Thesis (M. Dip. Tech. (Post School Education))--Peninsula Technikon, 1992. / Photocopy of original thesis. Bibliography: leaf 211-220. Also available online.

Dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Master's Diploma in Technology: Maritime Studies, Technikon Natal, 1999. / This study was intended to develop suitable software to emulate Marine Radar and other Electronic Navigation Systems found on Merchant,vessels. This equipment includes Radar with or without Automatic Radar Plotting facilities, Navstar Global Positioning Systems, Echo Sounders, Radio Direction Finder as well as Decca Navigator. Certain of these aids are required in the Radar Simulator Specifications [ref 1] to which the SAMSA - South African Maritime Safety Authority (formerly the South African Department of Transport) adheres. SAMSA is the authority which approves Maritime training and Simulators in South Africa in compliance with International standards as laid down by, IMO - International Maritime Organisation. / M

Thesis (M. Eng.(Electronic engineering))-University of Pretoria, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references. Available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.S. in Electrical Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 1997. / Thesis Advisor(s): Murali Tummala. "September 1997." Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-62). Also available in print.

Thesis (Masters Diploma(Post School Education))--Peninsula Technikon, Cape Town,1992 / Electronic navigation systems (ENS) have undergone phenomenal growth and development since the Second World War and there is every indication that it will continue to do so for as long as the threat of war prevails. A positive effect in this rapidly developing science, has been its application commercially, especially in aeronautical systems. To the ENS (Fisherman) course students of the Training Centre for Seamen (TCS), a technical college based in Cape Town, the advent of these modern navigation aids (navaids) made a marked impact on their, previously, simple existence and certain problems with regard to their training became evident. An empirical study, by means of a questionnaire, was thus undertaken in order to identify and possibly solve problems experienced by these students during both the sea-going and college-based phases. Specific areas investigated included, * academic, vocational and socio-economic background * language competency * lack of on-board exposure to instrumentation within junior ranks and * large age differences as well as differing levels of experience and competency in the same class group. In a bid to seek possible solutions, a comparative study was made of similar courses offered by institutions both locally, viz. the Cape Technikon and the South African Navy and abroad, viz. Australia, Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom and United States of America. Structured interviews were also held with ENS (Fisherman) course lecturers, representatives of ship owners and the South African Department of Transport officials to test their opinions with regard to the existing ENS training structures and the associated problems identified. Based on the information obtained in this study, conclusions and recommendations on the following have been made, viz. * Formulation of a new maritime training dispensation for South Africa * In-house training facilities * Academic background of students * Living and working conditions on-board * Heterogenous composition of ENS (Fisherman) class * Amalgamation of existing ENS training resources * On-board training programmes * Formal teaching qualifications * Marketing careers at sea and * Research in maritime education and training

Approved for public release, distribution unlimited / With the unveiling of ForceNet, the Navy's architectural framework for how naval warfare is to be conducted in the information age, much of the technological focus has been placed on Web technology. One of the most promising technologies is Web services. Web services provide for a standard way to move and share data more reliably, securely, and quickly. The capabilities imbedded in Extensible Markup Language (XML) and Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) can merge previously disparate systems into one integrated environment. Already proven successful in the administrative realm, wide-area networks such as the Secure Internet Protocol Network (SIPRNET) have become secure and reliable enough to pass data between systems and units to support tactical operations. The Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation (MOVES) Institute at the Naval Postgraduate School is currently working to extend these precepts into the modeling and simulation world under the Extensible Modeling and Simulation Framework (XMSF) project. By leveraging existing Web service technology, warfighters at the "tip of the spear" can have access to previously unrealized amounts of tactically-relevant data, analysis, and planning tools. The goal of this thesis is to apply the XMSF and Extensible 3D (X3D) graphics to the field of sonar visualization. Undersea warfare is a complex operation that requires a continuous and detailed analysis of the acoustic environment. Tactical sensor employment without a firm understanding of the complete undersea picture can lead to fatal consequences. The Navy has spent significant resources to develop training systems and tactical decision aids in an effort to integrate training, rehearsal and execution. Unfortunately, many of the high-resolution analysis tools that can provide high-resolution sonar prediction results are not easily accessible to the fleet. By taking advantage of Web services and XMSF technology, warfighters will need only access to the network to be able to pull real-time environmental analysis data from large databases, remotely run sonar prediction models on supercomputers, and view detailed three-dimensional (3D) virtual worlds that visualize the undersea picture.

Univ., Diss.--Saarbrücken, 2004.

Thesis (M.S. in Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation (MOVES))--Naval Postgraduate School, Sept. 2004. / Thesis Advisor(s): Don Brutzman. Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-223). Also available online.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-120).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1981. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND AERO. / Includes bibliographical references. / Ph.D.