NASA Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

the Northeast Asian region. The results suggest that reducing aircraft turnaround time at the airport be an effective strategy,
rather than subsidizing to reduce airport charges.
Author
Air Cargo; Air Transportation; Routes; Optimization
20040111227 NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Flight Demonstration of Integrated Airport Surface Automation Concepts
Jones, Denise R.; Young, Steven D.; [1995]; 6 pp.; In English; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A02, Hardcopy
A flight demonstration was conducted to address airport surface movement area capacity issues by providing pilots with
enhanced situational awareness information. The demonstration showed an integration of several technologies to government
and industry representatives. These technologies consisted of an electronic moving map display in the cockpit, a Differential
Global Positioning System (DGPS) receiver, a high speed VHF data link, an ASDE-3 radar, and the Airport Movement Area
Safety System (AMASS). Aircraft identification was presented to an air traffic controller on AMASS. The onboard electronic
map included the display of taxi routes, hold instructions, and clearances, which were sent to the aircraft via data link by the
controller. The map also displayed the positions of other traffic and warning information, which were sent to the aircraft
automatically from the ASDE-3/AMASS system. This paper describes the flight demonstration in detail, along with
preliminary results.
Author
Flight Tests; Automatic Control; Airport Surface Detection Equipment; Air Transportation; Systems Integration
20040111486 McDonnell-Douglas Corp., Saint Louis, MO
Mixed Initiative Control of Automa-Teams, Open Experimentation Platform
Corman, David; Herm, Thomas; Paunicka, James; Sheperd, Thomas; Emrich, Tim; Jul. 2004; 60 pp.; In English; Original
contains color illustrations
Contract(s)/Grant(s): F30602-01-C-0196; DARPA ORDER-M413; Proj-M413
Report No.(s): AD-A425443; AFRL-IF-RS-TR-2004-198; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A04, Hardcopy
The MICA Open Experimentation Platform (OEP) successfully provided an integration framework for MICA controllers
and experimentation platform for simulation, demonstration, assessment and transition of MICA research to operational
systems. Accompanying Challenge Problems (CP) provided a challenging environment and C2 products representative of real
world Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB), Commander’s Guidance and Rules of Engagement (ROE). The CPs
also incorporated a red force controller that enabled intelligent adversarial reactions including an Integrated Air Defense
System (IADS). The combined OEP/CP capabilities represented a challenging but manageable 3 to 5 day air campaign
encompassing all elements of the Target Kill Chain. This report describes the OEP/CP capabilities and summarizes
experimentation performed on MICA research artifacts using the OEP and CP.
DTIC
Command and Control
20040111549 Air Univ., Maxwell AFB, AL
Big Eagle, Little Dragon: Propaganda and The Coercive Use of Airpower Against North Vietnam
Morgan, Forrest E.; Jun. 1994; 93 pp.; In English
Report No.(s): AD-A425585; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A05, Hardcopy
In 1959, Alexander George reconstructed a methodology the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) used to
analyze Nazi propaganda during World War II. This same methodology, with adjustments for differences in culture and
ideology, might have been used to analyze North Vietnamese propaganda to help evaluate the effectiveness of America’s
coercive air campaign against North Vietnamese. Throughout the war, North Vietnamese leaders used political propaganda to
manipulate the opinions of the people it controlled and others they wished to influence. The analysis of this propaganda during
Operation Rolling Thunder suggests the North’s decision calculus remained insensitive to the effects of bombing, which helps
explain why Rolling Thunder was unsuccessful in compelling Hanoi to stop supporting the insurgency against South Vietnam.
However, the analysis of propaganda in 1972 indicates that President Richard Nixon’s Linebacker operations played a key role
in coercing North Vietnamese leaders to negotiate and sign an agreement to end the war. The implications of such a
propaganda analysis are significant. In the emerging political landscape of the twenty-first century, airpower may be applied
more often to compel changes of behavior among international actors than to defeat them. The successful application of
airpower may well depend on whether its coercive effectiveness can be measured rapidly and accurately. Propaganda analysis
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