A modern-day cell phone packs quite a wallop when it comes to computing technology and capability. But most cell phones barely come with a “quick start guide,” let alone an instruction manual that spells out how to use all the features. Cell phone companies have mastered the interface between humans and technology, making their use…
The Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) was asked how combustion efficiency can be estimated for a liquid-fueled ramjet flying in the Mach 2-3 range with a given combustor length or bulk flow residence time. In particular, DSIAC was asked for some sort of data or an empirical/analytical model that has been validated with data, rather than non-computational fluid dynamics solutions, that can be used…
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The DSIAC Journal is a publication of the Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC). DSIAC is a DoD Information Analysis Center (IAC) sponsored by the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) with policy oversight provided by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD) for Research and Engineering (R&E). DSIAC is operated by the SURVICE…
This article presents a standardized technique to evaluate the navigation performance (position, velocity, and principal axes) of an airborne system and develop an efficient methodology to define the number of target data points to process during the planning phases of testing.
The composition of different types of terrains and presence of a variety of objects and artifacts in a real environment are always evolving.
The 2022 National Defense Strategy directs the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to urgently act to strengthen the U.S. military against its pacing challenge—the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Marine and aerospace vessels have stringent flammability requirements, defined through the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) E1354 Cone Calorimetry standard [1], to protect those onboard Navy vessels in case of fire emergencies.
Amidst the crashing surf of a remote coastline, two U.S. Navy sailors clad in black wetsuits and protective helmets carry the MK18 Mod 1 Swordfish unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) toward the open ocean
The ongoing phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons and other high global-warming-potential (GWP) refrigerants has profound implications for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
The Aircraft Survivability Symposium is a SECRET//NOFORN event, and all attendees must submit and keep a completed DD Form 3150 on their person at all times to attend. The presenters will discuss survivability technologies, survivability…
Hosted by the Global Special Operations Forces (SOF) Foundation, the 2022 Special Air Warfare Symposium will be held in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, the home of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). Though much of…
DSI’s 10th Annual Automated Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Battle Management Summit will provide the DoD, military services, intelligence community, industry, and academia the opportunity to discuss ways to modernize ISR systems for the…
This conference is focused on the tactical wheeled vehicle industry and its support to the U.S. Department of Defense and our nation’s Warfighters. The information and dialogue presented at this conference will discuss the design,…
Attended by DoD officers, enlisted members, civilians, and veterans, this warfighting symposium will focus on the critical concerns and challenges of joint warfare in every corner of the globe. Drawing speakers from combatant commands, as…
Chairman/Founder Desert Works Propulsion, LLC
Mr. Patterson has 40 years’ experience in spacecraft electric propulsion (EP), including 37 years with NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH, where he served as Senior Technologist for In-Space Propulsion until retirement in December 2021. During his NASA tenure, he worked to transition EP technologies to commercial and National Security Space missions. In 2022, he founded Desert Works Propulsion LLC to accelerate fielding of high-performance EP in support of U.S. commercial and military missions, providing consulting, design, and manufacturing.
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