[PDF] Analysis Of The Applicability Of Aircraft Vulnerability Assessment And Reduction Techniques To Small Surface Craft eBook

Author : Julia A. Lillis
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Page : 80 pages
File Size : 17,72 MB
Release : 2002-06-01
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ISBN : 9781423508687

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The concepts of vulnerability assessment and reduction have long been employed in the design of military aircraft. Aircraft design has many similarities to the design of small surface craft. Both disciplines deal with minimal recoverability and limited space, space that is crucial for critical component redundancy, separation, and many other principles of vulnerability reduction. This report attempts to directly apply established aircraft vulnerability assessment and reduction techniques to small surface craft, in particular, the Cyclone-class Patrol Coastal craft.

Author : Robert Edwin Novak (Jr)
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Page : 194 pages
File Size : 40,11 MB
Release : 1986
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This thesis presents the methodology for a detailed vulnerability assessment of a generic aircraft in the conceptual/preliminary design stage. The single hit vulnerability of the aircraft to a 100 grain fragment is determined using the textbook, The Fundamentals of Aircraft Combat Survivability Analysis and Design. The intent of this work is to provide a realistic case study of a vulnerability assessment that can be used by others as a learning tool. Keywords: Aircraft conceptual design, combat survivability, aircraft vulnerability assessment.

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Page : 103 pages
File Size : 48,15 MB
Release : 1993
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As a consequence of the reluctance by DoD to conduct realistic live fire tests on systems in development, Congress passed legislation in fiscal year 1987 that requires realistic vulnerability testing of covered weapon systems, including aircraft, before they can proceed beyond Low Rate Initial Production. The legislation is known as the Live Fire Test (LFT) law. The realistic vulnerability tests mandated by the LFT law must be conducted on the system, configured for combat, using weapons likely to be encountered in combat. A waiver from these mandated tests is possible if the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress, prior to entry into engineering and manufacturing development, that such tests are unreasonably expensive and impractical. An alternate plan for assessing vulnerability must be submitted if a waiver to the mandated system tests is given. In an attempt to resolve the controversy regarding the law's requirements, and to obtain an independent opinion regarding the total vulnerability assessment process and the law's contribution to that process, the DDDR & E(T & E), now the Director, Test and Evaluation, requested that the National Research Council (NRC) conduct a study of aircraft vulnerability assessment. The NRC appointed the Committee on Weapons Effects on Airborne Systems to conduct the study. The report is the result of the committee's deliberations.

Author : R. Smith
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Page : 111 pages
File Size : 17,28 MB
Release : 1978
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This report is a summary of all significant studies performed by Raytheon Company during our participation in the JTCG/AS TEAS program. The studies encompass primarily three areas: Survivability assessment modeling, Mission cost-effectiveness methodology, and Survivability assessment studies. In the survivability assessment modeling area, several aircraft attrition models were evaluated to determine their applicability to the TEAS effort, and modeling deficiencies were identified. In addition, attrition modeling requirements were outlined (again with the TEAS objectives in mind) to establish a more effective baseline model, and modeling validation techniques were studied to establish model credibility. A mission cost-effectiveness methodology is described to assist the Survivability Assessment Subgroup in the evaluation of the baseline aircraft. Following the definition of a generalized mission effectiveness/survivability model, a cost model based on the WESIAC method was outlined and a sample problem was described to demonstrate a typical application to the TEAS program. Finally, survivability assessment studies were performed to provide examples of how current survivability methodologies could be applied to the study of aircraft attrition.

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Page : 88 pages
File Size : 26,74 MB
Release : 1961-05
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The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is the premier public resource on scientific and technological developments that impact global security. Founded by Manhattan Project Scientists, the Bulletin's iconic "Doomsday Clock" stimulates solutions for a safer world.

Author : Birkmann
Publisher : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 10,66 MB
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9788179931226

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Measuring Vulnerability to Natural Hazards presents a broad range of current approaches to measuring vulnerability. It provides a comprehensive overview of different concepts at the global, regional, national, and local levels, and explores various schools of thought. More than 40 distinguished academics and practitioners analyse quantitative and qualitative approaches, and examine their strengths and limitations. This book contains concrete experiences and examples from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe to illustrate the theoretical analyses.The authors provide answers to some of the key questions on how to measure vulnerability and they draw attention to issues with insufficient coverage, such as the environmental and institutional dimensions of vulnerability and methods to combine different methodologies.This book is a unique compilation of state-of-the-art vulnerability assessment and is essential reading for academics, students, policy makers, practitioners, and anybody else interested in understanding the fundamentals of measuring vulnerability. It is a critical review that provides important conclusions which can serve as an orientation for future research towards more disaster resilient communities.