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20040111488 Industrieanlagen-Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H., Ottobrunn<br />
The Relevance of Human Behaviour Representation in Future C2 Systems: Current <strong>and</strong> Future Research Approaches<br />
Baeyer, Alex<strong>and</strong>er von; Dec. 2003; 30 pp.; In English; Original contains color illustrations<br />
Report No.(s): AD-A425451; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy<br />
No abstract available<br />
Comm<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Control; Computerized Simulation; Decision Making; Group Dynamics<br />
20040111505 Army Research Lab., Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD<br />
Oscilloscope Data Acquisition via a GPIB <strong>and</strong> IEEE- 488 Port Connection<br />
Del Guercio, Miguel A.; Jul. 2004; 34 pp.; In English; Original contains color illustrations<br />
Contract(s)/Grant(s): Proj-622618.H8011<br />
Report No.(s): AD-A425480; ARL-MR-590; ARL-MR-590; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy<br />
The process of data acquisition via oscilloscope is a frequent undertaking at the U.S Army Research Laboratory (ARL)<br />
aeroballistics facilities. Due to the particular configuration of the oscilloscopes used (Nicolet Integra-10), the acquired data is<br />
typically saved to a 3.5-in floppy disk, which has to be formatted to the particular oscilloscope software configuration by using<br />
the oscilloscope’s digital menu display. This task is a time-consuming process which creates files <strong>and</strong> folders <strong>and</strong> assigns<br />
different nomenclature for the acquired data files that need to be copied from each floppy disk. The process becomes more<br />
repetitious <strong>and</strong> error prone as more oscilloscopes are involved. One of the shortcomings of this method is the loss or corruption<br />
of data due to unavailable disk space at the time of data saving, as the scope’s menu does not display an error message<br />
indicating insufficient disk space. On the contrary, the saved kilobytes of the corrupted file will be displayed indistinctly to<br />
the others. Controlling the data acquisition process from a laptop computer is another feasible way of accomplishing the task<br />
while using the same oscilloscopes <strong>and</strong> its available software. This report provides a step-by-step guide on how to control the<br />
data acquisition process from a laptop computer, the transfer of acquired data to the laptop, <strong>and</strong> saving it into a Windows file,<br />
thus avoiding the time-consuming task involved in formatting disks <strong>and</strong> creating <strong>and</strong> naming of folders through the Integra<br />
10 oscilloscope menu.<br />
DTIC<br />
Data Acquisition; Oscilloscopes<br />
20040111513 Columbia Univ., New York, NY<br />
Coping With Complexity: A St<strong>and</strong>ards-Based Kinesthetic Approach to Monitoring Non-St<strong>and</strong>ard Component- Based<br />
Systems<br />
Kaiser, Gail E.; Jul. 2004; 45 pp.; In English; Original contains color illustrations<br />
Contract(s)/Grant(s): F30602-00-2-0611; DARPA ORDER-K503; Proj-DASA<br />
Report No.(s): AD-A425495; AFRL-IF-RS-TR-2004-210; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy<br />
Technology was developed to support runtime monitoring i.e., continual validation regarding the dynamic functional <strong>and</strong><br />
extra-functional properties of component-based systems. Software probes are inserted or wrapped into component ports <strong>and</strong><br />
actualized connector middleware, to report system events that cross/ impact component <strong>and</strong> connector boundaries. Required<br />
an prohibited properties are defined as (potentially complex) patterns over collections of events. The monitoring infrastructure<br />
includes recognizers to detect the occurrence or omission of these patters as the components <strong>and</strong> connectors in response to<br />
monitored activities.<br />
DTIC<br />
Computer Networks; Computer Programs; Computer Techniques<br />
20040111540 Air Force Research Lab., Edwards AFB, CA<br />
Development of a Hybrid Model for Non-Equilibrium High-Energy Plasmas<br />
Cambier, Jean-Luc; Carroll, Marcus; Kapper, M.; Jul. 2004; 24 pp.; In English; Original contains color illustrations<br />
Contract(s)/Grant(s): F04611-99-C-0025; Proj-2304<br />
Report No.(s): AD-A425559; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy<br />
This paper summarizes the current effort at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards AFB in developing a general<br />
hybrid model for the studies of multi-scale, non- equilibrium plasmas with high energy density. The software is being designed<br />
using Object-Oriented methods for maximal flexibility, portability <strong>and</strong> easy maintenance. The paper describes the general<br />
approach used in the model development, some of the problems to be solved, architecture <strong>and</strong> parallelization strategies, <strong>and</strong><br />
some of the methods currently or being implemented. While still a work in progress, the software is rapidly building<br />
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