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Defense, Missiles, & RadarAdvanced Developments in Radar Technology NEW!Sep 28-30, 2010 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Mar 1-3, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Combat Systems Engineering NEW!Nov 16-18, 2010 • Washington, DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Electronic Warfare OverviewAug 19-20, 2010 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Electronic Protection and Electronic AttackOct 12-14, 2010 • Rome, New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Nov 16-18, 2010 • Washington DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7ELINT Interception and Analysis 101Sep 22, 2010 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8EW / ELINT ReceiversOct 5-7, 2010 • Rome, New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Nov 9-11, 2010 • Washington DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Explosives Technology & ModelingOct 4-7, 2010 • Santa Fe, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Fundamentals of Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDSOct 4-5, 2010 • Reston, Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Oct 7-8, 2010 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Fundamentals of Radar TechnologySep 14-16, 2010 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Feb 15-17, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Fundamentals of Rockets & MissilesOct 12-14, 2010 • Las Vegas, Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Feb 1-3, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Modern Missile AnalysisApr 4-7, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Multi-Target Tracking and Multi-Sensor Data FusionFeb 1-3, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Propagation Effects of RadarApr 5-7, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Radar Systems Design & EngineeringMar 1-4, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Rocket Propulsion 101Feb 14-16, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Synthetic Aperture Radar - AdvancedOct 27-28, 2010 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Feb 10-11, 2011 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Synthetic Aperture Radar - FundamentalsOct 25-26, 2010 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Feb 8-9, 2011 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Tactical Missile Design - IntegrationSep 27-29, 2010 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Apr 12-14, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Unmanned Aircraft Systems & Applications NEW!Nov 9, 2010 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Mar 1, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Systems Engineering & Project ManagementApplied Systems EngineeringOct 18-21, 2010 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Architecting with DODAF NEW!Nov 9-10, 2010 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23CSEP Preparation NEW!Aug 9-10, 2010 • Seattle, Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Sep 15-16, 2010 • Chantilly, Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Nov 12-13, 2010 • Orlando, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Dec 9-10, 2010 • Los Angeles, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24CSEP Acquisition Preparation NEW!Sep 17, 2010 • Chantilly, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Fundamentals of Systems EngineeringSep 13-14, 2010 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Feb 15-16, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Modern Requirements VerificationSep 29-30, 2010 • Arlington, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Principles of Test & EvaluationFeb 17-18, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Mar 15-16, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Risk & Opportunities Management NEW!Aug 11-13, 2010 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Mar 8-10, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Systems Engineering - Requirements NEW!Jan 11-13, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Mar 22-24, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Systems of SystemsDec 6-8, 2010 • Los Angeles, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Apr 19-21, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Test Design & AnalysisFeb 7-9, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Table of ContentsTotal Systems Engineering DevelopmentJan 31-Feb 3, 2011 • Chantilly, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Mar 1-4, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Engineering & CommunicationsAntenna & Array Fundamentals NEW!Nov 16-18, 2010 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Mar 1-3, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Fundamentals of Statistics with Excel Examples NEW!Aug 23-24, 2010 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Feb 8-9, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Grounding and Shielding for EMCNov 9-11, 2010 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Feb 1-3, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Apr 26-28, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Introduction to EMI/EMCMar 1-3, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Signal & Image Processing & Analysis NEW!Dec 14-16, 2010 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Wavelets: A Conceptual, Practical ApproachFeb 22-24, 2011 • San Diego, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Space & Satellite Systems CoursesAdvanced Satellite Communications SystemsJan 25-27, 2011 • Cocoa Beach, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Attitude Determination & ControlFeb 28-Mar 3, 2011 • Chantilly, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Communications Payload Design - Satellite System Architecture NEW!Nov 16-18, 2010 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Apr 5-7, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Fundamentals of Orbital & Launch Mechanics NEW!Sep 13-16, 2010 • Manhattan Beach, California. . . . . . . . . . 43Jan 10-13, 2011 • Cape Canaveral, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Mar 7-10, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Fundamentals of Space MissionsAug 3-5, 2010 • Los Angeles, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44GPS TechnologyAug 23-26, 2010 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Oct 25-28, 2010 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Mar 14-17, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Ground Systems Design & OperationSep 27-29, 2010 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . 46Hyperspectral & Multi-spectral ImagingSep 21-23, 2010 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . 47Mar 8-10, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47IP Networking Over SatelliteNov 16-18, 2010 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Remote Sensing Information ExtractionMar 15-17, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Satellite Communicatons - An Essential IntroductionSep 21-23, 2010 • Los Angeles, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Dec 14-16, 2010 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Mar 8-10, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Satellite Communication Systems EngineeringSep 14-16, 2010 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Dec 7-9, 2010 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Mar 15-17, 2011 • Boulder, Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Satellite Design & TechnologyOct 25-28, 2010 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Apr 25-28, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Satellie Laser Communications NEW!Feb 8-10, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Satellite RF Communications & Onboard ProcessingApr 12-14, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Solid Rocket Motor Design and ApplicationsApr 19-21, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Space EnvironmentFeb 1-2, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Space Mission Analysis & Design NEW!Oct 19-21, 2010 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Space-Based Laser SystemsMar 23-24, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Space-Based RadarMar 7-11, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Spacecraft Quality Assurance, Integration & TestingMar 23-24, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Spacecraft Systems Integration & TestingDec 6-9, 2010 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Apr 18-21, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Spacecraft Thermal ControlMar 2-3, 2011 • Beltsville, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Topics for On-site Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Popular “On-site” Topics & Ways to Register. . . . . . . . . . 64Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 3

Advanced Developments in Radar TechnologySept 28-30, 2010Beltsville, MarylandMarch 1-3, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis three-day course provides students who alreadyhave 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 StateUniversity 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 . Hemanaged 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.NEW!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 thetechnological advances permitting them.• Further concepts and tools, more elaborate.2. Advanced Signal Processing.• Review of developments in pulse compression (matchedfilter 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, exampleimage.• Developments in image enhancement. The dangerouspoint-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, parameterestimation, clutter as a compound process.• Association, contacts to tracks.• Track estimation, filtering, adaptivity, multiple hypothesistesting.• Integration: multi-radar, multi-sensor data fusion, in bothdetection and tracking, greater use of supplementaldata, augmenting the radar processing.6. Other Topics.• Bistatics, the resurgent interest. Review of the basics ofbistatic radar, challenges, early experiences. Newopportunities: space; terrestrial. Achievementsreported.• Space-Time Adaptive Processing (STAP), airborneradar emphasis.• Ultra-wideband short pulse radar, various claims (wellfoundedand not); an example UWB SAR system forgood purpose.• Concluding discussion, course review.4 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Combat Systems EngineeringNovember 16-18, 2010Washington, DC$1090 (8:30am - 4:30pm)NEW!"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThe increasing level of combat system integration andcommunications requirements, coupled with shrinkingdefense budgets and shorter product life cycles, offersmany challenges and opportunities in the design andacquisition of new combat systems. This two-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 multimissioncapabilities.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 JohnsHopkins 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 ofnew 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 combatsystem design.• How automation and technology will impact futurecombat system design.• Understanding requirements for joint warfare, netcentricwarfare, and open architectures.• Communications system and architectures.• Lessons learned from AEGIS development.Course Outline1. Combat System Overview. Combat systemcharacteristics. 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 humanmachineinterfaces 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 tradeoffs.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.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 5

Electronic Protection and Electronic AttackOctober 12-14, 2010Rome, New YorkNovember 16-18, 2010Washington DC$1895 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis three-day course addresses the keyelements of electronic attack (EA) and electronicprotection (EP). This includes EA/ECM principles,philosophies, and strategies; basic radar systemsand waveforms; the radar range equation and howto manipulate it to derive basic noise and deceptionjamming equations; electronic attack techniquesand waveform generation; electronic protectiontechniques; threat system analyses; applications tocommunication and infra-red countermeasuresconcepts; and testing and evaluation methods andlimitationsInstructorBrian Moore has over 25 years experience insystems engineering in EW, ES / ESM, and ELINT,including electronic attack and radar systems. Hehas a BSEE from Michigan Technological Universityand an MSEE from Syracuse University. Mr. Moorehas performed system engineering and analysis tointegrate new EW technology and techniques withexisting systems and platforms throughout hiscareer. In addition, Mr. Moore provides technicalinputs to the government for ELINT R&D andprovides consulting for EW system architecture andprocessing, specific emitter identification andtracking, intentional modulation on pulse, signaldetection and feature extraction, and wideband / LPIprocessing. Mr. Moore has performed variousEW/ESM systems engineering, analysis,development, integration, and test efforts (INEWS,F-22, A-12, B-2, special projects). Mr. Moore iscurrently the Senior Vice President and TechnicalDirector for a major research company.What You Will Learn• ES, EW, and ELINT receiver architectures andtechniques.• Radar range equation, sensitivity, detection, Pd andPfa.• Direction finding and location.• Electronic attack techniques.• Fundamental ECM principles.• Basic jamming equations and J/S.• Interactions between electronic attack andelectronic protection.From this course you will obtain knowledge andunderstanding of the fundamentals and principalsof electronic attack and electronic protectionCourse Outline1. Basic Principals.• Electronic Warfare Definitions and Terminology.• EA Basic Concepts.• Electronic Support. A key element of EA.• Radar Basics.Need to understand what to Jam!• EA and RADAR Evolution and the changing ThreatScenario.• Modern Radar Trends.• Pulse Environment / Pulse Density.• Modern Radars, Weapons, the Signal Environment &Integrated Weapon Systems.• Target Acquisition and Guidance Techniques / Technologies.• Antenna, Receiver Parameters, Architectures, andDetection.• Handout and Assign Exercises.2. EA Tactics.• Denial EA (Noise).• Deception EA (False Targets).3. EA Types.• Noise (Mask) Jammers.• Repeater / Deception Jammers.4. Basic Noise Jamming Strategies.5. Basic Noise Jamming Equations.• Noise Techniques.• Search Radar Jamming Process.• Noise EA Analysis Examples.6. Deception / Repeater Jamming.• Concept and definitions.• Uses of Deception Jammers.• Types of Jammers.7. Basic J/S Equations.8. Functional Architectures, Techniques and WaveformDetails.• RGPO.• VGPO.• Inverse Gain and SSW.• Doppler Noise.• Polarization Techniques.9. DRFMs.10. Off-Board Techniques.• Chaff, Towed and Active Free Flight Decoys.• Formation Jamming.• Terrain Bounce.11. Electronic Protection Topics12. J/S Requirements / Combined Techniques.13. Measures of EA Effectiveness.14. Threat Weapon System Analysis.15. Deception of Integrated Threat Weapon System.16. Communications EA.17. Infrared Systems, Countermeasures (IRCM) -Flares/Decoys.18. Future Trends: EA / EP/ Radar / Digital Receivers.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 7

ELINT Interception and Analysis 101September 22, 2010Laurel, Maryland$600 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis one day introductory course coversanalysis techniques and limitations ofelectronic intelligence (ELINT) in inferringradar performance. Each attendee willreceive a copy of ELINT: The Interceptionand Analysis of Radar Signals (by R.G.Wiley, Artech House 2006)InstructorRichard G. Wiley, Ph.D., has over 30 yearsof experience in ELINT/EW, specializing insignal analysis and receivers. He hasBS/MSEE degrees from Carnegie-MellonUniversity and a Ph.D. from SyracuseUniversity. He is a Fellow of the IEEE andhas written four books and over twentytechnical papers. He has taught continuingeducation courses for George WashingtonUniversity,, Research Associates ofSyracuse, and the Association of Old Crowsin addition to ATI. He served as Chairman ofthe AOC’s professional DevelopmentCommittee.. He helped design and provideinitial quality control on ELINT and EWdatabases. He has designed and testedvarious ELINT receiver and analysis devicesand techniques.Course Outline1. Character and Basics of ELINT.2. An introduction to ELIT.3. Radar Fundamentals.4. Some of the basic radar performancecharacteristics and relationships.5. ELINT Range Advantage.6. How the range equations affect ELINToperations.7. ERP Analysis.8. Techniques for inferring the power of thethreat emitter.9. Polarization and Beam Analysis.10. Antenna Scans.11. Pulse Shape and Intrapulse Analysis.12. Basic ideas fori dentification of emitters usingpulse shape.13. PRI Types and Pulse Doppler.14. Key for both inferring radar performance andidentifying threats.15. PRI Measurements and Deinterleaving.16. Limitations on PRI accuracy and also on howmany pulse trans can be deinterleaved.17. ELINT Parameter Limits and EW Applications.18. Explore some of the statistical problemsassociated withdetermining parameter limits.Who Should AttendThis seminar explores the fundamentals ofanalyzing radar signals and their majorparameters, opening the door to the world ofELINT. It is suitable for ELINT analysts andmanagers, along with those who use ELINTinformation and who must be aware of itslimitations as well as its capabilities. Thematerial describes modern radar signals andthen shows how ELINT techniques haveevolved in response.8 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

EW / ELINT Receiverswith Digital Signal Processing TechniquesOctober 5-7, 2010Rome, New YorkNovember 9-11, 2010Washington DC$1895 (8:30am - 4:03pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis three-day course addresses digital signal processingtheory, methods, techniques and algorithms with practicalapplications to ELINT. Digitizing, filtering, demodulation,spectral analysis, correlation, parameter measurement,effects of noise and interference, display techniques andadditional areas are included. Directed primarily toELINT/EW engineers and scientists responsible for ELINTdigital signal processing system software and hardwaredesign, installation, operation and evaluation, it is alsoappropriate for those having management or technicalresponsibility .InstructorBrian Moore has over 25 years experience in systemsengineering in EW, ES / ESM, and ELINT, including electronicattack and radar systems. He has a BSEE from MichiganTechnological University and an MSEE from SyracuseUniversity. Mr. Moore has performed system engineering andanalysis to integrate new EW technology and techniques withexisting systems and platforms throughout his career. Inaddition, Mr. Moore provides technical inputs to thegovernment for ELINT R&D and provides consulting for EWsystem architecture and processing, specific emitteridentification and tracking, feature extraction, intentionalmodulation on pulse, signal detection, and wideband / LPIprocessing. Mr. Moore has performed various EW/ESMsystems engineering, analysis, development, integration, andtest efforts (INEWS, F-22, A-12, B-2, special projects). Mr.Moore is currently the Senior Vice President and TechnicalDirector for a major research company.What You Will LearnFrom this course you will obtain the knowledge andunderstanding of digital signal processing concepts andtheories for digital receivers and their applications toEW/ELINT/ES systems while balancing theory with practice.• EW/ELINT receiver techniques and technologies.• Digital Signal Processing Techniques.• Application of DSP techniques to digital receiverdevelopment.• Key digital receiver functions and components.• Fundamental performance analysis and error estimatingtechniques.Course OutlineModule 1:• Electronic Warfare Overview - ELINT / ESM (ES).• Signals and the Electromagnetic Environment.• Antenna and Receiver Parameters.• Sensitivity, Dynamic Range, TOI, Noise Figure, Inst. BW.• Detection Fundamentals - Pd, Pfa, SNR, Effective BW.• Receiver Architectures.• Crystal Video, IFM, Channelized.• Superheterodyne (Narrowband / Wideband).• Compressive (Microscan) and Acousto–Optic (Bragg Cell).• Receiver Architecture Advantages / Disadvantages.• Architectures for Direction Finding.• DF and Location Techniques.• Amp. Comparison/TDOA/Interferometer.• Trends: Wideband, Multi-Function, Digital.Module 2:• Introduction - Digital Processing.• Basic DSP Operations, Sampling Theory, Quantization.• Nyquist (Low-pass, Band-pass). Aliasing, Fourier, Z-Transform.• Hilbert Transforms and the Analytic Signal.• Quadrature Demodulation.• Direct Digital Down-conversion (fs/4 and m*fs/4 IF Sampling).• Digital Receiver “Components”.• Signal Conditioning.• (Pre-ADC) and Anti-Aliasing.• Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADC).• Demodulators, CORDICs.• Differentiators.• Interpolators, Decimators, Equalizers.• Detection and Measurement Blocks.• Filters (IIR and FIR).• Multi-Rate Filters and DSP.• Clocks, Timing, Synchronization, Formatters & EmbeddedProcessors.• Channelized Architectures: Poly-Phase and others.• Digital Receiver Advantages and Technology Trends.• Digital Receiver Architecture Examples.Module 3:• Measurement Basics - Error Definitions, Metrics, Averaging.• Statistics and Confidence Levels for System Assessment.• Error Sources & Statistical Distributions of Interest to SystemDesigners.• Parameter Errors due to Noise.• Thermal, Phase & Quantization Noise impacts on keyparameters.• Noise Modeling and SNR Estimation.• Parameter Errors for Correlated Samples.• Simultaneous Signal Interference.• A/D Performance, Parameters and Error Sources.• Freq, Phase, Amp Errors due to Quantization – strict derivation.• Combining Errors, Error Sources, Error Propagation and SampleError Budget.• Performance Assessment Methods.• Receiver Equalization and Characterization.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 9

Explosives Technology and ModelingOctober 4-7, 2010Santa Fe, New Mexico$1895 (8:30am - 4:30pm)4 Day Course!"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis four-day course is designed for scientists,engineers and managers interested in the current stateof explosive and propellant technology. After anintroduction to shock waves, the current explosivetechnology is described. Numerical methods forevaluating explosive and propellant sensitivity to shockwaves are described and applied to vulnerabilityproblems such as projectile impact and burning todetonation.InstructorCharles L. Mader, Ph.D.,is a retired Fellow of theLos Alamos National Laboratory and President of aconsulting company. Dr. Mader authored themonograph Numerical Modeling of Detonation, andalso wrote four dynamic material property datavolumes published by the University of CaliforniaPress. His book and CD-ROM entitled NumericalModeling of Explosives and Propellants, Third Edition,published in 2008 by CRC Press will be the text for thecourse. He is the author of Numerical Modeling ofWater Waves, Second Edition, published in 2004 byCRC Press. He is listed in Who's Who in America andWho's Who in the World. He has consulted and guestlectured for public and private organizations in severalcountries.Who Should AttendThis course is suited for scientists, engineers, andmanagers interested in the current state of explosiveand propellant technology, and in the use of numericalmodeling to evaluate the performance and vulnerabilityof explosives and propellants.What You Will Learn• What are Shock Waves and Detonation Waves?• What makes an Explosive Hazardous?• Where Shock Wave and Explosive Data is available.• How to model Explosive and PropellantPerformance.• How to model Explosive Hazards and Vulnerability.• How to use the furnished explosive performance andhydrodynamic computer codes.• The current state of explosive and propellanttechnology.From this course you will obtain the knowledge toevaluate explosive performance, hazards andunderstand the literature.Course Outline1. Shock Waves. Fundamental Shock WaveHydrodynamics, Shock Hugoniots, Phase Change,Oblique Shock Reflection, Regular and Mach ShockReflection.2. Shock Equation of State Data Bases. ShockHugoniot Data, Shock Wave Profile Data.,Radiographic Data, Explosive Performance Data,Aquarium Data, Russian Shock and Explosive Data.3. Performance of Explosives and Propellants.Steady-State Explosives. Non-Ideal Explosives –Ammonium Salt-Explosive Mixtures, AmmoniumNitrate-Fuel Oil (ANFO) Explosives, Metal LoadedExplosives. Non-Steady State Detonations – Build-Up in Plane, Diverging and Converging Geometry,Chemistry of Build-Up of Detonation. PropellantPerformance.4. Initiation of Detonation. Thermal Initiation,Explosive Hazard Calibration Tests. Shock Initiationof Homogeneous Explosives. Shock Initiation ofHeterogeneous Explosives – Hydrodynamic Hot SpotModel, Shock Sensitivity and Effects on ShockSensitivity of Composition, Particle Size andTemperature. The FOREST FIRE MODEL – FailureDiameter, Corner Turning, Desensitization ofExplosives by Preshocking, Projectile Initiation ofExplosives, Burning to Detonation.5. Modeling Hydodynamics on PersonalComputers. Numerical Solution of One-Dimensionaland Two-Dimensional Lagrangian Reactive Flow,Numerical Solution of Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Eulerian Reactive Flow.6. Design and Interpretation of Experiments.Plane-Wave Experiments, Explosions in Water, PlateDent Experiments, Cylinder Test, Jet Penetration ofInerts and Explosives, Plane Wave Lens, Regularand Mach Reflection of Shock and DetonationWaves, Insensitive High Explosive Initiators, CollidingDetonations, Shaped Charge Jet Formation andTarget Penetration.7. NOBEL Code and Proton Radiography. AMRReactive Hydrodynamic code with models of bothBuild-up TO and OF Detonation used to modeloblique initiation of Insensitive High Explosives,explosive cavity formation in water, meteorite andnuclear explosion generated cavities, Munroe jets,Failure Cones, Hydrovolcanic explosions.Course MaterialsParticipants will receive a copy of Numerical Modelingof Explosives and Propellants, Third Edition by Dr. CharlesMader, 2008 CRC Press. In addition, participants willreceive an updated CD-ROM.10 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Fundamentals of Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDSOctober 4-5, 2010Reston, VirginiaOctober 7-8, 2010Albuquerque, New Mexico$1500 (8:00am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThe Fundamentals of Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS is acomprehensive 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.InstructorsPatrick Pierson is president of a Tactical Data Linkand Network Centric training, consulting, and softwaredevelopment company with offices in the U.S. and U.K.Patrick has more than 23 years of operationalexperience, and is internationally recognized as aTactical Data Link subject matter expert. Patrick hasdesigned more than 30 Tactical Data Link trainingcourses and personally trains hundreds of studentsaround 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).(U.S. Air Force photo by Tom Reynolds)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 Components10. 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 TerminalsWhat You Will Learn• The course is designed to enable the student to beable 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 ManagersRegister online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 11

Fundamentals of Radar TechnologySeptember 14-16, 2010Beltsville, MarylandFebruary 15-17, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."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.InstructorBob Hill received his BS degree from Iowa StateUniversity 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 theU.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 radarrelatedentries of their technical dictionary.Course OutlineFirst Morning – IntroductionThe 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.12 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Fundamentals of Rockets and MissilesOctober 12-14, 2010Las Vegas, NevadaFebruary 1-3, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis course provides an overview of rockets and missilesfor 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 SystemEngineer, 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.Who Should Attend• Aerospace Industry Managers.• Government Regulators, Administrators andsponsors of rocket or missile projects.• Engineers of all disciplines supporting rocket andmissile projects.• Contractors or investors involved in missiledevelopment.• Military Professionals.What You Will Learn• Fundamentals of rocket and missile systems.• The spectrum of rocket uses and technologies.• Differences in technology between foreign anddomestic rocket systems.• Fundamentals and uses of solid and liquid rocketsystems.• Differences between systems built as weapons andthose built for commerce.Course Outline1. Introduction to Rockets and Missiles. The Classificationsof 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.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 13

Modern Missile AnalysisPropulsion, Guidance, Control, Seekers, and TechnologyApril 4-7, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1790 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis 4-day course presents a broad introduction to majormissile 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 testingare 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.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 UniversityApplied 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 analysisof homing missiles and the integrated performance of theirsubsystems.• Missile propulsion and control in the atmosphere and inspace.• Clear explanation of homing guidance.• Types of missile seekers and how they work.• Missile testing and simulation.• Latest developments and future trends.Course Outline1. Introduction. Brief history of missiles. Types ofguided 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. Exoatmosphericmissile 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 reduction6. 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.14 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Multi-Target Tracking and Multi-Sensor Data FusionFebruary 1-3, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."InstructorRevised WithNewly AddedTopicsSummaryThe objective of this course is to introduceengineers, 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.Stan Silberman is a member of the SeniorTechnical 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-ofarrivalsensors with GPS data sources.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 ModelApproaches.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-OnlySensors.19. Fusion of Data From Radar and Angle-OnlySensor.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? ExtendedKalman Filter.• Techniques for angle-only tracking.• Tracking algorithms, their advantages andlimitations, 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 dowe do it?• Attribute Fusion, including Bayesian methods,Dempster-Shafer, Fuzzy Logic.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 15

Propagation Effects of Radar and Communication SystemsApril 5-7 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis three-day course examines the atmosphericeffects 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-thehorizon,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 inphysics 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 EMpropagation in the troposphere as well as predictingthe impact of the environment on radar andcommunications systems. Mr. Dockery is a principalauthorof 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 earthsatellitecommunication 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.16 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Radar Systems Design & EngineeringRadar Performance CalculationsMarch 1-4, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1795 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis four-day course covers the fundamental principlesof 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.InstructorsDr. Menachem Levitas is the Chief Scientist ofTechnology 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 TechnicalStaff 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.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.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.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 17

Rocket Propulsion 101Rocket Fundamentals & Up-to-Date InformationFebruary 14-16, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis three-day course is based on the popular textRocket 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.InstructorEdward L. Keith is a multi-discipline Launch VehicleSystem 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.Who Should Attend• Engineers of all disciplines supporting rocket designprojects.• Aerospace Industry Managers.• Government Regulators, Administrators and sponsors ofrocket or missile projects.• Contractors or investors involved in rocket propulsiondevelopment projects.Course Outline1. Classification of Rocket Propulsion. Introduction tothe types and classification of rocket propulsion, includingchemical, solid, liquid, hybrid, electric, nuclear and solarthermalsystems.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 flexbearings.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.18 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Synthetic Aperture RadarFundamentalsOctober 25-26, 2010Beltsville, MarylandFebruary 8-9, 2011Albuquerque, New MexicoInstructors:Walt McCandless & Bart Huxtable$1290** (8:30am - 4:00pm)$990 without RadarCalc softwareAdvancedOctober 27-28, 2010Beltsville, MarylandFebruary 10-11, 2011Albuquerque, New MexicoInstructors:Bart Huxtable & Sham Chotoo$1290** (8:30am - 4:00pm)$990 without RadarCalc software**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. Emergingsystems.Course Outline1. Applications Overview. A survey of importantapplications 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.What You Will Learn• How to process data from SAR systems forhigh 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 aSAR context.• Current state-of-the-art.Course Outline1. SAR Review Origins. Theory, Design,Engineering, Modes, Applications, System.2. Processing Basics. Traditional strip mapprocessing 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-ofthe-artIFSAR 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. Spacebased:SIR-C, RADARSAT, ENVISAT, TerraSAR,Cosmo-Skymed, PalSAR. Airborne: AirSAR and othercurrent systems. Mapping, change detection,polarimetry, interferometry.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 19

Tactical Missile Design – IntegrationSeptember 27-29, 2010Laurel, MarylandApril 12-14, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1690 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis three-day short course covers the fundamentals oftactical 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.InstructorEugene L. Fleeman has more than 40 years ofgovernment, 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 missilesand the author of over 80 publications, including the AIAAtextbook, Tactical Missile Design. 2nd Ed.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.Who Should AttendThe course is oriented toward the needs of missileengineers, 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.Course Outline1. Introduction/Key Drivers in the Design-IntegrationProcess: 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 sizingequationsof 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.20 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Unmanned Aircraft Systems and ApplicationsEngineering, Spectrum, and Regulatory Issues Associated with Unmanned Aerial VehiclesNEW!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.InstructorMr. Mark N. Lewellen has nearly 25 years ofexperience 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 5Bwhich 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 aeronauticalcapabilities?• Major manufactures of UAS?• The latest developments and major components ofa UAS?• What type of sensor data can UAS provide?• Regulatory and spectrum issues associated withUAS?• National Airspace System including the differentclasses of airspace• How will UAS gain access to the National AirspaceSystem (NAS)?November 9, 2010Beltsville, MarylandMarch 1, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$650 (8:30am - 4:30pm)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 Comparisonsof UAS.5. Operational Scenarios for UAS. Phases ofFlight, 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. Bandwidthof 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, Predator/Warrior.13. UAS Interactive Deployment Scenarios.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 21

Applied Systems EngineeringA 4-Day PracticalWorkshopPlanned and ControlledMethods are Essential toSuccessful Systems.Participants in this coursepractice the skills by designing and buildinginteroperating robots that solve a larger problem.Small groups build actual interoperating robots tosolve a larger problem. Create these interesting andchallenging robotic systems while practicing:• Requirements development from a stakeholderdescription.• System architecting, including quantified,stakeholder-oriented trade-offs.• Implementation in software and hardware• Systm integration, verification and validationSummarySystems engineering is a simple flow of concepts,frequently neglected in the press of day-to-day work,that reduces risk step by step. In this workshop, youwill learn the latest systems principles, processes,products, and methods. This is a practical course, inwhich students apply the methods to build real,interacting systems during the workshop. You can usethe results now in your work.This workshop provides an in-depth look at thelatest principles for systems engineering in context ofstandard development cycles, with realistic practice onhow to apply them. The focus is on the underlyingthought patterns, to help the participant understandwhy rather than just teach what to do.InstructorEric Honour, international consultant and lecturer,has a 40-year career of complexsystems development & operation.Founder and former President ofINCOSE. He has led the developmentof 18 major systems, including the AirCombat Maneuvering Instrumentationsystems and the Battle Group PassiveHorizon Extension System. BSSE (SystemsEngineering), US Naval Academy, MSEE, NavalPostgraduate School, and PhD candidate, University ofSouth Australia.This course is designed for systems engineers,technical team leaders, program managers, projectmanagers, logistic support leaders, designengineers, and others who participate in definingand developing complex systems.Who Should Attend• A leader or a key member of a complex systemdevelopment team.• Concerned about the team’s technical success.• Interested in how to fit your system into its systemenvironment.• Looking for practical methods to use in your team.October 18-21, 2010Albuquerque, New Mexico$1690 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."Course Outline1. How do We Work With Complexity?Basic definitions and concepts. Problemsolvingapproaches; system thinking; systemsengineering overview; what systemsengineering is NOT.2. Systems Engineering Model. Anunderlying process model that ties together allthe concepts and methods. Overview of thesystems engineering model; technical aspectsof systems engineering; management aspectsof systems engineering.3. A System Challenge Application.Practical application of the systemsengineering model against an interesting andentertaining system development. Smallgroups build actual interoperating robots tosolve a larger problem. Small groupdevelopment of system requirements anddesign, with presentations for mutual learning.4. Where Do Requirements Come From?Requirements as the primary method ofmeasurement and control for systemsdevelopment. How to translate an undefinedneed into requirements; how to measure asystem; how to create, analyze, managerequirements; writing a specification.5. Where Does a Solution Come From?Designing a system using the best methodsknown today. System architecting processes;alternate sources for solutions; how to allocaterequirements to the system components; howto develop, analyze, and test alternatives; howto trade off results and make decisions. Gettingfrom the system design to the system.6. Ensuring System Quality. Building inquality during the development, and thenchecking it frequently. The relationshipbetween systems engineering and systemstesting.7. Systems Engineering Management.How to successfully manage the technicalaspects of the system development; virtual,collaborative teams; design reviews; technicalperformance measurement; technicalbaselines and configuration management.22 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Architecting with DODAFEffectively Using The DOD Architecture Framework (DODAF)NEW!The DOD Architecture Framework (DODAF)provides an underlying structure to work withcomplexity. Today’s systems do not stand alone;each system fits within an increasingly complexsystem-of-systems, a network of interconnectionthat virtually guarantees surprise behavior.Systems science recognizes this type ofinterconnectivity as one essence of complexity. Itrequires new tools, new methods, and newparadigms for effective system design.SummaryThis course provides knowledge and exercises ata practical level in the use of the DODAF. You willlearn about architecting processes, methods andthought patterns. You will practice architecting bycreating DODAF representations of a familiar,complex system-of-systems. By the end of thiscourse, you will be able to use DODAF effectively inyour work. This course is intended for systemsengineers, technical team leaders, program orproject managers, and others who participate indefining and developing complex systems.Practice architecting on a creative “Mars Rotor”complex system. Define the operations,technical structure, and migration for this futurespace program.What You Will Learn• Three aspects of an architecture• Four primary architecting activities• Eight DoDAF 2.0 viewpoints• The entire set of DoDAF 2.0 views and how theyrelate to each other• A useful sequence to create views• Different “Fit-for-Purpose” versions of the views.• How to plan future changes.InstructorDr. Scott Workinger has led projects inManufacturing, Eng. & Construction,and Info. Tech. for 30 years. Hisprojects have made contributionsranging from increasing optical fiberbandwidth to creating new CADtechnology. He currently teachescourses on management andengineering and consults on strategic issues inmanagement and technology. He holds a Ph.D. inEngineering from Stanford.November 9-10 2010Beltsville, Maryland$990 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."Course Outline1. Introduction. The relationship betweenarchitecting and systems engineering. Courseobjectives and expectations..2. Architectures and Architecting. Fundamentalconcepts. Terms and definitions. Origin of the termswithin systems development. Understanding of thecomponents of an architecture. Architecting keyactivities. Foundations of modern architecting.3. Architectural Tools. Architectural frameworks:DODAF, TOGAF, Zachman, FEAF. Why frameworksexist, and what they hope to provide. Design patternsand their origin. Using patterns to generatealternatives. Pattern language and the communicationof patterns. System architecting patterns. Bindingpatterns into architectures.4. DODAF Overview. Viewpoints within DoDAF (All,Capability, Data/Information, Operational, Project,Services, Standards, Systems). How Viewpointssupport models. Diagram types (views) within eachviewpoint.5. DODAF Operational Definition. Describing anoperational environment, and then modifying it toincorporate new capabilities. Sequences of creation.How to convert concepts into DODAF views. Practicalexercises on each DODAF view, with review andcritique. Teaching method includes three passes foreach product: (a) describing the views, (b) instructorledexercise, (c) group work to create views.6. DODAF Technical Definition Processes.Converting the operational definition into serviceorientedtechnical architecture. Matching the newarchitecture with legacy systems. Sequences ofcreation. Linkages between the technical viewpointsand the operational viewpoints. Practical exercises oneach DODAF view, with review and critique, againusing the three-pass method.7. DODAF Migration Definition Processes. Howto depict the migration of current systems into futuresystems while maintaining operability at each step.Practical exercises on migration planning.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 23

Certified Systems Engineering Professional - CSEP PreparationNEW!Guaranteed Training to Pass the CSEP Certification ExamInstructorFor additional 2011 dates,see our Schedule atwww.ATIcourses.comAugust 9-10, 2010Seattle, WashingtonSeptember 15-16, 2010Chantilly, VirginiaNovember 12-13, 2010Orlando, FloridaDecember 9-10, 2010Los Angeles, CA$990 (8:30am - 4:30pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis two-day course walks through the CSEPrequirements 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.Eric Honour, international consultant and lecturer,has a 40-year career of complexsystems development & operation.Founder and former President ofINCOSE. Author of the “Value of SE”material in the INCOSE Handbook. Hehas led the development of 18 majorsystems, including the Air CombatManeuvering Instrumentation systems and the BattleGroup Passive Horizon Extension System. BSSE(Systems Engineering), US Naval Academy, MSEE,Naval Postgraduate School, and PhD candidate,University of South Australia.What You Will Learn• How to pass the CSEP examination!• Details of the INCOSE Handbook, the source for theexam.• Your own strengths and weaknesses, to target yourstudy.• The key processes and definitions in the INCOSElanguage of the exam.• How to tailor the INCOSE processes.• Five rules for test-taking.Course Outline1. Introduction. What is the CSEP and what are therequirements 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.24 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

CSEP Acquisition PreparationSeptember 17, 2010Chantilly, Virginia$650 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."NEW!SummaryProfessor of Engineering Management rating is auseful and coveted milestone in the career of a DoDsystems engineer, demonstrating knowledge,education and experience that are of high value tosystems organizations. The certification requirespassing an extensive examination based on theDefense Acquisition Guidebook Chapter 4. Thiscourse provides you with the detailed knowledgeand practice that you need to pass the CSEPAcquisition examination. This can be taken after theCSEP Preparation exam.InstructorMr. William "Bill" Fournier is Senior SoftwareSystems Engineering with 30 yearsexperience, the last 11 for a MajorDefense Contractor. Mr. Fourniertaught DoD Systems Engineering fulltime for over three years atDSMC/DAU as a Professor ofEngineering Management. Mr.Fournier has taught Systems Engineering at leastpart time for more than the last 20 years. Mr.Fournier holds a MBA and BS Industrial Engineering/ Operations Research and is DOORS trained. He isa certified CSEP, CSEP DoD Acquisition, and PMP.He is a contributor to DAU/DSMC, and INCOSEpublications.What You Will Learn• How to pass the CSEP acquisition examination!• Details of the DAG chapter 4, the source for theexam.• Your own strengths and weaknesses, to targetyour study.• The key processes and definitions in the DoD SElanguage of the exam and differences fromINCOSE handbook terminology.• How to tailor the DoD SE processes.• Five rules for test-taking.CSEP Acquisition Prep isdesigned to complementCSEP Preparation – Considertaking them together.Course Outline1. Introduction. What is the CSEP Acquisition andwhat are the requirements to obtain it? Terms anddefinitions. Basis of the examination. Study plans andsample examination questions and how to use them.Plan for the course. Introduction to the DAG. Selfassessmentquiz.2. Differences between CSEP and CSEPAcquisition. Terminology, philosophy, policy andapproaches between DoD DAG and INCOSE V3.1 SEhandbook.3. DOD Systems Engineering Overview. From usercapability needs to system specifications to systemdeployed and eventually disposal. This covers section4.0 of DAG.4. Systems Engineering in DOD AcquisitionProcess. The DoD processes that take a system fromconcept to operation, maintenance and disposal.Stakeholder requirements and technical requirements,including concept of operations, requirements analysis,requirements definition, requirements management.Architectural design, including functional analysis andallocation, system architecture synthesis.Implementation, integration, verification, transition,validation, operation, maintenance and disposal of asystem. This covers section 4.1 in the DAG.5. SE Process Implementation and Activities.Technical management and the role of systemsengineering in guiding a project. Project planning,including the Systems Engineering Plan (SEP),Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD),Integrated Product Teams (IPT), and tailoring methods.This covers section 4.2 in the DAG.6. SE in System LC Phases. DoD Life cycle phasesand what activities should happen in each phase andprior to the next milestone. This is the exam largest areaand covers section 4.3 in DAG.7. SE Decisions. DoD Systems Engineeringdecisions and design considerations like open systems,HIS, RMA, supportability, COTS, ESOH etc. This coverssection 4.4 in the DAG.8. SE Execution. It includes technical, cost andschedule oversight methods and techniques. Alsocovers general knowledge management. This coverssection 4.5 in the DAG.9. SE Resources. This provides links to resources ingovernment, industry and academia. This covers section4.6 in the DAG.AFTER-CLASS PLAN. Study plans and methods.Using the self-assessment to personalize your studyplan. How to use the sample examinations. How to reachus after class and what to do when you succeed.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 25

Fundamentals of Systems EngineeringSeptember 13-14, 2010Beltsville, MarylandFebruary 15-16, 2011Beltsville, MarylandMarch 28-29, 2011Minneapolis, Minnesota$990 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryToday's complex systems present difficultchallenges 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 researchprovencombination of the best existing standards.Participants in this workshop practice the processeson a realistic system development.InstructorsEric Honour has been in international leadership ofthe engineering of systems for over adecade, part of a 40-year career ofcomplex systems development andoperation. His energetic and informativepresentation style actively involves classparticipants. He is a former President ofthe International Council on SystemsEngineering (INCOSE). He has been asystems engineer, engineering manager, and programmanager at Harris, ESystems, and Link, and was aNavy pilot. He has contributed to the development of17 major systems, including Air Combat ManeuveringInstrumentation, Battle Group Passive HorizonExtension System, and National Crime InformationCenter. BSSE (Systems Engineering) from US NavalAcademy and MSEE from Naval Postgraduate School.Dr. Scott Workinger has led innovative technologydevelopment efforts in complex, riskladenenvironments for 30 years. Hecurrently teaches courses on programmanagement and engineering andconsults on strategic management andtechnology issues. Scott has a B.S inEngineering Physics from LehighUniversity, an M.S. in Systems Engineering from theUniversity of Arizona, and a Ph.D. in Civil andEnvironment Engineering from Stanford University.Course Outline1. Systems Engineering Model. An underlying processmodel 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.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 developmentteam• Looking for practical methods to use todayThis Course Is Aimed At:• Project leaders,• Technical team leaders,• Design engineers, and• Others participating in system development26 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Modern Requirements VerificationComprehensive ways to improve confidence per dollar in Requirements proofsSeptember 29-30, 2010Arlington, Virginia$990 (8:30am - 4:30pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis 2-day comprehensive course is designed forVerification Engineers, Test Engineers,Performance Analyst, Inspectors, SystemsEngineers, Project Management, and TechnicalManagers. They will enhance their understanding ofRequirements Verification and its overlap andsynergy with Software Independent Verification &Validation, Models & Simulation Verification,Validation & Accreditation, Systems Engineers, andProject Management. The class will includelecture/discussion with real life DoD Space,Aviation, Communication, Signal Processing andRadar examples and have students apply theseskills to Verification of Requirements.InstructorMr. William "Bill" Fournier is Senior SoftwareSystems Engineering with 30 yearsexperience for a Major DefenseContractor. Mr. Fournier was theRequirements Verification lead forover eight years on Ground-BasedMid-Course Missile Defense Programand is currently involved in verificationactivities supporting the Navy. He served as theteam Chief for System Assessment and Verification.He lead the web based IV&V course development,Verification course material lead, company’sVerification plan process and lesson learned article.Mr. Fournier has taught Systems Engineering atleast part time for the last 20 years including tenyears as a full time Professor of EngineeringManagement at DSMC/ DAU. Mr. Fournier holds aMBA and BS Industrial Engineering / OperationsResearch and is DOORS trained. He is a certifiedCSEP, CSEP DoD Acquisition, and PMP. He is acontributor to DAU/DSMC, Major DefenseContractor internal Systems Engineering Coursesand Process, and INCOSE publications.Course Outline1. Overview. This module includes a preassessment,and definitions of Verification terms suchas, significance, processes, tools, approaches,tailoring, traces, rollups, and Requirements influence.Also the module includes references, lessons learnedon overall Verification. It concludes with an explorationof the relationships of Requirements Verification to SWIV&V, M&S VV&A, Systems Engineering, and ProjectManagement.2. Requirements Verification Methods. Thismodule answers the question of why we useVerification Methods. It explores the tradeoff betweenTest, Analysis, Demonstration, and Inspection. Themodule also covers certification, lessons learned. Itconcludes with a practical exercise/case study onVerification methods selection.3. Requirements Verification Planning. Thismodule discusses topics of the three levels,Verification Cross Reference Matrix / Requirements,Traceability Verification Matrix, and Verification EventMatrix. Also it includes detail planning, ConfigurationManagement, Regression, Assessment, and lessonslearned. The module contains a practical exercise onVerification planning.4. Requirements Verification Processes. Thismodule includes process selection tradeoff factors. Itcovers Verification Logic Networks, VerificationSummary Sheets, Test Information sheets, VerificationObjectives, Certification Objectives, and otherVerification processes. The practical exercise appliesVerification process selection factors.5. Verification Events. This module includesevent Types, risk, observer, data capture, and eventplanning. The practical exercise applies eventplanningapproaches to improve confidence per dollar.6. Verification Closure. This module includesselection of Processes, and use of forms, and data.The practical exercise applies verification closurelessons learned. The module concludes with a coursepost-Assessment.What You Will Learn• How to target verification efforts for a specificsystem.• How do you plan a lead-time for verification.• How to optimize tradeoff of Verification methods• What should be included in each level of Verificationplanning.• How to decide the best process for Verification.• How to optimize the interface to Verification events.• How to balance the Verification closure process forrigor, risk, and completeness.From this course you will obtain the knowledge andability to perform requirements verification and takeadvantage of the related areas to maximizeconfidence per dollar.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 27

February 17-18, 2011Beltsville, MarylandMarch 15-16, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$990 (8:30am - 4:30pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis two day workshop is an overview of testand 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, international consultant andlecturer, has a 40-year career ofcomplex systems development &operation. Founder and formerPresident of INCOSE. He has ledthe development of 18 majorsystems, including the Air CombatManeuvering Instrumentationsystems 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.What You Will Learn• Create effective test requirements.• Plan tests for complete coverage.• Manage testing during integration and verification.• Develop rigorous test conclusions with soundcollection, analysis, and reporting methods.Principles of Test & EvaluationAssuring Required Product PerformanceCourse Outline1. What is Test and Evaluation? Basicdefinitions 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.28 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

NEW!SummaryThis workshop presents standard andadvanced 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.InstructorEric Honour, CSEP, international consultantand 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 theBattle Group Passive Horizon Extension System.BSSE (Systems Engineering), US NavalAcademy, MSEE, Naval Postgraduate School,and PhD candidate, University of South Australia.What You Will Learn• Four major sources of risk.• The risk of efficiency concept, balancing cost ofaction 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 toeven the smallest project.Risk & Opportunity ManagementA Workshop in Identifying and Managing RiskAugust 11-13, 2010Seattle, WashingtonMarch 8-10, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1490 (8:30am - 4:30pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."Practice the skills on a realistic “Submarine Explorer”case study. Identify, analyze, and quantifythe uncertainties, then create effective risk mitigationplans.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 risks4. 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.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 29

Systems Engineering - RequirementsInstructorNEW!January 11-13, 2011Beltsville, MarylandMarch 22-24, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1590 (8:30am - 4:30pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."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.Jeffrey O. Grady is the president of a SystemEngineering 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 ofScience 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 provenmethods 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 goodspecifications 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.Course Outline1. Introduction2. Introduction (Continued)3. Requirements Fundamentals – Defines what arequirement is and identifies 4 kinds.4. Requirements Relationships – How arerequirements 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 – Aspecialty 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 – Youshould be basing verification of three kinds on therequirements that were intended to drive design. Theselinks are emphasized.30 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Systems of SystemsSound Collaborative Engineering to Ensure Architectural IntegrityDecember 6-8, 2010Los Angeles, CaliforniaApril 19-21, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1490 (8:30am - 4:30pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."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.InstructorsEric Honour, 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 andconsults on strategic issues in management andtechnology. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering fromStanford.Course Outline1. Systems of Systems (SoS) Concepts. WhatSoS 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-levelcapabilities.• Effective collaboration methods.• T&E for large-scale architectures.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 31

Test Design and AnalysisGetting the Right Results from a Test Requires Effective Test DesignFebruary 7-9, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1490 (8:30am - 4:30pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."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 andcommercial 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“traps or pitfalls” are highlighted in class. Manydesign methods and analytic tools are introduced.InstructorDr. Scott Workinger has led projects inManufacturing, Eng. & Construction,and Info. Tech. for 30 years. Hisprojects have made contributionsranging from increasing optical fiberbandwidth to creating new CADtechnology. He currently teachescourses on management andengineering and consults on strategic issues inmanagement and technology. He holds a Ph.D.in Engineering from Stanford.Course Outline1. Testing and Evaluation. Basic conceptsfor testing and evaluation. Verification andvalidation concepts. Common T&E objectives.Types of Test. Context and relationships betweenT&E and systems engineering. T&E support toacquisition programs. The Test and EvaluationMaster 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 andEvaluation Program. - What are the elements ofa well structured testing and evaluation program?How do the pieces fit together? How does testingand evaluation fit into the lifecycle? What are thelevels of 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 fora test. Design structure and how it affects thetest.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 ofdifferent units. Input/output analysis - where testvariable come from, choosing what to measure,types of variables. Review of statistics andprobability distributions. Statistical design of tests- basic types of statistical techniques, choosingthe techniques, variability, assumptions andpitfalls. Sequencing test events - the low leveltactics of planning 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.12 common testing and evaluation environmentsin a system lifecycle, what evaluation questionsare answered in each environment and how thetest equipment and processes differ fromenvironment to 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 Issueswith Testing and Evaluation. The use ofprognosis and sense and respond logistics.Integration between testing and simulation. Largescale systems. Complexity in tested systems.Systems of Systems.32 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Total Systems Engineering Development & ManagementJanuary 31-February 3, 2011Chantilly, VirginiaMarch 1-4, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$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."Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis four-day course covers four systemdevelopment 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.InstructorJeffrey O. Grady is the president of a SystemEngineering company. He has 30years of industry experience inaerospace companies as a systemengineer, engineering manager, fieldengineer, and project engineer. Jeffhas authored seven publishedbooks 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 CSEP,Fellow, and Founder.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."Course Outline1. System Management. Introduction to SystemEngineering, Development Process Overview,Enterprise Engineering, Program Design, Risk,Configuration Management / Data Management,System Engineering Maturity.2. System Requirements. Introduction andDevelopment Environments, RequirementsElicitation and Mission Analysis, System andHardware Structured Analysis, PerformanceRequirements Analysis, Product ArchitectureSynthesis and Interface Development, ConstraintsAnalysis, 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.What You Will Learn• How to identify and organize all of the work anenterprise 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.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 33

Antenna and Array FundamentalsBasic concepts in antennas, antenna arrays, and antennas systemsNovember 16-18, 2010Beltsville, MarylandMarch 1-3, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1690 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."NEW!SummaryThis three-day course teaches the basics ofantenna 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 performanceapplicationsstandpoint. The locations of the reactivenear-field, radiating near-field (Fresnel region), and farfield(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.InstructorDr. Steven Weiss is a senior design engineer withthe 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.Course Outline1. Basic concepts in antenna theory. Beampatterns, radiation resistance, polarization,gain/directivity, aperture size, reciprocity, and matchingtechniques.2. Locations. Reactive near-field, radiating nearfield(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,null locations, 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.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 andantenna systems.• Measurement techniques commonly used inanechoic 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.34 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Fundamentals of Statistics with Excel ExamplesAugust 23-24, 2010Laurel, MarylandFebruary 8-9, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1040 (8:30am - 4:30pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis two day course covers the basics ofprobability and statistic analysis. The course is selfcontainedand practical, using Excel to perform thefundamental calculations. Students are encouragedto bring their laptops to work provided Excelexample problems. By the end of the course you willbe comfortable with statistical concepts and able toperform and understand statistical calculations byhand and using Excel. You will understandprobabilities, statistical distributions, confidencelevels and hypothesis testing, using tools that areavailable in Excel. Participants will receive acomplete set of notes and the textbook StatisticalAnalysis with Excel.InstructorDr. Alan D. Stuart, Associate Professor Emeritusof Acoustics, Penn State, has over forty years in thefield of sound and vibration where he appliedstatistics to the design of experiments and analysisof data. He has degrees in mechanical engineering,electrical engineering, and engineering acousticsand has taught for over thirty years on both thegraduate and undergraduate levels. For the lasteight years, he has taught Applied Statistics coursesat government 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.Course OutlineNEW!1. Introduction to Statistics. Definition of termsand concepts with simple illustrations. Measures ofcentral tendency: Mean, mode, medium. Measuresof dispersion: Variance, standard deviation, range.Organizing random data. Introduction to Excelstatistics tools.2. Basic Probability. Probability based on:equally likely events, frequency, axioms.Permutations and combinations of distinct objects.Total, joint, conditional probabilities. Examplesrelated to systems engineering.3. Discrete Random Variables. Bernoulli trial.Binomial distributions. Poisson distribution. Discreteprobability density functions and cumulativedistribution functions. Excel examples.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. Decisionand detection theory. Operating characteristiccurves. Inferences of two-samples testing, e.g.assessment of before and after treatments.10. Probability Plots and ParameterEstimation. Percentiles of data. Box whisker plots.Probability plot characteristics. Excel examples ofNormal, Exponential and Weibull plots..11. Data Analysis. Introduction to linearregression, Error variance, Pearson linearcorrelation coefficients, Residuals pattern, Principalcomponent analysis (PCA) of large data sets.Excel examples.12. Special Topics of Interest to Class.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 35

Grounding & Shielding for EMCInstructorDr. William G. Duff (Bill) received a BEE degreefrom 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 workedfor 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 Earthing/Grounding Versus NoiseCoupling.• Field Coupling Into Ground Loops.• Coupling Reduction Methods.• Victim Sensitivities.• Common Ground Impedance Coupling.• Ground Loop Coupling.• Shielding Theory.November 9-11, 2010Beltsville, MarylandFebruary 1-3, 2011Beltsville, MarylandApril 26-28, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis three-day course is designed fortechnicians, 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.36 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

March 1-3, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1590 (8:30am - 4:30pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."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.InstructorDr. William G. Duff (Bill) is an independentconsultant. 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 leaderin 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.Introduction to EMI / EMCCourse Outline1. Examples Of Communications System. ADiscussion 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.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.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 37

Signal & Image Processing And Analysis For Scientists And EngineersNEW!SummaryThis three-day course is designed isdesigned for engineers, scientists, technicians,implementers, and managers who need tounderstand basic and advanced methods ofsignal and image processing and analysistechniques for the measurement and imagingsciences. This course will jump start individualswho have little or no experience in the field toimplement these methods, as well as providevaluable insight, new methods, and examplesfor those with some experience in the field.InstructorDr. Donald J. Roth is the NondestructiveEvaluation (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 hiscareer 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• Basic terminology, definitions, and conceptsrelated to signal and image processing.• Basic and advanced methods in practice.• Case histories where these methods haveproven applicable.• The underlying methods behind popular signaland image processing software.• A strategy for developing integrated signal andimage processing and analysis software.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 dataDecember 14-16, 2010Beltsville, Maryland$1590 (8:30am - 4:30pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."Recent attendee comments ..."This course provided insight andexplanations that saved me hours ofresearch time."Course Outline1. Introduction. Basic Descriptions, Terminology,and Concepts Related to Signals, Imaging, andProcessing for science and engineering. Analog andDigital. Data acquisition concepts. Sampling andQuantization. Signal Processing. Basic operations,Frequency-domain filtering, Wavelet filtering,Wavelet Decomposition and Reconstruction, SignalDeconvolution, Joint Time-Frequency Processing,Model-based Curve Fitting.2. Signal Analysis. Parameter Extraction, PeakDetection, Signal Statistics, Joint Time – FrequencyAnalysis.3. 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. Colorizing. BatchProcessing.4. Image Analysis. Region-of-interest Analysis,Line profiles, Feature Selection and Measurement,Principal Component Analysis, Derivative Images.Image Math, Logical Operators, Masks, Arealfraction and particle analysis.5. 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.6. Software strategies including code andinterface design concepts for versatile signaland image processing and analysis softwaredevelopment will be provided. These strategiesare applicable for any language including LabVIEW,MATLAB, and IDL. Practical considerations andapproaches will be emphasized.38 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Wavelets: A Conceptual, Practical Approach“This course uses very little math, yet provides an indepthunderstanding of the concepts and real-worldapplications of these powerful tools.”SummaryFast Fourier Transforms (FFT) are in wide use andwork 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 mathorientedWavelet 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.InstructorD. Lee Fugal is the Founder and President of anindependent consulting firm. He hasover 30 years of industry experience inDigital Signal Processing (includingWavelets) and SatelliteCommunications. He has been a fulltimeconsultant on numerousassignments since 1991. Recentprojects include Excision of Chirp Jammer Signalsusing Wavelets, design of Space-Based GeolocationSystems (GPS & Non-GPS), and Advanced PulseDetection using Wavelet Technology. He has taughtupper-division University courses in DSP and inSatellites as well as Wavelet short courses andseminars for Practicing Engineers and Management.He holds a Masters in Applied Physics (DSP) from theUniversity of Utah, is a Senior Member of IEEE, and arecipient of the IEEE Third Millennium Medal.What You Will Learn• How to use Wavelets as a “microscope” to analyzedata 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 using advancedWavelet techniques. How to avoid potential pitfallsby understanding the concepts. A “safe” method if indoubt.• 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)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition.""Your Wavelets course was very helpful in our Radarstudies. We often use wavelets now instead of the FourierTransform for precision denoising."–Long To, NAWC WD, Point Wugu, CA"I was looking forward to this course and it was veryrewarding–Your clear explanations starting with the bigpicture immediately contextualized the material allowingus to drill a little deeper with a fuller understanding"–Steve Van Albert, Walter Reed Army Instituteof Research"Good overview of key wavelet concepts and literature.The course provided a good physical understanding ofwavelet transforms and applications."–Stanley Radzevicius, ENSCO, Inc.Course Outline1. What is a Wavelet? Examples and Uses. “Waves” thatcan 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.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 39

Advanced Satellite Communications Systems:Survey of Current and Emerging Digital SystemsJanuary 25-27, 2011Cocoa Beach, Florida$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis three-day course covers all the technologyof advanced satellite communications as well as theprinciples behind current state-of-the-art satellitecommunications equipment. New and promisingtechnologies will be covered to develop anunderstanding of the major approaches. Networktopologies, VSAT, and IP networking over satellite.InstructorDr. John Roach is a leading authority in satellitecommunications with 35+ years in the SATCOMindustry. He has worked on many developmentprojects both as employee and consultant /contractor. His experience has focused on thesystems engineering of state-of-the-art systemdevelopments, military and commercial, from theworldwide architectural level to detailed terminaltradeoffs and designs. He has been an adjunctfaculty member at Florida Institute of Technologywhere he taught a range of graduate communicationscourses. He has also taught SATCOMshort courses all over the US and in London andToronto, both publicly and in-house for bothgovernment and commercial organizations. Inaddition, he has been an expert witness in patent,trade secret, and government contracting cases. Dr.Roach has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering fromGeorgia Tech. Advanced Satellite CommunicationsSystems: Survey of Current and Emerging DigitalSystems.What You Will Learn• Major Characteristics of satellites.• Characteristics of satellite networks.• The tradeoffs between major alternatives inSATCOM system design.• SATCOM system tradeoffs and link budgetanalysis.• DAMA/BoD for FDMA, TDMA, and CDMAsystems.• Critical RF parameters in terminal equipment andtheir effects on performance.• Technical details of digital receivers.• Tradeoffs among different FEC coding choices.• Use of spread spectrum for Comm-on-the-Move.• Characteristics of IP traffic over satellite.• Overview of bandwidth efficient modulation types.Course Outline1. Introduction to SATCOM. History andoverview. Examples of current military andcommercial systems.2. Satellite orbits and transpondercharacteristics.3. Traffic Connectivities: Mesh, Hub-Spoke,Point-to-Point, Broadcast.4. Multiple Access Techniques: FDMA, TDMA,CDMA, Random Access. DAMA and Bandwidth-on-Demand.5. Communications Link Calculations.Definition of EIRP, G/T, Eb/No. Noise Temperatureand Figure. Transponder gain and SFD. LinkBudget Calculations.6. Digital Modulation Techniques. BPSK,QPSK. Standard pulse formats and bandwidth.Nyquist signal shaping. Ideal BER performance.7. PSK Receiver Design Techniques. Carrierrecovery, phase slips, ambiguity resolution,differential coding. Optimum data detection, clockrecovery, bit count integrity.8. Overview of Error Correction Coding,Encryption, and Frame Synchronization.Standard FEC types. Coding Gain.9. RF Components. HPA, SSPA, LNA, Up/downconverters. Intermodulation, band limiting, oscillatorphase noise. Examples of BER Degradation.10. TDMA Networks. Time Slots. Preambles.Suitability for DAMA and BoD.11. Characteristics of IP and TCP/UDP oversatellite. Unicast and Multicast. Need forPerformance Enhancing Proxy (PEP) techniques.12. VSAT Networks and their systemcharacteristics; DVB standards and MF-TDMA.13. Earth Station Antenna types. Pointing /Tracking. Small antennas at Ku band. FCC - Intelsat- ITU antenna requirements and EIRP densitylimitations.14. Spread Spectrum Techniques. Military useand commercial PSD spreading with DS PNsystems. Acquisition and tracking. Frequency Hopsystems.15. Overview of Bandwidth EfficientModulation (BEM) Techniques. M-ary PSK, TrellisCoded 8PSK, QAM.16. Convolutional coding and Viterbidecoding. Concatenated coding. Turbo coding.17. Emerging Technology Developments andFuture Trends.40 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Attitude Determination and ControlSummaryThis 4 – day course provides a detailed introductionto spacecraft attitude estimation and control. Thiscourse emphasizes many practical aspects of attitudecontrol system design but with a solid theoreticalfoundation. The principles of operation andcharacteristics of attitude sensors and actuators arediscussed. Spacecraft kinematics and dynamics aredeveloped for use in control design and systemsimulation. Attitude determination methods arediscussed in detail, including TRIAD, QUEST, Kalmanfilters. Sensor alignment and calibration is alsocovered. Environmental factors that affect pointingaccuracy and attitude dynamics are presented.Pointing accuracy, stability (smear), and jitterdefinitions and analysis methods are presented. Thevarious types of spacecraft pointing controllers anddesign, and analysis methods are presented. Studentsshould have an engineering background includingcalculus and linear algebra. Sufficient backgroundmathematics are presented in the course but is kept tothe minimum necessary.InstructorDr. Mark E. Pittelkau is an independent consultant.He was previously with the Applied Physics Laboratory,Orbital Sciences Corporation, CTA Space Systems,and Swales Aerospace. His early career at the NavalSurface Warfare Center involved target tracking, gunpointing control, and gun system calibration, and hehas recently worked in target track fusion. Hisexperience in satellite systems covers all phases ofdesign and operation, including conceptual desig,implemen-tation, and testing of attitude controlsystems, attitude and orbit determination, and attitudesensor alignment and calibration, control-structureinteraction analysis, stability and jitter analysis, andpost-launch support. His current interests are precisionattitude determination, attitude sensor calibration, orbitdetermination, and formation flying. Dr. Pittelkauearned the Bachelor's and Ph. D. degrees in ElectricalEngineering at Tennessee Technological Universityand the Master's degree in EE at Virginia PolytechnicInstitute and State University.What You Will Learn• Characteristics and principles of operation of attitudesensors and actuators.• Kinematics and dynamics.• Principles of time and coordinate systems.• Attitude determination methods, algorithms, andlimits of performance;• Pointing accuracy, stability (smear), and jitterdefinitions and analysis methods.• Various types of pointing control systems andhardware necessary to meet particular controlobjectives.• Back-of-the envelope design techniques.February 28 - March 3, 2011Chantilly, Virginia$1790 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."Recent attendee comments ...“Very thorough!”“Relevant and comprehensive.”Course Outline1. Kinematics. Vectors, direction-cosinematrices, Euler angles, quaternions, frametransformations, and rotating frames. Conversionbetween attitude representations.2. Dynamics. Rigid-body rotational dynamics,Euler's equation. Slosh dynamics. Spinning spacecraftwith long wire booms.3. Sensors. Sun sensors, Earth Horizon sensors,Magnetometers, Gyros, Allan Variance & GreenCharts, Angular Displacement sensors, Star Trackers.Principles of operation and error modeling.4. Actuators. Reaction and momentum wheels,dynamic and static imbalance, wheel configurations,magnetic torque rods, reaction control jets. Principlesof operation and modeling.5. Environmental Disturbance Torques.Aerodynamic, solar pressure, gravity-gradient,magnetic dipole torque, dust impacts, and internaldisturbances.6. Pointing Error Metrics. Accuracy, Stability(Smear), and Jitter. Definitions and methods of designand analysis for specification and verification ofrequirements.7. Attitude Control. B-dot and H X B rate dampinglaws. Gravity-gradient, spin stabilization, andmomentum bias control. Three-axis zero-momentumcontrol. Controller design and stability. Back-of-theenvelope equations for actuator sizing and controllerdesign. Flexible-body modeling, control-structureinteraction, structural-mode (flex-mode) filters, andcontrol of flexible structures. Verification andValidation, and Polarity and Phase testing.8. Attitude Determination. TRIAD and QUESTalgorithms. Introduction to Kalman filtering. Potentialproblems and reliable solutions in Kalman filtering.Attitude determination using the Kalman filter.Calibration of attitude sensors and gyros.9. Coordinate Systems and Time. J2000 andICRF inertial reference frames. Earth Orientation,WGS-84, geodetic, geographic coordinates. Timesystems. Conversion between time scales. Standardepochs. Spacecraft time and timing.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 41

Communications Payload Design and Satellite System ArchitectureNovember 16-18, 2010Beltsville, MarylandApril 5-7, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis three-day course provides communications andsatellite systems engineers and system architects with acomprehensive and accurate approach for thespecification and detailed design of the communicationspayload and its integration into a satellite system. Bothstandard bent pipe repeaters and digital processors (onboard and ground-based) are studied in depth, andoptimized from the standpoint of maximizing throughputand coverage (single footprint and multi-beam).Applications in Fixed Satellite Service (C, X, Ku and Kabands) and Mobile Satellite Service (L and S bands) areaddressed as are the requirements of the associatedground segment for satellite control and the provision ofservices to end users.InstructorBruce R. Elbert (MSEE, MBA) is an independentconsultant and Adjunct Prof of Engineering, Univ of Wisc,Madison.He is a recognized satellitecommunications expert with 40 years ofexperience in satellite communicationspayload and systems design engineeringbeginning at COMSAT Laboratories andincluding 25 years with HughesElectronics. He has contributed to thedesign and construction of major communications,including Intelsat, Inmarsat, Galaxy, Thuraya, DIRECTVand Palapa A.He has written eight books, including: The SatelliteCommunication Applications Handbook, Second Edition,The Satellite Communication Ground Segment and EarthStation Handbook, and Introduction to SatelliteCommunication, Third Edition.What You Will Learn• How to transform system and service requirements intopayload specifications and design elements.• What are the specific characteristics of payloadcomponents, such as antennas, LNAs, microwave filters,channel and power amplifiers, and power combiners.• What space and ground architecture to employ whenevaluating on-board processing and multiple beamantennas, and how these may be configured for optimumend-to-end performance.• How to understand the overall system architecture and thecapabilities of ground segment elements - hubs and remoteterminals - to integrate with the payload, constellation andend-to-end system.• From this course you will obtain the knowledge, skill andability to configure a communications payload based on itsservice requirements and technical features. You willunderstand the engineering processes and devicecharacteristics that determine how the payload is puttogether and operates in a state - of - the - arttelecommunications system to meet user needs.NEW!Course Outline1. Communications Payloads and ServiceRequirements. Bandwidth, coverage, services andapplications; RF link characteristics and appropriate use of linkbudgets; bent pipe payloads using passive and activecomponents; specific demands for broadband data, IP oversatellite, mobile communications and service availability;principles for using digital processing in system architecture,and on-board processor examples at L band (non-GEO andGEO) and Ka band.2. Systems Engineering to Meet ServiceRequirements. Transmission engineering of the satellite linkand payload (modulation and FEC, standards such as DVB-S2and Adaptive Coding and Modulation, ATM and IP routing inspace); optimizing link and payload design throughconsideration of traffic distribution and dynamics, link margin,RF interference and frequency coordination requirements.3. Bent-pipe Repeater Design. Example of a detailedblock and level diagram, design for low noise amplification,down-conversion design, IMUX and band-pass filtering, groupdelay and gain slope, AGC and linearizaton, poweramplification (SSPA and TWTA, linearization and parallelcombining), OMUX and design for high power/multipactor,redundancy switching and reliability assessment.4. Spacecraft Antenna Design and Performance. Fixedreflector systems (offset parabola, Gregorian, Cassegrain)feeds and feed systems, movable and reconfigurableantennas; shaped reflectors; linear and circular polarization.5. Communications Payload Performance Budgeting.Gain to Noise Temperature Ratio (G/T), Saturation FluxDensity (SFD), and Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP);repeater gain/loss budgeting; frequency stability and phasenoise; third-order intercept (3ICP), gain flatness, group delay;non-linear phase shift (AM/PM); out of band rejection andamplitude non-linearity (C3IM and NPR).6. On-board Digital Processor Technology. A/D and D/Aconversion, digital signal processing for typical channels andformats (FDMA, TDMA, CDMA); demodulation andremodulation, multiplexing and packet switching; static anddynamic beam forming; design requirements and serviceimpacts.7. Multi-beam Antennas. Fixed multi-beam antennasusing multiple feeds, feed layout and isloation; phased arrayapproaches using reflectors and direct radiating arrays; onboardversus ground-based beamforming.8. RF Interference and Spectrum ManagementConsiderations. Unraveling the FCC and ITU internationalregulatory and coordination process; choosing frequencybands that address service needs; development of regulatoryand frequency coordination strategy based on successful casestudies.9. Ground Segment Selection and Optimization.Overall architecture of the ground segment: satellite TT&C andcommunications services; earth station and user terminalcapabilities and specifications (fixed and mobile); modems andbaseband systems; selection of appropriate antenna based onlink requirements and end-user/platform considerations.10. Earth station and User Terminal Tradeoffs: RFtradeoffs (RF power, EIRP, G/T); network design for provisionof service (star, mesh and hybrid networks); portability andmobility.11. Performance and Capacity Assessment.Determining capacity requirements in terms of bandwidth,power and network operation; selection of the air interface(multiple access, modulation and coding); interfaces withsatellite and ground segment; relationship to availablestandards in current use and under development .12. Satellite System Verification Methodology.Verification engineering for the payload and ground segment;where and how to review sources of available technology andsoftware to evaluate subsystem and system performance;guidelines for overseeing development and evaluatingalternate technologies and their sources; example of acomplete design of a communications payload and systemarchitecture.42 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Fundamentals of Orbital & Launch MechanicsSummaryAward-winning rocket scientist Thomas S. Logsdonhas carefully tailored this comprehensive 4-day shortcourse to serve the needs of those military, aerospace,and defense-industry professionals who mustunderstand, design, and manage today’sincreasingly complicated and demandingaerospace missions.Each topic is illustrated with one-pagemathematical derivations and numericalexamples that use actual publishedinputs from real-world rockets,satellites, and spacecraft missions.The lessons help you lay outperformance-optimal missions in concertwith your professional colleagues.InstructorFor more than 30 years, Thomas S. Logsdon, hasworked on the Navstar GPS and other relatedtechnologies at the Naval Ordinance Laboratory,McDonnell Douglas, Lockheed Martin, BoeingAerospace, and Rockwell International. His researchprojects and consulting assignments have included theTransit Navigation Satellites, The Tartar and Talosshipboard missiles, and the NavstarGPS. In addition, he has helped putastronauts on the moon and guide theircolleagues on rendezvous missionsheaded toward the Skylab capsule, andhelped fly space probes to the nearbyplanets.Some of his more challenging assignments haveincluded trajectory optimization, constellation design,booster rocket performance enhancement, spacecraftsurvivability, differential navigation and booster rocketguidance using the GPS signals.Tom Logsdon has taught short courses and lecturedin 31 different countries. He has written and published40 technical papers and journal articles, a dozen ofwhich have dealt with military and civilianradionavigation techniques. He is also the author of 29technical books on a variet of mathematical,engineering and scientific subjects. These includeUnderstanding the Navstar, Orbital Mechanics: Theoryand Applications, Mobile Communication Satellites,and The Navstar Global Positioning System.What You Will Learn• How do we launch a satellite into orbit and maneuver it toa new location?• How do we design a performance-optimal constellation ofsatellites?• Why do planetary swingby maneuvers provide suchprofound gains in performance, and what do we pay forthese important performance gains?• How can we design the best multistage rocket for aparticular mission?• What are Lagrangian libration-point orbits? Which ones aredynamically stable? How can we place satellites into haloorbits circling around these moving points in space?• What are JPL’s gravity tubes? How were they discovered?How are they revolutionizing the exploration of space?Military, Civilian and Deep-Space ApplicationsEach studentwill receive a free GPSNavigator!September 13-16, 2010Manhattan Beach, CaliforniaJanuary 10-13, 2011Cape Canaveral, FloridaMarch 7-10, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1895 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."Course Outline1. Concepts from Astrodynamics. Kepler’s Laws.Newton’s clever generalizations. Evaluating the earth’sgravitational parameter. Launch azimuths and groundtracegeometry. Orbital perturbations.2. Satellite Orbits. Isaac Newton’s vis vivaequation. Orbital energy and angular momentum.Gravity wells. The six classical Keplerian orbitalelements. Station-keeping maneuvers.3. Rocket Propulsion Fundamentals. Momentumcalculations. Specific impulse. The rocket equation.Building efficient liquid and solid rockets. Performancecalculations. Multi-stage rocket design.4. Enhancing a Rocket’s Performance. Optimalfuel biasing techniques. The programmed mixture ratioscheme. Optimal trajectory shaping. Iterative leastsquares hunting procedures. Trajectory reconstruction.Determining the best estimate of propellant mass.5. Expendable Rockets and Reusable SpaceShuttles. Operational characteristics, performancecurves. Single-stage-to-orbit vehicles.6. Powered Flight Maneuvers. The classicalHohmann transfer maneuver. Multi-impulse and lowthrustmaneuvers. Plane-change maneuvers. The bielliptictransfer. Relative motion plots. Military evasivemaneuvers. Deorbit techniques. Planetary swingbysand ballistic capture maneuvers.7. Optimal Orbit Selection. Polar and sunsynchronousorbits. Geostationary orbits and theirmajor perturbations. ACE-orbit constellations.Lagrangian libration point orbits. Halo orbits.Interplanetary trajectories. Mars-mission opportunitiesand deep-space trajectories.8. Constellation Selection Trades. Existingcivilian and military constellations. Constellation designtechniques. John Walker’s rosette configurations.Captain Draim’s constellations. Repeating groundtraceorbits. Earth coverage simulation routines.9. Cruising along JPL’s Invisible Rivers ofGravity in Space. Equipotential surfaces. 3-dimensional manifolds. Developing NASA’s cleverGenesis mission. Capturing stardust in space.Simulating thick bundles of chaotic trajectories.Experiencing tomorrow’s unpaved freeways in the sky.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 43

Fundamentals of Space MissionsAugust 3-5, 2010Los Angeles, California$1800 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis three-day course provides an overview ofthe fundamental concepts and technologies ofmodern space mission systems. Space missionsand satellite systems combine science,engineering, and external phenomena. Thecourse will concentrate on scientific andengineering foundations of space missions,spacecraft systems, and interactions amongvarious subsystems.InstructorDr. Mike Gruntman is Professor of Astronauticsat the University of Southern California. He is aspecialist in astronautics, space technology,space sensors and instrumentation, and spacephysics. Gruntman participates in severaltheoretical and experimental programs in spacescience and space technology, including spacemissions. He authored and co-authored more200 publications (including two books) in variousareas of astronautics, space technology, spacephysics, scientific instrumentation, space androcket history, and space education.Who Should AttendEngineers and managers in theaerospace/defense industry, FFRDCs andgovernment R&D laboratories and centers whoare involved in planning, designing, building,launching and operating space systems andspacecraft subsystems and components.Course OutlineThe fundamentals of space environment, orbitalmechanics, propulsion, and subsystemtechnologies provide an indispensable basis forsystem engineering. The introduced basicnomenclature, vocabulary, and concepts will makeit possible to converse with understanding withmission planners, designers, operators, andsubsystem specialists.The extensive set of course notes provide aconcise reference for understanding, planning,and designing space missions and operatingmodern spacecraft.Topics Covered include:1. Common space mission and spacecraft busconfigurations, requirements, and constraints.2. Fundamentals of space environment and itseffects on space systems.3. Common orbits and velocity increments andpropellant amounts for typical maneuvers.4. Fundamentals of spacecraft subsystems andtheir interactions.5. Elements of space mission systemengineering.44 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

GPS TechnologyGPS Solutions for Military, Civilian & Aerospace ApplicationsEach studentwill receive a free GPSNavigator!August 23-26, 2010Laurel, MarylandOctober 25-28, 2010Albuquerque, New MexicoMarch 14-17, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1895 (8:30am - 4:00pm)SummaryIn this popular 4-day short course,GPS expert Tom Logsdon willdescribe in detail how preciseradionavigation systems work and reviewthe many practical benefits they provide to military andcivilian users in space and around the globe.Through practical demonstration you will learn howa GPS receiver works, how to operate it in varioussituations, and how to interpret the positioningsolutions it provides.Each topic includes practical derivations and realworldexamples using published inputs from theliterature and from the instructors personal andprofessional experiences."The presenter was very energetic and trulypassionate about the material"" Tom Logsdon is the best teacher I have everhad. His knowledge is excellent. He is a 10!""The instructor displayed awesome knowledgeof the GPS and space technology…veryknowledgeable instructor. Spokeclearly…Good teaching style. Encouragedquestions and discussion.""Mr. Logsdon did a bang-up job explainingand deriving the theories of special/generalrelativity–and how they are associated withthe GPS navigation solutions.""I loved his one-page mathematical derivationsand the important points they illustrate.""Instructor was very knowledgeable and relatedto his students very well–and withsparkling good humor!""The lecture was truly an expert in his fieldand delivered an entertaining and technicallywell-balanced presentation.""Excellent instructor! Wonderful teachingskills! This was honestly, the best class Ihave had since leaving the university.""Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."Course Outline1. Radionavigation Principles. Active and passiveradionavigation systems. Spherical and hyperbolic linesof position. Position and velocity solutions. Spaceborneatomic clocks. Websites and other sources ofinformation. Building a $143 billion business in space.2. The Three Major Segments of the GPS. Signalstructure and pseudorandom codes. Modulationtechniques. Military performance enhancements.Relativistic time dilations. Inverted navigation solutions.3. Navigation Solutions and Kalman FilteringTechniques. Taylor series expansions. Numericaliteration. Doppler shift solutions. Satellite selectionalgorithms. Kalman filtering algorithms.4. Designing an Effective GPS Receiver.Annotated block diagrams. Antenna design. Codetracking and carrier tracking loops. Software modules.Commercial chipsets. Military receivers. Shuttle andspace station receivers.5. Military Applications. The worldwide commongrid. Military test-range applications.Tactical andstrategic applications. Autonomy and survivabilityenhancements. Precision guided munitions. Smartbombs and artillery projectiles.6. Integrated Navigation Systems. Mechanical andStrapdown implementations. Ring lasers and fiber-opticgyros. Integrated navigation. Military applications. Keyfeatures of the C-MIGITS integrated nav system.7. Differential Navigation and Pseudosatellites.Special committee 104’s data exchange protocols.Global data distribution. Wide-area differentialnavigation. Pseudosatellite concepts and test results.8. Carrier-Aided Solutions. The interferometryconcept. Double differencing techniques. Attitudedetermination receivers. Navigation of the Topex andNASA’s twin Grace satellites. Dynamic and Kinematicorbit determination. Motorola’s Spaceborne Monarchreceiver. Relativistic time dilation derivations.9. The Navstar Satellites. Subsystem descriptions.On-orbit test results. The Block I, II, IIR, and IIFsatellites, Block III concepts. Orbital Perturbations andmodeling techniques. Stationkeeping maneuvers. Earthshadowing characteristic. Repeating ground-tracegeometry.10. Russia’s Glonass Constellation. Performancecomparisons between the GPS and Glonass. Orbitalmechanics considerations. Military survivability.Spacecraft subsystems. Russia’s SL-12 Proton booster.Building dual-capability GPS/Glonass receivers.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 45

Ground Systems Design and OperationSummaryThis course provides a practical introduction to allaspects of ground system design and operation.Starting with basic communications principles, anunderstanding is developed of ground systemarchitectures and system design issues. The functionof major ground system elements is explained, leadingto a discussion of day-to-day operations. The courseconcludes with a discussion of current trends inGround System design and operations.This course is intended for engineers, technicalmanagers, and scientists who are interested inacquiring a working understanding of ground systemsas an introduction to the field or to help broaden theiroverall understanding of space mission systems andmission operations. It is also ideal for technicalprofessionals who need to use, manage, operate, orpurchase a ground system.InstructorSteve Gemeny is Principal Program Engineer.Formerly Senior Member of theProfessional Staff at The Johns HopkinsUniversity Applied Physics Laboratorywhere he served as Ground StationLead for the TIMED mission to exploreEarth’s atmosphere and Lead GroundSystem Engineer on the New Horizonsmission to explore Pluto by 2020. Prior to joining theApplied Physics Laboratory, Mr. Gemeny heldnumerous engineering and technical sales positionswith Orbital Sciences Corporation, Mobile TeleSystemsInc. and COMSAT Corporation beginning in 1980. Mr.Gemeny is an experienced professional in the field ofGround Station and Ground System design in both thecommercial world and on NASA Science missions witha wealth of practical knowledge spanning nearly threedecades. Mr. Gemeny delivers his experiences andknowledge to his students with an informative andentertaining presentation style.What You Will Learn• The fundamentals of ground system design,architecture and technology.• Cost and performance tradeoffs in the spacecraft-togroundcommunications link.• Cost and performance tradeoffs in the design andimplementation of a ground system.• The capabilities and limitations of the variousmodulation types (FM, PSK, QPSK).• The fundamentals of ranging and orbit determinationfor orbit maintenance.• Basic day-to-day operations practices andprocedures for typical ground systems.• Current trends and recent experiences in cost andschedule constrained operations.September 27-29, 2010Albuquerque, New Mexico$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."Course Outline1. The Link Budget. An introduction tobasic communications system principles andtheory; system losses, propagation effects,Ground Station performance, and frequencyselection.2. Ground System Architecture andSystem Design. An overview of groundsystem topology providing an introduction toground system elements and technologies.3. Ground System Elements. An elementby element review of the major ground stationsubsystems, explaining roles, parameters,limitations, tradeoffs, and current technology.4. Figure of Merit (G/T). An introduction tothe key parameter used to characterizesatellite ground station performance, bringingall ground station elements together to form acomplete system.5. Modulation Basics. An introduction tomodulation types, signal sets, analog anddigital modulation schemes, and modulator -demodulator performance characteristics.6. Ranging and Tracking. A discussion ofranging and tracking for orbit determination.7. Ground System Networks andStandards. A survey of several groundsystem networks and standards with adiscussion of applicability, advantages,disadvantages, and alternatives.8. Ground System Operations. Adiscussion of day-to-day operations in a typicalground system including planning and staffing,spacecraft commanding, health and statusmonitoring, data recovery, orbit determination,and orbit maintenance.9. Trends in Ground System Design. Adiscussion of the impact of the current cost andschedule constrained approach on GroundSystem design and operation, including COTShardware and software systems, autonomy,and unattended “lights out” operations.46 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Hyperspectral & Multispectral ImagingSummaryThis three-day class is designed for engineers,scientists and other remote sensing professionals whowish to become familiar with multispectral andhyperspectral remote sensing technology. Students inthis course will learn the basic physics of spectroscopy,the types of spectral sensors currently used bygovernment and industry, and the types of dataprocessing used for various applications. Lectures willbe enhanced by computer demonstrations. After takingthis course, students should be able to communicateand work productively with other professionals in thisfield. Each student will receive a complete set of notesand the textbook, Remote Sensing: The Image ChainApproach.InstructorDr. Richard B. Gomez over the years has servedas a physical scientist, director, and instructor inindustry, government, and academia. In industryhe has worked for Texas Instruments and theAnalytic Services (ANSER), INC. In thegovernment, he has served in the Civil SeniorExecutive Service for the United States ArmyCorps of Engineers. In academia, he has servedas Research Professor at George MasonUniversity (GMU) and as Principal ResearchScientist at the Center for Earth Observing andSpace Research (CEOSR). In the 2010 springsemester at GMU he taught both undergraduateand graduate courses that involved the scientificand technology fields of hyperspectral imagingand high resolution remote sensing. Dr. Gomezis internationally recognized as a leader andexpert in the field of spectral remote sensing(multispectral, hyperspectral and ultraspectral)and has published extensively in scientificjournals. He has organized and chaired nationaland international conferences, symposia andworkshops. He earned his doctoral degree inphysics from New Mexico State University. Healso holds an M.S. and a B.S. in physics. Dr.Gomez has served as Director for the ASPRSPotomac Region and as Remote Sensing Chairfor the IEEE-USA Committee on Transportationand Aerospace Technology Policy.September 21-23, 2010Albuquerque, New MexicoMarch 8-10, 2011Beltsville. Maryland$1690 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."Taught by an internationallyrecognized leader & expertin spectral remote sensing!Course Outline1. Introduction to multispectral andhyperspectral remote sensing.2. Sensor types and characterization.Design tradeoffs. Data formats and systems.3. Optical properties for remote sensing.Solar radiation. Atmospheric transmittance,absorption and scattering.4. Sensor modeling and evaluation.Spatial, spectral, and radiometric resolution.5. Statistics for multivariate data analysis.Scatterplots. Impact of sensor performance ondata characteristics.6. Spectral data processing. Datavisualization and interpretation.7. Radiometric calibration. Partial calibration.Relative normalization.8. Image registration. Resampling and itseffect on spectral analysis.9. Data and sensor fusion. Spatial versusspectral algorithms.10. Classification of remote sensing data.Supervised and unsupervised classification.Parametric and nonparametric classifiers.Application examples.11. Hyperspectral data analysis.What You Will Learn• The limitations on passive optical remotesensing.• The properties of current sensors.• Component modeling for sensor performance.• How to calibrate remote sensors.• The types of data processing used forapplications such as spectral angle mapping,multisensor fusion, and pixel mixture analysis.• How to evaluate the performance of differenthyperspectral systems.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 47

IP Networking Over SatelliteFor Government, Military & Commercial EnterprisesSummaryThis three-day course is designed for satelliteengineers and managers in government and industry whoneed to increase their understanding of the Internet andhow Internet Protocols (IP) can be used to transmit dataand voice over satellites. IP has become the worldwidestandard for data communications. Satellites extend thereach of the Internet and Intranets. Satellites delivermulticast content efficiently anywhere in the world. Withthese benefits come challenges. Satellite delay and biterrors can impact performance. Satellite links must beintegrated with terrestrial networks. Space segment isexpensive; there are routing and security issues. Thiscourse explains the techniques and architectures used tomitigate these challenges. Quantitative techniques forunderstanding throughput and response time arepresented. System diagrams describe thesatellite/terrestrial interface. The course notes provide anup-to-date reference. An extensive bibliography issupplied.InstructorBurt H. Liebowitz is Principal Network Engineer at theMITRE Corporation, McLean, Virginia, specializing in theanalysis of wireless services. He has morethan 30 years experience in computernetworking, the last six of which havefocused on Internet-over-satellite services.He was President of NetSat Express Inc.,a leading provider of such services. Beforethat he was Chief Technical Officer forLoral Orion (now Cyberstar), responsible for Internet-oversatelliteaccess products. Mr. Liebowitz has authored twobooks on distributed processing and numerous articles oncomputing and communications systems. He has lecturedextensively on computer networking. He holds threepatents for a satellite-based data networking system. Mr.Liebowitz has B.E.E. and M.S. in Mathematics degreesfrom Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an M.S.E.E.from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.After taking this course you will understand how theInternet works and how to implement satellite-basednetworks that provide Internet access, multicastcontent delivery services, and mission-criticalIntranet services to users around the world.What You Will Learn• How packet switching works and how it enables voice anddata networking.• The rules and protocols for packet switching in the Internet.• How to use satellites as essential elements in missioncritical data networks.• How to understand and overcome the impact ofpropagation delay and bit errors on throughput andresponse time in satellite-based IP networks.• How to link satellite and terrestrial circuits to create hybridIP networks.• How to select the appropriate system architectures forInternet access, enterprise and content delivery networks.• How to design satellite-based networks to meet userthroughput and response time requirements.• The impact on cost and performance of new technology,such as LEOs, Ka band, on-board processing, intersatellitelinks.November 16-18, 2010Beltsville, Maryland$1590 (8:30am - 5:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."Course Outline1. Introduction.2. Fundamentals of Data Networking. Packetswitching, circuit switching, Seven Layer Model (ISO).Wide Area Networks including, Frame Relay, ATM, Aloha,DVB. Local Area Networks, Ethernet. Physicalcommunications layer.3. The Internet and its P rotocols. The InternetProtocol (IP). Addressing, Routing, Multicasting.Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). Impact of bit errorsand propagation delay on TCP-based applications. UserDatagram Protocol (UDP). Introduction to higher levelservices. NAT and tunneling. Impact of IP Version 6.4. Quality of Service Issues in the Internet. QoSfactors for streams and files. Performance of voice andvideo over IP. Response time for web object retrievalsusing HTTP. Methods for improving QoS: ATM, MPLS,Differentiated services, RSVP. Priority processing andpacket discard in routers. Caching and performanceenhancement. Network Management and Security issuesincluding the impact of encryption in a satellite network.5. Satellite Data Networking Architectures.Geosynchronous satellites. The link budget, modulationand coding techniques, bandwidth efficiency. Groundstation architectures for data networking: Point to Point,Point to Multipoint. Shared outbound carriersincorporating Frame Relay, DVB. Return channels forshared outbound systems: TDMA, CDMA, Aloha,DVB/RCS. Meshed networks for Intranets. Suppliers ofDAMA systems.6. System Design and Economic Issues. Costfactors for Backbone Internet and Direct to the homeInternet services. Mission critical Intranet issues includingasymmetric routing, reliable multicast, impact of usermobility. A content delivery case history.7. A TDMA/DAMA Design Example. Integrating voiceand data requirements in a mission-critical Intranet. Costand bandwidth efficiency comparison of SCPC,standards-based TDMA/DAMA and proprietaryTDMA/DAMA approaches. Tradeoffs associated withVOIP approach and use of encryption.8. Predicting Performance in Mission CriticalNetworks. Queuing theory helps predict response time.Single server and priority queues. A design case history,using queuing theory to determine how much bandwidth isneeded to meet response time goals in a voice and datanetwork. Use of simulation to predict performance.9. A View of the Future. Impact of Ka-band and spotbeam satellites. Benefits and issues associated withOnboard Processing. LEO, MEO, GEOs. Descriptions ofcurrent and proposed commercial and military satellitesystems. Low-cost ground station technology.48 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Remote Sensing Information ExtractionMarch 15-17, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis 3-day workshop will review remote sensingconcepts and vocabulary including resolution, sensingplatforms, electromagnetic spectrum and energy flowprofile. The workshop will provide an overview of thecurrent and near-term status of operational platformsand sensor systems. The focus will be on methods toextract information from these data sources. Thespaceborne systems include the following; 1) highspatial resolution (< 5m) systems, 2) medium spatialresolution (5-100m) multispectral, 3) low spatialresolution (>100m) multispectral, 4) radar, and 5)hyperspectral.The two directional relationships between remotesensing and GIS will be examined. Procedures forgeometric registration and issues of cartographicgeneralization for creating GIS layers from remotesensing information will also be discussed.InstructorDr. Barry Haack is a Professor of Geographic andCartographic Sciences at George Mason University.He was a Research Engineer at ERIM and has heldfellowships with NASA Goddard, the US Air Force andthe Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His primary professionalinterest is basic and applied science using remotesensing and he has over 100 professional publicationsand has been a recipient of a Leica-ERDAS award fora research manuscript in PhotogrammetricEngineering and Remote Sensing. He has served as aconsultant to the UN, FAO, World Bank, and variousgovernmental agencies in Africa, Asia and SouthAmerica. He has provided workshops to USDA, USintelligence agencies, US Census, and ASPRS.Recently he was a Visiting Fulbright Professor at theUniversity of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and hascurrent projects in Nepal with support from the NationalGeographic Society.What You Will Learn• Operational parameters of current sensors.• Visual and digital information extraction procedures.• Photogrammetric rectification procedures.• Integration of GIS and remote sensing.• Accuracy assessments.• Availability and costs of remote sensing data.Course Outline1. Remote Sensing Introduction. Definitions,resolutions, active-passive.2. Platforms. Airborne, spaceborne,advantages and limitations.3. Energy Flow Profile. Energy sources,atmospheric interactions, reflectance curves,emittance.4. Aerial Photography. Photogrammetricfundamentals of photo acquisition.5. Film Types. Panchormatic, normal color,color infrared, panchromatic infrared.6. Scale Determination. Point versus averagescale. Methods of determination of scale.7. Area and Height Measurements. Tools andprocedures including relative accuracies.8. Feature Extraction. Tone, texture, shadow,size, shape, association.9. Land Use and Land Cover. Examples,classification systems definitions, minimummapping units, cartographic generalization.10. Source materials. Image processingsoftware, organizations, literature, referencematerials.11. Spaceborne Remote Sensing. Basicterminology and orbit characteristics. Distinctionbetween research/experimental, national technicalassets, and operational systems.12. Multispectral Systems. Cameras, scannerslinear arrays, spectral matching.13. Moderate Resolution MSS. Landsat,SPOT, IRS, JERS.14. Coarse Resolution MSS. MeteorologicalSystems, AVHRR, Vegetation Mapper.15. High Spatial Resolution. IKONOS,EarthView, Orbview.16. Radar. Basic concepts, RADARSAT,ALMAZ, SIR.17. Hyperspectral. AVIRIS, MODIS, Hyperion.18. GIS-Remote Sensing Integration. Twodirectional relationships between remote sensingand GIS. Data structures.19. Geometric Rectification. Procedures torectify remote sensing imagery.20. Digital Image Processing. Preprocessing,image enhancements, automated digitalclassification.21. Accuracy Assessments. Contingencymatrix, Kappa coefficient, sample size andselection.22. Multiscale techniques. Ratio estimators,double and nested sampling, area frameprocedures.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 49

Satellite CommunicationsAn Essential IntroductionSummaryThis introductory course has recently been expanded tothree days by popular demand. It has been taught tothousands of industry professionals for more than twodecades, to rave reviews. The course is intended primarily fornon-technical people who must understand the entire field ofcommercial satellite communications, and who mustunderstand and communicate with engineers and othertechnical personnel. The secondary audience is technicalpersonnel moving into the industry who need a quick andthorough overview of what is going on in the industry, and whoneed an example of how to communicate with less technicalindividuals. The course is a primer to the concepts, jargon,buzzwords, and acronyms of the industry, plus an overview ofcommercial satellite communications hardware, operations,and business environment.Concepts are explained at a basic level, minimizing theuse of math, and providing real-world examples. Severalcalculations of important concepts such as link budgets arepresented for illustrative purposes, but the details need not beunderstood in depth to gain an understanding of the conceptsillustrated. The first section provides non-technical peoplewith the technical background necessary to understand thespace and earth segments of the industry, culminating withthe importance of the link budget. The concluding section ofthe course provides an overview of the business issues,including major operators, regulation and legal issues, andissues and trends affecting the industry. Attendees receive acopy of the instructor's new textbook, SatelliteCommunications for the Non-Specialist, and will have time todiscuss issues pertinent to their interests.InstructorTestimonial:…I truly enjoyedyour course andhearing of youradventures in theSatellite business.You have a definitegift in teaching styleand explanations.”Dr. Mark R. Chartrand is a consultant and lecturer in satellitetelecommunications and the space sciences.For a more than twenty-five years he haspresented professional seminars on satellitetechnology and on telecommunications tosatisfied individuals and businessesthroughout the United States, Canada, LatinAmerica, Europe and Asia.Dr. Chartrand has served as a technicaland/or business consultant to NASA, Arianespace, GTESpacenet, Intelsat, Antares Satellite Corp., Moffett-Larson-Johnson, Arianespace, Delmarva Power, Hewlett-Packard,and the International Communications Satellite Society ofJapan, among others. He has appeared as an invited expertwitness before Congressional subcommittees and was aninvited witness before the National Commission on Space. Hewas the founding editor and the Editor-in-Chief of the annualThe World Satellite Systems Guide, and later the publicationStrategic Directions in Satellite Communication. He is authorof six books and hundreds of articles in the space sciences.He has been chairman of several international satelliteconferences, and a speaker at many others.September 21-23, 2010Los Angeles, CaliforniaDecember 14-16, 2010Beltsville, MarylandMarch 8-10, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1690 (8:30am - 4:30pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."Course Outline1. Satellites and Telecommunication. Introductionand historical background. Legal and regulatoryenvironment of satellite telecommunications: industryissues; standards and protocols; regulatory bodies;satellite services and applications; steps to licensing asystem. Telecommunications users, applications, andmarkets: fixed services, broadcast services, mobileservices, navigation services.2. Communications Fundamentals. Basic definitionsand measurements: decibels. The spectrum and its uses:properties of waves; frequency bands; bandwidth. Analogand digital signals. Carrying information on waves: coding,modulation, multiplexing, networks and protocols. Signalquality, quantity, and noise: measures of signal quality;noise; limits to capacity; advantages of digital.3. The Space Segment. The space environment:gravity, radiation, solid material. Orbits: types of orbits;geostationary orbits; non-geostationary orbits. Orbitalslots, frequencies, footprints, and coverage: slots; satellitespacing; eclipses; sun interference. Out to launch:launcher’s job; launch vehicles; the launch campaign;launch bases. Satellite systems and construction:structure and busses; antennas; power; thermal control;stationkeeping and orientation; telemetry and command.Satellite operations: housekeeping and communications.4. The Ground Segment. Earth stations: types,hardware, and pointing. Antenna properties: gain;directionality; limits on sidelobe gain. Space loss,electronics, EIRP, and G/T: LNA-B-C’s; signal flow throughan earth station.5. The Satellite Earth Link. Atmospheric effects onsignals: rain; rain climate models; rain fade margins. Linkbudgets: C/N and Eb/No. Multiple access: SDMA, FDMA,TDMA, CDMA; demand assignment; on-boardmultiplexing.6. Satellite Communications Systems. Satellitecommunications providers: satellite competitiveness;competitors; basic economics; satellite systems andoperators; using satellite systems. Issues, trends, and thefuture.What You Will Learn• How do commercial satellites fit into thetelecommunications industry?• How are satellites planned, built, launched, and operated?• How do earth stations function?• What is a link budget and why is it important?• What legal and regulatory restrictions affect the industry?• What are the issues and trends driving the industry?50 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Satellite Communication Systems EngineeringA comprehensive, quantitative tutorial designed for satellite professionalsSeptember 14-16, 2010Beltsville, MarylandDecember 7-9, 2010Beltsville, MarylandMarch 15-17, 2011Boulder, Colorado$1740 (8:30am - 4:30pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."InstructorDr. Robert A. Nelson is president of SatelliteEngineering Research Corporation, aconsulting firm in Bethesda, Maryland,with clients in both commercial industryand government. Dr. Nelson holds thedegree of Ph.D. in physics from theUniversity of Maryland and is a licensedProfessional Engineer. He is coauthor ofthe textbook Satellite Communication SystemsEngineering, 2nd ed. (Prentice Hall, 1993). He is amember of IEEE, AIAA, APS, AAPT, AAS, IAU, andION.Additional MaterialsIn addition to the course notes, each participant willreceive a book of collected tutorial articles written bythe instructor and soft copies of the link budgetsdiscussed in the course.Testimonials“Instructor truly knows material. The1hour sessions are brilliant.”“Exceptional knowledge. Very effectivepresentation.”“Great handouts. Great presentation. Greatreal-life course note examples and cd. Theinstructor made good use of student’sexperiences.”“Very well prepared and presented. Theinstructor has an excellent grasp ofmaterial and articulates it well”“Outstanding at explaining and definingquantifiably the theory underlying theconcepts.”“Very well organized. Excellent referenceequations and theory. Good examples.”“Good broad general coverage of acomplex subject.”Course Outline1. Mission Analysis. Kepler’s laws. Circular andelliptical satellite orbits. Altitude regimes. Period ofrevolution. Geostationary Orbit. Orbital elements. Groundtrace.2. Earth-Satellite Geometry. Azimuth and elevation.Slant range. Coverage area.3. Signals and Spectra. Properties of a sinusoidalwave. Synthesis and analysis of an arbitrary waveform.Fourier Principle. Harmonics. Fourier series and Fouriertransform. Frequency spectrum.4. Methods of Modulation. Overview of modulation.Carrier. Sidebands. Analog and digital modulation. Needfor RF frequencies.5. Analog Modulation. Amplitude Modulation (AM).Frequency Modulation (FM).6. Digital Modulation. Analog to digital conversion.BPSK, QPSK, 8PSK FSK, QAM. Coherent detection andcarrier recovery. NRZ and RZ pulse shapes. Power spectraldensity. ISI. Nyquist pulse shaping. Raised cosine filtering.7. Bit Error Rate. Performance objectives. Eb/No.Relationship between BER and Eb/No. Constellationdiagrams. Why do BPSK and QPSK require the samepower?8. Coding. Shannon’s theorem. Code rate. Coding gain.Methods of FEC coding. Hamming, BCH, and Reed-Solomon block codes. Convolutional codes. Viterbi andsequential decoding. Hard and soft decisions.Concatenated coding. Turbo coding. Trellis coding.9. Bandwidth. Equivalent (noise) bandwidth. Occupiedbandwidth. Allocated bandwidth. Relationship betweenbandwidth and data rate. Dependence of bandwidth onmethods of modulation and coding. Tradeoff betweenbandwidth and power. Emerging trends for bandwidthefficient modulation.10. The Electromagnetic Spectrum. Frequency bandsused for satellite communication. ITU regulations. FixedSatellite Service. Direct Broadcast Service. Digital AudioRadio Service. Mobile Satellite Service.11. Earth Stations. Facility layout. RF components.Network Operations Center. Data displays.12. Antennas. Antenna patterns. Gain. Half powerbeamwidth. Efficiency. Sidelobes.13. System Temperature. Antenna temperature. LNA.Noise figure. Total system noise temperature.14. Satellite Transponders. Satellite communicationspayload architecture. Frequency plan. Transponder gain.TWTA and SSPA. Amplifier characteristics. Nonlinearity.Intermodulation products. SFD. Backoff.15. Multiple Access Techniques. Frequency divisionmultiple access (FDMA). Time division multiple access(TDMA). Code division multiple access (CDMA) or spreadspectrum. Capacity estimates.16. Polarization. Linear and circular polarization.Misalignment angle.17. Rain Loss. Rain attenuation. Crane rain model.Effect on G/T.18. The RF Link. Decibel (dB) notation. Equivalentisotropic radiated power (EIRP). Figure of Merit (G/T). Freespace loss. WhyPower flux density. Carrier to noise ratio.The RF link equation.19. Link Budgets. Communications link calculations.Uplink, downlink, and composite performance. Linkbudgets for single carrier and multiple carrier operation.Detailed worked examples.20. Performance Measurements. Satellite modem.Use of a spectrum analyzer to measure bandwidth, C/N,and Eb/No. Comparison of actual measurements withtheory using a mobile antenna and a geostationary satellite.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 51

Satellite Design & TechnologyCost-Effective Design for Today's MissionsOctober 25-28, 2010Beltsville, MarylandApril 25-28, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1790 (8:30am - 4:30pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryRenewed emphasis on cost effective missions requiresup-to-date knowledge of satellite technology and an indepthunderstanding of the systems engineering issues.Together, these give satellite engineers and managersoptions in selecting lower cost approaches to buildingreliable spacecraft. This 3-1/2 day course covers all theimportant technologies needed to develop lower costspace systems. In addition to covering the traditional flighthardware disciplines, attention is given to integration andtesting, software, and R&QA.The emphasis is on the enabling technologydevelopments, including new space launch options thatpermit doing more with less in space today. Case studiesand examples drawn from modern satellite missionspinpoint the key issues and tradeoffs in modern designand illustrate lessons learned from past successes andfailures. Technical specialists will also find the broadperspective and system engineering viewpoint useful incommunicating with other specialists to analyze designoptions and tradeoffs. The course notes provide anauthoritative reference that focuses on proven techniquesand guidelines for understanding, designing, andmanaging modern satellite systems.InstructorsEric Hoffman has 40 years of space experience including 19years as Chief Engineer of the Johns Hopkins AppliedPhysics Laboratory Space Department,which has designed and built 64 spacecraft.He joined APL in 1964, designing highreliability spacecraft command,communications, and navigation systems andholds several patents in this field. He has ledmany of APL's system and spacecraftconceptual designs. Fellow of the BritishInterplanetary Society, Associate Fellow of the AIAA, andcoauthor of Fundamentals of Space Systems.Dr. Jerry Krassner has been involved in aerospace R&D forover 30 years. Over this time, he hasparticipated in or led a variety of activities withprimary technical focus on sensor systemsR&D, and business focus on new conceptdevelopment and marketing. He hasauthored over 60 research papers, served onadvisory panels for DARPA and the Navy, andwas a member of the US Air Force ScientificAdvisory Board (for which he was awarded the USAF CivilianExemplary Service Award). Jerry was a founding member,and past Chairman, of the MASINT Association. Currently, heis a consultant to a National Security organization, and actingchief scientist for an office in OSD, responsible foridentification and assessment of new enabling technologies.Jerry has a PhD in Physics and Astronomy from the Universityof Rochester.Course Outline1. Space Systems Engineering. Elements of spacesystems engineering. Setting the objective. Establishingrequirements. System "drivers." Mission analysis anddesign. Budgeted items. Margins. Project phases. Designreviews.2. Designing for the Space Environment. Vacuumand drag. Microgravity. Temperature and thermalgradients. Magnetic field. Ultraviolet. Solar pressure.Ionizing radiation. Spacecraft charging. Space debris.Pre-launch and launch environments.3. Orbits and Astrodynamics. Review of spacecraftorbital mechanics. Coordinate systems. Orbital elements.Selecting an orbit. Orbital transfer. Specialized orbits.Orbit perturbations. Interplanetary missions.4. On-Orbit Propulsion and Launch Systems.Mathematical formulation of rocket equations. Spacecraftonboard propulsion systems. Station keeping and attitudecontrol. Satellite launch options.5. Attitude Determination and Control. Spacecraftattitude dynamics. Attitude torque modeling. Attitudesensors and actuators. Passive and active attitude control.Attitude estimators and controllers. New applications,methods, HW.6. Spacecraft Power Systems. Power source options.Energy storage, control, and distribution. Powerconverters. Designing the small satellite power system.7. Spacecraft Thermal Control. Heat transferfundamentals for spacecraft.Modern thermal materials.Active vs. passive thermal control. The thermal designprocedure.8. Spacecraft Configuration and Structure.Structural design requirements and interfaces.Requirements for launch, staging, spin stabilization.Design, analysis, and test. Modern structural materialsand design concepts. Margins of safety. Structuraldynamics and testing.9. Spacecraft RF Communications. RF signaltransmission. Antennas. One-way range equation.Properties and peculiarities of the space channel.Modulating the RF. Dealing with noise. Link margin. Errorcorrection. RF link design.10. Spacecraft Command and Telemetry. Commandreceivers, decoders, and processors. Commandmessages. Synchronization, error detection andcorrection. Encryption and authentication. Telemetrysystems. Sensors, signal conditioning, and A/Dconversion. Frame formatting. Packetization. Datacompression.11. Spacecraft On-board Computing. Centralprocessing units for space. Memory types. Mass storage.Processor input/output. Spacecraft buses. Fault toleranceand redundancy. Radiation hardness, upset, and latchup.Hardware/software tradeoffs. Software development andengineering.12. Reliability and Quality Assurance. Hi-relprinciples: lessons learned. Designing for reliability. Usingredundancy effectively. Margins and derating. Partsquality and process control. Configuration management.Quality assurance, inspection, and test. ISO 9000.13. Integration and Test. Planning for I&T. Groundsupport systems. I&T facilities. Verification matrix. Testplans and other important documents. Testingsubsystems. Spacecraft level testing. Launch siteoperations. Which tests are worthwhile, which aren’t?52 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Satellite Laser CommunicationsFebruary 8-10, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1590 (8:30am - 4:30pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."NEW!SummaryThis course will provide an introduction and overview oflaser communication principles and technologies forunguided, free-space beam propagation. Special emphasis isplaced on highlighting the differences, as well as similarities toRF communications and other laser systems, and designissues and options relevant to future laser communicationterminals.InstructorHamid Hemmati, Ph.D. , is with the Jet propulsion laboratory(JPL), California Institute of Technologywhere he is a Principal member of staff andthe Supervisor of the OpticalCommunications Group. Prior to joining JPLin 1986, he worked at NASA’s GoddardSpace Flight Center and at the NIST(Boulder, CO) as a researcher. Dr. Hemmatihas published over 40 journal and over 100conference papers, holds seven patents, received 3 NASASpace Act Board Awards, and 36 NASA certificates ofappreciation. He is a Fellow of SPIE and teaches opticalcommunications courses at CSULA and the UCLAExtension. He is the editor and author of two books: “DeepSpace Optical Communications” and “near-Earth LaserCommunications”. Dr. Hemmati’s current research interestsare in developing laser-communications technologies andsystems for planetary and satellite communications,including: systems engineering for electro-optical systems,solid-state laser, particularly pulsed fiber lasers, flightqualification of optical and electro-optical systems andcomponents; low-cost multi-meter diameter optical groundreceiver telescope; active and adaptive optics; and laserbeam acquisition, tracking and pointing.What You Will Learn• This course will provide you the knowledge and ability toperform basic satellite laser communication analysis,identify tradeoffs, interact meaningfully with colleagues,evaluate systems, and understand the literature.• How is a laser-communication system superior toconventional technology?• How link performance is analyzed.• What are the options for acquisition, tracking and beampointing?• What are the options for laser transmitters, receiversand optical systems.• What are the atmospheric effects on the beam and howto counter them.• What are the typical characteristics of lasercommunicationsystem hardware?• How to calculate mass, power and cost of flight systems.Course Outline1. Introduction. Brief historical background,RF/Optical comparison; basic Block diagrams; andapplications overview.2. Link Analysis. Parameters influencing the link;frequency dependence of noise; link performancecomparison to RF; and beam profiles.3. Laser Transmitter. Laser sources; semiconductorlasers; fiber amplifiers; amplitude modulation; phasemodulation; noise figure; nonlinear effects; and coherenttransmitters.4. Modulation & Error Correction Encoding. PPM;OOK and binary codes; and forward error correction.5. Acquisition, Tracking and Pointing.Requirements; acquisition scenarios; acquisition; pointaheadangles, pointing error budget; host platform vibrationenvironment; inertial stabilization: trackers; passive/activeisolation; gimbaled transceiver; and fast steering mirrors.6. Opto-Mechanical Assembly. Transmit telescope;receive telescope; shared transmit/receive telescope;thermo-Optical-Mechanical stability.7. Atmospheric Effects. Attenuation, beam wander;turbulence/scintillation; signal fades; beam spread; turbid;and mitigation techniques.8. Detectors and Detections. Discussion of availablephoto-detectors noise figure; amplification; backgroundradiation/ filtering; and mitigation techniques. Poissonphoton counting; channel capacity; modulation schemes;detection statistics; and SNR / Bit error probability.Advantages / complexities of coherent detection; opticalmixing; SNR, heterodyne and homodyne; laser linewidth.9. Crosslinks and Networking. LEO-GEO & GEO-GEO; orbital clusters; and future/advanced.10. Flight Qualification. Radiation environment;environmental testing; and test procedure.11. Eye Safety. Regulations; classifications; wavelengthdependence, and CDRH notices.12. Cost Estimation. Methodology, models; andexamples.13. Terrestrial Optical Comm. Communicationssystems developed for terrestrial links.Who should attendEngineers, scientists, managers, or professionals whodesire greater technical depth, or RF communicationengineers who need to assess this competing technology.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 53

Satellite RF Communications and Onboard ProcessingEffective Design for Today’s Spacecraft SystemsApril 12-14, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummarySuccessful systems engineering requires a broadunderstanding of the important principles of modernsatellite communications and onboard data processing.This course covers both theory and practice, withemphasis on the important system engineering principles,tradeoffs, and rules of thumb. The latest technologies arecovered, including those needed for constellations ofsatellites.This course is recommended for engineers andscientists interested in acquiring an understanding ofsatellite communications, command and telemetry,onboard computing, and tracking. Each participant willreceive a complete set of notes.InstructorsEric J. Hoffman has degrees in electrical engineering andover 40 years of spacecraft experience. Hehas designed spaceborne communicationsand navigation equipment and performedsystems engineering on many APL satellitesand communications systems. He hasauthored over 60 papers and holds 8 patentsin these fields and served as APL’s SpaceDept Chief Engineer.Robert C. Moore worked in the Electronic Systems Group atthe APL Space Department from 1965 untilhis retirement in 2007. He designedembedded microprocessor systems for spaceapplications. Mr. Moore holds four U.S.patents. He teaches the command-telemetrydataprocessing segment of "Space Systems"at the Johns Hopkins University WhitingSchool of Engineering.Satellite RF Communications & Onboard Processingwill give you a thorough understanding of the importantprinciples and modern technologies behind today'ssatellite communications and onboard computingsystems.What You Will Learn• The important systems engineering principles and latesttechnologies for spacecraft communications and onboardcomputing.• The design drivers for today’s command, telemetry,communications, and processor systems.• How to design an RF link.• How to deal with noise, radiation, bit errors, and spoofing.• Keys to developing hi-rel, realtime, embedded software.• How spacecraft are tracked.• Working with government and commercial ground stations.• Command and control for satellite constellations.Course Outline1. RF Signal Transmission. Propagation of radiowaves, antenna properties and types, one-way radarrange equation. Peculiarities of the space channel.Special communications orbits. Modulation of RFcarriers.2. Noise and Link Budgets. Sources of noise,effects of noise on communications, system noisetemperature. Signal-to-noise ratio, bit error rate, linkmargin. Communications link design example.3. Special Topics. Optical communications, errorcorrecting codes, encryption and authentication. Lowprobability-of-interceptcommunications. Spreadspectrumand anti-jam techniques.4. Command Systems. Command receivers,decoders, and processors. Synchronization words,error detection and correction. Command types,command validation and authentication, delayedcommands. Uploading software.5. Telemetry Systems. Sensors and signalconditioning, signal selection and data sampling,analog-to-digital conversion. Frame formatting,commutation, data storage, data compression.Packetizing. Implementing spacecraft autonomy.6. Data Processor Systems. Central processingunits, memory types, mass storage, input/outputtechniques. Fault tolerance and redundancy,radiation hardness, single event upsets, CMOS latchup.Memory error detection and correction. Reliabilityand cross-strapping. Very large scale integration.Choosing between RISC and CISC.7. Reliable Software Design. Specifying therequirements. Levels of criticality. Design reviews andcode walkthroughs. Fault protection and autonomy.Testing and IV&V. When is testing finished?Configuration management, documentation. Rules ofthumb for schedule and manpower.8. Spacecraft Tracking. Orbital elements.Tracking by ranging, laser tracking. Tracking by rangerate, tracking by line-of-site observation. Autonomoussatellite navigation.9. Typical Ground Network Operations. Centraland remote tracking sites, equipment complements,command data flow, telemetry data flow. NASA DeepSpace Network, NASA Tracking and Data RelaySatellite System (TDRSS), and commercialoperations.10. Constellations of Satellites. Optical and RFcrosslinks. Command and control issues. Timing andtracking. Iridium and other system examples.54 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Solid Rocket Motor Design and ApplicationsFor onsite presentations, course can be tailoredto specific SRM applications and technologies.SummaryThis three-day course provides an overall look - withincreasing 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.InstructorRichard Lee has more than 43 years of experience in thespace and missile industry. He was a Senior ProgramManager at Thiokol where he directed and managed thedevelopment and qualification of many DoD SRMsubsystems and components for Peacekeeper, SmallICBM and Castor 120 SRM programs. Mr. Lee hasextensive experience in defining and synthesizingcustomer requirements, developing and coordinatingSRM performance and interface requirements at all levelsin the space and missile industry, including governmentagencies, prime contractors and suppliers. He has beenactive in coordinating functional and physical interfaceswith commercial spaceports in Florida, California, andAlaska. He is active in developing safety criteria andgovernment/industry standards with participation ofrepresentatives from academia, private industry andgovernment agencies including the United States AirForce (SMC, 45th Space Wing); FAA/AST; Army Spaceand Strategic Defense Command, and NASA centers atKennedy, Johnson, Marshall, and Jet PropulsionLaboratory. He has also consulted with domestic andforeign launch vehicle contractors in the development,material selection, and testing of SRM propulsionsystems. Mr. Lee has a MS in Engineering Administrationand a BS in EE from the University of Utah.5What 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 featuresand characteristics.• Propellant and component manufacturing processes.• SRM/Vehicle interfaces, transportation, and handlingconsiderations.• Development approach for qualifying new SRMs.April 19-21, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."Course Outline1. Introduction to Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs). SRMterminology 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), nitroplasticizedcomposites, 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. 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Space Environment –Implications for Spacecraft DesignSummaryAdverse interactions between the space environmentand an orbiting spacecraft may lead to a degradation ofspacecraft subsystem performance and possibly evenloss of the spacecraft itself. This course presents anintroduction to the space environment and its effect onspacecraft. Emphasis is placed on problem solvingtechniques and design guidelines that will provide thestudent with an understanding of how space environmenteffects may be minimized through proactive spacecraftdesign.Each student will receive a copy of the course text, acomplete set of course notes, including copies of allviewgraphs used in the presentation, and acomprehensive bibliography.InstructorDr. Alan C. Tribble has provided space environments effectsanalysis to more than one dozen NASA, DoD,and commercial programs, including theInternational Space Station, the GlobalPositioning System (GPS) satellites, andseveral surveillance spacecraft. He holds aPh.D. in Physics from the University of Iowaand has been twice a Principal Investigatorfor the NASA Space Environments andEffects Program. He is the author of four books, including thecourse text: The Space Environment - Implications for SpaceDesign, and over 20 additional technical publications. He is anAssociate Fellow of the AIAA, a Senior Member of the IEEE,and was previously an Associate Editor of the Journal ofSpacecraft and Rockets. Dr. Tribble recently won the 2008AIAA James A. Van Allen Space Environments Award. He hastaught a variety of classes at the University of SouthernCalifornia, California State University Long Beach, theUniversity of Iowa, and has been teaching courses on spaceenvironments and effects since 1992.Who Should Attend:Engineers who need to know how to design systems withadequate performance margins, program managers whooversee spacecraft survivability tasks, and scientists whoneed to understand how environmental interactions can affectinstrument performance.Review of the Course Text:“There is, to my knowledge, no other book that provides itsintended readership with an comprehensive and authoritative,yet compact and accessible, coverage of the subject ofspacecraft environmental engineering.” – James A. Van Allen,Regent Distinguished Professor, University of Iowa.“I got exactly what I wanted from thiscourse – an overview of the spacecraft environment.The charts outlining the interactionsand synergism were excellent. Thelist of references is extensive and will beconsulted often.”“Broad experience over many designteams allowed for excellent examples ofapplications of this information.”February 1-2, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1095 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."Course Outline1. Introduction. Spacecraft Subsystem Design,Orbital Mechanics, The Solar-Planetary Relationship,Space Weather.2. The Vacuum Environment. Basic Description –Pressure vs. Altitude, Solar UV Radiation.3. Vacuum Environment Effects. Solar UVDegradation, Molecular Contamination, ParticulateContamination.4. The Neutral Environment. Basic AtmosphericPhysics, Elementary Kinetic Theory, HydrostaticEquilibrium, Neutral Atmospheric Models.5. Neutral Environment Effects. Aerodynamic Drag,Sputtering, Atomic Oxygen Attack, Spacecraft Glow.6. The Plasma Environment. Basic Plasma Physics -Single Particle Motion, Debye Shielding, PlasmaOscillations.7. Plasma Environment Effects. SpacecraftCharging, Arc Discharging.8. The Radiation Environment. Basic RadiationPhysics, Stopping Charged Particles, Stopping EnergeticPhotons, Stopping Neutrons.9. Radiation in Space. Trapped Radiation Belts, SolarProton Events, Galactic Cosmic Rays, HostileEnvironments.10. Radiation Environment Effects. Total DoseEffects - Solar Cell Degradation, Electronics Degradation;Single Event Effects - Upset, Latchup, Burnout; Dose RateEffects.11. The Micrometeoroid and Orbital DebrisEnvironment. Hypervelocity Impact Physics,Micrometeoroids, Orbital Debris.12. Additional Topics. Design Examples - The LongDuration Exposure Facility; Effects on Humans; Modelsand Tools; Available Internet Resources.56 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Space Mission Analysis and DesignNEW!October 19-21, 2010Beltsville, Maryland$1690 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis three-day class is intended for bothstudents and professionals in astronautics andspace science. It is appropriate for engineers,scientists, and managers trying to obtain the bestmission possible within a limited budget and forstudents working on advanced design projects orjust beginning in space systems engineering. It isthe indispensable traveling companion forseasoned veterans or those just beginning toexplore the highways and by-ways of spacemission engineering. Each student will beprovided with a copy of Space Mission Analysisand Design [Third Edition], for his or her ownprofessional reference library.InstructorEdward L. Keith is a multi-discipline LaunchVehicle System Engineer, specializingin the integration of launch vehicletechnology, design, and businessstrategies. He is currently conductingbusiness case strategic analysis, riskreduction and modeling for the BoeingSpace Launch Initiative Reusable Launch Vehicleteam. For the past five years, Ed has supported thetechnical and business case efforts at Boeing toadvance the state-of-the-art for reusable launchvehicles. Mr. Keith has designed complete rocketengines, rocket vehicles, small propulsion systems,and composite propellant tank systems, especiallydesigned for low cost, as a propulsion and launchvehicle engineer. His travels have taken him toRussia, China, Australia and many other launchoperation centers throughout the world. Mr. Keithhas worked as a Systems Engineer for RockwellInternational, on the Brillant Eyes Satellite Programand on the Space Shuttle Advanced Solid RocketMotor project. Mr. Keith served for five years withAerojet in Australia, evaluating all space missionoperations that originated in the EasternHemisphere. Mr. Keith also served for five years onLaunch Operations at Vandenberg AFB, California.Mr. Keith has written 18 papers on various aspectsof Low Cost Space Transportation over the lastdecade.Course Outline1. The Space Missions Analysis and DesignProcess2. Mission Characterization3. Mission Evaluation4. Requirements Definition5. Space Mission Geometry6. Introduction to Astro-dynamics7. Orbit and Constellation Design8. The Space Environment and Survivability9. Space Payload Design and Sizing10. Spacecraft Design and Sizing11. Spacecraft Subsystems12. Space Manufacture and Test13. Communications Architecture14. Mission Operations15. Ground System Design and Sizing16. Spacecraft Computer Systems17. Space Propulsion Systems18. Launch Systems19. Space Manufacturing and Reliability20. Cost Modeling21. Limits on Mission Design22. Design of Low-Cost Spacecraft23. Applying Space Mission Analysis andDesignWhat You Will Learn• Conceptual mission design.• Defining top-level mission requirements.• Mission operational concepts.• Mission operations analysis and design.• Estimating space system costs.• Spacecraft design development, verificationand validation.• System design review .Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 57

Space-Based Laser SystemsMarch 23-24, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1040 (8:30am - 4:30pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis two-day short course reviews the underlyingtechnology areas used to construct and operatespace-based laser altimeters and laser radarsystems. The course presents backgroundinformation to allow an appreciation for designingand evaluating space-based laser radars.Fundamental descriptions are given for directdetectionand coherent-detection laser radarsystems, and, details associated with spaceapplications are presented. System requirementsare developed and methodology of systemcomponent selection is given. Performanceevaluation criteria are developed based on systemrequirements. Design considerations for spacebasedlaser radars are discussed and case studiesdescribing previous and current spaceinstrumentation are presented. In particular, thedevelopment, test, and operation of the NEARLaser Radar is discussed in detailed to illustratedesign decisions.Emerging technologies pushing next-generationlaser altimeters are discussed, the use of lasers inBMD and TMD architectures are summarized, andadditional topics addressing laser radar targetidentification and tracking aspects are provided.Fundamentals associated with lasers and optics arenot covered in this course, a generalized level ofunderstanding is assumed.InstructorTimothy D. Cole is a leading authority with 33years of experience exclusively working in electroopticalsystems as a systems anddesign engineer. Mr. Cole is the ChiefScientist within the SpecialOperations Department of NorthropGrumman (TASC). He has presentedseveral technical papers addressingspace-based laser altimetry all over the US andEurope. His industry experience has been focusedon the systems engineering and analysis associateddevelopment of optical detectors, exoatmosphericsensor design and calibration, and the design,fabrication and operation of the Near-Earth AsteroidRendezvous (NEAR) Laser Radar. He has recentlydesigned and fabricated remote sensors basedupon micro-laser radars and coherent lasers for themilitary and various Intel organizations.Course Outline1. Introduction to Laser Radar Systems.Definitions Remote sensing and altimetry,Space object identification and tracking.2. Review of Basic Theory. How LaserRadar Systems Function.3. Direct-detection systems. Coherentdetectionsystems, Altimetry application, Radar(tracking) application, Target identificationapplication.4. Laser Radar Design Approach.Constraints, Spacecraft resources, Costdrivers, Proven technologies, Matchinginstrument with application.5. System Performance Evaluation.Development of laser radar performanceequations, Review of secondaryconsiderations, Speckle, Glint, Trade-offstudies, Aperture vs. power, Coherent vs.incoherent detection, Spacecraft pointing vs.beam steering optics.6. Laser Radar FunctionalImplementation. Component descriptions,System implementations.7. Case Studies. Altimeters, Apollo 17,Clementine, Detailed study of the NEAR laseraltimeter design & implementation, selection ofsystem components for high-rel requirements,testing of space-based laser systems, nuancesassociated with operating space-based lasers,Mars Global Surveyor, Radars, LOWKATR(BMD midcourse sensing), FIREPOND (BMDtarget ID), TMD/BMD Laser Systems, COIL: ATMD Airborne Laser System (TMD target lethalinterception).8. Emerging Developments and FutureTrends. PN coding, Laser vibrometry, Signalprocessing hardware Implementation issues.Who should attend:Engineers, scientists, and technical managersinterested in obtaining a fundamental knowledge ofthe technologies and system engineering aspectsunderlying laser radar systems. The course presentsmathematical equations (e.g., link budget) anddesign rules (e.g., bi-static, mono-static, coherent,direct detection configurations), survey anddiscussion of key technologies employed (lasertransmitters, receiver optics and transducer, postdetectionsignal processing), performancemeasurement and examples, and an overview ofspecial topics (e.g., space qualification andoperation, scintillation effects, signal processingimplementations) to allow appreciation towards thedesign and operation of laser radars in space.58 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Space-Based RadarSummarySynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is the most versatileremote sensor. It is an all-weather sensor that canpenetrate cloud cover and operate day or night fromspace-based or airborne systems. This 4.5-day courseprovides a survey of synthetic aperture radar (SAR)applications and how they influence and are constrainedby instrument, platform (satellite) and image signalprocessing and extraction technologies/design. Thecourse will introduce advanced systems design andassociated signal processing concepts andimplementation details. The course covers thefundamental concepts and principles for SAR, the keydesign parameters and system features, space-basedsystems used for collecting SAR data, signal processingtechniques, and many applications of SAR data.InstructorsBob Hill received his BS degree in 1957 (Iowa StateUniversity) and the MS in 1967 (University of Maryland),both in electrical engineering. He managed thedevelopment of the phased array radar of the Navy’sAEGIS system from the early 1960s through itsintroduction to the fleet in 1975. Later in his career hedirected the development, acquisition and support of allsurveillance radars of the surface navy. Mr. Hill is a Fellowof the IEEE, an IEEE “distinguished lecturer” and amember of its Radar Systems Panel.Bart Huxtable has a Ph.D. in Physics from theCalifornia Institute of Technology, and a B.Sc. degree inPhysics and Math from the University of Delaware. Dr.Huxtable is President of User Systems, Inc. He has overtwenty years experience in signal processing andnumerical algorithm design and implementationemphasizing application-specific data processing andanalysis for remote sensor systems including radars,sonars, and lidars. He integrates his broad experience inphysics, mathematics, numerical algorithms, andstatistical detection and estimation theory to developprocessing algorithms and performance simulations formany of the modern remote sensing applications usingradars, sonars, and lidars.Dr. Keith Raney has a Ph.D. in Computer, Informationand Control Engineering from the University of Michigan,an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University,and a B.S. degree from Harvard University. He works forthe Space Department of the Johns Hopkins UniversityApplied Physics Laboratory, with responsibilities for earthobservation systems development, and radar systemanalysis. He holds United States and international patentson the Delay/Doppler Radar Altimeter. He was on NASA’sEuropa Orbiter Radar Sounder instrument design team,and on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter instrumentdefinition team. Dr. Raney has an extensive background inimaging radar theory, and in interdisciplinary applicationsusing sensing systems.What You Will Learn• Basic concepts and principles of SAR and itsapplications.• What are the key system parameters.• How is performance calculated.• Design implementation and tradeoffs.• How to design and build high performance signalprocessors.• Current state-of-the-art systems.• SAR image interpretation.March 7-11, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1990 (8:30am - 4:00pm)Last Day 8:30am - 12:30pm3 top experts in 1 week!"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."Course Outline1. Radar Basics. Nature of EM waves, Vectorrepresentation of waves, Scattering and Propagation.2. Tools and Conventions. Radar sensitivity andaccuracy performance.3. Subsystems and Critical Radar Components.Transmitter, Antenna, Receiver and Signal Processor,Control and Interface Apparatus, Comparison toCommsats.4. Fundamentals of Aperture Synthesis.Motivation for SAR, SAR image formation.5. Fourier Imaging. Bragg resonance condition,Born approximation.6. Signal Processing. Pulse compression: rangeresolution and signal bandwidth, Overview of Strip-Map Algorithms including Range-Doppler algorithm,Range migration algorithm, Chirp scaling algorithm,Overview of Spotlight Algorithms including Polar formatalgorithm, Motion Compensation, Autofocusing usingthe Map-Drift and PGA algorithms.7. Radar Phenomenology and ImageInterpretation. Radar and target interaction includingradar cross-section, attenuation & penetration(atmosphere, foliage), and frequency dependence,Imagery examples.8. Visual Presentation of SAR Imagery. Nonlinearremapping, Apodization, Super resolution,Speckle reduction (Multi-look).9. Interferometry. Topographic mapping,Differential topography (crustal deformation &subsidence), Change detection.10. Polarimetry. Terrain classification, Scatterercharacterization.11. Miscellaneous SAR Applications. Mapping,Forestry, Oceanographic, etc.12. Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI).Theory and Applications.13. Image Quality Parameters. Peak-to-sideloberatio, Integrated sidelobe ratio, Multiplicative noise ratioand major contributors.14. Radar Equation for SAR. Key radar equationparameters, Signal-to-Noise ratio, Clutter-to-Noiseratio, Noise equivalent backscatter, Electronic countermeasures and electronic counter counter measures.15. Ambiguity Constraints for SAR. Rangeambiguities, Azimuth ambiguities, Minimum antennaarea, Maximum area coverage rate, ScanSAR.16. SAR Specification. System specificationoverview, Design drivers.17. Orbit Selection. LEO, MEO, GEO, Accessarea, Formation flying (e.g., cartwheel).18. Example SAR Systems. History, Airborne,Space-Based, Future.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 59

Spacecraft Quality Assurance, Integration & TestingMarch 23-24, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$990 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryQuality assurance, reliability, and testing are criticalelements in low-cost space missions. The selection oflower cost parts and the most effective use ofredundancy require careful tradeoff analysis whendesigning new space missions. Designing for low costand allowing some risk are new ways of doingbusiness in today's cost-conscious environment. Thiscourse uses case studies and examples from recentspace missions to pinpoint the key issues and tradeoffsin design, reviews, quality assurance, and testing ofspacecraft. Lessons learned from past successes andfailures are discussed and trends for future missionsare highlighted.InstructorEric Hoffman has 40 years of space experience,including 19 years as the Chief Engineerof the Johns Hopkins Applied PhysicsLaboratory Space Department, whichhas designed and built 64 spacecraftand nearly 200 instruments. Hisexperience includes systemsengineering, design integrity,performance assurance, and test standards. He hasled many of APL's system and spacecraft conceptualdesigns and coauthored APL's quality assuranceplans. He is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA andcoauthor of Fundamentals of Space Systems.What You Will Learn• Why reliable design is so important and techniques forachieving it.• Dealing with today's issues of parts availability,radiation hardness, software reliability, process control,and human error.• Best practices for design reviews and configurationmanagement.• Modern, efficient integration and test practices.Course Outline1. Spacecraft Systems Reliability andAssessment. Quality, reliability, and confidence levels.Reliability block diagrams and proper use of reliabilitypredictions. Redundancy pro's and con's.Environmental stresses and derating.2. Quality Assurance and Component Selection.Screening and qualification testing. Acceleratedtesting. Using plastic parts (PEMs) reliably.3. Radiation and Survivability. The spaceradiation environment. Total dose. Stopping power.MOS response. Annealing and super-recovery.Displacement damage.4. Single Event Effects. Transient upset, latch-up,and burn-out. Critical charge. Testing for single eventeffects. Upset rates. Shielding and other mitigationtechniques.5. ISO 9000. Process control through ISO 9001 andAS9100.6. Software Quality Assurance and Testing. Themagnitude of the software QA problem. Characteristicsof good software process. Software testing and whenis it finished?7. The Role of the I&T Engineer. Why I&Tplanning must be started early.8. Integrating I&T into electrical, thermal, andmechanical designs. Coupling I&T to missionoperations.9. Ground Support Systems. Electrical andmechanical ground support equipment (GSE). I&Tfacilities. Clean rooms. Environmental test facilities.10. Test Planning and Test Flow. Which tests areworthwhile? Which ones aren't? What is the right orderto perform tests? Test Plans and other importantdocuments.11. Spacecraft Level Testing. Ground stationcompatibility testing and other special tests.12. Launch Site Operations. Launch vehicleoperations. Safety. Dress rehearsals. The LaunchReadiness Review.13. Human Error. What we can learn from theairline industry.14. Case Studies. NEAR, Ariane 5, Mid-courseSpace Experiment (MSX).Recent attendee comments ...“Instructor demonstrated excellent knowledge of topics.”“Material was presented clearly and thoroughly. An incredible depth of expertise forour questions.”60 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

Spacecraft Systems Integration and TestA Complete Systems Engineering Approach to System TestDecember 6-9, 2010Beltsville, MarylandApril 18-21, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$1790 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis four-day course is designed for engineersand managers interested in a systems engineeringapproach to space systems integration, test andlaunch site processing. It provides critical insight tothe design drivers that inevitably arise from the needto verify and validate complex space systems. Eachtopic is covered in significant detail, includinginteractive team exercises, with an emphasis on asystems engineering approach to getting the jobdone. Actual test and processingfacilities/capabilities at GSFC, VAFB, CCAFB andKSC are introduced, providing familiarity with thesecritical space industry resources.InstructorMr. Robert K. Vernot has over twenty years ofexperience in the space industry, serving as I&TManager, Systems and Electrical Systems engineerfor a wide variety of space missions. Thesemissions include the UARS, EOS Terra, EO-1, AIM(Earth atmospheric and land resource), GGS(Earth/Sun magnetics), DSCS (militarycommunications), FUSE (space based UVtelescope), MESSENGER (interplanetary probe).What You Will Learn• How are systems engineering principalsapplied to system test?• How can a comprehensive, realistic &achievable schedule be developed?• What facilities are available and how isplanning accomplished?• What are the critical system level tests and howdo their verification goals drive scheduling?• What are the characteristics of a strong,competent I&T team/program?• What are the viable trades and options whenI&T doesn’t go as planned?This course provides the participant withknowledge and systems engineering perspectiveto plan and conduct successful space system I&Tand launch campaigns. All engineers andmanagers will attain an understanding of theverification and validation factors critical to thedesign of hardware, software and testprocedures.Course Outline1. System Level I&T Overview. Comparison of system,subsystem and component test. Introduction to the various stagesof I&T and overview of the course subject matter.2. Main Technical Disciplines Influencing I&T. Mechanical,Electrical and Thermal systems. Optical, Magnetics, Robotics,Propulsion, Flight Software and others. Safety, EMC andContamination Control. Resultant requirements pertaining to I&Tand how to use them in planning an effective campaign.3. Lunar/Mars Initiative and Manned Space Flight. Safetyfirst. Telerobotics, rendezvous & capture and control systemtesting (data latency, range sensors, object recognition, gravitycompensation, etc.). Verification of multi-fault-tolerant systems.Testing ergonomic systems and support infrastructure. Futuretrends.4. Staffing the Job. Building a strong team and establishingleadership roles. Human factors in team building and schedulingof this critical resource.5. Test and Processing Facilities. Budgeting and schedulingtests. Ambient, environmental (T/V, Vibe, Shock, EMC/RF, etc.)and launch site (VAFB, CCAFB, KSC) test and processingfacilities. Special considerations for hazardous processingfacilities.6. Ground Support Systems. Electrical ground supportequipment (GSE) including SAS, RF, Umbilical, Front End, etc.and Mechanical GSE, such as stands, fixtures and 1-G negationfor deployments and robotics. I&T ground test systems andsoftware. Ground Segment elements (MOCC, SOCC, SDPF,FDF, CTV, network & flight resources).7. Preparation and Planning for I&T. Planning tools.Effective use of block diagrams, exploded views, systemschematics. Storyboard and schedule development. Configurationmanagement of I&T, development of C&T database to leverageand empower ground software. Understanding verification andvalidation requirements.8. System Test Procedures. Engineering efficient, effectivetest procedures to meet your goals. Installation and integrationprocedures. Critical system tests; their roles and goals (Aliveness,Functional, Performance, Mission Simulations). Environmentaland Launch Site test procedures, including hazardous andcontingency operations.9. Data Products for Verification and Tracking. Criterion fordata trending. Tracking operational constraints, limited life items,expendables, trouble free hours. Producing comprehensive,useful test reports.10. Tracking and Resolving Problems. Troubleshooting andrecovery strategies. Methods for accurately documenting,categorizing and tracking problems and converging towardsolutions. How to handle problems when you cannot reachclosure.11. Milestone Progress Reviews. Preparing the I&Tpresentation for major program reviews (PDR, CDR, L-12, Pre-Environmental, Pre-ship, MRR).12. Subsystem and Instrument Level Testing. Distinctionsfrom system test. Expectations and preparations prior to deliveryto higher level of assembly.13. The Integration Phase. Integration strategies to get thecore of the bus up and running. Standard Operating Procedures.Pitfalls, precautions and other considerations.14. The System Test Phase. Building a successful testprogram. Technical vs. schedule risk and risk management.Establishing baselines for performance, flight software, alignmentand more. Environmental Testing, launch rehearsals, MissionSims, Special tests.15. The Launch Campaign. Scheduling the Launch campaign.Transportation and set-up. Test scenarios for arrival and checkout,hazardous processing, On-stand and Launch day.Contingency planning and scrub turn-arounds.16. Post Launch Support. Launch day, T+. L+30 day support.Staffing logistics.17. I&T Contingencies and Work-arounds. Using yourschedule as a tool to ensure success. Contingency and recoverystrategies. Trading off risks.18. Summary. Wrap up of ideas and concepts. Final Q & Asession.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 103 – 61

Spacecraft Thermal ControlMarch 2-3, 2011Beltsville, Maryland$990 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 eachOff The Course Tuition."SummaryThis is a fast paced two-day course for systemengineers and managers with an interest in improvingtheir understanding of spacecraft thermal design. Allphases of thermal design analysis are covered inenough depth to give a deeper understanding of thedesign process and of the materials used in thermaldesign. Program managers and systems engineers willalso benefit from the bigger picture information andtradeoff issues.The goal is to have the student come away from thiscourse with an understanding of how analysis, design,thermal devices, thermal testing and the interactions ofthermal design with the overall system design fit intothe overall picture of satellite design. Case studies andlessons learned illustrate the importance of thermaldesign and the current state of the art.InstructorDouglas Mehoke is the Assistant Group Supervisorand Technology Manager for the Mechanical SystemGroup in the Space Department at The Johns HopkinsUniversity Applied Physics Laboratory. He has workedin the field of spacecraft and instrument thermal designfor 30 years, and has a wide background in the fieldsof heat transfer and fluid mechanics. He has been thelead thermal engineer on a variety spacecraft andscientific instruments, including MSX, CONTOUR, andNew Horizons. He is presently the Technical Lead forthe development of the Solar Probe Plus ThermalProtection System.What You Will Learn• How requirements are defined.• Why thermal design cannot be purchased off theshelf.• How to test thermal systems.• Basic conduction and radiation analysis.• Overall thermal analysis methods.• Computer calculations for thermal design.• How to choose thermal control surfaces.• When to use active devices.• How the thermal system interacts with othersystems.• How to apply thermal devices.Course Outline1. The Role of Thermal Control. Requirements,Constraints, Regimes of thermal control.2. The basics of Thermal Analysis, conduction,radiation, Energy balance, Numerical analysis, Thesolar spectrum.3. Overall Thermal Analysis. Orbital mechanicsfor thermal engineers, Basic orbital energy balance.4. Model Building. How to choose the nodalstructure, how to calculate the conductors capacitorsand Radfacs, Use of the computer.5. System Interactions. Power, Attitude andThermal system interactions, other systemconsiderations.6. Thermal Control Surfaces. Availability, Factorsin choosing, Stability, Environmental factors.7. Thermal control Devices. Heatpipes, MLI,Louvers, Heaters, Phase change devices, Radiators,Cryogenic devices.8. Thermal Design Procedure. Basic designprocedure, Choosing radiator locations, When to useheat pipes, When to use louvers, Where to use MLI,When to use Phase change, When to use heaters.9. Thermal Testing. Thermal requirements, basicanalysis techniques, the thermal design process,thermal control materials and devices, and thermalvacuum testing.10. Case Studies. The key topics and tradeoffs areillustrated by case studies for actual spacecraft andsatellite thermal designs. Systems engineeringimplications.62 – Vol. 103 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805

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