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Table of ContentsSpace & Satellite Systems

Communications Payload Design - Satellite System ArchitectureAug 12-15, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Earth Station DesignApr 15-18, 2013 • Colorado Springs, Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . 5May 13-16, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Ground Systems Design & Operation May 7-9, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6IP Networking over SatelliteJun 18-20, 2013 • Virtual Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7SATCOM Technology & NetworksJun 4-6, 2013 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Satellite Communications - An Essential IntroductionMay 20-23, 2013 • Virtual Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Jun 11-13, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Satellite RF Communications and Onboard ProcessingApr 9-11, 2013 • Greenbelt, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Jul 16-18, 2013 • Greenbelt, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Solid Rocket Motor Design & ApplicationsApr 23-25, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Space Mission StructuresMay 14-17, 2013 • Littleton, Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Systems Engineering & Project Management

Agile Boot Camp: An Immersive Introduction NEW!Apr 2013 - Jul 2013• (Please See Page 14 For Available Dates). 13Agile Project Management Certification Workshop NEW!Apr 2013 - Jul 2013 • (Please See Page 14 For Available Dates) 14Agile in the Government EnvironmentApr 2013 - Jul 2013 • (Please See Page 15 For Available Dates) 15Certified Scrum Master WorkshopApr 2013 - Jul 2013 • (Please See Page 16 For Available Dates) . 16CSEP PreparationApr 23-24, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Jun 7-8, 2013 • Dallas, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Aug 5-6, 2013 • Chantilly, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Cost EstimatingJun 18-19, 2013 • Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . 18COTS-Based Systems Engineering-FundamentalsJul 23-25, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Model Based Systems Engineering NEW!Sep 17-19, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Project Management Professional (PMP)Apr 2013 - Jul 2013 • (Please See Page 21 For Available Dates) . 21Requirements Engineering With DEVSME NEW!Apr 23-25, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Sep 10-12, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Technical CONOPS & Concepts Master's CourseApr 16-18, 2013 • Virginia Beach, Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Jul 9-11, 2013 • Virginia Beach, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Defense, Missiles, & Radar

AESA Airborne Radar Theory & Operations NEW!May 13-16, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Sep 16-19, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Cyber Warfare - Global TrendsJun 18-20, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25GPS TechnologyApr 22-25, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Missile System DesignSep 16-19, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Modern Missile AnalysisMay 13-16, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Modern Radar - PrinciplesMay 6-9, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Multi-Target Tracking & Multi-Sensor Data Fusion (MSDF)May 21-23, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Radar 101 / 201Apr 16-17, 2013 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Radar Signal Analysis & Processing with MATLAB NEW!Jul 16-18, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Radar Systems Design & EngineeringJul 15-18, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Software Defined Radio Engineering NEW!Jun 18-20, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Synthetic Aperture Radar - FundamentalsJun 10-11, 2013 • Chantilly, Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Synthetic Aperture Radar - AdvancedJun 12-13, 2013 • Chantilly, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Tactical Battlefield Communications Electronic WarfareJul 15-18, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Unmanned Aircraft System FundamentalsJul 23-25, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Engineering & Communications

Antenna & Array FundamentalsJun 4-6, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) - Fundamentals NEW!Sep 24-26, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Computational Electromagnetics NEW!May 14-16, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40EMI / EMC in Military SystemsApr 9-11, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Sep 24-26, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Eureka Method: How to Think Like An Inventor NEW!June 25-26, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Kalman, H-Infinity & Nonlinear EstimationJun 11-13, 2013 • Laurel, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Practical Statistical Signal Processing Using MATLABJun 10-13, 2013 • Newport, Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Statistics with Excel Examples – FundamentalsJun 18-19, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Telecommunications System Reliability Engineering NEW!July 15-18, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Understanding Sensors for Test & MeasurementJun 11-13, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Wavelets: A Conceptual, Practical ApproachJun 11-13, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Wireless Digital CommunicationsMay 7-8, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Acoustics & Sonar Engineering

Acoustics Fundamentals, Measurements & ApplicationsJun 25-27, 2013 • Newport, Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Applied Physical Oceanography & AcousticsJun 11-13, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Mechanics of Underwater NoiseMay 7-8, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Passive & Active Sonar - FundamentalsJul 15-18, 2013 • Newport, Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Random Vibration & Shock Testing - FundamentalsApr 9-11, 2013 • Beltsville, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Aug 20-22, 2013 • Santa Barbara, California . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Sep 17-19, 2013 • Boxborough, Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . 54Sonar Principles & ASW AnalysisJun 18-20, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Sonar Signal ProcessingJul 23-25, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Sonar Transducer Design - Fundamentals Jul 16-18, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Submarines and Anti-Submarine WarfareJul 15-17, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Underwater Acoustics for Biologists & Conservation ManagersSep 24-26, 2013 • Silver Spring, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Underwater Acoustics, Modeling and SimulationApr 22-25, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60July 22-25, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Undersea Warfare - AdvancedApr 30 - May 2, 2013 • Newport, Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . 61May 21-23, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Vibration & Noise ControlMay 20-23, 2013 • Cambridge, Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Topics for On-site Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Popular “On-site” Topics & Ways to Register . . . . . 64


Communications Payload Design and Satellite System Architecture

InstructorBruce R. Elbert (MSEE, MBA) is president of an

independent satellite communicationsconsulting firm. He is a recognized satellitecommunications expert with 40 years ofexperience in satellite communicationspayload and systems engineeringbeginning at COMSAT Laboratories andincluding 25 years with Hughes Electronics(now Boeing Satellite). He has contributedto the design and construction of major

communications satellites, including Intelsat V, Inmarsat 4,Galaxy, Thuraya, DIRECTV, Morelos (Mexico) and PalapaA (Indonesia). Mr. Elbert led R&D in Ka band systems andis a prominent expert in the application of millimeter wavetechnology to commercial use. He has written eight books,including: The Satellite Communication ApplicationsHandbook – Second Edition (Artech House, 2004), TheSatellite Communication Ground Segment and EarthStation Handbook (Artech House, 2004), and Introductionto Satellite Communication - Third Edition (Artech House,2008), is included.

August 12-15, 2013Columbia, Maryland

$2045 (8:30am - 4:00pm)"Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 each

Off The Course Tuition."

SummaryThis four-day course provides communications and

satellite 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. Discussion will address inter-satellite links using millimeter wave RF and opticaltechnologies. The text, Satellite Communication – ThirdEdition (Artech House, 2008) is included.

What You Will Learn• How to transform system and service requirements into

payload specifications and design elements.• What are the specific characteristics of payload

components, 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.

Course Outline1. Communications Payloads and Service

Requirements. 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; on-board versus 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. Advanced Concepts for Inter-satellite Links andSystem Verification. Requirements for inter-satellite links incommunications and tracking applications. RF technology atKa and Q bands; optical laser innovations that are applied tosatellite-to-satellite and satellite-to-ground links. Innovations inverification of payload and ground segment performance andoperation; where and how to review sources of availabletechnology and software to evaluate subsystem and systemperformance; guidelines for overseeing development andevaluating alternate technologies and their sources.

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Earth Station Design, Implementation, Operation and Maintenancefor Satellite Communications

Course Outline1. Ground Segment and Earth Station Technical

Aspects.Evolution of satellite communication earth stations—

teleports and hubs • Earth station design philosophy forperformance and operational effectiveness • Engineeringprinciples • Propagation considerations • The isotropic source,line of sight, antenna principles • Atmospheric effects:troposphere (clear air and rain) and ionosphere (Faraday andscintillation) • Rain effects and rainfall regions • Use of theDAH and Crane rain models • Modulation systems (QPSK,OQPSK, MSK, GMSK, 8PSK, 16 QAM, and 32 APSK) •Forward error correction techniques (Viterbi, Reed-Solomon,Turbo, and LDPC codes) • Transmission equation and itsrelationship to the link budget • Radio frequency clearanceand interference consideration • RFI prediction techniques •Antenna sidelobes (ITU-R Rec 732) • Interference criteria andcoordination • Site selection • RFI problem identification andresolution.

2. Major Earth Station Engineering.RF terminal design and optimization. Antennas for major

earth stations (fixed and tracking, LP and CP) • Upconverterand HPA chain (SSPA, TWTA, and KPA) • LNA/LNB anddownconverter chain. Optimization of RF terminalconfiguration and performance (redundancy, powercombining, and safety) • Baseband equipment configurationand integration • Designing and verifying the terrestrialinterface • Station monitor and control • Facility design andimplementation • Prime power and UPS systems. Developingenvironmental requirements (HVAC) • Building design andconstruction • Grounding and lightening control.

3. Hub Requirements and Supply.Earth station uplink and downlink gain budgets • EIRP

budget • Uplink gain budget and equipment requirements •G/T budget • Downlink gain budget • Ground segment supplyprocess • Equipment and system specifications • Format of aRequest for Information • Format of a Request for Proposal •Proposal evaluations • Technical comparison criteria •Operational requirements • Cost-benefit and total cost ofownership.

4. Link Budget Analysis using SatMaster Tool .Standard ground rules for satellite link budgets • Frequency

band selection: L, S, C, X, Ku, and Ka. Satellite footprints(EIRP, G/T, and SFD) and transponder plans • Introduction tothe user interface of SatMaster • File formats: antennapointing, database, digital link budget, and regenerativerepeater link budget • Built-in reference data and calculators •Example of a digital one-way link budget (DVB-S) usingequations and SatMaster • Transponder loading and optimummulti-carrier backoff • Review of link budget optimizationtechniques using the program’s built-in features • Minimizerequired transponder resources • Maximize throughput •Minimize receive dish size • Minimize transmit power •Example: digital VSAT network with multi-carrier operation •Hub optimization using SatMaster.

5. Earth Terminal Maintenance Requirements andProcedures.

Outdoor systems • Antennas, mounts and waveguide •Field of view • Shelter, power and safety • Indoor RF and IFsystems • Vendor requirements by subsystem • Failure modesand routine testing.

6. VSAT Basseband Hub Maintenance Requirementsand Procedures.

IF and modem equipment • Performance evaluation • Testprocedures • TDMA control equipment and software •Hardware and computers • Network management system •System software

7. Hub Procurement and Operation Case Study.General requirements and life-cycle • Block diagram •

Functional division into elements for design and procurement• System level specifications • Vendor options • Supplyspecifications and other requirements • RFP definition •Proposal evaluation • O&M planning

SummaryThis intensive four-day course is intended for satellite

communications engineers, earth station designprofessionals, and operations and maintenance managersand technical staff. The course provides a provenapproach to the design of modern earth stations, from thesystem level down to the critical elements that determinethe performance and reliability of the facility. We addressthe essential technical properties in the baseband and RF,and delve deeply into the block diagram, budgets andspecification of earth stations and hubs. Also addressedare practical approaches for the procurement andimplementation of the facility, as well as proper practicesfor O&M and testing throughout the useful life. The overallmethodology assures that the earth station meets itsrequirements in a cost effective and manageable manner.Each student will receive a copy of Bruce R. Elbert’s textThe Satellite Communication Ground Segment and EarthStation Engineering Handbook, Artech House, 2001.

InstructorBruce R. Elbert, (MSEE, MBA) is president of an

independent satellite communicationsconsulting firm. He is a recognizedsatellite communications expert andhas been involved in the satellite andtelecommunications industries for over40 years. He founded ATSI to assistmajor private and public sector

organizations that develop and operate digital videoand broadband networks using satellite technologiesand services. During 25 years with HughesElectronics, he directed the design of several majorsatellite projects, including Palapa A, Indonesia’soriginal satellite system; the Galaxy follow-on system(the largest and most successful satellite TV system inthe world); and the development of the first GEOmobile satellite system capable of serving handhelduser terminals. Mr. Elbert was also ground segmentmanager for the Hughes system, which included eightteleports and 3 VSAT hubs. He served in the US ArmySignal Corps as a radio communications officer andinstructor. By considering the technical, business, andoperational aspects of satellite systems, Mr. Elbert hascontributed to the operational and economic successof leading organizations in the field. He has writtenseven books on telecommunications and IT, includingIntroduction to Satellite Communication, Third Edition(Artech House, 2008). The Satellite CommunicationApplications Handbook, Second Edition (ArtechHouse, 2004); The Satellite Communication GroundSegment and Earth Station Handbook (Artech House,2001), the course text.

April 15-18, 2013Colorado Springs, Colorado

May 13-16, 2013Columbia, Maryland

$2045 (8:30am - 4:00pm)

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

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Ground Systems Design and Operation

SummaryThis three-day course provides a practical

introduction to all aspects of ground system design andoperation. Starting with basic communicationsprinciples, an understanding is developed of groundsystem architectures and system design issues. Thefunction of major ground system elements is explained,leading to a discussion of day-to-day operations. Thecourse concludes 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 Director of Engineering for

Syntonics. Formerly Senior Member ofthe Professional Staff at The JohnsHopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory where he served as GroundStation Lead for the TIMED mission toexplore Earth’s atmosphere and LeadGround System Engineer on the NewHorizons mission to explore Pluto by

2020. Prior to joining the Applied Physics Laboratory,Mr. Gemeny held numerous engineering and technicalsales positions with Orbital Sciences Corporation,Mobile TeleSystems Inc. and COMSAT Corporationbeginning in 1980. Mr. Gemeny is an experiencedprofessional in the field of Ground Station and GroundSystem design in both the commercial world and onNASA Science missions with a wealth of practicalknowledge spanning more than three decades. Mr.Gemeny delivers his experiences and knowledge to hisstudents with an informative and entertainingpresentation style.

What You Will Learn• The fundamentals of ground system design,

architecture and technology.• Cost and performance tradeoffs in the spacecraft-to-

ground communications link.• Cost and performance tradeoffs in the design and

implementation of a ground system.• The capabilities and limitations of the various

modulation types (FM, PSK, QPSK).• The fundamentals of ranging and orbit determination

for orbit maintenance.• Basic day-to-day operations practices and

procedures for typical ground systems.• Current trends and recent experiences in cost and

schedule constrained operations.


$1740 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


Course Outline1. The Link Budget. An introduction to

basic 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.


IP Networking Over SatellitePerformance and Efficiency

SummaryThis three-day Live Virtual or two-day in-person course is

designed for satellite engineers and managers in military, governmentand industry who need to increase their understanding of howInternet Protocols (IP) can be used to efficiently transmit mission-critical converged traffic over satellites. IP has become the worldwidestandard for converged data, video, voice communications in militaryand commercial applications. Satellites extend the reach of theInternet and mission-critical Intranets. Satellites deliver multicastcontent anywhere in the world. New generation, high throughputsatellites provide efficient transport for IP. With these benefits comechallenges. Satellite delay and bit errors can impact performance.Satellite links must be integrated with terrestrial networks. IPprotocols create overheads. Encryption creates overheads. Spacesegment is expensive. There are routing and security issues. Thiscourse explains techniques that can mitigate these challenges,including traffic engineering, quality of service, WAN optimizationdevices, voice multiplexers, data compression, TDMA DAMA tocapture statistical multiplexing gains, improved satellite modulationand coding. Quantitative techniques for understanding throughputand response time are presented. System diagrams describe thesatellite/terrestrial interface. Detailed case histories illustrate methodsfor optimizing the design of converged real-world networks to produceresponsive networks while minimizing the use and cost of satelliteresources. The course notes provide an up-to-date reference. Anextensive bibliography is supplied.

Course Outline1. Overview of Data Networking and Internet Protocols.

Packet switching vs. circuit switching. Seven Layer Model (ISO). TheInternet Protocol (IP). Addressing, Routing, Multicasting. Impact of biterrors and propagation delay on TCP-based applications. UserDatagram Protocol (UDP). Introduction to higher level services. NATand tunneling. Use of encryptors such as HAIPE and IPSec. Impactof IP Version 6. Impact of IP overheads.

2. Quality of Service Issues in the Internet. QoS factors forstreams and files. Performance of voice over IP (VOIP). Video issues.Response time for web object retrievals using HTTP. Methods forimproving QoS: ATM, MPLS, DiffServ, RSVP. Priority processing andpacket discard in routers. Caching and performance enhancement.Use of WAN optimizers, header compression, caching to reduceimpact of data redundancies, and IP overheads. Performanceenhancing proxies reduce impact of satellite delay. NetworkManagement and Security issues including impact of encryption in IPnetworks.

3. Satellite Data Networking Architectures. Geosynchronoussatellites. The link budget, modulation and coding techniques.Methods for improving satellite link efficiency (bits per second/Hz)–including adaptive coding and modulation (ACM) and overlappedcarriers. Ground station architectures for data networking: Point toPoint, Point to Multipoint using satellite hubs. Shared outboundcarriers incorporating DVB. Return channels for shared outboundsystems: TDMA, CDMA, Aloha, DVB/RCS. Suppliers of DAMAsystems. Full mesh networks. Military, commercial standards forDAMA systems. The JIPM IP modem and other advanced modems.

4. System Design Issues. Mission critical Intranet issuesincluding asymmetric routing, reliable multicast, impact of usermobility: small antennas and pointing errors, low efficiency and datarates, traffic handoff, hub-assist mitigations. Comm. on the move vs.comm. on the halt. Military and commercial content delivery casehistories.

5. Predicting Performance in Mission Critical Networks.Queuing models to help predict response time based on workload,performance requirements and channel rates. Single server, priorityqueues and multiple server queues.

6. Design Case Histories. Integrating voice and datarequirements in mission-critical networks using TDMA/DAMA. Startwith offered-demand and determine how to wring out dataredundancies. Create statistical multiplexing gains by use of TDMADAMA. Optimize space segment requirements using link budgettradeoffs. Determine savings that can accrue from ACM. Investigatehub assist in mobile networks with small antennas.

7. A View of the Future. Impact of Ka-band and spot beamsatellites. Benefits and issues associated with Onboard Processing.LEO, MEO, GEOs. Descriptions of current and proposed commercialand military satellite systems including MUOS, GBS and the newgeneration of commercial high throughput satellites (e.g. ViaSat 1,Jupiter). Low-cost ground station technology.

June 18-20, 2013LIVE Instructor-led Virtual

$1150 (Noon - 4:30pm)


InstructorBurt H. Liebowitz is Principal Network Engineer at the

MITRE Corporation, McLean, Virginia,specializing in the analysis of wirelessservices. He has more than 30 yearsexperience in computer networking, the lastten of which have focused on Internet-over-satellite services in demanding military andcommercial applications. He was Presidentof NetSat Express Inc., a leading provider ofsuch services. Before that he was Chief

Technical Officer for Loral Orion, responsible for Internet-over-satellite access products. Mr. Liebowitz has authoredtwo books on distributed processing and numerous articleson computing and communications systems. He has lecturedextensively on computer networking. He holds three patentsfor a satellite-based data networking system. Mr. Liebowitzhas B.E.E. and M.S. in Mathematics degrees fromRensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an M.S.E.E. fromPolytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.

What You Will Learn• IP protocols at the network, transport and application layers. Voice

over IP (VOIP).• The impact of IP overheads and the off the shelf devices available to

reduce this impact: WAN optimizers, header compression, voiceand video compression, performance enhancement proxies, voicemultiplexers, caching, satellite-based IP multicasting.

• How to deploy Quality of Service (QoS) mechanisms and use trafficengineering to ensure maximum performance (fast response time,low packet loss, low packet delay and jitter) over communicationlinks.

• How to use satellites as essential elements in mission critical datanetworks.

• How to understand and overcome the impact of propagation delayand bit errors on throughput and response time in satellite-based IPnetworks.

• Impact of new coding and modulation techniques on bandwidthefficiency – more bits per second per hertz.

• How adaptive coding and modulation (ACM) can improve bandwidthefficiency.

• How to link satellite and terrestrial circuits to create hybrid IPnetworks.

• How to use statistical multiplexing to reduce the cost and amount ofsatellite resources that support converged voice, video, datanetworks with strict performance requirements.

• Link budget tradeoffs in the design of TDM/TDMA DAMA networks.• Standards for IP Modems: DVB in the commercial world, JIPM in

the military world.• How to select the appropriate system architectures for Internet

access, enterprise and content delivery networks.• The impact on cost and performance of new technology, such as

LEOs, Ka band, on-board processing, inter-satellite links, trafficoptimization devices, high through put satellites such as Jupiter,Viasat-1.

After taking this course you will understand how to implement highlyefficient satellite-based networks that provide Internet access,multicast content delivery services, and mission-critical Intranetservices to users around the world.


SATCOM Technology & Networks

SummaryThis three-day short course provides accurate

background in the fundamentals, applications andapproach for cutting-edge satellite networks for use inmilitary and civil government environments. The focusis on commercial SATCOM solutions (GEO and LEO)and government satellite systems (WGS, MUOS andA-EHF), assuring thorough coverage of evolvingcapabilities. It is appropriate for non-technicalprofessionals, managers and engineers new to thefield as well as experienced professionals wishing toupdate and round out their understanding of currentsystems and solutions.

InstructorBruce Elbert is a recognized SATCOM technology and

network expert and has been involved in thesatellite and telecommunications industriesfor over 35 years. He consults to majorsatellite organizations and governmentagencies in the technical and operationsaspects of applying satellite technology. Priorto forming his consulting firm, he was SeniorVice President of Operations in the

international satellite division of Hughes Electronics (nowBoeing Satellite), where he introduced advanced broadbandand mobile satellite technologies. He directed the design ofseveral major satellite projects, including Palapa A,Indonesia's original satellite system; the Hughes Galaxysatellite system; and the development of the first GEO mobilesatellite system capable of serving handheld user terminals.He has written seven books on telecommunications and IT,including Introduction to Satellite Communication, ThirdEdition (Artech House, 2008), The Satellite CommunicationApplications Handbook, Second Edition (Artech House,2004); and The Satellite Communication Ground Segmentand Earth Station Handbook (Artech House, 2001). Mr. Elbertholds the MSEE from the University of Maryland, CollegePark, the BEE from the City University of New York, and theMBA from Pepperdine University. He is adjunct professor inthe College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin -Madison, covering various aspects of data communications,and presents satellite communications short courses throughUCLA Extension. He served as a captain in the US ArmySignal Corps, including a tour with the 4th Infantry Division inSouth Vietnam and as an Instructor Team Chief at the SignalSchool, Ft. Gordon, GA.

What You Will Learn• How a satellite functions to provide communications

links to typical earth stations and user terminals.• The various technologies used to meet

requirements for bandwidth, service quality andreliability.

• Basic characteristics of modulation, coding andInternet Protocol processing.

• How satellite links are used to satisfy requirementsof the military for mobility and broadband networkservices for warfighters.

• The characteristics of the latest US-ownedMILSATCOM systems, including WGS, MUOS, A-EHF, and the approach for using commercialsatellites at L, C, X, Ku and Ka bands.

• Proper application of SATCOM to IP networks.

June 4-6, 2013Albuquerque, New Mexico

$1740 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


Course Outline1. Principles of Modern SATCOM Systems.

Fundamentals of satellites and their use in communicationsnetworks of earth stations: Architecture of the spacesegment - GEO and non-GEO orbits, impact onperformance and coverage. Satellite construction: programrequirements and duration; major suppliers: Boeing, EADSAstrium, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, OrbitalSciences, Space Systems/Loral, Thales Alenia. Basicdesign of the communications satellite - repeater, antennas,spacecraft bus, processor; requirements for launch, lifetime,and retirement from service. Network arrangements for one-way (broadcast) and two-way (star and mesh); relationshipto requirements in government and military. Satelliteoperators and service providers: Intelsat, SES, Inmarsat,Eutelsat, Telenor, et al. The uplink and downlink: Radiowave propagation in various bands: L, C, X, Ku and Ka.Standard and adaptive coding and modulation: DVB-S2,Turbo Codes, Joint IP Modem. Link margin, adjacentchannel interference, error rate. Time Division and CodeDivision Multiple Access on satellite links, carrier in carrieroperation.

2. Ground Segments and Networks of YserTerminals. System architecture: point-to-point, TDMAVSAT, ad-hoc connectivity. Terminal design for fixed,portable and mobile application delivery, and servicemanagement/control. Broadband mobile solutions forCOTM and UAV. Use of satellite communications by themilitary - strategic and tactical: Government programs andMILSATCOM systems (general review): UFO and GBS,WGS, MUOS, A-EHF. Commercial SATCOM systems andsolutions: Mobile Satellite Service (MSS): Inmarsat 4 seriesand B-GAN terminals and applications; Iridium, FixedSatellite Service (FSS): Intelsat General and SES AmericomGovernment Services (AGS) - C band and Ku band; XTAR- X band, Army and Marines use for short term and tacticalrequirements - global, regional and theatre, Providers in themarketplace: TCS, Arrowhead, Datapath, Artel, et al.Integration of SATCOM with other networks, particularly theGlobal Information Grid (GIG).

3. Internet Protocol Operation and Application. DataNetworking - Internet Protocol and IP Services. Review ofcomputer networking, OSI model, network layers,networking protocols. TCP/IP protocol suite: TCP, UDP, IP,IPv6. TCP protocol design: windowing; packet loss andretransmissions; slow start and congestion, TCPextensions. Operation and issues of TCP/IP over satellite:bandwidth-delay product, acknowledgement andretransmissions, congestion control. TCP/IP performanceenhancement over satellite links. TCP acceleration, HTTPacceleration, CIFS acceleration, compression and cachingSurvey of available standards-based and proprietaryoptimization solutions: SCPS, XTP, satellite-specificoptimization products, application-specific optimizationproducts, solution section criteria. Quality of service (QoS)and performance acceleration IP multicast: IP multicastfundamentals, multicast deployment issues, solutions forreliable multicast. User Application Considerations. Voiceover IP, voice quality, compression algorithms Web-basedapplications: HTTP, streaming VPN: resolving conflicts withTCP and HTTP acceleration Video Teleconferencing: H.320and H.323. Network management architectures.


What You Will Learn• How do commercial satellites fit into the telecommunications

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 is radio frequency interference (RFI) and how does it affect

links? • What legal and regulatory restrictions affect the industry?• What are the issues and trends driving the industry?

InstructorDr. Mark R. Chartrand is a consultant and lecturer in satellite

telecommunications and the space sciences.Since 1984 he has presented professionalseminars on satellite technology and spacesciences to individuals and businesses in theUnited States, Canada, Latin America,Europe, and Asia. Among the manycompanies and organizations to which he haspresented this course are Intelsat, Inmarsat,Asiasat, Boeing, Lockheed Martin,

PanAmSat, ViaSat, SES, Andrew Corporation, Alcatel Espace,the EU telecommunications directorate, the Canadian SpaceAgency, ING Bank, NSA, FBI, and DISA. Dr. Chartrand hasserved as a technical and/or business consultant to NASA,Arianespace, GTE Spacenet, Intelsat, Antares Satellite Corp.,Moffett-Larson-Johnson, Arianespace, Delmarva Power,Hewlett-Packard, and the International CommunicationsSatellite Society of Japan, among others. He has appeared asan invited expert witness before Congressional subcommitteesand was an invited witness before the National Commission OnSpace. He was the founding editor and the Editor-in-Chief of theannual The World Satellite Systems Guide, and later thepublication Strategic Directions in Satellite Communication. Heis author of seven books, including an introductory textbook onsatellite communications, and of hundreds of articles in thespace sciences. He has been chairman of several internationalsatellite conferences, and a speaker at many others.

Course Outline1. Satellite Services, Markets, and Regulation.

Introduction and historical background. The place of satellitesin the global telecommunications market. Major competitorsand satellites strengths and weaknesses. Satellite servicesand markets. Satellite system operators. Satellite economics.Satellite regulatory issues: role of the ITU, FCC, etc.Spectrum issues. Licensing issues and process. Satellitesystem design overview. Satellite service definitions: BSS,FSS, MSS, RDSS, RNSS. The issue of government use ofcommercial satellites. Satellite real-world issues: security,accidental and intentional interference, regulations. State ofthe industry and recent develpments. Useful sources ofinformation on satellite technology and the satellite industry.

2. Communications Fundamentals. Basic definitionsand measurements: channels, circuits, half-circuits, decibels.The spectrum and its uses: properties of waves, frequencybands, space loss, polarization, bandwidth. Analog and digitalsignals. Carrying information on waves: coding, modulation,multiplexing, networks and protocols. Satellite frequencybands. Signal quality, quantity, and noise: measures of signalquality; noise and interference; limits to capacity; advantagesof digital versus analog. The interplay of modulation,bandwidth, datarate, and error correction.

3. The Space Segment. Basic functions of a satellite. Thespace environment: gravity, radiation, meteoroids and spacedebris. Orbits: types of orbits; geostationary orbits; non-geostationary orbits. Orbital slots, frequencies, footprints, andcoverage: slots; satellite spacing; eclipses; sun interference,adjacent satellite interference. Launch vehicles; the launchcampaign; launch bases. Satellite systems and construction:structure and busses; antennas; power; thermal control;stationkeeping and orientation; telemetry and command.What transponders are and what they do. Advantages anddisadvantages of hosted payloads. Satellite operations:housekeeping and communications. High-throughput andprocessing satellites. Satellite security issues.

4. The Ground Segment. Earth stations: types, hardware,mountings, and pointing. Antenna properties: gain;directionality; sidelobes and legal limits on sidelobe gain.Space loss, electronics, EIRP, and G/T: LNA-B-C’s; signalflow through an earth station. The growing problem ofaccidental and intentional interference.

5. The Satellite Earth Link. Atmospheric effects onsignals: rain effects and rain climate models; rain fademargins. The most important calculation: link budgets, C/Nand Eb/No. Link budget examples. Improving link budgets.Sharing satellites: multiple access techniques: SDMA, FDMA,TDMA, PCMA, CDMA; demand assignment; on-boardmultiplexing. Signal security issues. Conclusion: industryissues, trends, and the future.

Satellite CommunicationsAn Essential Introduction

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SummaryThis three-day introductory course has been taught to

thousands of industry professionals for almost thirty years, inpublic sessions and on-site to almost every major satellitemanufacturer and operator, to rave reviews. The course isintended primarily for non-technical people who mustunderstand the entire field of commercial satellitecommunications (including their increasing use by governmentagencies), and by those who must understand andcommunicate with engineers and other technical personnel. Thesecondary audience is technical personnel moving into theindustry who need a quick and thorough overview of what isgoing on in the industry, and who need an example of how tocommunicate with less technical individuals. The course is aprimer to the concepts, jargon, buzzwords, and acronyms of theindustry, plus an overview of commercial satellitecommunications hardware, operations, business and regulatoryenvironment. Concepts are explained at a basic level,minimizing the use of math, and providing real-world examples.Several calculations of important concepts such as link budgetsare presented for illustrative purposes, but the details need notbe understood in depth to gain an understanding of theconcepts illustrated. The first section provides non-technicalpeople with an overview of the business issues, including majoroperators, regulation and legal issues, security issues andissues and trends affecting the industry. The second sectionprovides the technical background in a way understandable tonon-technical audiences. The third and fourth sections coverthe space and terrestrial parts of the industry. The last sectiondeals with the space-to-Earth link, culminating with theimportance of the link budget and multiple-access techniques.Attendees use a workbook of all the illustrations used in thecourse, as well as a copy of the instructor's textbook, SatelliteCommunications for the Non-Specialist. Plenty of time isallotted for questions

May 20-23, 2013LIVE Instructor-led Virtual

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June 11-13, 2013Columbia, Maryland


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What You Will Learn• The important systems engineering principles and latest

technologies 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.

InstructorsEric J. Hoffman has degrees in electrical engineering and

over 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 Space

Dept Chief Engineer.Robert C. Moore worked in the Electronic Systems Group at

the 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-telemetry-data processing 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.

SummarySuccessful systems engineering requires a broad

understanding of the important principles of modernsatellite communications and onboard data processing.This three-day course covers both theory and practice,with emphasis on the important system engineeringprinciples, tradeoffs, and rules of thumb. The latesttechnologies are covered, including those needed forconstellations of satellites.

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.

Course Outline1. RF Signal Transmission. Propagation of radio

waves, 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. Low-probability-of-intercept communications. Spread-spectrum and 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 latch-up. 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.

Satellite RF Communications and Onboard ProcessingEffective Design for Today’s Spacecraft Systems

April 9-11, 2013Greenbelt, Maryland

July 16-18, 2013Greenbelt, Maryland

$1740 (8:30am - 4:30pm)



Solid Rocket Motor Design and Applications

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

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

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

considerations. • Development approach for qualifying new SRMs.

InstructorRichard Lee Lee has more than 45 years in the

space and missile industry. He was a Senior ProgramMgr. at Thiokol, instrumental in the development of theCastor 120 SRM. His experience includes managingthe development and qualification of DoD SRMsubsystems and components for the Small ICBM,Peacekeeper and other R&D programs. Mr. Lee hasextensive experience in SRM performance andinterface requirements at all levels in the space andmissile industry. He has been very active incoordinating functional and physical interfaces with thecommercial spaceports in Florida, California, andAlaska. He has participated in developing safetycriteria with academia, private industry andgovernment agencies (USAF SMC, 45th Space Wingand Research Laboratory; FAA/AST; NASAHeadquarters and NASA centers; and the Army Spaceand Strategic Defense Command. He has alsoconsulted with launch vehicle contractors in the design,material selection, and testing of SRM propellants andcomponents. Mr. Lee has a MS in EngineeringAdministration and a BS in EE from the University ofUtah.

SummaryThis three-day course provides an overall look - with

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

All types of SRMs are included, with emphasis on currentmotos for commercial and DoD/NASA launch vehicles suchas LM Athena series, OSC GMD, Pegasus and Taurusseries, MDA SM-3 series,strap-on motors for the Deltaseries, Titan V, and Ares / Constellation vehicle. The use ofsurplus military motors (Minuteman, Peacekeeper, etc.) fortarget and sensor development and university research isdiscussed. The course also introduces nano technologies(nano carbon fiber) and their potential use for NASA’s deepspace missions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 23-25, 2013Columbia, Maryland

$1740 (8:30am - 4:00pm)



SummaryThis four-day short course presents a systems

perspective of structural engineering in the space industry.If you are an engineer involved in any aspect of

spacecraft or launch–vehicle structures, regardless ofyour level of experience, you will benefit from this course.Subjects include functions, requirements development,environments, structural mechanics, loads analysis,stress analysis, fracture mechanics, finite–elementmodeling, configuration, producibility, verificationplanning, quality assurance, testing, and risk assessment.The objectives are to give the big picture of space-missionstructures and improve your understanding of

• Structural functions, requirements, and environments• How structures behave and how they fail• How to develop structures that are cost–effective and

dependable for space missionsDespite its breadth, the course goes into great depth in

key areas, with emphasis on the things that are commonlymisunderstood and the types of things that go wrong in thedevelopment of flight hardware. The instructor sharesnumerous case histories and experiences to drive themain points home. Calculators are required to work classproblems.

Each participant will receive a copy of the instructors’850-page reference book, Spacecraft Structures andMechanisms: From Concept to Launch.

Instructors Tom Sarafin has worked full time in the space industry

since 1979, at Martin Marietta and InstarEngineering. Since founding anaerospace engineering firm in 1993, hehas consulted for DigitalGlobe, AeroAstro,AFRL, and Design_Net Engineering. Hehas helped the U. S. Air Force Academydesign, develop, and test a series of small

satellites and has been an advisor to DARPA. He is theeditor and principal author of Spacecraft Structures andMechanisms: From Concept to Launch and is acontributing author to all three editions of Space MissionAnalysis and Design. Since 1995, he has taught over 150short courses to more than 3000 engineers and managersin the space industry.

Poti Doukas worked at Lockheed Martin SpaceSystems Company (formerly MartinMarietta) from 1978 to 2006. He served asEngineering Manager for the Phoenix MarsLander program, Mechanical EngineeringLead for the Genesis mission, Structuresand Mechanisms Subsystem Lead for theStardust program, and Structural Analysis

Lead for the Mars Global Surveyor. He’s a contributingauthor to Space Mission Analysis and Design (1st and 2ndeditions) and to Spacecraft Structures and Mechanisms:From Concept to Launch.

Testimonial

"Excellent presentation—a reminder ofhow much fun engineering can be."

Course Outline1. Introduction to Space-Mission Structures.

Structural functions and requirements, effects of thespace environment, categories of structures, howlaunch affects things structurally, understandingverification, distinguishing between requirements andverification.

2. Review of Statics and Dynamics. Staticequilibrium, the equation of motion, modes of vibration.

3. Launch Environments and How StructuresRespond. Quasi-static loads, transient loads, coupledloads analysis, sinusoidal vibration, random vibration,acoustics, pyrotechnic shock.

4. Mechanics of Materials. Stress and strain,understanding material variation, interaction ofstresses and failure theories, bending and torsion,thermoelastic effects, mechanics of compositematerials, recognizing and avoiding weak spots instructures.

5. Strength Analysis: The margin of safety,verifying structural integrity is never based on analysisalone, an effective process for strength analysis,common pitfalls, recognizing potential failure modes,bolted joints, buckling.

6. Structural Life Analysis. Fatigue, fracturemechanics, fracture control.

7. Overview of Finite Element Analysis.Idealizing structures, introduction to FEA, limitations,strategies, quality assurance.

8. Preliminary Design. A process for preliminarydesign, example of configuring a spacecraft, types ofstructures, materials, methods of attachment,preliminary sizing, using analysis to design efficientstructures.

9. Designing for Producibility. Guidelines forproducibility, minimizing parts, designing an adaptablestructure, designing to simplify fabrication,dimensioning and tolerancing, designing for assemblyand vehicle integration.

10. Verification and Quality Assurance. Thebuilding-blocks approach to verification, verificationmethods and logic, approaches to product inspection,protoflight vs. qualification testing, types of structuraltests and when they apply, designing an effective test.

11. A Case Study: Structural design, analysis,and test of The FalconSAT-2 Small Satellite.

12 Final Verification and Risk Assessment.Overview of final verification, addressing lateproblems, using estimated reliability to assess risks(example: negative margin of safety), making thelaunch decision.

May 14-17, 2013Littleton, Colorado

$1990 (8:30am - 5:00pm)


Space Mission Structures: From Concept to Launch


Agile Boot CampAn Immersive Introduction

SummaryPlanning, roadmap, backlog, estimating, user

stories, and iteration execution. Bring your teamtogether & jump start your Agile practice

There’s more to Agile development than simply adifferent style of programming. That’s often the easypart. An effective Agile implementation changes yourmethods for: requirements gathering, projectestimation and planning, team leadership, producinghigh-quality software, working with your stakeholdersand customers and team development. While not asilver bullet, the Agile framework is quickly becomingthe most practical way to create outstanding software.We’ll explore the leading approaches of today’s mostsuccessful Agile teams. You’ll learn the basic premisesand techniques behind Agile so you can apply them toyour projects.

Hands-on team exercises follow every section ofthis class. Learn techniques and put them intopractice before you get back to the office.

April 15-17, 2013Washington DC

May 6-8, 2013King of Prussia, Pennsylvannia

May 13-15, 2013Tempe, Arizona

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

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

1. Agile Introduction and Overview.• Why Agile?• Agile Benefits• Agile Basics - Understanding the lingo

2. Forming the Agile Team.• Team Roles• Process Expectations• Self-Organizing Teams• Communication - inside and out

3. Product Vision.• Five Levels of Planning in Agile• Importance of Product Vision• Creating and Communicating Vision

4. Focus on the Customer.• User Roles• Customer Personas and Participation

5. Creating a Product Backlog.• User Stories• Acceptance Tests• Story Writing Workshop

6. Product Roadmap.• Product Themes• Creating the Roadmap• Maintaining the Roadmap

7. Prioritizing the Product Backlog.• Methods for Prioritizing• Expectations for Prioritizing Stories

8. Estimating.• Actual vs. Relative Estimating• Planning Poker

9. Release Planning.• Utilizing Velocity• Continuous Integration• Regular Cadence

10. Story Review.• Getting to the Details• Keeping Cadence

11. Iteration Planning.• Task Breakdown• Time Estimates• Definition of “Done”

12. Iteration Execution.• Collaboration• Cadence

13. Measuring/Communicating Progress.• Actual Effort and Remaining Effort• Burndown Charts• Tools and Reporting• Your Company’s Specific Measures

14. Iteration Review and Demo.• Team Roles• Iteration Review• Demos - a change from the past

15. Retrospectives.• What We Did Well• What Did Not Go So Well• What Will We Improve

16. Bringing It All Together.• Process Overview• Transparency

Course Outline

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SummaryPrepare for your Agile Certified Practitioner

(PMI-ACP) certification while learning to lead Agilesoftware projects that adapt to change, driveinnovation and deliver on-time business value inthis Agile PM training course.

Agile has made its way into the mainstream —it's no longer a grassroots movement to changesoftware development. Today, more organizations andcompanies are adopting this approach over a moretraditional waterfall methodology, and more areworking every day to make the transition. To stayrelevant in the competitive, changing world of projectmanagement, it's increasingly important that projectmanagement professionals can demonstrate trueleadership ability on today's software projects. TheProject Management Institute's Agile CertifiedPractitioner (PMI-ACP) certification clearly illustrates tocolleagues, organizations or even potential employersthat you're ready and able to lead in this new age ofproduct development, management and delivery. Thisclass not only prepares you to lead your next Agileproject effort, but ensures that you're prepared to passthe PMI-ACP certification exam. Acquiring thiscertification now will make you one of the first softwareprofessionals to achieve this valuable industrydesignation from PMI.

April 15-17, 2013 • Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia

April 22-24, 2013 • Tampa, Florida

April 22-24, 2013 • Washington, DC

May 13-15, 2013 • Denver, Colorado

June 3-5, 2013 • Boston, Massachusetts

June 24-26, 2013 • Houston, Texas

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1. Understanding Agile Project Management.• What is Agile?• Why Agile?• Agile Manifesto• Agile Principles and project management• Agile Benefits

Class Exercise: How an iterative Agile approachprovides results sooner & more effectively.2. The Project Schedule.

• Managing change while delivering the product• Project schedule and release plan• Identifying a team’s “velocity”• The Five Levels of Agile planning

Class Exercise: Triple Constraints.3. The Project Scope.

• How to conquer Scope Creep• Consistently delivering• Understanding complex environments• Customer in charge of the project scope

4. The Project Budget.• Maximize ROI after delivery• Earned value delivery• Methods for partnering with your customer

5. The Product Quality.• Employing product demonstrations• Applying Agile testing techniques• How to write effective acceptance criteria• Code reviews, paired programming and test driven

developmentClass Exercise: A customer-identified product over the course of three iterations.

6. The Project Team.• Collaboration essentials• Managing individual personalities• Understanding your coaching style• The Agile project team roles

Class Exercise: Team dynamics.7. Project Metrics.

• Review of common Agile metrics• Taskboards as tactical metrics for the team• Effectively utilizing metrics

8. Continuous Improvement.• Continuous and Agile Project Management• Empowering continuous improvement• How to effectively use retrospectives• Why every team member should care

9. Project Leadership.• Project leadership• Command and control versus servant• Insulating the team from disruption• Matching needs to opportunities

Class Exercise: How self-organization quicklyyields impressive results.10. Successfully Transitioning to Agile.

• Project Management• Correlating challenges to possible solutions• How corporate culture affects team ability• Overcoming resistance to Agile• Navigating around popular Agile myths

11. A Full Day of Preparation for the Agile Certified Practitioner.• (PMI-ACP) Certification Exam

Course Outline

Agile Project Management Certification Workshop

NEW!


Agile in the Government Environment

SummaryA common misconception is that Agility means lack

of order or discipline, but that’s incorrect. It requiresstrong discipline. You must have a solid foundation ofpractices and procedures in order to successfullyadapt Agile in the Government Environment , and youmust also learn to follow those practices correctly whiletying them to pre-defined, rigid quality goals. This 2-day workshop gives you the foundation of knowledgeand experience you need in order to be successful onyour next federal project. Define principles andhighlight advantages and disadvantages of Agiledevelopment and how to map them to federalguidelines for IT procurement, development anddelivery. Get firsthand experience organizing andparticipating in an Agile team. Put the concepts youlearn to practice instantly in the classroom project.Understand and learn how to take advantage of theopportunities for Agile, while applying them withincurrent government project process requirements.

Who Should AttendBecause this is an immersion course and the intent

is to engage in the practices every Agile team willemploy, this course is recommended for all teammembers responsible for delivering outstandingsoftware. That includes, but is not limited to, thefollowing roles:• Business Analyst.• Technical Analyst.• Project Manager.• Software Engineer/Programmer.• Development Manager.• Product Manager.• Product Analyst.• Tester.• QA Engineer.• Documentation Specialist.

What You Will Learn• Consistently deliver better products that will

enable your customer’s success.• Reduce the risk of project failure, missed

deadlines, scope overrun or exceededbudgets.

• Establish, develop, empower, nurture andprotect high-performing teams.

• Identify and eliminate waste from processes.• Map government project language to Agile

language simply and effectively.• Foster collaboration, even with teams that are

distributed geographically and organizationally.• Clearly understand how EVM and Agile can be

integrated.• Understand the structure of Agile processes

that breed success in the federal environment.• Embrace ever-changing requirements for your

customer’s competitive advantageIn this powerful two-day course, you'll grasp the

concepts, principles, and structure of Agiledevelopment and how these are being applied inthe unique federal environment.


May 13-14, 2013Washington, DC


$1395 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


Course Outline1. Self-organized teams, even in a highly

matrixed agency or organization.2. Simulate a project introduction. Create a

vision and set of light requirements.3. How to plan your product’s release

within the mandated 6 month timeframe.4. How to communicate project status

utilizing both Agile and EVM indicators forprogress.

5. How to satisfy the Office of Managementand Budget (OMB) requirements (Circular A-11) while applying an Agile executionapproach.

6. Understanding customers and how tocollaborate with them to create User Stories.

7. Relative estimatingl. Focus on becomingmore accurate rather than precise.

8. Defining the distinction betweencapabilities and requirements and when todocument each.

9. Identify Agile best practices as theyrelate to challenges within the federalenvironment.


Certified Scrum Master Workshop

April 29-30, 2013 • Minneapolis, Minnesota

May 20-21, 2013 • Columbia, Maryland

June 10-11, 2013 • Washington, DC

July 11-12, 2013 • Reston, Virginia

July 15-16, 2013 • Columbus, Ohio

August 22-23, 2013 • Washington, DC

Call 410-956-8805 for additional dates and locations


Off The Course Tuition."

SummaryThe Scrum Alliance is a nonprofit organization

committed to delivering articles, resources, courses, andevents that will help Scrum users be successful. TheScrum Alliance (sm)’s mission is to promote increasedawareness and understanding of Scrum, provideresources to individuals and organizations using Scrum,and support the iterative improvement of the softwaredevelopment profession.

The Scrum Alliance(SM) has recently transformed theCertified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification into a morerigourous certificate program with updated content,increased difficulty and a pass/fail outcome. Previously allcandidates were initially granted Scrum certificationregardless of score, but this is no longer the case. To helpensure candidates' success, the Certified SrumMasterWorkshop provides participants with all the informationrequired to take the new evaluation and become Scrumcertified. You will gain a comprehensive understanding ofthe Scrum methodology while specifically reviewing thebehaviors expected of a ScrumMaster through classinteraction, case studies, group excercies and workshops.The evaluation is completed online at the end of training,and consists of 35 questions. Participants will also beregistered with the Scrum Alliance, with online access toclass training materials and any updates for two years.

This course is backed by ASPE's Exam PassGuarantee. Upon completion of our Scrum MasterCertification Course, if after two attempts within the 60-dayevaluation period you have not passed the exam andobtained certification, ASPE will allow you to attendanother session of our Scrum Master Certification Coursefree of charge and pay for you to retake your certificationexam.

What You Will Learn• Learn the details on Scrum roles: Team Member, Product

Owner, ScrumMaster.• Gain an understanding of the foundational/critical concepts

of Scrum with our Certified Scrum Trainer® instructionalprogram.

• Understand how to apply empirical thinking to your projectwork.

• Learn how a team's productivity can be adjusted to accountfor its composition.

• Appreciate the importance of organizational agreement onsoftware readiness.

• Hear why the ScrumMaster role can be the most satisfyingas well as the most difficult job on a project.

• Discover how conflict resolution plays a critical role inScrum.

• Work on a real-world Scrum project live in the classroom.• Learn, practice and utilize the Scrum Framework.• Gain a detailed understanding of how to know when

software is "Done" under Scrum.• Review and understand the critical characteristics a

ScrumMaster must have to succeed.• Get to the heart of the matter with Scrum, coaching and

team productivity.• Compare traditional and Agile project estimating and

planning.• Conduct decomposition to estimate a Scrum project.• Practice Scrum meetings including; Sprint planning, Daily

Scrum, Burndowns, Sprint review, and Sprint retrospective.• Achieve the first step in Scrum AllianceSM recognized

certifications, enabling you to advance to higher levels ofrecognition.

• Learn a framework to operate large projects using Scrum.• Implementing Scrum is about getting results, learn how to

maximize your returns using Scrum.

Course OutlineShort, five-minute exercises and case studies will be scatteredthroughout the two-day session. Longer exercises are detailedbelow. Time spent on each topic will vary depending on thecomposition of the class and the interest in particular areas.

1. Agile Thinking. In order for us to understand thebenefits of Scrum and the nuances behind its framework, webegin with the history of agile methods and how relatively newthoughts in software development have brought us to Scrum..

2. The Scrum Framework. Here we'll ensure that we're allworking from the same foundational concepts that make upthe Scrum Framework..

3. Implementation Considerations. Moving beyondScrum's foundational concepts, we'll use this time to digdeeper into the reasons for pursuing Scrum. We'll also use thistime to begin a discussion of integrity in the marketplace andhow this relates to software quality..

4. Scrum Roles. Who are the different players in theScrum game? We'll review checklists of role expectations inpreparation for further detail later in our session.

5. The Scrum Team Explored. Since the ScrumMaster islooking to protect the productivity of the team, we mustinvestigate team behaviors so we can be prepared for thevarious behaviors exhibited by teams of differentcompositions. We'll also take a look at some Scrum Teamvariants.

6. Agile Estimating and Planning. Although agileestimating and planning is an art unto itself, the conceptsbehind this method fit very well with the Scrum methodologyan agile alternative to traditional estimating and planning. We'llbreak into project teams that will work through decompositionand estimation of project work, and then plan out the projectthrough delivery.

7. The Product Owner: Extracting Value. The drivingforce behind implementing Scrum is to obtain results, usuallymeasured in terms of return on investment or value. How canwe help ensure that we allow for project work to provide thebest value for our customers and our organization? We'll takea look at different factors that impact our ability to maximizereturns.

8. The ScrumMaster Explored. It's easy to read about therole of the ScrumMaster and gain a better understanding oftheir responsibilities. The difficulty comes in the actualimplementation. Being a ScrumMaster is a hard job, and we'lltalk about the characteristics of a good ScrumMaster that gobeyond a simple job description.

9. Meetings and Artifacts Reference Material. Whilemost of this material was discussed in previous portions ofclass, more detailed documentation is included here for futurereference.

10. Advanced Considerations and Reference Material.

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SummaryThis two-day course walks through the CSEP

requirements and the INCOSE Handbook Version 3.2.2 tocover all topics on the CSEP exam. Interactive work, studyplans, and sample examination questions help you to prepareeffectively for the exam. Participants leave the course withsolid knowledge, a hard copy of the INCOSE Handbook,study plans, and three sample examinations.

Attend the CSEP course to learn what you need. Followthe study plan to seal in the knowledge. Use the sample examto test yourself and check your readiness. Contact ourinstructor for questions if needed. Then take the exam. If youdo not pass, you can retake the course at no cost.

What You Will Learn• How to pass the CSEP examination!• Details of the INCOSE Handbook, the source for the

exam.• Your own strengths and weaknesses, to target your

study.• The key processes and definitions in the INCOSE

language of the exam. • How to tailor the INCOSE processes.• Five rules for test-taking.

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

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

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

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

4. Project Processes. Technical management andthe role of systems engineering in guiding a project.Project planning, including the Systems Engineering Plan(SEP), Integrated Product and Process Development(IPPD), Integrated Product Teams (IPT), and tailoringmethods. Project assessment, including TechnicalPerformance Measurement (TPM). Project control.Decision-making and trade-offs. Risk and opportunitymanagement, configuration management, informationmanagement.

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

6. Specialty Engineering Activities. Uniquetechnical disciplines used in the systems engineeringprocesses: integrated logistics support, electromagneticand environmental analysis, human systems integration,mass properties, modeling & simulation including thesystem modeling language (SysML), safety & hazardsanalysis, sustainment and training needs.

7. After-Class Plan. Study plans and methods.Using the self-assessment to personalize your study plan.Five rules for test-taking. How to use the sampleexaminations. How to reach us after class, and what to dowhen you succeed.

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

April 23-24 , 2013Columbia, Maryland

June 7-8, 2013Dallas, Texas

August 5-6, 2013Chantilly, Virginia

$1290 (8:30am - 4:30pm)Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each

Off The Course Tuition.

InstructorsEric Honour, CSEP, international consultant and

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

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

Mr. William "Bill" Fournier is Senior SoftwareSystems Engineering with 30 years experience the last11 for a Major Defense Contractor. Mr. Fournier taughtDoD Systems Engineering full time for over three yearsat DSMC/DAU as a Professor of EngineeringManagement. Mr. Fournier has taught SystemsEngineering at least part time for more than the last 20years. Mr. Fournier holds a MBA and BS IndustrialEngineering / Operations Research and is DOORStrained. He is a certified CSEP, CSEP DoD Acquisition,and PMP. He is a contributor to DAU/DSMC, MajorDefense Contractor internal Systems EngineeringCourses and Process, and INCOSE publications.

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

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Cost Estimating

SummaryThis two-day course covers the primary methods for

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

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

June 18-19, 2013Albuquerque, New Mexico

$1150 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


Course Outline1. Introduction. Cost estimation in context of

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

InstructorRicardo Valerdi, is an Associate Professor of Systems

& Industrial Engineering at the University of Arizona and aResearch Affiliate at MIT. He developed the COSYSMO

model for estimating systems engineeringeffort which has been used by BAESystems, Boeing, General Dynamics, L-3Communications, Lockheed Martin,Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and SAIC.Dr. Valerdi is a Visiting Associate of theCenter for Systems and SoftwareEngineering at the University of Southern

California where he earned his Ph.D. in Industrial &Systems Engineering. Previously, he worked at TheAerospace Corporation, Motorola and GeneralInstrument. He served on the Board of Directors ofINCOSE, is an Editorial Advisor of the Journal of CostAnalysis and Parametrics, and is the author of the bookThe Constructive Systems Engineering Cost Model(COSYSMO): Quantifying the Costs of SystemsEngineering Effort in Complex Systems (VDM Verlag,2008).

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

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

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

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

NEW!


COTS-Based Systems Engineering-FundamentalsLeveraging Commercial Off-the-Shelf Technology for System Success

July 23-25, 2013Columbia, Maryland

$1740 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


Course Outline1. COTS Concepts and Principles. Key COTS

concepts. COTS-Based Systems Engineering (CBSE).Complexity inherent in COTS-based solutions. CBSEcompared and contrasted with Traditional SystemsEngineering (TSE). Key challenges and expectedbenefits of CBSE. COTS lessons learned.

2. COTS Influences on RequirementsDevelopment. Tailored and new approaches torequirements. Stakeholder requirements andmeasures of effectiveness (MOEs). SystemRequirements and measures of performance (MOPs).Flow down of requirements to COTS components.

3. COTS Influences on Architecture and Design.Architecting principles. Make vs. buy decisions.Architectural and design strategies for CBSE.Supporting the inherent independence of theleveraged COTS components. Dealing with the uniqueinterdependencies of overlapping COTS and systemlifecycles. Support for ongoing change and evolution ofthe COTS components. Architectural frameworks.Technical performance measures (TPMs). Readinesslevels. Modeling and simulation.

4. COTS Life Cycle Considerations. Reliability,Maintainability, Availability (RMA).Supportability/Logistics, Usability/Human Factors.Training. System Safety. Security/Survivability.Producibility/ Manufacturability. Affordability.Disposability/Sustainability. Changeability (flexibility,adaptability, scalability, modifiability, variability,robustness, modularity). Commonality.

5. COTS Influences on Integration and V&V.Integration, verification, and validation approaches in aCOTS environment. Strategies for dealing with thedynamic and independent nature of the COTScomponents. Evolutionary and incremental integration,verification, and validation. Acceptance of COTScomponents.

6. COTS Influences on Technical Management.Planning, monitoring, and control. Risk and decisionmanagement, Configuration and informationmanagement. Supplier identification and selection.Supplier agreements. Supplier oversight and control.Supplier technical reviews. COTS Integrator role.

What You Will Learn• The key characteristics of COTS components.• How to effectively plan and manage a COTS

development effort.• How using COTS affects your requirements and

design.• How to effectively integrate COTS into your systems.• Effective verification and validation of COTS-based

systems.• How to manage your COTS suppliers.• The latest lessons learned from over two decades of

COTS developments.

Who Should Attend• Prime and subcontractor engineers who procure

COTS components.• Suppliers who produce and supply COTS

components (hardware and software).• Technical team leaders whose responsibilities include

COTS technologies.• Program and engineering managers that oversee

COTS development efforts.• Government regulators, administrators, and sponsors

of COTS procurement efforts.• Military professionals who work with COTS-based

systems.

SummaryThis three day course provides a systemic overview of

how to use Systems Engineering to plan, manage, andexecute projects that have significant Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) content. Modern development programs areincreasingly characterized by COTS solutions (bothhardware and software) in both the military andcommercial domains.

This course focuses on the fundamentals of planning,execution, and follow-through that allow for the delivery ofexcellent and effective COTS-based systems to ensurethe needs of all external and internal stakeholders aremet. Participants will learn the necessary adjustments tothe fundamental principles of Systems Engineering whendealing with COTS technologies. Numerous examples ofCOTS systems are presented. Practical information andtools are provided that will help the participants deal withissues that inevitably occur in the real word. Extensive in-class exercises are used to stimulate application of thecourse material.

Each student will receive a complete set of lecturenotes and an annotated bibliography.

InstructorDavid D. Walden, ESEP, is an internationally

recognized expert in the field of Systems Engineering.He has over 28 years of experience in leadership ofsystems development as well as in organizationalprocess improvement and quality having worked atMcDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics beforestarting his own consultancy in 2006. He has a BSdegree in Electrical Engineering (ValparaisoUniversity) and MS degrees in Electrical Engineeringand Computer Science (Washington University in St.Louis) and Management of Technology (University ofMinnesota). Mr. Walden is a member of theInternational Council on Systems Engineering(INCOSE) and is an INCOSE Expert SystemsEngineering (ESEP). He is also a member of theInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)and Tau Beta Pi. He is the author or coauthor of over50 technical reports and professionalpapers/presentations addressing all aspects ofSystems Engineering.

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Model Based Systems Engineering with OMG SysML™Productivity Through Model-Based Systems Engineering Principles & Practices

SummaryThis three day course is intended for practicing systems

engineers who want to learn how to apply model-drivensystems engineering practices using the UML Profile forSystems Engineering (OMG SysML™). You will applysystems engineering principles in developing acomprehensive model of a solution to the class problem,using modern systems engineering development tools and adevelopment methodology tailored to OMG SysML. Themethodology begins with the presentation of a desiredcapability and leads you through the performance of activitiesand the creation of work products to support requirementsdefinition, architecture description and system design. Themethodology offers suggestions for how to transition tospecialty engineering, with an emphasis on interfacing withsoftware engineering activities. Use of a modeling tool isrequired.

Each student will receive a lab manual describing how tocreate each diagram type in the selected tool, access to theObject-Oriented Systems Engineering Methodology(OOSEM) website and a complete set of lecture notes.

InstructorJ.D. Baker is a Software Systems Engineer with expertise

in system design processes and methodologies that supportModel-Based Systems Engineering. He has over 20 years ofexperience providing training and mentoring in software andsystem architecture, systems engineering, softwaredevelopment, iterative/agile development, object-orientedanalysis and design, the Unified Modeling Language (UML),the UML Profile for Systems Engineering (SysML), use casedriven requirements, and process improvement. He hasparticipated in the development of UML, OMG SysML, andthe UML Profile for DoDAF and MODAF. J.D. holds manyindustry certifications, including OMG Certified SystemModeling Professional (OCSMP), OMG Certified UMLProfessional (OCUP), Sun Certified Java Programmer, and heholds certificates as an SEI Software ArchitectureProfessional and ATAM Evaluator.

September 17-19, 2013Columbia, Maryland

$1740 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


Course Outline1. Model-Based Systems Engineering Overview.

Introduction to OMG SysM, role of open standards andopen architecture in systems engineering, what is amodel, 4 modeling principles, 5 characteristics of agood model, 4 pillars of OMG SysML.

2. Getting started with OOSEM. Use casediagrams and descriptions, modeling functionalrequirements, validating use cases, domain modelingconcepts and guidelines, OMG SysML languagearchitecture.

3. OOSEM Activities and Work Products. Walkthrough the OOSEM top level activities, decomposingthe Specify and Design System activity, relating usecase and domain models to the system model, optionsfor model organization, the package diagram.Compare and contrast Distiller and Hybrid SUVexamples.

4. Requirements Analysis. Modeling Requirementsin OMG SysML, functional analysis and allocation, therole of functional analysis in an object-oriented worldusing a modified SE V, OOSEM activity –"AnalyzeStakeholder Needs”. Concept of Operations, DomainModels as analysis tools. Modeling non-functionalrequirements. Managing large requirement sets.Requirements in the Distiller sample model.

5. OMG SysML Structural Elements. BlockDefinition Diagrams (BDD), Internal Block Diagrams(IBD), Ports, Parts, Connectors and flows. Creatingsystem context diagrams. Block definition and usagerelationship. Delegation through ports. Operations andattributes.

6. OMG SysML Behavioral Elements. Activitydiagrams, activity decomposition, State Machines,state execution semantics, Interactions, allocation ofbehavior. Call behavior actions. Relating activitybehavior to operations, interactions, and statemachines.

7. Parametric Analysis and Design Synthesis.Constraint Blocks, Tracing analysis tools to OMGSysML elements, Design Synthesis, Tracingrequirements to design elements. Relating SysMLrequirements to text requirements in a requirementsmanagement tool. Analyzing the Hybrid SUVdynamics.

8. Model Verification. Tracing requirements toOMG SysM test cases, Systems Engineering ProcessOutputs, Preparing work products for specialtyengineers, Exchanging model data using XMI,Technical Reviews and Audits, Inspecting OMG SysMLand UML artifacts.

9. Extending OMG SysML. Stereotypes, tagvalues and model libraries, Trade Studies, Modelingand Simulation, Executable UML.

10. Deploying OMG SysML™ in yourOrganization. Lessons learned from MBSEinitiatives, the future of SysML.OMG Certified SystemModeling Professional resources and exams.

What You Will Learn• Identify and describe the use of all nine OMG

SysML™ diagrams.• Follow a formal methodology to produce a system

model in a modeling tool.• Model system behavior using an activity diagram.• Model system behavior using a state diagram.• Model system behavior using a sequence diagram.• Model requirements using a requirements diagram.• Model requirements using a use case diagram.• Model structure using block diagrams.• Allocate behavior to structure in a model.• Recognize parametrics and constraints and describe

their usage.

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Who Should Attend:This project management training course is aligned to the

Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) -Fourth Edition.

If you are in IT where PMs skills are becoming a necessityor if you are interested in or planning to get your PMPcertification, you must take this PMP Boot Camp course. ThePMP® certification is a great tool for:• Project Managers• IT Managers/Directors• Outsourcing Professionals• QA Managers/Directors • Application Development Managers/Directors• Business Analysts• Systems Analysts• Systems Architect

Project Management Professional (PMP)Certification Boot Camp

SummaryThe PMP Boot Camp is not just a test prep course; we do

not create paper PMPs. In our PMP Boot Camp you will getskills-based training developed using a proven methodologyto meet your PMP goals while developing and reinforcing real-world project management skills.

The PMP Boot Camp offers in-class practice exams to helpyou learn not only the project management knowledge, butalso the nature of the Project Management Professionalexam, the types of questions asked, and the form thequestions take. Through practice exercises you will gainvaluable information, learn how to rapidly recall importantfacts, and generally increase your test-taking skills.

What You Will LearnSpecifically, you will:• Learn the subject matter of the PMP examination.• Memorize the important test information that has a high

probability of being on your examination.• Develop time management skills necessary to complete

the PMP exam within the allotted time.• Leverage your existing Project Management Skills. • Extrapolate from your real world experiences to the

PMP examination subject matter.• Learn to identify pertinent question information to

quickly answer examination problems.

Course OutlinePart I — The Project Management Life Cycle

1. Introduction. An introduction to the format and scope ofthis project management training course. PMP CertificationBoot Camp Process.

2. PMP Certification: the Credentials. An overview of thePMI requirements for the PMP certification:

• The Project Management Institute • The PMPCertification • Applying for the Examination • The PMPExamination • The Professional Code of Conduct • TestSubject Areas.

3. Project Management Overview. An introduction toProject Management, what it is, and what it isn’t:

• What is a "Project"? • Project Portfolio Managemen •Programs versus Projects • Project Management Office •Project Phases • Project Life Cycles • The Process Groups• Knowledge Areas • Stakeholders and StakeholderManagement • Project Sponsor, Project Manager, ProjectDefinitions.

4. The Project Environment: An overview of the variousorganizational structures in which a project might operate:

• Organizational Types • Functional Organizations •Matrix Organizations • Projectized Organizations.

5. The Project Management Life Cycle: The five processgroups that make up the Project Management Life Cycle.

• Initiating Process Group • Planning Process Group •Executing Process Group • Monitoring & Controlling ProcessGroup • Closing Process Group.

Part II — The PMI® Knowledge Areas1. The Knowledge Areas: The nine knowledge areas that

operate within the five process groups.

• Project Integration Management • Project ScopeManagement • Project Time Management • Project CostManagement • Project Quality Management • ProjectHuman Resource Management • Project CommunicationsManagement • Project Risk Management • ProjectProcurement Management.

2. The Elements of Project Management: A detailed lookat each of the Process groups by means of the KnowledgeAreas.

• Initiating Process Group Inputs and Outputs • The ProjectCharter • The Preliminary Project Scope Statement •Planning Process Group Inputs and Outputs • ProjectManagement Plan • Executing Process Group •Deliverables, Changes, Corrective Action • Monitoring andControlling Process Group Inputs and Outputs • IntegrationManagement. Integrated Management • ScopeManagement • Earned Value, Planned Value, Actual Value •Cost Performance Index, Schedule Performance Index •Closing Process Group Inputs and Outputs.

3. Exam Memorization Guide: Useful memorizationcharts to aid in test taking.

• Plan-Do-Check-Act-Cycle • The Nine Knowledge Areas •Project Integration Management Activities • Project ScopeManagement Activities • Triple Constraints Mode • TimeManagement Activities • Cost Management Activities •Earned Value Analysis • Quality Management Activities •Pareto Diagram • Sigma Values • The Control Chart •Ishikawa Diagram • Quality versus Grade • HumanResource Management Activities • CommunicationsManagement Activities • Risk Management Activities • RiskResponses • Procurement Management Activities.

May 13-17, 2013June 10-14, 2013

(Virtual Training – Noon-4:30 pm)

April 29-May 2, 2013Washington, DC


June 24-27, 2013Washington, DC

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Requirements Engineering with DEVSME

What You Will Learn• Overview of IEEE and CMMI approaches to requirements

engineering.• Basic concepts of Discrete Event System Specification

(DEVS) and how to apply them using DEVS ModelingEnvironment.

• How to understand and develop requirements and thensimulate them with both Discrete and Continuous temporalbehaviors.

• System of Systems Concepts, Interoperability, serviceorientation, and data-centricity within a modeling andsimulation framework.

• Integrated System Development and virtual testing withapplications to service oriented and data-distributionarchitectures.

From this course you will obtain the understandingof how to leverage collaborative modeling andsimulation to develop requirements and analyzecomplex information-intensive systems engineeringproblems within an integrated requirementsdevelopment and testing process.

InstructorsBernard P. Zeigler is chief scientist for RTSync,

Zeigler has been chief architect forsimulation-based automated testing ofnet-centric IT systems with DoD’s JointInteroperability Test Command as wellas for automated model composition forthe Department of Homeland Security.He is internationally known for his

foundational text Theory of Modeling and Simulation,second edition (Academic Press, 2000), He wasnamed Fellow of the IEEE in recognition of hiscontributions to the theory of discrete event simulation.

Phillip Hammonds is a senior scientist for RTSync,He co-authored (with Professor Zeigler). the 2007book, “Modeling & Simulation-Based DataEngineering: Introducing Pragmatics into Ontologiesfor Net-Centric Information Exchange”. Elsevier Press.He has worked as a technical director and programmanager for several large DoD contractors whereskilled requirements and data engineering were criticalto project success.

Course Outline1. Introduction to the Requirements

Engineering Process.

2. Introduction to Discrete Event SystemSpecification. (DEVS)--System-Theory Basis andConcepts, Levels of System Specification, SystemSpecifications: Continuous and Discrete.

3. Framework for Modeling and SimulationBased Requirements Engineering. DEVSSimulation Algorithms, DEVS Modeling andSimulation Environments.

4. DEVS Model Development. Constrainednatural language DEVS-based model construction,System Entity Structure - coupling and hierarchicalconstruction, Verification and Visualization.

5. DEVS Hybrid Discrete and ContinuousModeling and Simulation. Introduction tosimulation with DEVSJava/ADEVS Hybrid software,Capturing stakeholder requirements for spacesystems communication and service architectures.

6. Interoperability and Reuse. System ofSystems Concepts, Component-based systems,modularity, Levels of Interoperability (syntactic,semantic, and pragmatic). Service OrientedArchitecture, Data Distribution Service standards.

7. Integrated System RequirementsDevelopment and Visualization/Testing. UsingDEVS Modeling Environment (DEVSME) –Requirements capture in an unambiguous,interoperable language, structured in terms of input,output, timing and coupling to other requirements,Automated DEVS-based Test Case Generation,Net-Enabled System Testing – Measures ofPerformance/Effectiveness.

8. Cutting Edge Concepts and Tools. Modeland Simulation-based data engineering for interest-based collection and distribution of massive data.Capturing requirements for IT systemsimplementing such concepts. Software/Hardwareimplementations based on DEVS-Chip hardware.



$1490 (8:30am - 4:30pm)(8:30am- 12:30pm on last day)


SummaryThis two and one half -day course is designed for

engineers, managers and educators who wish to enhancetheir capabilities to capture needs and requirements in astandardized, interoperable format that allows immediatedynamic visualization of workflows and relationships. One ofthe most serious issues of modern systems engineering iscapturing requirements in an unambiguous, interoperablelanguage that is structured in terms of input, output, timingand coupling to other requirements. The DEVS ModelingEnvironment (DEVSME) uses a restricted natural languagethat is easy to use, but powerful enough to express complexmathematical, logical and process functions in such a waythat other engineers and stakeholders will understand theintent as well as the behavior of the requirement.

The course covers the basics of systems concepts anddiscrete event systems specification (DEVS), a computationalbasis for system theory. It demonstrates the application ofDEVS to "virtual build and test" requirements engineering incomplex information-intensive systems development. TheDEVSME Requirements Engineering Environment leveragesthe power of the DEVS modeling and simulation methodology.A particular focus is the application of model-based dataengineering in today’s data rich – and information challenged– system environments.

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

Concepts of Employment and Operational Concept Documents

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

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

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

each used? • How do you get users’ active, vocal support in your CONOPS?

After this course you will be able to build and updateOpCons and CONOPS using a robust CONOPS team,determine the appropriate type and level for a CONOPSeffort, work closely with end users of your products andsystems and elicit solid, actionable, user-drivenrequirements.

InstructorMack McKinney, president and founder of a consulting

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

Systems, Joint Forces Command, MITRE, Booz AllenHamilton, and DARPA, all the uniformed services and the IC.He has US patents in radar processing and hyperspectralsensing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Users. The four essential groups of user-supporters,where to find them and how to gain the support of each group.

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

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

14. DoD Architectural Framework (DoDAF), JCIDS andCONOPS. how they play together and support each other.

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

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

April 16-18, 2013Virginia Beach, Virginia

July 9-11, 2013Virginia Beach, Virginia

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


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SummaryThis four-day seminar is for practicing

scientists and engineers and provides acomprehensive treatment of the latest technologyrequired to develop an airborne Radar AESAmode suite incorporating stealth and LPIfeatures. The AESA provides huge gains inreliability and performance over mechanicallyscanned Radars. It also provides hugechallenges in designing for high duty cycle, fastbeam switching, and adaptive beam formation.The seminar introduces a weapons systemsimulator where AESA requirements and designscan be evaluated from the end user point of view.These fundamental requirements are thenintegrated with new technology receivers toformulate state-of-the-art mode designs. Thedetection performance for system trade-offstudies is quickly computed using an Excelspread sheet augmented with Visual Basicfunctions included free with the course. Tools formastering complex algorithms like STAP,adaptive beam formation and multi target Kalmanfilters are provided gratis with Mathcad 14.0simulations and internet references.

InstructorBob Phillips has 38 years experience as a

leader in the emerging technologies of airborneRadar systems and software. He was a keydeveloper of the F16 radar including the APG-80AESA, the upgraded B1B ESA, the APG-68(V)9,APG-68 and the APG-66 MLU. As a consultingengineer Bob reviewed designs for AESA, FLIR,and EW systems and taught Radar to pilots andengineers around the world. Bob holds a BS inengineering physics from Merrimack and aMasters in numerical science from JohnsHopkins University where he matriculated in postgraduate studies in electrical engineering. Bob isretired from Northrop Grumman and enjoyssailing and working part time as a Radarinstructor.

What You Will Learn• The pilots view of real world practical AESA.• The design and performance of the unique AESA

Med PRF and Alert/Confirm workhorse waveforms.• How STAP and adaptive beam formers cancel noise

jamming.• How to design a 20+ target track mode.• How to design high resolution SAR.• How to detect and track slow moving ground targets

with a state-of-the-art main beam clutter canceler.• How to calculate the detection range of an AESA.

AESA Airborne Radar Theory and Operations



$2045 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


Course Outline1. Introduction to AESA Radar. The evolution of

radar, preview of the antenna, receiver and AESAmodes.

2. Air-Air Operations. The weapons systemsimulator, mode interleaving concepts, passive sensorintegration, Low Probability of Intercept, Med PRF, HI-Med PRF, cued search, and multi target track.Cumulative vs. single scan detection performance,radar vulnerabilities and strong points.

3. Receiver Exciter: Super Heterodyne receiverblock diagrams, receiver protector, frequencymultipliers, IF filters, synchronous detectors, and A/Dconverters.

4. Array Antennas. Gain and beam widthcalculations. Two dimensional antenna patterns,weighting functions, grating lobes, array steering,monopulse vector measurements. Side lobe, adaptiveside lobe, and main beam cancellers including cluttercancelation for slow moving ground target detection.Adaptive beam forming and Space-Time-Adaptive-Processing (STAP).

5. Radar Equation. The air-air and air-groundRadar equations with IF Filters, A/D Integrators, pulsecompression, coherent and non-coherent integration.

6. Radar Clutter. Airborne Radar clutter sources,Doppler effects, clutter maps, constant clutter gammamodel, clutter radar equation. Radomes for minimizingreflections. Clutter distribution functions andsimulations.

7. CFAR. Probability theory, computation of thedetection threshold. High PRF, cell averaging, greatestof, and ordered statistic CFAR designs. Cluttertemplates and window considerations.

8. Air-Air Search Modes. Range/Dopplerambiguities, the three PRF regimes. Block diagrams,processing and performance for the Low PRF, allaspect Medium PRF, and long range High PRF Alert-Confirm waveforms. Frequency agility considerations,guard channel and STAP processing. Track modewaveforms, spoofing and tracking in main beam clutter,LPI considerations.

9. Air-Ground Modes. Block diagrams andprocessing for real beam map, SEA search andsynthetic aperture Radar.

10. Kalman Filters and Tracking. 20+ target trackmode block diagrams, design, performance, LPI andstealth considerations.

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SummaryThis three-day course is intended for

operational leaders and programmatic staffinvolved in the planning, analysis, or testingof Cyber Warfare and Network-Centricsystems. The course will provide perspectiveon emerging policy, doctrine, strategy, andoperational constraints affecting thedevelopment of cyber warfare systems. Thisknowledge will greatly enhance participants'ability to develop operational systems andconcepts that will produce integrated,controlled, and effective cyber effects ateach warfare level. U.S. citizenship requiredfor students registered in this course.

Instructor Albert Kinney is a retired Naval Officer

and holds a Masters Degree in electricalengineering. His professional experienceincludes more than 20 years of experience inresearch and operational cyberspacemission areas including the initialdevelopment and first operationalemployment of the Naval Cyber AttackTeam.

What You Will Learn • What are the relationships between cyber warfare,

information assurance, information operations,and network-centric warfare?

• How can a cyber warfare capability enablefreedom of action in cyberspace?

• What are legal constraints on cyber warfare?• How can cyber capabilities meet standards for

weaponization?• How should cyber capabilities be integrated with

military exercises? • How can military and civilian cyberspace

organizations prepare and maintain their workforceto play effective roles in cyberspace?

• What is the Comprehensive NationalCybersecurity Initiative (CNCI)?

From this course you will obtain in-depthknowledge and awareness of the cyberspacedomain, its functional characteristics, and itsorganizational inter-relationships enabling yourorganization to make meaningful contributions inthe domain of cyber warfare through technicalconsultation, systems development, andoperational test & evaluation

Course Outline1. Global Internet Governance.

2. A Cyber Power Framework.

3. Global Supply Chain & OutsourcingIssues.

4. Critical Infrastructure Issues.

5. U.S. Cyberspace Doctrine and Strategy.

6. Cyberspace as a Warfare Domain.

7. Netcentricity.

8. U.S. Organizational Constructs in CyberWarfare.

9. Legal Considerations for Cyber Warfare.

10. Operational Theory of Cyber Warfare.

11. Operational and Tactical Maneuver inCyberspace - Stack Positioning.

12. Capability Development &Weaponization.

13. Cyber Warfare Training and ExerciseRequirements.

14. Command & Control for Cyber Warfare.

15. Cyber War Case Study .

16. Human Capital in Cybersecurity.

17. Survey of International Cyber WarfareDoctrine & Capabilities.

18. Large-Scale Cybersecurity Mechanisms.

19. Social Considerations in Cybersecurity –Culture & the Human Interface.

20. Cybersecurity, Civil Liberties, & FreedomAround the World .

21. Non-State Actor Trends - Cyber Crime,Cyber Terrorism, Hactivism.

22. Homeland Security Case Study /Industrial Espionage Case Study.


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

Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each Off The Course Tuition.

Cyber Warfare – Global Trends

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GPS TechnologyInternational Navigation Solutions for Military, Civilian, and Aerospace Applications

"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!"

"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 deriva-tions and the important points they illus-trate."

SummaryIf present plans materialize, 128 radionavigation

satellites will soon be installed along the space frontier.They will be owned and operated by six differentcountries hoping to capitalize on the financial successof the GPS constellation.

In this popular four-day short course Tom Logsdondescribes in detail how these various radionavigationsystems work and reviews the many practical benefitsthey are slated to provide to military and civilian usersaround the globe. Logsdon will explain how eachradionavigation system works and how to use it invarious practical situations.


$2045 (8:30am - 4:30pm)

Register 3 or More & Receive $10000 Each Off The Course Tuition.

Course Outline1. Radionavigation Concepts. Active and passive

radionavigation systems. Position and velocity solutions.Nanosecond timing accuracies. Today’s spaceborneatomic clocks. Websites and other sources of information.Building a flourishing $200 billion radionavigation empirein space.

2. The Three Major Segments of the GPS. Signalstructure and pseudorandom codes. Modulationtechniques. Practical performance-enhancements.Relativistic time dilations. Inverted navigation solutions.

3. Navigation Solutions and Kalman FilteringTechniques. Taylor series expansions. Numericaliteration. Doppler shift solutions. Kalman filteringalgorithms.

4. Designing Effective GPS Receivers. The functionsof a modern receiver. Antenna design techniques. Codetracking and carrier tracking loops. Commercial chipsets.Military receivers. Navigation solutions for orbitingsatellites.

5. Military Applications. Military test ranges. Tacticaland strategic applications. Autonomy and survivabilityenhancements. Smart bombs and artillery projectiles..

6. Integrated Navigation Systems. Mechanical andstrapdown implementations. Ring lasers and fiber-opticgyros. Integrated navigation systems. Militaryapplications.

7. Differential Navigation and Pseudosatellites.Special committee 104’s data exchange protocols. Globaldata distribution. Wide-area differential navigation.Pseudosatellites. International geosynchronous overlaysatellites. The American WAAS, the European EGNOS,and the Japanese QZSS..

8. Carrier-Aided Solution Techniques. Attitude-determination receivers. Spaceborne navigation forNASA’s Twin Grace satellites. Dynamic and kinematicorbit determination. Motorola’s spaceborne monarchreceiver. Relativistic time-dilation derivations. Relativisticeffects due to orbital eccentricity.

9. The Navstar Satellites. Subsystem descriptions.On-orbit test results. Orbital perturbations and computermodeling techniques. Station-keeping maneuvers. Earth-shadowing characteristics. The European Galileo, theChinese Biedou/Compass, the Indian IRNSS, and theJapanese QZSS.

10. Russia’s Glonass Constellation. Performancecomparisons. Orbital mechanics considerations. TheGlonass subsystems. Russia’s SL-12 Proton booster.Building dual-capability GPS/Glonass receivers. Glonassin the evening news.

InstructorTom Logsdon has worked on the GPS

radionavigation satellites and theirconstellation for more than 20 years. Hehelped design the Transit NavigationSystem and the GPS and he acted as aconsultant to the European GalileoSpaceborne Navigation System. His keyassignment have included constellation

selection trades, military and civilian applications, forcemultiplier effects, survivability enhancements andspacecraft autonomy studies.

Over the past 30 years Logsdon has taught morethan 300 short courses. He has also made two dozentelevision appearances, helped design an exhibit forthe Smithsonian Institution, and written and published1.7 million words, including 29 non fiction books.These include Understanding the Navstar, OrbitalMechanics, and The Navstar Global PositioningSystem.

Each Student willreceive a free GPSreceiver with color mapdisplays!

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Who Should AttendThe course is oriented toward the needs of missile

engineers, systems engineers, analysts, marketingpersonnel, program managers, university professors, andothers working in the area of missile systems and technologydevelopment. Attendees will gain an understanding of missiledesign, missile technologies, launch platform integration,missile system measures of merit, and the missile systemdevelopment process.

What You Will Learn• Key drivers in the missile design and system engineering

process.• Critical tradeoffs, methods and technologies in subsystems,

aerodynamic, propulsion, and structure sizing.• Launch platform-missile integration.• Robustness, lethality, guidance navigation & control,

accuracy, observables, survivability, reliability, and costconsiderations.

• Missile sizing examples.• Development process for missile systems and missile

technologies.• Design, build, and fly competition.

InstructorEugene L. Fleeman has 49 years of government,

industry, academia, and consultingexperience in Missile Design and SystemEngineering. Formerly a manager ofmissile programs at Air Force ResearchLaboratory, Rockwell International, Boeing,and Georgia Tech, he is an internationallecturer on missiles and the author of over

100 publications, including the AIAA textbook, TacticalMissile Design. 2nd Ed.

SummaryThis four-day short course covers the fundamentals of

missile design, development, and system engineering. Thecourse provides a system-level, integrated method for missileaerodynamic configuration/propulsion design and analysis. Itaddresses the broad range of alternatives in meeting cost,performance, and risk requirements. The methods presentedare generally simple closed-form analytical expressions thatare physics-based, to provide insight into the primary drivingparameters. Configuration sizing examples are presented forrocket-powered, ramjet-powered, and turbo-jet poweredbaseline missiles. Typical values of missile parameters and thecharacteristics of current operational missiles are discussed aswell as the enabling subsystems and technologies for missilesand the current/projected state-of-the-art. Daily roundtablediscussion. Design, build, and fly competition. Seventy videosillustrate missile development activities and missileperformance. Attendees will vote on the relative emphasis ofthe material to be presented. Attendees receive course notesas well as the textbook, Missile Design and SystemEngineering.

Course Outline1. Introduction/Key Drivers in the Missile System Design

Process: Overview of missile design process. Examples of system-of-systems integration. Unique characteristics of missiles. Keyaerodynamic configuration sizing parameters. Missile conceptualdesign synthesis process. Examples of processes to establishmission requirements. Projected capability in command, control,communication, computers, intelligence, surveillance,reconnaissance (C4ISR). Example of Pareto analysis. Attendeesvote on course emphasis.

2. Aerodynamic Considerations in Missile System Design:Optimizing missile aerodynamics. Shapes for low observables.Missile configuration layout (body, wing, tail) options. Selecting flightcontrol alternatives. Wing and tail sizing. Predicting normal force,drag, pitching moment, stability, control effectiveness, lift-to-dragratio, and hinge moment. Maneuver law alternatives.

3. Propulsion Considerations in Missile System Design:Turbojet, ramjet, scramjet, ducted rocket, and rocket propulsioncomparisons. Turbojet engine design considerations, prediction andsizing. Selecting ramjet engine, booster, and inlet alternatives.Ramjet performance prediction and sizing. High density fuels. Solidpropellant alternatives. Propellant grain cross section trade-offs.Effective thrust magnitude control. Reducing propellant observables.Rocket motor performance prediction and sizing. Motor case andnozzle materials.

4. Weight Considerations in Missile System Design: How tosize subsystems to meet flight performance requirements. Structuraldesign 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 SystemDesign: Flight envelope limitations. Aerodynamic sizing-equationsof motion. Accuracy of simplified equations of motion. Maximizingflight performance. Benefits of flight trajectory shaping. Flightperformance prediction of boost, climb, cruise, coast, steadydescent, ballistic, maneuvering, divert, and homing flight.

6. Measures of Merit and Launch Platform Integration:Achieving robustness in adverse weather. Seeker, navigation, datalink, and sensor alternatives. Seeker range prediction. Counter-countermeasures. Warhead alternatives and lethality prediction.Approaches to minimize collateral damage. Fuzing alternatives andrequirements for fuze angle and time delay. Alternative guidancelaws. Proportional guidance accuracy prediction. Time constantcontributors and prediction. Maneuverability design criteria. Radarcross section and infrared signature prediction. Survivabilityconsiderations. Insensitive munitions. Enhanced reliability. Costdrivers of schedule, weight, learning curve, and parts count. EMDand production cost prediction. Designing within launch platformconstraints. Standard launchers. 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 for extendedrange rocket. Sizing for enhanced maneuverability. Developing aharmonized missile. Lofted range prediction. Ramjet missile sizingfor range robustness. Ramjet fuel alternatives. Ramjet velocitycontrol. Correction of turbojet thrust and specific impulse. Turbojetmissile sizing for maximum range. Turbojet engine rotational speed.Computer aided sizing tools for conceptual design. Design, build,and fly competition. Pareto, house of quality, and design ofexperiment analysis.

8. Missile Development Process: Design validation/technologydevelopment process. Developing a technology roadmap. History oftransformational technologies. Funding emphasis. Cost, risk, andperformance tradeoffs. New missile follow-on projections. Examplesof development tests and facilities. Example of technologydemonstration flight envelope. Examples of technologydevelopment. New technologies for missile.




Missile System Design

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$1940 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


InstructorDr. Walter R. Dyer is a graduate of UCLA, with a Ph.D.degree in Control Systems Engineering and Applied

Mathematics. He has over thirty years ofindustry, government and academicexperience in the analysis and design oftactical and strategic missiles. His experienceincludes Standard Missile, Stinger, AMRAAM,HARM, MX, Small ICBM, and ballistic missiledefense. He is currently a Senior StaffMember at the Johns Hopkins University

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

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

of homing missiles and the integrated performance of theirsubsystems.• Missile propulsion and control in the atmosphere and in

space.• Clear explanation of homing guidance.• Types of missile seekers and how they work.• Missile testing and simulation.• Latest developments and future trends.

SummaryThis four-day course presents a broad introduction to

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

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

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

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

3. Missile Airframes, Autopilots And Control.Phases of missile flight. Purpose and functions ofautopilots. Missile control configurations. Autopilot design.Open-loop autopilots. Inertial instruments and feedback.Autopilot response, stability, and agility. Body modes andrate saturation. Roll control and induced roll in highperformance missiles. Radomes and their effects onmissile control. Adaptive autopilots. Rolling airframemissiles.

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

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

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

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

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

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$1940 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


SummaryThis 4-day course provides basic radar principles, radar

phenomenology, subsystems, functions, and modes ofoperations, including ground and airborne search, track, andground mapping. We cover transmitters, antennas receiversand signal processing, including adaptive techniques, clutterfiltering, thresholding and detection, and data processingincluding radar tracking. We focus on modern challenges,evolving requirements, and supporting technologicaldevelopment, including radar stability and dynamic range,solid state active arrays, active array auto-calibration,synthetic wideband for high range resolution, and modernwaveform technologies. We also cover radar modeling andsimulation and their roles in various stages of the radarlifecycle.

InstructorDr. Menachem Levitas received his BS, maxima cum

laude, from the University of Portlandand his Ph.D. from the University ofVirginia in 1975, both in physics. He hasforty one years experience in scienceand engineering, thirty three of which inradar systems analysis, design,development, and testing for the Navy,Air Force, Marine Corps, and FAA. His

experience encompasses many ground based,shipboard, and airborne radar systems. He has beentechnical lead on many radar efforts includingGovernment source selection teams. He is the authorof multiple radar based innovations and is a recipient ofthe Aegis Excellence Award for his contribution towardthe AN/SPY-1 high range resolution (HRR)development. For many years, prior to his retirement in2011, he had been the chief scientist of TechnologyService Corporation / Washington. He continues toprovide radar technical support under consultingagreements.

Modern Radar - Principles

Course Outline1. Radar Fundamentals. Electromagnetic radiations, frequency,

transmission and reception, waveforms, PRF, minimum range, rangeresolution and bandwidth, scattering, target cross-section, reflectivities,scattering statistics, polarimetric scattering, measurement accuracies,basic radar operating modes.

2. The Radar Range Equation. Development of the simple two-ways range equation, signal-to-noise, losses, the search equation,inclusion of clutter and broad noise jamming.

3. Radar Propagation in the Earth troposphere. Classicalpropagation regions in the vicinity of the Earth’s surface (interference,diffraction, and intermediate), multipath phase and amplitude effects, thePattern Propagation Factor (PPF), detection contours, frequency height,polarization, and antenna pattern effects, atmospheric refraction,atmospheric attenuation, anomalous propagation, modeling tools.

4. Workshop. Solid angle, antenna beamwidths, directive gain,illumination function, pattern, and examples, the radar range equationdevelopment, system losses, atmospheric absorption, the PatternPropagation Factor, the Blake chart, and examples.

5. Noise in Receiving Systems. Thermal noise and temperature,bandwidth and matched filter, the receiver chain, the detection point,active and passive transducers, noise figure and losses, the referralprinciple and its relation to gains and losses, effective noisetemperature, the system’s noise temperature.

6. Radar Detection Principles. Thermal noise statistics, relationsamong voltage, amplitude, and power statistics, false alarm time, falsealarm number, probability of false alarm (PFA) and the detectionthreshold, the detection probability, detection of non-fluctuating targets,the Swerling models of target fluctuation statistics, detection offluctuating targets, pulse integration options, the significance offrequency diversity.

7. The Radar Subsystems. Transmitter, antenna, receiver andsignal processor ( Pulse Compression and Doppler filtering principles,automatic detection with adaptive detection threshold, the CFARmechanism, sidelobe blanking angle estimation), the radar controlprogram and data processor.

8. Modern Signal Processing and Clutter Filtering Principles.Functional block diagram, Adaptive cancellation and STAP, pulseediting, pulse compression, clutter and Doppler filtering, moving targetindicator (MTI), pulse Doppler (PD) filtering, dependence on signalstability.

9. Modern Advances in Waveforms. Pulse Compression(fundamentals, figures of merit, codes description, optimal codes andTSC’s state of the art capabilities), Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)radar.

10. Electronically Scanned Antenna. Fundamental concepts,directivity and gain, elements and arrays, near and far field radiation,element factor and array factor, illumination function and Fouriertransform relations, beamwidth approximations, array tapers and

sidelobes, electrical dimension and errors, array bandwidth, steeringmechanisms, grating lobes, phase monopulse, beam broadening,examples.

11. Solid State Active Phased Arrays. What are solid state activearrays (SSAA), what advantages do they provide, emergingrequirements that call for SSAA (or AESA), SSAA issues at T/R module,array, and system levels.

12. Auto-calibration of Active Phased Arrays. Driving issues,types of calibration, auto-calibration via elements mutual coupling,principal issues with calibration via mutual-coupling, some properties ofthe different calibration techniques.

13. Radar Tracking. Functional block diagram, what is radartracking, firm track initiation and range, track update, track maintenance,algorithmic alternatives (association via single or multiple hypotheses,tracking filters options), role of electronically steered arrays in radartracking.

14. Airborne Radar. Radar bands and their implications, pulserepetition frequency (PRF) categories and their properties, clutterspectrum, dynamic range, iso-ranges and iso-Dops, altitude line,sidelobe blanking, mainbeam clutter blindness and ambiguities, clutterfiltering using TACCAR and DPCA, ambiguity resolution, post detectionSTC.

15. Synthetic Aperture Radar. Principles of high resolution, radarvs. optical imaging, real vs. synthetic aperture, real beam limitations,simultaneous vs. sequential operation, derivations of focused arrayresolution, unfocused arrays, motion compensation, range-gate drifting,synthetic aperture modes: real-beam mapping, strip mapping, andspotlighting, waveform restrictions, processing throughputs, syntheticaperture ‘monopulse’ concepts.

16. High Range Resolution via Synthetic Wideband. Principle ofhigh range resolution – instantaneous and synthetic, synthetic widebandgeneration, grating lobes and instantaneous band overlap, cross-banddispersion, cross-band calibration, examples.

17. Adaptive Cancellation and STAP. Adaptive cancellationoverview, broad vs. directive auxiliary patterns, sidelobe vs. mainbeamcancellation, bandwidth and arrival angle dependence, tap delay lines,space sampling, and digital arrays, range Doppler response example,space-time adaptive processing (STAP), system and arrayrequirements, STAP processing alternatives, degrees of freedom,transmit null-casting techniques.

18. Radar Modeling and Simulation Fundamentals. Radardevelopment and testing issues that drive the need for M&S, purpose,types of simulations – power domain, signal domain, H/W in the loop,modern simulation framework tools, examples: power domain (TCE),signal domain (SGP), antenna array (MAARSIM), fire finding (FFPEM).

19. Key Radar Challenges and Advances. Key radar challenges,key advances (transmitter, antenna, signal stability, digitization anddigital processing, waveforms, algorithms).


InstructorStan Silberman is a member of the Senior

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

SummaryThe objective of this course is to introduce

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

What You Will Learn• State Estimation Techniques – Kalman Filter,

constant-gain filters.• Non-linear filtering – When is it needed? Extended

Kalman Filter.• Techniques for angle-only tracking.• Tracking algorithms, their advantages and

limitations, including:- Nearest Neighbor- Probabilistic Data Association- Multiple Hypothesis Tracking- Interactive Multiple Model (IMM)

• How to handle maneuvering targets.• Track initiation – recursive and batch approaches.• Architectures for sensor fusion.• Sensor alignment – Why do we need it and how do

we do it?• Attribute Fusion, including Bayesian methods,

Dempster-Shafer, Fuzzy Logic.

Multi-Target Tracking and Multi-Sensor Data Fusion


$1740 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


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

Approaches.8. Single Target Correlation & Association. 9. Track Initiation, Confirmation & Deletion.

10. Using Measured Range Rate (Doppler). 11. Multitarget Correlation & Association.12. Probabilistic Data Association.13. Multiple Hypothesis Approaches.14. Coordinate Conversions.15. Multiple Sensors.16. Data Fusion Architectures.17. Fusion of Data From Multiple Radars.18. Fusion of Data From Multiple Angle-Only

Sensors.19. Fusion of Data From Radar and Angle-Only

Sensor.20. Sensor Alignment.21. Fusion of Target Type and Attribute Data.22. Performance Metrics.

Revised With

Newly AddedTopics


RADAR 201Advances in Modern Radar

April 17, 2012 Laurel, Maryland

$700 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


RADAR 101Fundamentals of Radar

April 16, 2012Laurel, Maryland

$700 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


SummaryThis concise one-day course is intended for those with

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

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

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

Radar 101 / 201

Course Outline1. Introduction. The general nature of radar:

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

2. The Physics of Radar. Electromagnetic waves andtheir vector representation. The spectrum bands used inradar. Radar waveforms. Scattering. Target and clutterbehavior representations. Propagation: refractivity,attenuation, and the effects of the Earth surface.

3. The Radar Range Equation. Development frombasic principles. The concepts of peak and averagepower, signal and noise bandwidth and the matched filterconcept, antenna aperture and gain, system noisetemperature, and signal detectability.

4. Thermal Noise and Detection in Thermal Noise.Formation of thermal noise in a receiver. System noisetemperature (Ts) and noise figure (NF). The role of a low-noise amplifier (LNA). Signal and noise statistics. Falsealarm probability. Detection thresholds. Detectionprobability. Coherent and non-coherent multi-pulseintegration.

5. The sub-systems of Radar. Transmitter (pulseoscillator vs. MOPA, tube vs. solid state, bottled vs.distributed architecture), antenna (pattern, gain,sidelobes, bandwidth), receiver (homodyne vs. superheterodyne), signal processor (functions, front and back-end), and system controller/tracker. Types, issues,architectures, tradeoff considerations.

5. Current Accomplishments and ConcludingDiscussion.

Course Outline1. Introduction. Radar’s development, the

metamorphosis of the last few decades: analog and digitaltechnology evolution, theory and algorithms, increaseddigitization: multi-functionality, adaptivity to the environment,higher detection sensitivity, higher resolution, increasedperformance in clutter.

2. Modern Signal Processing. Clutter and the Dopplerprinciple. MTI and Pulse Doppler filtering. Adaptivecancellation and STAP. Pulse editing. Pulse Compressionprocessing. Adaptive thresholding and detection. Ambiguityresolution. Measurement and reporting.

3. Electronic Steering Arrays (ESA): Principles ofOperation. Advantages and cost elements. Behavior withscan angle. Phase shifters, true time delays (TTL) and arraybandwidth. Other issues.

4. Solid State Active Array (SSAA) Antennas (AESA).Architecture. Technology. Motivation. Advantages. Increasedarray digitization and compatibility with adaptive patternapplications. Need for in-place auto-calibration andcompensation.

5. Modern Advances in Waveforms. Pulse compressionprinciples. Performance measures. Some legacy codes.State-of-the-art optimal codes. Spectral compliance. Temporalcontrols. Orthogonal codes. Multiple-input Multiple-output(MIMO) radar.

6. Data Processing Functions. The conventionalfunctions of report to track correlation, track initiation, update,and maintenance. The new added responsibilities ofmanaging a multi-function array: prioritization, timing,resource management. The Multiple Hypothesis tracker.

7. Concluding Discussion. Today’s concern ofmission and theatre uncertainties. Increasingrequirements at constrained size, weight, and cost. Needsfor growth potential. System of systems with data fusionand multiple communication links.

Dr. Menachem Levitas received his BS, maxima cum laude,from the University of Portland and his Ph.D. from theUniversity of Virginia in 1975, both in physics. He has forty oneyears experience in science and engineering, thirty three ofwhich in radar systems analysis, design, development, andtesting for the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and FAA. Hisexperience encompasses many ground based, shipboard, andairborne radar systems. He has been technical lead on many

radar efforts including Government source selection teams. Heis the author of multiple radar based innovations and is arecipient of the Aegis Excellence Award for his contributiontoward the AN/SPY-1 high range resolution (HRR)development. For many years, prior to his retirement in 2011,he had been the chief scientist of Technology ServiceCorporation / Washington. He continues to provide radartechnical support under consulting agreements.


Radar Signal Analysis & Processing using MATLAB

What You Will Learn• Learn radar theory and signal processing concepts.• Learn that the detection range in thermal or

jamming noise depends primarily on the amount ofenergy transmitted and not upon the waveformparameters, such as bandwidth, etc. but thewaveform determines detection range in clutter.

• Learn that Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR) ismandatory and how signal processing is used toemphasize the desired signal and reduce theresponse to clutter and jamming.

The design of radar systems is a constant trade-offas increasing the goodness of one parameter, such asresolution, always causes degradation of anotherparameter. From this course you will learn evaluationcriteria to aid in choosing desirable choices.

InstructorDr. Andy Harrison is a technical fellow at decibel

Research, Inc. He has extensive experience in thetesting, simulation and analysis of radar systems andsubsystems. Dr. Harrison also has experience in thedevelopment and testing of advanced radar algorithms,including track correlation and SAR imaging. Dr.Harrison led the utilization and anchoring of opensource radar models and simulations for integrationinto end-to-end simulations. Responsibilities includeddevelopment of tools for radar simulation andvisualization of radar operational scenarios. Dr.Harrison has also developed genetic algorithm andparticle swarm algorithms for the adaptive nulling andpattern correction of phased array antennas, andserves as an associate editor for the AppliedComputational Electromagnetics Society.

Course Outline1. Radar System Fundamentals.

2. Target Detection. Resolution and clutter.

3. Maximum Detection. Range in noise, targetsin clutter, jamming and clutter.

4. Horizon and Multipath. Effects on detectionrange.

5. False Alarm. Probability effects, sensitivityand cfar processors.

6. System Parameter. Interrelations.

7. Transmit/Receive Antennas.

8. System Performance Equations.

9. Resolution. Measurement accuracy andambiguity.

10. Tracking Radar Techniques.

11. Waveforms and Matched Filtering.

12. Very Wideband Lfm Waveforms.

13. Reflector and Phased Array Antennas.

14. Sidelobe Reduction. Weighting, effects oferrors on sidelobe reduction, and earth effects onantenna patterns.

15. Doppler Signal Processing. Stagger codedmti waveforms, implementation errors effects, A/dconverters, effect of a/d converters on detection,special doppler processing for airborne radars.

16. Sidelobe Canceller (Slc). Adaptivealgorithms, constant false alarm rate (cfar)processor, multiple sidelobe cancellers (mslc),Optimum array and doppler processing.

17. Modern Spectral Estimation and SuperResolution.


$1740 (8:30am - 4:30pm)(8:30am- 12:30pm on last day)


SummaryThis three-day course develops the technical

background needed to predict and understand thefactors controlling the performance of radar systemsincluding anti-clutter and anti-jamming signalprocessing techniques.

The course introduces the fundamental conceptsand properties of various techniques without thenecessity of a detailed analytic background.

NEW!


Radar Systems Design & EngineeringRadar Performance Calculations

What You Will Learn• What are radar subsystems.• How to calculate radar performance.• Key functions, issues, and requirements.• How different requirements make radars different.• Operating in different modes & environments.• Issues unique to multifunction, phased array, radars.• How airborne radars differ from surface radars.• Today's requirements, technologies & designs.

InstructorsDr. Menachem Levitas is the Chief Scientist of

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

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

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

SummaryThis four-day course covers the fundamental principles

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

Course Outline1. Radar Range Equation. Radar ranging principles,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Sidelobe Blanking. Motivation; principle; implementationissues.

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

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


$1940 (8:30am - 4:00pm)



What You Will Learn• New digital communications requirements that drive the SDR

approach.• SDR standardization attempts, both military and civilian.• SDR complexity vs. granularity tradeoffs.• Current digital radio hardware limitations on SDR.• Many aspects of physical layer digital communications

design and how they relate to SDR.• Practical DSP design techniques. • Possible SDR future directions.

From this course you will understand the SDR approachto digital radio design and become familiar with currentstandards and trends. You will gain extensive insight intothe differences between traditional digital radio design andthe SDR approach. You will be able to evaluate designapproaches for SDR suitability and lead SDR discussionswith colleagues.

InstructorsDr. John M Reyland has 20 years of experience in

digital communications design forboth commercial and militaryapplications. Dr. Reyland holds thedegree of Ph.D. in electricalengineering from the University ofIowa. He has presented numerousseminars on digital communications

in both academic and industrial settings.

SummaryThis 3-day course is designed for digital signal

processing engineers, RF system engineers, andmanagers who wish to enhance their understandingof this rapidly emerging technology. Most topicsinclude carefully described design examples,alternative approaches, performance analysis, andreferences to published research results. Manytopics are illustrated by simulation demos. Anextensive bibliography is included.

Course Outline1. Software Communications Architecture.

Motivation, operational scenarios, requirements,benefits and cost, core framework, computationalelements, Common Object Request BrokerArchitecture (CORBRA), Unified ModelingLanguage (UML).

2. Hardware Abstraction. Throughput vs.granularity tradeoffs, accommodating systemtiming requirements, Application ProgrammingInterface (API) examples. Standardized controlof FPGA, DSP and RF circuits. Analysis ofexample systems such as Joint Tactical RadioSystem and NASA Space TelecommunicationsRadio System (STRS).

3. Digital Modulation for SDR. Linear andnonlinear, multilevel modulations. Analysis ofadvanced techniques such as OFDM and GMSK.Characterizations such as bandwidth and powerefficiency, peak to average power, errorprobability. Transmitter and receiver designexamples.

4. RF Channels. Doppler, thermal noise,interference, slow and fast fading, time andfrequency dispersion, RF spectrum usage, linkbudgets, resilience to channel effects.

5. Multiple Access Techniques. Frequency,time and code division techniques. Carriersensing, wireless sensor networks, throughputcalculations.

6. Source and Channel Coding. Sampling,entropy, data compression, block and convolutioncoding, turbo coding.

7. Receiver Analog Signal Processing. RFconversion structures for SDR, frequencyplanning, automatic gain control, squelch, highspeed analog to digital conversion techniquesand bandpass sampling.

8. Receiver Digital Signal Processing.Quadrature downconversion, processing gain,packet synchronization, Doppler estimation,automatic gain control, carrier and symbolestimation and tracking, coherent vs.noncoherent demodulation.

9. Receiver Channel Equalization andSymbol Estimation. Intersymbol interference,group delay, linear and nonlinear equalization,multiple input techniques, maximum likelysequence estimation, turbo decoding.

10. Software Defined Radio Examples.Evolution, future trends, hardware limitations,military and civilian approaches.


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


Software Defined Radio EngineeringComprehensive Study of State of the Art Techniques

NEW!


Synthetic Aperture Radar

What You Will Learn• Basic radar concepts and principles.• SAR imaging and approaches to SAR processing.• Basic SAR system engineering and design tradeoffs.• Survey of existing SAR systems.• Coherent and Non-Coherent SAR Exploitation including

basic interferometry,

InstructorMr. Richard Carande is the President, CEO and co-founder of a small business located in Boulder Colorado that specializes

in SAR and SAR exploitation technologies. Prevously, Mr. Carande was the Vice President and Director of Advanced RadarTechnologies at Vexcel Corporation. From 1986 to 1995 Mr. Carande was a group leader for a SAR processor development groupat the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena California). There he was involved in developing an operational SAR processor forthe JPL/NASA’s three-frequency, fully polarimetric AIRSAR system. Mr. Carande also worked as a System Engineer for the AlaskaSAR Processor while at JPL, and performed research in the area of SAR Along-Track Interferometry. Before starting at JPL, Mr.Carande was employed by a technology company in California where he developed optical and digital SAR processors for internalresearch applications. Mr. Carande has a BS & MS in Physics from Case Western Reserve University.

What You Will Learn• SAR system design and performance estimation.• Interactive SAR design session illustrating design tradeoffs.• SAR Polarimetry.• Advanced SAR Interferometry including PS InSAR.• Survey of future applications and system.

FundamentalsJune 10-11, 2013

Chantilly, Virginia

$1140 (8:30am - 4:00pm)

AdvancedJun 12-13, 2013Chantilly, Virginia

$1140 (8:30am - 4:00pm)

Course Outline1. Fundamentals of Radar. This portion of the course will provide

a background in radar fundamentals that are necessary for theunderstanding and appreciation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) andproducts derived from it. We will first review the history of radartechnology and applications, and introduce some fundamentalelements common to all radar systems. The student will learn howbasic ranging radar systems operate, why a chirp pulse is commonlyused, the Radar Range Equation and radar backscattering. We willalso discuss common (and uncommon) radar frequencies(wavelengths) and their unique characteristics, and why one frequencymight be preferred over another. A high-level description of radarpolarization will also be presented.

2. SAR Imaging. An overview of how SAR systems operate will beintroduced. We will discuss airborne systems and spaceborne systemsand describe unique considerations for each. Stripmap, spotlight andscanSAR operating modes will be presented. The advantages of eachmode will be described. A description of SAR image characteristicsincluding fore-shortening, layover and shadow will be shown. Rangeand azimuth ambiguities will be presented and techniques formitigating them explained. Noise sources will be presented. Equationsthat control system performance will be presented including resolution,ambiguity levels, and sensitivity. Approaches to SAR image formationwill be described including optical image formation and digital imageformation. Algorithms such as polar formatting, seismic migration,range-Doppler and time-domain algorithms will be discussed.

3. Existing and future SAR systems. We will describe the suiteof SAR systems currently operating. These will include all of thecommercial spaceborne SAR systems as well as common airbornesystems. Key features and advantages of each system will bedescribed. A description of upcoming SAR missions will be provided.

4. SAR Image Exploitation. In this section of the class a numberof SAR exploitation algorithms will be presented. The techniquesdescribed in this session rely on interpretation of detected images andare applied to both defense and scientific applications. A high-leveldescription of polarimetric SAR will be presented and the uniquecapabilities it brings for new applications. (More polarimetry detail canbe found in the ATI Advanced SAR course.)

5. Coherent SAR Exploitation. The coherent nature of SARimagery will be described and several ways to exploit this uniquecharacteristic will be presented. We will discuss the “importance ofphase,” and show how this leads to incredible sensitivities. Coherentchange detection will be described as well as basic interferometricapplications for measuring elevation or centimeter-level groundmotion. (More detail on interferometry can be found in the ATIAdvanced SAR course.)

Course Outline1. SAR Review. A brief review of SAR technology, capabilities and

terminology will set the stage for this Advanced SAR Class.

2. SAR System Engineering and Performance Prediction. Thefactors that control the quality of SAR imagery produced from a givensystem will be developed and presented. This includes noise-equivalent sigma zero (sensitivity) calculations, trade-offs in terms ofresolution verses coverage, and the impact of hardware selectionincluding radar echo quantization (ADCs), antenna area and gain.Parameters that affect PRF selection will be described and anomogrammatic approach for PRF selection will be presented.Specialized techniques to improve SAR performance will be described.

3. Design-A-SAR. Using an ideal implementation of the radarequation, we will design a simplified SAR system and predict itsperformance. During this interactive session, the students will selectradar “requirements” including radar frequency, coverage, resolution,data rate, sensitivity, aperture size and power; and the systemperformance will be determined. This interactive presentation of designtrade-offs will clearly illustrate the challenges involved in building arealistic SAR system.

4. SAR Polarimetry. We will first review polarimetric SAR principlesand described single-pol, dual-pol and quad-pol SAR systems and howthey operate. Hybrid and compact polarimetry will also be described.Polarization basis will be presented and we will discuss why one basismay be more useful than another for a particular application.Examples of using polarimetric data for performing SAR imagesegmentation and classification will be presented includingdecomposition approaches such as Cloud, Freeman-Durden andYamaguchi. Polarimetric Change detection will be introduced.

5. Advance SAR Interferometry. Techniques that exploit mutuallycoherent acquisitions of SAR data will be presented. We will firstreview two-pass interferometric SAR for elevation mapping and landmovement measurements. This will be expanded to using multipleobservations for obtaining time series results. Model-based methodsthat exploit redundant information for extracting unknown troposphericphase errors and other unknown noise sources will be presented (e.g.Permanent Scatterer Interferometry). Examples of these data productswill be provided, and a description of new exploitation products thatcan be derived will be presented.

6. Future and potential applications and systems. A survey ofcurrent work going on in the SAR community will be presented, andindications as to where this may lead in the future. This will include anoverview of recent breakthroughs in system design and operations,image/signal processing, processing hardware, exploitation, datacollection and fusion.


Tactical Battlefield Communications Electronic Warfare


$2145 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


SummaryThis four-day course covers techniques for

setting up intercept and jamming links forElectronic Warfare (EW) against ground toground enemy communication signals, UAVcommand and data links, cell phone links andweapon control links (including IEDs). It startswith a discussion of the one-way communicationlink, then covers the important propagationmodes for communication band EW, modernsignal modulations, and the techniques forpredicting intercept and jamming performance asa function of the tactical geometry and localterrain. Finally, it provides step by stepprocedures for setting up intercept and jamminglinks against enemy tactical communications. Allskills taught are reinforced by carefully structuredhands-on in-class problems. Attendees receivethe textbook, EW 103, by the instructor along witha 250-page handbook and an EW Pocket Guidebooklet.

Instructor David Adamy holds BSEE and MSEE

degrees, both with communicationtheory majors. He has over 45years experience as an engineerand manager in the development ofelectronic warfare and relatedsystems. He has published over200 articles on electronic warfare

and communications theory related subjects,including a popular monthly tutorial section in theJournal of Electronic Defense. He has 12 booksin print. He consults to various militaryorganizations and teaches electronic warfare andcommunication theory short courses all over theworld.

Who Should Attend Technical, Operational or Management EW

professionals who need to understand radiocommunication, intercept, and jamming conceptsand practice. There are no prerequisites, no mathbeyond algebra will be required and all conceptsare described in physical rather thanmathematical terms.

What You Will Learn• Understand the nature of tactical battlefield

communication.• Recognize and understand the principle of

operation of important types of antennas andreceivers.

• Calculate communication link performance.• Calculate the requirements for intercept of tactical

communication.• Calculate the requirements for emitter location,

intercept and jamming of tactical comm. signalsincluding: • Single channel analog and digital comms.• Cell phone systems.• Weapon control links. • Unmanned aerial vehicle links.• Frequency hopping communication.• Chirped communication. • Direct sequence spread spectrum comms.• Understand how to avoid communication

fratricide.• Be able to use various tools to perform

electronic warfare calculations. • Effectively use a Special Antenna and

Propagation Calculation Slide Rule.• Use nomographs. • Apply formulas (using a scientific calculator) .

Course Outline1. Introduction to Communication

Electronic Warfare.2. dB math.3. Basic link equation.4. Selection and calculation of appropriate

propagation model: Line of sight loss, 2 ray loss, or knife edge diffraction.

5. Digital Communication.6. Frequency hopping and other LPI

threats.7. UAV Payload/link Issues, cell phone

issues.8. Intercept links.9. Communications Jamming (analogue

and digital).10. Look through and fratricide issues.11. Special techniques for jamming LPI

signals.


InstructorDr (Col Ret) Jerry LeMieux, President of Unmanned

Vehicle University, has over 40 years and10,000 hours of aviation experience. Hehas over 30 years of experience inoperations, program management,systems engineering, R&D and test andevaluation for AEW, fighter and tacticaldata link acquisition programs. As theNetwork Centric Systems Wing

Commander he led 1,300 personnel and managed 100network and data link acquisition programs with a five yearportfolio valued at more than $22 billion. In civilian life heconsults for the US FAA, Air Force, Army, Navy, NASA andDARPA. He holds a PhD in electrical engineering and is agraduate of Air War College and Defense AcquisitionUniversity. He has over 20 years of academic experienceat MIT, Boston University, University of Maryland, DanielWebster College and Embry Riddle AeronauticalUniversity. Dr LeMieux is a National expert on sense andavoid systems for UAVs and is working with FAA & RTCAto integrate UAS into National Airspace.

What You Will Learn• Definitions, Concepts & General UAS Principles.• Types, Classification and Civilian Roles.• Characteristics of UAS Sensors.• UAS Communications and Data Links.• NATO Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4586.• Alternatives to GPS and INS Navigation.• Need for Regulation and Problems with Airspace

Integration.• Ground and Airborne Sense & Avoid Systems.• Lost Link and ATC Communication/Management

Procedures.• Principles of UAS Design & Alternative Power.• Improving Reliability with Fault Tolerant Control Systems.• Principles of Autonomous Control & Alternative

Navigation.• Future Capabilities Including Space Transport,

Hypersonic, UCAS, Pseudo-satellites and Swarming.

Unmanned Aircraft System FundamentalsDesign, Airspace Integration & Future Capabilities

SummaryThis 3-day, classroom instructional program is

designed to meet the needs of engineers, researchersand operators. The participants will gain a workingknowledge of UAS system classification, payloads,sensors, communications and data links. You will learnthe current regulation for small UAS operation

The principles of UAS conceptual design andhuman factors design considerations are described.The requirements and airspace issues for integratingUAS into civilian National Airspace is covered in detail.The need to improve reliability using redundancy andfault tolerant control systems is discussed. Multipleroadmaps are used to illustrate future UAS mission s.Alternative propulsion systems with solar and fuel cellenergy sources and multiple UAS swarming arepresented as special topics.

Each attendee will also receive a copy of Dr.LeMieux’s textbook Introduction to UnmannedSystems: Air, Ground, Sea & Space: Technologies &Commercial Applications (Vol. 1).

Course Outline1. UAS Basics. Definition, attributes, manned vs unmanned, design

considerations, life cycle costs, architecture, components, air vehicle,payload, communications, data link, ground control station.

2. UAS Types & Civilian Roles. Categories/Classification, UK & In-ternational classifications, law enforcement, disaster relief, fire detec-tion & assessment, customs & border patrol, nuclear inspection.

3. UAS Sensors & Characteristics: Sensor Acquisition, Electro Op-tical (EO), Infrared (IR), Multi Spectral Imaging (MSI), Hyper Spectral Im-aging (HSI), Light Detection & Ranging (LIDAR), Synthetic ApertureRadar (SAR), Atmospheric Weather Effects, Space Weather Effects.

4. Alternative Power: Solar and Fuel Cells: The Need for Alterna-tive Propulsion for UAS, Alternative Power Trends & Forecast, SolarCells & Solar Energy, Solar Aircraft Challenges, Solar Wing Design, PastSolar Designs, Energy Storage Methods & Density, Fuel Cell Basics &UAS Integration, Fuel Cells Used in Current Small UAS, Hybrid Power.

5. Communications & Data Links. Current State of Data Links,Future Data Link Needs, Line of Sight Fundamentals, Beyond Line ofSight Fundamentals, UAS Communications Failure, LinkEnhancements, STANAG 4586, Multi UAS Control.

6. UAS Conceptual Design. UAS Design Process, Airframe DesignConsiderations, Launch & Recovery Methods, Propulsion, Control &Stability, Ground Control System, Support Equipment, Transportation.

7. Human Machine Interface. Human Factors EngineeringExplained Human Machine Interface, Computer Trends, VoiceRecognition & Control Haptic Feedback, Spatial Audio (3D Audio),AFRL MIIRO, Synthetic Vision Brain Computer Interface, CRM.

8. Sense and Avoid Systems. Sense and Avoid Function ,Needs forSense and Avoid, TCAS, TCAS on UAS, ADS-B, Non CooperativeFOV & Detection Requirements, Optical Sensors, Acoustic &Microwave Sensors.

9. UAS Civil Airspace Issues. Current State, UAS Worldwide De-mand, UAS Regulation & Airspace Problems, Existing Federal UASRegulation Equivalent Level of Safety, Airspace Categories,AFRL/JPDO Workshop Results, Collision Avoidance & Sense andAvoid, Recommendations.

10. Civil Airspace Integration Efforts. Civil UAS News, FAA CivilUAS Roadmap, UAS Certificate of Authorization Process, UAPOInterim Operational Approval Guidance (8-01), 14 CFR 107 Rule,NASA UAS R&D Plan, NASA Study Results, RTCA SC 203, UAS R&DPlan, FAA Reauthorization Bill, Six Test Sites.

11. UAS Navigation. Satellite Navigation, Inertial Navigation, SensorFusion for Navigation, Image Navigation (Skysys), Locatta,Satellite/INS/Video, (NAVSYS), Image Aided INS (NAVSYS).

12. Autonomous Control. Vision, Definitions, Automatic Control,Automatic Air to Air Refueling, Autonomy, Advanced AI Applications,Intelligent Control Techniques.

13. UAS Swarming. History of Swarming, Swarming Battles, ModernMilitary Swarming, Swarming Characteristics, Swarming Concepts,Emergent Behavior, Swarming Algorithms, Swarm Communications.

14. Future Capabilities. Space UAS & Global Strike, AdvancedHypersonic Weapon, Submarine Launched UAS, UCAS, Pseudo-satellites, Future Military Missions & Technologies.





Course Outline1. Basic Concepts In Antenna Theory. Beam

patterns, radiation resistance, polarization,gain/directivity, aperture size, reciprocity, and matchingtechniques.

2. Locations. Reactive near-field, radiating near-field (Fresnel region), far-field (Fraunhofer region) andthe Friis transmission formula.

3. Types of Antennas. Dipole, loop, patch, horn,dish, and helical antennas are discussed, compared,and contrasted from a performance/applicationsstandpoint.

4. Propagation Effects. Direct, sky, and groundwaves. Diffraction and scattering.

5. Antenna Arrays and Array Factors. (e.g.,uniform, binomial, and Tschebyscheff arrays).

6. Scanning From Droadside. 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 components anddelay devices (e.g., the Rotman lens) are compared.

8. Measurement Techniques Ised In AnechoicChambers. Pattern measurements, polarizationpatterns, gain comparison test, spinning dipole (for CPmeasurements). Items of concern relative to anechoicchambers such as the quality of the absorbentmaterial, quiet zone, and measurement errors.Compact, outdoor, and near-field ranges.

9. Questions and Answers.

SummaryThis three-day course teaches the basics of

antenna and antenna array theory. Fundamentalconcepts such as beam patterns, radiation resistance,polarization, gain/directivity, aperture size, reciprocity,and matching techniques are presented. Differenttypes of antennas such as dipole, loop, patch, horn,dish, and helical antennas are discussed andcompared and contrasted from a performance-applications standpoint. The locations of the reactivenear-field, radiating near-field (Fresnel region), and far-field (Fraunhofer region) are described and the Friistransmission formula is presented with workedexamples. Propagation effects are presented. Antennaarrays are discussed, and array factors for differenttypes of distributions (e.g., uniform, binomial, andTschebyscheff arrays) are analyzed giving insight tosidelobe levels, null locations, and beam broadening(as the array scans from broadside.) The end-firecondition is discussed. Beam steering is describedusing phase shifters and true-time delay devices.Problems such as grating lobes, beam squint,quantization errors, and scan blindness are presented.Antenna systems (transmit/receive) with activeamplifiers are introduced. Finally, measurementtechniques commonly used in anechoic chambers areoutlined. The textbook, Antenna Theory, Analysis &Design, is included as well as a comprehensive set ofcourse notes.

What You Will Learn• Basic antenna concepts that pertain to all antennas

and antenna arrays.• The appropriate antenna for your application.• Factors that affect antenna array designs and

antenna systems.• Measurement techniques commonly used in

anechoic chambers.This course is invaluable to engineers seeking towork with experts in the field and for those desiringa deeper understanding of antenna concepts. At itscompletion, you will have a solid understanding ofthe appropriate antenna for your application andthe technical difficulties you can expect toencounter as your design is brought from theconceptual stage to a working prototype.

Instructor Dr. Steven Weiss is a senior design engineer with

the Army Research Lab. He has aBachelor’s degree in ElectricalEngineering from the Rochester Instituteof Technology with Master’s andDoctoral Degrees from The GeorgeWashington University. He hasnumerous publications in the IEEE onantenna theory. He teaches both

introductory and advanced, graduate level courses atJohns Hopkins University on antenna systems. He isactive in the IEEE. In his job at the Army Research Lab,he is actively involved with all stages of antennadevelopment from initial design, to first prototype, tomeasurements. He is a licensed Professional Engineerin both Maryland and Delaware.


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


Antenna and Array FundamentalsBasic concepts in antennas, antenna arrays, and antennas systems



$1740 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


What You Will Learn• In depth view of the CISO role and how to become

one. • How to translate between tactical and strategic cyber

security efforts and translate them into organizationalneeds.

• How to protect your organization from threats andliability.

• Data Governance efforts around Privacy, HIPPA,Safety, Legal, Financial, PCI, and CriticalInfrastructure.

• How to select the most appropriate solutions basedon user and business requirements.

Course Outline1. Introduction. The CISO Role, and its evolution as

well as forecast to where the role may grow.2. Business Resilience. A holistic view of enterprise

risks that organizations face and techniques of how theCISO can respond to those risks. The goals and practicesof the CERT- Resiliency Management Model will be usedthroughout the discussion.

3. Data Governance. In order for users to beproductive, data must be shared and with the sharing ofdata comes risk to the organization. This section willdiscuss various data governance challenges and what tostrategies you can use to lower your exposure whilekeeping users productive.

4. Operational Risk Management. There are manyrisk management frameworks in publication however eachorganization is unique. This section will discuss thevarious frameworks. The pro’s, Con’s and overlap for eachand how you can leverage the good stuff tactically.

5. Investment & Measurement. Discussions around“How Much capability do I get per dollar spent?” and“Compliance does not result in good security, but goodsecurity does result in compliance” will be central themesthroughout this section. You will learn about what reallymatters and how to invest in those capabilities. Basicbudgeting, contracts, total cost of ownership andtechnology financial planning will also be covered.

6. Systems Security Engineering. We are vulnerablebecause we deploy vulnerable systems, in this sectionvarious Systems Security Engineering practices will becovered and how to rally leadership to invest in them.

7. Threats, Vulnerabilities and Countermeasures.We will discuss the various threats to the organizationfrom cyber crime to nation state activities and intellectualproperty protection. Additionally we will discuss the historyof countermeasures used, how effective they are and whatthe future holds.

8. Secure Architecture Strategies. An in depthtechnical section encompassing all layer of architecturechallenges, from Mobile devices, to cloud, tactical andstrategic sensors, Identity management and discussion ona zero trust environment.

9. Legal & Liability. Do you know what records areopen to e-Discovery? Did you know that you could needCyber Insurance? We will discuss the hidden risk thattechnologists may not be aware of and how you canmanage those issues.

10. Strategic Planning and leadership. Don’t be a“No” CISO, we will discuss how to build relationships withyour peers and leadership as well as leading by examplefor your own organization. With the CISO role everincreasing in responsibility this is one of the most criticalskills that CISO’s need to master.

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) - Fundamentals

SummaryThe role of the Chief Information Security Officer

continues to evolve and mature with the blending oftechnology protection aligned with organizationalobjectives.

This three-day course provides a comprehensiveview at all the various technical and non-technicalchallenges that CISO’s face, both internally andexternally to the organization. Whether you’re aseasoned pro or looking for the path to becoming aCISO, this course will provide value. The course willfocus on Data Governance, Business Resiliency,Investment & Measurement, and Legal & Liabilitychallenges, Secure Architecture Strategies,Operational Risk Management, Threats Vulnerabilities& Countermeasures, Systems Security Engineering,as well as Strategic Planning and Leadership. A coreaspect of this course will be to define and discuss theunique challenges that students face both within thefederal and private sectors. Each student will receive acomplete set of lecture notes plus a data CD containinga robust set of references and tools.

InstructorAdam Meyer is currently the Chief Information

Security Officer for the Washington Metropolitan AreaTransit Authority, the second largest publictransportation system in the country. Prior to becomingthe CISO for WMATA, Adam served as the Director ofInformation Assurance/Cyber Security for the NavalAir Warfare Center. Prior to focusing on the CyberSecurity discipline, Adam has served in positionssupporting Network Engineering & Operations,Enterprise Architecture & Configuration Management,Emergency Power and Systems Engineering fororganizations such as White House Communications,Army Pentagon, Joint Interoperability Test Command(JITC) and the Intelligence Community. He served asa Professor of Practice and IA Advisory board memberfor Capitol College

Adam received his undergraduate degree inInformation Technology Management from AmericanMilitary University, a master’s degree in InformationAssurance from Capitol College and holds multipleCISSP and CNSSI certifications.

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


What You Will Learn• A review of electromagnetic, antenna and scattering

theory with modern application examples.• An overview of popular CEM methods with

commercial codes as examples.• Tutorials for numerical algorithms.• Hands-on experience with FEKO Lite to demonstrate

wire antennas, modeling guidelines and commonuser pitfalls.

• An understanding of the latest developments in CEM,hybrid methods and High Performance Computing.From this course you will obtain the knowledge

required to become a more expert user. You willgain exposure to popular CEM codes and learnhow to choose the best tool for specificapplications. You will be better prepared tointeract meaningfully with colleagues, evaluateCEM accuracy for practical applications, andunderstand the literature.

Course Outline1. Review of Electromagnetic Theory.

Maxwell’s Equations, wave equation, Duality,Surface Equivalence Principle, boundaryconditions, dielectrics and lossy media.

2. Basic Concepts in Antenna Theory.Gain/Directivity, apertures, reciprocity and phasors.

3. Basic Concepts in Scattering Theory.Reflection and transmission, Brewster and criticalangles, RCS, scattering mechanisms and canonicalshapes, frequency dependence.

4. Antenna Systems. Various antenna types,feed systems, array antennas and beam steering,periodic structures, electromagnetic symmetry,system integration and performance analysis.

5. Overview of Computational Methods inElectromagnetics. Introduction to frequency andtime domain methods. Compare and contrastdifferential/volume and integral/surface methodswith popular commercial codes as examples(adjusted to class interests).

6. Finite Element Method Tutorial.Mathematical basis and algorithms with applicationto electromagnetics. Time domain and hybridmethods (adjusted to class background).

7. Method of Moments Tutorial. Mathematicalbasis and algorithms (adjusted to classmathematical background). Implementation for wireantennas and examples using FEKO Lite.

8. Finite Difference Time Domain Tutorial.Mathematical basis and numerical algorithms,parallel implementations (adjusted to classmathematical background).

9. Transmission Line Matrix Method. Overviewand numerical algorithms.

10. Finite Integration Technique. Overview.11. Asymptotic Methods. Scattering

mechanisms and high frequency approximations.12. Hybrid and Advanced Methods. Overview,

FMM, ACA and FEKO examples.13. High Performance Computing. Overview of

parallel methods and examples.14. Summary. With emphasis on practical

applications and intelligent decision making.15. Questions and FEKO examples. Adjusted

to class problems of interest.

Computational Electromagnetics

SummaryThis 3-day course teaches the basics of CEM with

electromagnetics review and application examples.Fundamental concepts in the solution of EM radiationand scattering problems are presented. Emphasis ison applying computational methods to practicalapplications. You will develop a working knowledge ofpopular methods such as the FEM, MOM, FDTD, FIT,and TLM including asymptotic and hybrid methods.Students will then be able to identify the most relevantCEM method for various applications, avoid commonuser pitfalls, understand model validation and correctlyinterpret results. Students areencouraged to bring their laptop towork examples using the providedFEKO Lite code. You will learn theimportance of model developmentand meshing, post-processing forscientific visualization andpresentation of results. Participantswill receive a complete set of notes,a copy of FEKO and textbook, CEM for RF andMicrowave Engineering.

InstructorDr. Keefe Coburn is a senior design engineer with

the U.S. Army Research Laboratory.He has a Bachelor's degree in Physicsfrom the VA Polytechnic Institute withMasters and Doctoral Degrees fromthe George Washington University. Inhis job at the Army Research Lab, heapplies CEM tools for antenna design,

system integration and system performance analysis.He teaches graduate courses at the Catholic Universityof America in antenna theory and remote sensing. Heis a member of the IEEE, the Applied ComputationalElectromagnetics Society (ACES), the Union of RadioScientists and Sigma Xi. He serves on theConfiguration Control Board for the Army developedGEMACS CEM code and the ACES Board of Directors.

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EMI / EMC in Military SystemsIncludes Mil Std-461/464 & Troubleshooting Addendums

What You Will Learn• How to identify, prevent, and fix common EMI/EMC

problems in military systems?• Simple models and "rules of thumb" and to help you

arrive at quick design decisions (NO heavy math).• EMI/EMC troubleshooting tips and techniques.• Design impact (by requirement) of military EMC

specifications (MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-464)• EMI/EMC documentation requirements (Control

Plans, Test Plans, and Test Reports).

Instructors William (Bill) Kimmel, PE, has worked in the

electronics field for over 45 years. Hereceived his BSEE with distinctionfrom the University of Minnesota. Hisexperience includes design andsystems engineering with industryleaders like Control Data and SperryDefense Systems. Since, 1987, hehas been involved exclusively with

EMI/EMC as a founding partner of Kimmel GerkeAssociates, Ltd. Bill has qualified numeroussystems to industrial, commercial, military, medical,vehicular, and related EMI/EMC requirements.

Daryl Gerke, PE, has worked in the electronicsfield for over 40 years. He received hisBSEE from the University ofNebraska. His experience rangesincludes design and systemsengineering with industry leaders likeCollins Radio, Sperry DefenseSystems, Tektronix, and Intel. Since1987, he has been involved

exclusively with EMI/EMC as a founding partner ofKimmel Gerke Associates, Ltd. Daryl has qualifiednumerous systems to industrial, commercial,military, medical, vehicular, and related EMI/EMCrequirements.

SummarySystems EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility)

involves the control of EMI (ElectromagneticInterference) at the systems, facility, and platformlevels (e.g. outside the box.) This three-day courseprovides a comprehensive treatment of EMI/EMCproblems in military systems. These include both thebox level requirements of MIL-STD-461 and thesystems level requirements of MIL-STD-464. Theemphasis is on prevention through good EMI/EMCdesign techniques - grounding, shielding, cablemanagement, and power interface design.Troubleshooting techniques are also addressed in anaddendum. Please note - this class does NOT addresscircuit boards issues. Each student will receive a copyof the EDN Magazine Designer's Guide to EMC byDaryl Gerke and William Kimmel, along with acomplete set of lecture notes.



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


Course Outline1. Introduction. Interference sources, paths, and

receptors. Identifying key EMI threats - power disturbances,radio frequency interference, electrostatic discharge, self-compatibility. Key EMI concepts - Frequency and impedance,Frequency and time, Frequency and dimensions.Unintentional antennas related to dimensions.

2. Grounding - A Safety Interface. Grounds defined.Ground loops and single point grounds. Multipoint groundsand hybrid grounds. Ground bond corrosion. Lightninginduced ground bounce. Ground currents through chassis.Unsafe grounding practice.

3. Power - An Energy Interface. Types of powerdisturbances. Common impedance coupling in shared groundand voltage supply. Transient protection. EMI power linefilters. Isolation transformers. Regulators and UPS. Powerharmonics and magnetic fields.

4. Cables and Connectors - A Signal Interface. Cablecoupling paths. Cable shield grounding and termination.Cable shield materials. Cable and connector ferrites. Cablecrosstalk. Classify cables and connectors.

5. Shielding - An Electromagnetic Field Interface.Shielding principles. Shielding failures. Shielding materials.EMI gaskets for seams. Handling large openings. Cableterminations and penetrations.

6. Systems Solutions. Power disturbances. Radiofrequency interference. Electrostatic discharge.Electromagnetic emissions.

7. MIL-STD-461 & MIL-STD-464 Addendum.Background on MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-464.Design/proposal impact of individual requirements (emphasison design, NOT testing.) Documentation requirements -Control Plans, Test Plans, Test Reports.

8. EMC Troubleshooting Addemdum. Troubleshootingvs Design & Test. Using the "Differential Diagnosis"Methodology Diagnostic and Isolation Techniques - RFI,power, ESD, emissions.



$1245 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


What You Will Learn• The power of dimensional thinking - the

dimensionality of the innovator's vision and theinnovation.

• The innovative cycle.• How to measure innovation and its impact.• The different types of technical innovative activities

and their most effective uses.• Tools for enabling innovation.• Key issues of patent protection that innovators must

know and practice in order to be outstandinglyeffective and valuable. Dr. Hershey is not an attorneybut has published extensively on patent issues.

Course Outline1. The Dimensional Mindset. When to be a

technician and when to be a visionary.2. How To Perform Quantitative Innovation.

The good, the bad, the ugly.3. How To Perform Qualitative Innovation.

Envisioning in one or more than one dimension.4. The Theory of System Leverage.5. The "Bottom Line". Not a number but rather

a mindset and attitude for the accomplishedinnovator in order to effectively link the innovativeeffort to the bottom line requirements.

6. Regulation. A gift of opportunity.7. The Criticality of Clear Expression.8. Modules For Leading Discussion Groups

Back Home.9. The Utility of The Concept of Innovative.

"White space."10. How To Measure Innovation. First looking

backwards and using that perspective as insight toshaping the future.

11. The Basics of The Patenting Process andDifferent Ways To Use It.

12. Short Reviews of Spread Spectrum.Orbital mechanics, and cryptography as a basis forreal examples in innovative history.

13. Focusing Innovation Using TransferFunctions.

14. Understanding Innovators and BringingThe Innovator Out Of Yourself.

SummaryThis two-day course is targeted first to help the

participants understand the technical innovationprocess and to unlock their innovative powers and,second, to ground the participants in the art andscience of patent protection. Each student will receivea copy of Dr. Hershey’s text, The Eureka Method: Howto Think Like an Inventor.

InstructorDr. John Hershey is a consultant and trainer having

retired as a senior member of thetechnical staff at the general ElectricGlobal Research Center. He has fortyyears of engineering experience in thegovernment intelligence community,Dept. of Commerce, and privateindustry. He holds 180 US patents, has

coauthored 2 encyclopedia entries and 8 books onsystem theory, LEO satellites, spread spectrumcommunications, and, the latest two, CryptographyDemystified, in the McGraw-Hill “demystified” seriesand, The Eureka Method, also with McGraw-Hill. He isan elected Fellow of the IEEE “for contributions tosecure communications” and he has served as anadjunct faculty member for several universities and asan ABET program evaluator.

Eureka Method: How to Think Like An InventorInnovation in the 21st Century

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InstructorDr. Dan Simon has been a professor at

Cleveland State University since 1999, and isalso the owner of Innovatia Software. He had 14years of industrial experience in the aerospace,automotive, biomedical, process control, andsoftware engineering fields before enteringacademia. While in industry he applied Kalmanfiltering and other state estimation techniques toa variety of areas, including motor control, neuralnet and fuzzy system optimization, missileguidance, communication networks, faultdiagnosis, vehicle navigation, and financialforecasting. He has over 60 publications inrefereed journals and conference proceedings,including many in Kalman filtering.

What You Will Learn• How can I create a system model in a form that

is amenable to state estimation?• What are some different ways to simulate a

system?• How can I design a Kalman filter?• What if the Kalman filter assumptions are not

satisfied?• How can I design a Kalman filter for a nonlinear

system?• How can I design a filter that is robust to model

uncertainty?• What are some other types of estimators that

may do better than a Kalman filter?• What are the latest research directions in state

estimation theory and practice?• What are the tradeoffs between Kalman, H-

infinity, and particle filters?

June 11-13, 2013Laurel, Maryland

$1845 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


Course Outline1. Dynamic Systems Review. Linear

systems. Nonlinear systems. Discretization.System simulation.

2. Random Processes Review. Probability.Random variables. Stochastic processes.White noise and colored noise.

3. Least Squares Estimation. Weightedleast squares. Recursive least squares.

4. Time Propagation of States andCovariances.

5. The Discrete Time Kalman Filter.Derivation. Kalman filter properties.

6. Alternate Kalman filter forms.Sequential filtering. Information filtering.Square root filtering.

7. Kalman Filter Generalizations.Correlated noise. Colored noise. Steady-statefiltering. Stability. Alpha-beta-gamma filtering.Fading memory filtering. Constrained filtering.

8. Optimal Smoothing. Fixed pointsmoothing. Fixed lag smoothing. Fixed intervalsmoothing.

9. Advanced Topics in Kalman Filtering.Verification of performance. Multiple-modelestimation. Reduced-order estimation. RobustKalman filtering. Synchronization errors.10. H-infinity Filtering. Derivation.

Examples. Tradeoffs with Kalman filtering.11. Nonlinear Kalman Filtering. The

linearized Kalman filter. The extended Kalmanfilter. Higher order approaches. Parameterestimation.12. The Unscented Kalman Filter.

Advantages. Derivation. Examples.13. The Particle Filter. Derivation.

Implementation issues. Examples. Tradeoffs.14. Applications. Fault diagnosis for

aerospace systems. Vehicle navigation. Fuzzylogic and neural network training. Motorcontrol. Implementations in embeddedsystems.

Kalman, H-Infinity, and Nonlinear Estimation Approaches

SummaryThis three-day course will introduce Kalman

filtering and other state estimation algorithms in apractical way so that the student can design andapply state estimation algorithms for realproblems. The course will also present enoughtheoretical background to justify the techniquesand provide a foundation for advanced researchand implementation. After taking this course thestudent will be able to design Kalman filters, H-infinity filters, and particle filters for both linearand nonlinear systems. The student will be ableto evaluate the tradeoffs between different typesof estimators. The algorithms will bedemonstrated with freely available MATLABprograms. Each student will receive a copy of Dr.Simon’s text, Optimal State Estimation.


Practical Statistical Signal Processing Using MATLABwith Radar, Sonar, Communications, Speech & Imaging Applications

InstructorDr. Steven Kay is a Professor of Electrical

Engineering at the University ofRhode Island and the President ofSignal Processing Systems, aconsulting firm to industry and thegovernment. He has over 25 yearsof research and developmentexperience in designing optimal

statistical signal processing algorithms for radar,sonar, speech, image, communications, vibration,and financial data analysis. Much of his work hasbeen published in over 100 technical papers andthe three textbooks, Modern Spectral Estimation:Theory and Application, Fundamentals ofStatistical Signal Processing: Estimation Theory,and Fundamentals of Statistical SignalProcessing: Detection Theory. Dr. Kay is a Fellowof the IEEE.

SummaryThis four-day course covers signal processing

systems for radar, sonar, communications, speech,imaging and other applications based on state-of-the-art computer algorithms. These algorithms includeimportant tasks such as data simulation, parameterestimation, filtering, interpolation, detection, spectralanalysis, beamforming, classification, and tracking.Until now these algorithms could only be learned byreading the latest technical journals. This course willtake the mystery out of these designs by introducingthe algorithms with a minimum of mathematics andillustrating the key ideas via numerous examples usingMATLAB.

Designed for engineers, scientists, and otherprofessionals who wish to study the practice ofstatistical signal processing without the headaches,this course will make extensive use of hands-onMATLAB implementations and demonstrations.Attendees will receive a suite of software source codeand are encouraged to bring their own laptops to followalong with the demonstrations.

Each participant will receive two booksFundamentals of Statistical Signal Processing: Vol. Iand Vol. 2 by instructor Dr. Kay. A complete set of notesand a suite of MATLAB m-files will be distributed insource format for direct use or modification by the user.

What You Will Learn• To translate system requirements into algorithms that

work.• To simulate and assess performance of key

algorithms.• To tradeoff algorithm performance for computational

complexity.• The limitations to signal processing performance.• To recognize and avoid common pitfalls and traps in

algorithmic development.• To generalize and solve practical problems using the

provided suite of MATLAB code.

Course Outline1. MATLAB Basics. M-files, logical flow, graphing,

debugging, special characters, array manipulation,vectorizing computations, useful toolboxes.

2. Computer Data Generation. Signals, Gaussiannoise, nonGaussian noise, colored and white noise,AR/ARMA time series, real vs. complex data, linearmodels, complex envelopes and demodulation.

3. Parameter Estimation. Maximum likelihood, bestlinear unbiased, linear and nonlinear least squares,recursive and sequential least squares, minimum meansquare error, maximum a posteriori, general linear model,performance evaluation via Taylor series and computersimulation methods.

4. Filtering/Interpolation/Extrapolation. Wiener,linear Kalman approaches, time series methods.

5. Detection. Matched filters, generalized matchedfilters, estimator-correlators, energy detectors, detectionof abrupt changes, min probability of error receivers,communication receivers, nonGaussian approaches,likelihood and generalized likelihood detectors, receiveroperating characteristics, CFAR receivers, performanceevaluation by computer simulation.

6. Spectral Analysis. Periodogram, Blackman-Tukey,autoregressive and other high resolution methods,eigenanalysis methods for sinusoids in noise.

7. Array Processing. Beamforming, narrowband vs.wideband considerations, space-time processing,interference suppression.

8. Signal Processing Systems. Image processing,active sonar receiver, passive sonar receiver, adaptivenoise canceler, time difference of arrival localization,channel identification and tracking, adaptivebeamforming, data analysis.

9. Case Studies. Fault detection in bearings, acousticimaging, active sonar detection, passive sonar detection,infrared surveillance, radar Doppler estimation, speakerseparation, stock market data analysis.

June 10-13, 2013Newport, Rhode Island

$2195 (8:30am - 4:00pm)



SummaryThis two-day course covers the basics of

probability and statistic analysis. The course isself-contained and practical, using Excel toperform the fundamental calculations. Studentsare encouraged to bring their laptops to workprovided Excel example problems. By the end ofthe course you will be comfortable with statisticalconcepts and able to perform and understandstatistical calculations by hand and using Excel.You will understand probabilities, statisticaldistributions, confidence levels and hypothesistesting, using tools that are available in Excel.Participants will receive a complete set of notesand the textbook Statistical Analysis with Excel.

InstructorDr. Alan D. Stuart, Associate Professor

Emeritus of Acoustics, Penn State, has over fortyyears in the field of sound and vibration where heapplied statistics to the design of experimentsand analysis of data. He has degrees inmechanical engineering, electrical engineering,and engineering acoustics and has taught forover thirty years on both the graduate andundergraduate levels. For the last eight years, hehas taught Applied Statistics courses atgovernment and industrial organizationsthroughout the country.

What You Will Learn• Working knowledge of statistical terms.• Use of distribution functions to estimateprobabilities.

• How to apply confidence levels to real-worldproblems.

• Applications of hypothesis testing.• Useful ways of summarizing statistical data.• How to use Excel to analyze statistical data.

Statistics with Excel Examples – Fundamentals


$1240 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


Course Outline1. Introduction to Statistics. Definition of

terms and concepts with simple illustrations.Measures of central tendency: Mean, mode,medium. Measures of dispersion: Variance,standard deviation, range. Organizing randomdata. Introduction to Excel statistics tools.

2. Basic Probability. Probability based on:equally likely events, frequency, axioms.Permutations and combinations of distinctobjects. Total, joint, conditional probabilities.Examples related to systems engineering.

3. Discrete Random Variables. Bernoulli trial.Binomial distributions. Poisson distribution.Discrete probability density functions andcumulative distribution functions. Excelexamples.

4. Continuous Random Variables. Normaldistribution. Uniform distribution. Triangulardistribution. Log-normal distributions. Discreteprobability density functions and cumulativedistribution functions. Excel examples.

5. Sampling Distributions. Sample sizeconsiderations. Central limit theorem. Student-tdistribution.

6. Functions of Random Variables.(Propagation of errors) Sums and products ofrandom variables. Tolerance of mechanicalcomponents. Electrical system gains.

7. System Reliability. Failure and reliabilitystatistics. Mean time to failure. Exponentialdistribution. Gamma distribution. Weibulldistribution.

8. Confidence Level. Confidence intervals.Significance of data. Margin of error. Sample sizeconsiderations. P-values.

9. Hypotheses Testing. Error analysis.Decision and detection theory. Operatingcharacteristic curves. Inferences of two-samplestesting, e.g. assessment of before and aftertreatments.

10. Probability Plots and ParameterEstimation. Percentiles of data. Box whiskerplots. Probability plot characteristics. Excelexamples of Normal, Exponential and Weibullplots..

11. Data Analysis. Introduction to linearregression, Error variance, Pearson linearcorrelation coefficients, Residuals pattern,Principal component analysis (PCA) of large datasets. Excel examples.

12. Special Topics of Interest to Class.


SummarySystem reliability and availability are crucial

metrics within all telecommunications fields.Engineers within the telecommunications industryrequire the ability to quantify these metrics for usein service level agreements, system designdecisions and daily operations. Increasingsystem complexity and software logic requirenew, more sophisticated tools for systemmodeling and metric calculation than thoseavailable in current literature.

This 4-day course provides thecommunications engineer the tools to connectabstract systems reliability theory, systemtopology and computer simulation to predict andmeasure quantitative statistical performancemetrics such as reliability, availability andmaintainability.

Each student will receive a copy ofTelecommunications System ReliabilityEngineering, Theory and Practice in addition to acomplete set of lecture notes.

InstructorMark Ayers is manager of RF Engineering at

GCI Communications Corp headquartered inAnchorage, Alaska. Mark has a broad range oftelecommunications experience including work infiber optics, microwave radio and satellitenetwork design. Mark holds a B.S. degree inMathematics from the University of AlaskaAnchorage and an M.S. degree in ElectricalEngineering from the University of AlaskaFairbanks. He is a registered ProfessionalElectrical Engineer in the State of Alaska and asenior member in the IEEE. Mark teaches avariety of courses as an adjunct faculty memberin the Engineering Department at the Universityof Alaska Anchorage and is the author of thetextbook Telecommunications System ReliabilityEngineering, Theory and Practice.

What You Will Learn• Familiarity with the concepts of reliability andavailability as they relate to telecommunicationssystems.

• A comprehensive understanding of reliabilitytheory, system analysis techniques and systemmodeling.

• Skills and tools necessary to perform complex,detailed analyses using computer simulationtechniques.

• Specific applications of analysis theory to realtelecommunications systems.

• Practical techniques to determine proper sparinglevels.

• How software and firmware impact the overallreliability and availability performance oftelecommunications systems. Students taking thiscourse will have a complete grasp of the importanceand value of rigorous reliability analysis on asystem’s design.

Telecommunications System Reliability Engineering


$2045 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


Course Outline1. Reliability engineering and its relationship to

communications. Historical development of reliabilityengineering as an academic field. Relevance ofreliability theory to communications systems, MIL spec,and Bellcore standards.

2. System reliability metrics. Commonly usedreliability engineering metrics are discussed. Thesemetrics include reliability, availability, failure rate,MTBF, and MTTR.

3. Reliability theory and random variables.Mathematics associated with reliability and availabilitymodels are presented. Statistical distributions and theirapplicability to TTF and TTR are discussed.

4. Reliability Block Diagrams. Success basednetworks of elements in serial or parallel. Used fordetermination of system reliability.

5. Markov Chain Analysis. State based analysisapproach for the determination of availability inrepairable systems.

6. Monte Carlo Simulation. Analysis techniqueusing computer simulation to compute reliability andavailability of an arbitrary configuration of components.

7. Fiber Optic Networks. Terrestrial andsubmarine systems including path protection andhighly available system designs.

8. Microwave Networks. Long-haul, short-haul andlocal area microwave network reliability and availabilityare examined in detail including propagation effectsand considerations (such as multi-path and rain fade).

9. Satellite Networks. Satellite earth station designand best practices, satellite redundancy considerationsand propagation impacts.

10. Facilities. Telecommunications facilitiesgenerator systems, commercial power delivery andbattery back sizing considerations.

11. Software and Firmware. IModels are presentedalong with consideration for accurate representation ofthe impact on system performance.


Understanding Sensors for Test & Measurement:Understanding, Selecting & Applying Sensors

What You Will Learn• How to understand sensor specifications?• Advantages and disadvantages of different sensor

types.• How to avoid configuration and interfacing

problems?• How to select and specify the best sensor for your

application?• How to select and apply the correct signal

conditioning? • How to find applicable standards for variou sensors?• Principles and applications of wireless sensor

networks.

From this course you will learn how to select andapply sensors in measurement systems to acquireaccurate data for a variety of applications andmeasurands including mechanical, thermal andoptical data.

Instructor Jon Wilson is a Principal Consultant at in Chandler,

Arizona. He holds degrees in Mechanical,Automotive and Industrial Engineering. His45-plus years of experience include TestEngineer, Test Laboratory Manager,Applications Engineering Manager andMarketing Manager at Chrysler Corporation,ITT Cannon Electric Co., MotorolaSemiconductor Products Division andEndevco. He is Editor of the Sensor

Technology Handbook published by Elsevier in 2005. He hasbeen consulting and training in the field of testing andinstrumentation since 1985. He has presented training forISA, SAE, IEST, SAVIAC, ITC, & many government agenciesand commercial organizations. He is a Fellow Member of theInstitute of Environmental Sciences and Technology, and aLifetime Senior Member of SAE and ISA.

SummaryThis three day course, based on the 690-page Sensor

Technology Handbook, published by Elsevier in 2005 andedited by the instructor, is designed for engineers, techniciansand managers who want to increase their knowledge ofsensors for test & measurement. It balances breadth anddepth in a practical presentation for those who design sensorsystems and work with sensors of all types. Each topicincludes technology fundamentals, selection criteria,applicable standards, interfacing and system designs, andfuture developments.


$1845 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


Course Outline1. Sensor Fundamentals. Application Considerations,

Measurement Issues & Criteria.2. Sensor Signal Conditioning. Bridge Circuits, Analog

to Digital Converters, Systems on a Chip, Sigma-Delta ADCs,Conditioning High Impedance & Charge Output Sensors.

3. Introduction to Strain Gages. Piezoresistance, ThinFilm, Microdevices, Accuracy, Strain Gage BasedMeasurements, Sensor Installations, High TemperatureInstallations.

4. Electromagnetism in Sensing. Electromagnetism &Inductance, Sensor Applications, Magnetic Field Sensors.

5. Acceleration, Shock & Vibration Sensors.Piezoelectric, Charge Mode & IEPE, Piezoelectric Materials &Structures, Piezoresistive, Capacitive, Servo Force Balance,Mounting, Acceleration Probes, Grounding, Cables &Connections.

6. Sensors for Mechanical Shock. TechnologyFundamentals, Sensor Types - Advantages & Disadvantages,Frequency Response Requirements, PyroshockMeasurement, Failure Modes, Structural Resonance Effects,Environmental Effects.

7. Machinery Vibration Monitoring Sensors.Accelerometer Types, 4-20 Milliamp Transmitters, CapacitiveSensors, Intrinsically Safe Sensors, Mounting Considerations.

8. Position & Motion Sensors. Contact & Non-contact,Limit Switches, Resistive, Magnetic & Ultrasonic PositionSensors, Proximity Sensors, Photoelectric Sensors, Linear &Rotary Position & Motion Sensors, Optical Encoders,Resolvers & Synchros.

9. Capacitive & Inductive Displacement Sensors.Capacitive Fundamentals, Inductive Fundamentals, TargetConsiderations, Comparing Capacitive & Inductive, UsingCapacitive & Inductive Together.

10. Force, Load & Weight Sensors. Sensor Types,Physical Configurations, Fatigue Ratings.

11. Pressure Sensors. Fundamentals of PressureSensing Technology, Piezoresistive Sensors, PiezoelectricSensors, Specialized Applications.

12. Test & Measurement Microphones. MeasurementMicrophone Characteristics, Condenser & Prepolarized(Electret), Effect of Angle of Incidence, Pressure, Free Field,Random Incidence, Environmental Effects, SpecializedTypes, Calibration Techniques.

13. Flow Sensors. Thermal Anemometers, DifferentialPressure, Vortex Shedding, Positive Displacement & TurbineBased Sensors, Mass Flowmeters, Electromagnetic,Ultrasonic & Laser Doppler Sensors, Calibration.

14. Level Sensors. Hydrostatic, Ultrasonic, RFCapacitance, Magnetostrictive, Microwave Radar, Selecting aTechnology.

15. Humidity Sensors. Capacitive, Resistive & ThermalConductivity Sensors, Temperature & Humidity Effects,Condensation & Wetting, Integrated Signal Conditioning.

16. Optical & Radiation Sensors. Photosensors,Quantum Detectors, Thermal Detectors, Phototransistors,Thermal Infrared Detectors.

17. Temperature Sensors. Electromechanical &Electronic Sensors, IR Pyrometry, Thermocouples,Thermistors, RTDs, Interfacing & Design, Heat Conduction &Self Heating Effects.

18. Nanotechnology-Enabled Sensors. Possibilities,Realities, Applications.

19. Smart Sensors. IEEE 1451, TEDS, TEDS Sensors,Plug & Play Sensors.

20. Wireless Sensor Networks. Individual NodeArchitecture, Network Architecture, Radio Options, PowerConsidratioens.

Appendices on Calibration, Sensor Selection andApplication & Installation

Newly Revised! Formerly titled Instrumentation for Test & Measurement


Instructor D. Lee Fugal is the Founder and President of an

independent consulting firm. He hasover 30 years of industry experience inDigital Signal Processing (includingWavelets) and SatelliteCommunications. He has been a full-time consultant on numerousassignments since 1991. Recent

projects 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.

SummaryFast Fourier Transforms (FFT) are in wide use and work

very well if your signal stays at a constant frequency(“stationary”). But if the signal could vary, have pulses, “blips”or any other kind of interesting behavior then you needWavelets. Wavelets are remarkable tools that can stretch andmove like an amoeba to find the hidden “events” and thensimultaneously give you their location, frequency, and shape.Wavelet Transforms allow this and many other capabilities notpossible with conventional methods like the FFT.

This course is vastly different from traditional math-oriented Wavelet courses or books in that we use examples,figures, and computer demonstrations to show how tounderstand and work with Wavelets. This is a comprehensive,in-depth. up-to-date treatment of the subject, but from anintuitive, conceptual point of view.

We do look at some key equations but only AFTER theconcepts are demonstrated and understood so you can seethe wavelets and equations “in action”.

Each student will receive extensive course slides, a CDwith MATLAB demonstrations, and a copy of the instructor’snew book, Conceptual Wavelets.

If convenient we recommend that you bring a laptop to thisclass. A disc with the course materials will be provided andthe laptop will allow you to utilize the materials in class. Note:the laptop is NOT a requirement.

“This course uses very little math, yet provides an in-depth understanding of the concepts and real-worldapplications of these powerful tools.”

Course Outline1. What is a Wavelet? Examples and Uses. “Waves” that

can start, stop, move and stretch. Real-world applications inmany fields: Signal and Image Processing, Internet Traffic,Airport Security, Medicine, JPEG, Finance, Pulse and TargetRecognition, Radar, Sonar, etc.

2. Comparison with traditional methods. The conceptof the FFT, the STFT, and Wavelets as all being various typesof comparisons (correlations) with the data. Strengths,weaknesses, optimal choices.

3. The Continuous Wavelet Transform (CWT).Stretching and shifting the Wavelet for optimal correlation.Predefined vs. Constructed Wavelets.

4. The Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT). Shrinkingthe signal by factors of 2 through downsampling.Understanding the DWT in terms of correlations with the data.Relating the DWT to the CWT. Demonstrations and uses.

5. The Redundant Discrete Wavelet Transform (RDWT).Stretching the Wavelet by factors of 2 without downsampling.Tradeoffs between the alias-free processing and the extrastorage and computational burdens. A hybrid process usingboth the DWT and the RDWT. Demonstrations and uses.

6. “Perfect Reconstruction Filters”. How to cancel theeffects of aliasing. How to recognize and avoid any traps. Abreakthrough method to see the filters as basic Wavelets.The “magic” of alias cancellation demonstrated in both thetime and frequency domains.

7. Highly useful properties of popular Wavelets. Howto choose the best Wavelet for your application. When tocreate your own and when to stay with proven favorites.

8. Compression and De-Noising using Wavelets. Howto remove unwanted or non-critical data without throwingaway the alias cancellation capability. A new, powerful methodto extract signals from large amounts of noise.Demonstrations.

9. Additional Methods and Applications. ImageProcessing. Detecting Discontinuities, Self-Similarities andTransitory Events. Speech Processing. Human Vision. Audioand Video. BPSK/QPSK Signals. Wavelet Packet Analysis.Matched Filtering. How to read and use the various WaveletDisplays. Demonstrations.

10. Further Resources. The very best of Waveletreferences.

"Your Wavelets course was very helpful in our Radarstudies. We often use wavelets now instead of theFourier Transform for precision denoising."

–Long To, NAWC WD, Point Wugu, CA

"I was looking forward to this course and it was very re-warding–Your clear explanations starting with the big pic-ture immediately contextualized the material allowing usto drill a little deeper with a fuller understanding"

–Steve Van Albert, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

"Good overview of key wavelet concepts and literature.The course provided a good physical understanding ofwavelet transforms and applications."

–Stanley Radzevicius, ENSCO, Inc.

What You Will Learn• How to use Wavelets as a “microscope” to analyze

data that changes over time or has hidden “events”that would not show up on an FFT.

• How to understand and efficiently use the 3 types ofWavelet Transforms to better analyze and processyour data. State-of-the-art methods andapplications.

• How to compress and de-noise data usingadvanced Wavelet techniques. How to avoidpotential pitfalls by understanding the concepts. A“safe” method if in doubt.

• How to increase productivity and reduce cost bychoosing (or building) a Wavelet that best matchesyour particular application.


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


Wavelets: A Conceptual, Practical ApproachUpdated!


Wireless Digital Communicationsfor Program & Engineering Managers


$1245 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


What You Will Learn• How to understand Digital Communications Systems at a

high level and to evaluate tradeoffs between differentdesigns?

• How to discuss the advantages of digital systems that areused extensively today including Spread Spectrum?

• How to use easy-to-understand phase diagrams for digitalmodulation and demodulation techniques of phase-shiftkeyed and frequency hopped spread spectrum systems?

• How to address gain control, high level probability, jammingreduction method using various adaptive processes, errordetection and correction, global positioning systems (GPS)data link, and satellite communications at a high level?

• What types of radios, both commercial and Military, arebeing used today and what types of waveforms are beingused?

• What types of modulation/demodulation techniques arebeing used and which types have the best performance?

SummaryThis two-day course is designed to provide an overall view

of wireless communications including commercial and militaryapplications for Program Managers, Engineering Managers,and others that do not have a technical engineeringbackground and who are looking to understand WirelessCommunications at a high level to be more effecting in dealingwith customers, staff, and those working on these programs.It is also an excellent refresher course for those engineersthat want to be more involved with Digital Communications intheir careers. This is a very informative class at a high level somanagers that are involved or going to be involved withWireless Communications can understand at a high levelwhat the engineers and programs are developing. It includeshigh level descriptions, enough detail to understand theconcepts with little math or analysis involved. This is focustowards spread spectrum systems, which is nearly all ofcommunications today. It covers a wide range of data linkcommunication techniques, including tradeoffs of costreduction and size reduction methods using a budget todetermine what is needed for the wireless system. Thus thestudent gains a firm understanding of the processes neededto effectively understand wireless data link communicationsystems which is vital to their jobs. You will gain an intuitiveunderstanding from all of the experiences of the Instructorwho has been working with communications for over 25years. This seminar has been taught to a number of ProgramManagers and other Managers at other companies withexcellent feedback by those who took the class.

InstructorScott R. Bullock, P.E., MSEE, specializes in Wirelss

Communications including Spread Spectrum Systems andBroadband Communication Systems for both government andcommercial. He holds numerous patents in communicationsand published several articles in various trade magazines. Hewas active in establishing the data link standard for GPSSCAT-I landing systems and developed spread spectrumlanding systems for the government. He is the author of twobooks, Transceiver and System Design for DigitalCommunications & Broadband Communications and HomeNetworking, Scitech Publishing, www.scitechpub.com. He hastaught seminars and at Universities for years and was a guestlecturer for Polytechnic University on Direct Sequence SpreadSpectrum and Multiple Access Technologies. He has heldseveral high level engineering positions including VP, SeniorDirector, Director of R&D, Engineering Fellow. Attendees willreceive the instructor’s text Transceiver & System Design forDigital Communications (3rd Ed.)

Course Outline1. Wireless Tradeoffs in Digital Communications

Using a Link Budget. Understand the tradeoffs in a WirelessCommunications system using a simple tool called a LinkBudget. This includes signal and noise evaluations.

2. Digital Communication Advantages. Understand theadvantages between digital communications and analogcommunications. This includes different ways to modulate thecarrier frequency such as Phase Shift Keying (BPSK, QPSK,etc), and also spread spectrum and its advantage to preventinference from others.

3. Basic Principles of Digital Communications. Learnthe principles to separate users from each other by usingtime, frequency, codes, and others. Learn how cell phonesand other wireless communications handle near/far problems,adjacent channel interference, automatic gain control anddynamic range. Understand basic concepts such as ImageFrequency, Group Delay (important with DigitalCommunications), Aliasing, Feedback which is necessary tounderstand digital communications.

4. Modulation Techniques used to ImproveCommunications. Learn about pulse position modulationand how to use it in burst communications. Examine theadvantages and disadvantages of Absolute vs Differential.Understand the advantages and disadvantages of Coherentvs Differential that can be applied to all types of digitalmodulation.

5. Receiving the Signal and Detecting and CorrectionErrors. Learn about how to retrieve the data by eliminatingthe carrier and the spread spectrum code to achieve thedesired data. Examine simple concepts to show theprobability of errors in the system, and to detect and correctthe errors for more reliable communications. Learn tominimize inter-system interference that causes unreliabledetection of the data.

6. Higher Data Rates vs More Robust Signal. Learnabout the tradeoffs between high data rate modulations andlower more robust modulations.

7. Multipath, Antenna Diversity, and RemovingUndesired Signals. Examine difference types of Multi-pathand how it affects digital communications and radar signals.Show how antenna diversity can improve the signal againstmultipath. Learn techniques on how to remove unwantedsignals from interfering with your signal.

8. Satellite Communications and GPS. Understand thebasic concepts for GPS and how it has become a commodityin the civilian community. Learn how satellites are used inproviding digital communications. Also how older satellites arebeing used for unique applications. In addition, learn whatsatellites are available and what type of communications theyprovide.

9. Commercial and Military Communications.Examine communication techniques including 3G, 4G,Bluetooth, WiFi, WiMax, and LTE. Discover how multipleantennas are being used to increase the data rates andimprove the signal quality using MIMO and others. Learnabout different types of Networks that tie the communicationstogether. Discuss Military radios including, Legacy Radios,JTRS, and Link 16.


Acoustics Fundamentals, Measurements, and Applications

June 25-27, 2013Newport, Rhode Island

$1845 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


SummaryThis three-day course is intended for

engineers and other technical personnel andmanagers who have a work-related need tounderstand basic acoustics concepts and how tomeasure and analyze sound. This is anintroductory course and participants need nothave any prior knowledge of sound or vibration.Each topic is illustrated by appropriateapplications, in-class demonstrations, andworked-out numerical examples. Since thepractical uses of acoustics principles are vast anddiverse, participants are encouraged to conferwith the instructor (before, during, and after thecourse) regarding any work-related concerns.Each student will receive a copy of the textbook,Acoustics: An Introduction by Heinrich Kuttruff.

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

Course Outline1. Introductory Concepts. Sound in fluids and

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

2. Acoustic Waves in Air and Water. Air-bornesound. Plane and spherical acoustic waves. Soundpressure, intensity, and power. Decibel (dB) log powerscale. Sound reflection and transmission at surfaces.Sound absorption.

3. Acoustic and Vibration Sensors. Human earcharacteristics. Capacitor and piezoelectricmicrophone and hydrophone designs and responsecharacteristics. Intensity probe design and operationallimitations. Accelerometers design and frequencyresponse.

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

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

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

7. Applications. Representative topics include:Outdoor and underwater sound propagation (e.g.refraction due to temperature and other effects).Environmental acoustics (e.g. community noiseresponse and criteria). Auditorium and room acoustics(e.g. reverberation criteria and sound absorption).Structural acoustics (e.g. sound transmission lossthrough panels). Noise andvibration control(e.g.source-path-receiver model). Topics of interest tothe course participants.

What You Will Learn• How to make proper sound level

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

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

sound measurements.• How to measure radiated sound power and

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

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

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

interiors and rooms.

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

teresting and informative. Helped

clear-up many misconceptions I had

about sound and its measurement.”

“Enjoyed the in-class demonstrations;

they help explain the concepts. In-

structor helped me with a problem I

was having at work, worth the price

of the course!”

Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 109 – 51Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 114 – 51

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

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

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

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

currents.• The controlling physics of waves, including internal

waves.• How space borne altimeters work and their

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

performance.

Course Outline1. Importance of Oceanography. Review

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


$1740 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


SummaryThis three-day course is designed for engineers,

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

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


InstructorPaul Arveson served as a civilian employee of

the Naval Surface Warfare Center(NSWC), Carderock Division. With aBS degree in Physics, he led teamsin ship acoustic signaturemeasurement and analysis, facilitycalibration, and characterizationprojects. He designed and

constructed specialized analog and digitalelectronic measurement systems and theirsensors and interfaces, including the systemused to calibrate all the US Navy's ship noisemeasurement facilities. He manageddevelopment of the Target Strength PredictiveModel for the Navy. He conducted experimentaland theoretical studies of acoustic andoceanographic phenomena for the Office ofNaval Research. He has published numeroustechnical reports and papers in these fields. In1999 Arveson received a Master's degree inComputer Systems Management. He establishedthe Balanced Scorecard Institute, as an effort topromote the use of this management conceptamong governmental and nonprofitorganizations. He is active in various scientificorganizations, and serves on the Board ofManagers of the Washington Academy ofSciences.

SummaryThe course describes the essential mechanisms of

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

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

Course Outline1. Fundamentals. Definitions, units, sources,

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

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

3. Noise Models for Design and Prediction.Source-path-receiver models, source characterization,structural response and vibration transmission.

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

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

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

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


$1190 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


Mechanics of Underwater NoiseFundamentals and Advances in Acoustic Quieting


InstructorsDr. Harold "Bud" Vincent, Research Associate

Professor of Ocean Engineering at the University ofRhode Island is a U.S. Naval officer qualified insubmarine warfare and salvage diving. He has overtwenty years of undersea systems experience workingin industry, academia, and government (military andcivilian). He served on active duty on fast attack andballistic missile submarines, worked at the NavalUndersea Warfare Center, and conducted advancedR&D in the defense industry. Dr. Vincent received theM.S. and Ph.D. in Ocean Engineering (UnderwaterAcoustics) from the University of Rhode Island. Histeaching and research encompass underwateracoustic systems, communications, signal processing,ocean instrumentation, and navigation. He has beenawarded four patents for undersea systems andalgorithms.

Dr. Duncan Sheldon has over twenty-five years’experience in the field of active sonarsignal processing. At Navy UnderseaWarfare laboratories (New London, CT,and Newport, RI) he directed a multiyearresearch program and developed newactive sonar waveforms and receiversfor ASW and mine warfare. This work

included collaboration with U.S. and international seatests. His experience includes real-time direction atsea of surface sonar assets during ’free-play’ NATOASW exercises. He was a Principal Scientist at theNATO Undersea Research Centre at La Spezia, Italy.He received his Ph.D. from MIT and has publishedarticles on waveform and receiver design in the U.S.Navy Journal of Underwater Acoustics.

July 15-18, 2013Newport, Rhode Island

$1940 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


SummaryThis four-day course is designed for SONAR

systems engineers, combat systems engineers,undersea warfare professionals, and managers whowish to enhance their understanding of passive andactive SONAR or become familiar with the "big picture"if they work outside of either discipline. Each topic ispresented by instructors with substantial experience atsea. Presentations are illustrated by worked numericalexamples using simulated or experimental datadescribing actual undersea acoustic situations andgeometries. Visualization of transmitted waveforms,target interactions, and detector responses isemphasized.

Passive & Active Sonar - Fundamentals

What You Will Learn• The differences between various types of SONAR used on

Naval platforms today.• The fundamental principles governing these systems’

operation.• How these systems’ data are used to conduct passive and

active operations.• Signal acquisition and target motion analysis for passive

systems. • Waveform and receiver design for active systems.• How to avoid significant mistakes revealed by experience at

sea.• The major cost drivers for undersea acoustic systems.

Course Outline1. Sound and the Ocean Environment:

Conductivity, temperature, depth (CTD), soundvelocity profiles, refraction, decibels,transmission loss, and attenuation. Sourcereference levels in air and water.

2. SONAR System Fundamentals. Majorsystem components in a SONAR system(transducers, signal conditioning, digitization,signal processing, displays and controls).Various SONAR systems (hull, towed, side scan,multibeam, communications, navigation, etc.).Calculation of source level (dB) as a function ofacoustic power output (watts) and sourcedirectivity index. Measurement of target strengthat sea, echo energy splitting.

3. Array Gain and Beampatterns.Calculation of beam patterns for line arrays,directional steering, shading for sidelobe control.Directivity index of an array and array gratinglobes.

4. SONAR Equations. Passive and activeSONAR equations. Probabilities of detection andfalse alarm. Relationship between energy,intensity, and spectrum height. Alternative activeSONAR equations when working against noise orreverberation. Limitations of these equations indeep and shallow water.

5. Target Motion Analysis (TMA). What it is,why it is done, how SONAR is used to support it,what other sensors are required to determine themotion of passive targets.

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

7. Waveform and Receiver Design.Traditional and novel waveform alternatives.Replica correlation and convolution. DiscreteFourier transform. Narrowband and widebandambiguity functions. Accounting for real mediumeffects.

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April 9-11, 2013Beltsville, Maryland

August 20-22, 2013Santa Barbara, California

September 17-19, 2013Boxborough, Massachusetts

$3295 (8:00am - 4:00pm)“Also Available As A Distance Learning Course”

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Course Outline1. Minimal math review of basics of vibration,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Intense noise. (acoustic) testing of launchvehicles and spacecraft.

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

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

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

15. Modal testing. Assisting designers.

SummaryThis three-day course is primarily designed for

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

Each student receives the instructor's,minimal-mathematics, minimal-theory hardboundtext Random Vibration & Shock Testing,Measurement, Analysis & Calibration. This 444page, 4-color book also includes a CD-ROM withvideo clips and animations.

Instructor Wayne Tustin is the President of an

engineering school andconsultancy. His BSEE degree isfrom the University of Washington,Seattle. He is a licensedProfessional Engineer - Quality inthe State of California. Wayne's first

encounter with vibration was at Boeing/Seattle,performing what later came to be called modaltests, on the XB-52 prototype of that highly reliableplatform. Subsequently he headed field serviceand technical training for a manufacturer ofelectrodynamic shakers, before establishinganother specialized school on which he left hisname. Wayne has written several books andhundreds of articles dealing with practical aspectsof vibration and shock measurement and testing.

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

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

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

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

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

Random Vibration & Shock Testing - Fundamentalsfor Land, Sea, Air, Space Vehicles & Electronics Manufacture


Sonar Principles & ASW Analysis


$1845 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


SummaryThis 3-day course provides an excellent

introduction to underwater sound and highlightshow sonar principles are employed in ASWanalyses. The course provides a solidunderstanding of the sonar equation anddiscusses in-depth propagation loss, targetstrength, reverberation, arrays, array gain, anddetection of signals.

Physical insight and typical results areprovided to help understand each term of thesonar equation. The instructors then show howthe sonar equation can be used to perform ASWanalysis and predict the performance of passiveand active sonar systems. The course alsoreviews the rationale behind current weaponsand sensor systems and discusses directions forresearch in response to the quieting of submarinesignatures.

The course is valuable to engineers andscientists who are entering the field or as areview for employees who want a system leveloverview. The lectures provide the knowledgeand perspective needed to understand recentdevelopments in underwater acoustics and inASW. A comprehensive set of notes and thetextbook Principles of Underwater Sound will beprovided to all attendees.

Course Outline1. Sonar Equation & Signal Detection.

Sonar concepts and units. The sonar equation.Typical active and passive sonar parameters.Signal detection, probability of detection/falsealarm. ROC curves and detection threshold.

2. Propagation of Sound in the Sea.Oceanographic basis of propagation,convergence zones, surface ducts, soundchannels, surface and bottom losses.

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

4. Arrays and Beamforming. Directivity andarray gain; sidelobe control, array patterns andbeamforming for passive bottom, hull mounted,and sonobuoy sensors; calculation of array gainin directional noise.

5. Elements of ASW Analysis. Utility andobjectives of ASW analysis, basic formulation ofpassive and active sonar performancepredictions, sonar platforms, limitations imposedby signal fluctuations.

6. Modeling and Problem Solving. Criteriafor the evaluation of sonar models, a basicsonobuoy model, in-class solution of a series osonar problems.Instructor

Dr. Nicholas Nicholas received a B. S.degree from Carnegie-MellonUniversity, an M. S. degree fromDrexel University, and a PhDdegree in physics from the CatholicUniversity of America. Hisdissertation was on the propagation

of sound in the deep ocean. He has beenteaching underwater acoustics courses since1977 and has been visiting lecturer at the U.S.Naval War College and several universities. Dr.Nicholas has more than 25 years experience inunderwater acoustics and submarine relatedwork. He is working for Penn State’s AppliedResearch Laboratory (ARL).

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

Analysis.• Sonar equation as it applies to active and

passive systems.• Fundamentals of array configurations,

beamforming, and signal detectability.• Rationale behind the design of passive and

active sonar systems.• Theory and applications of current weapons

and sensors, plus future directions.• The implications and counters to the quieting

of the target’s signature.


Sonar Signal Processing

InstructorsJames W. Jenkins joined the Johns Hopkins

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

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

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

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

SummaryThis intensive short course provides an

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

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

What You Will Learn• Fundamental algorithms for signal

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

Course Outline1. Introduction to Sonar Signal

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

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

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

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

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

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

July 23-25, 2013 Columbia, Maryland

$1740 (8:30am - 4:00pm)




$1740 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


Sonar Transducer Design - Fundamentals

What You Will Learn• Acoustic parameters that affect transducer

designs:Aperture designRadiation impedanceBeam patterns and directivity

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

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

• Sonar projector design parameters Sonarhydrophone design parameters.

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

InstructorMr. John C. Cochran is a Sr. Engineering Fellow

with Raytheon Integrated DefenseSystems., a leading provider ofintegrated solutions for theDepartments of Defense andHomeland Security. Mr. Cochran has25 years of experience in the designof sonar transducer systems. His

experience includes high frequency mine huntingsonar systems, hull mounted search sonar systems,undersea targets and decoys, high powerprojectors, and surveillance sonar systems. Mr.Cochran holds a BS degree from the University ofCalifornia, Berkeley, a MS degree from PurdueUniversity, and a MS EE degree from University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara. He holds a certificate inAcoustics Engineering from Pennsylvania StateUniversity and Mr. Cochran has taught as a visitinglecturer for the University of Massachusetts,Dartmouth.

SummaryThis three-day course is designed for sonar

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

Course Outline1. Overview. Review of how transducer and

performance fits into overall sonar system design.2. Waves in Fluid Media. Background on how the

transducer creates sound energy and how this energypropagates in fluid media. The basics of soundpropagation in fluid media:• Plane Waves• Radiation from Spheres• Linear Apertures Beam Patterns• Planar Apertures Beam Patterns• Directivity and Directivity Index• Scattering and Diffraction• Radiation Impedance• Transmission Phenomena• Absorption and Attenuation of Sound3. Equivalent Circuits. Transducers equivalent

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

4. Waves in Solid Media: A transducer isconstructed of solid structural elements. Background inhow sound waves propagate through solid media. Thissection builds on the previous section and developsequivalent circuit models for various transducerelements. Piezoelectricity is introduced. • Waves in Homogeneous, Elastic Solid Media• Piezoelectricity• The electro-mechanical coupling coefficient• Waves in Piezoelectric, Elastic Solid Media.

5. Sonar Projectors. This section combines theconcepts of the previous sections and developes thebasic concepts of sonar projector design. Basicconcepts for modeling and analyzing sonar projectorperformance will be presented. Examples of sonarprojectors will be presented and will include sphericalprojectors, cylindrical projectors, half wave-lengthprojectors, tonpilz projectors, and flexural projectors.Limitation on performance of sonar projectors will bediscussed.

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


Submarines and Anti-Submarine Warfare

SummaryThis course presents the fundamental philosophy of

submarine design, construction, and stability as well asthe utilization of submarines as cost-effective warships atsea. A thumbnail history of waging war by coming up frombelow the surface of the sea relates prior gains—and,prior set-backs. Today’s submarine tasking is discussed inconsonance with the strategy and policy of the US, andthe goals, objectives, mission, functions, tasks,responsibilities, and roles of the US Navy. The forebodingefficacy of submarine warfare is analyzed referencingsome enthralling calculations for its Benefits-to-Cost, inthat Submarines Sink Ships!

The standard submarine organization, daily routine,and battle station assignments are presented. Theselection process for the “who” that volunteers forsubmarine duty is advanced. Moreover, the “why” theyvolunteer is examined to expound on their willingness, aswell as their abilities, to undergo a demandingly extensivequalification program, which essentially tests their mettleto measure up to the legend of Steel Boats, and Iron Men!

In that submarines operate in the ocean-depths,submariners have to sense threats in the denser mediumin which their [Undersea] Boat operates. Thus, they relyon acoustic reception for Sound in the Sea whoseprinciples are defined as a basis for a rudimentary primeron the “Calculus of Acoustics.” The components andnomenclature for a modernized Combat System Suite arepresented, inclusive of the Command-Control-Communication Computerized Information sub-systemsthat outfit the Common Submarine Radio Room.

A synoptic review of submarine forces existing aroundthe world is presented as a Submarine Order of Battle foreach country “boasting” them. Anti-Submarine Warfare,ASW, is discussed from the perspective of both the Hunterand the Hunted. The effectiveness of Air and SurfaceForce units is elaborated to emphasize that when coupledwith Submarine Force units their Combined-Arms abilitydecisively can engage The Enemy Below.

The submarine threat for the 21st century is discussed,posing such questions as: “Will diesel-electricsubmarines, as a cost-effective weapon for the ThirdWorld, be a significant threat to the national economies ofother nations? Is shallow-water ASW in the littoralapproaches to a coastline of a country embroiled in a Low-Intensity-Conflict a Mission-Essential-Need— for the UStoo? Will it still be best to sink a submarine while it is inport? So, where do We, the People… go from here?

Herein the submarine is presented as a system in itsself, thus an aim of the instructor is to clarify the essencesof sub-system interfaces for engineers and scientistsinvolved in testing or R&D for submarine systems.Attendees who in the past have worked with specificsubmarine sub-systems can consider this course asContinuing Education. Also, because of its introductorynature, this course will be enlightening to those justentering the field. A copy of the presentation is providedto all attendees, including some relevant white papers.

InstructorCaptain Ray Wellborn, USN (retired) served over 13

years of his 30-year Navy career insubmarines. He has a BSEE degreefrom the US Naval Academy, and aMSEE degree from the NavalPostgraduate School. He also has anMA from the Naval War College. He hadtwo major commands at sea and one

ashore: USS MOUNT BAKER (AE 34), USS DETROIT(AOE 4), and the Naval Electronics SystemsEngineering Center, Charleston. He was ProgramManager for Tactical Towed Array Sonar Systems, andProgram Director for Surface Ship and Helicopter ASWSystems for the Naval Sea Command in Washington,DC. After retirement in 1989, he was the Director ofPrograms, ARGOTEC, Inc.: and, oversaw themanufacture of advanced R&D models for largeunderwater acoustic projectors. From 1992 to 1996, hewas a Senior Lecturer in the Marine EngineeringDepartment of Texas A&M, Galveston. Since 1996, hehas been an independent consultant for InternationalMaritime Affairs.

What You Will Learn• Engineers & scientists in R&D or testing of

submarine systems.• Newcomers to the field.• Those who specialize in just one subsystem & want

an overview.


$1740 (8:30am - 4:00pm)


Course Outline1. Thumbnail History of Warfare from Beneath

the Sea: From a glass-barrel in circa 300 BC, to SSN774 in 2004.

2. The Efficacy of Submarine Warfare — WWIand WWII: A Benefit/Cost Analysis to depict just howwell Submarines Sink Ships!

3. Submarine Organization — and, Submariners:What is the psyche and disposition of those Qualifiedin Submarines, as distinguished by a pair of Dolphins?And, will new submariners be able to measure up tothe legend of Steel Boats, and Iron Men!

4. Submarine Design & Construction:Fundamentals of Form, Fit, & Function, plus ananalysis of ship-stability.

5. Principles of Sound in the Sea: A basis for arudimentary primer on the “Calculus of AcousticalPropagation.”

6. Combat System Suite — Components &Nomenclature: In OHIO, LOS ANGELES, SEAWOLF,and VIRGINIA.

7. Submarines of the World — by Order of Battle:How Many, from Where. To do What, to Whom?

8. Antisubmarine Warfare — Our Number OnePriority: For the USN, ASW is a combined-arms taskfor forces from above, on, and below the surface of thesea — inclusive of littoral waters — to engage TheEnemy Below!


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

InstructorDr. Adam S. Frankel is a senior scientist with Marine

Acoustics, Inc., Arlington, VA and vice-president of the Hawai‘i Marine MammalConsortium. For the past 25 years, hisprimary research has focused on the roleof natural sounds in marine mammalsand the effects of anthropogenic soundson the marine environment, especially

the impact on marine mammals. A graduate of the Collegeof William and Mary, Dr. Frankel received his M.S. andPh.D. degrees from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa,where he studied and recorded the sounds of humpbackwhales. Post-doctoral work was with Cornell University’sBioacoustics Research Program. Published researchincludes a recent paper on melon-headed whalevocalizations. Both scientist and educator, Frankelcombines his Hawai‘i - based research and acousticsexpertise with teaching for Cornell University and otherschools. He has advised numerous graduate students, allof whom make him proud. Frankel is a member of both theSociety for the Biology of Marine Mammals and theAcoustical Society of America.

What You Will Learn• The fundamentals of sound and how to properly

describe its characteristics.• Modern acoustic analysis techniques.• What are the key characteristics of man-made sound

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

impulsive, coherent and continuous sources.• What animal characteristics are important for

assessing both impact and requirements formonitoring/and mitigation.

• Capabilities of passive and active monitoring andmitigation systems.

SummaryThis three-day course is designed for biologists, and

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

Course OutlineUnderstanding and Measuring Sound

The Language of Physics and the Study of Motion. This quick review of physics basics is designed to

introduce acoustics to the neophyte.1. What Is Sound and How to Measure Its Level.

This includes a quick review of physics basics isdesigned to introduce acoustics to the neophyte. Theproperties of sound are described, including thechallenging task of properly measuring and reportingits level.

2. Digital Representation of Sound. Today almostall sound is recorded and analyzed digitally. Thissection focuses on the process by which analog soundis digitized, stored and analyzed.

3. Spectral Analysis: A Qualitative Introduction.The fundamental process for analyzing sound isspectral analysis. This section will introduce spectralanalysis and illustrate its application in creatingfrequency spectra and spectrograms..

4. Basics of Underwater Propagation and Use ofAcoustic Propagation Models. The fundamentalprinciples of geometric spreading, refraction, boundaryeffects and absorption will be introduced and illustratedusing propagation models. Ocean acidification.

The Acoustic Environment and its Inhabitants.5. The Ambient Acoustic Environment. The first

topic will be a discussion of the sources andcharacteristics of natural ambient noise.

6. Basic Characteristics of AnthropogenicSound Sources. Implosive (airguns, pile drivers,explosives). Coherent (sonars, acoustic models, depthsounder, profilers,) continuous (shipping, offshoreindustrial activities).

7. Review of Hearing Anatomy and Physiology:Marine Mammals, Fish and Turtles. Review of hearingin marine mammals.

8. Marine Wildlife of interest and theircharacteristics. MM, turtles fish, inverts.Bioacoustics, hearing threshold, vocalization behavior;supporting databases on seasonal density andmovement.

Effects of Sound on Animals.9. Review and History of ocean anthropogenic

noise issue. Current state of knowledge and keyreferences.

10. Assessment of the impact of anthropogenicsound. Source-TL- receiver approach, level of soundas received by wildlife, injury, behavioral response,TTS, PTS, masking, modeling techniques, fieldmeasurements, assessment methods.

11. Monitoring and mitigation techniques.Passive devise (fixed and towed systems). ActiveDetections, matching device capabilities toenvironmental requirements 9examples of passive andactive localization, long-term monitoring, fish exposuretesting).

12. Overview of Current Research Efforts.

September 24-26, 2013Silver Spring, Maryland

$1740 (8:30am - 4:30pm)


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Course Outline1. Introduction. Nature of acoustical measurements

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Underwater Acoustic Modeling and Simulation

SummaryThe subject of underwater

acoustic modeling deals withthe translation of our physicalunderstanding of sound in thesea into mathematical formulassolvable by computers. Thiscourse provides acomprehensive treatment of alltypes of underwater acousticmodels includingenvironmental, propagation,noise, reverberation and sonarperformance models. Specificexamples of each type of model are discussed to illustratemodel formulations, assumptions and algorithm efficiency.Guidelines for selecting and using available propagation,noise and reverberation models are highlighted. Problemsessions allow students to exercise PC-basedpropagation and active sonar models.

Each student will receive a copy of UnderwaterAcoustic Modeling and Simulation, 4th Edition by Paul C.Etter (a $250 value) in addition to a complete set of lecturenotes.

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

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

Submarine Warfare (ASW) Officer aboard frigates. He isthe author or co-author of more than 140 technical reportsand professional papers addressing environmentalmeasurement technology, underwater acoustics andphysical oceanography. Mr. Etter is the author of thetextbook Underwater Acoustic Modeling and Simulation.

What You Will Learn• What models are available to support sonar

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

user requirements.• Where to obtain the latest models and databases.• How to operate models and generate reliable

results.• How to evaluate model accuracy.• How to solve sonar equations and simulate sonar

performance.• Where the most promising international research is

being performed.

April 22-25, 2013 Columbia, Maryland

July 22-25, 2013 Columbia, Maryland

$2045 (8:30am - 4:00pm)



April 30 - May 2, 2013Newport, Rhode Island


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


SummaryAdvanced Undersea Warfare (USW) covers the latest

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

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

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

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

Course Outline1. Mechanics and Physics of Submarines. Stealth,

mobility, firepower, and endurance. The hull - tradeoffsbetween speed, depth, and payload. The "OperatingEnvelope". The "Guts" - energy, electricity, air, andhydraulics.

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

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

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

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

6. Submarine Employment in Littoral Warfare. Overtand covert "presence". Battle group and joint operationssupport. Covert mine detection, localization andneutralization. Injection and recovery of Special Forces.Targeting and bomb damage assessment. Tacticalconsiderations of employment. Results of recent out-yearwargaming.

7. Littoral Warfare “Threats”. Types and fuzingoptions of mines. Vulnerability of submarines compared tosurface ships. The diesel-electric or air-independentpropulsion submarine "threat". The "Brown-water"acoustic environment. Sensor and weapon performance.Non-acoustic anti-submarine warfare. Tacticalconsiderations of employment.

8. Advanced Sensor, Weapon & OperationalConcepts. Strike, anti-air, and anti-theater Ballistic Missileweapons. Autonomous underwater vehicles and deployedoff-board systems. Improved C-cubed. The blue-greenlaser and other enabling technology. Some unsolvedissues of jointness.

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

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

30 industrial and government entities. He served in 5SSNs and 2 SSBNs, commanding USS Pargo, (SSN650).While at OPNAV, Capt. Patton actively participated insubmarine weapon and sensor research anddevelopment, and was instrumental in the development ofthe towed array. As Chief Staff Officer at SubmarineDevelopment Squadron Twelve (SUB-DEVRON 12), andas Head of the Advanced Tactics Department at the NavalSubmarine School, he was instrumental in thedevelopment of much of the current tactical doctrine.Commodore Bhim Uppal, former Director of Submarines

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

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

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

of the Joint Task Force Commander or CINC.N• Impact of an adversary's 'Anti-Access/Are Denial' (A2AD) strategy.

Undersea Warfare - AdvancedSubmarines in Shallow Water and Regional Conflicts


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

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

reduced.

InstructorsDr. Eric Ungar has specialized in research and

consulting in vibration and noise formore than 40 years, published over200 technical papers, and translatedand revised Structure-Borne Sound.He has led short courses at thePennsylvania State University for over25 years and has presented

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

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

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

SummaryThis course is intended for engineers and

scientists concerned with the vibration reductionand quieting of vehicles, devices, and equipment. Itwill emphasize understanding of the relevantphenomena and concepts in order to enable theparticipants to address a wide range of practicalproblems insightfully. The instructors will draw ontheir extensive experience to illustrate the subjectmatter with examples related to the participant’sspecific areas of interest. Although the course willbegin with a review and will include somedemonstrations, participants ideally should havesome prior acquaintance with vibration or noisefields. Each participant will receive a complete set ofcourse notes and the text Noise and VibrationControl Engineering, a $210 value.

Course Outline1. Review of Vibration Fundamentals from a

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

May 20-23, 2013Cambridge, Massachusetts

$2045 (9:00am - 4:30pm)


Vibration and Noise ControlNew Insights and Developments

Spacecraft & Aerospace EngineeringAdvanced Satellite Communications SystemsAttitude Determination & ControlComposite Materials for Aerospace ApplicationsDesign & Analysis of Bolted JointsEffective Design Reviews for Aerospace ProgramsGIS, GPS & Remote Sensing (Geomatics)GPS TechnologyGround System Design & OperationHyperspectral & Multispectral ImagingIntroduction To SpaceIP Networking Over SatelliteLaunch Vehicle Selection, Performance & UseNew Directions in Space Remote SensingOrbital Mechanics: Ideas & InsightsPayload Integration & Processing Remote Sensing for Earth ApplicationsRisk Assessment for Space FlightSatellite Communication IntroductionSatellite Communication Systems EngineeringSatellite Design & TechnologySatellite Laser CommunicationsSatellite RF Comm & Onboard ProcessingSpace-Based Laser SystemsSpace Based RadarSpace EnvironmentSpace Hardware InstrumentationSpace Mission StructuresSpace Systems Intermediate DesignSpace Systems Subsystems DesignSpace Systems FundamentalsSpacecraft Power SystemsSpacecraft QA, Integration & TestingSpacecraft Structural DesignSpacecraft Systems Design & EngineeringSpacecraft Thermal Control

Engineering & Data Analysis Aerospace Simulations in C++Advanced Topics in Digital Signal ProcessingAntenna & Array FundamentalsApplied Measurement EngineeringDigital Processing Systems DesignExploring Data: VisualizationFiber Optics Systems EngineeringFundamentals of Statistics with Excel ExamplesGrounding & Shielding for EMCIntroduction To Control SystemsIntroduction to EMI/EMC Practical EMI FixesKalman Filtering with ApplicationsOptimization, Modeling & SimulationPractical Signal Processing Using MATLABPractical Design of ExperimentsSelf-Organizing Wireless NetworksWavelets: A Conceptual, Practical Approach

Sonar & Acoustic EngineeringAcoustics, Fundamentals, Measurements and ApplicationsAdvanced Undersea WarfareApplied Physical OceanographyAUV & ROV TechnologyDesign & Use of Sonar TransducersDevelopments In Mine WarfareFundamentals of Sonar TransducersMechanics of Underwater NoiseSonar Principles & ASW AnalysisSonar Signal ProcessingSubmarines & Combat SystemsUnderwater Acoustic Modeling Underwater Acoustic SystemsVibration & Noise ControlVibration & Shock Measurement &Testing

Radar/Missile/DefenseAdvanced Developments in RadarAdvanced Synthetic Aperture RadarCombat Systems EngineeringC4ISR Requirements & SystemsElectronic Warfare OverviewExplosives Technology and ModelingFundamentals of Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDSFundamentals of RadarFundamentals of Rockets & MissilesGPS TechnologyIntegrated Navigation SystemsKalman, H-Infinity, & Nonlinear Estimation Missile AutopilotsModern Infrared Sensor TechnologyModern Missile AnalysisPropagation Effects for Radar & CommRadar Signal Processing.Radar System Design & EngineeringMulti-Target Tracking & Multi-Sensor Data FusionSpace-Based RadarSynthetic Aperture RadarTactical Missile Design & Engineering

Systems Engineering and Project ManagementCertified Systems Engineer Professional Exam PreparationFundamentals of Systems EngineeringPrinciples Of Test & EvaluationProject Management FundamentalsProject Management SeriesSystems Of SystemsKalman Filtering with ApplicationsTest Design And AnalysisTotal Systems Engineering Development


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