania State
University and Mr. Cochran has taught as a visiting
lecturer for the University of Massachusetts,
Dartmouth.
What You Will Learn
• Basic acoustic parameters that affect transducer
designs including:
Aperture design
Radiation impedance
Beam patterns and directivity
• Fundamentals of acoustic wave transmission in
solids including the basics of piezoelectricity.
• Basic modeling concepts for transducer design.
• Transducer performance parameters that affect
radiated power, frequency of operation, and
bandwidth.
• Sonar projector design parameters.
From this course you will obtain the knowledge and
ability to perform sonar transducer systems
engineering calculations, identify tradeoffs, interact
meaningfully with colleagues, evaluate systems,
understand current literature, and how transducer
design fits into greater sonar system design.
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Submarines & Submariners – An Introduction
The Enemy Below – Submarines Sink Ships!
Course # S154
April 12-14, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1790
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Course Outline
Summary
This three-day course is designed for engineers
entering the field of submarine R&D, and/or
Operational Test and Evaluation, or as a review for
employees who want a system level overview. It is an
introductory course presenting the fundamental
philosophy of submarine design, submerged operation
and combat system employment as they are managed
by a battle-tested submarine organization that all-in-all
make a US submarine a very cost-effective warship at
sea and under it.
Today's US submarine tasking is discussed in
consonance with the strategy and policy of the US, and
the goals, objectives, mission, functions, tasks,
responsibilities, and roles of the US Navy as they are
so funded. Submarine warfare is analyzed referencing
some calculations for a Benefits-to-Cost analysis, in
that, Submarines Sink Ships!
Instructors
Captain Raymond Wellborn, USN (retired) served over
13 years of his 30-year Navy career in
submarines. He has a BSEE degree from the
US Naval Academy and a MSEE degree from
the Naval Postgraduate School. He was
Program Manager for Tactical Towed Array
Sonar Systems and Program Director for
Surface Ship and Helicopter ASW Systems.
He was a Senior Lecturer in the Marine
Engineering Department of Texas A&M. He
has been teaching this course since 1991, and has many
testimonials from attendees sponsored by DOD, NUWC, and
other agencies that all attest to the merit of his presentation.
He is the author of “The Efficacy of Submarine Warfare,” and
“USS VIRGINIA (SSN 774) - A New Steel-Shark at Sea.”
Captain Todd Massidda P.E. (retired) has over 30 years of
Navy leadership experience serving on seven
different submarines, including command of
USS ALABAMA SSBN-731. As commanding
officer of ALABAMA and executive officer on
ALASKA he has extensive experience in
bringing new combat systems technologies to
the fleet after major overhaul periods. He
served as a Future Concepts Officer at US
Special Operations command bringing new
technologies and ideas to special operations forces. As
Operation Officer at Submarine Group Nine, he led a
successful multi-year effort to proof SSGN concepts ahead of
the SSGN conversion program. He completed his career as
the Branch Head for Ocean Systems and Nuclear Matters on
the OPNAV staff in Washington, DC. He is currently a
Program Manager in the SSBN Security Technology Program
at John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.
1. Warfare from Beneath the Sea. From a glass-barrel in circa
300 BC, to SSN 774 in 2004.
2. Efficacy of Submarine Warfare--Submarines Sink Ship.
Benefits-to-Cost Analyses for WWI and WWII.
3. Submarine Tasking. What US nuclear-powered submarines
are tasked to do.
4. Submarine Organization - and, Submariners. What is the
psyche and disposition of those Qualified in Submarines, as so
aptly distinguished by a pair of Dolphins? And, how modern
submariners measure up to the legend of Steel Boats and Iron
Men.
5. Fundamentals of Submarine Design & Construction.
Classroom demo of Form, Fit, & Function.
6. The Essence of Warfare at Sea. “ to go in harm’s way.”
7. The Theory of Sound in the Sea and, Its Practice. A
rudimentary primer for the "Calculus of Acoustics.".
8. Combat System Suite - Components & Nomenclature. In
OHIO, LOS ANGELES, SEAWOLF, and VIRGINIA.
9. Order of Battle for Submarines of the World. To do what,
to whom? where, and when?
[Among 50 navies in the world there are 630 submarines.
Details of the top eight are delineated -- US, Russia, and China top
the list.].
10. Today’s U.S. Submarine Force. The role of submarines in
the anti access/ area denial scenarios in future naval operations.
Semper Procinctum.
What You Will Learn
• Submarine organization and operations.
• Fundamentals of submarine systems and
sensors.
• Differences of submarine types (SSN/SSBN/
SSGN).
• Future operations with SEALSSum.
• Nuclear-powered submarines versus diesel
submarines.
• Submarine operations in shallow water
• Required improvements to maintain tactical
control.
• http://www.aticourses.com/sub_virginia.htm.
From this course you will gain a better
understanding of submarine warships being
stealth-oriented, cost-effective combat
systems at sea. Those who have worked with
specific submarine sub-systems will find that
this course will clarify the rationale and
essence of their interface with one another.
Further, because of its introductory nature,
this course will be enlightening to those just
entering the field. Attendees will receive
copies of the presentation along with some
relevant white papers.
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Underwater Acoustic Modeling and Simulation
Course # S160
April 4-7, 2016
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
June 27-30, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$2195
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Summary
The subject of underwater
acoustic modeling deals with the
translation of our physical
understanding of sound in the
sea into mathematical formulas
solvable by computers. This fourday course provides a
comprehensive treatment of all
types of underwater acoustic
models including environmental,
propagation, noise, reverberation
and sonar performance models.
Specific examples of each type of
model are discussed to illustrate
model formulations, assumptions and algorithm efficiency.
Guidelines for selecting and using available propagation,
noise and reverberation models are highlighted. Problem
sessions allow students to exercise PC-based propagation
and active sonar models.
Each student will receive a copy of Underwater Acoustic
Modeling and Simulation, 4th Edition by Paul C. Etter in
addition to a complete set of lecture notes.
Instructor
Paul C. Etter has worked in the fields of oceanatmosphere physics and environmental
acoustics for the past thirty years
supporting federal and state agencies,
academia and private industry. He
received his BS degree in Physics and his
MS degree in Oceanography at Texas
A&M University. Mr. Etter served on active
duty in the U.S. Navy as an AntiSubmarine Warfare (ASW) Officer aboard frigates. He is
the author or co-author of more than 200 technical reports
and professional papers addressing environmental
measurement technology, underwater acoustics and
physical oceanography. Mr. Etter is the author of the
textbook Underwater Acoustic Modeling and Simulation.
What You Will Learn
• What models are available to support sonar
engineering and oceanographic research.
• How to select the most appropriate models based on
user requirements.
• Where to obtain the latest models and databases.
• How to operate models and generate reliable
results.
• How to evaluate model accuracy and assess
prediction uncertainties.
• How to solve sonar equations and simulate sonar
performance.
• Where the most promising international research is
being performed.
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Course Outline
1. Introduction. Nature of acoustical measurements
and prediction. Modern developments in physical and
mathematical modeling. Diagnostic versus prognostic
applications. Latest developments in acoustic sensing of the
oceans.
2. Acoustical Oceanography. Distribution of physical
and chemical properties in the oceans. Sound-speed
calculation, measurement and distribution. Surface and
bottom boundary conditions. Effects of circulation patterns,
fronts, eddies and fine-scale features on acoustics. Biological
effects.
3. Propagation. Observations and Physical Models.
Basic concepts, boundary interactions, attenuation and
absorption. Shear-wave effects in the sea floor and ice cover.
Ducting phenomena including surface ducts, sound channels,
convergence zones, shallow-water ducts and Arctic halfchannels. Spatial and temporal coherence. Mathematical
Models. Theoretical basis for propagation modeling.
Frequency-domain wave equation formulations including ray
theory, normal mode, multipath expansion, fast field and
parabolic approximation techniques. Energy-flux models.
Prediction uncertainties in complex environments. New
developments in shallow-water and under-ice models.
Domains of applicability. Model summary tables. Data support
requirements. Specific examples (PE and RAYMODE).
References. Demonstrations.
4. Noise. Observations and Physical Models. Noise
sources and spectra. Depth dependence and directionality.
Slope-conversion effects. Mathematical Models. Theoretical
basis for noise modeling. Ambient noise and beam-noise
statistics models. Pathological features arising from
inappropriate assumptions. Model summary tables. Data
support requirements. Specific example (RANDI-III).
References.
5. Reverberation. Observations and Physical Models.
Volume and boundary scattering. Shallow-water and underice reverberation features. Mathematical Models.
Theoretical basis for reverberation modeling. Cell
scattering and point scattering techniques. Bistatic
reverberation formulations and operational restrictions.
Data support requirements. Specific examples (REVMOD
and Bistatic Acoustic Model). References.
6. Sonar Performance Models. Sonar equations for
monostatic, bistatic and multistatic systems. Advanced signal
processing issues in clutter environments. Model operating
systems. Model summary tables. Data support requirements.
Sources of oceanographic and acoustic data. Specific
examples (NISSM and Generic Sonar Model). References.
Demonstrations.
7. Simulation. Review of simulation theory including
advanced methodologies and infrastructure tools. Overview of
engineering, engagement, mission and theater level models.
Discussion of applications in concept evaluation, training and
resource allocation.
8. Effects of Sound on the Marine Environment.
Changes in the ocean soundscape driven by anthropogenic
activity and natural factors. Mitigation of marine-mammal
endangerment. Ocean acidification.
9. Special Applications. Inverse acoustic sensing.
Stochastic modeling, broadband and time-domain modeling
techniques, matched field processing, acoustic tomography,
coupled ocean-acoustic modeling, 3D modeling, and
nonlinear acoustics and chaotic metrics. Rapid environmental
assessments. Underwater acoustic networks and vehicles,
channel models and localization methods. Through-thesensor parameter estimation.
10. Model Evaluation. Guidelines for model evaluation
and documentation. Analytical benchmark solutions.
Theoretical and operational limitations. Verification, validation
and accreditation. Examples.
11. Demonstrations and Problem Sessions.
Demonstration of PC-based propagation and active sonar
models. Hands-on problem sessions and discussion of
results.
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Certified Systems Engineering Professional - CSEP Preparation
Guaranteed Training to Pass the CSEP Certification Exam
Course # M156
May 17-19, 2016
Course Outline
Los Angeles, California
1. Introduction. What is the CSEP and what are the
requirements to obtain it? Terms and definitions. Basis of
the examination. Study plans and sample examination
questions and how to use them. Plan for the course.
Introduction to the INCOSE Handbook. Self-assessment
quiz. Filling out the CSEP application.
2. Systems Engineering and Life Cycles. Definitions
and origins of systems engineering, including the latest
concepts of “systems of systems.” Hierarchy of system
terms. Value of systems engineering. Life cycle
characteristics and stages, and the relationship of
systems engineering to life cycles. Development
approaches. The INCOSE Handbook system
development examples.
3. Technical Processes. The processes that take a
system from concept in the eye to operation, maintenance
and disposal. Stakeholder requirements and technical
requirements, including concept of operations,
requirements analysis, requirements definition,
requirements management. Architectural design, including
functional analysis and allocation, system architecture
synthesis. Implementation, integration, verification,
transition, validation, operation, maintenance and disposal
of a system.
4. Project Processes. Technical management and
the role of systems engineering in guiding a project.
Project planning, including the Systems Engineering Plan
(SEP), Integrated Product and Process Development
(IPPD), Integrated Product Teams (IPT), and tailoring
methods. Project assessment, including Technical
Performance Measurement (TPM). Project control.
Decision-making and trade-offs. Risk and opportunity
management, configuration management, information
management.
5. Enterprise & Agreement Processes. How to
define the need for a system, from the viewpoint of
stakeholders and the enterprise. Acquisition and supply
processes, including defining the need. Managing the
environment, investment, and resources. Enterprise
environment management. Investment management
including life cycle cost analysis. Life cycle processes
management standard processes, and process
improvement. Resource management and quality
management.
6. Specialty Engineering Activities. Unique
technical disciplines used in the systems engineering
processes: integrated logistics support, electromagnetic
and environmental analysis, human systems integration,
mass properties, modeling & simulation including the
system modeling language (SysML), safety & hazards
analysis, sustainment and training needs.
7. After-Class Plan. Study plans and methods.
Using the self-assessment to personalize your study plan.
Five rules for test-taking. How to use the sample
examinations. How to reach us after class, and what to do
when you succeed.
$1790
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Video!
www.aticourses.com/CSEP_preparation.htm
Summary
This three-day (or four-day live instructor lead virtual online)
course walks through the CSEP requirements and the INCOSE
Handbook Version 3.2.2 to cover all topics on the CSEP exam.
Interactive work, study plans, and sample examination questions
help you to prepare effectively for the exam. Participants leave
the course with solid knowledge, a hard copy of the INCOSE
Handbook, study plans, and three sample examinations.
Attend the CSEP course to learn what you need. Follow the
study plan to seal in the knowledge. Use the sample exam to test
yourself and check your readiness. Contact our instructor for
questions if needed. Then take the exam. If you do not pass, you
can retake the course at no cost.
Instructors
Dr. Eric Honour, CSEP, international consultant and
lecturer, has a 40-year career of complex
systems development & operation. Former
President of INCOSE, selected as Fellow and
as Founder. He has led the development of
18 major systems, including the Air Combat
Maneuvering Instrumentation systems and
the Battle Group Passive Horizon Extension
System. BSSE (Systems Engineering), US
Naval Academy; MSEE, Naval Postgraduate
School; and PhD, University of South Australia.
Mr. William "Bill" Fournier is Senior Software Systems
Engineering with 30 years experience the last
11 for a Defense Contractor. Mr. Fournier
taught DoD Systems Engineering full time for
over three years at DSMC/DAU as a
Professor of Engineering Management. Mr.
Fournier has taught Systems Engineering at
least part time for more than the last 20
years. Mr. Fournier holds a MBA and BS
Industrial Engineering / Operations Research
and is DOORS trained. He is a certified CSEP, CSEP DoD
Acquisition, and PMP. He is a contributor to DAU / DSMC,
Major Defense Contractor internal Systems Engineering
Courses and Process, and INCOSE publications.
What You Will Learn
• How to pass the CSEP examination!
• Details of the INCOSE Handbook, the source for the
exam.
• Your own strengths and weaknesses, to target your
study.
• The key processes and definitions in the INCOSE
language of the exam.
• How to tailor the INCOSE processes.
• Five rules for test-taking.
The INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering
Professional (CSEP) rating is a coveted milestone in
the career of a systems engineer, demonstrating
knowledge, education and experience that are of high
value to systems organizations. This two-day course
provides you with the detailed knowledge and
practice that you need to pass the CSEP examination.
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Model-Based Systems Engineering Fundamentals
A Layered Approach to Model-Based Systems
March 1, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$700
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Summary
Model-based systems engineering (MBSE) is
rapidly becoming the approach of choice in the SE
world. But, in reality, all systems engineering is, and
has always been, model-based. It isn’t possible to
discuss or even think about a system without using a
model. In traditional systems approaches that model
was carried and maintained in the minds of the
designers. Much time and effort was spent aligning and
documenting the various aspects of the model across
the design team. With MBSE the model is no longer
closely held by individual members of the design team
but is expressly instantiated in a repository where it is
unambiguously described and accessible to
customers, stakeholders and designers alike through a
rich variety of tailored views.
This 1-day course will introduce the concepts and
process of MBSE in a practical setting. The
relationship to other approaches will be discussed. A
rich menu of views including SysML and structured
diagrams will be presented.
Each student will receive a copy of A Primer for
Model Based Engineering by David Long and Zane
Scott and course notes. This one-day course is
designed for program managers who want to
understand the concepts. It may be taken
independently or as part of the more complete 3-day
Model-based Systems Engineering Applications
course.
Instructor
Zane Scott received a BA in Economics from Virginia
Tech and a JD from the University of
Tennessee Law School. He did post
graduate
work
in
Business
Administration
and
Educational
Counseling. He brings a unique
perspective to systems engineering from
a professional background in litigation,
crisis negotiation, labor management
facilitation and mediation. He has practiced
interventional mediation, and taught communications,
conflict management and leadership skills in university
and professional settings. He has worked as a senior
consultant and process analyst assisting government
and industry clients in implementing and introducing
organizational change into their companies. Zane is a
member of INCOSE where he sits on the Corporate
Advisory Board. A member of the American Society of
Training and Development and the International
Association of Hostage Negotiators, he blogs
frequently and is the author of A Primer for Model
Based Engineering.
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Course # M175
Course Outline
1. Systems and Systems engineering. Introduction to
systems and systems engineering. Why and how systems
problems are solved. What is a system? What is systems
engineering? Systems problems and their solutions.
2. Context – 4 Domains, 3 Systems, 2 Ways of
Thinking and 1 Model. Four domains in systems
engineering problem solving. The context, process and
system of interest systems. Considering systems problems
analytically AND synthetically. The concept of a single
repository, single model approach to system solutions.
3. System Life Cycle. System life-cycle stagesConcept, design, production, utilization, support and
maintenance. System design and improvement
opportunities at each life cycle stage.
4. Problem Classes. Systems engineering is no longer
confined to the world of conceptual development and clean
sheet design. Systems engineering from top-down, middleout and reverse engineering perspectives. Techniques for
eliciting and modeling existing systems. Change
management implications of interactive modeling and
problem-solving.
5. Traditional Engineering- Process and Problem.
Traditional SE approaches. Problems and pitfalls. MBSE
approaches.
6. What is a Model. What constitutes a model. Power
and uses of models. Role of models in solving systems
problems.
7. MBSE – Process and Tasks. The layered approach
to system problem-solving and design. Detailed process
steps and techniques. Working in all four domains at every
layer. Advancing design granularity. Model-based
techniques compared and contrasted to traditional SE.
8. Views. Views were once thought to be the model
itself. In this section views are presented as structured
answers to queries posed to the model repository depicting
what the audience needs to see in a way that it can be
understood. Selecting views fit for their purpose. The
variety of views available and their uses. SysML and
structured diagrams.
9. Supplemental Topics (Service Oriented
Architectures, Agile Processes et cetera). Additional
topics tailored to the class needs and preferences. These
topics are discussed in relationship to MBSE and how they
interact. There are a variety of topic modules which can be
offered as the class desires and time permits.
What You Will Learn
• MBSE in context- traditional approaches to systems
engineering and their inherent problems.
• Essential model characteristics– understanding the
model is critical to unleashing its power.
• The uses of a model in systems engineering –the
key to applying that power.
• The nature and purpose of the four SE domains –
keeping the system design on track at each stage.
• The treatment of the domains in traditional and
MBSE methodologies –avoiding traps and pitfalls
while capturing the benefits of MBSE.
• The major tasks of systems engineering in MBSE.
• The issues and impacts of MBSE in system designs.
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Model-based Systems Engineering Applications
A Layered Approach to Model-based Systems Engineering
Course # M176
March 1-3, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1790
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Course Outline
Summary
This 3-day course will teaches the fundamentals
(Day 1) and applications of MBSE in a practical setting.
Topics will be addressed in the context of practical
system design from the top down, middle out and in
reverse. Using practical examples students will
examine the process of modeling, the techniques for
capturing the elements, attributes and relationships
critical to each of the four Systems Engineering
domains: Requirements, Behavior, Physical
Architecture and Validation and Verification. Each
student will receive course notes
Instructor
Zane Scott received a BA in Economics from Virginia
Tech and a JD from the University of
Tennessee Law School. He did post
graduate
work
in
Business
Administration
and
Educational
Counseling. He brings a unique
perspective to systems engineering from
a professional background in litigation,
crisis negotiation, labor management
facilitation and mediation. He has practiced
interventional mediation, and taught communications,
conflict management and leadership skills in university
and professional settings. He has worked as a senior
consultant and process analyst assisting government
and industry clients in implementing and introducing
organizational change into their companies. Zane is a
member of INCOSE where he sits on the Corporate
Advisory Board. A member of the American Society of
Training and Development and the International
Association of Hostage Negotiators, he blogs
frequently and is the co-author of A Primer for Model
Based Engineering.
What You Will Learn
• The fundamentals of model construction.
• The basic building blocks of modeling- elements,
relationships and attributes.
• The importance of an integrated model and how to
construct and maintain it.
• The differences between MBSE and other types of
modeling (e.g.- physics-based) and how they are
related.
• How to visualize the elements, relationships and
attributes in a comprehensive set of representations
drawn from structured and SysML diagrams.
1. Fundamentals of MBSE. Context 4-domains, 3
systems, 2 ways of thinking, and 1 model. How MBSE
fits into the life cycle. MBSE processes and tasks.
MBSE views. What is and why use a model. Practical
implications for managers.
2. Elements Relationships and Attributes. How
do we build a model? What is an element? What is a
relationship? What is an attribute? How are these
represented in a model?
3. Requirements. What is the role of requirements
in MBSE? What are the types of requirements and what
are their uses in the design? Writing good requirements.
How are requirements managed? What is traceability
and why is it important? How is requirements traceability
maintained and how is it demonstrated?
4. Behavior. What is a logical architecture? What is
behavior and what is its role in system design? How is it
often ignored? How is behavior described? How is it
related to requirements? How is it related to the physical
architecture? What are threads?
5. Physical Architecture. What is a physical
architecture? What are components? How are they
related to behaviors? How are they related to
requirements? How are they modeled? How is behavior
allocated to components?
6. Verification and Validation. Solving the right
problem versus solving the problem right. How do we
validate? How do we verify? Simulation and traceability.
7. The Importance of Integration. One model or
several? The role of a single integrated model in system
design. What about physics based models? A single
repository, single model and its advantages. Freeing the
engineer to do design work instead of clerical
bookkeeping.
8. Handling Changing Requirements. How to
minimize the disruption of changing requirements.
Tracing the effects of design changes. Maintaining a
real time.
9. Top-down, Middle-out and Reverse
Engineering. Comparing the three approaches. The
uses of middle-out/reverse engineering. Modeling
existing systems. Eliciting the characteristics of existing
systems accurately.
10. Views. Visualizing the model. Selecting views fit
for their purpose. The variety of views available and
their uses. SysML and structured diagrams. Producing
views from the model. Views as answers to structured
queries of the database.
11. Supplemental Topics. E.g.- using MBSE to
satisfy the principles of agile development. There are a
variety of topic modules which can be offered as the
class desires and time permits.
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Modeling & Simulation in the Systems Engineering Process
Course # M179
NEW!
May 18-19, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1290
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
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Off The Course Tuition."
What You Will Learn
Instructor
James E. Coolahan, Ph.D., retired from full-time
employment at the Johns Hopkins
University Applied Physics Laboratory
(JHU/APL) after 40 years of service. He
currently chairs the M&S Committee of
the Systems Engineering Division of the
National Defense Industrial Association,
and teaches courses in M&S for
Systems Engineering in the JHU Engineering for
Professionals M.S. program. He holds B.S. and M.S.
degrees in aerospace engineering from the University
of Notre Dame and the Catholic University of America,
and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from
JHU and the University of Maryland.
• Define and distinguish key modeling and simulation
(M&S) terms.
• Describe the types of M&S tools used in the phases
of the systems engineering process.
• Distinguish between key elements of simulations of
system performance and effectiveness.
• Explain the use of the eXtensible Markup Language
(XML), and the Unified and Systems Modeling
Languages (UML and SysML).
• Describe the use of simulation interoperability
standards, such as the High Level Architecture.
• Illustrate an architecture for a collaborative simulation
environment consisting of simulation applications,
environmental representations, data repositories,
and user interfaces.
Course Outline
1. Overview of Modeling and Simulation. Definitions and
Distinguishing Characteristics. Views and Categories of Models
and Simulations. Resolution, Aggregation, and Fidelity.
Overview of the Model/Simulation Development Process.
Important M&S-Related Processes. M&S as a Professional
Discipline.
2. M&S in System Needs and Opportunities Analysis.
Needs vs. Opportunities for New or Improved Systems. The U.S.
Military Process for Capabilities-Based Assessment.
Commercial System Processes. M&S Use in Operational
Analysis, Functional Analysis, and Feasibility Determination.
3. M&S in Concept Exploration and Evaluation.
Effectiveness Simulations and Their Components. Analyses of
Alternatives. Ensuring a “Level Playing Field”. System
Effectiveness Simulation Examples.
4. M&S in Design and Development. Range of Engineering
Disciplines Needed for System Design and Development
Simulations. Simulating Interactions between System
Components. Time Management in Simulations Interacting at
Run-Time. Examples of Interacting Simulations for Design and
Development.
5. M&S in Integration and Test & Evaluation. Simulation
Use during Integration. Planning for Use of Models and
Simulations during T&E. Simulation Use During Testing. PostTest Evaluation Using Models and Simulations.
6. M&S in Production and Sustainment. Planning for Use
of Models and Simulations During Production. Model and
Simulation Use During Production. Systems Operation
Simulations. Reliability Modeling, Logistics Simulations, and
Ownership Cost Modeling.
7. Basic Markup and Modeling Languages: XML, UML,
and SysML. History and Characteristics of Markup and
Modeling Languages. The eXtensible Markup Language (XML).
The Unified Modeling Language (UML). The Systems Modeling
Language (SysML).
8. Interoperable Simulation - the High Level Architecture
(HLA). The History of Interoperable Simulation. Why the High
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Level Architecture (HLA) is Important for Systems Engineering.
Components of the HLA Standard. HLA Time Management. The
Distributed Simulation Engineering and Execution Process
(DSEEP).
9. Live-Virtual-Constructive
(LVC)
Simulation
Techniques. Differentiating Live, Virtual, and Constructive
Simulations – A Review. Why LVC Simulation Federations Are
Important for Systems Engineering. Simulation Standards for
LVC Simulations. Issues Encountered in LVC Simulation
Federations, and Efforts to Mitigate Them.
10. Collaborative Simulation Environments for Systems
Engineering. Background: Studies on M&S for System
Acquisition. Definition of a Collaborative Simulation Environment
(CSE). Characteristics of a CSE. A Reference Model for a CSE.
Examples of CSE Architectures.
11. M&S Asset Repositories - Construction and Use.
Definitions: Repository, Catalog, and Registry. Issues in the
Discovery and Reuse of M&S Assets. Desired Features for
Repositories. Metadata (Data About the Data), with an Example.
Catalog and Repository Examples. Putting Collaborative
Environments and Repositories Together for Systems
Engineering.
12. Modeling the Natural Environment. Definition of the
Natural Environment. Overview of the Air, Ground, Maritime, and
Space Environments. Separating the Natural Environment from
Sources and Sensors. Issues in Aggregation of Natural
Environment Representations. Environmental Modeling
Standards: SEDRIS.
13. Modeling the Man-Made Environment. Definition of a
Man-Made Environment. Distinguishing the Man-Made
Environment from the Natural Environment and Friendly/Threat
Systems. Some Man-Made Environment Modeling Examples.
Man-Made Environment Modeling Standards: Shapefiles.
14. The Future of M&S in Systems Engineering.
Acquisition M&S Research Areas. Model Based Systems
Engineering (MBSE) and Model Based Engineering (MBE).
Levels of Interoperability, and Moving from Syntactic to
Semantic. Simulation Composability.
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PMP® Certification Exam Boot Camp
Course # M252
February 22-26, 2016
March 14-18, 2016
(Live Instructor Led Online Training
(12:00pm - 5:30pm)
February 29 - March 3, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
March 14-17, 2016
(Open Enrollment Public 8:00 pm-6:00 pm)
Washington, DC
Call 410-956-8805 for more dates & locations
$2995
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Summary
The PMP Boot Camp is not just a test prep course; we do
not create paper PMPs. In our PMP Boot Camp you will get
skills-based training developed using a proven methodology
to meet your PMP goals while developing and reinforcing realworld project management skills.
The PMP Boot Camp offers in-class practice exams to help
you learn not only the project management knowledge, but
also the nature of the Project Management Professional
exam, the types of questions asked, and the form the
questions take. Through practice exercises you will gain
valuable information, learn how to rapidly recall important
facts, and generally increase your test-taking skills.
Who Should Attend:
This project management training course is aligned to the
Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) Fourth Edition.
If you are in IT where PMs skills are becoming a necessity
or if you are interested in or planning to get your PMP
certification, you must take this PMP Boot Camp course. The
PMP® certification is a great tool for:
• Project Managers
• IT Managers/Directors
• Outsourcing Professionals
• QA Managers/Directors
• Application Development Managers/Directors
• Business Analysts
• Systems Analysts
• Systems Architect
What You Will Learn
Specifically, you will:
• Learn the subject matter of the PMP examination.
• Memorize the important test information that has a high
probability of being on your examination.
• Develop time management skills necessary to complete
the PMP exam within the allotted time.
• Leverage your existing Project Management Skills.
• Extrapolate from your real world experiences to the
PMP examination subject matter.
• Learn to identify pertinent question information to
quickly answer examination problems.
Course Outline
Part I — The Project Management Life Cycle
1. Introduction. An introduction to the format and scope of
this project management training course. PMP Certification
Boot Camp Process.
2. PMP Certification: the Credentials. An overview of the
PMI requirements for the PMP certification:
• The Project Management Institute • The PMP
Certification • Applying for the Examination • The PMP
Examination • The Professional Code of Conduct • Test
Subject Areas.
3. Project Management Overview. An introduction to
Project Management, what it is, and what it isn’t:
• What is a "Project"? • Project Portfolio Managemen •
Programs versus Projects • Project Management Office •
Project Phases • Project Life Cycles • The Process Groups
• Knowledge Areas • Stakeholders and Stakeholder
Management • Project Sponsor, Project Manager, Project
Definitions.
4. The Project Environment: An overview of the various
organizational structures in which a project might operate:
• Organizational Types • Functional Organizations •
Matrix Organizations • Projectized Organizations.
5. The Project Management Life Cycle: The five process
groups that make up the Project Management Life Cycle.
• Initiating Process Group • Planning Process Group •
Executing Process Group • Monitoring & Controlling Process
Group • Closing Process Group.
Part II — The PMI® Knowledge Areas
1. The Knowledge Areas: The nine knowledge areas that
operate within the five process groups.
• Project Integration Management • Project Scope
Management • Project Time Management • Project Cost
Management • Project Quality Management • Project
Human Resource Management • Project Communications
Management • Project Risk Management • Project
Procurement Management.
2. The Elements of Project Management: A detailed look
at each of the Process groups by means of the Knowledge
Areas.
• Initiating Process Group Inputs and Outputs • The Project
Charter • The Preliminary Project Scope Statement •
Planning Process Group Inputs and Outputs • Project
Management Plan • Executing Process Group •
Deliverables, Changes, Corrective Action • Monitoring and
Controlling Process Group Inputs and Outputs • Integration
Management.
Integrated
Management • Scope
Management • Earned Value, Planned Value, Actual Value •
Cost Performance Index, Schedule Performance Index •
Closing Process Group Inputs and Outputs.
3. Exam Memorization Guide: Useful memorization
charts to aid in test taking.
• Plan-Do-Check-Act-Cycle • The Nine Knowledge Areas •
Project Integration Management Activities • Project Scope
Management Activities • Triple Constraints Mode • Time
Management Activities • Cost Management Activities •
Earned Value Analysis • Quality Management Activities •
Pareto Diagram • Sigma Values • The Control Chart •
Ishikawa Diagram • Quality versus Grade • Human
Resource Management Activities • Communications
Management Activities • Risk Management Activities • Risk
Responses • Procurement Management Activities.
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Systems Engineering - Requirements
Course # M231
January 26-28, 2016
Course Outline
Los Angeles, California
1. Introduction
2. Introduction (Continued)
3. Requirements Fundamentals – Defines what a
requirement is and identifies 4 kinds.
4. Requirements Relationships – How are
requirements related to each other? We will look at
several kinds of traceability.
5. Initial System Analysis – The whole process
begins with a clear understanding of the user’s needs.
6. Functional Analysis – Several kinds of functional
analysis are covered including simple functional flow
diagrams, EFFBD, IDEF-0, and Behavioral Diagramming.
7. Functional Analysis (Continued) –
8. Performance Requirements Analysis –
Performance requirements are derived from functions and
tell what the item or system must do and how well.
9. Product Entity Synthesis – The course
encourages Sullivan’s idea of form follows function so the
product structure is derived from its functionality.
10. Interface Analysis and Synthesis – Interface
definition is the weak link in traditional structured analysis
but n-square analysis helps recognize all of the ways
function allocation has predefined all of the interface
needs.
11. Interface Analysis and Synthesis – (Continued)
12. Specialty Engineering Requirements – A
specialty engineering scoping matrix allows system
engineers to define product entity-specialty domain
relationships that the indicated domains then apply their
models to.
13. Environmental Requirements – A three-layer
model involving tailored standards mapped to system
spaces, a three-dimensional service use profile for end
items, and end item zoning for component requirements.
14. Structured Analysis Documentation – How can
we capture and configuration manage our modeling basis
for requirements?
15. Software Modeling Using MSA/PSARE –
Modern structured analysis is extended to PSARE as
Hatley and Pirbhai did to improve real-time control system
development but PSARE did something else not clearly
understood.
16. Software Modeling Using Early OOA and UML –
The latest models are covered.
17. Software Modeling Using Early OOA and UML –
(Continued).
18. Software Modeling Using DoDAF – DoD has
evolved a very complex model to define systems of
tremendous complexity involving global reach.
19. Universal Architecture Description Framework
A method that any enterprise can apply to develop any
system using a single comprehensive model no matter
how the system is to be implemented.
20. Universal Architecture Description Framework
(Continued)
21. Specification Management – Specification
formats and management methods are discussed.
22. Requirements Risk Abatement – Special
requirements-related risk methods are covered including
validation, TPM, margins and budgets.
23. Tools Discussion
24. Requirements Verification Overview – You
should be basing verification of three kinds on the
requirements that were intended to drive design. These
links are emphasized.
April 12-14, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
May 17-19, 2016
Los Angeles, California
$1895
(8:30am - 4:30pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Call for information about our six-course systems engineering
certificate program or for “on-site” training to prepare for the
INCOSE systems engineering exam.
Summary
This three-day (or four-day live instructor lead virtual
online) course provides system engineers, team
leaders, and managers with a clear understanding
about how to develop good specifications affordably
using modeling methods that encourage identification
of the essential characteristics that must be respected
in the subsequent design process. Both the analysis
and management aspects are covered. Each student
will receive a full set of course notes and textbook,
“System Requirements Analysis,” by the instructor Jeff
Grady.
Instructor
Jeffrey O. Grady (MSSM, ESEP) is the president of
a System Engineering company. He has
30 years of industry experience in
aerospace companies as a system
engineer, engineering manager, field
engineer, and project engineer plus 20
years as a consultant and educator. Jeff
has authored ten published books in the
system engineering field and holds a Master of
Science in System Management from USC. He
teaches system engineering courses nation-wide. Jeff
is an INCOSE Founder and Fellow.
What You Will Learn
• How to model a problem space using proven methods
where the product will be implemented in hardware
or software.
• How to link requirements with traceability and reduce
risk through proven techniques.
• How to identify all requirements using modeling that
encourages completeness and avoidance of
unnecessary requirements.
• How to structure specifications and manage their
development.
This course will show you how to build good
specifications based on effective models. It is not
difficult to write requirements; the hard job is to
know what to write them about and determine
appropriate values. Modeling tells us what to write
them about and good domain engineering
encourages identification of good values in them.
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Team-Based Problem Solving:
For Aerospace Professionals
NEW!
Course # E113
March 22-23, 2016
Columbia, Maryland
$1390
(8:30am - 4:00pm)
Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each
Off The Course Tuition.
Summary
Simple, creative solutions are a jewel-like commodity in
today's exciting marketplace of ideas. Mr. Logdon’s
approach is that spontaneity is one half of the creativity
equation; the other is discipline. Master the six winning
strategies covered in this highly motivational 2-day short
course and you can lead a more stimulating life, help your
country's competitive posture, and enhance the value of
your own career.
Simple, creative solutions can be worth more than gold.
In this highly successful short course author, engineer, and
international keynote speaker, Thomas S. Logsdon, will
expose you to six powerful new thought processes or
"winning strategies" that will motivate you to develop,
polish, and perfect routine billion-dollar breakthroughs.
The concepts he presents are carefully designed to
increase your professional productivity by emphasizing
individual creativity, on-the-job discipline, and satisfying
team membership.
Bring along a baffling professional problem you have
been itching to solve. Four times each day you will be
exposed to structured exercises specifically designed to
help you conjure up simple, creative solutions. You will
receive 200 summary charts jam-packed with useful
information, two 16-page workbooks, and a free
autographed copy of Logsdon's best-selling book, Six
Simple, Creative Solutions That Shook the World
Instructor
Thomas Logsdon knows how to make you more
efficient and productive by helping you
solve your professional problems in
surprisingly simple and efficient ways.
Logsdon is an award-winning rocket
scientist with an international reputation.
He has written and sold 1.8 million
words, including 34 non-fiction books.
He has delivered 1500 lectures, helped design an
exhibit for the Smithsonian Institution, applied for a
patent, and made guest appearances on 25 television
shows.
A highly innovative mathematician and systems
analyst in the aerospace industry, Logsdon has helped
mastermind such large and complicated projects as
the Apollo moon flights, NASA's orbiting Skylab, and
the Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) with two
billion receivers now in use.
Logsdon has taught more than three hundred short
courses in 31 different countries. His unique
combination of teaching, writing, lecturing, and industry
experience uniquely qualify him to teach this highly
motivational short course on productivity enhancement
and simple creative problem-solving techniques.
Course Outline
1. Harnessing the Amazing Power of IndustrialStrength Innovation. Design Thinking at Its Best.
Wicked Problems. Hexagonal Constructions. Is
Innovation Increasing? Or Decreasing? Getting
into The Proper Frame of Mind to Become More
Creative. Mastering and Using the Six Winning
Strategies on the Arc of Creativity.
2. Breaking Your Problem apart and Putting it
Back Together Again. Fred Smith's marvelously
efficient hub-and-spoke architecture. Learning how to
use mind-mapping techniques. Building effective
balloon diagrams. Finding a faster way to make more
and better army muskets.
3. Taking a Fresh Look at the Interfaces. John
Houlbolt's superb new strategy for conquering the
moon. Designing user-friendly computing machines.
Simplifying today's needlessly complicated business
forms. Learning to modify the interfaces with balloon
diagrams. Building new interfaces that work for you.
4. Reformulating Your Problem. Figuring out how
to turn a worrisome problem into a productive solution.
A 5-point checklist for reformulating your trickiest
problems. An innovative scheme for finding and
circumventing real or imagined constraints. Combining
two problems to make both of them go away. Creating
and using your own magic grid.
5. Visualizing Fruitful Analogies. Finding a
powerful new way to "weave" numbers into meaningful
patterns. Learning to formulate industrial-strength
metaphors. Turning Mother Nature's raindrops into
highly effective weapons.
6. Searching For a Useful Order-of-Magnitude
Changes. Making megabucks by building tomorrow's
castles in the sky. Using logarithmic scales to depict
highly productive conceptual ideas. Learning to
harness and exploit the magic powers of ten.
Compelling hopes for tomorrow's micromachines.
7. Staying Alert to Happy Serendipity. Galileo's
awesome new insights at the Leaning Tower of Pisa. A
short history of scientific serendipity. Mastering and
exploiting serendipity's golden rule. The synthetic
meteorite experiment. Joyous adventures in personal
discovery. Highly productive vacations, serendipity,
and success.
8. Getting Your Ideas Accepted in a Gangling
Bureaucracy. Using the Arc of Creativity to conjure up
creative solutions in abundance. Repackaging your
ideas for public consumption. Caucusing your
colleagues to gain professional support. Writing for an
audience of one. Preparing yourself for tomorrow's
highly persuasive Technicolor presentations. Using
what you have learned in attacking next year's
professional problems. The joys and benefits of the
creative connection.
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ATI offers these courses AT YOUR LOCATION...customized for you!
Satellites & Space-Related Systems
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2. Design & Analysis of Bolted Joints
3. Ground System Design & Operation
4. Hyperspectral & Mulitspectral Imaging
5. Introduction To Human Spaceflight
6. Launch Vehicle Design & Selection
7. Launch Vehicle Systems - Reusable
8. Liquid Rocket Engines for Spacecraft
9. Orbital & Launch Mechanics
10. Planetary Science for Aerospace
11. Rocket Propulsion 101
12. Rockets & Missiles - Fundamentals
13. Satellite Design & Technology
14. Satellite Liquid Propulsion Systems
15. Six Degrees Of Freedom Modeling and Simulation
16. Solid Rocket Motor Design & Applications
17. Space-Based Laser Systems
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19. Space Environment & It’s Effects On Space Systems
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22. Space Radiation Effects On Space Systems & Astronauts
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31. Structural Test Design and Interpretation
Satellite Communications & Telecommunications
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2. Communications Payload Design & System Architecture
3. Digital Video Systems, Broadcast & Operations
4. Earth Station Design, Implementation & Operation
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9. Optical Communications Systems
10. Quality Of Service In IP-Based Mission Critical Networks
11. State-of-the Art Satellite Communications
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Defense: Radar, Missiles & Electronic Warfare
1. Aegis Combat System Engineering
2. Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
3. AESA Airborne Radar Theory and Operations
4. Cyber Warfare - Global Trends
5. Electronic Warfare- Introduction 101
6. Electronic Warfare - Advanced
7. ELINT Interception & Analysis
8. Examining Network Centric Warfare (NCW)
9. Explosives Technology & Modeling
10. Fundamentals of Rockets & Missiles
11. GPS & Other Radionavigation Satellites
12. Isolating COTS Equipment aboard Military Vehicles
13. Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS - Fundamentals
14. Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS - Advanced
15. Missile System Design
16. Modern Missile Guidance
17. Modern Missile Analysis
18. Multi-Target Tracking & Multi-Sensor Data Fusion
19. Network Centric Warfare - An Introduction
20. Principles of Naval Weapons
21. Propagation Effects for Radar & Communication
22. Radar 101 Radar 201
23. Radar Signal Analysis & Processing with MATLAB
24. Radar Systems Analysis & Design Using MATLAB
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25. Radar Systems Design
26. Rocket Propulsion 101
27. Synthetic Aperture Radar - Fundamentals
28. Synthetic Aperture Radar - Advanced
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30. Tactical & Strategic Missile Guidance
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35. Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Sensing, Payloads & Products
Acoustic, Underwater Sound & Sonar
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3. Design, Operation and Analysis of Side Scan Sonar
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5. Fundamentals of Sonar Transducer Design
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8. Sonar 101
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10. Sonar Signal Processing
11. Submarines & Submariners- An Introduction
12. Undersea Warfare- Advanced
13. Underwater Acoustics For Biologists and Managers
14. Underwater Acoustic Modeling & Simulation
15. Vibration and Shock Measurement & Testing
Systems Engineering & Project Management
1. Applied Systems Engineering
2. Architecting with DODAF
3. Building High Value Relationships
4. Certified Systems Professional - CSEP Preparation
5. COTS-Based Systems - Fundamentals
6. Fundamentals of Systems Engineering
7. Model-Based Systems Engineering
8, PMP® Certification Exam Boot Camp
9. Modeling and Simulation of Systems of Systems
10. Object-Oriented Analysis and Design UML
11. Systems Engineering - The People Dimension
12. Systems Engineering - Requirements
13. Systems Engineering - Management
14. Systems Engineering - Synthesis
15. Systems Verification- Fundamentals
16. Systems Of Systems
17. Systems Engineering Best Practices and CONOPS
18. Test Design & Analysis
19. Test & Evaluation Principles
20. Total Systems Engineering Development & Management
Agile & Scrum
1. Agile Boot Camp: An Immersive Introduction
2. Agile in Government Environment
3. Agile- Introduction To Lean Six Sigma
4. Agile- An Introduction
5. Agile - Collaborating and Communicating Requirements
6. Agile Testing
7. Agile Project Management Certification (PMI-ACP)
8. Certified Scrum Master Workshop
SharePoint
1. SharePoint 2013 Boot Camp
2. SharePoint 2013 for Project Management
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• Conference with the instructor prior to the
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• New courses can be developed to
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