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Table of ContentsAcoustic & Sonar Engineering

Acoustics Fundamentals, Measurements, and Application NEW!Mar 1-3, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Advanced Undersea WarfareMar 14-17, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Applied Physical Oceanography Modeling & AcousticsMay 17-19, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Fundamentals of Random Vibration & Shock TestingFeb 16-18, 2011 • Santa Barbara, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7May 10-12, 2011 • Newark, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Fundamentals of Sonar & Target Motion Analysis NEW!Mar 22-24, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Fundamentals of Sonar Transducers DesignApr 12-14, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Mechanics of Underwater NoiseMay 3-5, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Sonar Principles & ASW AnalysisFeb 15-18, 2011 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Sonar Signal Processing NEW!May 17-19, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Underwater Acoustics 201 NEW!Apr 25-26, 2011 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Underwater Acoustics for Biologists & Conservation Managers NEW!Jun 13-16, 2011 • Silver Spring, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Underwater Acoustics, Modeling and SimulationApr 18-21, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Vibration & Noise ControlMar 14-17, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16May 2-5, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Defense, Missiles & Radar

Advanced Developments in Radar Technology NEW!Mar 1-3, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17May 17-19, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Combat Systems Engineering NEW!May 11-12, 2011 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Electronic Warfare OverviewMar 8-9, 2011 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Aug 1-2, 2011 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Fundamentals of Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDSJan 24-25, 2011 • Chantilly, Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Jan 27-28, 2011 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Apr 4-5, 2011 • Chantilly, Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Fundamentals of Radar TechnologyFeb 15-17, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21May 3-5, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Fundamentals of Rockets & MissilesMar 8-10, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Military Standard 810G NEW!Mar 7-10, 2011 • Montreal, Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Apr 11-14, 2011 • Plano, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23May 2-5, 2011 • Frederick, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Missile AutopilotsMar 21-24, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Modern Missile AnalysisApr 4-7, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Jun 20-23, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Multi-Target Tracking & Multi-Sensor Data Fusion Feb 1-3, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26May 10-12, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Propagation Effects of RadarApr 5-7, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Radar 101 NEW!Apr 18, 2011 • Laurel, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Radar 201 NEW!Apr 19, 2011 • Laurel, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Radar Systems Analysis & Design Using MATLABMay 2-5, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Radar Systems Design & EngineeringMar 1-4, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Jun 13-16, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Rocket Propulsion 101Feb 14-16, 2011 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Solid Rocket Motor Design & ApplicationsApr 19-21, 2011 • Cocoa Beach, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Strapdown Inertial Navigation Systems NEW!Jan 17-20, 2011 • Cocoa Beach, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Feb 28-Mar 3, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Synthetic Aperture Radar - AdvancedFeb 10-11, 2011 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . 34May 4-5, 2011 • Chantilly, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Synthetic Aperture Radar - FundamentalsFeb 8-9, 2011 • Albuquerque, New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34May 2-3, 2011 • Chantilly, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Tactical Missile Design- IntegrationApr 12-14, 2010 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Unmanned Aircraft Systems & Applications NEW!Mar 1, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Jun 7, 2011 • Dayton, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Jun 14, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Systems Engineering

Cost Estimating NEW!Jun 8-9, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37CSEP Exam PrepFeb 11-12, 2011 • Orlando, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Mar 30-31, 2011 • Minneapolis, Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Fundamentals of Systems EngineeringFeb 15-16, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Mar 28-29, 2011 • Minneapolis, Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Principles of Test & EvaluationFeb 17-18, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Mar 15-16, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Project Dominance NEW!Jan 18-19, 2011 • Chesapeake, Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Mar 22-23, 2011 • Chesapeake, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41May 24-25, 2011 • Chesapeake, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Risk & Opportunities Management NEW!Mar 8-10 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Systems Engineering - Requirements NEW!Jan 11-13, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Mar 22-24, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Systems of SystemsApr 19-21, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Technical CONOPS & Concepts Master's Course NEW!Feb 22-24, 2011 • Chesapeake, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Apr 12-14, 2011 • Chesapeake, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Jun 12-14, 2011 • Chesapeake, Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Test Design & AnalysisFeb 7-9, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Total Systems Engineering Development Jan 31-Feb 3, 2011 • Chantilly, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Mar 1-4, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Engineering & Data Analysis

Advanced Topics in Digital Signal Processing Jan 24-27, 2011 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Antenna & Array Fundamentals NEW!Mar 1-3, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Computational Electromagnetics NEW!May 17-19, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Exploring Data: VisualizationJun 8-10, 2011 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Fiber Optics Systems EngineeringApr 12-14, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Fiber Optics Technology & Applications NEW!May 9-11, 2011 • Las Vegas, Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Fundamentals of RF Technology NEW!Mar 17-18, 2011 • Laurel, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Fundamentals of Statistics with Excel ExamplesFeb 8-9, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Aug 2-3, 2011 • Laurel, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Grounding & Shielding for EMCFeb 1-3, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Apr 26-28, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Instrumentation for Test & Measurement NEW!Mar 29-31, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Introduction to EMI/EMCMar 1-3, 2011 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Optical Communications Systems NEW!Jan 17-18, 2011 • San Diego, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Practical Design of ExperimentsMar 22-23, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Jun 7-9, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Signal & Image Processing & Analysis for Scientists & Engineers NEW!May 17-19, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Wavelets: A Conceptual, Practical ApproachFeb 22-24, 2011 • San Diego, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Jun 7-9, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Topics for On-site Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Popular “On-site” Topics & Ways to Register. . . . . . . . . . 64


Acoustics Fundamentals, Measurements, and Applications

March 1-3, 2011Beltsville. Maryland

$1690 (8:30am - 4:00pm)

"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 eachOff The Course Tuition."

SummaryThis three-day course is intended for

engineers and other technical personnel andmanagers who have a work-related need tounderstand basic acoustics concepts and how tomeasure and analyze sound. This is anintroductory course and participants need nothave any prior knowledge of sound or vibration.Each topic is illustrated by appropriateapplications, in-class demonstrations, andworked-out numerical examples. Each studentwill receive a copy of the textbook, Acoustics: AnIntroduction by Heinrich Kuttruff.

InstructorDr. Alan D. Stuart, Associate Professor Emeritusof Acoustics, Penn State, has over forty yearsexperience in the field of sound and vibration. Hehas degrees in mechanical engineering,electrical engineering, and engineeringacoustics. For over thirty years he has taughtcourses on the Fundamentals of Acoustics,Structural Acoustics, Applied Acoustics, NoiseControl Engineering, and Sonar Engineering onboth the graduate and undergraduate levels aswell as at government and industrialorganizations throughout the country.

Course Outline1. Introductory Concepts. Sound in fluids and

solids. Sound as particle vibrations. Waveforms andfrequency. Sound energy and power consideration.

2. Acoustic Waves. Air-borne sound. Plane andspherical acoustic waves. Sound pressure, intensity,and power. Decibel (dB) log power scale. Soundreflection and transmission at surfaces. Soundabsorption.

3. Acoustic and Vibration Sensors. Human earcharacteristics. Capacitor and piezoelectricmicrophone designs and response characteristics.Intensity probe design and operational limitations.Accelerometers design and frequency response.

4. Sound Measurements. Sound level meters.Time weighting (fast, slow, linear). Decibel scales(Linear and A-and C-weightings). Octave bandanalyzers. Narrow band spectrum analyzers. Criticalbands of human hearing. Detecting tones in noise.Microphone calibration techniques.

5. Sound Radiation. Human speech mechanism.Loudspeaker design and response characteristics.Directivity patterns of simple and multi-pole sources:monopole, dipole and quadri-pole sources. Acousticarrays and beamforming. Sound radiation fromvibrating machines and structures. Radiationefficiency.

6. Low Frequency Components and Systems.Helmholtz resonator. Sound waves in ducts. Mufflersand their design. Horns and loudspeaker enclosures.

7. Applications. Representative topics include:Outdoor sound propagation (temperature and windeffects). Environmental acoustics (e.g. communitynoise response and criteria). Auditorium and roomacoustics (e.g. reverberation criteria and soundabsorption). Structural acoustics (e.g. soundtransmission loss through panels). Noise and vibrationcontrol (e.g. source-path-receiver model).

What You Will Learn• How to make proper sound level

measurements.• How to analyze and report acoustic data.• The basis of decibels (dB) and the A-weighting

scale.• How intensity probes work and allow near-field

sound measurements.• How to measure radiated sound power and

sound transmission loss.• How to use third-octave bands and narrow-

band spectrum analyzers.• How the source-path-receiver approach is used

in noise control engineering.• How sound builds up in enclosures like vehicle

interiors and rooms.

Recent attendee comments...“Great instructor made the course in-

teresting and informative. Helped

clear-up many misconceptions I had

about sound and its measurement.”

“Enjoyed the in-class demonstrations;

they help explain the concepts. In-

structor helped me with a problem I

was having at work, worth the price

of the course!”

NEW!


March 14-17, 2011Beltsville, Maryland

$1690 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


SummaryAdvanced Undersea Warfare (USW) covers the latest

information about submarine employment in futureconflicts. The course is taught by a leading innovator insubmarine tactics. The roles, capabilities and futuredevelopments of submarines in littoral warfare areemphasized.

The technology and tactics of modern nuclear anddiesel submarines are discussed. The importance ofstealth, mobility, and firepower for submarine missions areillustrated by historical and projected roles of submarines.Differences between nuclear and diesel submarines arereviewed. Submarine sensors (sonar, ELINT, visual) andweapons (torpedoes, missiles, mines, special forces) arepresented.

Advanced USW gives you a wealth of practicalknowledge about the latest issues and tactics insubmarine warfare. The course provides the necessarybackground to understand the employment of submarinesin the current world environment.

Advanced USW is valuable to engineers and scientistswho are working in R&D, or in testing of submarinesystems. It provides the knowledge and perspective tounderstand advanced USW in shallow water and regionalconflicts.

Course Outline1. Mechanics and Physics of Submarines.

Stealth, mobility, firepower, and endurance. The hull -tradeoffs between speed, depth, and payload. The"Operating Envelope". The "Guts" - energy, electricity,air, and hydraulics.

2. Submarine Sensors. Passive sonar. Activesonar. Radio frequency sensors. Visual sensors.Communications and connectivity considerations.Tactical considerations of employment.

3. Submarine Weapons and Off-Board Devices.Torpedoes. Missiles. Mines. Countermeasures.Tactical considerations of employment. Special Forces.

4. Historical Employment of Submarines. Coastaldefense. Fleet scouts. Commerce raiders. Intelligenceand warning. Reconnaissance and surveillance.Tactical considerations of employment.

5. Cold War Employment of Submarines. Themaritime strategy. Forward offense. Strategic anti-submarine warfare. Tactical considerations ofemployment.

6. Submarine Employment in Littoral Warfare.Overt and covert "presence". Battle group and jointoperations support. Covert mine detection, localizationand neutralization. Injection and recovery of SpecialForces. Targeting and bomb damage assessment.Tactical considerations of employment. Results ofrecent out-year wargaming.

7. Littoral Warfare “Threats”. Types and fuzingoptions of mines. Vulnerability of submarinescompared to surface ships. The diesel-electric or air-independent propulsion submarine "threat". The"Brown-water" acoustic environment. Sensor andweapon performance. Non-acoustic anti-submarinewarfare. Tactical considerations of employment.

8. Advanced Sensor, Weapon & OperationalConcepts. Strike, anti-air, and anti-theater BallisticMissile weapons. Autonomous underwater vehiclesand deployed off-board systems. Improved C-cubed.The blue-green laser and other enabling technology.Some unsolved issues of jointness.

InstructorsCapt. James Patton (USN ret.) is President of Submarine

Tactics and Technology, Inc. and isconsidered a leading innovator of pro- andanti-submarine warfare and naval tacticaldoctrine. His 30 years of experienceincludes actively consulting on submarineweapons, advanced combat systems, andother stealth warfare related issues to over

30 industrial and government entities. While at OPNAV,Capt. Patton actively participated in submarine weaponand sensor research and development, and wasinstrumental in the development of the towed array. AsChief Staff Officer at Submarine Development SquadronTwelve (SUB-DEVRON 12), and as Head of the AdvancedTactics Department at the Naval Submarine School, hewas instrumental in the development of much of thecurrent tactical doctrine.Commodore Bhim Uppal, former Director of Submarines

for the Indian Navy, is now a consultantwith American Systems Corporation. Hewill discuss the performance and tactics ofdiesel submarines in littoral waters. He hasdirect experience onboard FOXTROT,KILO, and Type 1500 diesel electricsubmarines. He has over 25 years of

experience in diesel submarines with the Indian Navy andcan provide a unique insight into the thinking, strategies,and tactics of foreign submarines. He helped purchaseand evaluate Type 1500 and KILO diesel submarines.

What You Will Learn• Changing doctrinal "truths" of Undersea Warfare in Littoral Warfare.• Traditional and emergent tactical concepts of Undersea Warfare.• The forcing functions for required developments in platforms, sensors, weapons, and C-cubed capabilities.• The roles, missions, and counters to "Rest of the World" (ROW) mines and non-nuclear submarines.• Current thinking in support of optimizing the U.S. submarine for coordinated and joint operations under tactical

control of the Joint Task Force Commander or CINC.N

Advanced Undersea WarfareSubmarines in Shallow Water and Regional Conflicts


InstructorsDr. David L. Porter is a Principal Senior Oceanographerat the Johns Hopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory (JHUAPL). Dr. Porter has been at JHUAPL fortwenty-two years and before that he was anoceanographer for ten years at the National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration. Dr. Porter's specialties areoceanographic remote sensing using space bornealtimeters and in situ observations. He has authoredscores of publications in the field of ocean remotesensing, tidal observations, and internal waves as well asa book on oceanography. Dr. Porter holds a BS inphysics from University of MD, a MS in physicaloceanography from MIT and a PhD in geophysical fluiddynamics from the Catholic University of America.Dr. Juan I. Arvelo is a Principal Senior Acoustician at

JHUAPL. He earned a PhD degree inphysics from the Catholic University ofAmerica. He served nine years at theNaval Surface Warfare Center and fiveyears at Alliant Techsystems, Inc. He has27 years of theoretical and practicalexperience in government, industry, andacademic institutions on acoustic sensor

design and sonar performance evaluation, experimentaldesign and conduct, acoustic signal processing, dataanalysis and interpretation. Dr. Arvelo is an active memberof the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) where he holdsvarious positions including associate editor of theProceedings On Meetings in Acoustics (POMA) andtechnical chair of the 159th joint ASA/INCE conference inBaltimore.

What You Will Learn• The physical structure of the ocean and its major

currents.• The controlling physics of waves, including internal

waves.• How space borne altimeters work and their

contribution to ocean modeling.• How ocean parameters influence acoustics.• Models and databases for predicting sonar

performance.

Course Outline1. Importance of Oceanography. Review

oceanography's history, naval applications, and impact onclimate.

2. Physics of The Ocean. Develop physicalunderstanding of the Navier-Stokes equations and theirapplication for understanding and measuring the ocean.

3. Energetics Of The Ocean and Climate Change. Thesource of all energy is the sun. We trace the incoming energythrough the atmosphere and ocean and discuss its effect onthe climate.

4. Wind patterns, El Niño and La Niña. The major windpatterns of earth define not only the vegetation on land, butdrive the major currents of the ocean. Perturbations to theirnormal circulation, such as an El Niño event, can have globalimpacts.

5. Satellite Observations, Altimetry, Earth's Geoid andOcean Modeling. The role of satellite observations arediscussed with a special emphasis on altimetricmeasurements.

6. Inertial Currents, Ekman Transport, WesternBoundaries. Observed ocean dynamics are explained.Analytical solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations arediscussed.

7. Ocean Currents, Modeling and Observation.Observations of the major ocean currents are compared tomodel results of those currents. The ocean models are drivenby satellite altimetric observations.

8. Mixing, Salt Fingers, Ocean Tracers and LangmuirCirculation. Small scale processes in the ocean have a largeeffect on the ocean's structure and the dispersal of importantchemicals, such as CO2.

9. Wind Generated Waves, Ocean Swell and TheirPrediction. Ocean waves, their physics and analysis bydirectional wave spectra are discussed along with presentmodeling of the global wave field employing Wave Watch III.

10. Tsunami Waves. The generation and propagation oftsunami waves are discussed with a description of the presentmonitoring system.

11. Internal Waves and Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR) Sensing of Internal Waves. The density stratificationin the ocean allows the generation of internal waves. Thephysics of the waves and their manifestation at the surface bySAR is discussed.

12. Tides, Observations, Predictions and QualityControl. Tidal observations play a critical role in commerceand warfare. The history of tidal observations, their role incommerce, the physics of tides and their prediction arediscussed.

13. Bays, Estuaries and Inland Seas. The inland watersof the continents present dynamics that are controlled not onlyby the physics of the flow, but also by the bathymetry and theshape of the coastlines.

14. The Future of Oceanography. Applications to globalclimate assessment, new technologies and modeling arediscussed.

15. Underwater Acoustics. Review of ocean effects onsound propagation & scattering.

16. Naval Applications. Description of the latest sensor,transducer, array and sonar technologies for applications fromtarget detection, localization and classification to acousticcommunications and environmental surveys.

17. Models and Databases. Description of key worldwideenvironmental databases, sound propagation models, andsonar simulation tools.

May 17-19, 2011Beltsville, Maryland

$1490 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


SummaryThis three-day course is designed for engineers,

physicists, acousticians, climate scientists, and managerswho wish to enhance their understanding of this disciplineor become familiar with how the ocean environment canaffect their individual applications. Examples of remotesensing of the ocean, in situ ocean observing systems andactual examples from recent oceanographic cruises aregiven.

Applied Physical Oceanography and Acoustics:Controlling Physics, Observations, Models and Naval Applications


February 16-18, 2011Santa Barbara, California

May 10-12, 2011Newark, California

$2595 (8:00am - 4:00pm)“Also Available As A Distance Learning Course”

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Course Outline1. Minimal math review of basics of vibration,

commencing with uniaxial and torsional SDoFsystems. Resonance. Vibration control.

2. Instrumentation. How to select and correctly usedisplacement, velocity and especially acceleration andforce sensors and microphones. Minimizing mechanicaland electrical errors. Sensor and system dynamiccalibration.

3. Extension of SDoF to understand multi-resonantcontinuous systems encountered in land, sea, air andspace vehicle structures and cargo, as well as inelectronic products.

4. Types of shakers. Tradeoffs between mechanical,electrohydraulic (servohydraulic), electrodynamic(electromagnetic) and piezoelectric shakers and systems.Limitations. Diagnostics.

5. Sinusoidal one-frequency-at-a-time vibrationtesting. Interpreting sine test standards. Conductingtests.

6. Random Vibration Testing. Broad-spectrum all-frequencies-at-once vibration testing. Interpretingrandom vibration test standards.

7. Simultaneous multi-axis testing graduallyreplacing practice of reorienting device under test (DUT)on single-axis shakers.

8. Environmental stress screening (ESS) ofelectronics production. Extensions to highly acceleratedstress screening (HASS) and to highly accelerated lifetesting (HALT).

9. Assisting designers to improve their designs by(a) substituting materials of greater damping or (b) addingdamping or (c) avoiding "stacking" of resonances.

10. Understanding automotive buzz, squeak andrattle (BSR). Assisting designers to solve BSR problems.Conducting BSR tests.

11. Intense noise (acoustic) testing of launch vehiclesand spacecraft.

12. Shock testing. Transportation testing. Pyroshocktesting. Misuse of classical shock pulses on shock testmachines and on shakers. More realistic oscillatory shocktesting on shakers.

13. Shock response spectrum (SRS) forunderstanding effects of shock on hardware. Use of SRSin evaluating shock test methods, in specifying and inconducting shock tests.

14. Attaching DUT via vibration and shock testfixtures. Large DUTs may require head expanders and/orslip plates.

15. Modal testing. Assisting designers.

SummaryThis three-day course is primarily designed for

test personnel who conduct, supervise or"contract out" vibration and shock tests. It alsobenefits design, quality and reliability specialistswho interface with vibration and shock testactivities.

Each student receives the instructor's brandnew, minimal-mathematics, minimal-theoryhardbound text Random Vibration & ShockTesting, Measurement, Analysis & Calibration.This 444 page, 4-color book also includes a CD-ROM with video clips and animations.

Instructor Wayne Tustin is President of Equipment

Reliability Institute (ERI), aspecialized engineering school andconsultancy. His BSEE degree isfrom the University of Washington,Seattle. He is a licensedProfessional Engineer - Quality in

the State of California. Wayne's first encounterwith vibration was at Boeing/Seattle, performingwhat later came to be called modal tests, on theXB-52 prototype of that highly reliable platform.Subsequently he headed field service andtechnical training for a manufacturer ofelectrodynamic shakers, before establishinganother specialized school on which he left hisname. Wayne has written several books andhundreds of articles dealing with practicalaspects of vibration and shock measurement andtesting.

What You Will Learn• How to plan, conduct and evaluate vibration

and shock tests and screens.• How to attack vibration and noise problems.• How to make vibration isolation, damping and

absorbers work for vibration and noise control.• How noise is generated and radiated, and how

it can be reduced.From this course you will gain the ability to

understand and communicate meaningfullywith test personnel, perform basicengineering calculations, and evaluatetradeoffs between test equipment andprocedures.

Fundamentals of Random Vibration & Shock Testingfor Land, Sea, Air, Space Vehicles & Electronics Manufacture


InstructorDr. Harold "Bud" Vincent Research Associate

Professor of Ocean Engineering at the Universityof Rhode Island and President of DBVTechnology, LLC is a U.S. Naval Officer qualifiedin submarine warfare and salvage diving. He hasover twenty years of undersea systemsexperience working in industry, academia, andgovernment (military and civilian). He served onactive duty on fast attack and ballistic missilesubmarines, worked at the Naval UnderseaWarfare Center, and conducted advanced R&D inthe defense industry. Dr. Vincent received theM.S. and Ph.D. in Ocean Engineering(Underwater Acoustics) from the University ofRhode Island. His teaching and researchencompasses underwater acoustic systems,communications, signal processing, oceaninstrumentation, and navigation. He has beenawarded four patents for undersea systems andalgorithms.


$1590 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


SummaryThis three-day course is designed for SONAR

systems engineers, combat systems engineers,undersea warfare professionals, and managerswho wish to enhance their understanding of thisdiscipline or become familiar with the "big picture"if they work outside of the discipline. Each topic isillustrated by worked numerical examples, usingsimulated or experimental data for actualundersea acoustic situations and geometries.

Fundamentals of Sonar & Target Motion Analysis

What You Will Learn• What are of the various types of SONAR

systems in use on Naval platforms today.• What are the major principles governing their

design and operation.• How is the data produced by these systems

used operationally to conduct Target MotionAnalysis and USW.

• What are the typical commercial and scientificuses of SONAR and how do these relate tomilitary use.

• What are the other military uses of SONARsystems (i.e. those NOT used to support TargetMotion Analysis).

• What are the major cost drivers for underseaacoustic systems.

Course Outline1. Sound and the Ocean Environment.

Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD). SoundVelocity Profiles.Refraction, Transmission Loss,Attenuation.

2. SONAR Equations. Review of Active andPassive SONAR Equations, Decibels, SourceLevel, Sound Pressure Level, Intensity Level,Spectrum Level.

3. Signal Detection. Signals and Noise, ArrayGain, Beamforming, BroadBand, NarrowBand.

4. SONAR System Fundamentals. Review ofmajor system components in a SONAR system(transducers, signal conditioning, digitization,signal processing, displays and controls). Reviewof various SONAR systems (Hull, Towed,SideScan, MultiBeam, ommunications,Navigation, etc.).

5. SONAR Employment, Data andInformation. Hull arrays, Towed Arrays. Theirutilization to support Target Motion Analysis.

6. 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.

7. Time-Bearing Analysis. How relativetarget motion affects bearing rate, shipmaneuvers to compute passive range estimates(Ekelund Range). Use of Time-Bearinginformation to assess target motion.

8. Time Frequency Analysis. Doppler shift,Received Frequency, Base Frequency, CorrectedFrequency. Use of Time-Frequency informationto assess target motion.

9. Geographic Analysis. Use of Time-Bearing and Geographic information to analyzecontact motion.

10. Multi-sensor Data Fusion. SONAR,RADAR, ESM, Visual.

11. Relative Motion Analysis and Display:Single steady contact, Single Maneuveringcontact, Multiple contacts, Acoustics Interference.

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April 12-14, 2011Beltsville, Maryland

$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


Fundamentals of Sonar Transducer Design

What You Will Learn• Acoustic parameters that affect transducer

designs:Aperture designRadiation impedanceBeam patterns and directivity

• Fundamentals of acoustic wave transmission insolids including the basics of piezoelectricityModeling concepts for transducer design.

• Transducer performance parameters that affectradiated power, frequency of operation, andbandwidth.

• Sonar projector design parameters Sonarhydrophone design parameters.

From this course you will obtain the knowledge andability to perform sonar transducer systemsengineering calculations, identify tradeoffs, interactmeaningfully with colleagues, evaluate systems,understand current literature, and how transducerdesign fits into greater sonar system design.

InstructorMr. John C. Cochran is a Sr. Engineering Fellowwith Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems., aleading provider of integrated solutions for theDepartments of Defense and Homeland Security.Mr. Cochran has 25 years of experience in thedesign of sonar transducer systems. His experienceincludes high frequency mine hunting sonarsystems, hull mounted search sonar systems,undersea targets and decoys, high powerprojectors, and surveillance sonar systems. Mr.Cochran holds a BS degree from the University ofCalifornia, Berkeley, a MS degree from PurdueUniversity, and a MS EE degree from University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara. He holds a certificate inAcoustics Engineering from Pennsylvania StateUniversity and Mr. Cochran has taught as a visitinglecturer for the University of Massachusetts,Dartmouth.

SummaryThis three-day course is designed for sonar

system design engineers, managers, and systemengineers who wish to enhance their understandingof sonar transducer design and how the sonartransducer fits into and dictates the greater sonarsystem design. Topics will be illustrated by workednumerical examples and practical case studies.

Course Outline1. 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 energypropagates in fluid media. The basics of soundpropagation 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 Sound3. Equivalent Circuits. Transducers equivalent

electrical circuits. The relationship between transducerparameters and performance. Analysis of transducerdesigns: • Mechanical Equivalent Circuits• Acoustical Equivalent Circuits• Combining Mechanical and Acoustical EquivalentCircuits

4. Waves in Solid Media: A transducer isconstructed of solid structural elements. Background inhow sound waves propagate through solid media. Thissection builds on the previous section and developsequivalent circuit models for various transducerelements. 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 theconcepts of the previous sections and developes thebasic concepts of sonar projector design. Basicconcepts for modeling and analyzing sonar projectorperformance will be presented. Examples of sonarprojectors will be presented and will include sphericalprojectors, cylindrical projectors, half wave-lengthprojectors, tonpilz projectors, and flexural projectors.Limitation on performance of sonar projectors will bediscussed.

6. Sonar Hydrophones. The basic concepts ofsonar hydrophone design will be reviewed. Analysis ofhydrophone noise and extraneous circuit noise thatmay interfere with hydrophone performance. • Elements of Sonar Hydrophone Design• Analysis of Noise in Hydrophone and PreamplifierSystems• Specific Application in Sonar Hydronpone Design• Hydrostatic hydrophones• Spherical hydrophones• Cylindrical hydrophones• The affect of a fill fluid on hydrophone performance.


InstructorsJoel Garrelick has extensive experience in the

general area of structural acoustics and specifically,underwater acoustics applications. As a PrincipalScientist for Cambridge Acoustical Associates, Inc.,CAA/Anteon, Inc. and currently Applied PhysicalSciences, Inc., he has thirty plus years experienceworking on various ship/submarine silencing R&Dprojects for Naval Sea Systems Command, the AppliedPhysics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University, Officeof Naval Research, Naval Surface Warfare Center andNaval Research Laboratory. He has also performedaircraft noise research for the Air Force ResearchLaboratory and NASA and is the author of a number ofarticles in technical journals. Joel received his B.C.E.and M.E. from the City College of New York and hisPh.D in Engineering Mechanics from the CityUniversity of New York.

Paul Arveson served as a civilian employee of theNaval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC),Carderock Division. With a BS degree inPhysics, he led teams in ship acousticsignature measurement and analysis,facility calibration, and characterizationprojects. He designed and constructedspecialized analog and digital electronic

measurement systems and their sensors andinterfaces, including the system used to calibrate allthe US Navy's ship noise measurement facilities. Hemanaged development of the Target StrengthPredictive Model for the Navy. He conductedexperimental and theoretical studies of acoustic andoceanographic phenomena for the Office of NavalResearch. He has published numerous technicalreports and papers in these fields. In 1999 Arvesonreceived a Master's degree in Computer SystemsManagement. He established the Balanced ScorecardInstitute, as an effort to promote the use of thismanagement concept among governmental andnonprofit organizations. He is active in varioustechnical organizations, and is a Fellow in theWashington Academy of Sciences.

SummaryThe course describes the essential mechanisms of

underwater noise as it relates to ship/submarinesilencing applications. The fundamental principles ofnoise sources, water-borne and structure-borne noisepropagation, and noise control methodologies areexplained. Illustrative examples will be presented. Thecourse will be geared to those desiring a basicunderstanding of underwater noise andship/submarine silencing with necessary mathematicspresented as gently as possible.

A full set of notes will be given to participants as wellas a copy of the text, Mechanics of Underwater Noise,by Donald Ross.

Course Outline1. Fundamentals. Definitions, units, sources,

spectral and temporal properties, wave equation,radiation and propagation, reflection, absorption andscattering, structure-borne noise, interaction of soundand structures.

2. Noise Sources in Marine Applications.Rotating and reciprocating machinery, pumps andfans, gears, piping systems.

3. Noise Models for Design and Prediction.Source-path-receiver models, source characterization,structural response and vibration transmission,deterministic (FE) and statistical (SEA) analyses.

4. Noise Control. Principles of machinery quieting,vibration isolation, structural damping, structuraltransmission loss, acoustic absorption, acousticmufflers.

5. Fluid Mechanics and Flow Induced Noise.Turbulent boundary layers, wakes, vortex shedding,cavity resonance, fluid-structure interactions, propellernoise mechanisms, cavitation noise.

6. Hull Vibration and Radiation. Flexural andmembrane modes of vibration, hull structureresonances, resonance avoidance, ribbed-plates, thinshells, anti-radiation coatings, bubble screens.

7. Sonar Self Noise and Reduction. On board andtowed arrays, noise models, noise control forhabitability, sonar domes.

8. Ship/Submarine Scattering. Rigid body andelastic scattering mechanisms, target strength ofstructural components, false targets, methods for echoreduction, anechoic coatings.


$1690 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


Mechanics of Underwater NoiseFundamentals and Advances in Acoustic Quieting


Sonar Principles & ASW Analysis

February 15-18, 2011Laurel, Maryland

$1795 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


SummaryThis 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. Theinstructors then show how the sonar equation can be used to perform ASW analysis and predict the performanceof passive and active sonar systems. The course also reviews the rationale behind current weapons and sensorsystems 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 whowant a system level overview. The lectures provide the knowledge and perspective needed to understand recentdevelopments in underwater acoustics and in ASW. A comprehensive set of notes and the textbook Principles ofUnderwater Sound will be provided to all attendees.

InstructorsDr. Nicholas Nicholas received a B. S. degree from

Carnegie-Mellon University, an M. S.degree from Drexel University, and aPhD degree in physics from the CatholicUniversity of America. His dissertationwas on the propagation of sound in thedeep ocean. He has been teachingunderwater acoustics courses since

1977 and has been visiting lecturer at the U.S. NavalWar College and several universities. Dr. Nicholas hasmore than 25 years experience in underwateracoustics and submarine related work. He is workingfor Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL).

Dr. Robert Jennette received a PhD degree inPhysics from New York University in1971. He has worked in sonar systemdesign with particular emphasis on long-range passive systems, especially theirinteraction with ambient noise. He heldthe NAVSEA Chair in UnderwaterAcoustics at the US Naval Academy

where he initiated a radiated noise measurementprogram. Currently Dr. Jennette is a consultantspecializing in radiated noise and the use of acousticmonitoring.

Course Outline1. Sonar Equation & Signal Detection. Sonar

concepts and units. The sonar equation. Typical activeand passive sonar parameters. Signal detection,probability of detection/false alarm. ROC curves anddetection threshold.

2. Propagation of Sound in the Sea.Oceanographic basis of propagation, convergencezones, surface ducts, sound channels, surface andbottom losses.

3. Target Strength and Reverberation.Scattering phenomena and submarine strength.Bottom, surface, and volume reverberationmechanisms. Methods for modeling reverberations.

4. Elements of ASW Analysis. Fundamentals ofASW analysis. Sonar principles and ASW analysis,illustrative sonobuoy barrier model. The use ofoperations research to improve ASW.

5. Arrays and Beamforming. Directivity andarray gain; sidelobe control, array patterns andbeamforming for passive bottom, hull mounted, andsonobuoy sensors; calculation of array gain indirectional noise.

6. Passive Sonar. Illustrations of passive sonarsincluding sonobuoys, towed array systems, andsubmarine sonar. Considerations for passive sonarsystems, including radiated source level, sources ofbackground noise, and self noise.

7. Active Sonar. Design factors for active sonarsystems including transducer, waveform selection, andoptimum frequency; examples include ASW sonar,sidescan sonar, and torpedo sonar.

8. Theory and Applications of CurrentWeapons and Sensor Systems. An unclassifiedexposition of the rationale behind the design of currentNavy acoustic systems. How the choice of particularparameter values in the sonar equation producessensor designs optimized to particular militaryrequirements. Generic sonars examined vary fromshort-range active mine hunting sonars to long-rangepassive systems.

What You Will Learn• Sonar parameters and their utility in ASW Analysis.

• Sonar equation as it applies to active and passivesystems.

• Fundamentals of array configurations,beamforming, and signal detectability.

• Rationale behind the design of passive and activesonar systems.

• Theory and applications of current weapons andsensors, plus future directions.

• The implications and counters to the quieting of thetarget’s signature.


Sonar Signal Processing

InstructorsJames W. Jenkins joined the Johns Hopkins

University Applied PhysicsLaboratory in 1970 and has workedin ASW and sonar systems analysis.He has worked with system studiesand at-sea testing with passive andactive systems. He is currently asenior physicist investigating

improved signal processing systems, APB, own-ship monitoring, and SSBN sonar. He has taughtsonar and continuing education courses since1977 and is the Director of the AppliedTechnology Institute (ATI).G. Scott Peacock is the Assistant Group

Supervisor of the Systems Group atthe Johns Hopkins UniversityApplied Physics Lab (JHU/APL). Mr.Peacock received both his B.S. inMathematics and an M.S. inStatistics from the University ofUtah. He currently manages

several research and development projects thatfocus on automated passive sonar algorithms forboth organic and off-board sensors. Prior tojoining JHU/APL Mr. Peacock was lead engineeron several large-scale Navy development tasksincluding an active sonar adjunct processor forthe SQS-53C, a fast-time sonobuoy acousticprocessor and a full scale P-3 trainer.

SummaryThis intensive short course provides an

overview of sonar signal processing. Processingtechniques applicable to bottom-mounted, hull-mounted, towed and sonobuoy systems will bediscussed. Spectrum analysis, detection,classification, and tracking algorithms for passiveand active systems will be examined and relatedto design factors. The impact of the oceanenvironment on signal processing performancewill be highlighted. Advanced techniques such ashigh-resolution array-processing and matchedfield array processing, advanced signalprocessing techniques, and sonar automation willbe covered.

The course is valuable for engineers andscientists engaged in the design, testing, orevaluation of sonars. Physical insight andrealistic performance expectations will bestressed. A comprehensive set of notes will besupplied to all attendees.

What You Will Learn• Fundamental algorithms for signal

processing.• Techniques for beam forming.• Trade-offs among active waveform designs.• Ocean medium effects.• Shallow water effects and issues.• Optimal and adaptive processing.

Course Outline1. Introduction to Sonar Signal

Processing. ntroduction to sonar detectionsystems and types of signal processingperformed in sonar. Correlation processing,Fournier analysis, windowing, and ambiguityfunctions. Evaluation of probability of detectionand false alarm rate for FFT and broadbandsignal processors.

2. Beamforming and Array Processing.Beam patterns for sonar arrays, shadingtechniques for sidelobe control, beamformerimplementation. Calculation of DI and arraygain in directional noise fields.

3. Passive Sonar Signal Processing.Review of signal characteristics, ambientnoise, and platform noise. Passive systemconfigurations and implementations. Spectralanalysis and integration.

4. Active Sonar Signal Processing.Waveform selection and ambiguity functions.Projector configurations. Reverberation andmultipath effects. Receiver design.

5. Passive and Active Designs andImplementations. Design specifications andtrade-off examples will be worked, and actualsonar system implementations will beexamined.

6. Advanced Signal ProcessingTechniques. Advanced techniques forbeamforming, detection, estimation, andclassification will be explored. Optimal arrayprocessing. Data adaptive methods, superresolution spectral techniques, time-frequencyrepresentations and active/passive automatedclassification are among the advancedtechniques that will be covered.

May 17-19, 2011 Beltsville, Maryland

$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


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What You Will Learn• Principles of underwater sound and the sonar

equation.• How to solve sonar equations and simulate sonar

performance.• What models are available to support sonar

engineering and oceanographic research.• How to select the most appropriate models based on

user requirements.• Models available at APL.

InstructorPaul C. Etter has worked in the fields of ocean-

atmosphere physics and environmentalacoustics for the past thirty-five yearssupporting federal and state agencies,academia and private industry. Hereceived his BS degree in Physics andhis MS degree in Oceanography atTexas A&M University. Mr. Etter served

on active duty in the U.S. Navy as an Anti-SubmarineWarfare (ASW) Officer aboard frigates. He is theauthor or co-author of more than 180 technical reportsand professional papers addressing environmentalmeasurement technology, underwater acoustics andphysical oceanography. Mr. Etter is the author of thetextbook Underwater Acoustic Modeling andSimulation (3rd edition).

SummaryThis two-day course explains how to translate our

physical understanding of sound in the sea intomathematical formulas solvable by computers. Itprovides a comprehensive treatment of all types ofunderwater acoustic models including environmental,propagation, noise, reverberation and sonarperformance models. Specific examples of each typeof model are discussed toillustrate modelformulations, assumptionsand algorithm efficiency.Guidelines for selecting andusing available propagation,noise and reverberationmodels are highlighted.Demonstrations illustrate theproper execution andinterpretation of PC-basedsonar models.

Each student will receive a copy of UnderwaterAcoustic Modeling and Simulation by Paul C. Etter, inaddition to a complete set of lecture notes.

Underwater Acoustics 201

April 25-26, 2011Laurel, Maryland

$1225 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


Course Outline1. Introduction. Nature of acoustical

measurements and prediction. Moderndevelopments in physical and mathematicalmodeling. Diagnostic versus prognosticapplications. Latest developments in inverse-acoustic sensing of the oceans.

2. The Ocean as an Acoustic Medium.Distribution of physical and chemical properties inthe oceans. Sound-speed calculation,measurement and distribution. Surface and bottomboundary conditions. Effects of circulation patterns,fronts, eddies and fine-scale features on acoustics.Biological effects.

3. Propagation. Basic concepts, boundaryinteractions, attenuation and absorption. Ductingphenomena including surface ducts, soundchannels, convergence zones, shallow-water ductsand Arctic half-channels. Theoretical basis forpropagation modeling. Frequency-domain waveequation formulations including ray theory, normalmode, multipath expansion, fast field (wavenumberintegration) and parabolic approximationtechniques. Model summary tables. Data supportrequirements. Specific examples.

4. Noise. Noise sources and spectra. Depthdependence and directionality. Slope-conversioneffects. Theoretical basis for noise modeling.Ambient noise and beam-noise statistics models.Pathological features arising from inappropriateassumptions. Model summary tables. Data supportrequirements. Specific examples.

5. Reverberation. Volume and boundaryscattering. Shallow-water and under-icereverberation features. Theoretical basis forreverberation modeling. Cell scattering and pointscattering techniques. Bistatic reverberationformulations and operational restrictions. Modelsummary tables. Data support requirements.Specific examples.

6. Sonar Performance Models. Sonarequations. Monostatic and bistatic geometries.Model operating systems. Model summary tables.Data support requirements. Sources ofoceanographic and acoustic data. Specificexamples.

7. Simulation. Review of simulation theoryincluding advanced methodologies andinfrastructure tools.

8. Demonstrations. Guided demonstrationsillustrate proper execution and interpretation of PC-based monostatic and bistatic sonar models.

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Underwater Acoustics for Biologists and Conservation ManagersA comprehensive tutorial designed for environmental professionals

InstructorsDr. William T. Ellison is president of Marine Acoustics,

Inc., Middletown, RI. Dr. Ellison has over45 years of field and laboratory experiencein underwater acoustics spanning sonardesign, ASW tactics, software models andbiological field studies. He is a graduate ofthe Naval Academy and holds the degreesof MSME and Ph.D. from MIT. He has

published numerous papers in the field of acoustics and isa co-author of the 2007 monograph Marine MammalNoise Exposure Criteria: Initial ScientificRecommendations, as well as a member of the ASATechnical Working Group on the impact of noise on Fishand Turtles. He is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society ofAmerica and a Fellow of the Explorers Club.Dr. Orest Diachok is a Marine Biophysicist at the JohnsHopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory. Dr.Diachok has over 40 years experience in acoustical

oceanography, and has publishednumerous scientific papers. His career hasincluded tours with the NavalOceanographic Office, Naval ResearchLaboratory and NATO Undersea ResearchCentre, where he served as ChiefScientist. During the past 16 years his work

has focused on estimation of biological parameters fromacoustic measurements in the ocean. During this periodhe also wrote the required Environmental Assessments forhis experiments. Dr. Diachok is a Fellow of the AcousticalSociety of America.

What You Will Learn• What are the key characteristics of man-made

sound sources and usage of correct metrics.• How to evaluate the resultant sound field from

impulsive, coherent and continuous sources.• How are system characteristics measured and

calibrated.• What animal characteristics are important for

assessing both impact and requirements formonitoring/and mitigation.

• Capabilities of passive and active monitoring andmitigation systems.

From this course you will obtain the knowledge toperform basic assessments of the impact ofanthropogenic sources on marine life in specific oceanenvironments, and to understand the uncertainties inyour assessments.

SummaryThis four-day course is designed for biologists, and

conservation managers, who wish to enhance theirunderstanding of the underlying principles ofunderwater and engineering acoustics needed toevaluate the impact of anthropogenic noise on marinelife. This course provides a framework for makingobjective assessments of the impact of various types ofsound sources. Critical topics are introduced throughclear and readily understandable heuristic models andgraphics.

Course Outline1. Introduction. Review of the ocean

anthropogenic noise issue (public opinion, legalfindings and regulatory approach), current stateof knowledge, and key references summarizingscientific findings to date.

2. Acoustics of the Ocean Environment.Sound Propagation, Ambient NoiseCharacteristics.

3. Characteristics of Anthropogenic SoundSources. Impulsive (airguns, pile drivers,explosives), Coherent (sonars, acoustic modems,depth sounder. profilers), Continuous (shipping,offshore industrial activities).

4. Overview of Issues Related to Impact ofSound on Marine Wildlife. Marine Wildlife ofInterest (mammals, turtles and fish), BehavioralDisturbance and Potential for Injury, AcousticMasking, Biological Significance, and CumulativeEffects. Seasonal Distribution and BehavioralDatabases for Marine Wildlife.

5. Assessment of the Impact ofAnthropogenic Sound. Source characteristics(spectrum, level, movement, duty cycle),Propagation characteristics (site specificcharacter of water column and bathymetrymeasurements and database), Ambient Noise,Determining sound as received by the wildlife,absolute level and signal to noise, multipathpropagation and spectral spread. Appropriatemetrics and how to model, measure andevaluate. Issues for laboratory studies.

6. Bioacoustics of Marine Wildlife. HearingThreshold, TTS and PTS, Vocalizations andMasking, Target Strength, Volume Scattering andClutter.

7. Monitoring and Mitigation Requirements.Passive Devices (fixed and towed systems),Active Devices, Matching Device Capabilities toEnvironmental Requirements (examples ofpassive and active localization, long termmonitoring, fish exposure testing).

8. Outstanding Research Issues in MarineAcoustics.

June 13-16, 2011Silver Spring, Maryland

$1890 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


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Course Outline1. Introduction. Nature of acoustical measurements

and prediction. Modern developments in physical andmathematical modeling. Diagnostic versus prognosticapplications. Latest developments in acoustic sensing ofthe oceans.

2. The Ocean as an Acoustic Medium. Distributionof physical and chemical properties in the oceans.Sound-speed calculation, measurement and distribution.Surface and bottom boundary conditions. Effects ofcirculation patterns, fronts, eddies and fine-scalefeatures on acoustics. Biological effects.

3. Propagation. Observations and Physical Models.Basic concepts, boundary interactions, attenuation andabsorption. Shear-wave effects in the sea floor and icecover. Ducting phenomena including surface ducts,sound channels, convergence zones, shallow-waterducts and Arctic half-channels. Spatial and temporalcoherence. Mathematical Models. Theoretical basis forpropagation modeling. Frequency-domain waveequation formulations including ray theory, normalmode, multipath expansion, fast field and parabolicapproximation techniques. New developments inshallow-water and under-ice models. Domains ofapplicability. Model summary tables. Data supportrequirements. Specific examples (PE and RAYMODE).References. Demonstrations.

4. Noise. Observations and Physical Models. Noisesources and spectra. Depth dependence anddirectionality. Slope-conversion effects. MathematicalModels. Theoretical basis for noise modeling. Ambientnoise and beam-noise statistics models. Pathologicalfeatures arising from inappropriate assumptions. Modelsummary tables. Data support requirements. Specificexample (RANDI-III). References.

5. Reverberation. Observations and PhysicalModels. Volume and boundary scattering. Shallow-water and under-ice reverberation features.Mathematical Models. Theoretical basis forreverberation modeling. Cell scattering and pointscattering techniques. Bistatic reverberationformulations and operational restrictions. Datasupport requirements. Specific examples (REVMODand Bistatic Acoustic Model). References.

6. Sonar Performance Models. Sonar equations.Model operating systems. Model summary tables. Datasupport requirements. Sources of oceanographic andacoustic data. Specific examples (NISSM and GenericSonar Model). References.

7. Modeling and Simulation. Review of simulationtheory including advanced methodologies andinfrastructure tools. Overview of engineering,engagement, mission and theater level models.Discussion of applications in concept evaluation, trainingand resource allocation.

8. Modern Applications in Shallow Water andInverse Acoustic Sensing. Stochastic modeling,broadband and time-domain modeling techniques,matched field processing, acoustic tomography, coupledocean-acoustic modeling, 3D modeling, and chaoticmetrics.

9. Model Evaluation. Guidelines for modelevaluation and documentation. Analytical benchmarksolutions. Theoretical and operational limitations.Verification, validation and accreditation. Examples.

10. Demonstrations and Problem Sessions.Demonstration of PC-based propagation and activesonar models. Hands-on problem sessions anddiscussion of results.

Underwater Acoustic Modeling and Simulation

SummaryThe subject of underwater acoustic modeling deals with

the translation of our physical understanding of sound inthe sea into mathematical formulas solvable bycomputers.

This course provides acomprehensive treatmentof all types of underwateracoustic models includinge n v i r o n m e n t a l ,propagation, noise,reverberation and sonarperformance models.Specific examples of eachtype of model arediscussed to illustratemodel formulations,assumptions and algorithmefficiency. Guidelines forselecting and usingavailable propagation, noise and reverberation models arehighlighted. Problem sessions allow students to exercisePC-based propagation and active sonar models.

Each student will receive a copy of UnderwaterAcoustic Modeling and Simulation by Paul C. Etter, inaddition to a complete set of lecture notes.

InstructorPaul C. Etter has worked in the fields of ocean-

atmosphere physics and environmentalacoustics for the past thirty yearssupporting federal and state agencies,academia and private industry. Hereceived his BS degree in Physics and hisMS degree in Oceanography at TexasA&M University. Mr. Etter served on activeduty in the U.S. Navy as an Anti-

Submarine Warfare (ASW) Officer aboard frigates. He isthe author or co-author of more than 140 technical reportsand professional papers addressing environmentalmeasurement technology, underwater acoustics andphysical oceanography. Mr. Etter is the author of thetextbook 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.• How to solve sonar equations and simulate sonar

performance.• Where the most promising international research is

being performed.

April 18-21, 2011 Beltsville, Maryland

$1795 (8:30am - 4:00pm)



What You Will Learn• How to attack vibration and noise problems.• What means are available for vibration and noise control.• How to make vibration isolation, damping, and absorbers

work.• How noise is generated and radiated, and how it can be

reduced.

InstructorsDr. Eric Ungar has specialized in research and

consulting in vibration and noise formore than 40 years, published over200 technical papers, and translatedand revised Structure-Borne Sound.He has led short courses at thePennsylvania State University forover 25 years and has presented

numerous seminars worldwide. Dr. Ungar hasserved as President of the Acoustical Society ofAmerica, as President of the Institute of NoiseControl Engineering, and as Chairman of theDesign Engineering Division of the AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers. ASA honored himwith it’s Trent-Crede Medal in Shock and Vibration.ASME awarded him the Per Bruel Gold Medal forNoise Control and Acoustics for his work onvibrations of complex structures, structuraldamping, and isolation.Dr. James Moore has, for the past twenty years,

concentrated on the transmission ofnoise and vibration in complexstructures, on improvements of noiseand vibration control methods, and onthe enhancement of sound quality.He has developed Statistical EnergyAnalysis models for the investigation

of vibration and noise in complex structures such assubmarines, helicopters, and automobiles. He hasbeen instrumental in the acquisition ofcorresponding data bases. He has participated inthe development of active noise control systems,noise reduction coating and signal conditioningmeans, as well as in the presentation of numerousshort courses and industrial training programs.

SummaryThis course is intended for engineers and

scientists concerned with the vibration reductionand quieting of vehicles, devices, and equipment. Itwill emphasize understanding of the relevantphenomena and concepts in order to enable theparticipants to address a wide range of practicalproblems insightfully. The instructors will draw ontheir extensive experience to illustrate the subjectmatter with examples related to the participant’sspecific areas of interest. Although the course willbegin with a review and will include somedemonstrations, participants ideally should havesome prior acquaintance with vibration or noisefields. Each participant will receive a complete set ofcourse notes and the text Noise and VibrationControl Engineering.

Course Outline1. Review of Vibration Fundamentals from a

Practical Perspective. The roles of energy and forcebalances. When to add mass, stiffeners, and damping.General strategy for attacking practical problems.Comprehensive checklist of vibration control means.

2. Structural Damping Demystified. Wheredamping can and cannot help. How damping ismeasured. Overview of important dampingmechanisms. Application principles. Dynamic behaviorof plastic and elastomeric materials. Design oftreatments employing viscoelastic materials.

3. Expanded Understanding of VibrationIsolation. Where transmissibility is and is not useful.Some common misconceptions regarding inertiabases, damping, and machine speed. Accounting forsupport and machine frame flexibility, isolator massand wave effects, source reaction. Benefits and pitfallsof two-stage isolation. The role of active isolationsystems.

4. The Power of Vibration Absorbers. How tuneddampers work. Effects of tuning, mass, damping.Optimization. How waveguide energy absorbers work.

5. Structure-borne Sound and High FrequencyVibration. Where modal and finite-element analysescannot work. Simple response estimation. What isStatistical Energy Analysis and how does it work? Howwaves propagate along structures and radiate sound.

6. No-Nonsense Basics of Noise and its Control.Review of levels, decibels, sound pressure, power,intensity, directivity. Frequency bands, filters, andmeasures of noisiness. Radiation efficiency. Overviewof common noise sources. Noise control strategies andmeans.

7. Intelligent Measurement and Analysis.Diagnostic strategy. Selecting the right transducers;how and where to place them. The power of spectrumanalyzers. Identifying and characterizing sources andpaths.

8. Coping with Noise in Rooms. Where soundabsorption can and cannot help. Practical soundabsorbers and absorptive materials. Effects of full andpartial enclosures. Sound transmission to adjacentareas. Designing enclosures, wrappings, and barriers.

9. Ducts and Mufflers. Sound propagation inducts. Duct linings. Reactive mufflers and side-branchresonators. Introduction to current developments inactive attenuation.



$1895 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


Vibration and Noise ControlNew Insights and Developments


SummaryThis three-day course provides students who already

have a basic understanding of radar a valuable extensioninto the newer capabilities being continuously pursued inour fast-moving field. While the course begins with a quickreview of fundamentals - this to establish a common basefor the instruction to follow - it is best suited for the studentwho has taken one of the several basic radar coursesavailable.

In each topic, the method of instruction is first toestablish firmly the underlying principle and only then arethe current achievements and challenges addressed.Treated are such topics as pulse compression in whichmatched filter theory, resolution and broadband pulsemodulation are briefly reviewed, and then the latest codeoptimality searches and hybrid coding and code-variablepulse bursts are explored. Similarly, radar polarimetry isreviewed in principle, then the application to imageprocessing (as in Synthetic Aperture Radar work) iscovered. Doppler processing and its application to SARimaging itself, then 3D SAR, the moving target problemand other target signature work are also treated this way.Space-Time Adaptive Processing (STAP) is introduced;the resurgent interest in bistatic radar is discussed.

The most ample current literature (conferences andjournals) is used in this course, directing the student tovaluable material for further study. Instruction follows thestudent notebook provided.

InstructorBob Hill received his BS degree from Iowa State

University and the MS from the Universityof Maryland, both in electricalengineering. After spending a year inmicrowave work with an electronics firm inVirginia, he was then a ground electronicsofficer in the U.S. Air Force and began hiscivil service career with the U.S. Navy . He

managed the development of the phased array radar ofthe Navy’s AEGIS system through its introduction to thefleet. Later in his career he directed the development,acquisition and support of all surveillance radars of thesurface navy.

Mr. Hill is a Fellow of the IEEE, an IEEE “distinguishedlecturer”, a member of its Radar Systems Panel andpreviously a member of its Aerospace and ElectronicSystems Society Board of Governors for many years. Heestablished and chaired through 1990 the IEEE’s series ofinternational radar conferences and remains on theorganizing committee of these, and works with the severalother nations cooperating in that series. He has publishednumerous conference papers, magazine articles andchapters of books, and is the author of the radar,monopulse radar, airborne radar and synthetic apertureradar articles in the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Scienceand Technology and contributor for radar-related entries oftheir technical dictionary.



$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


Course Outline1. Introduction and Background.• The nature of radar and the physics involved.• Concepts and tools required, briefly reviewed.• Directions taken in radar development and the

technological advances permitting them.• Further concepts and tools, more elaborate.2. Advanced Signal Processing.• Review of developments in pulse compression (matched

filter theory, modulation techniques, the search foroptimality) and in Doppler processing (principles,"coherent" radar, vector processing, digital techniques);establishing resolution in time (range) and in frequency(Doppler).

• Recent considerations in hybrid coding, shaping theambiguity function.

• Target inference. Use of high range and high Dopplerresolution: example and experimental results.

3. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR).• Fundamentals reviewed, 2-D and 3-D SAR, example

image. • Developments in image enhancement. The dangerous

point-scatterer assumption. Autofocusing methods inSAR, ISAR imaging. The ground moving target problem.

• Polarimetry and its application in SAR. Review ofpolarimetry theory. Polarimetric filtering: the whiteningfilter, the matched filter. Polarimetric-dependent phaseunwrapping in 3D IFSAR.

• Image interpretation: target recognition processesreviewed.

4. A "Radar Revolution" - the Phased Array.• The all-important antenna. General antenna theory,

quickly reviewed. Sidelobe concerns, suppressiontechniques. Ultra-low sidelobe design.

• The phased array. Electronic scanning, methods, typicalcomponentry. Behavior with scanning, the impedanceproblem and matching methods. The problem ofbandwidth; time-delay steering. Adaptive patterns,adaptivity theory and practice. Digital beam forming. The"active" array.

• Phased array radar, system considerations.5. Advanced Data Processing. • Detection in clutter, threshold control schemes, CFAR.• Background analysis: clutter statistics, parameter

estimation, clutter as a compound process.• Association, contacts to tracks.• Track estimation, filtering, adaptivity, multiple hypothesis

testing.• Integration: multi-radar, multi-sensor data fusion, in both

detection and tracking, greater use of supplementaldata, augmenting the radar processing.

6. Other Topics. • Bistatics, the resurgent interest. Review of the basics of

bistatic radar, challenges, early experiences. Newopportunities: space; terrestrial. Achievementsreported.

• Space-Time Adaptive Processing (STAP), airborneradar emphasis.

• Ultra-wideband short pulse radar, various claims (well-founded and not); an example UWB SAR system forgood purpose.

• Concluding discussion, course review.

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Advanced Developments in Radar Technology


Combat Systems Engineering

May 11-12, 2011Columbia, Maryland

$1590 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


SummaryThe increasing level of combat system integration and

communications requirements, coupled with shrinkingdefense budgets and shorter product life cycles, offersmany challenges and opportunities in the design andacquisition of new combat systems. This three-day courseteaches the systems engineering discipline that has builtsome of the modern military’s greatest combat andcommunications systems, using state-of-the-art systemsengineering techniques. It details the decomposition andmapping of war-fighting requirements into combat systemfunctional designs. A step-by-step description of thecombat system design process is presented emphasizingthe trades made necessary because of growingperformance, operational, cost, constraints and everincreasing system complexities.

Topics include the fire control loop and its closure bythe combat system, human-system interfaces, commandand communication systems architectures, autonomousand net-centric operation, induced information exchangerequirements, role of communications systems, and multi-mission capabilities.

Engineers, scientists, program managers, andgraduate students will find the lessons learned in thiscourse valuable for architecting, integration, and modelingof combat system. Emphasis is given to sound systemengineering principles realized through the application ofstrict processes and controls, thereby avoiding commonmistakes. Each attendee will receive a complete set ofdetailed notes for the class.

InstructorRobert Fry worked from 1979 to 2007 at The Johns

Hopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory where he was a member of thePrincipal Professional Staff. He is nowworking at System Engineering Group(SEG) where he is Corporate Senior Staffand also serves as the company-widetechnical advisor. Throughout his career hehas been involved in the development of

new combat weapon system concepts, development ofsystem requirements, and balancing allocations within thefire control loop between sensing and weapon kinematiccapabilities. He has worked on many aspects of theAEGIS combat system including AAW, BMD, AN/SPY-1,and multi-mission requirements development. Missilesystem development experience includes SM-2, SM-3,SM-6, Patriot, THAAD, HARPOON, AMRAAM,TOMAHAWK, and other missile systems.

What You Will Learn• The trade-offs and issues for modern combat

system design.• How automation and technology will impact future

combat system design.• Understanding requirements for joint warfare, net-

centric warfare, and open architectures.• Communications system and architectures.• Lessons learned from AEGIS development.

Course Outline1. Combat System Overview. Combat system

characteristics. Functional description for thecombat system in terms of the sensor and weaponscontrol, communications, and command andcontrol. Antiair Warfare. Antisurface Warfare.Antisubmarine Warfare. Typical scenarios.

2. Sensors/Weapons. Review of the variety ofmulti-warfare sensor and weapon suites that areemployed by combat systems. The fire control loopis described and engineering examples andtradeoffs are illustrated.

3. Configurations, Equipment, & ComputerPrograms. Various combinations of systemconfigurations, equipments, and computerprograms that constitute existing combat systems.

4. Command & Control. The ship battleorganization, operator stations, and human-machine interfaces and displays. Use of automationand improvements in operator displays andexpanded display requirements. Command supportrequirements, systems, and experiments.Improvements in operator displays and expandeddisplay requirements.

5. Communications. Current and futurecommunications systems employed with combatsystems and their relationship to combat systemfunctions and interoperability. Lessons learned inJoint and Coalition operations. Communications inthe Gulf War. Future systems JTIDS, Copernicusand imagery.

6. Combat System Development. An overviewof the combat system engineering process,operational environment trends that affect systemdesign, limitations of current systems, and proposedfuture combat system architectures. System trade-offs.

7. Network Centric Warfare and the Future.Exponential gains in combat system performanceas achievable through networking of informationand coordination of weaponry.

8. AEGIS Systems Development - A CaseStudy. Historical development of AEGIS. The majorproblems and their solution. Systems engineeringtechniques, controls, and challenges. Approachesfor continuing improvements such as openarchitecture. Applications of principles to yoursystem assignment. Changing Navy missions,threat trends, shifts in the defense budget, andtechnology growth. Lessons learned during DesertStorm. Requirements to support joint warfare andexpeditionary forces.

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Course Outline1. Introduction to Electronic Combat. Radar-

ESM-ECM-ECCM-LPI-Stealth (EC-ES-EA-EP).Overview of the Threat. Radar Technology Evolution.EW Technology Evolution. Radar Range Equation.RCS Reduction. Counter-Low Observable (CLO).

2. Vulnerability of Radar Modes. Air SearchRadar. Fire Control Radar. Ground Search Radar.Pulse Doppler, MTI, DPCA. Pulse Compression.Range Track. Angle Track. SAR, TF/TA.

3. Vulnerability/Susceptibility of WeaponSystems. Semi Active Missiles. Command GuidedMissiles. Active Missiles. TVM. Surface-to-air, air-to-air,air-to-surface.

4. ESM (ES). ESM/ELINT/RWR. Typical ESMSystems. Probability of Intercept. ESM RangeEquation. ESM Sensitivity. ESM Receivers. DOA/AOAMeasurement. MUSIC / ESPRIT. Passive Ranging.

5. ECM Techniques (EA). Principals of ElectronicAttack (EA). Noise Jamming vs. Deception. Repeatervs. Transponder. Sidelobe Jamming vs. MainlobeJamming. Synthetic Clutter. VGPO and RGPO. TB andCross Pol. Chaff and Active Expendables. Decoys.Bistatic Jamming. Power Management, DRFM, highERP.

6. ECCM (EP). EP Techniques Overview. Offensivevs Defensive ECCM. Leading Edge Tracker. HOJ/AOJ.Adaptive Sidelobe Canceling. STAP. Example Radar-ES-EA-EP Engagement.

7. EW Systems. Airborne Self Protect Jammer.Airborne Tactical Jamming System. Shipboard Self-Defense System.

8. EW Design Illustration. Walk-thru Design of aTypical ESM/ECM System from an RFP.

9. EW Technology. EW Technology Evolution.Transmitters. Antennas. Receiver / Processing.Advanced EW.

Electronic Warfare Overview

Instructor Duncan F. O’Mara received a B.S from CornellUniversity. He earned a M.S. in Mechanical

Engineering from the NavalPostgraduate School in Monterey, CA.In the Navy, he was commissioned as aReserve Officer in Surface Warfare atthe Officer Candidate School inNewport, RI. Upon retirement, heworked as a Principal Operations

Research Analyst with the United States Army atAberdeen Proving Grounds on a Secretary of DefenseJoint Test & Evaluation logistics project that introducedbest practices and best processes to the Departmentof Defense (DoD) combatant commanders world wide,especially the Pacific Command. While his wife wasstationed in Italy he was a Visiting Professor inmathematics for U. of Maryland’s University CampusEurope. He is now the IWS Chair at the USNA’sWeapons & Systems Engineering Dept, where heteaches courses in basic weapons systems and linearcontrols engineering, as well as acting as an advisorfor multi-disciplinary senior engineering designprojects, and as Academic Advisor to a company offreshman and Systems Engineering majors.

March 8-9, 2011 Laurel, Maryland

August 1-2, 2011 Laurel, Maryland

$990 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


SummaryThis two-day course presents the depth and breadth

of modern Electronic Warfare, covering Ground, Sea,Air and Space applications, with simple, easy-to-graspintuitive principles. Complex mathematics will beeliminated, while the tradeoffs and complexities ofcurrent and advanced EW and ELINT systems will beexplored. The fundamental principles will beestablished first and then the many varied applicationswill be discussed. The attendee will leave this coursewith an understanding of both the principles and thepractical applications of current and evolving electronicwarfare technology. This course is designed as anintroduction for managers and engineers who need anunderstanding of the basics. It will provide you with theability to understand and communicate with othersworking in the field. A detailed set of notes used in theclass will be provided.


InstructorsPatrick Pierson is president of a training,

consulting, and software development company withoffices in the U.S. and U.K. Patrick has more than 23years of operational experience, and is internationallyrecognized as a Tactical Data Link subject matterexpert. Patrick has designed more than 30 TacticalData Link training courses and personally trainshundreds of students around the globe every year.

Steve Upton, a retired USAF Joint Interface ControlOfficer (JICO) and former JICO Instructor, is theDirector of U.S. Training Operations for NCS, theworld’s leading provider of Tactical Data Link Training(TDL). Steve has more than 25 years of operationalexperience, and is a recognized Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDSsubject matter expert. Steve’s vast operationalexperience includes over 5500 hours of flying time onAWACS and JSTARS and scenario developer fordozens of Joint and Coalition exercises at the USAFDistributed Mission Operation Center (DMOC).

What You Will Learn• The course is designed to enable the student to be

able to speak confidently and with authority about allof the subject matter on the right.

The course is suitable for:• Operators• Engineers• Consultants• Sales staff• Software Developers• Business Development Managers• Project / Program Managers

SummaryThe Fundamentals of Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS is a

comprehensive two-day course designed to give thestudent a thorough understanding of every aspect ofLink 16 both technical and tactical. The course isdesigned to support both military and industry anddoes not require any previous experience or exposureto the subject matter. The course comes with one-yearfollow-on support, which entitles the student to contactthe instructor with course related questions for oneyear after course completion.

Course Outline1. Introduction to Link 16. 2. Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS Documentation3. Link 16 Enhancements4. System Characteristics5. Time Division Multiple Access6. Network Participation Groups7. J-Series Messages8. JTIDS / MIDS Pulse Development9. Time Slot Components

10. Message Packing and Pulses11. JTIDS / MIDS Nets and Networks12. Access Modes13. JTIDS / MIDS Terminal Synchronization14. JTIDS / MIDS Network Time15. Network Roles16. JTIDS / MIDS Terminal Navigation17. JTIDS / MIDS Relays18. Communications Security19. JTIDS / MIDS Pulse Deconfliction20. JTIDS / MIDS Terminal Restrictions21. Time Slot Duty Factor22. JTIDS / MIDS Terminals

January 24-25, 2011Chantilly, Virginia

January 27-28, 2011Albuquerque, New Mexico

April 4-5, 2011Chantilly, Virginia

July 18-19, 2011Chantilly, Virginia

July 21-22, 2011Albuquerque, New Mexico

$1500 (8:00am - 4:00pm)


(U.S. Air Force photo by Tom Reynolds)

Fundamentals of Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS


Fundamentals of Radar Technology

SummaryA three-day course covering the basics of radar,

taught in a manner for true understanding of thefundamentals, even for the complete newcomer.Covered are electromagnetic waves, frequency bands,the natural phenomena of scattering and propagation,radar performance calculations and other tools used inradar work, and a “walk through” of the four principalsubsystems – the transmitter, the antenna, the receiverand signal processor, and the control and interfaceapparatus – covering in each the underlying principleand componentry. A few simple exercises reinforce thestudent’s understanding. Both surface-based andairborne radars are addressed.

Instructor Bob Hill received his BS degree from Iowa State

University and the MS from the Universityof Maryland, both in electricalengineering. After spending a year inmicrowave work with an electronics firmin Virginia, he was then a groundelectronics officer in the U.S. Air Forceand began his civil service career with the

U.S. Navy . He managed the development of the phasedarray radar of the Navy’s AEGIS system through itsintroduction to the fleet. Later in his career he directedthe development, acquisition and support of allsurveillance radars of the surface navy.

Mr. Hill is a Fellow of the IEEE, an IEEE “distinguishedlecturer”, a member of its Radar Systems Panel andpreviously a member of its Aerospace and ElectronicSystems Society Board of Governors for many years. Heestablished and chaired through 1990 the IEEE’s seriesof international radar conferences and remains on theorganizing committee of these, and works with theseveral other nations cooperating in that series. He haspublished numerous conference papers, magazinearticles and chapters of books, and is the author of theradar, monopulse radar, airborne radar and syntheticaperture radar articles in the McGraw-Hill Encyclopediaof Science and Technology and contributor for radar-related entries of their technical dictionary.

Course OutlineFirst Morning – Introduction The basic nature of radar and its applications, militaryand civil Radiative physics (an exercise); the radarrange equation; the statistical nature of detectionElectromagnetic waves, constituent fields and vectorrepresentation Radar “timing”, general nature, blockdiagrams, typical characteristics,First Afternoon – Natural Phenomena: Scattering and Propagation. Scattering: Rayleigh pointscattering; target fluctuation models; the nature ofclutter. Propagation: Earth surface multipath;atmospheric refraction and “ducting”; atmosphericattenuation. Other tools: the decibel, etc. (a dBexercise).Second Morning – WorkshopAn example radar and performance calculations, withvariations.Second Afternoon – Introduction to theSubsystems. Overview: the role, general nature and challenges ofeach. The Transmitter, basics of power conversion:power supplies, modulators, rf devices (tubes, solidstate). The Antenna: basic principle; microwave opticsand pattern formation, weighting, sidelobe concerns,sum and difference patterns; introduction to phasedarrays.Third Morning – Subsytems Continued:The Receiver and Signal Processor. Receiver: preamplification, conversion, heterodyneoperation “image” frequencies and double conversion.Signal processing: pulse compression. Signalprocessing: Doppler-sensitive processing Airborneradar – the absolute necessity of Doppler processing.Third Afternoon – Subsystems: Control andInterface Apparatus.Automatic detection and constant-false-alarm-rate(CFAR) techniques of threshold control. Automatictracking: exponential track filters. Multi-radar fusion,briefly Course review, discussion, current topics andcommunity activity.

The course is taught from the student notebooksupplied, based heavily on the open literature andwith adequate references to the most popular ofthe many textbooks now available. The student’sown note-taking and participation in the exerciseswill enhance understanding as well.

February 15-17, 2011Beltsville, Maryland


$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)



Fundamentals of Rockets and Missiles


$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


SummaryThis course provides an overview of rockets and missiles

for government and industry officials with limited technicalexperience in rockets and missiles. The course provides apractical foundation of knowledge in rocket and missile issuesand technologies. The seminar is designed for engineers,technical personnel, military specialist, decision makers andmanagers of current and future projects needing a morecomplete understanding of the complex issues of rocket andmissile technology The seminar provides a solid foundation inthe issues that must be decided in the use, operation anddevelopment of rocket systems of the future. You will learn awide spectrum of problems, solutions and choices in thetechnology of rockets and missile used for military and civilpurposes.

Attendees will receive a complete set of printed notes.These notes will be an excellent future reference for currenttrends in the state-of-the-art in rocket and missile technologyand decision making.

InstructorEdward L. Keith is a multi-discipline Launch Vehicle System

Engineer, specializing in integration of launchvehicle technology, design, modeling andbusiness strategies. He is currently anindependent consultant, writer and teacher ofrocket system tec hnology. He is experiencedin launch vehicle operations, design, testing,business analysis, risk reduction, modeling,

safety and reliability. He also has 13-years of governmentexperience including five years working launch operations atVandenberg AFB. Mr. Keith has written over 20 technicalpapers on various aspects of low cost space transportationover the last two decades.

Course Outline1. Introduction to Rockets and Missiles. The Classifications

of guided, and unguided, missile systems is introduced. Thepractical uses of rocket systems as weapons of war, commerceand the peaceful exploration of space are examined.

2. Rocket Propulsion made Simple. How rocket motors andengines operate to achieve thrust. Including Nozzle Theory, areexplained. The use of the rocket equation and related MassProperties metrics are introduced. The flight environments andconditions of rocket vehicles are presented. Staging theory forrockets and missiles are explained. Non-traditional propulsion isaddressed.

3. Introduction to Liquid Propellant Performance, Utilityand Applications. Propellant performance issues of specificimpulse, Bulk density and mixture ratio decisions are examined.Storable propellants for use in space are described. Otherpropellant Properties, like cryogenic properties, stability, toxicity,compatibility are explored. Mono-Propellants and singlepropellant systems are introduced.

4. Introducing Solid Rocket Motor Technology. Theadvantages and disadvantages of solid rocket motors areexamined. Solid rocket motor materials, propellant grains andconstruction are described. Applications for solid rocket motors asweapons and as cost-effective space transportation systems areexplored. Hybrid Rocket Systems are explored.

5. Liquid Rocket System Technology. Rocket Engines, frompressure fed to the three main pump-fed cycles, are examined.Engine cooling methods are explored. Other rocket engine andstage elements are described. Control of Liquid Rocket stagesteering is presented. Propellant Tanks, Pressurization systemsand Cryogenic propellant Management are explained.

6. Foreign vs. American Rocket Technology and Design.How the former Soviet aerospace system diverged from theAmerican systems, where the Russians came out ahead, andwhat we can learn from the differences. Contrasts between theRussian and American Design philosophy are observed to providelessons for future design. Foreign competition from the end of theCold War to the foreseeable future is explored.

7. Rockets in Spacecraft Propulsion. The differencebetween launch vehicle booster systems, and that found onspacecraft, satellites and transfer stages, is examined The use ofstorable and hypergolic propellants in space vehicles is explained.Operation of rocket systems in micro-gravity is studied.

8. Rockets Launch Sites and Operations. Launch Locationsin the USA and Russia are examined for the reason the locationshave been chosen. The considerations taken in the selection oflaunch sites are explored. The operations of launch sites in a moreefficient manner, is examined for future systems.

9. Rockets as Commercial Ventures. Launch Vehicles asAmerican commercial ventures are examined, including themotivation for commercialization. The Commercial Launch Vehiclemarket is explored.

10. Useful Orbits and Trajectories Made Simple. Thestudent is introduced to simplified and abbreviated orbitalmechanics. Orbital changes using Delta-V to alter an orbit, andthe use of transfer orbits, are explored. Special orbits likegeostationary, sun synchronous and Molnya are presented.Ballistic Missile trajectories and re-entry penetration is examined.

11. Reliability and Safety of Rocket Systems. Introductionto the issues of safety and reliability of rocket and missile systemsis presented. The hazards of rocket operations, and mitigation ofthe problems, are explored. The theories and realistic practices ofunderstanding failures within rocket systems, and strategies toimprove reliability, is discussed.

12. Expendable Launch Vehicle Theory, Performance andUses. The theory of Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV)dominance over alternative Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLV) isexplored. The controversy over simplification of liquid systems asa cost effective strategy is addressed.

13. Reusable Launch Vehicle Theory and Performance.The student is provided with an appreciation and understanding ofwhy Reusable Launch Vehicles have had difficulty replacingexpendable launch vehicles. Classification of reusable launchvehicle stages is introduced. The extra elements required to bringstages safely back to the starting line is explored. Strategies tomake better RLV systems are presented.

14. The Direction of Technology. A final open discussionregarding the direction of rocket technology, science, usage andregulations of rockets and missiles is conducted to close out theclass study.

Who Should Attend• Aerospace Industry Managers.• Government Regulators, Administrators and

sponsors of rocket or missile projects.• Engineers of all disciplines supporting rocket and

missile projects.• Contractors or investors involved in missile

development.• Military Professionals.

What You Will Learn• Fundamentals of rocket and missile systems.• The spectrum of rocket uses and technologies.• Differences in technology between foreign and

domestic rocket systems.• Fundamentals and uses of solid and liquid rocket

systems.• Differences between systems built as weapons and

those built for commerce.


InstructorSteve Brenner has worked in environmental

simulation and reliability testing for over30 years, always involved with thelatest techniques for verifyingequipment integrity through testing. Hehas independently consulted inreliability testing since 1996. His clientbase includes American and Europeancompanies with mechanical and

electronic products in almost every industry. Steve'sexperience includes the entire range of climatic anddynamic testing, including ESS, HALT, HASS and longterm reliability testing.

March 7-10, 2011Montreal, Canada

April 11-14, 2011Plano, Texas

May 2-5, 2011Frederick, Maryland

$2995 (8:00am - 4:00pm)


SummaryThis four-day class provides understanding of

the purpose of each test, the equipment requiredto perform each test, and the methodology tocorrectly apply the specified test environments.Vibration and Shock methods will be coveredtogether with instrumentation, equipment, controlsystems and fixture design. Climatic tests will bediscussed individually: requirements, origination,equipment required, test methodology,understanding of results.

The course emphasizes topics you will useimmediately. Suppliers to the military servicesprotectively install commercial-off-the-shelf(COTS) equipment in our flight and land vehiclesand in shipboard locations where vibration andshock can be severe. We laboratory test theprotected equipment (1) to assure twenty yearsequipment survival and possible combat, also (2)to meet commercial test standards, IECdocuments, military standards such as STANAGor MIL-STD-810G, etc. Few, if any, engineeringschools cover the essentials about suchprotection or such testing.

What You Will LearnWhen you visit an environmental test laboratory,

perhaps to witness a test, or plan or review a testprogram, you will have a good understanding of therequirements and execution of the 810G dynamics andclimatics tests. You will be able to ask meaningfulquestions and understand the responses of testlaboratory personnel.

Course Outline1. Introduction to Military Standard testing -

Dynamics.• Introduction to classical sinusoidal vibration. • Resonance effects • Acceleration and force measurement • Electrohydraulic shaker systems• Electrodynamic shaker systems • Sine vibration testing • Random vibration testing • Attaching test articles to shakers (fixture

design, fabrication and usage) • Shock testing 2. Climatics.• Temperature testing • Temperature shock • Humidity • Altitude • Rapid decompression/explosives • Combined environments • Solar radiation • Salt fog • Sand & Dust • Rain • Immersion • Explosive atmosphere • Icing • Fungus • Acceleration • Freeze/thaw (new in 810G) 3. Climatics and Dynamics Labs

demonstrations.4. Reporting On And Certifying Test Results.

Military Standard 810G TestingUnderstanding, Planning and Performing Climatic and Dynamic Tests

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$1795 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


SummaryThis applications-oriented course provides a

comprehensive overview of missile autopilots. Thecourse begins with an overview of the missileequations of motion and aerodynamic models,followed by a review of linear system theoryincluding frequency response and Bode plots, rootlocus, stability criteria, and compensator design.This introductory material is followed by detaileddiscussion of modern missile autopilot design topicsincluding hardware and hardware modeling,autopilot design requirements, and autopilot designexamples. The remainder of the course focuses on'real world' issues such as nonlinearities, gainscheduling, discretization, pitch-yaw-roll autopilotdesign, and other advanced concepts. Examplesare included throughout the course.

Instructor Paul Jackson is the supervisor of the

Engineering and DevelopmentSection of the Guidance and ControlGroup at the Applied PhysicsLaboratory (APL) and is the APL Leadfor Standard Missile-2 Guidance andControl. Since joining the staff of APLin 1988, he has worked as an analyston missile guidance and control

systems, particularly for the US Navy Tomahawkand Standard missiles. His early contributions cameas a member of the APL team that was among thefirst to demonstrate the application of modern robustcontrol techniques such as H-Infinity Control andMu-Synthesis to the missile autopilot designproblem. Subsequent experience includes thedesign, analysis, and simulation of missile autopilotand guidance algorithms and hardware. Mr.Jackson has presented papers at AIAA and theIEEE conferences and is a former member of theAIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control TechnicalCommittee.

Course Outline1. Overview of Missile Autopilots. Definitions,

Types of Autopilots, Example Applications.2. Equations of Motion. Coordinate Systems,

Transformations, Euler Angles, Force Equations,Moment Equations, Aerodynamic Variables,Linearization, Aerodynamics.

3. Linear Systems. State Variables, BlockDiagrams, Laplace Transforms, Transfer Functions,Impulse Response, Step Response, Stability, SecondOrder Systems, Frequency Response, Root Locus,Nyquist Stability Theory.

4. Feedback Control. Need for Feedback, DesignCriteria, Types of Feedback, Compensator Design viaRoot Locus, Compensator Design via FrequencyResponse.

5. Autopilot Hardware. Actuators, Principles of theGyro, Gyro Modeling, Principles of Accelerometers,Accelerometer Modeling.

6. Pitch Autopilot Design. Time DomainRequirements, Frequency Domain Requirements,Acceleration Feedback, Acceleration and RateFeedback, Pitch Over Autopilot, Three-Loop Autopilot

7. Implementation Issues. Body Modes, ActuatorSaturation, Integrator Windup, Gain Scheduling,Discretization.

8. Pitch-Yaw-Roll Autopilot Design. ClassicalApproach, Skid-to-Turn, Bank-to-Turn, DesignExamples.

9. Advanced Concepts. Multivariable StabilityAnalysis, LQR Optimal Control, Modern RobustControl Design Techniques.

What You Will Learn• The underlying physics governing missile dynamics.• Theory and applications for autopilot design and

optimization.• Autopilot requirements and design tradeoffs

between performance and robustness.• Choosing autopilot implementation approaches.• Applications to real-world missile systems.• Fundamentals for autopilot design and analysis with

emphasis on linear systems.• Missile dynamics including aerodynamic modeling.• Feedback, feedback design criteria, types of

feedback, compensator design. • Autopilot hardware modeling including actuators,

gyros, and accelerometers.• Pitch Autopilot Design.• Pitch-Yaw-Roll Autopilot Design.• Advanced Design and Analysis Techniques.

“We went from theory to ad-vanced design & analysis tech-niques ... all with real worldissues.”

Missile Autopilots



June 20-23, 2011Beltsville, Maryland

$1790 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


InstructorDr. Walter R. Dyer is a graduate of UCLA, with a Ph.D.

degree in Control Systems Engineering andApplied Mathematics. He has over thirtyyears of industry, government and academicexperience in the analysis and design oftactical and strategic missiles. His experienceincludes Standard Missile, Stinger, AMRAAM,HARM, MX, Small ICBM, and ballistic missiledefense. He is currently a Senior StaffMember at the Johns Hopkins University

Applied Physics Laboratory and was formerly the ChiefTechnologist at the Missile Defense Agency in Washington,DC. He has authored numerous industry and governmentreports and published prominent papers on missiletechnology. He has also taught university courses inengineering at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

What You Will LearnYou will gain an understanding of the design and analysis

of homing missiles and the integrated performance of theirsubsystems.• 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.

SummaryThis 4-day course presents a broad introduction to major

missile subsystems and their integrated performance,explained in practical terms, but including relevant analyticalmethods. While emphasis is on today’s homing missiles andfuture trends, the course includes a historical perspective ofrelevant older missiles. Both endoatmospheric andexoatmospheric missiles (missiles that operate in theatmosphere and in space) are addressed. Missile propulsion,guidance, control, and seekers are covered, and their rolesand interactions in integrated missile operation are explained.The types and applications of missile simulation and testing

are presented. Comparisons of autopilot designs, guidanceapproaches, seeker alternatives, and instrumentation forvarious purposes are presented. The course is recommendedfor analysts, engineers, and technical managers who want tobroaden their understanding of modern missiles and missilesystems. The analytical descriptions require some technicalbackground, but practical explanations can be appreciated byall students.

Course Outline1. Introduction. Brief history of missiles. Types of

guided missiles. Introduction to ballistic missile defense.Endoatmospheric and exoatmospheric missile operation.Missile basing. Missile subsystems overview. Warheads,lethality and hit-to-kill. Power and power conditioning.

2. Missile Propulsion. The rocket equation. Solid andliquid propulsion. Single stage and multistage boosters.Ramjets and scramjets. Axial propulsion. Divert andattitude control systems. Effects of gravity andatmospheric drag.

3. Missile Airframes, Autopilots and Control.Phases of missile flight. Purpose and functions ofautopilots. Missile control configurations. Autopilotdesign. Open-loop autopilots. Inertial instruments andfeedback. Autopilot response, stability, and agility. Bodymodes and rate saturation. Roll control and induced roll inhigh performance missiles. Radomes and their effects onmissile control. Adaptive autopilots. Rolling airframemissiles.

4. Exoatmospheric Missiles for Ballistic MissileDefense. Exoatmospheric missile autopilots, propulsionand attitude control. Pulse width modulation. Exo-atmospheric missile autopilots. Limit cycles.

5. Missile Guidance. Seeker types and operation forendo- and exo-atmospheric missiles. Passive, active andsemi active missile guidance. Radar basics and radarseekers. Passive sensing basics and passive seekers.Scanning seekers and focal plane arrays. Seekercomparisons and tradeoffs for different missions. Signalprocessing and noise reduction

6. Missile Seekers. Boost and midcourse guidance.Zero effort miss. Proportional navigation and augmentedproportional navigation. Biased proportional navigation.Predictive guidance. Optimum homing guidance.Guidance filters. Homing guidance examples andsimulation results. Miss distance comparisons withdifferent homing guidance laws. Sources of miss andmiss reduction. Beam rider, pure pursuit, and deviatedpursuit guidance.

7. Simulation and its applications. Currentsimulation capabilities and future trends. Hardware in theloop. Types of missile testing and their uses, advantagesand disadvantages of testing alternatives.

Modern Missile AnalysisPropulsion, Guidance, Control, Seekers, and Technology


InstructorStan Silberman is a member of the Senior

Technical Staff at the Johns Hopkins UniveristyApplied Physics Laboratory. He has over 30years of experience in tracking, sensor fusion,and radar systems analysis and design for theNavy,Marine Corps, Air Force, and FAA.Recent work has included the integration of anew radar into an existing multisensor systemand in the integration, using a multiplehypothesis approach, of shipboard radar andESM sensors. Previous experience hasincluded analysis and design of multiradarfusion systems, integration of shipboardsensors including radar, IR and ESM,integration of radar, IFF, and time-difference-of-arrival sensors with GPS data sources.

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SummaryThe objective of this course is to introduce

engineers, scientists, managers and militaryoperations personnel to the fields of targettracking and data fusion, and to the keytechnologies which are available today forapplication to this field. The course is designedto be rigorous where appropriate, whileremaining accessible to students without aspecific scientific background in this field. Thecourse will start from the fundamentals andmove to more advanced concepts. This coursewill identify and characterize the principlecomponents of typical tracking systems. Avariety of techniques for addressing differentaspects of the data fusion problem will bedescribed. Real world examples will be usedto emphasize the applicability of some of thealgorithms. Specific illustrative examples willbe used to show the tradeoffs and systemsissues between the application of differenttechniques.

Course Outline1. Introduction. 2. The Kalman Filter.3. Other Linear Filters. 4. Non-Linear Filters. 5. Angle-Only Tracking. 6. Maneuvering Targets: Adaptive Techniques. 7. 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.

Multi-Target Tracking and Multi-Sensor Data FusionFebruary 1-3, 2011

Beltsville, Maryland


$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)



April 5-7 2011Beltsville, Maryland

$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


SummaryThis three-day course examines the atmospheric

effects that influence the propagation characteristics ofradar and communication signals at microwave andmillimeter frequencies for both earth and earth-satellitescenarios. These include propagation in standard,ducting, and subrefractive atmospheres, attenuationdue to the gaseous atmosphere, precipitation, andionospheric effects. Propagation estimation techniquesare given such as the Tropospheric ElectromagneticParabolic Equation Routine (TEMPER) and RadioPhysical Optics (RPO). Formulations for calculatingattenuation due to the gaseous atmosphere andprecipitation for terrestrial and earth-satellite scenariosemploying International Tele-communication Union(ITU) models are reviewed. Case studies arepresented from experimental line-of-sight, over-the-horizon, and earth-satellite communication systems.Example problems, calculation methods, andformulations are presented throughout the course forpurpose of providing practical estimation tools.

InstructorG. Daniel Dockery received the B.S. degree in

physics and the M.S. degree inelectrical engineering from VirginiaPolytechnic Institute and StateUniversity. Since joining The JohnsHopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory (JHU/APL) in 1983, he hasbeen active in the areas of modeling EM

propagation in the troposphere as well as predictingthe impact of the environment on radar andcommunications systems. Mr. Dockery is a principal-author of the propagation and surface clutter modelscurrently used by the Navy for high-fidelity systemperformance analyses at frequencies from HF to Ka-Band.

Course Outline1. Fundamental Propagation Phenomena.

Introduction to basic propagation concepts includingreflection, refraction, diffraction and absorption.

2. Propagation in a Standard Atmosphere.Introduction to the troposphere and its constituents.Discussion of ray propagation in simple atmosphericconditions and explanation of effective-earth radiusconcept.

3. Non-Standard (Anomalous) Propagation.Definition of subrefraction, supperrefraction andvarious types of ducting conditions. Discussion ofmeteorological processes giving rise to these differentrefractive conditions.

4. Atmospheric Measurement / SensingTechniques. Discussion of methods used to determineatmospheric refractivity with descriptions of differenttypes of sensors such as balloonsondes,rocketsondes, instrumented aircraft and remotesensors.

5. Quantitative Prediction of Propagation Factoror Propagation Loss. Various methods, current andhistorical for calculating propagation are described.Several models such as EREPS, RPO, TPEM,TEMPER and APM are examined and contrasted.

6. Propagation Impacts on SystemPerformance. General discussions of enhancementsand degradations for communications, radar andweapon systems are presented. Effects coveredinclude radar detection, track continuity, monopulsetracking accuracy, radar clutter, and communicationinterference and connectivity.

7. Degradation of Propagation in theTroposphere. An overview of the contributors toattenuation in the troposphere for terrestrial and earth-satellite communication scenarios.

8. Attenuation Due to the Gaseous Atmosphere.Methods for determining attenuation coefficient andpath attenuation using ITU-R models.

9. Attenuation Due to Precipitation. Attenuationcoefficients and path attenuation and their dependenceon rain rate. Earth-satellite rain attenuation statisticsfrom which system fade-margins may be designed.ITU-R estimation methods for determining rainattenuation statistics at variable frequencies.

10. Ionospheric Effects at MicrowaveFrequencies. Description and formulation for Faradayrotation, time delay, range error effects, absorption,dispersion and scintillation.

11. Scattering from Distributed Targets.Received power and propagation factor for bistatic andmonostatic scenarios from atmosphere containing rainor turbulent refractivity.

12. Line-of-Sight Propagation Effects. Signalcharacteristics caused by ducting and extremesubrefraction. Concurrent meteorological and radarmeasurements and multi-year fading statistics.

13. Over-Horizon Propagation Effects. Signalcharacteristics caused by tropsocatter and ducting andrelation to concurrent meteorology. Propagation factorstatistics.

14. Errors in Propagation Assessment.Assessment of errors obtained by assuming lateralhomogeneity of the refractivity environment.

Propagation Effects of Radar and Communication Systems


RADAR 201Advances in Modern Radar

April 19, 2011 Laurel, Maryland

$650 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


RADAR 101Fundamentals of Radar

April 18, 2011Laurel, Maryland

$650 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


SummaryThis concise one-day course is intended for those with

only modest or no radar experience. It provides anoverview with understanding of the physics behind radar,tools used in describing radar, the technology of radar atthe subsystem level and concludes with a brief survey ofrecent accomplish-ments in various applications.

ATTEND EITHER OR BOTH RADAR COURSES! SummaryThis one-day course is a supplement to the basic

course Radar 101, and probes deliberately deeper intoselected topics, notably in signal processing to achieve(generally) finer and finer resolution (in severaldimensions, imaging included) and in antennas whereinthe versatility of the phased array has made such animpact. Finally, advances in radar's own data processing- auto-detection, more refined association processes,and improved auto-tracking - and system wide fusionprocesses are briefly discussed.

Radar

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Course Outline1. Introduction. The general nature of radar:

composition, block diagrams, photos. Types and functionsof radar, typical characteristics..

2. The physics of radar. Electromagnetic waves andtheir vector representation. The spectrum, bands used inradar. Scattering: target and clutter behavior,representations. Propagation: the effects of Earth'spresence.

3. Radar theory, useful concepts and tools.Describing a radiated signal, "reasoning out" the radarrange equation. The statistical theory of detection, theprobabilities involved. The decibel, other basic butnecessary tools used in radar work.

4. The subsystems of radar. The transmitter. Types,technology (power supplies, modulators and rf devicessurveyed; today's use of solid state devices). Theantenna. Basic theory, how patterns are formed, gain,sidelobe concerns, weighting functions, "sum" and"difference" patterns; the phased array: theory and quicksurvey of types, components and challenges. The receiverand signal processor. The "front end": preamplificationand conversion; signal processing (noncoherent andcoherent processes - pulse compression and Dopplerprocessing explained; the absolute necessity of Dopplerprocessing in airborne radar). The control and interfaceapparatus. Radar automation reviewed, auto detect andtrack.

5. Today's accomplishments and concludingdiscussion.

Course Outline1. Introduction and underlying theory. Radar's

development, the metamorphosis of the last few decades,the "change in direction" of radar's continuing evolution.Information content of signals, resolution theory, theautocorrelation function; matched filter theory. and itsmultiple applications in modern radar The role in radarplayed by the antenna, the phased array impact.

2. Modern signal processing. Pulse compressionand the achievement of range resolution, techniques,phase codes, selection of "good" codes. Dopplerprocessing and the achievement of radial velocityresolution; the extraordinary extension into target imaging.Polarimetric radars and related processing.

3. Modern antenna development. The advent of thephased array, truly a "radar revolution". Array techniquessurveyed, componentry, design choices. Array behaviorwith scan, the input impedance problem. The "active"array. The "adaptive" array, from CSLC work through "full"adaptivity.

4. Modern data processing in radar. Modern radaras a system element and the importance of the properlycomposed output report. Recent advances in thetroublesome "association" process. The challenge ofdefining a target, and tracking it, in radars of extremelyfine resolution. Modern "system level" considerations,data fusion, radar's role.

5. Concluding discussion. Today's concern ofmission uncertainties, variability, adaptability. Today'sarchitectural considerations, shared apertures, systemsphysical integration and the like; associated challenges.

InstructorBob Hill received his BS degree (Iowa StateUniversity) and the MS in 1967 (University ofMaryland), in electrical engineering. Hemanaged the development of the phasedarray radar of the Navy's AEGIS system fromthe early 1960s through its introduction to thefleet in 1975. Later in his career he directedthe development, acquisition and support of

all surveillance radars of the surface navy. Mr. Hill is a Fellowof the IEEE, an IEEE "distinguished lecturer", a member of its

Radar Systems Panel and previously a member of itsAerospace and Electronic Systems Society Board ofGovernors for many years. He established in 1975 and chairedthrough 1990 the IEEE's series of international radarconferences and remains on the organizing committee ofthese. He has published numerous conference papers,magazine articles and chapters of books, and is the author ofthe radar, monopulse radar, airborne radar and syntheticaperture radar articles in the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia ofScience and Technology and contributor for radar-relatedentries of their technical dictionary.


Radar Systems Analysis & Design Using MATLAB

SummaryThis 4-day course provides a comprehensive

description of radar systems analyses and design. Adesign case study is introduced and as the materialcoverage progresses throughout the course, and newtheory is presented, requirements for this design casestudy are changed and / or updated, and of course thedesign level of complexity is also increased. This designprocess is supported with a comprehensive set ofMATLAB-7 code developed for this purpose. This willserve as a valuable tool to radar engineers in helping themunderstand radar systems design process.

Each student will receive the instructor’s textbookMATLAB Simulations for Radar Systems Design as wellas course notes.

InstructorDr. Andy Harrison is a technical fellow at decibel

Research, Inc. He has extensive experience in the testing,simulation and analysis of radar systems and subsystems.Dr. Harrison also has experience in the development andtesting of advanced radar algorithms, including trackcorrelation and SAR imaging. Dr. Harrison led theutilization and anchoring of open source radar models andsimulations for integration into end-to-end simulations.Responsibilities included development of tools for radarsimulation and visualization of radar operationalscenarios. Dr. Harrison has also developed geneticalgorithm and particle swarm algorithms for the adaptivenulling and pattern correction of phased array antennas,and serves as an associate editor for the AppliedComputational Electromagnetics Society.

What You Will Learn• How to select different radar parameters to meet

specific design requirements.• Perform detailed trade-off analysis in the context of

radar sizing, modes of operations, frequency selection,waveforms and signal processing.

• Establish and develop loss and error budgetsassociated with the design.

• Generate an in-depth understanding of radar operationsand design philosophy.

• Several mini design case studies pertinent to differentradar topics will enhance understanding of radar designin the context of the material presented.


$1895 (8:30am - 4:00pm)

"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 eachOff The Course Tuition." Course Outline

1. Radar Basics: Radar Classifications, Range, RangeResolution, Doppler Frequency, Coherence, The RadarEquation, Low PRF Radar Equation, High PRF RadarEquation, Surveillance Radar Equation, Radar Equation withJamming, Self-Screening Jammers (SSJ), Stand-off Jammers(SOJ), Range Reduction Factor, Bistatic Radar Equation,Radar Losses, Noise Figure. Design Case Study.

2. Target Detection and Pulse Integration: Detection inthe Presence of Noise, Probability of False Alarm, Probabilityof Detection, Pulse Integration, Coherent Integration,Noncoherent Integration, Improvement Factor and IntegrationLoss, Target Fluctuating, Probability of False AlarmFormulation for a Square Law Detector, Square LawDetection, Probability of Detection Calculation, SwerlingModels, Computation of the Fluctuation Loss, CumulativeProbability of Detection, Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR),Cell-Averaging CFAR (Single Pulse), Cell-Averaging CFARwith Noncoherent Integration.

3. Radar Clutter: Clutter Cross Section Density, SurfaceClutter, Radar Equation for Area Clutter, Volume Clutter,Radar Equation for Volume Clutter, Clutter RCS, Single Pulse- Low PRF Case, High PRF Case, Clutter Spectrum, ClutterStatistical Models, Clutter Components, Clutter PowerSpectrum Density, Moving Target Indicator (MTI), SingleDelay Line Canceller, Double Delay Line Canceller, DelayLines with Feedback (Recursive Filters), PRF Staggering, MTIImprovement Factor.

4. Radar Cross Section (RCS): RCS Definition; RCSPrediction Methods; Dependency on Aspect Angle andFrequency; RCS Dependency on Polarization; RCS of SimpleObjects; Sphere; Ellipsoid; Circular Flat Plate; TruncatedCone (Frustum); Cylinder; Rectangular Flat Plate; TriangularFlat Plate.

5. Radar Signals: Bandpass Signals, The Analytic Signal(Pre-envelope), Spectra of Common Radar Signals,Continuous Wave Signal, Finite Duration Pulse Signal,Periodic Pulse Signal, Finite Duration Pulse Train Signal,Linear Frequency Modulation (LFM) Signal, Signal Bandwidthand Duration, Effective Bandwidth and Duration Calculation.

6. The Matched Filter: The Matched Filter SNR, TheReplica, General Formula for the Output of the Matched Filter,Range Resolution, Doppler Resolution, Combined Range andDoppler Resolution, Range and Doppler Uncertainty, RangeUncertainty, Doppler Uncertainty, Range-Doppler Coupling.The Ambiguity Function: Examples of Analog signals,Examples of Coded Signals, Barker Code, PRN Code.

7. Pulse Compression: Time-Bandwidth Product, BasicPrincipal of Pulse Compression, Correlation Processor,Stretch Processor, Single LFM Pulse, Stepped FrequencyWaveforms, Effect of Target Velocity.

8. Phased Arrays: Directivity, Power Gain, and EffectiveAperture; Near and Far Fields; General Arrays; Linear Arrays;Array Tapering; Computation of the Radiation Pattern via theDFT; Planar Arrays; Array Scan Loss.

9. Radar Wave Propagation: (time allowing): EarthAtmosphere; Refraction; Stratified Atmospheric RefractionModel; Four-Thirds Earth Model; Ground Reflection; SmoothSurface Reflection Coefficient; Rough Surface Reflection;Total Reflection Coefficient; The Pattern Propagation Factor;Flat Earth; Spherical Earth.This course will serve as a valuable source to radarsystem engineers and will provide a foundation for thoseworking in the field and need to investigate the basicfundamentals in a specific topic. It provides acomprehensive day-to-day radar systems deignreference.

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Radar Systems Design & EngineeringRadar Performance Calculations

What You Will Learn• 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.• Issues unique to multifunction, phased array, radars.• How airborne radars differ from surface radars.• Today's requirements, technologies & designs.

InstructorsDr. Menachem Levitas is the Chief Scientist of

Technology Service Corporation (TSC) /Washington. He has thirty-eight years ofexperience, thirty of which include radarsystems analysis and design for the Navy,Air Force, Marine Corps, and FAA. Heholds the degree of Ph.D. in physics fromthe University of Virginia, and a B.S.

degree from the University of Portland.Stan Silberman is a member of the Senior Technical

Staff of Johns Hopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory. He has over thirtyyears of experience in radarsystems analysis and design for the Navy, Air Force, andFAA. His areas of specialization include automaticdetection and tracking systems, sensor data fusion,simulation, and system evaluation.

SummaryThis four-day course covers the fundamental principles

of radar functionality, architecture, and performance.Diverse issues such as transmitter stability, antennapattern, clutter, jamming, propagation, target crosssection, dynamic range, receiver noise, receiverarchitecture, waveforms, processing, and target detection,are treated in detail within the unifying context of the radarrange equation, and examined within the contexts ofsurface and airborne radar platforms. The fundamentals ofradar multi-target tracking principles are covered, anddetailed examples of surface and airborne radars arepresented. This course is designed for engineers andengineering managers who wish to understand howsurface and airborne radar systems work, and tofamiliarize themselves with pertinent design issues andwith the current technological frontiers.

Course Outline1. Radar Range Equation. Radar ranging principles,

frequencies, architecture, measurements, displays, andparameters. Radar range equation; radar waveforms;antenna patterns types, and parameters.

2. Noise in Receiving Systems and DetectionPrinciples. Noise sources; statistical properties; noise in areceiving chain; noise figure and noise temperature; falsealarm and detection probability; pulse integration; targetmodels; detection of steady and fluctuating targets.

3. Propagation of Radio Waves in the Troposphere.Propagation of Radio Waves in the Troposphere. The patternpropagation factor; interference (multipath) and diffraction;refraction; standard and anomalous refractivity; littoralpropagation; propagation modeling; low altitude propagation;atmospheric attenuation.

4. CW Radar, Doppler, and Receiver Architecture.Basic properties; CW and high PRF relationships; the Dopplerprinciple; dynamic range, stability; isolation requirements;homodynes and superheterodyne receivers; in-phase andquadrature; signal spectrum; matched filtering; CW ranging;and measurement accuracy.

5. Radar Clutter and Clutter Filtering Principles.Surface and volumetric clutter; reflectivity; stochasticproperties; sea, land, rain, chaff, birds, and urban clutter;Pulse Doppler and MTI; transmitter stability; blind speeds andranges,; Staggered PRFs; filter weighting; performancemeasures.

6. Airborne Radar. Platform motion; iso-ranges and iso-Dopplers; mainbeam and sidelobe clutter; the three PRFregimes; ambiguities; real beam Doppler sharpening;synthetic aperture ground mapping modes; GMTI.

7. High Range Resolution Principles: PulseCompression. The Time-bandwidth product; the pulsecompression process; discrete and continuous pulsecompression codes; performance measures; mismatchedfiltering.

8. High Range Resolution Principles: SyntheticWideband. Motivation; alternative techniques; cross-bandcalibration.

9. Electronically Scanned Radar Systems. Beamformation; beam steering techniques; grating lobes; phaseshifters; multiple beams; array bandwidth; true time delays;ultralow sidelobes and array errors; beam scheduling.

10. Active Phased Array Radar Systems. Active vs.passive arrays; architectural and technological properties; theT/R module; dynamic range; average power; stability;pertinent issues; cost; frequency dependence.

11. Auto-Calibration and Auto-CompensationTechniques in Active Phased. Arrays. Motivation; calibrationapproaches; description of the mutual coupling approach; anauto-compensation approach.

12. Sidelobe Blanking. Motivation; principle; implementationissues.

13. Adaptive Cancellation. The adaptive spacecancellation principle; broad pattern cancellers; high gaincancellers; tap delay lines; the effects of clutter; number ofjammers, jammer geometries, and bandwidths on cancellerperformance; channel matching requirements; sample matrixinverse method.

14. Multiple Target Tracking. Definition of Basic terms.Track Initiation, State Estimation & Filtering, Adaptive andMultiple Model Processing, Data Correlation & Association,Tracker Performance Evaluation.



$1795 (8:30am - 4:00pm)



SummaryThis three-day course is based on the popular text

Rocket Propulsion Elements by Sutton and Biblarz.The course provides practical knowledge in rocketpropulsion engineering and design technology issues.It is designed for those needing a more completeunderstanding of the complex issues.

The objective is to give the engineer or manager thetools needed to understand the available choices inrocket propulsion and/or to manage technical expertswith greater in-depth knowledge of rocket systems.Attendees will receive a copy of the book RocketPropulsion Elements, a disk with practical rocketequations in Excel, and a set of printed notes coveringadvanced additional material.

Course Outline1. Classification of Rocket Propulsion. Introduction to

the types and classification of rocket propulsion, includingchemical, solid, liquid, hybrid, electric, nuclear and solar-thermal systems.

2. Fundaments and Definitions. Introduction to massratios, momentum thrust, pressure balances in rocketengines, specific impulse, energy efficiencies andperformance values.

3. Nozzle Theory. Understanding the acceleration ofgasses in a nozzle to exchange chemical thermal energy intokinetic energy, pressure and momentum thrust,thermodynamic relationships, area ratios, and the ratio ofspecific heats. Issues of subsonic, sonic and supersonicnozzles. Equations for coefficient of thrust, and the effects ofunder and over expanded nozzles. Examination of cone&bellnozzles, and evaluation of nozzle losses.

4. Performance. Evaluation of performance of rocketstages & vehicles. Introduction to coefficient of drag,aerodynamic losses, steering losses and gravity losses.Examination of spaceflight and orbital velocity, elliptical orbits,transfer orbits, staging theory. Discussion of launch vehiclesand flight stability.

5. Propellant Performance and Density Implications.Introduction to thermal chemical analysis, exhaust speciesshift with mixture ratio, and the concepts of frozen and shiftingequilibrium. The effects of propellant density on massproperties & performance of rocket systems for advanceddesign decisions.

6. Liquid Rocket Engines. Liquid rocket enginefundamentals, introduction to practical propellants, propellantfeed systems, gas pressure feed systems, propellant tanks,turbo-pump feed systems, flow and pressure balance, RCSand OMS, valves, pipe lines, and engine supporting structure.

7. Liquid Propellants. A survey of the spectrum ofpractical liquid and gaseous rocket propellants is conducted,including properties, performance, advantages anddisadvantages.

8. Thrust Chambers. The examination of injectors,combustion chamber and nozzle and other major engineelements is conducted in-depth. The issues of heat transfer,cooling, film cooling, ablative cooling and radiation cooling areexplored. Ignition and engine start problems and solutions areexamined.

9. Combustion. Examination of combustion zones,combustion instability and control of instabilities in the designand analysis of rocket engines.

10. Turbopumps. Close examination of the issues ofturbo-pumps, the gas generation, turbines, and pumps.Parameters and properties of a good turbo-pump design.

11. Solid Rocket Motors. Introduction to propellant graindesign, alternative motor configurations and burning rateissues. Burning rates, and the effects of hot or cold motors.Propellant grain configuration with regressive, neutral andprogressive burn motors. Issues of motor case, nozzle, andthrust termination design. Solid propellant formulations,binders, fuels and oxidizers.

12. Hybrid Rockets. Applications and propellants used inhybrid rocket systems. The advantages and disadvantages ofhybrid rocket motors. Hybrid rocket grain configurations /combustion instability.

13. Thrust Vector Control. Thrust Vector Controlmechanisms and strategies. Issues of hydraulic actuation,gimbals and steering mechanisms. Solid rocket motor flex-bearings. Liquid and gas injection thrust vector control. Theuse of vanes and rings for steering..

14. Rocket System Design. Integration of rocket systemdesign and selection processes with the lessons of rocketpropulsion. How to design rocket systems.

15. Applications and Conclusions. Now that you havean education in rocket propulsion, what else is needed todesign rocket systems? A discussion regarding the future ofrocket engine and system design.

Who Should Attend• Engineers of all disciplines supporting rocket design

projects.• Aerospace Industry Managers.• Government Regulators, Administrators and sponsors of

rocket or missile projects.• Contractors or investors involved in rocket propulsion

development projects.

InstructorEdward L. Keith is a multi-discipline Launch Vehicle

System Engineer, specializing inintegration of launch vehicle technology,design, modeling and businessstrategies. He is an independentconsultant, writer and teacher of rocketsystem technology, experienced inlaunch vehicle operations, design,

testing, business analysis, risk reduction, modeling,safety and reliability. Mr. Keith’s experience includesreusable & expendable launch vehicles as well as solid& liquid rocket systems.


$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


Rocket Propulsion 101Rocket Fundamentals & Up-to-Date Information


Solid Rocket Motor Design and Applications

What You Will Learn• Solid rocket motor principles and key requirements.• Motor design drivers and sensitivity on the design,

reliability, and cost.• Detailed propellant and component design features

and characteristics. • Propellant and component manufacturing processes. • SRM/Vehicle interfaces, transportation, and handling

considerations. • Development approach for qualifying new SRMs.

InstructorRichard Lee Lee has more than 43 years in the spaceand missile industry. He was a Senior Program Mgr. atThiokol, instrumental in the development of the Castor120 SRM. His experience includes managing thedevelopment and qualification of DoD SRMsubsystems and components for the Small ICBM,Peacekeeper and other R&D programs. Mr. Lee hasextensive experience in SRM performance andinterface requirements at all levels in the space andmissile industry. He has been very active incoordinating functional and physical interfaces with thecommercial spaceports in Florida, California, andAlaska. He has participated in developing safetycriteria with academia, private industry andgovernment agencies (USAF SMC, 45th Space Wingand Research Laboratory; FAA/AST; NASAHeadquarters and NASA centers; and the Army Spaceand Strategic Defense Command. He has alsoconsulted with launch vehicle contractors in the design,material selection, and testing of SRM propellants andcomponents. Mr. Lee has a MS in EngineeringAdministration and a BS in EE from the University ofUtah.

SummaryThis three-day course provides an overall look - with

increasing levels of details-at solid rocket motors (SRMs)including a general understanding of solid propellant motorand component technologies, design drivers; motor internalballistic parameters and combustion phenomena; sensitivityof system performance requirements on SRM design,reliability, and cost; insight into the physical limitations;comparisons to liquid and hybrid propulsion systems; adetailed review of component design and analysis; criticalmanufacturing process parameters; transportation andhandling, and integration of motors into launch vehicles andmissiles. General approaches used in the development ofnew motors. Also discussed is the importance of employingformal systems engineering practices, for the definition ofrequirements, design and cost trade studies, developmentof technologies and associated analyses and codes used tobalance customer and manufacturer requirements,

All types of SRMs are included, with emphasis on currentand recently developed motors for commercial andDoD/NASA launch vehicles such as Lockheed Martin'sAthena series, Orbital Sciences' Pegasus and Taurusseries, the strap-on motors for the Delta series (III and IV),Titan V, and the propulsion systems for Ares / Constellationvehicle. The course summarizes the use of surplus militarymotors (including Minuteman, Peacekeeper, etc.) for DoDtarget and sensor development and university researchprograms.

For onsite presentations, course can be tailoredto specific SRM applications and technologies.

Course Outline1. Introduction to Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs). SRM

terminology and nomenclature, survey of types andapplications of SRMs, and SRM component description andcharacteristics.

2. SRM Design and Applications. Fundamental principlesof SRMs, key performance and configuration parameterssuch as total impulse, specific impulse, thrust vs. motoroperating time, size constraints; basic performanceequations, internal ballistic principles, preliminary approachfor designing SRMs; propellant combustion characteristics(instability, burning rate), limitations of SRMs based on thelaws of physics, and comparison of solid to liquid propellantand hybrid rocket motors.

3. Definition of SRM Requirements. Impact ofcustomer/system imposed requirements on design, reliability,and cost; SRM manufacturer imposed requirements andconstraints based on computer optimization codes andgeneral engineering practices and management philosophy.

4. SRM Design Drivers and Technology Trade-Offs.Identification and sensitivity of design requirements that affectmotor design, reliability, and cost. Understanding of ,interrelationship of performance parameters, componentdesign trades versus cost and maturity of technology;exchange ratios and Rules of Thumb used in back-of-theenvelope preliminary design evaluations.

5. Key SRM Component Design Characteristics andMaterials. Detailed description and comparison ofperformance parameters and properties of solid propellantsincluding composite (i.e., HTPB, PBAN, and CTPB), nitro-plasticized composites, and double based or cross-linkedpropellants and why they are used for different motor and/orvehicle objectives and applications; motor cases, nozzles,thrust vector control & actuation systems; motor igniters, andother initiation and flight termination electrical and ordnancesystems..

6. SRM Manufacturing/Processing Parameters.Description of critical manufacturing operations for propellantmixing, propellant loading into the SRM, propellant inspectionand acceptance testing, and propellant facilities and tooling,and SRM components fabrication.

7. SRM Transportation and Handling Considerations.General understanding of requirements and solutions fortransporting, handling, and processing different motor sizesand DOT propellant explosive classifications and licensingand regulations.

8. Launch Vehicle Interfaces, Processing andIntegration. Key mechanical, functional, and electricalinterfaces between the SRM and launch vehicle and launchfacility. Comparison of interfaces for both strap-on and straightstack applications.

9. SRM Development Requirements and Processes.Approaches and timelines for developing new SRMs.Description of a demonstration and qualification program forboth commercial and government programs. Impact ofdecisions regarding design philosophy (state-of-the-art versusadvanced technology) and design safety factors. Motor sizingmethodology and studies (using computer aided designmodels). Customer oversight and quality program. Motor costreduction approaches through design, manufacturing, andacceptance. Castor 120 motor development example.

April 19-21, 2011Cocoa Beach, Florida

$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)



Strapdown Inertial Navigation SystemsGuidance, Navigation & Control Engineering

What You Will Learn• What are the key differences between gimballing and

strapdown Inertial Navigation Systems?• How are transfer alignment operations currently

being carried out on the modern battlefield? • How sensitive are today’s solid state accelerometers

and how are they currently being designed?• What is a covariance matrix and how can it be used

in evaluating the performance capabilities ofIntegrated GPS/INS Navigation Systems?

• How does the Paveway IV differ from itspredecessors?

• What are its key performance capabilities on thebattlefield?

• What is the deep space network and how does itperform its demanding mission assignments?

January 17-20, 2011Cocoa Beach, Florida

February 28-March 3, 2011Beltsville, Maryland

$1790 (8:30am - 4:30pm)

"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 eachOff The Course Tuition."Summary

In this highly structured 4-day short course –specifically tailored to the needs of busy engineers,scientists, managers, and aerospace professionals –Logsdon will provide you with cogent instruction on themodern guidance, navigation, and control techniquesnow being perfected at key research centers aroundthe world.

The various topics are amply illustrated withpowerful analogies, full-color sketches, blockdiagrams, simple one-page derivations highlightingtheir salient features, and numerical examples thatemploy inputs from battlefield rockets, satellites, anddeep-space missions. These lessons are carefully laidout to help you design and implement practicalperformance-optimal missions and test procedures.

NEW!

InstructorThomas S. Logsdon has accumulated more than

30 years experience with the Naval OrdinanceLaboratory, McDonnell Douglas,Lockheed Martin, Boeing Aerospace,and Rockwell International. His researchprojects and consulting assignmentshave included the Tartar and Talosshipboard missiles, Project Skylab, andvarious interplanetary missions.

Mr. Logsdon has also worked on the Navstar GPSproject, including military applications, constellationdesign and coverage studies. He has taught andlectured in 31 different countries on six continents andhe has written and published 1.7 million words,including 29 technical books. His textbooks includeStriking It Rich in Space, Understanding the Navstar,Mobile Communication Satellites, and OrbitalMechanics: Theory and Applications.

Course Outline1. Inertial Navigation Systems. Fundamental Concepts.

Schuller Pendulum Errors. Strapdown Implementations. RingLaser Gyros. The Sagnac Effect. Monolithic Ring LaserGyros. Fiber Optic Gyros. Advanced Strapdown Concepts.

2. Radionavigations’s Precise Position-FixingTechniques. Active and Passive Radionavigation Systems.Precise Pseudoranging Solutions. Nanosecond TimingAccuracies. The Quantum-Mechanical Principles of Cesiumand Rubidium Atomic Clocks. Solving for the User’sPosition.

3. Integrated Navigation Systems. Modern INSConcepts. Gimballing and Strapdown Implementations inReview. Embedded Navigation Systems. Open-Loop andClosed-Loop Implementations. Chassis-Level Integration.Transfer Alignment Techniques. Kalman Filters and TheirState Variable Selections. Real-World Test Results.

4. Hardware Units for Inertial Navigation. Sensors.Solid-State Accelerometers. Initializing Today’s StrapdownInertial Navigation Systems. Coordinate Rotations andDirection Cosine Matrices. Advanced Strapdown Conceptsand Hardware Units. Strapdown INS Launched Into Space.

5. Military Applications of Integrated NavigationSystems. Developing and Implementing the WorldwideCommon Grid. Translator Implementations at Military TestRanges. Military Performance Specifications. Military TestResults. Tactical Applications. The Trident AccuracyImprovement Program. Tomahawk Cruise MissileUpgrades.

6. Navigation Solutions & Kalman FilteringTechniques. P-Code Navigation Solutions. Solving For theUser’s Velocity. Evaluating the Geometrical Dilution ofPrecision. Deriving Real-Time Accuracy Estimates. KalmanFiltering Procedures. The Covariance Matrices and TheirPhysical Interpretations. Typical State Variable Selections.Monte Carlo Simulations.

7. Smart Bombs, Guided Missiles, & ArtilleryProjectiles. Beam-Riders and Their Destructive Potential.Smart Bombs and Their Demonstrated Accuracies. Smartand Rugged Artillery Projectiles. The Paveway IV.

8. Spacecraft Subsystems GPS Subsystems onParade. Orbit Injection and TT&C. Electrical Power andAttitude and Velocity Control. Navigation and ReactionControl. Schematic Overview Featuring Some of the MoreImportant Subsystem Interactions.

9. Spaceborne Applications of Integrated NavigationSystems. On-Orbit Position-Fixing for the LandsatSatellites. Highly Precise Orbit-Determination Techniques.The Twin Grace Satellites. Guiding Tomorrow’s BoosterRockets. Attitude Determination for the International SpaceStation. Cesium Fountain Clocks in Outer Space.Relativistic Corrections for Radionavigation Satellites.

10. Guidance & Control for Deep Space Missions.Putting ICBM’s Through Their Paces. Guiding Tomorrow’sHighly Demanding Missions from the Earth to Mars. JPL’sAwesome New Interplanetary Pinball Machines. JPL’s DeepSpace Network. Autonomous Robots Swarming Throughthe Universe. Unpaved Freeways in the Sky.


Synthetic Aperture Radar

**Includes single user RadarCalc license for Windows PC, for the design of airborne & space-basedSAR. Retail price $1000.

What You Will Learn

• Basic concepts and principles of SAR.

• What are the key system parameters.

• Performance calculations using RadarCalc.

• Design and implementation tradeoffs.

• Current system performance. Emerging

systems.

What You Will Learn• How to process data from SAR systems for

high resolution, wide area coverage,interferometric and/or polarimetric applications.

• How to design and build high performanceSAR processors.

• Perform SAR data calibration.• Ground moving target indication (GMTI) in a

SAR context.• Current state-of-the-art.

FundamentalsFebruary 8-9, 2011

Albuquerque, New MexicoMay 2-3, 2011Chantilly, Virginia

Instructors:

Walt McCandless & Bart Huxtable$1290** (8:30am - 4:00pm)

$990 without RadarCalc software

AdvancedFebruary 10-11, 2011Albuquerque, New Mexico

May 4-5, 2011Chantilly, Virginia

Instructors:

Bart Huxtable & Sham Chotoo$1290** (8:30am - 4:00pm)

$990 without RadarCalc software

Course Outline1. Applications Overview. A survey of important

applications and how they influence the SAR systemfrom sensor through processor. A wide number of SARdesigns and modes will be presented from thepioneering classic, single channel, strip mappingsystems to more advanced all-polarization, spotlight,and interferometric designs.

2. Applications and System Design Tradeoffsand Constraints. System design formulation will beginwith a class interactive design workshop using theRadarCalc model designed for the purpose ofdemonstrating the constraints imposed byrange/Doppler ambiguities, minimum antenna area,limitations and related radar physics and engineeringconstraints. Contemporary pacing technologies in thearea of antenna design, on-board data collection andprocessing and ground system processing andanalysis will also be presented along with a projectionof SAR technology advancements, in progress, andhow they will influence future applications.

3. Civil Applications. A review of the current NASAand foreign scientific applications of SAR.

4. Commercial Applications. The emerginginterest in commercial applications is international andis fueled by programs such as Canada’s RadarSat-2,the European ENVISAT and TerraSAR series, theNASA/JPL UAVSAR system, and commercial systemssuch as Intermap's Star-3i and Fugro's GeoSAR. Theapplications (surface mapping, change detection,resource exploration and development, etc.) drivingthis interest will be presented and analyzed in terms ofthe sensor and platform space/airborne and associatedground systems design.

Course Outline1. SAR Review Origins. Theory, Design,

Engineering, Modes, Applications, System.2. Processing Basics. Traditional strip map

processing steps, theoretical justification, processingsystems designs, typical processing systems.

3. Advanced SAR Processing. Processingcomplexities arising from uncompensated motion andlow frequency (e.g., foliage penetrating) SARprocessing.

4. Interferometric SAR. Description of the state-of-the-art IFSAR processing techniques: complex SARimage registration, interferogram and correlogramgeneration, phase unwrapping, and digital terrainelevation data (DTED) extraction.

5. Spotlight Mode SAR. Theory andimplementation of high resolution imaging. Differencesfrom strip map SAR imaging.

6. Polarimetric SAR. Description of the imageinformation provided by polarimetry and how this canbe exploited for terrain classification, soil moisture,ATR, etc.

7. High Performance Computing Hardware.Parallel implementations, supercomputers, compactDSP systems, hybrid opto-electronic system.

8. SAR Data Calibration. Internal (e.g., cal-tones)and external calibrations, Doppler centroid aliasing,geolocation, polarimetric calibration, ionosphericeffects.

9. Example Systems and Applications. Space-based: SIR-C, RADARSAT, ENVISAT, TerraSAR,Cosmo-Skymed, PalSAR. Airborne: AirSAR and othercurrent systems. Mapping, change detection,polarimetry, interferometry.


Who Should AttendThe course is oriented toward the needs of missile

engineers, analysts, marketing personnel, programmanagers, university professors, and others working in thearea of missile systems and technology development.Attendees will gain an understanding of missile design,missile technologies, launch platform integration, missilesystem measures of merit, and the missile systemdevelopment process.

What You Will Learn• Key drivers in the missile design process.• Critical tradeoffs, methods and technologies in subsystems,

aerodynamic, propulsion, and structure sizing.• Launch platform-missile integration.• Robustness, lethality, accuracy, observables, survivability,

reliability, and cost considerations.• Missile sizing examples.• Missile development process.

InstructorEugene L. Fleeman has more than 40 years of

government, industry, and academiaexperience in missile system andtechnology development. Formerly amanager of missile programs at Air ForceResearch Laboratory, RockwellInternational, Boeing, and Georgia Tech,he is an international lecturer on missiles

and the author of over 80 publications, including the AIAAtextbook, Tactical Missile Design. 2nd Ed.

SummaryThis three-day short course covers the fundamentals of

tactical missile design, development, and integration. Thecourse provides a system-level,integrated method for missileaerodynamic configuration/propulsiondesign and analysis. It addresses thebroad range of alternatives in meetingcost and performance requirements.The methods presented are generallysimple closed-form analyticalexpressions that are physics-based,to provide insight into the primarydriving parameters. Configurationsizing examples are presented forrocket-powered, ramjet-powered, andturbo-jet powered baseline missiles. Typical values of missileparameters and the characteristics of current operationalmissiles are discussed as well as the enabling subsystemsand technologies for tactical missiles and thecurrent/projected state-of-the-art. Videos illustrate missiledevelopment activities and missile performance. Finally, eachattendee will design, build, and fly a small air powered rocket.Attendees will vote on the relative emphasis of the material tobe presented. Attendees receive course notes as well as thetextbook, Tactical Missile Design, 2nd edition.

Course Outline1. Introduction/Key Drivers in the Design-Integration

Process: Overview of missile design process. Examples ofsystem-of-systems integration. Unique characteristics of tacticalmissiles. Key aerodynamic configuration sizing parameters.Missile conceptual design synthesis process. Examples ofprocesses to establish mission requirements. Projected capabilityin command, control, communication, computers, intelligence,surveillance, reconnaissance (C4ISR). Example of Paretoanalysis. Attendees vote on course emphasis.

2. Aerodynamic Considerations in Missile Design-Integration: Optimizing missile aerodynamics. Shapes for lowobservables. Missile configuration layout (body, wing, tail) options.Selecting flight control alternatives. Wing and tail sizing.Predicting normal force, drag, pitching moment, stability, controleffectiveness, lift-to-drag ratio, and hinge moment. Maneuver lawalternatives.

3. Propulsion Considerations in Missile Design-Integration: Turbojet, ramjet, scramjet, ducted rocket, and rocketpropulsion comparisons. Turbojet engine design considerations,prediction and sizing. Selecting ramjet engine, booster, and inletalternatives. Ramjet performance prediction and sizing. Highdensity fuels. Propellant grain cross section trade-offs. Effectivethrust magnitude control. Reducing propellant observables.Rocket motor performance prediction and sizing. Motor case andnozzle materials.

4. Weight Considerations in Missile Design-Integration:How to size subsystems to meet flight performance requirements.Structural design criteria factor of safety. Structure concepts andmanufacturing processes. Selecting airframe materials. Loadsprediction. Weight prediction. Airframe and motor case design.Aerodynamic heating prediction and insulation trades. Domematerial alternatives and sizing. Power supply and actuatoralternatives and sizing.

5. Flight Performance Considerations in Missile Design-Integration: Flight envelope limitations. Aerodynamic sizing-equations of motion. Accuracy of simplified equations of motion.Maximizing flight performance. Benefits of flight trajectoryshaping. Flight performance prediction of boost, climb, cruise,coast, steady descent, ballistic, maneuvering, 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.Counter-countermeasures. Warhead alternatives and lethalityprediction. Approaches to minimize collateral damage. Alternativeguidance laws. Proportional guidance accuracy prediction. Timeconstant contributors and prediction. Maneuverability designcriteria. Radar cross section and infrared signature prediction.Survivability considerations. Insensitive munitions. Enhancedreliability. Cost drivers of schedule, weight, learning curve, andparts count. EMD and production cost prediction. Designing withinlaunch platform constraints. Internal vs. external carriage.Shipping, storage, carriage, launch, and separation environmentconsiderations. launch platform interfaces. Cold and solarenvironment temperature prediction.

7. Sizing Examples and Sizing Tools: Trade-offs forextended range rocket. Sizing for enhanced maneuverability.Developing a harmonized missile. Lofted range prediction. Ramjetmissile sizing for range robustness. Ramjet fuel alternatives.Ramjet velocity control. Correction of turbojet thrust and specificimpulse. Turbojet missile sizing for maximum range. Turbojetengine rotational speed. Computer aided sizing tools forconceptual design. Soda straw rocket design-build-flycompetition. House of quality process. Design of experimentprocess.

8. Development Process: Design validation/technologydevelopment process. Developing a technology roadmap. Historyof transformational technologies. Funding emphasis. Alternativeproposal win strategies. New missile follow-on projections.Examples of development tests and facilities. Example oftechnology demonstration flight envelope. Examples oftechnology development. New technologies for tactical missiles.

9. Summary and Lessons Learned.

April 12-14, 2011Laurel, Maryland

$1690 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


Tactical Missile Design – Integration


InstructorMr. Mark N. Lewellen has nearly 25 years of

experience with a wide variety of space, satellite andaviation related projects, including thePredator/Shadow/Warrior/Global HawkUAVs, Orbcomm, Iridium, Sky Station,and aeronautical mobile telemetrysystems. More recently he has beenworking in the exciting field of UAS. He iscurrently the Vice Chairman of a UASSub-group under Working Party 5B

which is leading the US preparations to find new radiospectrum for UAS operations for the next WorldRadiocommunication Conference in 2011 underAgenda Item 1.3. He is also a technical advisor to theUS State Department and a member of the NationalCommittee which reviews and comments on all USsubmissions to international telecommunicationgroups, including the International TelecommunicationUnion (ITU).

What You Will Learn• Categories of current UAS and their aeronautical

capabilities?• Major manufactures of UAS?• The latest developments and major components of

a UAS?• What type of sensor data can UAS provide?• Regulatory and spectrum issues associated with

UAS?• National Airspace System including the different

classes of airspace• How will UAS gain access to the National Airspace

System (NAS)?

Unmanned Aircraft Systems and ApplicationsEngineering, Spectrum, and Regulatory Issues Associated with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

SummaryThis one-day course is designed for engineers,

aviation experts and project managers who wish toenhance their understanding of UAS. The courseprovides the "big picture" for those who work outside ofthe discipline. Each topic addresses real systems(Predator, Shadow, Warrior and others) and real-worldproblems and issues concerning the use andexpansion of their applications.

Course Outline1. Historic Development of UAS Post 1960’s.2. Components and latest developments of aUAS. Ground Control Station, Radio Links (LOSand BLOS), UAV, Payloads.

3. UAS Manufacturers. Domestic, International.4. Classes, Characteristics and Comparisons

of UAS.5. Operational Scenarios for UAS. Phases of

Flight, Federal Government Use of UAS, Stateand Local government use of UAS. Civil andcommercial use of UAS.

6. ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance andReconnaissance) of UAS. Optical, Infrared,Radar.

7. Comparative Study of the Safety of UAS.In the Air and On the ground.

8. UAS Access to the National AirspaceSystem (NAS). Overview of the NAS, Classes ofAirspace, Requirements for Access to the NAS,Issues Being Addressed, Issues Needing to beAddressed.

9. Bandwidth and Spectrum Issues. Band-width of single UAV, Aggregate bandwidth of UASpopulation.10. International UAS issues. WRC Process,Agenda Item 1.3 and Resolution 421.11. UAS Centers of Excellence. North Dakota,Las Cruses, NM, DoD.12. Worked Examples of Channeling Plansand Link/Interference Budgets. Shadow, Preda-tor/Warrior.13. UAS Interactive Deployment Scenarios.

March 1, 2011Beltsville, Maryland

June 7, 2011Dayton, Ohio

June 14, 2011Beltsville, Maryland

$650 (8:30am - 4:30pm)

NEW!


Cost Estimating

SummaryThis two-day course covers the primary methods for

cost estimation needed in systems development, includingparametric estimation, activity-based costing, life cycleestimation, and probabilistic modeling. The estimationmethods are placed in context of a Work BreakdownStructure and program schedules, while explaining theentire estimation process.

Emphasis is also placed on using cost models toperform trade studies and calibrating cost models toimprove their accuracy. Participants will learn how to usecost models through real-life case studies. Commonpitfalls in cost estimation will be discussed includingbehavioral influences that can impact the quality of costestimates. We conclude with a review of the state-of-the-art in cost estimation.


$1690 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


Course Outline1. Introduction. Cost estimation in context of

system life cycles. Importance of cost estimation inproject planning. How estimation fits into theproposal cycle. The link between cost estimationand scope control. History of parametric modeling.

2. Scope Definition. Creation of a technical workscope. Definition and format of the Work BreakdownStructure (WBS) as a basis for accurate costestimation. Pitfalls in WBS creation and how toavoid them. Task-level work definition. Classexercise in creating a WBS.

3. Cost Estimation Methods. Different ways toestablish a cost basis, with explanation of each:parametric estimation, activity-based costing,analogy, case based reasoning, expert judgment,etc. Benefits and detriments of each. Industry-validated applications. Schedule estimationcoupled with cost estimation. Comprehensivereview of cost estimation tools.

4. Economic Principles. Concepts such aseconomies/diseconomies of scale, productivity,reuse, earned value, learning curves and predictionmarkets are used to illustrate additional methodsthat can improve cost estimates.

5. System Cost Estimation. Estimation insoftware, electronics, and mechanical engineering.Systems engineering estimation, including designtasks, test & evaluation, and technical management.Percentage-loaded level-of-effort tasks: projectmanagement, quality assurance, configurationmanagement. Class exercise in creating costestimates using a simple spreadsheet model andcomparing against the WBS.

6. Risk Estimation. Handling uncertainties in thecost estimation process. Cost estimation and riskmanagement. Probabilistic cost estimation andeffective portrayal of the results. Cost estimation,risk levels, and pricing. Class exercise inprobabilistic estimation.

7. Decision Making. Organizational adoption ofcost models. Understanding the purpose of theestimate (proposal vs. rebaselining; ballpark vs.detailed breakdown). Human side of cost estimation(optimism, anchoring, customer expectations, etc.).Class exercise on calibrating decision makers.

8. Course Summary. Course summary andrefresher on key points. Additional cost estimationresources. Principles for effective cost estimation.

InstructorRicardo Valerdi, is a Research Associate at MIT and

the developer of the COSYSMO model forestimating systems engineering effort. Dr.Valerdi’s work has been used by BAESystems, Boeing, General Dynamics, L-3Communications, Lockheed Martin,Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and SAIC.Dr. Valerdi is a Visiting Associate of theCenter for Systems and Software

Engineering at the University of Southern California wherehe earned his Ph.D. in Industrial & Systems Engineering.Previously, he worked at The Aerospace Corporation,Motorola and General Instrument. He served on theBoard of Directors of INCOSE, is an Editorial Advisor ofthe Journal of Cost Analysis and Parametrics, and is theauthor of the book The Constructive Systems EngineeringCost Model (COSYSMO): Quantifying the Costs ofSystems Engineering Effort in Complex Systems (VDMVerlag, 2008).

What You Will Learn• What are the most important cost estimation methods?• How is a WBS used to define project scope?• What are the appropriate cost estimation methods for

my situation?• How are cost models used to support decisions?• How accurate are cost models? How accurate do they

need to be? • How are cost models calibrated?• How can cost models be integrated to develop

estimates of the total system?• How can cost models be used for risk assessment?• What are the principles for effective cost estimation?From this course you will obtain the knowledge andability to perform basic cost estimates, identify tradeoffs,use cost model results to support decisions, evaluate thegoodness of an estimate, evaluate the goodness of acost model, and understand the latest trends in costestimation.

NEW!


Certified Systems Engineering Professional - CSEP PreparationGuaranteed Training to Pass the CSEP Certification Exam

InstructorEric Honour, CSEP, international consultant and

lecturer, has a 40-year career ofcomplex systems development &operation. Founder and formerPresident of INCOSE. Author of the“Value of SE” material in the INCOSEHandbook. He has led thedevelopment of 18 major systems,

including the Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentationsystems and the Battle Group Passive HorizonExtension System. BSSE (Systems Engineering), USNaval Academy, MSEE, Naval Postgraduate School,and PhD candidate, University of South Australia.

SummaryThis two-day course walks through the CSEP

requirements and the INCOSE Handbook Version 3.1to cover all topics on the CSEP exam. Interactive work,study plans, and sample examination questions helpyou to prepare effectively for the exam. Participantsleave the course with solid knowledge, a hard copy ofthe INCOSE Handbook, study plans, and a sampleexamination.

Attend the CSEP course to learn what you need.Follow the study plan to seal in the knowledge. Use thesample exam to test yourself and check yourreadiness. Contact our instructor for questions ifneeded. Then take the exam. If you do not pass, youcan retake the course at no cost.

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.

February 11-12, 2011Orlando, Florida

March 30-31, 2011Minneapolis, Minnesota

$990 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


Course Outline1. Introduction. What is the CSEP and what are the

requirements to obtain it? Terms and definitions. Basis ofthe examination. Study plans and sample examinationquestions and how to use them. Plan for the course.Introduction to the INCOSE Handbook. Self-assessmentquiz. Filling out the CSEP application.

2. Systems Engineering and Life Cycles. Definitionsand origins of systems engineering, including the latestconcepts of “systems of systems.” Hierarchy of systemterms. Value of systems engineering. Life cyclecharacteristics and stages, and the relationship ofsystems engineering to life cycles. Developmentapproaches. The INCOSE Handbook systemdevelopment examples.

3. Technical Processes. The processes that take asystem from concept in the eye to operation, maintenanceand disposal. Stakeholder requirements and technicalrequirements, including concept of operations,requirements analysis, requirements definition,requirements management. Architectural design, includingfunctional analysis and allocation, system architecturesynthesis. Implementation, integration, verification,transition, validation, operation, maintenance and disposalof a system.

4. Project Processes. Technical management andthe 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 tailoringmethods. Project assessment, including TechnicalPerformance Measurement (TPM). Project control.Decision-making and trade-offs. Risk and opportunitymanagement, configuration management, informationmanagement.

5. Enterprise & Agreement Processes. How todefine the need for a system, from the viewpoint ofstakeholders and the enterprise. Acquisition and supplyprocesses, including defining the need. Managing theenvironment, investment, and resources. Enterpriseenvironment management. Investment managementincluding life cycle cost analysis. Life cycle processesmanagement standard processes, and processimprovement. Resource management and qualitymanagement.

6. Specialty Engineering Activities. Uniquetechnical disciplines used in the systems engineeringprocesses: integrated logistics support, electromagneticand environmental analysis, human systems integration,mass properties, modeling & simulation including thesystem modeling language (SysML), safety & hazardsanalysis, 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 sampleexaminations. How to reach us after class, and what to dowhen you succeed.

The INCOSE Certified Systems EngineeringProfessional (CSEP) rating is a coveted milestone inthe career of a systems engineer, demonstratingknowledge, education and experience that are of highvalue to systems organizations. This two-day courseprovides you with the detailed knowledge andpractice that you need to pass the CSEP examination.

For additional 2011 dates, see our Schedule at

www.ATIcourses.com


InstructorsEric Honour, CSEP, has been in international

leadership of the engineering of systemsfor over a decade, part of a 40-yearcareer of complex systems developmentand operation. His energetic andinformative presentation style activelyinvolves class participants. He is aformer President of the InternationalCouncil on Systems Engineering

(INCOSE). He has been a systems engineer,engineering manager, and program manager at Harris,ESystems, and Link, and was a Navy pilot. He hascontributed to the development of 17 major systems,including Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation,Battle Group Passive Horizon Extension System, andNational Crime Information Center. BSSE (SystemsEngineering) from US Naval Academy and MSEE fromNaval Postgraduate School.

Dr. Scott Workinger has led innovative technologydevelopment efforts in complex, risk-laden environments for 30 years. Hecurrently teaches courses on programmanagement and engineering andconsults on strategic management andtechnology issues. Scott has a B.S inEngineering Physics from Lehigh

University, an M.S. in Systems Engineering from theUniversity of Arizona, and a Ph.D. in Civil andEnvironment Engineering from Stanford University.

SummaryToday's complex systems present difficult

challenges to develop. From military systems to aircraftto environmental and electronic control systems,development teams must face the challenges with anarsenal of proven methods. Individual systems aremore complex, and systems operate in much closerrelationship, requiring a system-of-systems approachto the overall design.

This two-day workshop presents the fundamentalsof a systems engineering approach to solving complexproblems. It covers the underlying attitudes as well asthe process definitions that make up systemsengineering. The model presented is a research-proven combination of the best existing standards.

Participants in this workshop practice the processeson a realistic system development.

Who Should AttendYou Should Attend This Workshop If You Are:• Working in any sort of system development • Project leader or key member in a product development

team • Looking for practical methods to use todayThis Course Is Aimed At:• Project leaders, • Technical team leaders, • Design engineers, and • Others participating in system development

Course Outline1. Systems Engineering Model. An underlying process

model that ties together all the concepts and methods.System thinking attitudes. Overview of the systemsengineering processes. Incremental, concurrent processesand process loops for iteration. Technical and managementaspects.

2. Where Do Requirements Come From?Requirements as the primary method of measurement andcontrol for systems development. Three steps to translate anundefined need into requirements; determining the systempurpose/mission from an operational view; how to measuresystem quality, analyzing missions and environments;requirements types; defining functions and requirements.

3. Where Does a Solution Come From? Designing asystem using the best methods known today. What is anarchitecture? System architecting processes; definingalternative concepts; alternate sources for solutions; how toallocate requirements to the system components; how todevelop, analyze, and test alternatives; how to trade offresults and make decisions. Establishing an allocatedbaseline, and getting from the system design to the system.Systems engineering during ongoing operation.

4. Ensuring System Quality. Building in quality duringthe development, and then checking it frequently. Therelationship between systems engineering and systemstesting. Technical analysis as a system tool. Verification atmultiple levels: architecture, design, product. Validation atmultiple levels; requirements, operations design, product.

5. Systems Engineering Management. How tosuccessfully manage the technical aspects of the systemdevelopment; planning the technical processes; assessingand controlling the technical processes, with correctiveactions; use of risk management, configuration management,interface management to guide the technical development.

6. Systems Engineering Concepts of Leadership. Howto guide and motivate technical teams; technical teamworkand leadership; virtual, collaborative teams; design reviews;technical performance measurement.

7. Summary. Review of the important points of theworkshop. Interactive discussion of participant experiencesthat add to the material.

Fundamentals of Systems Engineering


March 28-29, 2011Minneapolis, Minnesota

$990 (8:30am - 4:00pm)



Principles of Test & EvaluationAssuring Required Product Performance

SummaryThis two day workshop is an overview of test

and evaluation from product concept throughoperations. The purpose of the course is to giveparticipants a solid grounding in practical testingmethodology for assuring that a product performsas intended. The course is designed for TestEngineers, Design Engineers, Project Engineers,Systems Engineers, Technical Team Leaders,System Support Leaders Technical andManagement Staff and Project Managers.The course work includes a case study in severalparts for practicing testing techniques.

InstructorsEric Honour, CSEP, international consultant

and lecturer, has a 40-year careerof complex systems development &operation. Founder and formerPresident of INCOSE. He has ledthe development of 18 majorsystems, including the Air CombatManeuvering Instrumentation

systems and the Battle Group Passive HorizonExtension System. BSSE (Systems Engineering),US Naval Academy, MSEE, Naval PostgraduateSchool, and PhD candidate, University of SouthAustralia.

Dr. Scott Workinger has led projects inManufacturing, Eng. &Construction, and Info. Tech. for 30years. His projects have madecontributions ranging fromincreasing optical fiber bandwidthto creating new CAD technology.

He currently teaches courses on managementand engineering and consults on strategic issuesin management and technology. He holds a Ph.D.in Engineering from Stanford.



$990 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


Course Outline1. What is Test and Evaluation? Basic

definitions and concepts. Test and evaluationoverview; application to complex systems. A modelof T&E that covers the activities needed(requirements, planning, testing, analysis &reporting). Roles of test and evaluation throughoutproduct development, and the life cycle, testeconomics and risk and their impact on testplanning..

2. Test Requirements. Requirements as theprimary method for measurement and control ofproduct development. Where requirements comefrom; evaluation of requirements for testability;deriving test requirements; the RequirementsVerification Matrix (RVM); Qualification vs.Acceptance requirements; design proof vs. firstarticle vs. production requirements, design fortestability..

3. Test Planning. Evaluating the productconcept to plan verification and validation by test.T&E strategy and the Test and Evaluation MasterPlan (TEMP); verification planning and theVerification Plan document; analyzing andevaluating alternatives; test resource planning;establishing a verification baseline; developing averification schedule; test procedures and theirformat for success.

4. Integration Testing. How to successfullymanage the intricate aspects of system integrationtesting; levels of integration planning; developmenttest concepts; integration test planning(architecture-based integration versus build-basedintegration); preferred order of events; integrationfacilities; daily schedules; the importance ofregression testing.

5. Formal Testing. How to perform a test;differences in testing for design proof, first articlequalification, recurring production acceptance; rulesfor test conduct. Testing for different purposes,verification vs. validation; test procedures and testrecords; test readiness certification, test articleconfiguration; troubleshooting and anomalyhandling.

6. Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting.Statistical methods; test data collection methodsand equipment, timeliness in data collection,accuracy, sampling; data analysis using statisticalrigor, the importance of doing the analysis beforethe test;, sample size, design of experiments,Taguchi method, hypothesis testing, FRACAS,failure data analysis; report formats and records,use of data as recurring metrics, Cum Sum method.

This course provides the knowledge andability to plan and execute testing procedures ina rigorous, practical manner to assure that aproduct meets its requirements.

What You Will Learn• Create effective test requirements.• Plan tests for complete coverage.• Manage testing during integration and verification.• Develop rigorous test conclusions with sound

collection, analysis, and reporting methods.


January 18-19, 2011Chesapeake, Virginia

March 22-23, 2011Chesapeake, Virginia

May 24-25, 2011Chesapeake, Virginia

$1190 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


Project Dominance

What You Will Learn• Your own personality type and where (and if) you fit

on a project team.• Increasing the Transition Rate by getting projects out

of the lab and into the user’s hands.• Effective ways to handle difficult people on the project

team, without losing them. • Latest techniques for innovation and creative

problem solving on projects • Lessons Learned from our defense-wide, ongoing

survey of engineers, scientists, end users andmanagers: what really motivates each group andhow you can get the most from them on a project .

• After this course you will be able to lead a complexproject, design and implement a solid project plan,recruit and retain world-class staff and keep themmotivated, maintain your sanity as Project Managerand get promoted at the end of the job.

InstructorMack McKinney, president and founder of a consulting

company, has worked in the defenseindustry since 1975, first as an Air Forceofficer for 8 years, then with WestinghouseDefense and Northrop Grumman for 16years, then with a SIGINT company in NYfor 6 years. He now teaches, consults andwrites Concepts of Operations for Boeing,Sikorsky, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works,Raytheon Missile Systems, Joint Forces

Command, all the uniformed services and the IC. He hasUS patents in radar processing and hyperspectralsensing.John Venable, Col., USAF, ret is a former Thunderbirdslead, wrote concepts for the Air Staff and is a certifiedCONOPS instructor.

SummaryThis two-day course is designed for engineers, scientists

and managers who work in the projects domain on complexsystems. Students will learn how to build a cancellation-resistant project, how to form and lead a world-class projectteam and how to lead the entire effort to a successfulconclusion. Cross-discipline and inter-generationaltechniques are taught and key topics are reinforced withsmall-team exercises. Attendees are given the Meyers-Briggs© assessment - many discover mismatches intemperament and assignment. All learn how to be muchmore effective on Project Teams.

Course Outline1. Advanced Course. for Project and Program Managers

ready for the next challenge.2. Techniques for building a cancellation-proof project:

Beginning with the end in mind; getting the right start with anOperating Concept for the Project Team.

3. Then going beyond standard PM techniques. Why justknowing and applying the correct techniques won’t make yourproject successful: The three key attributes of successfulprojects at major defense primes. Using a CONOPS along witha contract.

4. Working with those pesky people: Hard-hitting,science/data-based techniques that work with human natureinstead of fighting against it. Weeding-out people completelyunsuited for Project work, before they kill yours, using theMyers-Briggs© Type Indicator (MBTI assessment completed byeach attendee & assessed during the course). Matchingpersonality types to projects (and matching the right PM to eachproject phase) using the MBTI. Working with the Gen-X andGen Y (aka Millennials) people on your team: tips and ).techniques. Spotting someone lying with statistics (inadvertentlyor not).

5. Making the PM’s Life Livable: Proven techniques intraining people to treat you like you want to be treated; Pushingback without blowing up; Making your boss(es) BS diodes!

6. Dominating the Project Domain: Communicating as theProject Manager. Writing and briefing for clarity andconciseness; recognizing and dealing with flawed arguments.

7. The all-important contract. Getting it right is crucial (butnot THE determinant of success). Professional standards andethics. Going beyond the law.

8. Working with offshore (foreign partners). Lessons inpatience, cultural differences and stereotypes. Do’s and don’tsfor hiring and managing foreign representatives.

9. Techniques the grey-beard PMs didn’t learn at ProjectManagement school! The three key attributes of successfulprojects at a major defense prime. Techniques for Building aCancellation-Proof Project (beginning with the end in mind andgetting the right start with an Operating Concept for the ProjectTeam)

10. Ethics. In Program Management (no-nonsense, one hourlook at ITAR and business ethics for PMs - meets mostcorporate standards for quarterly ethics training for employees).

11. Techniques for working with other scientists andengineers: What drives them, how they think, how they seethemselves, results from interviews, proven techniques forworking with them. Scientific methods and principles for non-technical people working in science and technology. Provenproblem-solving processes; achieving team consensus ontypes of R&D needed (effects-driven, blue sky, capability-driven, new spectra, observed phenomenon, product/processimprovement, basic science).

12. Increasing the Transition Rate (getting R&D projectsfrom the lab to adopted, fielded systems). Pitfalls and benefitsof Agile Development; Rapid Prototyping do’s and don’ts.Disruptive technologies and how to avoid the paralyzing “Catch22” killer of new systems. Pitfalls of almost replacing an existingsystem or component with a better one.

13. Why just knowing and applying the correcttechniques won’t make you successful. Solid Thinking iscomposed of critical thinking, creative thinking, empathicthinking, counterintuitive thinking. When to use (and NOT use)each type in managing projects. Learning to interpret data –spotting people who lie with statistics (inadvertently or not).

14. Case Histories of Failed Projects. What went wrong &key lessons learned: (Software for automated imagery analysis;low cost, lightweight, hyperspectral sensor; non-traditional ISR;innovative ATC aircraft tracking system; full motion video forbandwidth-disadvantaged users in combat: How to do it right!)

15. Principled Development and Acquisitions: Simplesolutions and processes to address complex problems.Stereotypes of each profession (origins, dangers, techniquesfor countering) from ongoing defense-wide survey ofprofessionals in engineering, science, PM, requirementsmanagement plus end users. Eye-opening data.

NEW!


SummaryThis workshop presents standard and

advanced risk management processes: how toidentify risks, risk analysis using both intuitive andquantitative methods, risk mitigation methods,and risk monitoring and control.

Projects frequently involve great technicaluncertainty, made more challenging by anenvironment with dozens to hundreds of peoplefrom conflicting disciplines. Yet uncertainty hastwo sides: with great risk comes greatopportunity. Risks and opportunities can behandled together to seek the best balance foreach project. Uncertainty issues can bequantified to better understand the expectedimpact on your project. Technical, cost andschedule issues can be balanced against eachother. This course provides detailed, usefultechniques to evaluate and manage the manyuncertainties that accompany complex systemprojects.

Instructor Eric Honour, CSEP, international consultant

and lecturer, has a 40-year careerof complex systems development &operation. Founder and formerPresident of INCOSE. He has ledthe development of 18 majorsystems, including the Air Combat

Maneuvering Instrumentation systems and theBattle Group Passive Horizon Extension System.BSSE (Systems Engineering), US NavalAcademy, MSEE, Naval Postgraduate School,and PhD candidate, University of South Australia.

Course Outline1. Managing Uncertainty. Concepts of uncertainty,

both risk and opportunity. Uncertainty as a centralfeature of system development. The important conceptof risk efficiency. Expectations for what to achieve withrisk management. Terms and definitions. Roles of aproject leader in relation to uncertainty.

2. Subjective Probabilities. Review of essentialmathematical concepts related to uncertainty, includingthe psychological aspects of probability.

3. Risk Identification. Methods to find the risk andopportunity issues. Potential sources and how toexploit them. Guiding a team through the mire ofuncertainty. Possible sources of risk. Identifyingpossible responses and secondary risk sources.Identifying issue ownership. Class exercise inidentifying risks

4. Risk Analysis. How to determine the size of riskrelative to other risks and relative to the project.Qualitative vs. quantitative analysis.

5. Qualitative Analysis: Understanding the issuesand their subjective relationships using simplemethods and more comprehensive graphical methods.The 5x5 matrix. Structuring risk issues to examinelinks. Source-response diagrams, fault trees, influencediagrams. Class exercise in doing simple risk analysis.

6. Quantitative Analysis: What to do when thelevel of risk is not yet clear. Mathematical methods toquantify uncertainty in a world of subjectivity. Sizing theuncertainty, merging subjective and objective data.Using probability math to diagnose the implications.Portraying the effect with probability charts,probabilistic PERT and Gantt diagrams. Class exercisein quantified risk analysis.

7. Risk Response & Planning. Possibleresponses to risk, and how to select an effectiveresponse using the risk efficiency concept. Trackingthe risks over time, while taking effective action. How tomonitor the risks. Balancing analysis and its results toprevent “paralysis by analysis” and still get thebenefits. A minimalist approach that makes riskmanagement simply, easy, inexpensive, and effective.Class exercise in designing a risk mitigation.

What You Will Learn• Four major sources of risk.• The risk of efficiency concept, balancing cost of

action against cost of risk.• The structure of a risk issue.• Five effective ways to identify risks.• The basic 5x5 risk matrix.• Three diagrams for structuring risks.• How to quantify risks.• 29 possible risk responses.• Efficient risk management that can apply to

even the smallest project.

Risk & Opportunity ManagementA Workshop in Identifying and Managing Risk


$1490 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


NEW!

Practice the skills on a realistic “Submarine Ex-plorer” case study. Identify, analyze, and quantifythe uncertainties, then create effective risk mitiga-tion plans.


InstructorJeffrey O. Grady is the president of a System

Engineering company. He has 30 yearsof industry experience in aerospacecompanies as a system engineer,engineering manager, field engineer,and project engineer. Jeff has authoredseven published books in the systemengineering field and holds a Master of

Science in System Management from USC. Heteaches system engineering courses nation-wide. Jeffis an INCOSE Founder, Fellow, and CSEP.

What You Will Learn• How to model a problem space using proven

methods where the product will be implemented inhardware or software.

• How to link requirements with traceability and reducerisk through proven techniques.

• How to identify all requirements using modeling thatencourages completeness and avoidance ofunnecessary requirements.

• How to structure specifications and manage theirdevelopment.This course will show you how to build good

specifications based on effective models. It is notdifficult to write requirements; the hard job is toknow what to write them about and determineappropriate values. Modeling tells us what to writethem about and good domain engineeringencourages identification of good values in them.

January 11-13, 2011Beltsville, Maryland


$1590 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


Call for information about our six-course systems engineeringcertificate program or for “on-site” training to prepare for theINCOSE systems engineering exam.

Course Outline1. Introduction2. 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 atseveral kinds of traceability.

5. Initial System Analysis – The whole processbegins with a clear understanding of the user’s needs.

6. Functional Analysis – Several kinds of functionalanalysis are covered including simple functional flowdiagrams, EFFBD, IDEF-0, and Behavioral Diagramming.

7. Functional Analysis (Continued) – 8. Performance Requirements Analysis –

Performance requirements are derived from functions andtell what the item or system must do and how well.

9. Product Entity Synthesis – The courseencourages Sullivan’s idea of form follows function so theproduct structure is derived from its functionality.

10. Interface Analysis and Synthesis – Interfacedefinition is the weak link in traditional structured analysisbut n-square analysis helps recognize all of the waysfunction allocation has predefined all of the interfaceneeds.

11. Interface Analysis and Synthesis – (Continued)12. Specialty Engineering Requirements – A

specialty engineering scoping matrix allows systemengineers to define product entity-specialty domainrelationships that the indicated domains then apply theirmodels to.

13. Environmental Requirements – A three-layermodel involving tailored standards mapped to systemspaces, a three-dimensional service use profile for enditems, and end item zoning for component requirements.

14. Structured Analysis Documentation – How canwe capture and configuration manage our modeling basisfor requirements?

15. Software Modeling Using MSA/PSARE –Modern structured analysis is extended to PSARE asHatley and Pirbhai did to improve real-time control systemdevelopment but PSARE did something else not clearlyunderstood.

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 hasevolved a very complex model to define systems oftremendous complexity involving global reach.

19. Universal Architecture Description Framework– A method that any enterprise can apply to develop anysystem using a single comprehensive model no matterhow the system is to be implemented.

20. Universal Architecture Description Framework– (Continued)

21. Specification Management – Specificationformats and management methods are discussed.

22. Requirements Risk Abatement - Specialrequirements-related risk methods are covered includingvalidation, TPM, margins and budgets.

23. Tools Discussion24. Requirements Verification Overview – You

should be basing verification of three kinds on therequirements that were intended to drive design. Theselinks are emphasized.

Systems Engineering - Requirements

SummaryThis three-day course provides system engineers,

team leaders, and managers with a clearunderstanding about how to develop goodspecifications affordably using modeling methods thatencourage identification of the essential characteristicsthat must be respected in the subsequent designprocess. Both the analysis and management aspectsare covered. Each student will receive a full set ofcourse notes and textbook, “System RequirementsAnalysis,” by the instructor Jeff Grady.

NEW!


Systems of SystemsSound Collaborative Engineering to Ensure Architectural Integrity

SummaryThis three day workshop presents detailed,

useful techniques to develop effective systems ofsystems and to manage the engineering activitiesassociated with them. The course is designed forprogram managers, project managers, systemsengineers, technical team leaders, logisticsupport leaders, and others who take part indeveloping today’s complex systems.

Modify a legacyrobotic system ofsystems as a classexercise, using thecourse principles.

Instructors Eric Honour, CSEP, international consultant and

lecturer, has a 40-year career of complexsystems development & operation.Founder and former President ofINCOSE. He has led the development of18 major systems, including the AirCombat Maneuvering Instrumentationsystems and the Battle Group PassiveHorizon Extension System. BSSE

(Systems Engineering), US Naval Academy, MSEE,Naval Postgraduate School, and PhD candidate,University of South Australia.

Dr. Scott Workinger has led projects inManufacturing, Eng. & Construction, andInfo. Tech. for 30 years. His projectshave made contributions ranging fromincreasing optical fiber bandwidth tocreating new CAD technology. Hecurrently teaches courses onmanagement and engineering and

consults on strategic issues in management andtechnology. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering fromStanford.

Course Outline1. Systems of Systems (SoS) Concepts. What

SoS can achieve. Capabilities engineering vs.requirements engineering. Operational issues:geographic distribution, concurrent operations.Development issues: evolutionary, large scale,distributed. Roles of a project leader in relation tointegration and scope control.

2. Complexity Concepts. Complexity and chaos;scale-free networks; complex adaptive systems; smallworlds; synchronization; strange attraction; emergentbehaviors. Introduction to the theories and how to workwith them in a practical world.

3. Architecture. Design strategies for large scalearchitectures. Architectural Frameworks including theDOD Architectural Framework (DODAF), TOGAF,Zachman Framework, and FEAF. How to use designpatterns, constitutions, synergy. Re-Architecting in anevolutionary environment. Working with legacysystems. Robustness and graceful degradation at thedesign limits. Optimization and measurement ofquality.

4. Integration. Integration strategies for SoS withsystems that originated outside the immediate controlof the project staff, the difficulty of shifting SoSpriorities over the operating life of the systems. Loosecoupling integration strategies, the design of opensystems, integration planning and implementation,interface design, use of legacy systems and COTS.

5. Collaboration. The SoS environment and itsspecial demands on systems engineering.Collaborative efforts that extend over long periods oftime and require effort across organizations.Collaboration occurring explicitly or implicitly, at thesame time or at disjoint times, even over decades.Responsibilities from the SoS side and from thecomponent systems side, strategies for managingcollaboration, concurrent and disjoint systemsengineering; building on the past to meet the future.Strategies for maintaining integrity of systemsengineering efforts over long periods of time whenworking in independent organizations.

6. Testing and Evaluation. Testing and evaluationin the SoS environment with unique challenges in theevolutionary development. Multiple levels of T&E, whythe usual success criteria no longer suffice. Whyinterface testing is necessary but isn’t enough.Operational definitions for evaluation. Testing forchaotic behavior and emergent behavior. Testingresponsibilities in the SoS environment.

What You Will Learn• Capabilities engineering methods.• Architecture frameworks.• Practical uses of complexity theory.• Integration strategies to achieve higher-level

capabilities. • Effective collaboration methods.• T&E for large-scale architectures.


$1490 (8:30am - 4:30pm)



Technical CONOPS & Concepts Master's CourseA hands on, how-to course in building Concepts of Operations, Operating Concepts,

Concepts of Employment and Operational Concept Documents

What You Will Learn• What are CONOPS and how do they differ from CONEMPS,

OPCONS and OCDs? How are they related to the DODAF andJCIDS in the US DOD?

• What makes a “good” CONOPS?• What are the two types and five levels of CONOPS and when is

each used? • How do you get to meet end users of your products? How do

you get their active, vocal support in your CONOPS? • What are the top 5 pitfalls in building a CONOPS and how can

you avoid them? • What are the 8 main things to remember when visiting deployed

operational units for CONOPS research?After this course you will be able to build and update

OpCons and CONOPS using a robust CONOPS team,determine the appropriate type and level for a CONOPSeffort, work closely with end users of your products andsystems and elicit solid, actionable, user-drivenrequirements.

InstructorsMack McKinney, president and founder of a consulting

company, has worked in the defense industrysince 1975, first as an Air Force officer for 8years, then with Westinghouse Defense andNorthrop Grumman for 16 years, then with aSIGINT company in NY for 6 years. He nowteaches, consults and writes Concepts ofOperations for Boeing, Sikorsky, LockheedMartin Skunk Works, Raytheon MissileSystems, Joint Forces Command, all the

uniformed services and the IC. He has US patents in radarprocessing and hyperspectral sensing.

John Venable, Col., USAF, ret is a former Thunderbirdslead, wrote concepts for the Air Staff and is a certifiedCONOPS instructor.

SummaryThis three-day course is de signed for engineers, scientists,

project managers and other professionals who design, build,test or sell complex systems. Each topic is illustrat ed by real-world case studies discussed by experienced CONOPS andrequirements professionals. Key topics are reinforced withsmall-team exercises. Over 200 pages of sample CONOPS(six) and templates are provided. Students outline CONOPSand build OpCons in class. Each student gets instructor’sslides; college-level textbook; ~250 pages of case studies,templates, checklists, technical writing tips, good and badCONOPS; Hi-Resolution personalized Certificate ofCONOPS Competency and class photo, opportunity to joinUS/Coalition CONOPS Community of Interest.

Course Outline1. How to build CONOPS. Operating Concepts (OpCons)

and Concepts of Employment (ConEmps). Five levels ofCONOPS & two CONOPS templates, when to use each.

2. The elegantly simple Operating Concept and themathematics behind it (X2-X)/2

3. What Scientists, Engineers and Project Managersneed to know when working with operational end users.Proven, time-tested techniques for understanding the enduser’s perspective – a primer for non-users. Rules for visitingan operational unit/site and working with difficult users andoperators.

4. Modeling and Simulation. Detailed cross-walk forCONOPS and Modeling and Simulation (determining thescenarios, deciding on the level of fidelity needed, modelingoperational utility, etc.)

5. Clear technical writing in English. (1 hour crashcourse). Getting non-technical people to embrace scientificmethods and principles for requirements to drive solidCONOPS.

6. Survey of major weapons and sensor systems in troubleand lessons learned. Getting better collaboration amongengineers, scientists, managers and users to build moreeffective systems and powerful CONOPS. Special challengeswhen updating existing CONOPS.

7. Forming the CONOPS team. Collaborating with peoplefrom other professions. Working With Non-Technical People:Forces that drive Program Managers, Requirements Writers,Acquisition/Contracts Professionals. What motivates them,how work with them.

8. Concepts, CONOPS, JCIDS and DODAF. How does itall tie together?

9. All users are not operators. (Where to find the goodones and how to gain access to them). Getting actionableinformation from operational users without getting thrown out ofthe office. The two questions you must ALWAYS ask, one ofwhich may get you bounced.

10. Relationship of CONOPS to requirements &contracts. Legal minefields in CONOPS.

11. OpCons, ConEmps & CONOPS for systems.Reorganizations & exercises – how to build them. OpCons andCONOPS for IT-intensive systems (benefits and special risks).

12. R&D and CONOPS. Using CONOPS to increase theTransition Rate (getting R&D projects from the lab to adopted,fielded systems). People Mover and Robotic Medic teamexercises reinforce lecture points, provide skills practice.Checklist to achieve team consensus on types of R&D neededfor CONOPS (effects-driven, blue sky, capability-driven, newspectra, observed phenomenon, product/process improvement,basic science). Unclassified R&D Case Histories: $$$ millionsinvested - - - what went wrong & key lessons learned: (Softwarefor automated imagery analysis; low cost, lightweight,hyperspectral sensor; non-traditional ISR; innovative ATCaircraft tracking system; full motion video for bandwidth-disadvantaged users in combat - - - Getting it Right!).

13. Critical thinking, creative thinking, empathic thinking,counterintuitive thinking and when engineers and scientists useeach type in developing concepts and CONOPS.

14. Operations Researchers. and Operations Analystswhen quantification is needed.

15. Lessons Learned From No/Poor CONOPS. Real worldproblems with fighters, attack helicopters, C3I systems, DHSborder security project, humanitarian relief effort, DIVAD, airdefense radar, E/O imager, civil aircraft ATC tracking systemsand more.

16. Beyond the CONOPS: Configuring a program forsuccess and the critical attributes and crucial considerationsthat can be program-killers; case histories and lessons-learned.

February 22-24, 2011Chesapeake, Virginia

April 12-14, 2011Chesapeake, Virginia

June 12-14, 2011Chesapeake, Virginia

$1490 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


NEW!


InstructorDr. Scott Workinger has led projects in

Manufacturing, Eng. & Construction,and Info. Tech. for 30 years. Hisprojects have made contributionsranging from increasing optical fiberbandwidth to creating new CADtechnology.

He currently teaches courses onmanagement and engineering and consults onstrategic issues in management and technology.He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from Stanford.

Systems are growing more complex and aredeveloped at high stakes. With unprecedentedcomplexity, effective test engineering plays anessential role in development. Student groupsparticipate in a detailed practical exercise designedto demonstrate the application of testing tools andmethods for system evaluation.

SummaryThis three-day course is designed for military and

commercial program managers, systems engineers,test project managers, test engineers, and testanalysts. The focus of the course is givingindividuals practical insights into how to acquire anduse data to make sound management and technicaldecisions in support of a development program.Numerous examples of test design or analysis “trapsor pitfalls” are highlighted in class. Many designmethods and analytic tools are introduced.

Test Design and AnalysisGetting the Right Results from a Test Requires Effective Test Design


$1490 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


1. Testing and Evaluation. Basic concepts fortesting and evaluation. Verification and validationconcepts. Common T&E objectives. Types of Test.Context and relationships between T&E andsystems engineering. T&E support to acquisitionprograms. The Test and Evaluation Master Plan(TEMP).

2. Testability What is testability? How is itachieved? What is Built in Test? What are thetypes of BIT and how are they applied?

3. A Well Structured Testing and EvaluationProgram. - What are the elements of a wellstructured testing and evaluation program? Howdo the pieces fit together? How does testing andevaluation fit into the lifecycle? What are the levelsof testing?

4. Needs and Requirements. Identifying theneed for a test. The requirements envelope andhow the edge of the envelope defines testing.Understanding the design structure. Stakeholders,system, boundaries, motivation for a test. Designstructure and how it affects the test.

5. Issues, Criteria and Measures. Identifyingthe issues for a test. Evaluation planningtechniques. Other sources of data. TheRequirements Verification Matrix. Developingevaluation criteria: Measures of Effectiveness(MOE), Measures of Performance (MOP). Testplanning analysis: Operational analysis,engineering analysis, Matrix analysis, Dendriticanalysis. Modeling and simulation for testplanning.

6. Designing Evaluations & Tests. Specificmethods to design a test. Relationships of differentunits. input/output analysis - where test variable

come from, choosing what to measure, types of

distributions. Statistical design of tests – basictypes of statistical techniques, choosing thetechniques, variability, assumptions and pitfalls.Sequencing test events - the low level tactics ofplanning the test procedure.

7. Conducting Tests. Preparation for a test.Writing the report first to get the analysis methodsin place. How to work with failure. Testpreparation. Forms of the test report. Evaluatingthe test design. Determining when failure occurs.

8. Evaluation. Analyzing test results.Comparing results to the criteria. Test results andtheir indications of performance. Types of testproblems and how to solve them. Test failureanalysis - analytic techniques to find fault. Testprogram documents. Pressed Funnels CaseStudy - How evaluation shows the path ahead.

9. Testing and Evaluation Environments. 12common testing and evaluation environments in asystem lifecycle, what evaluation questions areanswered in each environment and how the testequipment and processes differ from environmentto environment.

10. Special Types and Best Practices ofT&E. Survey of special techniques and bestpractices. Special types: Software testing, Designfor testability, Combined testing, Evolutionarydevelopment, Human factors, Reliability testing,Environmental issues, Safety, Live fire testing,Interoperability. The Nine Best Practices of T&E.

11. Emerging Opportunities and Issues withTesting and Evaluation. The use of prognosisand sense and respond logistics. Integrationbetween testing and simulation. Large scalesystems. Complexity in tested systems. Systemsof Systems.

Course Outline


InstructorJeffrey O. Grady is the president of a System

Engineering company. He has 30years of industry experience inaerospace companies as a systemengineer, engineering manager, fieldengineer, and project engineer. Jeffhas authored seven published

books in the system engineering field and holds aMaster of Science in System Management fromUSC. He teaches system engineering coursesnationwide at universities as well as commerciallyon site at companies. Jeff is an INCOSE ESEP,Fellow, and Founder.

What You Will Learn• How to identify and organize all of the work an

enterprise must perform on programs, plan aproject, map enterprise work capabilities to theplan, and quality audit work performance againstthe plan.

• How to accomplish structured analysis using one ofseveral structured analysis models yielding everykind of requirement appropriate for every kind ofspecification coordinated with specificationtemplates.

• An appreciation for design development throughoriginal design, COTS, procured items, andselection of parts, materials, and processes.

• How to develop interfaces under associatecontracting relationships using ICWG/TIM meetingsand Interface Control Documents.

• How to define verification requirements, map andorganize them into verification tasks, plan andproceduralize the verification tasks, capture theverification evidence, and audit the evidence forcompliance.

Course Outline1. System Management. Introduction to System

Engineering, Development Process Overview,Enterprise Engineering, Program Design, Risk,Configuration Management / Data Management,System Engineering Maturity.

2. System Requirements. Introduction andDevelopment Environments, Requirements Elicitationand Mission Analysis, System and HardwareStructured Analysis, Performance RequirementsAnalysis, Product Architecture Synthesis andInterface Development, Constraints Analysis,Computer Software Structured Analysis,Requirements Management Topics.

3. System Synthesis. Introduction, Design,Product Sources, Interface Development, Integration,Risk, Design Reviews.

4. System Verification. Introduction toVerification, Item Qualification RequirementsIdentification, Item Qualification Planning andDocumentation, Item Qualification VerificationReporting, Item Qualification Implementation,Management, and Audit, Item Acceptance Overview,System Test and Evaluation Overview, ProcessVerification.

SummaryThis four-day course covers four system

development fundamentals: (1) a soundengineering management infrastructure withinwhich work may be efficiently accomplished, (2)define the problem to be solved (requirements andspecifications), (3) solve the problem (design,integration, and optimization), and (4) prove that thedesign solves the defined problem (verification).Proven, practical techniques are presented for thekey tasks in the development of sound solutions forextremely difficult customer needs. This courseprepares students to both learn practical systemsengineering and to learn the information andterminology that is tested in the newest INCOSECSEP exam.

WHAT STUDENTS SAY:

"This course tied the whole development cycletogether for me."

"I had mastered some of the details beforethis course, but did not understand how thepieces fit together. Now I do!"

"I really appreciated the practical methodsto accomplish this important work."

January 31-February 3, 2011Chantilly, Virginia


$1790 (8:00am - 5:00pm)


Call for information about our six-course systems engineeringcertificate program or for “on-site” training to prepare for theINCOSE systems engineering exam.

Total Systems Engineering Development & Management


Course Outline1. Introduction. An examination of Past,

Present, and Future Digital Modulation Systems.2. Digital Filters. FIR Filters, Resampling

Filters, Interpolators and Decimators, Half BandFilters, Cascade-Integrator-comb (CIC) filters,Hogenauer Filters, Multirate IIR filters.

3. Channelizers. Modulation and Demodulation.Design Techniques. Workload Comparisons.

4. Filter Design Techniques. WindowDesigns and Performance considerations.Equiripple Designs. System Considerations.Options to Improve System Performance. FiniteArithmeticWindow Designs and Performanceconsiderations. Equiripple Designs. SystemConsiderations. Options to Improve SystemPerformance. Finite Arithmetic.

5. Digital Baseband Transmission. TheNyquist Filter, Excess Bandwidth, MatchedFilters, Square-Root Nyquist Filter, Shaping andUp-Sampling Filters.

6. Pre-and Post-Signal Conditioning.Analog Filters, Timing Jitter, Direct DigitalSynthesizers, CORDIC processors, DigitalOscillators, Interpolating and Decimating Filtersin A-to-D and D-to-A, AGC, DC Canceling, I-QBalancing.

7. Sigma-Delta Converters. A-to-D, D-to-A,D-to-D. Multi-loop Converters, Wide-BandConverters. System Considerations.

8. Carrier Centered Modulation andDemodulation. Shaping and Interpolation,QPSK, QAM, Digital IF Options, OFDM, LegacyAnalog modulation and Demodulation in DSP. FMModulation and demodulation.

9. Synchronization. The Phase LockedLoop, Proportional plus Integral Loops, PhaseRecovery, Band Edge Filters in FrequencyRecovery, Timing Recovery, Polyphase Filters inTiming Recovery.

10. Adaptive Filters. LMS Algorithm, RLSAlgorithm, Lattice Filters, Linear Equalization,Adaptive Equalization, Decision FeedbackEqualizers, Constant Modulus (Blind) Equalizers.

11. Modem Structures. Wireline, Cable,Satellite, and Terrestrial modems andconsiderations.

January 24-27, 2010Laurel, Maryland

$1795 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


SummaryThis four-day course is designed for

communication systems engineers,programmers, implementers and managers whoneed to understand current practice and nextgeneration DSP techniques for upcomingcommunication systems. DSP is more thanmapping legacy analog designs to a DSPimplementation. To avoid compromise solutionappropriate for an earlier time period, we return tofirst principles to learn how to apply new

technology capabilities tothe design of nextgeneration communicationsystems.

Students will receive acopy of the instructor’snew textbook, MultirateSignal Processing forCommunication Systems,published by Prentice Hall.

InstructorDr. fred harris teaches at San Diego State

University where he occupies the CUBIC SignalProcessing Chair. His teaching andresearch areas include Digital SignalProcessing, Multirate SignalProcessing, Communication Systems,Source Coding and Modem Design. Hehas extensive practical experience incommunication systems, high

performance modems, sonar and advanced radarsystems and high performance laboratoryinstrumentation. He holds a number of patents onMultirate Signal Processing for Satellite and CableModems and lectures throughout the world on DSPapplications. Dr. harris recently published a textbookthrough Prentice Hall entitled Multirate SignalProcessing for Communication Systems. He consultsfor organizations requiring high performance, cost-effective DSP solutions.

What You Will Learn• How to size and design filters for a specified

processing task• Effects of Finite Arithmetic on Different Filter

Architectures• Understand Multi-rate Signal processing for Sample

Rate Changes• Understand Multi-rate Signal processing for

Intentional Aliasing• DSP Based Signal Enhancement and Signal

Conditioning • DSP Based Synchronization Techniques• Limitations and Boundaries of DSP Based Solutions.

Advanced Topics in Digital Signal ProcessingAn Examination of DSP in Modern Fourth Generation Modems


Course Outline1. Basic concepts in antenna theory. Beam

patterns, radiation resistance, polarization,gain/directivity, aperture size, reciprocity, and matchingtechniques.

2. Locations. Reactive near-field, radiating near-field (Fresnel region), far-field (Fraunhofer region) andthe Friis transmission formula.

3. Types of antennas. Dipole, loop, patch, horn,dish, and helical antennas are discussed, compared,and contrasted from a performance/applicationsstandpoint.

4. Propagation effects. Direct, sky, and groundwaves. Diffraction and scattering.

5. Antenna arrays and array factors. (e.g.,uniform, binomial, and Tschebyscheff arrays).

6. Scanning from broadside. Sidelobe levels, nulllocations, and beam broadening. The end-firecondition. Problems such as grating lobes, beamsquint, quantization errors, and scan blindness.

7. Beam steering. Phase shifters and true-timedelay devices. Some commonly used componentsand delay devices (e.g., the Rotman lens) arecompared.

8. Measurement techniques used in anechoicchambers. Pattern measurements, polarizationpatterns, gain comparison test, spinning dipole (for CPmeasurements). Items of concern relative to anechoicchambers such as the quality of the absorbentmaterial, quiet zone, and measurement errors.Compact, outdoor, and near-field ranges.

9. Questions and answers.

SummaryThis three-day course teaches the basics of

antenna and antenna array theory. Fundamentalconcepts such as beam patterns, radiation resistance,polarization, gain/directivity, aperture size, reciprocity,and matching techniques are presented. Differenttypes of antennas such as dipole, loop, patch, horn,dish, and helical antennas are discussed andcompared and contrasted from a performance-applications standpoint. The locations of the reactivenear-field, radiating near-field (Fresnel region), and far-field (Fraunhofer region) are described and the Friistransmission formula is presented with workedexamples. Propagation effects are presented. Antennaarrays are discussed, and array factors for differenttypes of distributions (e.g., uniform, binomial, andTschebyscheff arrays) are analyzed giving insight tosidelobe levels, null locations, and beam broadening(as the array scans from broadside.) The end-firecondition is discussed. Beam steering is describedusing 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 activeamplifiers are introduced. Finally, measurementtechniques commonly used in anechoic chambers areoutlined. The textbook, Antenna Theory, Analysis &Design, is included as well as a comprehensive set ofcourse notes. What You Will Learn

• Basic antenna concepts that pertain to all antennasand 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 towork with experts in the field and for those desiringa deeper understanding of antenna concepts. Atits completion, you will have a solid understandingof the appropriate antenna for your application andthe technical difficulties you can expect toencounter as your design is brought from theconceptual stage to a working prototype.

Instructor Dr. Steven Weiss is a senior design engineer with

the Army Research Lab in Adelphi, MD. He has aBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from theRochester Institute of Technology with Master’s andDoctoral Degrees from The George WashingtonUniversity. He has numerous publications in the IEEEon antenna theory. He teaches both introductory andadvanced, graduate level courses at Johns HopkinsUniversity on antenna systems. He is active in theIEEE. In his job at the Army Research Lab, he isactively involved with all stages of antennadevelopment from initial design, to first prototype, tomeasurements. He is a licensed ProfessionalEngineer in both Maryland and Delaware.


$1690 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


Antenna and Array FundamentalsBasic concepts in antennas, antenna arrays, and antennas systems

NEW!



$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


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 commonuser 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 willgain exposure to popular CEM codes and learnhow to choose the best tool for specificapplications. You will be better prepared tointeract meaningfully with colleagues, evaluateCEM accuracy for practical applications, andunderstand the literature.

Course Outline1. Review of Electromagnetic Theory.

Maxwell’s Equations, wave equation, Duality,Surface Equivalence Principle, boundaryconditions, dielectrics and lossy media.

2. Basic Concepts in Antenna Theory.Gain/Directivity, apertures, reciprocity and phasors.

3. Basic Concepts in Scattering Theory.Reflection and transmission, Brewster and criticalangles, RCS, scattering mechanisms and canonicalshapes, frequency dependence.

4. Antenna Systems. Various antenna types,feed systems, array antennas and beam steering,periodic structures, electromagnetic symmetry,system integration and performance analysis.

5. Overview of Computational Methods inElectromagnetics. Introduction to frequency andtime domain methods. Compare and contrastdifferential/volume and integral/surface methodswith popular commercial codes as examples(adjusted to class interests).

6. Finite Element Method Tutorial.Mathematical basis and algorithms with applicationto electromagnetics. Time domain and hybridmethods (adjusted to class background).

7. Method of Moments Tutorial. Mathematicalbasis and algorithms (adjusted to classmathematical background). Implementation for wireantennas and examples using FEKO Lite.

8. Finite Difference Time Domain Tutorial.Mathematical basis and numerical algorithms,parallel implementations (adjusted to classmathematical background).

9. Transmission Line Matrix Method. Overviewand numerical algorithms.

10. Finite Integration Technique. Overview.11. Asymptotic Methods. Scattering

mechanisms and high frequency approximations.12. Hybrid and Advanced Methods. Overview,

FMM, ACA and FEKO examples.13. High Performance Computing. Overview of

parallel methods and examples.14. Summary. With emphasis on practical

applications and intelligent decision making.15. Questions and FEKO examples. Adjusted

to class problems of interest.

Computational Electromagnetics

SummaryThis 3-day course teaches the basics of CEM with

electromagnetics review and application examples.Fundamental concepts in the solution of EM radiationand scattering problems are presented. Emphasis ison applying computational methods to practicalapplications. You will develop a working knowledge ofpopular methods such as the FEM, MOM, FDTD, FIT,and TLM including asymptotic and hybrid methods.Students will then be able to identify the most relevantCEM method for various applications, avoid commonuser pitfalls, understand model validation and correctlyinterpret results. Students are encouraged to bringtheir laptop to work examples using the provided FEKOLite code. You will learn the importance of modeldevelopment and meshing, post-processing forscientific visualization and presentation of results.Participants will receive a complete set of notes, a copyof FEKO and textbook, CEM for RF and MicrowaveEngineering.

NEW!

InstructorDr. Keefe Coburn is a senior design engineer with

the U.S. Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi MD. Hehas a Bachelor's degree in Physics from the VAPolytechnic Institute with Masters and DoctoralDegrees from the George Washington University. In hisjob at the Army Research Lab, he applies CEM toolsfor antenna design, system integration and systemperformance analysis. He teaches graduate courses atthe Catholic University of America in antenna theoryand remote sensing. He is a member of the IEEE, theApplied Computational Electromagnetics Society(ACES), the Union of Radio Scientists and Sigma Xi.He serves on the Configuration Control Board for theArmy developed GEMACS CEM code and the ACESBoard of Directors.


Exploring Data: Visualization

InstructorsTed Meyer has worked with the National

Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), NASA, andthe US Army and Marine Corps to develop systemsthat interact with and provide data access to users.At the MITRE Corporation and Fortner Software hehas lead efforts to build tools to provide usersimproved access and better insight into data. Mr.Meyer was the Information Architect for NASA’sgroundbreaking Earth Science Data and InformationSystem Project where he helped to design andimplement the data architecture for EOSDIS.

Dr. Brand Fortner, an astrophysicist by training,has founded two scientificvisualization companies (Spyglass,Inc., Fortner Software LLC.), and haswritten two books on visualization(The Data Handbook and Number byColors, with Ted Meyer). Besides hisown companies, Dr. Fortner has held

positions at the NCSA, NASA (where he lead theHDF-EOS team), and at JHU/APL (chief scientist,intelligence exploitation group). He currently isresearch professor in the department of physics,North Carolina State University.

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 themthe basics needed to improve the ways theyunderstand, access, and explore data.

SummaryVisualization of data has become a mainstay in

everyday life. Whether reading the newspaper orpresenting viewgraphs to the board of directors,professionals are expected to be able to interpretand apply basic visualization techniques. Technicalworkers, engineers and scientists, need to have aneven greater understanding of visualizationtechniques and methods. In general, though, thebasic concepts of understanding the purposes ofvisualization, the building block concepts of visualperception, and the processes and methods forcreating good visualizations are not required even inmost technical degree programs. This courseprovides a “Visualization in a Nutshell” overview thatprovides the building blocks necessary for effectiveuse of visualization.

Course Outline1. OVERVIEW.• WHY VISUALIZATION? – THE PURPOSES FOR

VISUALIZATION: EVALUATION, EXPLORATION,PRESENTATION.

2. BASICS OF DATA.• DATA ELEMENTS – VALUES, LOCATIONS, DATA TYPES,

DIMENSIONALITY ENSURING A SUCCESSFUL MISSION.• 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, MULTI-

SPECTRAL DATA MANIPULATION, ANALYSIS, RESOLUTION,INTEPOLATION.

• COLOR – PERCEPTION, MODELS, COMPUTERS ANDMETHODS.

• VISUALIZING VOLUMES – TRANSPARENCY, ISOSURFACES.• VISUALIZING RELATIONS – ENTITY-RELATIONS & GRAPHS.• VISUALIZING POLYGONS – WIREFRAMES, RENDERING,

SHADING.• VISUALIZING THE WORLD – BASIC PROJECTIONS, GLOBAL,

LOCART.• 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. DATA ACCESS – STANDARDS AND TOOLS.• DATA STANDARDS – OVERVIEW, PURPOSE, WHY USE?• OVERVIEW OF POPULAR STANDARDS.• GRID/IMAGE STANDARDS – DTED, NITF, SDTS.• SCIENCE STANDARDS.• SQL AND DATABASES.• METADATA – PVL, XML.5. TOOLS FOR VISUALIZATION.• APIS & LIBRARIES.• DEVELOPMENT ENVIROMENTS.

CLIGRAPHICAL

• APPLICATIONS.• WHICH TOOL?• USER INTERFACES.6. A SURVEY OF DATA TOOLS.• COMMERCIAL.• SHAREWARE & FREEWARE.

June 8-10, 2011Laurel, Maryland

$1590 (8:30am - 4:30pm)



Fiber Optic Systems Engineering

What You Will Learn• What are the basic elements in analog and digital fiber

optic communication systems including fiber-opticcomponents and basic coding schemes?

• How fiber properties such as loss, dispersion and non-linearity impact system performance.

• How systems are compensated for loss, dispersion andnon-linearity.

• How a fiber-optic amplifier works and it’s impact onsystem performance.

• How to maximize fiber bandwidth through wavelengthdivision multiplexing.

• How is the fiber-optic link budget calculated?• What are typical characteristics of real fiber-optic

systems including CATV, gigabit Ethernet, POF datalinks, RF-antenna remoting systems, long-haultelecommunication links.

• How to perform cost analysis and system design?


$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


SummaryThis three-day course investigates the basic aspects of

digital and analog fiber-optic communication systems.Topics include sources and receivers, optical fibers andtheir propagation characteristics, and optical fibersystems. The principles of operation and properties ofoptoelectronic components, as well as signal guidingcharacteristics of glass fibers are discussed. Systemdesign issues include both analog and digital point-to-point optical links and fiber-optic networks.

From this course you will obtain the knowledge neededto perform basic fiber-optic communication systemsengineering calculations, identify system tradeoffs, andapply this knowledge to modern fiber optic systems. Thiswill enable you to evaluate real systems, communicateeffectively with colleagues, and understand the mostrecent literature in the field of fiber-optic communications.

InstructorDr. Raymond M. Sova is a section supervisor of the

Photonic Devices and Systems section and a member ofthe Principal Professional Staff of the Johns HopkinsUniversity Applied Physics Laboratory. He has aBachelors degree from Pennsylvania State University inElectrical Engineering, a Masters degree in AppliedPhysics and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from JohnsHopkins University. With nearly 17 years of experience, hehas numerous patents and papers related to thedevelopment of high-speed photonic and fiber opticdevices and systems that are applied to communications,remote sensing and RF-photonics. His experience in fiberoptic communications systems include the design,development and testing of fiber communication systemsand components that include: Gigabit ethernet, highly-parallel optical data link using VCSEL arrays, high datarate (10 Gb/sec to 200 Gb/sec) fiber-optic transmitters andreceivers and free-space optical data links. He is anassistant research professor at Johns Hopkins Universityand has developed three graduate courses in Photonicsand Fiber-Optic Communication Systems that he teachesin the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School ofEngineering Part-Time Program.

Course OutlinePart I: FUNDAMENTALS OF FIBER OPTIC

COMPONENTS1. Fiber Optic Communication Systems. Introduction to

analog and digital fiber optic systems including terrestrial,undersea, CATV, gigabit Ethernet, RF antenna remoting, andplastic optical fiber data links.

2. Optics and Lightwave Fundamentals. Ray theory,numerical aperture, diffraction, electromagnetic waves,polarization, dispersion, Fresnel reflection, opticalwaveguides, birefringence, phase velocity, group velocity.

3. Optical Fibers. Step-index fibers, graded-index fibers,attenuation, optical modes, dispersion, non-linearity, fibertypes, bending loss.

4. Optical Cables and Connectors. Types, construction,fusion splicing, connector types, insertion loss, return loss,connector care.

5. Optical Transmitters. Introduction to semiconductorphysics, FP, VCSEL, DFB lasers, direct modulation, linearity,RIN noise, dynamic range, temperature dependence, biascontrol, 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, sensitivitycharacteristics, BER, front end electronics, bandwidthlimitations, linearity, quantum efficiency.

8. Optical Amplifiers. EDFA, Raman, semiconductor,gain, noise, dynamics, power amplifier, pre-amplifier, lineamplifier.

9. Passive Fiber Optic Components. Couplers,isolators, circulators, WDM filters, Add-Drop multiplexers,attenuators.

10. Component Specification Sheets. Interpreting opticalcomponent spec. sheets - what makes the best designcomponent for a given application.

Part II: FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS11. Design of Fiber Optic Links. Systems design issues

that are addressed include: loss-limited and dispersion limitedsystems, power budget, rise-time budget and sources of powerpenalty.

12. Network Properties. Introduction to fiber optic networkproperties, specifying and characterizing optical analog anddigital networks.

13. Optical Impairments. Introduction to opticalimpairments for digital and analog links. Dispersion, loss, non-linearity, optical amplifier noise, laser clipping to SBS (alsodistortions), back reflection, return loss, CSO CTB, noise.

14. Compensation Techniques. As data rates of fiberoptical systems go beyond a few Gbits/sec, dispersionmanagement is essential for the design of long-haul systems.The following dispersion management schemes arediscussed: pre-compensation, post-compensation, dispersioncompensating fiber, optical filters and fiber Bragg gratings.

15. WDM Systems. The properties, components andissues involved with using a WDM system are discussed.Examples of modern WDM systems are provided.

16. Digital Fiber Optic Link Examples: Worked examplesare provided for modern systems and the methodology fordesigning a fiber communication system is explained.Terrestrial systems, undersea systems, Gigabit ethernet, andplastic optical fiber links.

17. Analog Fiber Optic Link Examples: Workedexamples are provided for modern systems and themethodology for designing a fiber communication system isexplained. Cable television, RF antenna remoting, RF phasedarray systems.

18. Test and Measurement. Power, wavelength, spectralanalysis, BERT jitter, OTDR, PMD, dispersion, SBS, Noise-Power-Ratio (NPR), intensity noise.


May 9-11, 2011Las Vegas, Nevada

$1690 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


NEW!

Course Outline1. Intro to FO, Fundamentals, Components,

Communications. Fiber Optic Communication Systems.Introduction to analog and digital fiber optic systemsincluding terrestrial, undersea, CATV, gigabit Ethernet, RFantenna remoting, and plastic optical fiber data links.

2. Types of Fibers, Properties of Fibers, FiberMaterial, Structure, etc. Optics and LightwaveFundamentals. Ray theory, numerical aperture, diffraction,electromagnetic waves, polarization, dispersion, Fresnelreflection, optical waveguides, birefringence, phasevelocity, group velocity.

3. Specialty Fibers, Cabling, Light Sources.Optical Fibers. Step-index fibers, graded-index fibers,attenuation, optical modes, dispersion, non-linearity, fibertypes, bending loss.

4. Transmitters, Receivers, Amplification,Regeneration & Wavelength. Optical Transmitters.Introduction to semiconductor physics, FP, VCSEL, DFBlasers, direct modulation, linearity, RIN noise, dynamicrange, temperature dependence, bias control, drivecircuitry, threshold current, slope efficiency, chirp. Lasers,LEDS, Fiber Amplifiers, wavelength and technologyoptions.

Optical Receivers. Quantum properties of light, PN,PIN, APD, design, thermal noise, shot noise, sensitivitycharacteristics, BER, front end electronics, bandwidthlimitations, linearity, quantum efficiency. Optical Amplifiers.EDFA, Raman, semiconductor, gain, noise, dynamics,power amplifier, pre-amplifier, line amplifier.

5. Connector, Couplers, WDM . Optical Cables andConnectors. Types, construction, fusion splicing,connector types, insertion loss, return loss, connectorcare. Passive Fiber Optic Components. Couplers,isolators, circulators, WDM filters, Add-Drop multiplexers,attenuators. Component Specification Sheets. Interpretingoptical component spec. sheets - what makes the bestdesign component for a given application.

6. Switches, Modulators, Measurements,Troubleshooting Optical Modulators. Mach-Zehnderinterferometer, Electro-optic modulator, electro-absorptionmodulator, linearity, bias control, insertion loss,polarization.

7. Networking, Standards, System Design.(Briefly).

8. Network design, Global Telecomm, Regionaland Metro. (Briefly).

9. Local Telephone/Access, Internet Networks,Video Transmission. (Briefly).

10. Mobile FO Comms, FO Sensors*, Imaging andIllumination. (Briefly).

11. Applications: Fiber-Optic Applications- Sensors(rotation “Fiber-Optic Gyroscopes”) Fiber-OpticApplications- Illumination & Material Processing (BeamPower through fibers) Fiber-Optic Applications- Bio-Medical.

SummaryThis three-day course is designed for technical

people with a wide variety of backgrounds who wish toenhance their understanding of Fiber-Optics orbecome familiar with the applications of FO. Thevarious properties of Fibers of a wide variety of typeswill be discussed along with applications for which theycan be used. Special emphasis will be put on usingfibers for Laser Power Delivery, a subject not found intextbooks.

What You Will Learn• What are the Emerging issues for the use of Fiber-Optic

system in both military and commercial applications.• Future Opportunities in Fiber-Optics applications, and

much more!).• Overcoming Challenges in Fiber-Optic Systems

(bandwidth expansion, real-time global connectivity,survivability & more).

• Measuring the Key Performance Tradeoffs (cost vs.size/weight vs. availability vs. power vs. transmissiondistance).

• Tools and Techniques for Meeting the Requirements ofData Rate, Availability, and transmitting high powerbeams without damage to the fiber or degradation of thelight transmitted.

From this course you will obtain the knowledgeand ability to perform basic FO systemsengineering calculations, identify tradeoffs,interact meaningfully with colleagues, evaluatesystems, and understand the literature.

Instructor Dr. James Pierre Hauck is a consultant to industry

and government defense labs. He is an expert in fiber-optics systems having used them for a variety ofsystems in which CW or Pulsed laser power isdelivered to targets.

Dr. Hauck’s work with lasers and optics began about40 years ago when he studied Quantum Electronics atthe University of CA Irvine. After completing the Ph.D.in Physics, he went to work for Rockwell’s ElectronicsResearch Center, working Lasers and Applications,and later on Fiber-Optics, and Optical CommsSystems.

Jim Hauck’s work on Fiber-Optics began in the1990’s when he developed systems for delivery of highpower laser beams for materials processing. Hecontinued that work with the use of FO for laser powerdelivery in optical dazzlers and imagers, and LaserInduced Breakdown Spectroscopy Systems.

Fiber Optics Fundamentals and Applications:An intro for technical people to enter the field or use FO in their work


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 RFcircuits functions, how multiple circuitsinteract to determine system performance, tointeract effectively with RF engineeringspecialists and to understand the literature.

InstructorDr. M. Lee Edwards is a private RF

Engineering Consultant since January 2007when he retired from The Johns HopkinsUniversity Applied Physics Laboratory(JHU/APL). He served for 15 years theSupervisor of the RF Engineering Group in APL’sSpace Department. Dr. Edwards’ leadershipintroduced new RF capabilities into deep spacecommunications systems including GaAstechnology and phased array antennas, etc. Fortwo decades Dr. Edwards was also the Chairmanof the JHU Masters program in Electrical andComputer Engineering and pioneered many ofthe RF Engineering courses and laboratories. Heis a recipient of the JHU excellence in teachingaward and is known for his fundamentalunderstanding of RF Engineering and his creativeand insightful approach to teaching.

March 17-18, 2011Laurel, Maryland

$990 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


Fundamentals of RF Technology

Course OutlineDay One: Circuit Considerations

1. Physical Properties of RF circuits2. Propagation and effective DielectricConstants3. Impedance Parameters4. Reflections and Matching5. Circuit matrix parameters (Z,Y, & Sparameters)6. Gain7. Stability8. Smith Chart data displays9. Performance of example circuits

Day Two: System considerations1. Low Noise designs2. High Power design3. Distortion evaluation4. Spurious Free Dynamic Range5. MATLAB Assisted Assessment of state-of-

the-art RF systems

NEW!

SummaryThis two-day course is designed for engineers

that are non specialists in RF engineering, but areinvolved in the design or analysis ofcommunication systems including digitaldesigners, managers, procurement engineers,etc. The course emphasizes RF fundamentals interms of physical principles behavioral conceptspermitting the student to quickly gain an intuitiveunderstanding of the subject with minimalmathematical complexity. These principles areillustrated using modern examples of wirelesscomponents such as Bluetooth, Cell Phone andPaging, and 802.11 Data CommunicationsSystems.


SummaryThis two-day course covers the basics of

probability and statistic analysis. The course isself-contained and practical, using Excel toperform the fundamental calculations. Studentsare encouraged to bring their laptops to workprovided Excel example problems. By the end ofthe course you will be comfortable with statisticalconcepts and able to perform and understandstatistical calculations by hand and using Excel.You will understand probabilities, statisticaldistributions, confidence levels and hypothesistesting, using tools that are available in Excel.Participants will receive a complete set of notesand the textbook Statistical Analysis with Excel.

InstructorDr. Alan D. Stuart, Associate Professor

Emeritus of Acoustics, Penn State, has over fortyyears in the field of sound and vibration where heapplied statistics to the design of experimentsand analysis of data. He has degrees inmechanical engineering, electrical engineering,and engineering acoustics and has taught forover thirty years on both the graduate andundergraduate levels. For the last eight years, hehas taught Applied Statistics courses atgovernment and industrial organizationsthroughout the country.

What You Will Learn• Working knowledge of statistical terms.• Use of distribution functions to estimateprobabilities.

• How to apply confidence levels to real-worldproblems.

• Applications of hypothesis testing.• Useful ways of summarizing statistical data.• How to use Excel to analyze statistical data.

Fundamentals of Statistics with Excel Examples


August 2-3, 2011Laurel, Maryland

$1040 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


Course Outline1. Introduction to Statistics. Definition of

terms and concepts with simple illustrations.Measures of central tendency: Mean, mode,medium. Measures of dispersion: Variance,standard deviation, range. Organizing randomdata. Introduction to Excel statistics tools.

2. Basic Probability. Probability based on:equally likely events, frequency, axioms.Permutations and combinations of distinctobjects. Total, joint, conditional probabilities.Examples related to systems engineering.

3. Discrete Random Variables. Bernoulli trial.Binomial distributions. Poisson distribution.Discrete probability density functions andcumulative distribution functions. Excelexamples.

4. Continuous Random Variables. Normaldistribution. Uniform distribution. Triangulardistribution. Log-normal distributions. Discreteprobability density functions and cumulativedistribution functions. Excel examples.

5. Sampling Distributions. Sample sizeconsiderations. Central limit theorem. Student-tdistribution.

6. Functions of Random Variables.(Propagation of errors) Sums and products ofrandom variables. Tolerance of mechanicalcomponents. Electrical system gains.

7. System Reliability. Failure and reliabilitystatistics. Mean time to failure. Exponentialdistribution. Gamma distribution. Weibulldistribution.

8. Confidence Level. Confidence intervals.Significance of data. Margin of error. Sample sizeconsiderations. P-values.

9. Hypotheses Testing. Error analysis.Decision and detection theory. Operatingcharacteristic curves. Inferences of two-samplestesting, e.g. assessment of before and aftertreatments.

10. Probability Plots and ParameterEstimation. Percentiles of data. Box whiskerplots. Probability plot characteristics. Excelexamples of Normal, Exponential and Weibullplots..

11. Data Analysis. Introduction to linearregression, Error variance, Pearson linearcorrelation coefficients, Residuals pattern,Principal component analysis (PCA) of large datasets. Excel examples.

12. Special Topics of Interest to Class.


InstructorDr. William G. Duff (Bill) received a BEE degree

from George Washington Universityin 1959, a MSEE degree fromSyracuse University in 1969, and aDScEE degree from ClaytonUniversity in 1977.

Bill is an independent consultantspecializing in EMI/EMC. He worked

for SENTEL and Atlantic Research and taughtcourses on electromagnetic interference (EMI) andelectromagnetic compatibility (EMC). He isinternationally recognized as a leader in thedevelopment of engineering technology forachieving EMC in communication and electronicsystems. He has more than 40 years of experiencein EMI/EMC analysis, design, test and problemsolving for a wide variety of communication andelectronic systems. He has extensive experience inassessing EMI at the circuit, equipment and/or thesystem level and applying EMI mitigationtechniques to "fix" problems. Bill has written morethan 40 technical papers and four books on EMC.He is a NARTE Certified EMC Engineer.

Bill has been very active in the IEEE EMCSociety. He served on the Board of Directors, iscurrently Chairman of the Fellow EvaluationCommittee and is an Associate Editor for theNewsletter. He is a past president of the IEEE EMCSociety and a past Director of the Electromagneticsand Radiation Division of IEEE.

What You Will Learn• Examples Of Potential EMI Threats.• Safety Grounding Versus Noise Coupling.• Field Coupling Into Ground Loops.• Coupling Reduction Methods.• Victim Sensitivities.• Common Ground Impedance Coupling.• Ground Loop Coupling.• Shielding Theory.

SummaryThis three-day course is designed for

technicians, operators, and engineers who needan understanding of all facets of grounding andshielding at the circuit, PCB, box or equipmentlevel, cable-interconnected boxes (subsystem),system and building, facilities or vehicle levels.The course offers a discussion of the qualitativetechniques for EMI control through grounding andshielding at all levels. It provides for selection ofEMI suppression methods via math modeling andgraphics of grounding and shielding parameters.

Our instructor will use computer software toprovide real world examples and case histories.The computer software simulates anddemonstrates various concepts and helps bridgethe gap between theory and the real world. Thecomputer software will be made available to theattendees. One of the computer programs is usedto design interconnecting equipments. Thisprogram demonstrates the impact of variousgrounding schemes and different "fixes" that areapplied. Another computer program is used todesign a shielded enclosure. The programconsiders the box material; seams and gaskets;cooling and viewing apertures; and various"fixes" that may be used for aperture protection.

There are also hardware demonstrations of theeffect of various compromises and resulting"fixes" on the shielding effectiveness of anenclosure. The compromises that aredemonstrated are seam leakage, and aconductor penetrating the enclosure. Thehardware demonstrations also includeincorporating various "fixes" and illustrating theirimpact.

Grounding & Shielding for EMC



$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)



InstructorJon Wilson is a Principal Consultant. He holds degrees

in Mechanical, Automotive and Industrial Engineering. His45-plus years of experience include Test Engineer, TestLaboratory Manager, Applications Engineering Managerand Marketing Manager at Chrysler Corporation, ITTCannon Electric Co., Motorola Semiconductor ProductsDivision and Endevco. He is Editor of the SensorTechnology Handbook published by Elsevier in 2005. Hehas been consulting and training in the field of testing andinstrumentation since 1985. He has presented training forISA, SAE, IEST, SAVIAC, ITC, & many governmentagencies and commercial organizations. He is a FellowMember of the Institute of Environmental Sciences andTechnology, and a Lifetime Senior Member of SAE andISA.

What You Will Learn• How to understand sensor specifications.• Advantages and disadvantages of different sensor

types.• How to avoid configuration and interfacing problems.• How to select and specify the best sensor for your

application.• How to select and apply the correct signal conditioning.• How to find applicable standards for various sensors.• Principles and applications.

From this course you will learn how to select andapply measurement systems to acquire accurate datafor a variety of applications and measurandsincluding mechanical, thermal, optical and biologicaldata.


$1690 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


SummaryThis three day course, based on the 690-page Sensor

Technology Handbook, published by Elsevier in 2005 andedited by the instructor, is designed for engineers,technicians and managers who want to increase theirknowledge of sensors and signal conditioning. It balancesbreadth and depth in a practical presentation for thosewho design sensor systems and work with sensors of alltypes. Each topic includes technology fundamentals,selection criteria, applicable standards, interfacing andsystem designs, and future developments.

Instrumentation for Test & MeasurementUnderstanding, Selecting and Applying Measurement Systems

1. Sensor Fundamentals. Basic Sensor Technology, SensorSystems.

2. Application Considerations. Sensor Characteristics,System Characteristics, Instrument Selection, Data Acquisition &Readout.

3. Measurement Issues & Criteria. Measurand, Environment,Accuracy Requirements, Calibration & Documentation.

4. Sensor Signal Conditioning. Bridge Circuits, Analog toDigital Converters, Systems on a Chip, Sigma-Delta ADCs,Conditioning High Impedance Sensors, Conditioning ChargeOutput Sensors.

5. Acceleration, Shock & Vibration Sensors. Piezoelectric,Charge Mode & IEPE, Piezoelectric Materials & Structures,Piezoresistive, Capacitive, Servo Force Balance, Mounting,Acceleration Probes, Grounding, Cables & Connections.

6. Biosensors. Bioreceptor + Transducer, BiosensorCharacteristics, Origin of Biosensors, Bioreceptor Molecules,Transduction Mechanisms.

7. Chemical Sensors. Technology Fundamentals, Applications,CHEMFETS.

8. Capacitive & Inductive Displacement Sensors. CapacitiveFundamentals, Inductive Fundamentals, Target Considerations,Comparing Capacitive & Inductive, Using Capacitive & InductiveTogether.

9. Electromagnetism in Sensing. Electromagnetism &Inductance, Sensor Applications, Magnetic Field Sensors.

10. Flow Sensors. Thermal Anemometers, DifferentialPressure, Vortex Shedding, Positive Displacement & TurbineBased Sensors, Mass Flowmeters, Electromagnetic, Ultrasonic &Laser Doppler Sensors, Calibration.

11. Level Sensors. Hydrostatic, Ultrasonic, RF Capacitance,Magnetostrictive, Microwave Radar, Selecting a Technology.

12. Force, Load & Weight Sensors. Sensor Types, PhysicalConfigurations, Fatigue Ratings.

13. Humidity Sensors.Capacitive, Resistive & ThermalConductivity Sensors, Temperature & Humidity Effects,

Condensation & Wetting, Integrated Signal Conditioning.

14. Machinery Vibration Monitoring Sensors. AccelerometerTypes, 4-20 Milliamp Transmitters, Capacitive Sensors, IntrinsicallySafe Sensors, Mounting Considerations.

15. Optical & Radiation Sensors. Photosensors, QuantumDetectors, Thermal Detectors, Phototransistors, Thermal InfraredDetectors.

16. Position & Motion Sensors. Contact & Non-contact, LimitSwitches, Resistive, Magnetic & Ultrasonic Position Sensors,Proximity Sensors, Photoelectric Sensors, Linear & Rotary Position& Motion Sensors, Optical Encoders, Resolvers & Synchros.

17. Pressure Sensors. Fundamentals of Pressure SensingTechnology, Piezoresistive Sensors, Piezoelectric Sensors,Specialized Applications.

18. Sensors for Mechanical Shock TechnologyFundamentals, Sensor Types-Advantages & Disadvantages,Frequency Response Requirements, Pyroshock Measurement,Failure Modes, Structural Resonance Effects, EnvironmentalEffects.

19. Test & Measurement Microphones. MeasurementMicrophone Characteristics, Condenser & Prepolarized (Electret),Effect of Angle of Incidence, Pressure, Free Field, RandomIncidence, Environmental Effects, Specialized Types, CalibrationTechniques.

20. Introduction to Strain Gages. Piezoresistance, Thin Film,Microdevices, Accuracy, Strain Gage Based Measurements,Sensor Installations, High Temperature Installations.

21. Temperature Sensors. Electromechanical & ElectronicSensors, IR Pyrometry, Thermocouples, Thermistors, RTDs,Interfacing & Design, Heat Conduction & Self Heating Effects.

22. Nanotechnology-Enabled Sensors. Possibilities,Realities, Applications.

23. Wireless Sensor Networks. Individual Node Architecture,Network Architecture, Radio Options, Power Considerations.

24. Smart Sensors – IEEE 1451, TEDS, TEDS Sensors, Plug& Play Sensors.

Course Outline

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Course Outline1. Examples Of Communications System. A

Discussion Of Case Histories Of CommunicationsSystem EMI, Definitions Of Systems, Both MilitaryAnd Industrial, And Typical Modes Of SystemInteractions Including Antennas, Transmitters AndReceivers And Receiver Responses.

2. Quantification Of Communication SystemEMI. A Discussion Of The Elements Of Interference,Including Antennas, Transmitters, Receivers AndPropagation.

3. Electronic Equipment And System EMIConcepts. A Description Of Examples Of EMICoupling Modes To Include Equipment EmissionsAnd Susceptibilities.

4. Common-Mode Coupling. A Discussion OfCommon-Mode Coupling Mechanisms IncludingField To Cable, Ground Impedance, Ground LoopAnd Coupling Reduction Techniques.

5. Differential-Mode Coupling. A DiscussionOf Differential-Mode Coupling MechanismsIncluding Field To Cable, Cable To Cable AndCoupling Reduction Techniques.

6. Other Coupling Mechanisms. A DiscussionOf Power Supplies And Victim Amplifiers.

7. The Importance Of Grounding ForAchieving EMC. A Discussion Of Grounding,Including The Reasons (I.E., Safety, LightningControl, EMC, Etc.), Grounding Schemes (SinglePoint, Multi-Point And Hybrid), Shield GroundingAnd Bonding.

8. The Importance Of Shielding. A DiscussionOf Shielding Effectiveness, Including ShieldingConsiderations (Reflective And Absorptive).

9. Shielding Design. A Description OfShielding Compromises (I.E., Apertures, Gaskets,Waveguide Beyond Cut-Off).

10. EMI Diagnostics And Fixes. A DiscussionOf Techniques Used In EMI Diagnostics And Fixes.

11. EMC Specifications, Standards AndMeasurements. A Discussion Of The Genesis OfEMC Documentation Including A HistoricalSummary, The Rationale, And A Review Of MIL-Stds, FCC And CISPR Requirements.

InstructorDr. William G. Duff (Bill) is an independent

consultant. Previously, he was the ChiefTechnology Officer of the AdvancedTechnology Group of SENTEL. Prior toworking for SENTEL, he worked forAtlantic Research and taught courses onelectromagnetic interference (EMI) andelectromagnetic compatibility (EMC). Heis internationally recognized as a leader

in the development of engineering technology forachieving EMC in communication and electronicsystems. He has 42 years of experience in EMI/EMCanalysis, design, test and problem solving for a widevariety of communication and electronic systems. Hehas extensive experience in assessing EMI at theequipment and/or the system level and applying EMIsuppression and control techniques to "fix" problems.

Bill has written more than 40 technical papers andfour books on EMC. He also regularly teaches seminarcourses on EMC. He is a past president of the IEEEEMC Society. He served a number of terms as amember of the EMC Society Board of Directors and iscurrently Chairman of the EMC Society FellowEvaluation Committee and an Associate Editor for theEMC Society Newsletter. He is a NARTE Certified EMCEngineer.

What You Will Learn• Examples of Communications Systems EMI.• Quantification of Systems EMI.• Equipment and System EMI Concepts.• Source and Victim Coupling Modes.• Importance of Grounding.• Shielding Designs.• EMI Diagnostics.• EMC/EMI Specifications and Standards.

March 1-3, 2011Columbia, Maryland

$1590 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


SummaryThis three-day course is designed for technicians,

operators and engineers who need an understandingof Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)/ElectromagneticCompatibility (EMC) methodology and concepts. Thecourse provides a basic working knowledge of theprinciples of EMC.

The course will provide real world examples andcase histories. Computer software will be used tosimulate and demonstrate various concepts and helpto bridge the gap between theory and the real world.The computer software will be made available to theattendees. One of the computer programs is used todesign interconnecting equipments. This programdemonstrates the impact of various EMI “EMImitigation techniques" that are applied. Anothercomputer program is used to design a shieldedenclosure. The program considers the box material;seams and gaskets; cooling and viewing apertures;and various "EMI mitigation techniques" that may beused for aperture protection.

There are also hardware demonstrations of the effectof various compromises on the shielding effectivenessof an enclosure. The compromises that aredemonstrated are seam leakage, and a conductorpenetrating the enclosure. The hardwaredemonstrations also include incorporating various "EMImitigation techniques" and illustrating their impact.

Introduction to EMI / EMC


What You Will Learn• What are the Emerging Laser Communications Challenges

for Mobile, Airborne and Space-Based Missions.• Future Opportunities in LaserCom Applications (ground-to-

ground, satellite-to-satellite, ground-to-satellite and muchmore!)

• Overcoming Challenges in LaserCom Development(bandwidth expansion, real-time global connectivity,survivability & more).

• Measuring the Key Performance Tradeoffs (cost vs.size/weight vs. availability vs. power vs. range).

• Tools and Techniques for Meeting the Requirements of DataRate, Availability, Covertness & Jamming.From this course you will obtain the knowledge and

ability to perform basic Comm systems engineeringcalculations, identify tradeoffs, interact meaningfullywith colleagues, evaluate systems, and understand theliterature..

January 17-18, 2011San Diego, California

$990 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


SummaryThis two-day course provides a strong foundation for

selecting, designing and building either a Free Space OpticalComms, or Fiber-Optic Comms System for variousapplications. Course includes both DoD and Commercialsystems, in Space, Atmospheric, Underground, andUnderwater Applications. Optical Comms Systems haveadvantages over RF and Microwave Comms Systems due totheir directionality, and high frequency carrier. Theseproperties can lead to greater covertness, freedom fromjamming, and potentially much higher data rates. Novelarchitectures are feasible allowing usage in situations whereRF emission or transmission would be precluded.

Optical Communications SystemsTrades and Technology for Implementing Free Space or Fiber Communications

InstructorDr. James Pierre Hauck is a consultant to industry and

government labs. He is an expert in optical communicationssystems having pioneered a variety of such systems includingSat-to-Underwater, Non-line-of-Sight, and Single-EndedSystems. Dr. Hauck’s work with lasers and optics began about40 years ago when he studied Quantum Electronics at theUniversity of CA Irvine. After completing the Ph.D. in Physics,he went to work for Rockwell’s Electronics Research Center,working on Laser Radar (LADAR) which has much in commonwith Optical Comms Systems. Dr. Hauck’s work on OpticalComms Systems began in earnest about 30 years ago whenhe was Chief Scientist of the Strategic Laser CommunicationsSystem Laser Transmitter Module (SLC/LTM), at NorthropGrumman. He invented, designed and developed a novelNon-Line-Of-Sight Optical Comms System when he wasChief Scientist of the General Dynamics Laser SystemsLaboratory. This portable system allowed comm in a Ushaped channel “up-over-and-down” a large building. At SAIChe analyzed, designed, developed and tested a single endedOptical Comms System.

Course Outline1. Understanding Laser Communications. What are the

Benefits of Laser Communications? How Do LaserCommunications Compare with RF and Microwave Systems?Implementation Options. Future Role of LaserCommunications in Commercial, Military and ScientificMarkets.

2. Laser Communications Latest Capabilities &Requirements. A Complete Guide to Laser CommunicationsCapabilities for Mobile, Airborne and Space-Based Missions.What Critical System Functions are Required for LaserCommunications? What are the Capability Requirements forSpacecraft-Based Laser Communications Terminals? Toolsand Techniques for Meeting the Requirements of -Data Rate,Availability, Covertness, Jamming Ground TerminalRequirements- Viable Receiver Sites, Uplink Beacon andCommand, Safety.

3. Laser Communication System Prototypes &Programs. USAF/Boeing Gapfiller Wideband Laser CommSystem–The Future Central Node in Military ArchitecturesDARPA’s TeraHertz Operational Reachback (THOR)–MeetingData Requirements for Mobile Environments EllipticaTransceiver–The Future Battlefield Commlink? LaserCommunication Test and Evaluation Station (LTES), DARPA’sMulti-Access Laser Communication Head (MALCH):Providing Simultaneous Lasercom to Multiple Airborne Users.

4. Opportunities and Challenges in LaserCommunications Development. Link Drivers--- Weather,Mobile or Stationary systems, Design Drivers--- Cost, LinkAvailability, Bit Rates, Bit Error Rates, Mil Specs DesignApproaches--- Design to Spec, Design to Cost, SystemArchitecture and Point to Point Where are the Opportunities inLaser Communications Architectures Development? Copingwith the Lack of Bandwidth, What are the Solutions inAchieving Real-Time Global Connectivity? BeamTransmission: Making it Work - Free-Space Optics-Overcoming Key Atmospheric Effects Scintillation,Turbulence, Cloud Statistics, Background Light and SkyBrightness, Transmission, Seeing Availability, UnderwaterOptics, Guided Wave Optics.

5. Expert Insights on Measuring LaserCommunications Performance. Tools and Techniques forEstablishing Requirements and Estimating Performance KeyPerformance Trade-offs for Laser Communications Systems -Examining the Tradeoffs of Cost vs. Availability, Bit Rate, andBit Error Rate; of Size/Weight vs. Cost, Availability, BR/BER,Mobility; of Power vs. Range, BR/BER, Availability; Mass,Power, Volume and Cost Estimation; Reliability and QualityAssurance, Environmental Tests, Component Specifics(Lasers, Detectors, Optics.)

6. Understanding the Key Components andSubsystems. Current Challenges and Future Capabilities inLaser Transmitters Why Modulation and Coding is Key forSuccessful System Performance Frequency/WavelengthControl for Signal-to-Noise Improvements Meeting theRequirements for Optical Channel Capacity The Real Impactof the Transmitter Telescope on System PerformanceTranscription Methods for Sending the Data- Meeting theRequirements for Bit Rates and Bit Error Rates WhichReceivers are Most Useful for Detecting Optical Signals,Pointing and Tracking for Link Closure and Reduction of Drop-Outs - Which Technologies Can Be Used for LinkClosure,How Can You Keep Your Bit Error Rates Low .

7. Future Applications of Laser CommunicationsSystems. Understanding the Flight Systems - Host PlatformVibration Characteristics, Fine-Pointing Mechanism, CoarsePointing Mechanism, Isolation Mechanisms, Inertial SensorFeedback, Eye Safety Ground to Ground – Decisionsrequired include covertness requirements, day/night, - Fixed –Mobile Line-of-Sight, Non-Line-of-Sight – Allows significantfreedom of motion Ground to A/C, A/C to Ground, A/C to A/C,Ground to Satellite. Low Earth Orbit, Point AheadRequirements, Medium Earth Orbit, Geo-Stationary EarthOrbit, Long Range as Above, Satellite to Ground as Above,Sat to Sat “Real Free Space Comms”, Under-Water Fixed toMobile, Under-Water Mobile to Fixed.

NEW!


Practical Design of Experiments



$1040 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


SummaryThis two-day course will enable the participant to

plan the most efficient experiment or test which willresult in a statistically defensible conclusion of the testobjectives. It will show how properly designed tests areeasily analyzed and prepared for presentation in areport or paper. Examples and exercises related tovarious NASA satellite programs will be included.

Many companies are reporting significant savingsand increased productivity from their engineering,process control and R&D professionals. Thesecompanies apply statistical methods and statistically-designed experiments to their critical manufacturingprocesses, product designs, and laboratoryexperiments. Multifactor experimentation will be shownas increasing efficiencies, improving product quality,and decreasing costs. This first course in experimentaldesign will start you into statistical planning before youactually start taking data and will guide you to performhands-on analysis of your results immediately aftercompleting the last experimental run. You will learnhow to design practical full factorial and fractionalfactorial experiments. You will learn how tosystematically manipulate many variablessimultaneously to discover the few major factorsaffecting performance and to develop a mathematicalmodel of the actual instruments. You will performstatistical analysis using the modern statisticalsoftware called JMP from SAS Institute. At the end ofthis course, participants will be able to designexperiments and analyze them on their own desktopcomputers.

InstructorDr. Manny Uy is a member of the Principal

Professional Staff at The Johns HopkinsUniversity Applied Physics Laboratory(JHU/APL). Previously, he was withGeneral Electric Company, where hepracticed Design of Experiments onmany manufacturing processes andproduct development projects. He is

currently working on space environmental monitors,reliability and failure analysis, and testing of moderninstruments for Homeland Security. He earned a Ph.D.in physical chemistry from Case-Western ReserveUniversity and was a postdoctoral fellow at RiceUniversity and the Free University of Brussels. He haspublished over 150 papers and holds over 10 patents.At the JHU/APL, he has continued to teach courses inthe Design and Analysis of Experiments and in DataMining and Experimental Analysis using SAS/JMP.

What You Will Learn• How to design full and fractional factorial

experiments.• Gather data from hands-on experiments while

simultaneously manipulating many variables.• Analyze statistical significant testing from hands-on

exercises.• Acquire a working knowledge of the statistical

software JMP.

Testimonials ...“Would you like many times more

information, with much less resources used,and 100% valid and technically defensibleresults? If so, design your tests usingDesign of Experiments.”

Dr. Jackie Telford, Career Enhancement:Statistics, JHU/APL.

“We can no longer afford to experimentin a trial-and-error manner, changing onefactor at a time, the way Edison did indeveloping the light bulb. A far bettermethod is to apply a computer-enhanced,systematic approach to experimentation,one that considers all factorssimultaneously. That approach is called"Design of Experiments..”

Mark Anderson, The IndustrialPhysicist.

Course Outline1. Survey of Statistical Concepts. 2. Introduction to Design of Experiments.3. Designing Full and Fractional Factorials.4. Hands-on Exercise: Statapult Distance

Experiment using full factorial.5. Data preparation and analysis of

Experimental Data.6. Verification of Model: Collect data, analyze

mean and standard deviation.7. Hands-on Experiment: One-Half Fractional

Factorial, verify prediction.8. Hands-on Experiment: One-Fourth Fractional

Factorial, verify prediction.9. Screening Experiments (Trebuchet).

10. Advanced designs, Methods of SteepestAscent, Central Composite Design.

11. Some recent uses of DOE. 12. Summary.


Signal & Image Processing And Analysis For Scientists And Engineers


$1590 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


Course Outline1. Introduction. Basic Descriptions, Terminology,

and Concepts Related to Signals, Imaging, andProcessing for science and engineering. Analogand Digital. Data acquisition concepts. Samplingand Quantization.

2. Signal Analysis. Basic operations,Frequency-domain filtering, Wavelet filtering,Wavelet Decomposition and Reconstruction, SignalDeconvolution, Joint Time-Frequency Processing,Curve Fitting.

3. Signal Analysis. Signal Parameter Extraction,Peak Detection, Signal Statistics, Joint Time –Frequency Analysis, Acoustic Emission analysis,Curve Fitting Parameter Extraction.

4. Image Processing. Basic and AdvancedMethods, Spatial frequency Filtering, Waveletfiltering, lookup tables, Kernel convolution/filtering(e.g. Sobel, Gradient, Median), Directional Filtering,Image Deconvolution, Wavelet Decomposition andReconstruction, Thresholding, Colorization,Morphological Operations, Segmentation, B-scandisplay, Phased Array Display.

5. Image Analysis. Region-of-interest Analysis,Line profiles, Feature Selection and Measurement,Image Math, Logical Operators, Masks, Particleanalysis, Image Series Reduction including ImagesAveraging, Principal Component Analysis,Derivative Images, Multi-surface Rendering, B-scanAnalysis, Phased Array Analysis.

6. Integrated Signal and Image Processingand Analysis Software and algorithm strategies.The instructor will draw on his extensive experienceto demonstrate how these methods can becombined and utilized in a post-processing softwarepackage. Software strategies including code andinterface design concepts for versatile signal andimage processing and analysis softwaredevelopment will be provided. These strategies areapplicable for any language including LabVIEW,MATLAB, and IDL. Practical considerations andapproaches will be emphasized.

InstructorDr. Donald J. Roth is the Nondestructive

Evaluation (NDE) Team Lead at amajor NASA center, as well as asenior research engineer with 26years of experience in NDE,measurement and imagingsciences, and software design. Hisprimary areas of expertise over his

career include research and development inthe imaging modalities of ultrasound, infrared,x-ray, computed tomography, and terahertz. Hehas been heavily involved in the developmentof software for custom data and controlsystems, and for signal and image processingsoftware systems. Dr. Roth holds the degree ofPh.D. in Materials Science from the CaseWestern Reserve University and has publishedover 100 articles, presentations, bookchapters, and software products.

What You Will Learn• Terminology, definitions, and concepts related

to basic and advanced signal and imageprocessing.

• Conceptual examples.• Case histories where these methods have

proven applicable.• Methods are exhibited using live computerized

demonstrations.• All of this will allow a better understanding of

how and when to apply processing methods inpractice.

From this course you will obtain the knowledgeand ability to perform basic and advanced signaland image processing and analysis that can beapplied to many signal and image acquisitionscenarios in order to improve and analyze signaland image data

SummaryWhether working in the scientific, medical, or

security field, signal and image processing andanalysis play a critical role. This three-day course isde?signed is designed for engineers, scientists,technicians, implementers, and managers in thosefields who need to understand basic and advancedmethods of signal and image processing andanalysis techniques. The course provides a jumpstart for utilizing these methods in any application.

Recent attendee comments ..."This course provided insight and

explanations that saved me hours ofresearch time."

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Wavelets: A Conceptual, Practical Approach

Instructor D. Lee Fugal is the Founder and President of an

independent consulting firm. He hasover 30 years of industry experience inDigital Signal Processing (includingWavelets) and SatelliteCommunications. He has been a full-time consultant on numerousassignments since 1991. Recentprojects include Excision of Chirp

Jammer Signals using Wavelets, design of Space-Based Geolocation Systems (GPS & Non-GPS), andAdvanced Pulse Detection using Wavelet Technology.He has taught upper-division University courses inDSP and in Satellites as well as Wavelet short coursesand seminars for Practicing Engineers andManagement. He holds a Masters in Applied Physics(DSP) from the University of Utah, is a Senior Memberof IEEE, and a recipient of the IEEE Third MillenniumMedal.

SummaryFast Fourier Transforms (FFT) are in wide use and

work very well if your signal stays at a constantfrequency (“stationary”). But if the signal could vary,have pulses, “blips” or any other kind of interestingbehavior then you need Wavelets. Wavelets areremarkable tools that can stretch and move like anamoeba to find the hidden “events” and thensimultaneously give you their location, frequency, andshape. Wavelet Transforms allow this and many othercapabilities not possible with conventional methods likethe FFT.

This course is vastly different from traditional math-oriented Wavelet courses or books in that we useexamples, figures, and computer demonstrations toshow how to understand and work with Wavelets. Thisis a comprehensive, in-depth. up-to-date treatment ofthe subject, but from an intuitive, conceptual point ofview.

We do look at some key equations but only AFTERthe concepts are demonstrated and understood so youcan see the wavelets and equations “in action”.

Each student will receive extensive course slides, aCD with MATLAB demonstrations, and a copy of theinstructor’s new book, Conceptual Wavelets.

“This course uses very little math, yet provides an in-depth understanding of the concepts and real-worldapplications of these powerful tools.”

Course Outline1. What is a Wavelet? Examples and Uses. “Waves” that

can start, stop, move and stretch. Real-world applications inmany fields: Signal and Image Processing, Internet Traffic,Airport Security, Medicine, JPEG, Finance, Pulse and TargetRecognition, Radar, Sonar, etc.

2. Comparison with traditional methods. The conceptof the FFT, the STFT, and Wavelets as all being various typesof comparisons (correlations) with the data. Strengths,weaknesses, optimal choices.

3. The Continuous Wavelet Transform (CWT).Stretching and shifting the Wavelet for optimal correlation.Predefined vs. Constructed Wavelets.

4. The Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT). Shrinkingthe signal by factors of 2 through downsampling.Understanding the DWT in terms of correlations with the data.Relating the DWT to the CWT. Demonstrations and uses.

5. The Redundant Discrete Wavelet Transform (RDWT).Stretching the Wavelet by factors of 2 without downsampling.Tradeoffs between the alias-free processing and the extrastorage and computational burdens. A hybrid process usingboth the DWT and the RDWT. Demonstrations and uses.

6. “Perfect Reconstruction Filters”. How to cancel theeffects of aliasing. How to recognize and avoid any traps. Abreakthrough method to see the filters as basic Wavelets.The “magic” of alias cancellation demonstrated in both thetime and frequency domains.

7. Highly useful properties of popular Wavelets. Howto choose the best Wavelet for your application. When tocreate your own and when to stay with proven favorites.

8. Compression and De-Noising using Wavelets. Howto remove unwanted or non-critical data without throwingaway the alias cancellation capability. A new, powerful methodto extract signals from large amounts of noise.Demonstrations.

9. Additional Methods and Applications. ImageProcessing. Detecting Discontinuities, Self-Similarities andTransitory Events. Speech Processing. Human Vision. Audioand Video. BPSK/QPSK Signals. Wavelet Packet Analysis.Matched Filtering. How to read and use the various WaveletDisplays. Demonstrations.

10. Further Resources. The very best of Waveletreferences.

"Your Wavelets course was very helpful in our Radarstudies. We often use wavelets now instead of theFourier Transform for precision denoising."

–Long To, NAWC WD, Point Wugu, CA

"I was looking forward to this course and it was very re-warding–Your clear explanations starting with the big pic-ture immediately contextualized the material allowing usto drill a little deeper with a fuller understanding"

–Steve Van Albert, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

"Good overview of key wavelet concepts and literature.The course provided a good physical understanding ofwavelet transforms and applications."

–Stanley Radzevicius, ENSCO, Inc.

What You Will Learn• How to use Wavelets as a “microscope” to analyze

data that changes over time or has hidden “events”that would not show up on an FFT.

• How to understand and efficiently use the 3 types ofWavelet Transforms to better analyze and processyour data. State-of-the-art methods andapplications.

• How to compress and de-noise data usingadvanced Wavelet techniques. How to avoidpotential pitfalls by understanding the concepts. A“safe” method if in doubt.

• How to increase productivity and reduce cost bychoosing (or building) a Wavelet that best matchesyour particular application.

February 22-24, 2011San Diego, California


$1690 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


Spacecraft & Aerospace EngineeringAdvanced Satellite Communications SystemsAttitude Determination & ControlComposite Materials for Aerospace ApplicationsDesign & Analysis of Bolted JointsEffective Design Reviews for Aerospace ProgramsFundamentals of Orbital & Launch MechanicsGIS, GPS & Remote Sensing (Geomatics)GPS TechnologyGround System Design & OperationHyperspectral & Multispectral ImagingIntroduction To SpaceIP Networking Over SatelliteLaunch Vehicle Selection, Performance & UseLaunch Vehicle Systems - ReusableNew Directions in Space Remote SensingOrbital & Launch MechanicsPayload Integration & ProcessingReducing Space Launch CostsRemote Sensing for Earth ApplicationsRisk Assessment for Space FlightSatellite Communication IntroductionSatellite Communication Systems EngineeringSatellite Design & TechnologySatellite Laser CommunicationsSatellite RF Comm & Onboard ProcessingSpace-Based Laser SystemsSpace Based RadarSpace EnvironmentSpace Hardware InstrumentationSpace Mission StructuresSpace Systems Intermediate DesignSpace Systems Subsystems DesignSpace Systems FundamentalsSpacecraft Power SystemsSpacecraft QA, Integration & TestingSpacecraft Structural DesignSpacecraft Systems Design & EngineeringSpacecraft Thermal Control

Engineering & Data Analysis Aerospace Simulations in C++Advanced Topics in Digital Signal ProcessingAntenna & Array FundamentalsApplied Measurement EngineeringDigital Processing Systems DesignExploring Data: VisualizationFiber Optics Systems EngineeringFundamentals of Statistics with Excel ExamplesGrounding & Shielding for EMCIntroduction To Control SystemsIntroduction to EMI/EMC Practical EMI FixesKalman Filtering with ApplicationsOptimization, Modeling & SimulationPractical Signal Processing Using MATLAB

Practical Design of ExperimentsSelf-Organizing Wireless NetworksWavelets: A Conceptual, Practical Approach

Sonar & Acoustic EngineeringAcoustics, Fundamentals, Measurements and ApplicationsAdvanced Undersea WarfareApplied Physical OceanographyAUV & ROV TechnologyDesign & Use of Sonar TransducersDevelopments In Mine WarfareFundamentals of Sonar TransducersMechanics of Underwater NoisePractical Sonar Systems Engi-neeringSonar Principles & ASW AnalysisSonar Signal ProcessingSubmarines & Combat SystemsUnderwater Acoustic Modeling Underwater Acoustic SystemsVibration & Noise ControlVibration & Shock Measurement & Testing

Radar/Missile/DefenseAdvanced Developments in RadarAdvanced Synthetic Aperture RadarCombat Systems EngineeringC4ISR Requirements & SystemsElectronic Warfare OverviewFundamentals of Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDSFundamentals of RadarFundamentals of Rockets & MissilesGPS TechnologyMicrowave & RF Circuit Design Missile AutopilotsModern Infrared Sensor TechnologyModern Missile AnalysisPropagation Effects for Radar & CommRadar Signal Processing.Radar System Design & EngineeringMulti-Target Tracking & Multi-Sensor Data FusionSpace-Based RadarSynthetic Aperture RadarTactical Missile Design

Systems Engineering and Project ManagementCertified Systems Engineer Professional Exam PreparationFundamentals of Systems EngineeringPrinciples Of Test & EvaluationProject Management FundamentalsProject Management SeriesSystems Of SystemsKalman Filtering with ApplicationsTest Design And AnalysisTotal Systems Engineering Development


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