Thesis (M.S.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-59).

Thesis (M.S.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-107).

Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2007. / "December 2007." Thesis advisor: Royset, Johannes O. Performed by Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-60). Also available online from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Dudley Knox Library site and the DTIC Online site.

Thesis (M.S.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-98).

Thesis (M.S.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-129).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2006. / Advisor: Emmanuel G. Collins, Jr., Florida State University, College of Engineering, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Sept. 21, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains xiii, 87 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited / The purpose of this research was to examine the effects of frequency, and polarization on radio wave propagation in urbanized areas for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) data links, and command and control. The transmission from a UAV operating over a small city was simulated using the Urbana Wireless Toolset. Parameters that were varied include frequency, antenna polarization, UAV altitude, and building materials. Multiple reflections and diffractions were included in the simulation. In each case signal contours were generated at discrete frequencies over a 50 MHz bandwidth. It was observed that the signal levels varied up to over the bands at a fixed observation point due to frequency-dependent reflection and diffraction. / 1st Lieutenant, Turkish Air Force

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. / The Marine Corps has recently embarked on the development of a Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) to replace the aging Pioneer system. This thesis examines the critical elements this platform must possess in order to effectively support small units operating in urban environments. We address this issue by creating and exploring an agentbased simulation of a platoon conducting an urban patrol in a setting similar to those currently being encountered in Iraq. The platoon utilizes the VTUAV as an intelligence-gathering asset. We use an efficient designed experiment to generate data from the simulation scenario, and then use multiple regression and regression trees to relate the UAV capabilities to the patrol's operational effectiveness. Our results suggest that the effectiveness of a VTUAV is greatly influenced by noise in the urban warfare environment. We use a loss function, along with the regression models, to identify UAV configurations that improve operational effectiveness yet are robust to uncertainties about civilian and insurgent behavior. The VTUAV must have high communication capability, as well as accurate sensing, in order to perform well across a range of environmental conditions. / Captain, United States Marine Corps

Underwater acoustic networks provide an interface between UUVs and surface or land-based control systems. By exploiting range data measured incidental to communications on these networks it is possible to perform underwater positioning similar to that of the satellite-based GPS program. In this thesis, several algorithms for generating position fixes from these range data are implemented, tested, and evaluated with synthetic data. The algorithms are then applied to data obtained during operations at sea. / US Nany (USN) author.

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Texas at Arlington, 2008.