Blast Data Visualization Part 1: Generating 2D Graphs with Python
PYTHON: SLITHERING REPTILE OR POWERFUL VISUALIZATION TOOL? Human tendency is to avoid or even fear what we don’t understand. All…
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Lightening the Load for the Modern Marine
INTRODUCTION Dismounted U.S. Marines perform some of the most physically demanding missions, often requiring extensive situational awareness, overwhelming firepower, and…
TurboPK – An All-Inclusive, Ultra-Fast Vulnerability and Lethality Endgame Code
Introduction Parallel processing divides large problems into smaller problems that can be run simultaneously on multiple processors. Although the technique…
HIVE: An Integrating Environment for Simulation and Analysis
Introduction A decade of organic growth and adoption has given rise to a modern platform for simulation development, integration, and…
An Overview of Modern Metrology to Support Military Testing
Introduction Although the word “metrology” may be unfamiliar to many in the world of military equipment design and testing, it…
Blast Data Visualization Part 2: Generating 3-D Animations with Python
Onward with 3D Animations In Part 1 of this two-part series on blast data visualization article (see the fall 2014…
Modeling the Mind: Using Finite Element Analysis to Predict Traumatic Brain Injury
Introduction Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a serious concern for both the military and the general civilian population. In particular,…
Advances in Self-Sealing Fuel Tank Technology
Introduction Pilots of World War I often called the aircraft they operated “flying coffins” (as shown in Figure 1). The…
NDIA Science and Technology Conference Review
This past April, DSIAC attended the 17th Annual National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Science & Engineering Technology Conference in Tampa,…
Countering the UAS Threat: A Joint Perspective
BACKGROUND As technology advances and the U.S. military touts the advantages of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) (such as that pictured…
NDIA Science Engineering and Technology Briefing Update
On 4 August 2016, the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Science and Engineering Technology (S&ET) Division met at The Army…
The U.S. Rocket Propulsion Industrial Base: A Status Report
BACKGROUND Rocket propulsion industrial base issues have spanned virtually every facet of the industry, as many officials and workers in…