1st Edition
Handbook of Scholarly Publications from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Volume 1, 2000-2020
This handbook represents a collection of previously published technical journal articles of the highest caliber originating from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). The collection will help promote and affirm the leading-edge technical publications that have emanated from AFIT, for the first time presented as a cohesive collection.
In its over 100 years of existence, AFIT has produced the best technical minds for national defense and has contributed to the advancement of science and technology through technology transfer throughout the nation. This handbook fills the need to share the outputs of AFIT that can guide further advancement of technical areas that include cutting-edge technologies such as blockchain, machine learning, additive manufacturing, 5G technology, navigational tools, advanced materials, energy efficiency, predictive maintenance, the internet of things, data analytics, systems of systems, modeling & simulation, aerospace product development, virtual reality, resource optimization, and operations management. There is a limitless vector to how AFIT’s technical contributions can impact the society.
Handbook of Scholarly Publications from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Volume 1, 2000-2020, is a great reference for students, teachers, researchers, consultants, and practitioners in broad spheres of engineering, business, industry, academia, the military, and government.
Section 1 Cyber Security
Chapter 1 Evaluating Information Assurance Strategies
J. Todd Hamill, Richard F. Deckro, and Jack M. Kloeber Jr
Chapter 2 Analysis of Systems Security Engineering Design Principles for
the Development of Secure and Resilient Systems
Paul M. Beach, Logan O. Mailloux, Brent T. Langhals, and
Robert F. Mills
Chapter 3 Operator Suspicion and Human–Machine Team
Performance under Mission Scenarios of Unmanned Ground
Vehicle Operation
Chris Gay, John J. Elshaw, Barry Horowitz, Inki Kim, and
Philip Bobko
Chapter 4 Performance Evaluations of Quantum Key Distribution
System Architectures
Logan O. Mailloux, Michael R. Grimaila, Douglas D. Hodson,
Gerald Baumgartner, and Colin McLaughlin
Section 2 Data Analytics
Chapter 5 Multimodal Data Fusion for Systems Improvement: A Review
Nathan Gaw, Safoora Yousefi, and Mostafa Reisi Gahrooei
Chapter 6 Cost Estimating Using a New Learning Curve Theory for
Non-Constant Production Rates
Dakotah Hogan, John Elshaw, Clay Koschnick,
Jonathan Ritschel, Adedeji Badiru, and Shawn Valentine
Chapter 7 A Learning Curve Model Accounting for the Flattening
Effect in Production Cycles
Evan R. Boone, John J. Elshaw, Clay M. Koschnick,
Jonathan D. Ritschel, and Adedeji B. Badiru
Section 3 Space Technologies
Chapter 8 Shifting Satellite Control Paradigms: Operational Cybersecurity
in the Age of Megaconstellations
Carl Poole, Robert Bettinger, and Mark G. Reith
Chapter 9 Using a CubeSat Reference Architecture for Accelerated Model
Development and Analysis
Major Sean Kelly, David Jacques, Brad Ayres,
Richard Cobb, and Thomas Ford
Chapter 10 Cislunar Debris Propagation Following a Catastrophic
Spacecraft Mishap
Nathan R. Boone and Robert A. Bettinger
Chapter 11 Elliptical Orbit Proximity Operations Differential Games
Eric R. Prince, Joshuah A. Hess, and Richard G. Cobb
Section 4 Human Factors
Chapter 12 Systems Modeling Language Extension to Support Modeling of
Human-Agent Teams
Michael E. Miller, John M. McGuirl, Michael F. Schneider,
and Thomas C. Ford
Chapter 13 Effects of Agent Timing on the Human-Agent Team
Tyler J. Goodman, Michael E. Miller,
Christina F. Rusnock, and Jason M. Bindewald
Chapter 14 Spatialized Audio Improves Call Sign Recognition during
Multi-Aircraft Control
Sungbin Kim, Michael E. Miller, Christina F. Rusnock,
and John J. Elshaw
Section 5 Electromagnetics
Chapter 15 Method for Generating a Figure of Merit for the Selection of
Antennas Under Volumetric Constraint
Daniel W. Stambovsky, Ronald J. Marhefka, and
Andrew J. Terzuoli
Chapter 16 First Principle Scintillation Characterization of Natural and
Artificial Disturbances on V/W Band Signals in the Ionosphere
Using the Multiple Phase Screen Technique
Andrew J. Knisely and Andrew J. Terzuoli
Chapter 17 First Principle Computational EMI Model of V and W
Wideband Signal Temporal Delay Induced by a HANE
in the Ionosphere
Andrew J. Knisely and Andrew J. Terzuoli
Chapter 18 Wideband SATCOM Model: Evaluation of Numerical
Accuracy and Efficiency
Andrew J. Knisely and Andrew J. Terzuoli
Section 6 Materials Technologies
in Aerospace Applications
Chapter 19 Understanding Flow Characteristics in Metal
Additive Manufacturing
Carl R. Hartsfield, Travis E. Shelton, Gregory R. Cobb,
Ryan A. Kemnitz, and Joseph Weber
Chapter 20 Fatigue Life Modeling and Experimentation of
Additively Manufactured Components with Respect to Defect
Size and Location
Daniel G. Miller, Ryan A. Kemnitz, Ramana V. Grandhi, and
Luke C. Sheridan
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Chapter 21 Analysis and Simulation of Hypervelocity Gouging Impacts for
a High-Speed Sled Test
John D. Cinnamon and Anthony N. Palazotto
Chapter 22 Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of an Icosahedron Frame which
Exhibits Chaotic Behavior
Lucas W. Just, Anthony M. DeLuca, and Anthony N. Palazotto
Section 7 Optical Technologies
Chapter 23 Quantitative Analysis of Cerium-Gallium Alloys Using a
Hand-Held Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Device
Ashwin P. Rao, Michael B. Shattan, Matthew T. Cook, and
Howard L. Hall
Chapter 24 Measurement of Electron Density and Temperature from
Laser-Induced Nitrogen Plasma at Elevated Pressure (1–6 bar)
Ashwin P. Rao, Mark Gragston, Anil K. Patnaik, Paul S. Hsu,
and Michael B. Shattan
Chapter 25 On‑Chip Silicon Photonic Controllable 2 × 2 Four‑Mode
Waveguide Switch
Cao Dung Truong, Duy Nguyen Thi Hang,
Hengky Chandrahalim, and Minh Tuan Trinh
Chapter 26 Three-Dimensional Fabry–Pérot Cavities Sculpted on Fiber
Tips Using a Multiphoton Polymerization Process
Jonathan W. Smith, Jeremiah C. Williams, Joseph S. Suelzer,
Nicholas G. Usechak, and Hengky Chandrahalim
Biography
Adedeji Badiru is the Dean and senior academic officer for the Graduate School of Engineering and Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). He was previously Professor and Head of Systems Engineering and Management at AFIT, Professor and Department Head of Industrial and Information Engineering at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and Professor of Industrial Engineering and Dean of the University College at the University of Oklahoma, Norman. He is a registered Professional Engineer (PE), a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering, a MS in Mathematics, a MS in Industrial Engineering from Tennessee Technological University, and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida. His areas of interest include mathematical modeling, project modeling and analysis, economic analysis, systems engineering, and efficiency/productivity analysis and improvement. He is the author of over 35 books, 38 book chapters, 88 technical journal articles, and 220 conference proceedings and presentations. Often venerated by his colleagues as “a writing machine,” Dr. Badiru has also published 35 magazine articles and 20 editorials and periodicals. He is a member of several professional associations and scholastic honor societies and a series editor for the Taylor and Francis book series on Systems Innovation and the Focus series on Analytics and Control. Professor Badiru was the recipient of the Taylor and Francis 2020 Author Lifetime Achievement Award.
Frank Ciarallo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Operational Sciences in the Graduate School of Engineering and Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). He was previously an Associate Professor at Wright State University in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, as well as an Assistant Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Arizona. He has been a visiting professor at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, as well as a visiting researcher at the Eindhoven Technical University. He holds a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering/Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University, a MS in Manufacturing and Operations Systems from Carnegie Mellon and a PhD in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon. His research interests include predictive analytics for logistics systems, management of supply chain systems with uncertainty, simulation, biases in multi-attribute group decision making and situation awareness/situation understanding. He has completed sponsored research for organizations such as the Air Force Materiel Command, Cardinal Health, the National Science Foundation, the Ohio Dept of Transportation and Trimble Navigation Limited. He is the author of 29 technical journal articles and 89 conference proceedings papers and presentations.
Eric Mbonimpa is an assistant professor in the department of Systems Engineering and Management at Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). Prior to joining AFIT he held research scientist positions at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and South Dakota State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University, MS in Civil Engineering from University of Missouri-Columbia and BS in Civil Engineering and Environmental Technology from Kigali Institute of Science and Technology. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) from Michigan. He conducts interdisciplinary research on energy systems, environmental systems, and sustainability. Dr. Mbonimpa has authored 20 journal articles, two book chapters, one patent, and 25 conference proceedings and presentations. At AFIT, he has supervised nine master’s students, served on fifteen theses committees, mentored three postdocs and two undergraduate students.
