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Defense Radar Missiles Systems of Systems 21st Century Electronic Warfare Nov 17-18, 2020 • Live Virtual ...... 26 Mar 9-11, 2021 • Live Virtual ...... 4 Space Satellite & Aerospace C4ISR Requirements Principles and Systems Design and Analysis of Bolted Joints Apr 6-8, 2021 • Live Virtual ...... 5 Counter UAS Technology & Techniques Oct 27-29, 2020 • Live Virtual...... 27 Earth Station & Terminal Design Dec 8-9, 2020 • Live Virtual ...... 6 Electronic Protection & Electronic Attack Feb 16-18, 2021 • Live Virtual ...... 28 Mar 17-19, 2021 • Live Virtual ...... 7 New Directions in Remote Sensing Link 16 Intermediate with Network Enabled Weapons Nov 2-6, 2020 • Live Virtual ...... 29 Jan 11-13, 2021 • Live Virtual ...... 8 Satellite Communications Design & Engineering MIDS Baseline Upgrade-2 and JTRS Training Dec 1-3, 2020 • Live Virtual ...... 30 Oct 20-21, 2020 • Live Virtual ...... 9 Satellite Communications - Intro Missile Design Oct 20-22, 2020 • Live Virtual...... 31 TBD 2021 • Live Virtual...... 10 Mar 2-4, 2021 • Live Virtual ...... 31 Multi-Target Tracking & Multi-Sensor Data Fusion Satellite Communications - Advanced Jan 19-21, 2021 • Live Virtual ...... 11 Apr 14-16, 2021 • Live Virtual...... 32 Radar 101 – Fundamentals Satellite Link Budget Training Using SatMaster Software Oct 13, 2020 • Live Virtual ...... 12 Feb 9-11, 2021 • Live Virtual...... 33 Radar 201-Advances in Modern Radar Space Environment: Implications for Spacecraft Design Oct 14, 2020 • Live Virtual ...... 12 Dec 1-2, 2020 • Live Virtual ...... 34 Software Design Radio – Practical Applications Space Mission Fundamentals Feb 2-4, 2021 • Live Virtual ...... 13 Engineering & Signal Processing Jan 4-6, 2021 • Live Virtual...... 35 Space Mission Structures Antenna & Array Fundamentals Oct 20-22, 2020 • Live Virtual...... 36 Feb 2-4, 2021 • Live Virtual ...... 14 Spacecraft Reliability Quality Assurance Integration & Testing Composite Materials for Aerospace Mar 23-24, 2021 • Live Virtual ...... 37 Nov 17-19, 2020 • Live Virtual ...... 15 Structural Test Design & Analysis Deep Learning Architectures Dec 8-10, 2020 • Live Virtual ...... 38 Nov 3-5, 2020 • Live Virtual ...... 16 Structural Test Design & Interpretation Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) for Space Systems Aug 31- Sep 3, 2020 • Live Virtual ...... 39 Nov 3, 10 & 17, 2020 • Live Virtual...... 17 Sonar Engineering & Acoustics EMI / EMC in Military Systems Feb 23-26, 2021 • Live Virtual ...... 18 AUV and ROV Technology High-Speed Digital Design & PCB Layout / I o T Jan 26-27, 2021 • Columbia, Maryland...... 40 Mar 9-11, 2021 • Live Virtual...... 19 Acoustics Fundamentals, Measurements & Apps MIL-STD 461F (G) Test Methods & Compliance Feb 2-4, 2021 • Live Virtual ...... 41 Dec 8-10, 2020 • Live Virtual ...... 20 Sonar Signal Processing Pyrotechnic Shock Testing, Measurement, Analysis & Calibration TBD 2021 • Live Virtual...... 42 Apr 20-21, 2021 • Live Virtual...... 21 Sonar & Target Motion Analysis Wireless Communications/Spread Spectrum TBD 2021 • Live Virtual...... 43 Feb 23-25, 2021 • Live Virtual ...... 22 Sonar Transducer Design Systems Engineering & Management TBD 2021 • Live Virtual...... 44 CSEP Preparation Submarines & Submariners Jan 26-28, 2021 • Live Virtual ...... 23 Feb 9-10, 2021 • Live Virtual ...... 45 INCOSE CSEP / ASEP Self-Paced Pre-Recorded Pre-Recorded, Virtual On-Demand ...... 24 Requirements Development & Management Jan 5-7, 2021 • Live Virtual...... 25 Topics for On-site Courses ...... 47

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March 9-11, 2021 Course Outline Live Virtual 1. Introduction to Electronic Combat. This section will include an introduction to the EW $2090 (8:30am - 4:30pm) taxonomy: Electronic Attack, Electronic Support, Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 Each Off The Course Tuition. and Electronic Protection. We will discuss the both the old and new terminology. We will also discuss the electromagnetic spectrum and electromagnetic waves. 2. Modern Threat Weapons and Sensors. We will discuss various air defense weapons systems including airborne intercept, surface to Summary air missile systems, and anti-aircraft artillery, This course is oriented to those that have including both land based and maritime. We will some technical background and minimal also consider integrated air defense systems. knowledge of EW. The targetd audience includes Specific examples will be illustrated. We will also line engineers, program managers, and discuss different types of radar systems including surveillance, target acquisition, and fire control as marketing staff who have some involvement in well as electro-optic and infra-red sensor electronic warfare. systems. Examples will be illustrated. Russian and Chinese systems will be described, and their Instructor geographic employment will be shown. Dr. Clayton Stewart -Biosketch 3. Vulnerability of Radar Modes. We will • Currently: Visiting Professor discuss various radar modes such as non-coherent Electronic & Electrical Engineering pulsed, coherent pulsed, pulse doppler, FM-CW, Department, University College pulse compression, and monopulse. For each type London; consultant DARPA, NSF, JHU/APL, & others; Teach short we will discuss their vulnerability to EA and their courses in EW, radar, and C4ISR for resistance to countermeasures. ATI, UCL, Defence IQ in the US and 4. Vulnerability/Susceptibility of Weapon in Europe. Systems. We will consider effective • 2007-2013 : Technical Director Office of Naval countermeasures techniques to be applied to Research Global. airborne interceptors, surface to air missile • 1994-2007: Corporate VP/GM of Reconnaissance systems, and anti-aircraft artillery. We will also and Surveillance Operation, SAIC; managed 500 discuss radar cross section and stealth. person, $125 M/year organization. 5. ESM (ES). For electronic support, we will • 1990-1994: Associate Prof Electrical & Computer consider the various types of receivers that are Engineering and Associate Director of Center of employed, as well as the direction finding Excellence in Command, Control, Communications, systems and analysis systems. Specific ES and and Intelligence, George Mason University; lead for SIGINT platforms will be described. Sensing and Fusion Group. 6. ECM Techniques (EA). The various • 1987-1990: Program Manager Artificial Ionospheric approaches to EA will be discussed including Mirror (AIM) over-the-horizon radar system, ARCO noise jamming, spot, swept, and barrage, as well Power Technologies Inc. as deception jamming. We will also consider • 1984-1987: Principal Investigator Signal various expendables, including chaff, flares, anti- Processing, Sperry Corporate Technology Center radiation missiles, and decoys. involved in R&D of sensor systems, sensor fusion, EW. 7. ECCM (EP). For electronic protection we will look at pulse compression techniques, • 1982-1984: Deputy Director Tactical Systems sidelobe blankers, low probability of intercept Division, Air Force Studies and Analyses, the techniques. Pentagon; performed and directed operational analyses of C4ISR and EW systems. 8. EW Systems. We will explore the various • 1978-1982: Associate Professor Electrical EW systems employed by the US and some Engineering, US Air Force Academy; Director of foreign countries. This will include jammers, chaff Faculty Research; taught courses in radar systems, dispensers, anti-radiation missiles, and decoys communications, and EW. and how they are employed. We will include • 1974-1978: Graduate student Air Force Institute of airborne and shipboard systems. Technology, earned MSEE and PhDEE 9. EW Technology. We will discuss various • 1964-1974: USAF officer, Navigator / Electronic EW technologies such as antennas, receivers, Warfare Officer, flew EB-57, EB-66, and MC-130CT transmitters, solid state amplifier technology, aircraft. Combat tour in SEA. Awarded DFC. matched filters, and digital processing technolog.

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April 6-8, 2021 Live Virtual $2090 (8:30am - 4:30pm) Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 Each Off The Course Tuition. Summary This three day course delivers a thorough overview promoting an understanding and building a successful C4ISR architecture. Course Outline Through technological innovation, modern warfare is conducted at longer ranges and with 1. C4ISR Architectures. NATO C4ISR, European Systems/Investments, C4ISR in action for USAF ops, greater precision than ever before. Overall C4ISR on USN ships, Joint Vision 2020. DoDAF: mission effectiveness increasingly depends upon Linking Successful Warfighting, Interoperability/Well systems and services external to a weapon Crafted Architectures, Operational Systems, Technical system. Those systems and services fall in the Views – UML representations. Computers: Cyber- domain of "C4ISR." This course presents a Warfare, Threats, Info Ops, Info Assurance, Defense comprehensive view of C4ISR systems from Organizations/Strategy, Global Information Grid (GIG) Global Hawk to JSTARS and the associated and Distributed Common Ground Station (DCGS). architectures. It begins with fundamental 2. Command and Control. Contingency Ops and scientific principles, shows how those principles Organization, Joint Task Force, Air Battle are exploited in various technologies, describes Management, C2 Hierarchy, Systems and Commands, current systems that take the technology into the Sensor-to-Shooter, Time Critical Targeting (TCT) theater of war, and concludes with a look at the Approaches/Lessons Learned, Network Centric Warfare. Estimating Future Performance, Service vision of the future "network-centric" battlespace. Oriented Architectures and Interoperability. Evolution of Systems/ Networks. Instructor 3. ISR. Fundamentals, Ops, and Examples: Target Dr. Clayton Stewart has over 30 years of Signatures, Receiver Operating Curves (ROC), Current and Future Systems, Passive Sensors, Signals experience performing across the Intercept, Direction Finding, IR, Multi-/Hyper-Spectral spectrum of research direction, line characteristics and effectiveness, Radar: Ground management, program management, Moving Target Indicator (GMTI), Synthetic Aperture system engineering, engineering Radar (SAR), Inverse SAR, Clutter and Noise education, flight operations, and considerations. Intelligence Tasking Processing research and development. He has Exploitation Dissemination (TPED), Signals had extensive involvement at all Intelligence (SIGINT), Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) levels as Technical Director, Principal Investigator, Sensors Tracking/Measurement Association: Operations Manager, Director of Research, Kalman Filters, Multiple Hypothesis Tracking. Program Manager, Associate Professor, Chief Platforms and Sensors –Space Based Radar (SBR) , Scientist, Systems Analyst, Member of the Satellite Constellations, Persistent Coverage, ISR Technical Staff, and Aircrew Member. He has satellite constellations, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Manned Platforms, Maritime Domain performed engineering and operations analysis on Awareness (MDA). a large variety of C4ISR systems such as Global Hawk, JSTARS, U-2, JTIDS, and Have Quick. 4. Sensor & Data Fusion. Sensor Fusion and UAV Ops: Systems analysis – building integrated sensor networks, Performance and Examples, Visualization What You Will Learn and M&S: Virtual Tour of Integrated Sensor Network. You will benefit by enhancing your understanding of Precision Targeting: Target Location: Methods of the: Geolocation, Implications for Battle Management. (1) Role of C4ISR in the modern military and how to 5. Communications: Fundamentals/definitions, measure its effectiveness. Networks, Coding and Error Detection, Joint Tactical (2) Theory and operations of command, control and Radio System – JTRS, Jamming and Low Probability communications (C3) systems. of Intercept/Detection (LPI/LPD) techniques. TADILs (3) Physics of materials signatures, sensors, and (Tactical Data and Information Links): Link 11, Link-16: detection mechanisms. Challenges, Interoperability Bandwidth, Coordination (4) Technologies and systems used to collect, fuse, in Theater, TADIL systems, Asynchronous Transfer and disseminate information. Mode (ATM), Time Division Multiple Access, etc. • DoD vision for networking a system of systems to Satellite Communications: Definitions, Benefits, Trade- support Joint Vision 2020. offs, Link Analysis, SATCOM Systems.

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December 8-9, 2020 Live Virtual $1590 (8:30am - 4:30pm) Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 Each Off The Course Tuition.

Course Outline Summary 1. The threat posed by criminals and terrorists This two-day course delivers a thorough exploiting small UAS in disruptive activities at overview promoting an understanding and airports and other critical infrastructure. Small building a successful Counter Unmanned Aerial commercial UAS that are available and typically System (UAS) architecture. The threat posed by employed. small UAS operated by criminals or terrorists has 2. Recent events in which criminals or become more prevalent in recent years. Overall terrorists have threatened critical infrastructure mission effectiveness in countering these such as airports, in the US and abroad, systems depends upon appropriate systems and employing small UAS. technology. This course presents a 3. Sensor systems that are used to detect, comprehensive view of the threat, counter UAS identify, and track small UAS. These include radar, systems, the associated architectures, and radio frequency sensing, electro-optical, infrared, organizations that promote and coordinate these and acoustic sensors. The characteristics, activities. It begins with fundamental scientific strengths, and weakness of each type of sensor principles, shows how those principles are type is discussed. exploited in various technologies, describes 4. The small UAS engagement systems are current systems that take the technology into discussed. These include the use of high-power practice. lasers, jamming, communications capture, and attack drones. The advantages and disadvantages of each of these is discussed. Instructor 5. Organization, both government and Dr. Clayton Stewart has over 30 years of commercial, that promote and coordinate counter experience performing across the UAS activities. These include organizations of the spectrum of research direction, line US and other countries. management, program management, system engineering, engineering education, flight operations, and research and What You Will Learn development. He has had extensive • The small UAS threat to critical infrastructure. involvement at all levels as Technical Director, • Theory and operations of counter UAS sensor Principal Investigator, Operations Manager, systems. Director of Research, Program Manager, • Counter UAS engagement systems and Associate Professor, Chief Scientist, Systems effectiveness. Analyst, Member of the Technical Staff, and • Organizations that promote and coordinate Aircrew Member. counter UAS activities.

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March 17-19, 2021 Live Virtual $2090 (8:30am - 4:30pm) Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 Each Off The Course Tuition.

Summary Course Outline This three-day course addresses the key 1. EW Basic Concepts and Terminology. elements of electronic attack (EA) and electronic protection (EP). This includes EA/ECM principles, Signals and the electromagnetic philosophies, and strategies; basic radar systems environment; electromagnetic propagation; and waveforms; the radar range equation and how antennas used for EW and radar; solid state to manipulate it to derive basic noise and deception power electronics; radar systems Radar jamming equations; electronic attack techniques Basics … Need to understand what to Jam. and waveform generation; electronic protection techniques; threat system analyses; applications to 2. Basic Radar Systems. Types of radars communication and infra-red countermeasures Modern Radar Trends, Pulse Environment / concepts; expendables including lethal systems; Pulse Density, Modern Radars, Weapons, the and testing and evaluation methods and limitations. Signal Environment & Integrated Weapon Systems, Target Acquisition and Guidance Instructor Techniques / Technologies; Doppler Dr. Clayton Stewart has over 30 years of processing; threat radars; radar cross section experience performing across the (RCS); stealth; radar and EW link equations; spectrum of research direction, line integrated air defense systems. management, program management, system engineering, engineering 3. Radar and Communications Systems. education, flight operations, and Russian and Chinese radar systems; research and development. He has had communication systems; communications extensive involvement at all levels as electronic protection (EP); signals intelligence Technical Director, Principal Investigator, Operations (SIGINT). Manager, Director of Research, Program Manager, Associate Professor, Chief Scientist, Systems Analyst, 4. EW Receiver Types and Characteristics. Member of the Technical Staff, and Aircrew Member. Electronic warfare support; types of EW He served as an Electronic Warfare Officer and receivers; radar warning receivers (RWR); Electronic Warfare Engineer in the US Air Force. EW receiver characteristics. 5. EW Processing and Electronic Attack What You Will Learn (EA). EW receiver characteristics; EW signal • ES, EW, and ELINT receiver architectures and processing; emitter location techniques; techniques. Electronic Attack (EA): Denial EA (Noise), • Radar range equation, sensitivity, detection, Pd and Pfa. Deception EA (False Targets); Basic Noise • Direction finding and location. Jamming Equations, Noise Techniques, • Electronic attack techniques. Search Radar Jamming Process, Noise EA • Fundamental ECM principles. Analysis Examples. • Basic jamming equations and J/S. 6. Specialized EA and Electronic • Interactions between electronic attack and Protection (EP) Technologies. Digital Radio electronic protection. Frequency Memories (DRFMs); From this course you will obtain knowledge expendables: chaff, flares, anti-radiation and understanding of the fundamentals and missiles (ARM), decoys, EP. principals of electronic attack and electronic protection.

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January 11-13, 2021 Live Virtual $2090 (8:30am - 4:30pm) Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 Each Off The Course Tuition.

Course Outline • Introduction to Link 16 • Link 16 Documentation • System Characteristics • Time Division Multiple Access • Network Participation Groups • J-Series Messages • Waveform Generation • Time Slot Components • Message Packing and Pulses • Link 16 Networks / Nets • Network Access Modes Summary • Terminal Synchronization The Link 16 Intermediate Course covers • Link 16 Network Time the most important topics effecting Link 16. • Network Roles The course includes 21 instructional • Terminal Navigation modules and is one of our most popular • Network Relays courses. The Link 16 Network Enabled • Network Communications Security Weapons course not only explains this new • Link 16 Pulse Deconfliction capability in great detail, it offers insight into • Terminal RF Modes where it may lead when coupled with Link 16 • Time Slot Duty Factor Enhanced Throughput, Concurrent Multi- • Link 16 Terminals Netting, and Concurrent Contention Receive. • Introduction to Link 16 NEW The course contains hundreds of graphics • NEW Message to NPG Mapping and animations designed specifically to help • J11 Messages (Background Data) the student visualize how the capability is • J11.0 Weapon Response / Status Message delivered in the joint battlespace. • J11.1 Weapon Directive Message • J11.2 Weapon Coordination Message Instructor • J11.X Message Acknowledgement • Weapon In-Flight Track Query / Response / Patrick Pierson a retired U.S. Navy (USN) Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO), is the Managing Report Director of NCS. Patrick has more than 30 years of • Bomb-Hit Indication Report operational Tactical Data Link (TDL) experience, and • Target Updates / Retargeting / Mission has developed more than 75 TDL training courses Supplement which have been delivered to thousands of students • J11.X Loiter / Abort Messages around the globe. He is also responsible for the design • Weapon Handoff of the Multi-TDL Planning System, OPTASK Link • Contact Reports Generator, Network Design Tool, INDE Processing • J11.X Ping / EMCON / 3rd Party Program, Improved TSDF Calculator, JFAR, JCM, JAR Communications Generator, and the Link 16 Pulse Planning System. Prior to his retirement, Patrick served as the Theatre JICO for the Commander US Naval Forces Europe and Applicability Commander US Naval Forces Sixth Fleet, and was This course is suitable for personnel with little or part of the JICO teams for Operation Iraqi Freedom, no experience and is designed to take the student Operation Allied Force, and dozens of Joint and to a very high level of comprehension in a short Coalition exercises. period of time.

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Summary The MIDS JTRS Terminal and new capabilities supported by the MIDS Baseline-2 upgrade will greatly increase the capability, capacity, flexibility, and security October 20-21, 2020 of Link 16 networks. The two-day course explains each Live Virtual of the new Link 16 capabilities and how it effects the $1590 (9:00am - 6:30pm) future of Link 16. This training does not incorporate Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 Each Link 16 background information. Students that do not Off The Course Tuition. have a Link 16 background should consider the Link 16 Advanced with Baseline Upgrade-2 and JTRS Course. Follow-On Support: Our online training includes our free one-year of instructor support so that students Course Outline can contact the instructor with training related • Baseline Upgrade 2 questions. • Link 16 Enhanced Throughput Introduction Online Training Description: Our online training • Host Interfaces platform delivers a live interactive video broadcast of the instructor and training materials. • LET/JET Background Info • J-Messages over ET (JET) US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED . • Link 16 Enhanced Throughput (LET) Instructor • Crypto Modernization Patrick Pierson a retired U.S. Navy (USN) • Frequency Remapping Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO), is the • MIDS JTRS Introduction Managing Director of NCS. Patrick has more than 30 years of operational Tactical Data Link (TDL) • JTRS SRU/LRU Descriptions experience, and has developed more than 75 • Terminal Interfaces / Busses TDL training courses which have been delivered • External Host Control Bus to thousands of students around the globe. He is also responsible for the design of the Multi-TDL • JTRS Networking Capabilities Planning System, OPTASK Link Generator, • JTRS Initialization Data (ICD Vol. I) Network Design Tool, INDE Processing Program, • JTRS FIM/FOM (ICD Vol. II) Improved TSDF Calculator, JFAR, JCM, JAR • JTRS Platform Types (ICD Vol. III) Generator, and the Link 16 Pulse Planning System. Prior to his retirement, Patrick served as • JTRS FIMs Explained the Theatre JICO for the Commander US Naval • JTRS FOMs Explained Forces Europe and Commander US Naval • Concurrent Multi-Netting Forces Sixth Fleet, and was part of the JICO teams for Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation • Concurrent Contention Receive Allied Force, and dozens of Joint and Coalition • Configuration Options exercises.

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Summary This four-day course is recommended for those who Course Outline wish to broaden their understanding of missiles. 1. Introduction/Drivers in Missile Design, Development, and Conceptual design methods are presented for the System Engineering: Overview of missile design process. Examples of system integration. Types of missiles. Configuration sizing major subsystems and for predicting performance, cost, parameters. Conceptual design process. Examples of mission risk, and launch platform integration. Examples are requirements. Example of sensitivity analysis. shown of subsystem and system development test 2. Aerodynamics in Missile Design, Development, and System activities. Configuration sizing examples include rocket- Engineering: Optimizing missile aerodynamics. Shapes for low observables. Configuration layout options. Selecting flight control powered, ramjet-powered, and turbo-jet powered alternatives. Wing and tail sizing. Predicting normal force, drag, missiles as well as guided bombs. The course presents pitching moment, stability, flight control effectiveness, lift-to-drag ratio, typical characteristics of missiles, historical and hinge moment. Skid-to-turn, bank-to-turn, rolling airframe, and divert maneuvering alternatives. development of subsystems, enabling technologies, and 3. Propulsion in Missile Design, Development, and System the state-of-the-art. Over seventy videos illustrate Engineering: Turbojet, ramjet, scramjet, ducted rocket, and rocket missile development activities and performance. Each specific impulse, range, and thrust. Booster and inlet alternatives. High density fuels. Performance, explosive safety, toxicity, and observables attendee will design, build, and fly a small air powered tradeoffs. Propellant grain cross section trade-offs. Thrust magnitude rocket based on the analysis and prediction methods of control. Propellant ageing prediction. Combustion instability. Motor the course. This course is based on the instructor’s 880 case and nozzle materials. page AIAA textbook Missile Design and System 4. Weight in Missile Design, Development, and System Engineering: Weight prediction and minimizing weight. How to size Engineering. subsystems to meet flight performance requirements. Structure factor of safety. Structure concepts and manufacturing processes. Airframe materials. Structure loads prediction. Airframe and rocket motor case Instructor design. Aerodynamic heating prediction and insulation trades. Thermal stress. Seeker dome materials and sizing. Power supply and flight Eugene L. Fleeman has 50+ years of government, control sizing. industry, academia, and consulting 5. Flight Performance in Missile Design, Development, and experience in the design and System Engineering: Flight envelope limitations. Aerodynamic sizing- development of missile systems. equations of motion. Accuracy of simplified equations of motion. Formerly a manager of missile programs Maximizing missile flight performance. Benefits of flight trajectory at the US Air Force Research shaping. Flight performance prediction of boost, climb, cruise, coast, Laboratory, Rockwell International, steady descent, ballistic, maneuvering, divert, and homing flight. Boeing, and Georgia Tech, he is an 6. Other Missile Measures of Merit and Launch Platform Integration/System Engineering: Robustness in adverse weather. international lecturer on missiles and the Seeker, navigation, data link, and sensor alternatives. Seeker range author of 200+ publications, including three textbooks. prediction. Imaging versus scanning infrared seekers. Semi-active Since the year 1999 his short course has been held laser seeker. Mid-wave versus long wave infrared seeker. Gimbaled over 100 times in fifteen countries and five continents. versus strap-down seekers. Automatic target recognition. Milimeter wave versus centimeter wave seekers. Radar traveling wave tube versus solid state amplifier. Multi-mode seekers. GPS/INS integration. Counter-countermeasures. Electromagnetic compatibility. Warhead What You Will Learn alternatives and lethality prediction. Collateral damage. Fuzing alternatives and requirements for fuze angle and time delay. Missile • Drivers in design, development, and system guidance laws. Proportional guidance accuracy prediction. Sources of engineering. miss distance. Missile time constant and maneuverability for small • Configuration sizing methods for aerodynamics, miss distance. Radome error slope and filtering. Radar cross section and infrared signature prediction. Survivability considerations. propulsion, weight, and flight trajectory. Insensitive munition requirements. Reliability. Cost drivers of schedule, • Integration with aircraft, ground, and ship platforms. weight, learning curve, type of subsystems, and parts count. EMD and production cost prediction. Designing within launch platform • Robustness, lethality, guidance, navigation, flight constraints. Basing and logistics. Standard launchers for ships, control, observables, survivability, safety, reliability, submarines, aircraft, and ground vehicles. Internal versus external and cost. carriage. Shipping, storage, carriage, and launch considerations. • Missile sizing examples. Launch platform and fire control system interfaces. Comparison of active homing, passive homing, semi-active homing, command, and • Development of missile system, subsystems, and multi-mode guidance. Climatic environment requirements. Cold and technology. solar prediction of temperature for missile subsystems. 7. Missile Sizing Examples and Sizing Tools: Baseline turbojet, ramjet, rocket, and guided bomb. Trade-offs for extended range rocket. Who Should Attend Sizing for enhanced maneuverability. Lofted range prediction. Ramjet sizing for range robustness. Fuel alternatives. Turbojet sizing for The course is oriented toward the needs of missile maximum range. Guided bomb range prediction. Computer aided engineers, systems engineers, analysts, marketing sizing tools for conceptual design. Design, build, and fly competition. personnel, program managers, university professors, Pareto, house of quality, and design of experiment analysis. and others working in the area of missile systems and 8. Missile Development Process: Design validation/technology technology development. Attendees will gain an development process. Developing a technology roadmap. History of understanding of missile design, missile technologies, transformational technologies. Cost, risk, and performance tradeoffs. New missile follow-on projections. Examples of development tests and launch platform integration, missile system measures facilities. Missile simulation. Example of technology demonstration of merit, and the missile system development process. flight envelope. New technologies for missiles.

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Course Outline 1. Introduction. Summary 2. The Kalman Filter. 3. Other Linear Filters. The objective of this three-day course is to 4. Non-Linear Filters. introduce engineers, scientists, managers and 5. Angle-Only Tracking. military operations personnel to the fields of 6. Maneuvering Targets: Adaptive Techniques. target tracking and data fusion, and to the key 7. Maneuvering Targets: Multiple Model Approaches. technologies which are available today for 8. Single Target Correlation & Association. application to this field. The course is designed 9. Track Initiation, Confirmation & Deletion. to be rigorous where appropriate, while 10. Using Measured Range Rate (Doppler). remaining accessible to students without a 11. Multitarget Correlation & Association. specific scientific background in this field. The 12. Probabilistic Data Association. course will start from the fundamentals and 13. Multiple Hypothesis Approaches. move to more advanced concepts. This course 14. Coordinate Conversions. will identify and characterize the principle 15. Multiple Sensors. components of typical tracking systems. A 16. Data Fusion Architectures. variety of techniques for addressing different 17. Fusion of Data From Multiple Radars. aspects of the data fusion problem will be 18. Fusion of Data From Multiple Angle-Only described. Real world examples will be used to Sensors. 19. Fusion of Data From Radar and Angle-Only emphasize the applicability of some of the Sensor. algorithms. Specific illustrative examples will 20. Sensor Alignment. be used to show the tradeoffs and systems 21. Fusion of Target Type and Attribute Data. issues between the application of different 22. Performance Metrics. techniques. What You Will Learn Instructor • State Estimation Techniques – Kalman Filter, Stan Silberman is a member of the Senior constant-gain filters. Technical Staff at the Johns Hopkins Univeristy • Non-linear filtering – When is it needed? Extended Applied Physics Laboratory. He has over 30 Kalman Filter. years of experience in tracking, sensor fusion, • Techniques for angle-only tracking. and radar systems analysis and design for the • Tracking algorithms, their advantages and Navy,Marine Corps, Air Force, and FAA. limitations, including: Recent work has included the integration of a - Nearest Neighbor. new radar into an existing multisensor system - Probabilistic Data Association. and in the integration, using a multiple - Multiple Hypothesis Tracking. hypothesis approach, of shipboard radar and - Interactive Multiple Model (IMM). ESM sensors. Previous experience has • How to handle maneuvering targets. included analysis and design of multiradar • Track initiation – recursive and batch approaches. fusion systems, integration of shipboard • Architectures for sensor fusion. sensors including radar, IR and ESM, • Sensor alignment – Why do we need it and how do we do it? integration of radar, IFF, and time-difference-of- • Attribute Fusion, including Bayesian methods, arrival sensors with GPS data sources. Dempster-Shafer, Fuzzy Logic.

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RADAR 101 RADAR 201 Fundamentals of Radar Advances in Modern Radar October 13, 2020 October 14, 2020 Live Virtual Live Virtual $850 (8:30am - 4:00pm) $850 (8:30am - 4:00pm) "Register 3 or More & Receive $50 00 each "Register 3 or More & Receive $50 00 each Off The Course Tuition." Off The Course Tuition."

Dr. Menchem Levitas has forty four years of experience in developed innovative techniques in many areas e.g., active science and engineering, thirty six of which array self-calibration and failure-compensation, array multi- have consisted of direct radar and weapon beam-forming, electronic protection, synthetic wide-band, systems analysis, design, and development. knowledge-based adaptive processing, waveforms and Throughout his tenure he has provided waveform processing, and high fidelity, real-time, littoral technical support for many shipboard and airborne radar programs in many different propagation modeling. He has supported many AESA areas including system concept definition, programs including the Air Force’s Ultra Reliable Radar (URR), electronic protection, active arrays, signal and data processing, the Atmospheric Surveillance Technology (AST), the USMC’s requirement analyses, and radar phenomenology. He is a Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR), the 3D Long recipient of the AEGIS Excellence Award for the development Range Expeditionary Radar (3DLRR), and others. Prior to his of a novel radar cross-band calibration technique in support of retirement in 2013 he had been the chief scientist of wide-band operations for high range resolution. He has Technology Service Corporation’s Washington Operations.

Summary ATTEND EITHER OR BOTH RADAR COURSES ! This one-day course is a supplement to the basic course Radar 101, and probes deliberately deeper into selected topics, notably in signal processing to achieve Summary (generally) finer and finer resolution (in several This concise one-day course is intended for those with dimensions, imaging included) and in antennas wherein only modest or no radar experience. It provides an the versatility of the phased array has made such an overview with understanding of the physics behind radar, impact. Finally, advances in radar's own data processing tools used in describing radar, the technology of radar at - auto-detection, more refined association processes, the subsystem level and concludes with a brief survey of and improved auto-tracking - and system wide fusion recent accomplish-ments in various applications. processes are briefly discussed.

Course Outline Course Outline 1. Introduction. The general nature of radar: composition, 1. Introduction. Radar’s development, the metamorphosis of block diagrams, photos, types and functions of radar, typical the last few decades: analog and digital technology evolution, theory and algorithms, increased digitization: multi-functionality, characteristics. adaptivity to the environment, higher detection sensitivity, higher 2. The Physics of Radar. Electromagnetic waves and resolution, increased performance in clutter. their vector representation. The spectrum bands used in 2. Modern Signal Processing. Clutter and the Doppler radar. Radar waveforms. Scattering. Target and clutter principle. MTI and Pulse Doppler filtering. Adaptive cancellation behavior representations. Propagation: refractivity, and STAP. Pulse editing. Pulse Compression processing. attenuation, and the effects of the Earth surface. Adaptive thresholding and detection. Ambiguity resolution. Measurement and reporting. 3. The Radar Range Equation. Development from basic principles. The concepts of peak and average power, signal 3. Electronic Steering Arrays (ESA): Principles of Operation. Advantages and cost elements. Behavior with scan and noise bandwidth and the matched filter concept, antenna angle. Phase shifters, true time delays (TTL) and array bandwidth. aperture and gain, system noise temperature, and signal Other issues. detectability. 4. Solid State Active Array (SSAA) Antennas (AESA). 4. Thermal Noise and Detection in Thermal Noise. Architecture. Technology. Motivation. Advantages. Increased Formation of thermal noise in a receiver. System noise array digitization and compatibility with adaptive pattern temperature (Ts) and noise figure (NF). The role of a low- applications. Need for in-place auto-calibration and noise amplifier (LNA). Signal and noise statistics. False alarm compensation. probability. Detection thresholds. Detection probability. 5. Modern Advances in Waveforms. Pulse compression Coherent and non-coherent multi-pulse integration. principles. Performance measures. Some legacy codes. State-of- the-art optimal codes. Spectral compliance. Temporal controls. 5. The sub-systems of Radar. Transmitter (pulse Orthogonal codes. Multiple-input Multiple-output (MIMO) radar. oscillator vs. MOPA, tube vs. solid state, bottled vs. distributed 6. Data Processing Functions. The conventional functions of architecture), antenna (pattern, gain, sidelobes, bandwidth), report to track correlation, track initiation, update, and receiver (homodyne vs. super heterodyne), signal processor maintenance. The new added responsibilities of managing a (functions, front and back-end), and system controller/tracker. multi-function array: prioritization, timing, resource management. Types, issues, architectures, tradeoff considerations. The Multiple Hypothesis tracker. 5. Current Accomplishments and Concluding 7. Concluding Discussion. Today’s concern of mission and Discussion. theatre uncertainties. Increasing requirements at constrained size, weight, and cost. Needs for growth potential. System of systems with data fusion and multiple communication links.

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Summary This three-day course will provide the foundational February 2-4, 2021 skills required to develop software defined radios using Live Virtual the GNURadio framework. This course consists of both (8:30am - 4:30pm) lecture material and worked SDR software examples. Regis$te2r 03 9or0 More & Receive $100 00 Each The course begins with a background in SDR Off The Course Tuition. technologies and communications theory. The course then covers programming in the Linux environment common to GNURadio via examples of SDR without a framework like GNURadio. Then introductory GNURadio Course Outline is presented to demonstrate the utility of the stock framework. Worked examples in the GNURadio 1. Basic Communications Theory. Spectrum Companion GUI are used to demonstrate basic SDR analysis. Media access. Carrier modulation. Bandwidth signal processing functions. Then the class will cover how utilization. Error correcting codes. to develop and debug custom signal processing blocks. 2. Basic Radio Signal Processing. Sampling theory. A worked example of an OOK modem is used to Filtering. Carrier recovery. Timing recovery. Equalization. demonstrate working with data buffers in GNURadio. The Modulation and demodulation. advanced features of GNURadio will be covered such as 3. Channel and Hardware Signal Impairments. RPC, message passing, data tagging, and burst (event) Path loss. Multi-path. Noise. Doppler. IP3, 1-dB processing. Finally, additional open-source packages Compression, Noise Figure, IQ Imbalance. such as GQRX, gr-modes (ADS-B) , and REDHAWK are presented. Each student will receive a complete set of 4. Software-Defined Radio Development in Linux. lecture notes as well as a complete SDR development C++ and Python software development in Linux. Worked environment (Virtual Machine) preloaded with the worked example of building C++ and Python signal processing examples of GNURadio applications. An RTL-SDR programs in Linux. Build systems. Debugging using dongle is also provided to each student (to keep) for the GDB. Worked examples of debugging with GDB. worked examples in the class. Profiling tools to measure SDR software performance. Bring a laptop with a USB port to class. Integrated Development Environments. Eclipse and LiClipse. Worked examples of the SWIG C++ to Python interface generator used in GNURadio. Instructor 5. Introduction to GNURadio. GNURadio Dr. Mark Plett , has 20 years experience developing architecture. Flowgraphs and data buffers. Stock signal Communications Systems. He has worked at several processing blocks. How to set-up a GNURadio telecommunications start-ups as well as the DoD, and development environment (like the one provided with the Microsoft. Most recently, Dr. Plett works at the Johns class). Developing with GNURadio Companion. Worked Hopkins Applied Physics Lab (APL) where he has examples in GNURadio Companion including a QPSK spent the last 10 years developing software-defined data modem. Worked example of a python GNURadio radios for a variety of DoD applications. Dr. Plett was app. Working with SDR hardware such as the USRP. the Principal Investigator for the DARPA Spectrum Worked example with RTL-Dongle. Collaboration Grand Challenge (SC2). For SC2, Dr. 6. Custom Signal Processing in GNURadio. Plett oversaw the development of the world's largest Worked example of how to write a GNURadio signal Wireless Emulation Environment composed of over processing block. Generating block skeleton code. 256 software-defined radios. He is active in the open Populating the signal processing. Compiling and source SDR community and has contributed source debugging the signal processing. Communicating with code to the GNURadio project. Dr. Plett received his and monitoring the signal processing in operation. Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of 7. Burst processing in GNURadio. Worked example Maryland in 1999 and his Ph.D. in Electro-physics from for custom signal processing to demodulate OOK burst the University of Maryland in 2007. Dr. Plett is a signals. Demonstration of working with GNURadio data licensed Professional Engineer in the State of buffers and writing general work functions to consume Maryland. and produce data in processing blocks. 8. Advanced GNURadio features. Overview of advanced GNURadio features. Worked examples of What You Will Learn system logging. Worked examples of message passing • What applications utilize SDR. and burst processing with PDUs. Worked examples of • Common SDR architectures. metadata passing using stream tags. Worked example • Basic communications theory (spectrum access, of burst processing using metadata enabled tagged- modulation). streams. Worked example of external process • Basic algorithms utilized in SDR (carrier recovery, monitoring using GNURadio control port. Worked timing recovery). example of hardware accelerated signal processing • Channel and Hardware Impairments. using the VOLK optimized kernel library. • Modem structure. 9. Open source SDR projects. Discussion and • Linux software development and debugging. (with simple demonstration of available open-source SDR worked examples). projects. Scanner utilities such as GQRX, SDR#, and • SDR development in GNURadio Companion. (with Baudline. SDR modems projects such as ADS-B, AIS, worked examples). Airprobe and OpenBTS. • Custom signal processing in GNURadio. (with worked 10. Introduction to REDHAWK. Worked examples in examples). the REDHAWK IDE. Worked examples of writing signal • Worked examples of SDR Modems in GNURadio. (with processing blocks in REDHAWK. Worked example of worked examples). how to integrate GNURadio processing into REDHAWK • Advanced GNURadio features (with examples of stream applications. tags, message passing, control port).

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Course Outline 1. Basic Concepts In Antenna Theory. Beam patterns, radiation resistance, polarization, gain/directivity, aperture size, reciprocity, and matching techniques. 2. RF Field Locations. Reactive near-field, radiating near-field (Fresnel region), far-field (Fraunhofer region) and the Friis transmission formula. Summary 3. Types of Antennas. Dipole, loop, patch, horn, This three-day course teaches the basics of dish, and helical antennas are discussed, compared, antenna and antenna array theory. Fundamental and contrasted from a performance/applications concepts such as beam patterns, radiation standpoint. resistance, polarization, gain / directivity, aperture 4. Propagation Effects. Direct, sky, and ground size, reciprocity, and matching techniques are waves. Diffraction and scattering. presented. Different types of antennas such as 5. Antenna Arrays and Array Factors. (e.g., dipole, loop, patch, horn, dish, and helical antennas uniform, binomial, and Tschebyscheff arrays). are discussed and compared and contrasted from a 6. Scanning From Broadside. Sidelobe levels, null locations, and beam broadening. The end-fire performance-applications standpoint. The locations condition. Problems such as grating lobes, beam of the reactive near-field, radiating near-field squint, quantization errors, and scan blindness. (Fresnel region), and far-field (Fraunhofer region) 7. Beam Steering. Phase shifters and true-time are described and the Friis transmission formula is delay devices. Some commonly used components and presented with worked examples. Propagation delay devices (e.g., the Rotman lens) are compared. effects are presented. Antenna arrays are 8. Measurement Techniques Used In Anechoic discussed, and array factors for different types of Chambers. Pattern measurements, polarization distributions (e.g., uniform, binomial, and patterns, gain comparison test, spinning dipole (for CP Tschebyscheff arrays) are analyzed giving insight to measurements). Items of concern relative to anechoic chambers such as the quality of the absorbent sidelobe levels, null locations, and beam material, quiet zone, and measurement errors. broadening (as the array scans from broadside.) Compact, outdoor, and near-field ranges. The end-fire condition is discussed. Beam steering 9. Software Simulation Concepts. Discussion is described using phase shifters and true-time and distinction between: Finite Difference Time delay devices. Problems such as grating lobes, Domain (FDTD), the method of moments (MoM), and beam squint, quantization errors, and scan the Finite Element Method (FEM.) Some commercial blindness are presented. Antenna systems codes that use these techniques. (transmit/receive) with active amplifiers are 10. Throughput And Data Rates. Various antennas introduced. Finally, measurement techniques are examined to quantify suitability for data commonly used in anechoic chambers are outlined. transmission. A comprehensive set of course notes is included. 11. Special Topics. The class can be tailored to meet the desired needs of the students. 12. Questions and Answers. Instructor Dr. Steven Weiss is a senior design engineer with the Army Research Lab. He has a What You Will Learn Bachelor’s degree in Electrical • Basic antenna concepts that pertain to all antennas Engineering from the Rochester Institute and antenna arrays. of Technology with Master’s and • The appropriate antenna for your application. Doctoral Degrees from The George • Factors that affect antenna array designs and Washington University. He has antenna systems. numerous publications in the IEEE on antenna theory. He teaches both • Measurement techniques commonly used in anechoic chambers. introductory and advanced, graduate level courses at Johns Hopkins University on antenna systems. He is This course is invaluable to engineers seeking to work active in the IEEE. In his job at the Army Research Lab, with experts in the field and for those desiring a deeper he is actively involved with all stages of antenna understanding of antenna concepts. At its completion, you will have a solid understanding of the appropriate development from initial design, to first prototype, to antenna for your application and the technical difficulties measurements. He is a licensed Professional Engineer you can expect to encounter as your design is brought in both Maryland and Delaware. from the conceptual stage to a working prototype.

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Summary November 17-19, 2020 This three-day course will be of use to design engineers, structural engineers, and materials Live Virtual engineers in the selection of composite materials, $2090 (8:30am - 4:30pm) design, analysis, processing and fabrication of "Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 each composite structures. Will include worked Off The Course Tuition." numerical examples, physical material samples for classroom examination and references for later application. Course Outline Day 1 – Composites: What are they and how do you use them? 1. Composite Materials. What are they? Why use Instructors them? Dr. Jack Roberts ASME Fellow, specializes in structural analysis & design, composite materials, biomedical & 2. Past Examples of Composite Applications. From biomechanics and proposal writing. Dr Roberts is a previous ancient building materials to aerospace structural member of the Principal Professional Staff at the Johns solutions. Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, where he 3. Reinforcement Materials. Glass, Carbon, has performed hand structural analysis and finite element Ceramics and Metals. Fibers and other forms. modeling on composite structures for Aerospace, Naval, 4. Matrix Materials. Resin systems including Space and biomedical applications. Dr. Roberts has a Ph.D. thermosetting and thermoplastic. Safety issues. in mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic institute and has his own consulting business. Materials sources, storage and handling Dr. Roberts has over 120 publications, presentations and requirements. proceedings, 16 patents, 3 book chapters and numerous 5. Processing. Methods available and why processing Mr. Paul Biermann is a materials and process engineer and design cannot be treated separately. Tooling and a member of the Principal Professional Staff at the design, materials and repair. New developments. Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, with over 36 6. Quality Assurance. Physiochemical testing. years experience in design, manufacturing and Mechanical testing. Non-destructive testing. characterization of composite materials and engineering polymers. His has worked on composite components for Day 2 – How to design and analyze composite spacecraft, biomedical applications and for undersea material structures. deployment. He has an extensive background in composite 7. Laminate Analysis. Nomenclature, anisotropic and cure and assembly techniques, polymer molding and orthotropic equations, material properties, failure casting, tooling and mold fabrication, adhesive bonding, and theories. test equipment and methods. He holds the degree of BS in 8. Use of “The Laminator”. Material properties, Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic strengths, ply angles, ply thicknesses, mechanical Institute. Mr. Biermann has 37 published papers and two book chapters. He also holds 17 US patents. loads (forces and moments), thermal loads, moisture loads. 9. Preliminary Design and Analysis. For preliminary What You Will Learn analysis many structures can be broken-down into • What are composite materials? series of flat rectangular plates or shells. • How to process composite materials and how that affects 10. Composite Orthotropic Plate Bending and your design. Buckling. Closed-form and approximate equations for • What are anisotropic materials? bending and buckling of flat rectangular orthotropic • What is laminate analysis? plates due to uniform out-of-plane pressure or in-plane • What are the failure theories used for composites? compressive loads. • What is a laminate code and what does it do? 11. Sandwich Plate Bending and Buckling. • How is a laminate code used to design a composite Equations for honeycomb core sandwich plates structure? using composite face sheets. • What is an orthotropic material? 12. Cylindrical Shell Bending and Buckling. • How to break a structure down into simple plates and shells Equations for torsion, bending, buckling, or for preliminary analysis. internal/external pressurization of composite cylindrical shells. Shells under multiple loads. • What design equations can be used for orthotropic materials? Day 3- Applications. • What are the applications of these equations to plates and 13. Buckling and Bending of Orthotropic Plates. shells under in-plane or out-of-plane loads? 14. EMI Shielding of Composites. From this course you will obtain the knowledge and ability 15. Design Techniques for Electronic Enclosures. to perform basic composite materials selection, separate structures into basic plates and shells for initial preliminary 16. Composite Electronic Enclosure Optimization. design, perform design and analysis with composite 17. Composite Bone Implant Design and analysis. materials, identify tradeoffs, understand the use of special 18. Re-Design of an Aluminum Electro-Optical equations for orthotropic materials under in-plane and out-of- Shroud in Composites. plane loads for plates and shells, interact meaningfully with colleagues, and understand the literature.

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Summary This 3-day course provides a broad introduction to November 3-5, 2020 classical neural networks (NN) and its current evolution Live Virtual to deep learning (DL) technology. This course introduces the well-known deep learning architectures $2090 (8:30am - 4:30pm) and their applications in defense and security for object "Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 each detection, identification, verification, action recognition, Off The Course Tuition." scene understanding and biometrics using a single modality or multimodality sensor information. This course will describe the history of neural networks and its progress to current deep learning technology. It covers several DL architectures such the classical multi-layer feed forward neural networks, convolutional neural networks (CNN), generative adversarial networks (GAN), restricted Boltzmann machines (RBM), auto-encoders and recurrent neural networks Course Outline such as long term short memory (LSTM). 1. History of Neural Networks. Origin of the Use of deep learning architectures for feature artificial neural networks (ANN) and its relationship with extraction and classification will be described and artificial intelligence & expert systems. Artificial neuron demonstrated. Examples of popular CNN-baased models vs biological neurons. Characteristics of architectures such as AlexNet, VGGNet, GooGleNet receptive fields of neurons in visual cortex. Binary and (inception modules), ResNet, DeepFace, Highway continues perceptrons. Networks, FractalNet and their applications to defense and security will be discussed. Advanced architectures 2. Multi-layer Perceptrons. Concept of layering, such as Siamese deep networks, coupled neural basics of gradient descent and backpropagation networks, conditional adversarial generative networks, learning algorithm for network training. fusion of multiple CNNs and their applications to object 3. Activation Functions. Non-linearity functions in verification and classification will also be covered. The neural networks, Hard limiting, Sigmoid, Tanh and ReLU course is for scientists, engineers, technicians, or functions. managers who wish to learn more about deep learning architectures and their applications in defense and 4. Overfitting and Generalization. The concept of security. overfitting and generalization in deep learning, sparsity- based regularization, L1 sparsity, L2 sparsity and groups sparsity, concept of dropout as regularization. Instructor 5. Auto-encoders. Denoising autoencoders, hetero- Dr. Nasser M. Nasrabadi , is a professor in the Lane associative auto-encoders, sparse autoencoders, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering convolutional autoencoders, learning manifold and Department at West Virginia University. He was senior dimensionality reduction. research scientist (ST) at US Army Research Laboratory (ARL). He is actively engaged in research 6. Restricted Boltzmann Machines. Idea behind in deep learning, image processing, automatic target the classical RBM and deep belief nets. recognition and hyperspectral imaging for defense and 7. Convolutional Neural Network Architectures. security. He has published over 300 papers in journals Concept of convolution neural network architectures and conference proceedings. He has been an and the functions of its layers. Use of different kernel associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Image sizes, average pooling, max pooling and concept of Processing, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and using overlapping and non-overlapping strides. Systems for Video Technology and IEEE Transactions 8. Modern Convolutional Neural Network for Neural Networks. He is a Fellow of IEEE and SPIE. architectures. LeNet, AlexNet, VGGNet, GoogleNet, ResNet, DeepFace, Highway Networks and FractalNet. What You Will Learn 9. Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN) . • Fundamental concepts of neural networks and deep Concept of GAN and conditional GAN for cross-modality learning. synthesis, image restoration and distortion removal . • Differences between neural network and current 10. Coupled & Siamese Deep Neural Networks. deep learning architectures. Cross-modal face and object classification, image • Stochastic gradient descent algorithm to train deep search and retrieval, Cross-modal deep hashing, learning networks. Siamese networks for distance metric learning. • The popular CNN-based architectures (i.e., LeNet, AlexNet, VGGNet, GooGleNet, ResNet). 11. Multisensory Fusion Architectures. Deep fusion • Relative merits of various deep learning architectures, deep learning architectures for architectures, MLP, CNN, GAN, RBM and LSTM. multimodality and Multiview. • Auto-encoders for feature extraction. Generative 12. Applications of Deep Neural Networks. CNN- adversarial networks for object synthesis. based object recognition and detection, deep automatic • Deep learning framework for object, pedestrian target recognition, deep biometrics (face, iris, fingerprint, detection, face, iris, fingerprint identification. voice), cross-spectral classification, scene-to-text • Siamese and coupled deep learning architectures generation, sketch-to-photo synthesis, object pedestrian for cross-modal object verification & identification. detection from surveillance cameras or moving • Deep learning architectures for multi-v. platforms.

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November 3, 10, & 17, 2020 Live Virtual $975 (9:00am - 5:30pm) Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 Each Off The Course Tuition. Course Outline 1. Basic Concepts of Electromagnetic (EM) Effects. EMI/EMC terms and definitions. Common Summary This course virtual course provides 3-days (1-day units. Radiated and conducted emissions and per week) of focused discussion on understanding the susceptibility. Characteristics of EM signals. EMI/EMC environment and implementing control Common and differential modes. measures with a focus on space systems. 2. Electromagnetic Environment (EME). The material covers causes and effects, control measures and the test and evaluation process. The Sources of EMI and victims. Time and frequency Culprit-Path-Victim triad of Electromagnetic domains: transients. Fourier concepts. Compatibility (EMC) elements are discussed along Narrowband and broadband signals. Victim with the test and evaluation process. The course is characteristics. presented at the intermediate technical level and assumes that the attendees have a good 3. Project Life Cycle Planning. Defining the understanding of basic electronic principles. The program. Contract preparation and award EMC material includes some basic mathematical formulas, specifications. Standards for space applications. but the emphasis is on the practical aspects of EMC. Tailoring to meet requirements. Each attendee will receive a copy of the presentation, each of the Excel spreadsheets used 4. Space E3 Environment. Intentional and during the course and a certificate of training upon Unintentional Sources. Emission source completion of the training. characteristics (Signatures). EM prediction and This course is scheduled for November 3, measurement data sources for a priori prediction. November 10 and November 17, 2020 with sessions scheduled from 8:00 AM to 11:45 AM and 12:30 to 4:30 5. Emissions and Susceptibility. General and PM (CT) each day. detailed requirements: Defining emission and susceptibility: CE, RE, CS, RS, and limits. Correlation to common equivalent IEC EMC Instructor standards are discussed. Steven G. Ferguson has been working in the 6. Measurement of EM Interference (EMI). compliance test arena for over 40 years at test Testing methods based on MIL-STD-461, DO-160 laboratories and manufacturing companies and commercial standards. Measurement designing products, developing procedures and tolerances. Specific tailoring: Notching the basic performing tests. He presents various courses on requirements. Test site characteristics. EUT test EMI/EMC compliance including EMC for Nuclear configurations. Power Facilities, Architectural Shielding and this course on MIL-STD-461 & DO-160 testing at 7. Test Facilities and Environments. customer facilities on-site for multiple Shielded rooms. Anechoic chambers. Open area government and industrial clients. He holds an test sites (OATS). Test equipment for CE and RE iNARTE EMC engineer certification. CS and RS. Sensors, antennas, receivers, spectrum analyzers. What You Will Learn 8. Test Methods and Procedures (CE CS). • Establish an EMC Program for space projects. Conducted emission (CE) testing. Test • Determine the applicable EMC military specifications to applicability limits. Test equipment and EUT setup. space. Automatic data acquisition. Conducted • Prepare a basic EMI/EMC control plan. susceptibility (CS) testing. CE and CS reduction • Prepare a basic EMC test plan. techniques. Filtering and design considerations. • Evaluate an EMI test environment. 9. Test Methods and Procedures (RE RS). • Identify appropriate EMI test equipment. Radiated emission (RE) testing. Test applicability. • Perform Military Standard EMC testing on space systems. Limits. Test equipment and EUT setup. RE electric • Prepare a basic EMI/EMC test report. testing and magnetic field testing. RS testing. RE • Apply basic EMC engineering principles to determine and RS reduction techniques. Shielding concepts emission suppression and reduce system susceptibility. and design consideration. • Tailor the MIL-STDs and GEVS for specific tasks. • Design to meet space EMC standards and other EMC 10. System-Level Testing. Requirements for requirements. system EMC. Lightning protection. Static • Techniques for reducing space system emissions and electricity ESD mitigation. Space special EMC susceptibility. topics. System-level EMI mitigation techniques.

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Course Outline 1. Introduction. Interference sources, paths, and receptors. Identifying key EMI threats - Summary power disturbances, radio frequency Systems EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) interference, electrostatic discharge, self- involves the control of EMI (Electromagnetic compatibility. Key EMI concepts - Frequency and Interference) at the systems, facility, and platform impedance, Frequency and time, Frequency and levels (e.g. outside the box.) This four half-days course dimensions. Unintentional antennas related to provides a comprehensive treatment of EMI/EMC dimensions. problems in military systems. These include both the box level requirements of MIL-STD-461 and the 2. Grounding - A Safety Interface. Grounds systems level requirements of MIL-STD-464. The defined. Ground loops and single point grounds. emphasis is on prevention through good EMI/EMC Multipoint grounds and hybrid grounds. Ground design techniques - grounding, shielding, cable bond corrosion. Lightning induced ground management, and power interface design. bounce. Ground currents through chassis. Troubleshooting techniques are also addressed in an Unsafe grounding practice. addendum. Please note - this class does NOT address 3. Power - An Energy Interface. Types of circuit boards issues. Each student will receive a copy of the EDN Magazine Designer's Guide to EMC by power disturbances. Common impedance Daryl Gerke and William Kimmel, along with a coupling in shared ground and voltage supply. complete set of lecture notes. Transient protection. EMI power line filters. Isolation transformers. Regulators and UPS. Power harmonics and magnetic fields. Instructor 4. Cables and Connectors - A Signal Daryl Gerke , PE, has worked in the electronics Interface. Cable coupling paths. Cable shield field for over 40 years. He received grounding and termination. Cable shield his BSEE from the University of Nebraska. His experience ranges materials. Cable and connector ferrites. Cable includes design and systems crosstalk. Classify cables and connectors. engineering with industry leaders like 5. Shielding - An Electromagnetic Field Collins Radio, Sperry Defense Interface. Shielding principles. Shielding failures. Systems, Tektronix, and Intel. Since Shielding materials. EMI gaskets for seams. 1987, he has been involved Handling large openings. Cable terminations and exclusively with EMI/EMC as a penetrations. founding partner of Kimmel Gerke Associates, Ltd. Daryl has qualified numerous systems to industrial, 6. Systems Solutions. Power disturbances. commercial, military, medical, vehicular, and related Radio frequency interference. Electrostatic EMI/EMC requirements. discharge. Electromagnetic emissions. 7. MIL-STD-461 & MIL-STD-464 Addendum. Background on MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-464. What You Will Learn Design/proposal impact of individual • How to identify, prevent, and fix common EMI/EMC requirements (emphasis on design, NOT testing.) problems in military systems. Documentation requirements - Control Plans, • Simple models and "rules of thumb" and to help you Test Plans, Test Reports. arrive at quick design decisions (NO heavy math). 8. EMC Troubleshooting Addemdum. • EMI/EMC troubleshooting tips and techniques. Trouble shooting vs Design & Test. Using the • Design impact (by requirement) of military EMC specifications (MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-464) "Differential Diagnosis" Methodology Diagnostic • EMI/EMC documentation requirements (Control and Isolation Techniques - RFI, power, ESD, Plans, Test Plans, and Test Reports). emissions.

18 – Vol. 133 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 High-Speed Digital Design & PCB Layout: Signal Integrity Issue in Today’s Complex Electronic Equipment Course Outline March 9-11, 2021 1. Fundamentals. Frequency, Time, and Distance; Lumped Live Virtual Versus Distributed Systems; EM Fields; Geometry, C, L, and Zo; Interrelationships and C & L Resonance. $2090 (8:30am - 4:30pm) 2. High-Speed Properties of Logic Gates. Quiescent vs Active Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 Each Dissipation; Driving Capacitive Loads;Input Power and External Off The Course Tuition. Power; TTL, CMOS, SiGe, In Pn, ECL and GaAs; Output power, speed and engineering disciplines, Dv, di effects and Voltage Margins; Low K Di-electrics, ISI, SSO, SSN, eye diagram and ground bounce. 3. Measurement Techniques. Rise Time and Bandwidth of Summary Oscilloscopes and probes; Viewing a Serial Data Transmission This three-day class covers the requirements that the System, the eye pattern closure ISI, Skin effect, tan loss and PLL and interconnects on PCBs must meet for the high switching rise/fall DLLs. times of these devices. Switching edges are in the 200ps to 300ps 4. Transmission Lines. Effects of Source and Load Impedance; range and some devices have edges that have broken the 50ps Special Transmission Line Cases; Determining Line Impedance & barrier. This has resulted in high-speed design problems such as a lack of control over impedance and reflections, crosstalk and Propagation Delay Using TDR; Skin/proximity effect and dielectric bypassing failings, time delays, false triggering and reflections; loss; Defining S Parameters and how to use them and the capacitive failure to meet EMI and EMC requirements. Load – Zo and propagation delay; Matching Zo with trace alterations (neckdowns) – minimizing the C load; 900, 450 bends – are they It is the edge rate, not the frequency, which exacerbates this concerns; Characteristics impedance and propagation delay for all problem. This is so even if your design is for moderate frequency. Transmission Line configurations. The course provides you with the knowledge to do it right the 5. Terminations . End/Source/Middle Terminators; AC Biasing for first time. This course provides tools for recognizing the problems with any proposed high-speed design. Design rules and design End Terminators, where should it be used and how to choose the processes are taught that insure the PCB will function properly at capacitor; Hairball networks, bifurcated lines and capacitive stubs; the prototype stage. The course emphasizes cost competitive Terminating differentials – eliminating common mode and minimizing design without sacrificing high-speed integrity. ower. What causes differentials unbalance? Diode and active terminators, Resistor Selection and Crosstalk in Terminators. Students will receive a 316 comprehensive set of course notes by the instructor. In addition, the 26-page booklet “How to Become 6. Vias. Capacitance and Inductance of Vias; Return current and a Circuit Master” assembled and authored by the instructor will be its relation to vias, through hole, blind, buried, microvias; intelligent included. Also a supplemental addendum reinforcing information vias and autorouters, Vis discontinuity and via resonance concerns. on laminate choices for obtaining 32-bit data in the course notes 7. Ground Planes & Layer Stacking. High-Speed Current is included. follows the path of least inductance; Crosstalk in solid and slotted ground planes; inductive/capacitive ratios for microstrips, striplines, and asymmetric, dual, and edge LVDS. Guard Traces – do they stop crosstalk? Can they resonate? Near-End and Far- End Crosstalk; Instructor Separating analog from ECL/PECL and TTL/CMOS the concept of Robert Hanson, MSEE has unmatched experience in teaching moats/floats/drawbridge and split planes – CMOS/TTL, PECL and and knowledge of electronics. As a Testability Overseer for Boeing analog using the same bias voltages. How to stack Printed Circuit Commercial Airline products, Mr. Hanson has worked with non- Board layers (e.g., 4, 6, and 10 layer) for Zo and crosstalk control, Cu EEs and EE’s. His over 40 years of work experience in the design, fills on signal layers, minimizing warpage; Interplane Capactiance – manufacturing, and testing areas has enabled him to consult and How thin, what material and stackup placement. train both nationally and internationally. As a digital design engineer at The Boeing Company, Rockwell, Honeywell, and 8. Power Systems. Providing a stable Voltage Reference – Cu LoraL, Mr. Hanson designed and provided prototype operational planes; Distributing Uniform Voltage – sense lines, bulk C and analysis on many high-speed designs, including PCBs for interplane C and choosing a bypass capacitor – electrolytic/tantalum AWACS, B1-B, 747-400, missiles, and ground support test and ceramic. Power plane resonance – serial and parallel, how to equipment. He has played a very active role in automating the minimize both; Designing a .1 ohm bypass system up to Fknee and line, implementing robotics, and participating in producibility designing for constant ESR; IC die capacitance, discrete C in the IC studies and working in the CAE/CAD/CAT, JIT, simulation, and package and Why the 0201 – both for better bypassing and EMI automatic assembly environments. He also has performed studies control. Minimizing the inductance/capacitance layouts for SOICs, and headed research projects in the computer-integrated PLCCs, and various configurations of BGAs. manufacturing environment. Mr. Hanson has extensive 9. Connectors & Cables. Mutual and Series Inductance – how experience in the testing disciplines (both factory and field, connectors create crosstalk and EMI and using connectors on a commercial and military). His teaching experiences include multidrop bus (Z mismatch reflection) and how to match Zc to Zo. electronic conventions, over 100 private companies on site, and Measuring coupling in a connector, continuity of ground underneath a universities. Boeing Company awarded him Aerospace Man of the connector and special connectors for high-speed requirements – Year for saving $6,000,000 for inventing a new testing technique crosstalk and matching Zo. Differential Signaling through a connector. for the Boeing B-1 bomber electronics. 10. Buses. Multidrop systems: drivers and transceivers; how they function, clock rates, typical failures. ISI – Minimize the effect with What You Will Learn Equalization and Pre-emphasis using CTLE and DFE techniques. • Basic fundamentals regarding the interaction of velocity, PCB LVDS: types, unbalance, noise, layout and making them function and material, capacitance, inductance, and characteristic impedance methods to speed up busses – distributing driving and load (Zo). capacitance matching. • Rise and fall times of logic families, how to use an oscilloscope to measure ISI, jitter, eye diagrams, skin effect, SSO, SSN, and tan 11. Clock Distribution. Timing Margin and Clock Skew; Using loss. low-impedance drivers and clock distribution lines and controlling • How to design a transmission line for Zo, proper termination for crosstalk on clock lines. Delay adjustments – serpentine traces and minimizing reflections, and how to layout a PCB-microstrip, stripline controlling clock signal duty cycle using the integrator. and differentials. 12. Differential Signaling. Attributes/drawbacks of loosely/tightly • How to provide bypassing between power and ground and power delivery to the high-speed IC switching logic. coupled differential pairs; Definition and examples of differential and common moved V and I; Differential impedance: odd and even • How to minimize crosstalk, via discontinuity and match cables/connectors for high-speed signal transmission. modes. Advantages and disadvantages of edge (side by side), broadside (dual), asymmetric, and microstrip differentials. Reflections • How to control high speed clock and properly layout the bus structures (LVDS, multidrop, etc.) and crosstalk in differentials; Metastability, clock skew, driver skew, bit • All the details for laying out differential signaling for impedance pattern sensitivity, ISI, skin effect, and dielectric constant; jitter, BER, control, minimizing reflections, and controlling EMI. and the eye diagram; and matching electrical lengths.

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Course Outline • Basic Concepts of Electromagnetic Effects • Terms and Definitions • EMI – The Problem • Measurement Units (The Decibel) • Electromagnetic Environment December 8-10, 2020 • Standards: MIL-STD-464C, MIL-STD-461G, DO160G Live Virtual • Data Item Descriptions (Control Plans, Test Procedures, Test Reports) (9:00am - 4:30pm) $1950 • Managing your EMI/EMC test program Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 Each • Emissions and Susceptibility, General concepts Off The Course Tuition. • Interface Requirements / Facility requirements • Configuring the test article Summary • Instrumentation Military and Aerospace Systems must comply with • Test Methods (MIL-STD-461G) Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) requirements. • Conducted Emissions MIL-STD-461G is applied to Department of Defense • CE101, CE102*, CE106 (DoD) procurements for equipment and subsystems • Section 21 and RTCA DO-160G is the EMC certification standard for commercial aviation. The EMC test and evaluation • Conducted Susceptibility requirements have a lot of similarity and this course • CS101*, CS103, CS104, CS105, CS109, CS114*, takes advantage of that similarity through instruction CS115, CS116*, CS117, CS118 that combines the two standards. • Sections 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25 MIL-STD-461G test and evaluation methods will be • Radiated Emissions presented, including system requirements, general • RE101, RE102*, RE103 requirements, test article configurations, and • Sections 15, 21 documentation. This course offers critical information for military compliance professionals, testing industry • Radiated Susceptibility professionals, and developers involved with electronics • RS101, RS103, RS105 systems development. Instruction for each of the MIL- • Section 20 STD-461 test and measurement methods along with • Power Quality analysis of the test results will be covered. • Section 16 DO-160G methods are integrated into the course by • Summary and Review looking at the differences for requirements that are * Test Methods Planned For Laboratory Sessions fundamentally alike during that method’s discussion, along with supplementing the course material with DO- 160G test methods that are not part of MIL-STD-461G. This 5-day (approximately 7-hours/day) course What You Will Learn provides detailed focus on performing the testing, • Details on test methods, purpose, test execution, reducing and understanding the data and managing data reduction and analysis. test problems. It features practical methods to address • How to prepare for the test and configuration the complexity of the standard configuration along with management. concepts to manage the unusual product types. The • Tailoring the test approach to meet unique product attendees are part of the laboratory tests where they evaluation needs. participate in accomplishing the test to enhance retention of the material presented in the course. • How to assess operation of automated test equipment for proper operation. • How to develop alternative approaches to overcome Instructor technical obstacles. Steven G. Ferguson is the owner of Compliance • How to obtain data to guide design changes to Direction, LLC and has been working in the compliance resolve compliance issues. test arena for over 40 years at test laboratories and manufacturing companies designing products, developing procedures and performing tests. He Who Should Attend presents various courses on EMI/EMC compliance • EMC Test Engineers and Technicians. including EMC for Nuclear Power Facilities, • Program/project managers responsible for EMC architectural Shielding and this course on MIL-STD- evaluation oversight. 461 & DO-160 testing at customer facilities on-site for • Anyone who interprets EMC data or troubleshoots multiple government and industrial clients. He holds an EMC issues. iNARTE EMC engineer certification. • Design engineers responsible for EMC.

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Summary This is a three- day introduction course to the theoretical April 20-22, 2021 and practical aspects of high frequency shock testing, Live Virtual commonly called “pyroshock” or “pyrotechnic shock” testing. The basic physics involved in pyroshock, including $2090 (8:30am - 4:30pm) meaningful measurement and analysis of the environment, Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 Each will be presented and discussed. The presentation Off The Course Tuition. encourages attendees (having varied structural dynamic backgrounds and experience) to contribute their personal experiences and observations, and thus to collaborate with the teaching staff and their fellow attendees. Their experience, if any, might range from the quantification of the Course Outline flight environment to test simulation and/or qualification and 1. Definition of Pyro Shock Sources. flight acceptance of flight articles. • High Order Explosives (PETN, RDX, Detonation, Test simulation and methodologies will be presented and demonstrated in the laboratory. Relevant sections from etc.) Wayne Tustin’s text will be reviewed and will be extended into • Low Order Explosives (Gas Generators, Pressure applicable current technical papers and guidelines. This Generators, Deflagration etc.) material will be supplemented by the instructor’s pyro-shock 2. Physics. measurement, SRS analysis, calibration and pyro-shock testing techniques handouts. • Stress Wave Propagation • Structural Response. Instructor 3. Data Acquisition System. Vladimir Valentekovich teaches about pyrotechnic and • Source other forms of shock testing, measurement, analysis and • Instrumentation calibration and consults in these fields. He is a graduate of • Accelerometer – Various Types UCLA with his Bachelor and Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He worked as a Senior Test • Signal Conditioning Engineer in Structural Dynamics, specializing in pyrotechnic • Filtering, High Pass and Low Pass shock, at Wyle Laboratories, El Segundo. • Data Storage Vladimir was responsible for quantifying and publishing the • Analog (Recall Honeywell RTR Recorders – high velocity, short duration stress wave resultant in near-field pyroshock, as referenced in the IES Recommended Practice Long Extinct) 012.1 Handbook for Dynamic Data Acquisition and Analysis, • Digital Appendix A, Pyroshock and the 5th ed. Harris and Piersol • Analog to Digital Conversion Shock and Vibration Handbook, Chapter 26 Part II. Vladimir received the SAVIAC 64th Symposium Henry Pusey Award • Sigma Delta Converters for this work in 1994. • Low Pass Filtering Requirements Wyle Laboratories then was the first independent • Calibration Of Data Acquisition System contractor to do pyroshock qualification testing using the • Data Integrity – Verification And Analysis Tomahawk Cruise Missile U/RGM-109D flight structure: from • Time History Examination instrumentation, specifying the data acquisition system, placing the charge, to acquiring and analyzing the resultant • Frequency Domain data. • FFT Valentekovich developed many pyrotechnic shock test • Shock Response Spectrum methods still used at Wyle. He continues to develop alternate 4. Ordnance Testing Methodologies. pyro shock methods and test equipment including mechanical impact and ballistic shock simulations. • Gathering And Storing Flight Data Vladimir currently consults for aerospace and defense • Full Scale Structure Simulation firms who seek to design, perform and complete meaningful • Sub Scale Structure Simulation dynamics test programs. • Surrogate Structure Simulation • Testing Real Hardware That Is Later To Fly Who Should Attend 5. Simulation Testing Methodologies. This short course is intended for a wide range of technical • Electrodynamic Shaker people, ranging from test technicians to test engineers to • Enhanced Electrodynamic Shaker design engineers to senior scientists, who need to understand and conduct tests utilizing (or at least simulating) explosions. • Resonant Fixturing They also need to measure, record and analyze what • Mechanical Impact happens to test hardware during and immediately after those • Gravity Driven Impact brief events. Real world pyro shocks occur during explosions and explosive discharges, such as rocket engine ignition, • Testing Hardware That Is Later To Fly stage separation, etc. 6. Testing Examples. • Ordnance Pyroshock Test Demonstration By Nts What You Will Learn • Electrodynamic Shaker Pyroshock Simulation Test The objective of this course is to introduce the designer, Demonstration By Nts technician and/or engineer to the phenomena of high • Mechanical Impact Pyroshock Simulation Test intensity, short duration field and test laboratory transients and the possible deleterious effects on equipment. Demonstration By Nt

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Summary February 23-25, 2021 This three-day course is designed for wireless communication engineers involved with spread Live Virtual spectrum systems, and $2090 (8:30am - 4:30pm) managers who wish to "Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 each enhance their understanding Off The Course Tuition." of the wireless techniques that are being used in all types of communication Course Outline systems and products. It 1. Transceiver Design. dB power, link budgets, system provides an overall look at design tradeoffs, S/N, Eb/No, Pe, BER, link margin, tracking many types and advantages noise, process gain, effects and advantages of using spread of spread spectrum systems spectrum techniques. that are designed in wireless 2. Transmitter Design. Spread spectrum transmitters, PSK, systems today. Cognitive MSK, QAM, CP-PSK, FH, OFDM, PN-codes, adaptive systems are discussed. This course covers TDMA/CDMA/FDMA, antennas, T/R, LOs, upconverters, an intuitive approach that provides a real feel for the sideband elimination, PAs, VSWR. technology, with applications that apply to both the 3. Receiver Design. Dynamic range, image rejection, limiters, MDS, superheterodyne receivers, importance of LNAs, government and commercial sectors. 3rd order intercept, intermods, spurious signals, two tone dynamic range, TSS, phase noise, mixers, filters, A/D Instructor converters, aliasing anti-aliasing filters, digital signal processors Scott R. Bullock , P.E., MSEE, specializes in Wireless DSPs. Communications including Spread Spectrum Systems and 4. Automatic Gain Control Design & Phase Lock Loop Broadband Communication Systems, Comparison. AGCs, linearizer, detector, loop filter, integrator, Networking, Software Defined Radios and using control theory and feedback systems to analyze AGCs, Cognitive Radios and Systems for both PLL and AGC comparison. government and commercial uses. He holds 5. Demodulation. Demodulation and despreading 18 patents and 22 trade secrets in techniques for spread spectrum systems, pulsed matched filters, communications and has published several sliding correlators, pulse position modulation, CDMA, coherent articles in various trade magazines. He was demod, despreading, carrier recovery, squaring loops, Costas active in establishing the data link standard for and modified Costas loops, symbol synch, eye pattern, inter- GPS SCAT-I landing systems, the first symbol interference, phase detection, Shannon's limit. handheld spread spectrum PCS cell phone, and developed spread spectrum landing systems for the government. He is the 6. Basic Probability and Pulse Theory. Simple approach to author of two books, Transceiver and System Design for Digital probability, gaussian process, quantization error, Pe, BER, Communications & Broadband Communications and Home probability of detection vs probability of false alarm, error Networking, Scitech Publishing, www.scitechpub.com. He has detection CRC, error correction, FEC, RS & Turbo codes, LDPC, taught seminars for several years to all the major Interleaving, Viterbi, multi-h, PPM, m-sequence codes. communication companies, an adjunct professor at two 7. Cognitive adaptive systems. Dynamic spectrum access, colleges, and was a guest lecturer for Polytechnic University on adaptive power gain control using closed loop feedback "Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum and Multiple Access systems, integrated solutions of Navigational data and closed Technologies." He has held several high level engineering loop RSSI measurements, adaptive modulation, digital adaptive positions including VP, Senior Director, Director of R&D, filters, adaptive cosite filters, use of AESAs for beamsteering, Engineering Fellow, and Consulting Engineer. nullstearing, beam spoiling, sidelobe detection, communications using multipath, MIMO, and a combined cognitive system approach. What You Will Learn 8. Improving the System Against Jammers. Burst • How to perform link budgets for types of spread jammers, digital filters, GSOs, adaptive filters, ALEs, quadrature spectrum communications? method to eliminate unwanted sidebands, orthogonal methods • How to evaluate different digital modulation/ to reduce jammers, types of intercept receivers. demodulation techniques? 9. Global Navigation Satellite Systems. Basic • What additional techniques are used to enhance understanding of GPS, spread spectrum BPSK modulated digital Comm links including; multiple access, signal from space, satellite transmission, signal structure, OFDM, error detection/correction, FEC, Turbo receiver, errors, narrow correlator, selective availability SA, codes? carrier smoothed code, Differential DGPS, Relative GPS, widelane/narrowlane, carrier phase tracking KCPT, double • What is multipath and how to reduce multipath and difference. jammers including adaptive processes? 10. Satellite Communications. ADPCM, FSS, geosynchronous / • What types of satellite communications and geostationary orbits, types of antennas, equivalent temperature satellites are being used and design techniques? analysis, G/T multiple access, propagation delay, types of satellites. • What types of networks & Comms are being used 11. Broadband Communications and Networking. Home for commercial/military; ad hoc, mesh, WiFi, distribution methods, Bluetooth, OFDM, WiFi, WiMax, LTE, WiMAX, 3&4G, JTRS, SCA, SDR, Link 16, cognitive 3&4G cellular, QoS, military radios, JTRS, software defined radios & networks? radios, SCA, gateways, Link 16, TDMA, adaptive networks, • What is a Global Positioning System? mesh, ad hoc, on-the-move, MANETs, D-MANETs, cognitive • How to solve a 3 dimension Direction Finding? radios and networks. From this course you will obtain the knowledge 12. DF & Interferometer Analysis. Positioning and direction and ability to evaluate and develop the system design finding using interferometers, direction cosines, three for wireless communication digital transceivers dimensional approach, antenna position matrix, coordinate including spread spectrum systems. conversion for moving.

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January 26-28, 2021 Course Outline 1. Introduction. What is the CSEP and what are the Live Virtual requirements to obtain it? Terms and definitions. Basis of $2090 (8:30am - 4:30pm) the examination. Study plans and sample examination Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 Each questions and how to use them. Plan for the course. Off The Course Tuition. Introduction to the INCOSE Handbook. Self-assessment quiz. Filling out the CSEP application. 2. Systems Engineering and Life Cycles. Definitions Summary and origins of systems engineering, including the latest This three-day course walks through the CSEP concepts of “systems of systems.” Hierarchy of system requirements and the INCOSE Handbook Version 4 to terms. Value of systems engineering. Life cycle cover all topics on the CSEP exam. Interactive work, characteristics and stages, and the relationship of study plans, and sample examination questions help systems engineering to life cycles. Development you to prepare effectively for the exam. Participants approaches. The INCOSE Handbook system leave the course with solid knowledge, a hard copy of development examples. the INCOSE Handbook , study plans, and three sample 3. Technical Processes. The processes that take a examinations. system from concept in the eye to operation, maintenance Attend the CSEP course to learn what you need. and disposal. Stakeholder requirements and technical requirements, including concept of operations, Follow the study plan to seal in the knowledge. Use the requirements analysis, requirements definition, sample exam to test yourself and check your requirements management. Architectural design, including readiness. Contact our instructor for questions if functional analysis and allocation, system architecture needed. Then take the exam. If you do not pass, you synthesis. Implementation, integration, verification, can retake the course at no cost. transition, validation, operation, maintenance and disposal of a system. Instructors 4. Project Processes. Technical management and Mr. Glen Francisco (CSEP, PMP) has over 17 the role of systems engineering in guiding a project. Project planning, including the Systems Engineering Plan years of experience developing new technologies, (SEP), Integrated Product and Process Development service, products, and applications for both private (IPPD), Integrated Product Teams (IPT), and tailoring and government uses. He has a personable, methods. Project assessment, including Technical engaging teaching style that keeps a class alive with Performance Measurement (TPM). Project control. information. Glen has presented over a dozen Decision-making and trade-offs. Risk and opportunity papers at security & defense symposium. He holds management, configuration management, information multiple patents in active terminal guidance missile management. trajectory control and low cost plastic thermal 5. Enterprise & Agreement Processes. How to management. define the need for a system, from the viewpoint of Mr. William "Bill" Fournier , ESEP is Senior stakeholders and the enterprise. Acquisition and supply processes, including defining the need. Managing the Software Systems Engineering with 38 environment, investment, and resources. Enterprise years of experience. Mr. Fournier environment management. Investment management taught DoD Systems Engineering full including life cycle cost analysis. Life cycle processes time at SMC/DAU as a Professor of management standard processes, and process Engineering Management. Mr. Fournier improvement. Resource management and quality has taught Systems Engineering at management. least part time for more than the last 25 6. Specialty Engineering Activities. Unique years. Mr. Fournier holds a MBS and a technical disciplines used in the systems engineering BS Industrial Engineering / Operations Research and processes: integrated logistics support, electromagnetic is DOORS trained. Bill is a CSEP and passed and environmental analysis, human systems integration, acquisition extension. He is a contributor to DAU / mass properties, modeling & simulation including the DSMC, Major Defense Contractor internal Systems system modeling language (SysML), safety & hazards analysis, sustainment and training needs. Engineering Courses and Process, and INCOSE publications. Bill is a Verification SME. Over 100 of 7. After-Class Plan. Study plans and methods. Using the self-assessment to personalize your study plan. Bill's Students have passed the CSEP exam. Five rules for test-taking. How to use the sample examinations. How to reach us after class, and what to do What You Will Learn when you succeed. • How to pass the CSEP examination! The INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering • Details of the INCOSE Handbook, the source for the exam. Professional (CSEP) rating is a coveted milestone in • Your own strengths and weaknesses, to target your study. the career of a systems engineer, demonstrating • The key processes and definitions in the INCOSE language knowledge, education and experience that are of high of the exam. value to systems organizations. This two-day course • How to tailor the INCOSE processes. provides you with the detailed knowledge and • Five rules for test-taking. practice that you need to pass the CSEP examination.

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24 – Vol. 133 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Requirements Development & Management Building Requirements that Effectively Communicate and Guide Course Outline January 5-7, 2021 1. Requirements Overview. Live Virtual • What are requirements and how do they fit in to system development? • Context of system development models. $2090 (8:30am - 4:30pm) • Role of requirements. 00 Register 3 or More & Receive $100 Each • Importance of requirements. Off The Course Tuition. • Requirements cycles for contracted, R&D, and commercial development. 2. Stakeholder Requirements. Defining the system at its highest level, in terms of the stakeholder needs. The basic steps in Summary understanding a new system. One of the most significant impacts a systems engineer • Problem definition with the stakeholders. can have on a project is to ensure the successful identification, analysis, allocation, management, and use • System boundaries and life cycle. of requirements. This course provides both lecture and • System environment. practical work on the creation and use of requirements in • Define the need in operational terms. a system development from concept to verification • What to do with the operational descriptions. The three-day course begins with an overview of the • Quantify the need to allow effective trade offs. purpose and use of requirements. We identify the possible • Application of SysML diagrams for operational definition. sources of requirements, and how to define and validate 3. Defining Requirements. How to convert operational requirements from each type of source. We teach how to descriptions into technical requirements. write requirements, with practical hands-on practice on • Five types of requirements and the characteristics of each type: each type of requirement. We also focus on the entire set functional, performance, interface, constraint, and verification requirements. of requirements, with methods to graphically analyze the • Create functional and performance requirements using mission requirements to ensure completeness, correctness, and analysis as an engineering technique. cohesion. We teach requirements allocation, how to • Interface requirements as a definition of system boundaries; how to decompose high-level requirements into lower-level create them. requirements that create meaningful practical • Constraint requirements on the system, its environment, and its specifications for the system components. We show how development. to use requirements to guide system verification. Finally, • Verification requirements as the basis for system proof, including we look at the structure and tools for requirements the Requirements Verification Matrix (RVM). management, to ensure that all requirements are met and • Requirements document types – specifications, use cases, agile, that non-required features are not created. From SCRUM. beginning to verification, good systems engineers use • Formal requirements writing rules from the INCOSE Requirements requirements as the primary definition for the system and Writing Guide. its elements, to help the product system. 4. Requirements Analysis. Methods to validate requirements to ensure that systems requirements are complete, coherent, and cohesive. • Working with requirements interactions. Instructor • Diagramming techniques to evaluate sets of requirements. Dr. John Gill is a servant leader who empowers his • Useful SysML diagrams: use case, activity, state machine colleagues by helping them develop the diagrams. Strengths and weakness of each diagram. knowledge, skills and confidence to tackle 5. Requirements Allocation. Requirements as engineering tools new and exciting challenges. He has led during the system architecting and design phases. significant technical initiatives to develop • Overview of system architecture and how requirements are used to and field Electronic Warfare Systems for the define components. F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II. At BAE • Allocation methods with examples – direct allocation, Systems, John was instrumental in guiding apportionment, derivation. BAE Systems’ transition from traditional, • Application of allocation methods to different types of high-level paper-based engineering processes to a model-based requirements. development environment. John led the 800 person • Architectural design using requirements. Systems and Software Engineering functions developing 6. Requirements Management. Using a requirements database advanced processes, management and leadership skills. to allow requirements to guide the design. As a former US Air Force officer, John led advanced • Requirements management methods; when to do what tasks. research initiatives involving Dense Particle Plasma • Feedback to the system development so that requirements act Physics, Nuclear and Conventional Weapons Effects and as the guide. Global Sensing and Communications Networks. John is • Ensuring the system meets all requirements and does not add one of the original set of 18 people certified as an INCOSE unnecessary functions. • How to use managed requirements to plan and perform system Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP). He is verification. committed to helping students get the most out of their • Attributes of requirements management databases. training and development experiences. • Survey of requirements management tools. • Simple management in Excel. What You Will Learn 7. Case Study. Small-group study of a virtual development project • All the methods in collaborative work. in five segments to apply the learned methods. • Define and quantify the operation need. • Defining the need. • Write requirements. • Converting stakeholder requirements to technical requirements • Graphical Requirements analysis. • Writing good requirements. • Allocate the requirements into an architecture. • Requirements analysis. • Plan verification. • Requirements allocation.

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November 17-18, 2020 Course Outline 1. Systems of Systems (SoS) Concepts. What Live Virtual SoS can achieve. Capabilities engineering vs. $1590 (8:30am - 4:30pm) requirements engineering. Operational issues: "Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 each geographic distribution, concurrent operations. Off The Course Tuition." Development issues: evolutionary, large scale, distributed. Roles of a project leader in relation to integration and scope control. Summary 2. Complexity Concepts. Complexity and chaos; Today's operational environments are scale-free networks; complex adaptive systems; small dominated by complex Systems of Systems. worlds; synchronization; strange attractors; emergent We now create unprecedented scope and behaviors. Introduction to the theories and how to work complexity. Extended life cycles, legacy with them in a practical world. systems and ongoing re-architecting add to 3. Architecture. Design strategies for large scale architectures. Architectural Frameworks including the the difficulty. Success requires sound DOD Architectural Framework (DODAF), TOGAF, methods to manage complexity while Zachman Framework, and FEAF. How to use design maintaining the integrity of the design and patterns, constitutions, synergy. Re-Architecting in an supporting shifting operational priorities. evolutionary environment. Working with legacy When you think your systems should be systems. Robustness and graceful degradation at the design limits. Optimization and measurement of working better than they are, this two-day quality. workshop presents detailed, useful 4. Integration. Integration strategies for SoS with techniques to develop effective systems of systems that originated outside the immediate control systems and to manage the engineering of the project staff, the difficulty of shifting SoS activities associated with them. The course is priorities over the operating life of the systems. Loose designed for program managers, project coupling integration strategies, the design of open managers, systems engineers, technical systems, integration planning and implementation, team leaders, logistic support leaders, and interface design, use of legacy systems and COTS. others who take part in developing today's 5. Collaboration. The SoS environment and its special demands on systems engineering. complex systems. Collaborative efforts that extend over long periods of time and require effort across organizations. Collaboration occurring explicitly or implicitly, at the Instructors same time or at disjoint times, even over decades. Eric Honour, CSEP, international consultant Responsibilities from the SoS side and from the and lecturer, has a 40-year career of component systems side, strategies for managing complex systems development & collaboration, concurrent and disjoint systems operation. Former President of engineering; building on the past to meet the future. INCOSE, selected as Fellow and as Strategies for maintaining integrity of systems Founder. He has led the engineering efforts over long periods of time when development of 18 major systems, working in independent organizations. including the Air Combat 6. Testing and Evaluation. Testing and evaluation Maneuvering Instrumentation systems and the in the SoS environment with unique challenges in the Battle Group Passive Horizon Extension System. evolutionary development. Multiple levels of T&E, why BSSE (Systems Engineering), US Naval the usual success criteria no longer suffice. Why Academy; MSEE, Naval Postgraduate School; interface testing is necessary but isn’t enough. and PhD, University of South Australia. Operational definitions for evaluation. Testing for chaotic behavior and emergent behavior. Testing Dr. Scott Workinger has led projects in responsibilities in the SoS environment. Manufacturing, Eng. & Construction, and Info. Tech. for 30 years. His projects have made contributions What You Will Learn ranging from increasing optical fiber • Capabilities engineering methods. bandwidth to creating new CAD • Architecture frameworks. technology. He currently teaches • Practical uses of complexity theory. courses on management and • Integration strategies to achieve higher-level engineering and consults on strategic issues in capabilities. management and technology. He holds a Ph.D. • Effective collaboration methods. in Engineering from Stanford. • T&E for large-scale architectures.

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Summary October 27-29, 2020 Just about everyone involved in developing Live Virtual hardware for space missions (or any other purpose, for that matter) has been affected by $2200 (8:30am - 5:00pm) "Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 each problems with joints using threaded fasteners. Off The Course Tuition." Common problems include rupture, fatigue, detrimental yielding or joint slip, galling, inadequate preload, loss of preload, low or nonlinear stiffness, Course Outline 1. Overview. Common problems with bolted joints. A excess weight, procurement cost and lead time, process for designing a bolted joint. General design incompatibility with the space environment, and guidelines. The importance of preload. Introduction to time-consuming assembly. The main objective of NASA-STD-5020 and 5020A. Key definitions. High- this three-day course is to build understanding of level requirements from NASA-STD-5020A. Margin of safety. Establishing internal standards and criteria. how bolted joints behave, how they fail, and how to 2. Screw Threads: Evolution and Important design them to be dependable and cost effective. Characteristics. Brief history of screw threads and Participants should bring calculators. thread forms. Rolled vs. cut threads. Thread-form features and compatibility. Tensile stress area. Fine threads vs. coarse threads. Recent attendee comments ... 3. Developing a Concept for the Joint. General “It was a fantastic course, one of the most useful types of joints and fasteners. Configuring the joint. short courses I have ever taken.” “Interaction between Designing a stiff joint. Shear clips and tension clips. instructor and experienced designers (in the class) was Avoiding problems with fixed fasteners. priceless.” 4. Calculating Bolt Loads When Ignoring “(The) examples (and) stories from industry were Preload. How a preloaded joint carries load. Temporarily ignoring preload. What about friction as a invaluable.” “Everyone at NASA should take this load path? Common assumptions and their limitations. course!” An effective process for calculating bolt loads in a “(What I found most useful:) strong emphasis on compact joint. Examples. understanding physical principles vs. blindly applying 5. Failure Modes and Assessment Methods. textbook formulas.” Understanding stress analysis from the engineer’s perspective. An effective process for strength analysis. (What you would tell others) “Take it!” “You need Bolt tension and shear. Tension joints. Shear joints. to take it.” “Take it. Tell everyone you know to take it.” Class exercise: identifying potential failure modes. “Excellent instructor. Great lessons learned on failure Bolted joints with composite materials. modes shown from testing.” 6. Thread Stripping and Pull-out Strength. How threads fail. Computing theoretical shear engagement “A must course for structural/mechanical engineers areas. Including a knock- down factor. Test results. and anyone who has ever questioned the assumptions in 7. Selecting Hardware and Detailing the Design. bolt analysis” Selecting compatible materials. Nuts and threaded “Well-researched, well-designed course.” “Kudos to you inserts. Use of washers. Bolt features and geometry. for spreading knowledge!” Selecting fastener length and grip. Recommended fastener hole sizes. Guidelines for simplifying assembly. Establishing preload. Torque-preload Instructor relationship. Locking features and NASA- STD-5020A. Tom Sarafin Tom Sarafin is the President and Chief Maintaining preload. Engineer of Instar Engineering and 8. Mechanics of a Preloaded Joint. Mechanics of a Consulting, Inc. He has worked full time in preloaded joint under applied tensile load. Estimating the space industry since 1979 as a structural bolt stiffness and clamp stiffness. Understanding the engineer, a mechanical systems engineer, a load-introduction factor. Worst case for steel bolts and project manager, and a consultant. Since aluminum fittings. Key conclusions regarding load founding Instar in 1993, he’s consulted for sharing. Effects of bolt ductility. How temperature NASA, DARPA, the DOD Space Test change affects preload. Program, Lockheed Martin, DigitalGlobe, 9. Fastening System Analysis per NASA-STD- Millennium Space Systems, Space Systems/LoraL, 5020A. Objectives and summary. Calculating Spaceflight Industries, and other organizations. He was a key maximum and minimum preloads. Tensile loading: member of the team that developed NASA-STD-5020, ultimate-strength analysis. Separation analysis. Tensile “Requirements for Threaded Fastening Systems in loading: yield-strength analysis. Shear loading. Spaceflight Hardware” (March 2012). He is the editor and Interaction of tension, shear, and bending. Joint-slip principal author of Spacecraft Structures and Mechanisms: From Concept to Launch and is a contributing author to Space analysis. Fatigue. Justification for low likelihood of Mission Analysis and Design. He’s also the principal author of fatigue failure. a series of papers titled “Vibration Testing of Small Satellites.” 10. Special Topics. Finite element modeling of Since 1995, he has taught over 250 courses to more than bolted joints. Design tables: preliminary bolt sizing, 5000 engineers and managers in the aerospace industry. based on NASA-STD-5020A analysis criteria.

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Evolution of satellite communication earth stations— $2195 (8:30am - 4:30pm) teleports and hubs • Earth station design philosophy for "Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 each performance and operational effectiveness • Engineering Off The Course Tuition." principles • Propagation considerations • The isotropic source, line of sight, antenna principles • Atmospheric effects: troposphere (clear air and rain) and ionosphere (Faraday and scintillation) • Rain effects and rainfall Summary regions • Use of the DAH and Crane rain models • This intensive three-day course is intended for Modulation systems (QPSK, OQPSK, MSK, GMSK, satellite communications engineers, earth station 8PSK, 16 QAM, and 32 APSK) • Forward error correction design professionals, and operations and techniques (Viterbi, Reed-Solomon, Turbo, and LDPC maintenance managers and technical staff. The codes) • DBU-S2x and DVB-RCS2 standards • course provides a proven approach to the design of Transmission equation and its relationship to the link modern earth stations, from the system level down budget • Radio frequency clearance and interference consideration • RFI prediction techniques • Interference to the critical elements that determine the criteria and coordination • Site selection • RFI problem performance and reliability of the facility. We identification and resolution. address the essential technical properties in the baseband and RF, and delve deeply into the block 2. Major Earth Station Engineering. diagram, budgets and specifications of earth RF terminal design and optimization. Antennas for major earth stations (fixed and tracking, LP and CP) • stations, hubs, and VSATS. Also addressed are Upconverter and HPA chain (SSPA, TWTA, and KPA) • practical approaches for the procurement and LNA/LNB and downconverter chain. Optimization of RF implementation of the facility, as well as proper terminal configuration and performance (redundancy, practices for O&M and testing throughout the useful power combining, and safety) • Baseband equipment life. The overall methodology assures that the earth configuration and integration • Designing and verifying the station meets its requirements in a cost effective terrestrial interface • Station monitor and control • Facility and manageable manner. design and implementation • Prime power and UPS Attendees will receive a copy of Mr. Elbert's systems. Developing environmental requirements (HVAC) textbook The Satellite Communication Ground • Building design and construction • Grounding and Segment and Earth Station Handbook, 2nd ed , lightening control. Artech House, 2014. 3. Hub Requirements and Supply. Earth station uplink and downlink gain budgets • EIRP budget • Uplink gain budget and equipment requirements Instructor • G/T budget • Downlink gain budget • Ground segment Bruce R. Elbert , (MSEE, MBA) is president of an supply process • Equipment and system specifications • independent satellite communications Format of a Request for Information • Operational consulting firm. He is a recognized requirements • Cost-benefit and total cost of ownership. satellite communications expert and 4. Link Budget Analysis Related to the Earth has been involved in the satellite and Station. telecommunications industries for over Standard ground rules for satellite link budgets • 40 years. He founded ATSI to assist Frequency band selection: L, S, C, X, Ku, and Ka • major private and public sector Satellite footprints (EIRP, G/T, and SFD) and transponder organizations that develop and operate plans • Transponder loading and optimum multi-carrier digital video and broadband networks backoff • How to assess transponder capacity • Maximize using satellite technologies and interactive services. throughput • Minimize receive dish size • Minimize During 25 years with Hughes Electronics, he directed transmit power • Examples: DVB-S2 broadcast, digital the design of several major satellite projects, including VSAT network with multi-carrier operation. Palapa A, Indonesia’s original satellite system; the 5. Earth Terminal Maintenance Requirements and Galaxy follow-on system; and the development of the Procedures. first GEO mobile satellite system capable of serving Outdoor systems • Antennas, mounts and waveguide • handheld user terminals. Mr. Elbert was also ground Field of view • Shelter, power and safety • Indoor RF and segment manager for the Hughes system, which IF systems • Vendor requirements by subsystem • Failure included eight teleports and 3 VSAT hubs. He served modes and routine testing. in the US Army Signal Corps as a radio 6. VSAT Baseband Hub Maintenance Requirements communications officer and instructor. By considering and Procedures. the technical, business, and operational aspects of IF and modem equipment • Performance evaluation • satellite systems, Mr. Elbert has contributed to the Test procedures • TDMA control equipment and software • operational and economic success of leading Hardware and computers • Network management system organizations in the field. He has written seven books • System software. on telecommunications and IT, including Introduction to 7. Hub Procurement and Operation Case Study. Satellite Communication, Third Edition (Artech House, General requirements and life-cycle • Block diagram • 2008). The Satellite Communication Applications Functional division into elements for design and Handbook, Second Edition (Artech House, 2004); The procurement • System level specifications • Vendor Satellite Communication Ground Segment and Earth options • Supply specifications and other requirements • Station Handbook (Artech House, 2001), the course RFP definition • Proposal evaluation • O&M planning. text. 28 – Vol. 133 Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 New Directions in Remote Sensing

Summary November 2-6, 2020 This 5 half-day course will provide a technical Live Virtual overview of the current state of space remote sensing systems, with a focus on new and $2090 (8:30am - 5:00pm) "Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 each emerging technologies and applications. This Off The Course Tuition." course is designed for those new to the field, those currently using remote sensing systems, those who are considering purchasing remote sensing Course Outline data, and managers who wish to better understand • Fundamentals of remote sensing. Historical origins, the issues involved in properly utilizing these tools. the development of remote sensing, systems, active and passive systems, etc. The course provides an overview of the origins, • Current and future market status, projections and current status, and future directions and trends. Major players, nations, and organizations. Market applications of space remote sensing systems. size and projections. Major applications. Information on resources, new trends in data and • Remote Sensing Data. Active and passive data. Data data processing, and making these tools work well structures. Data management issues, data formats and in your own organization are highlighted. standards. Integrating different data structures and data types. • General Overview of Remote Sensing Capabilities Instructor and Functions. The remote sensing data process from Dr. Scott Madry is president of Informatics collection to results. Data collection, management, manipulation, analysis, display and visualization. Final data International, Inc., an international presentation. consulting firm in Chapel Hill, NC. • Components of Remote Sensing Systems. Onboard Dr. Madry has over 20 years components, sensors, telemetry, data pre-processing and experience in remote sensing and telemetry. GIS applications and has • Remote Sensing Applications. What are the major conducted a variety of research applications, who is using what data for what purpose, what and application projects in are the emerging new markets for new systems. Europe, Africa, and North • Image Processing. Software, operating systems, hardware, peripherals, data, people, management, America. He has given over 130 short courses infrastructure. and seminars in over 25 countries. He is a • Data Sources. Government sources and web portals Research Assoc. Professor at the University of (USGS, etc.) Commercial sources, Sources of international North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a member of data, remote sensing data sources. the Faculty of The International Space University. • New Directions. Ultra-high resolution data and applications • Radar systems. Current and future Radar systems, What You Will Learn new high resolution systems, applications • What is space remote sensing, what are the • Remote Sensing Resources. Web resources, journals, components of the systems, and how does it magazines, societies, meetings and conferences. work? • Remote Sensing and GIS. Incorporation of remote • What is the current status of these tools? sensing data into GIS. GIS data types and sources, issues • What are the areas of future growth and new of incorporating and processing raster remote sensing data with vector GIS. Issues of incorporating and processing commercial markets for space remote point and time data within the GIS environment. sensing? • Visualization and Simulation. The role of visualization • How are remote sensing imagery, GIS, and and simulation technologies in Space Remote Sensing, GPS other tools functionally integrated? new directions and markets. • How can I successfully harness these tools • Practical Issues in successfully and productively and avoid problems? using these technologies. Where do I start? Defining a plan to choose the right software/hardware/data, common problems and issues in organizing your remote sensing From this course you will obtain a good operation. Successes and horror stories. overview mof the origins, current status and • The Future of Space Remote Sensing. Where is this future directions of space remote sensing and all going? What are the major new issues and developing how the functional integration of remote technologies, including policy and legal issues? What are sensing, GPS, GIS, and other tools will the new commercial, scientific, and governmental develop new commercial markets and applications and markets? Trends in data, software and applications. hardware.

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December 1-3, 2020 Course Outline 1. Mission Analysis. Kepler’s laws. Circular and elliptical satellite Live Virtual orbits. Period of revolution. LEO, MEO, HEO, and Geostationary Orbits. (8:30am - 4:30pm) Orbital elements. Azimuth and Elevation, slant range, coverage angle "Regis$te2r 03 9o0r More & Receive $100 00 each and ground trace. Off The Course Tuition." 2. The RF Link – The Signal. Antenna gain, effective isotropic radiated power, receive flux density and receive power, Friis link equation and variants. Review of deciBels (dB’s). Summary 3. The RF Link – Noise. Antenna gain, effective isotropic radiated power, receive flux density and receive power, Friis link equation and This three-day course is designed as a practical course variants. Review of deciBels (dB’s). for practicing engineers, and is intended for communications engineers, spacecraft engineers, 4. The RF Link – Putting It Together. Receive system G/T, received managers and technical professionals who want both the CNR, SNR. Bent-pipe and regenerative transponders, multiple carrier "big picture" and a fundamental understanding of satellite operation, noise power robbing and back-off. communications. The course is technically oriented and 5. Signals and Spectra. Properties of a sinusoidal wave. Synthesis includes examples from real-world satellite and analysis of an arbitrary waveform. Fourier Principle. Harmonics. communications systems. It will enable participants to Fourier series and Fourier transform. Frequency spectrum. understand the key drivers in satellite link design and to 6. Methods of Modulation. Overview of modulation, frequency perform their own satellite link budget calculations. The translation, sidebands, analog AM/FM modulation. course will especially appeal to those whose objective is 7. Digital Modulation. Nyquist sampling, analog-to-digital to develop quantitative computational skills in addition to conversion, ISI, Nyquist pulse shaping, raised cosine filtering, BPSK, obtaining a qualitative familiarity with the basic concepts. QPSK, MSK, 8PSK, QAM, GMSK, higher order modulation, bandwidth, power spectral density, constellation diagrams. 8. Demodulation and Bit Error Rate. Coherent detection and Instructors carrier recovery, phase-locked loops, bit synchronizers, bit error probability, Eb/No, BPSK, QPSK detection, digital modulation Robert Summers has been developing space performance. communication systems for more than 30 years, ranging from store-and-forward 9. Coding. Information theory basics, Shannon’s theorem, code rate, coding gain, Hamming, BCH, and Reed-Solomon block codes, messaging by low Earth orbit satellites, to convolutional codes, Viterbi decoding, hard and soft decision, audio and video broadcasting from concatenated coding, Trellis coding, Turbo codes, LDPC codes. geosynchronous orbit, and voice and data communication constellations in between. 10. Bandwidth. Equivalent (noise) bandwidth. Occupied bandwidth. Allocated bandwidth. Relationship between bandwidth and data rate. He has been at the Johns Hopkins Dependence of bandwidth on methods of modulation and coding. University Applied Physics Laboratory for Tradeoff between bandwidth and power. Emerging trends for bandwidth the last 12 years, where he has been efficient modulation. involved in numerous space system engineering activities. 11. Antennas. Directivity and gain, reciprocity, antenna patterns, He has lectured in the JHU Whiting School of Engineering beam solid angle, half-power beamwidth, nulls and sidelobes, efficiency, on system engineering topics, including telemetry, tracking large apertures, antenna examples, shaped reflectors, phased-arrays. and control (TT&C) subsystem communications that links the satellites to the ground systems. He has a BSEE from 12. Antenna Noise Temperature. Brightness temperature, antenna Stanford University and two MS degrees from Johns noise temperature calculation and estimates, examples. Hopkins, in computer science and technical management. 13. Polarization. Linear, circular, elliptical polarization, axial ratio, handedness, interoperability, polarization mismatch loss. Chris DeBoy leads the RF Engineering Group in the Space department at the Johns Hopkins 14. Propagation. Earth’s atmosphere, atmospheric attenuation, rain University Applied Physics Laboratory, and attenuation, rain models and variation with frequency, impact on G/T, is a member of APL’s Principal system examples. Professional Staff. He has over 25 years of 15. Earth Stations. Antenna types, facilities, RF components, experience in satellite communications, operations center. from systems engineering (he is the lead 16. Satellite Transponders. Satellite communications payload RF communications engineer for the New architecture, frequency plan, transponder gain, TWTA and SSPA, Horizons Mission to Pluto) to flight amplifier characteristics, intermodulation products. hardware design for both low- Earth orbit 17. Multiple Access Techniques. Frequency division multiple and deep-space missions. He holds a BSEE from Virginia access (FDMA). Time division multiple access (TDMA). Code division Tech, a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from multiple access (CDMA) or spread spectrum. Capacity estimates. Johns Hopkins, and teaches the satellite communications 18. Link Budgets. Communications link calculations, uplink, course for the Johns Hopkins University. downlink, and composite performance, link budgets for single carrier and multiple carrier operation. Detailed worked examples. 19. Diversity. Site, phase, frequency, time, polarization diversity What You Will Learn techniques and system examples. • A comprehensive understanding of satellite 20. Navigation. Range and range-rate (Doppler) tracking, GPS. communication. 21. VSATs. Applications, access techniques, typical • An understanding of basic vocabulary. implementations. • A quantitative knowledge of basic relationships. 22. Commercial and Military Satcomm. System examples, GEO platforms, high throughput satellites, Iridium, Globalstar, Orbcomm, • Ability to perform and verify link budget calculations. O3B, MILSATCOM, etc. • Ability to interact meaningfully with colleagues and 23. The Electromagnetic Spectrum. Frequency bands used for independently evaluate system designs. satellite communication. ITU regulations. Fixed Satellite Service. Direct • A background to read the literature. Broadcast Service. Digital Audio Radio Service. Mobile Satellite Service.

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Course Outline October 20-22, 2020 1. Satellite Systems, Services, and Regulation. Live Virtual Introduction and historical background. The place of satellites in telecommunications. Satellite service March 2-4, 2021 definitions: broadcasting BSS, fixed-satellite FSS, and mobile satellite MSS. Major suppliers and operators of Live Virtual satellites. Satellite regulation: role of the ITU, FCC, and (8:30am - 4:30pm) regulatory bodies of the various countries where services $2090 are provided. Satellite system design overview. Satellite "Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 each real-world demands: security, control of accidental and Off The Course Tuition." intentional interference, resolving RFI. 2. Technical Fundamentals. Satellite orbit alternatives and their characteristics: geostationary and Summary non-geostationary. Basic definitions: channels, circuits, This three-day introductory course reviews the transponders, decibels. Satellite frequency bands – L, S, C, X, Ku, Ka, etc.: properties of waves, free space loss, essential elements of all satellite communications polarization, bandwidth. Propagation through the systems, with an emphasis on system design and atmosphere: air and clouds, rain, the ionosphere. Carrying performance. The objective is to inform new information on radio waves: coding, modulation, engineers and other professionals as well as those multiplexing, DVB-S2 standard and extensions. Digital knowledgeable in specific technical and business communications demands: bit error rate and availability. areas by covering the technical characteristics of 3. The Space Segment. The space environment: each aspect of the space and ground system, and gravity, radiation and space debris. Orbits: geostationary show how they relate to each other. The orbits; non-geostationary orbits. Orbital slots, footprints, fundamental connection is the radio link between and coverage; satellite spacing; eclipses and sun satellite and earth station, which is covered in detail. interference. Basic design of a satellite: structure and Basic design of the satellite and earth station are spacecraft subsystems (bus), antennas and repeaters covered to identify primary elements of each and to (payload). compare alternatives which have been and continue 4. The Ground Segment. Earth stations: types – to be employed in real systems. These include VSATs and hubs, RF equipment (amplifiers and frequency converters), antenna configurations (reflector designs, geostationary satellites and non-geostationary phased arrays), mounting and pointing (fixed and mobile constellations that are currently in development. installations). Antenna properties: gain; directionality; sidelobes and legal limits on sidelobe gain. Electronics, EIRP, and G/T: LNA and LNB, SSPA; signal flow through Instructor an earth station. Bruce R. Elbert , (MSEE, MBA) is president of an 5. The Satellite Earth Link. Atmospheric effects on independent satellite communications signals: rain effects and rain climate models; rain fade consulting firm. He is a recognized margins. Link budgets, C/N and Eb/No. Multiple access satellite communications expert and has techniques: FDMA, TDMA and ALOHA, CDMA; Paired been involved in the satellite and Carrier Multiple Access, demand assignment; on-board telecommunications industries for over processing. Signal security issues. Internet Protocol 40 years. He founded ATSI to assist networks and adaptation to the satellite link. major private and public sector 6. Conclusion. Industry issues and trends: non- organizations that develop and operate geostationary constellations for broadband, small sats, digital video and broadband networks using satellite high altitude platforms, and challenges in the future. technologies and interactive services. During 25 years with Hughes Electronics, he directed the design of several major satellite projects, including Palapa A, What You Will Learn • How satellite communications relates to other forms of Indonesia’s original satellite system; the Galaxy follow- wireless systems that are used to provide one-way on system; and the development of the first GEO broadcasting and two-way interactive services, especially mobile satellite system capable of serving handheld those delivered through the global Internet. user terminals. Mr. Elbert was also ground segment • The framework that defines the properties of the satellite manager for the Hughes system, which included eight itself as part of the system and as governed by international teleports and 3 VSAT hubs. He served in the US Army rules and regulations, and as offered by commercial Signal Corps as a radio communications officer and operators around the world. instructor. By considering the technical, business, and • The types of earth stations used to employ space resources, operational aspects of satellite systems, Mr. Elbert has particularly very small aperture terminals (VSATs) to fixed contributed to the operational and economic success and mobile users, and larger stations used as hubs and of leading organizations in the field. He has written gateways. seven books on telecommunications and IT, including • The basic principles of radio-wave propagation and the link Introduction to Satellite Communication, Third Edition budget, which establish whether the connection between (Artech House, 2008). The Satellite Communication user and satellite will work as required. Applications Handbook, Second Edition (Artech • The tradeoffs among the various orbits, frequency bands, House, 2004); The Satellite Communication Ground and modulation and coding technologies needed to realize Segment and Earth Station Handbook (Artech House, the required services via the satellite link. 2001), the course text. • The evolution of this technology in a changing world.

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April 14-16, 2021 Summary This three-day course covers all the Live Virtual technology of advanced satellite $2195 (8:30am - 4:30pm) communications, as well as the principles behind "Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 each current state-of-the-art satellite communications Off The Course Tuition." equipment. New and promising technologies will be covered to develop an understanding of the Instructor major approaches, including network topologies, Bruce R. Elbert , (MSEE, MBA) is president of an VSAT and IP networking over satellite. Material independent satellite communications will be complemented with a continuously consulting firm. He is a recognized evolving example of the application of systems satellite communications expert and engineering practice to a specific satellite has been involved in the satellite and communications system. The example of telecommunications industries for WCDMA over a GEO satellite will address issues over 40 years. He founded ATSI to from the highest system architecture down to assist major private and public sector component details, budgets, specifications, etc. organizations that develop and operate digital video and broadband networks using satellite technologies and services. During 25 years Course Outline with Hughes Electronics, he directed the design of 1. Introduction to SATCOM. History and several major satellite projects, including Palapa A, overview. Examples of current military and Indonesia’s original satellite system; the Galaxy commercial systems. follow-on system; and the development of the first GEO mobile satellite system capable of serving 2. Satellite Orbits and Transponder handheld user terminals. Mr. Elbert was also ground Characteristics. Area coverage, high throughput segment manager for the Hughes system, which at Ku and Ka bands, advanced L and S band included eight teleports and 3 VSAT hubs. He systems. served in the US Army Signal Corps as a radio 3. Traffic Connectivities: Mesh, Hub- communications officer and instructor. By Spoke, Point-to-Point, Broadcast. considering the technical, business, and operational 4. Multiple Access Techniques: FDMA, aspects of satellite systems, Mr. Elbert has TDMA, CDMA, Random Access. DAMA and contributed to the operational and economic Bandwidth-on-Demand. success of leading organizations in the field. He has 5. Communications Link Calculations. written seven books on telecommunications and IT, Definition of EIRP, G/T, Eb/No, Es/No. Noise including Introduction to Satellite Communication, Temperature and Figure. Transponder gain and Third Edition (Artech House, 2008). The Satellite SFD. Link Budget Calculations. Communication Applications Handbook, Second Edition (Artech House, 2004); The Satellite 6. Digital Modulation Techniques. BPSK, Communication Ground Segment and Earth Station QPSK, 8PSK, 16QAM, 32/64APSK. Nyquist Handbook (Artech House, 2001). signal shaping (raised cosine). Ideal BER performance, implementation margin, adaptive codes and modulation (ACM). What You Will Learn 7. RF Components. HPA, SSPA (GaN), • Characteristics of satellites – GEO vs. non-GEO, area LNA, Up/down converters. Intermodulation, band coverage vs. spot beam, bent pipe vs. processor- limiting, oscillator phase noise. Examples of BER based. Degradation. • Characteristics of satellite networks – broadcast, 8. TDMA Networks. Time Slots. Preambles. interactive, star and mesh, high-throughput satellite (HTS) alternatives. Suitability for DAMA and BoD, ALOHA. • The tradeoffs between major alternatives in SATCOM 9. Characteristics of IP and TCP / UDP system design. Over Satellite. Need for Performance Enhancing • SATCOM modulation and coding tradeoffs and link Proxy (PEP) techniques, acceleration. budget analysis. 10. VSAT Networks and Their System • DAMA/BoD for FDMA, TDMA, and CDMA systems. Characteristics: DVB-S2 and DVB-RCS • Critical RF parameters in terminal equipment and their standards and MF-TDMA. effects on performance. 11. Earth Station Antenna Types. Pointing / • Technical details of RF antennas, amplifiers and Tracking. Small antennas at Ku band. Mobile receivers. antennas – planar array, phased array. FCC - • Use of spread spectrum for Comm-on-the-Move, Intelsat - ITU antenna requirements and EIRP aeronautical broadband and WCDMA from MUOS. density limitations. • Characteristics of IP traffic over satellite. • Innovative approaches using phased arrays, 12. Emerging Technology Developments cancellation and adaptive coding and modulation. and Future Trends.

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February 9-11 2021 Course Outline Day 1 Live Virtual (Principles of Satellite Links and Applicability of $2090 (8:30am - 4:30pm) SatMaster) "Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 each • Standard ground rules for satellite link budgets. Off The Course Tuition." • Frequency band selection: UHF, L, S, C, X, Ku, and Ka. • Satellite footprints (EIRP, G/T, and SFD) and transponder plans; application of on-board processors. Summary • Propagation considerations: the isotropic source, line of sight, antenna principles. Link budgets are the standard tool for designing and assessing satellite communications transmissions, • Atmospheric effects: troposphere (clear air and rain) and ionosphere (Faraday and scintillation). considering radio-wave propagation, satellite performance, terminal equipment, radio frequency • Rain effects and rainfall regions; use of the built-in DAH and Crane rain models. interference (RFI), and other physical layer aspects of fixed and mobile satellite systems. The format and • Modulation systems (QPSK, OQPSK, MSK, GMSK, 8PSK, 16 QAM, and 32 APSK). content of the link budget must be understood by many engineers and managers with design and operation • Forward error correction techniques (Viterbi, Reed- Solomon, BCH, Turbo, and LDPC codes). responsibilities. SatMaster is a highly-recognized yet low-cost PC-based software tool offered through the • Transmission equation and its relationship to the link budget. web by Arrowe Technical Services of the UK. This three-day course reviews the principles and use of the • Introduction to the user interface of SatMaster. link budget along with hands-on training in SatMaster • Differences between SatMaster 9, the current version, 9, the latest version, for one- and two-way transmission and previous versions. of digital television; two-way interactive services using • File formats: antenna pointing, database, digital link very small aperture terminals (VSATs); point-to-point budget, and digital processing/regenerative repeater link budget. transmission at a wide range of data rates; and interactive communications with mobile terminals. • Built-in reference data and calculators. Services at UHF, L, S, C, X, Ku, and Ka bands to fixed • Example of a digital one-way link budget (DVB-S2) using and mobile terminals are considered. The course equations and SatMaster. includes several computer workshop examples to Day 2 enhance participants' confidence in using SatMaster (Detailed Link Design in Practice: Computer Workshop) and to improve their understanding of the link • Earth station block diagram and characteristics. budgeting process. Participants should gain • Antenna characteristics (main beam, sidelobe, X-pol confidence in their ability to prepare link budgets and considerations, mobile antennas). their facility with SatMaster. Examples from the class • HPA characteristics, intermodulation and sizing , uplink are employed as time allows. The course notes are power control. provided. • Link budget workshop example using SatMaster: Single Bring a Windows OS laptop to class with SatMaster Channel Per Carrier (SCPC). software. It can be purchased directly from • Transponder loading and optimum multi-carrier backoff; www.satmaster.com (a discount is available to power equivalent bandwidth. registered attendees). • Review of link budget optimization techniques using the program's built-in features. Instructor • Transponder loading and optimization for minimum cost Bruce R. Elbert , MSEE, MBA, adjunct professor (retired), and resources, maximum throughput and availability. College of Engineering, University of • Computing the minimum transmit power; uplink power Wisconsin, Madison. Mr. Elbert is a control (UPC). recognized satellite communications expert • Interference sources (X-pol, adjacent satellite and has been involved in the satellite and interference, adjacent channel interference). telecommunications industries for over 40 • Earth station power flux density limits and the use of years. He founded Application Technology spread spectrum for disadvantaged antennas. Strategy, L.L.C., to assist major private and Day 3 public sector organizations that develop and (Consideration of Interference and Workshop in Digital operate cutting-edge networks using satellite and other Link Budgets) wireless technologies and services. During 25 years with • C/I estimation and trade studies. Hughes Space and Communications (now Boeing Satellite • Performance estimation for carrier-in-carrier (Paired Systems), he directed communications engineering of Carrier Multiple Access) transmission. several major satellite projects. Mr. Elbert has written seven • Discussion of VSAT parameters and technology options books on satellite communications, including The Satellite as they relate to the link budget. Communication Applications Handbook , Second Edition • Example: digital VSAT, multi-carrier operation. (Artech House, 2004); The Satellite Communication Ground • Use of batch location files to prepare link budgets for a Segment and Earth Station Handbook (Artech House, 2001); large table of locations. and Introduction to Satellite Communication, Third Edition • Case study from the class using the above elements and (Artech House, 2008). SatMaster.

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“I got exactly what I wanted from this course – an overview of the spacecraft en - vironment. The charts outlining the inter - actions and synergism were excellent. The December 1-2, 2020 list of references is extensive and will be Live Virtual consulted often.” $1595 (8:30am - 4:00pm) "Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 each “Broad experience over many design Off The Course Tuition." teams allowed for excellent examples of applications of this information.” Course Outline 1. Introduction. Spacecraft Subsystem Design, Orbital Mechanics, The Solar-Planetary Relationship, Instructor Space Weather. Dr. Alan C. Tribble has provided space environments effects analysis to more than one dozen NASA, DoD, 2. The Vacuum Environment. Basic Description – and commercial programs, including the Pressure vs. Altitude, Solar UV Radiation. International Space Station, the Global 3. Vacuum Environment Effects. Pressure Positioning System (GPS) satellites, and Differentials, Solar UV Degradation, Molecular several surveillance spacecraft. He holds a Contamination, Particulate Contamination. Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Iowa 4. The Neutral Environment. Basic Atmospheric and has been twice a Principal Investigator Physics, Elementary Kinetic Theory, Hydrostatic for the NASA Space Environments and Effects Program. He is the author of four books, including the Equilibrium, Neutral Atmospheric Models. course text: The Space Environment - Implications for Space 5. Neutral Environment Effects. Aerodynamic Drag, Design , and over 20 additional technical publications. He is an Sputtering, Atomic Oxygen Attack, Spacecraft Glow. Associate Fellow of the AIAA, a Senior Member of the IEEE, 6. The Plasma Environment. Basic Plasma Physics - and was previously an Associate Editor of the Journal of Single Particle Motion, Debye Shielding, Plasma Spacecraft and Rockets . Dr. Tribble recently won the 2008 Oscillations. AIAA James A. Van Allen Space Environments Award. He has taught a variety of classes at the University of Southern 7. Plasma Environment Effects. Spacecraft California, California State University Long Beach, the Charging, Arc Discharging, Effects on Instrumentation. University of Iowa, and has been teaching courses on space 8. The Radiation Environment. Basic Radiation environments and effects since 1992. Physics, Stopping Charged Particles, Stopping Energetic Photons, Stopping Neutrons. 9. Radiation in Space. Trapped Radiation Belts, Solar Review of the Course Text: Proton Events, Galactic Cosmic Rays, Hostile “There is, to my knowledge, no other book that provides its intended readership with an comprehensive and authoritative, Environments. yet compact and accessible, coverage of the subject of 10. Radiation Environment Effects. Total Dose spacecraft environmental engineering.” – James A. Van Allen, Effects - Solar Cell Degradation, Electronics Degradation; Regent Distinguished Professor, University of Iowa. Single Event Effects - Upset, Latchup, Burnout; Dose Rate Effects. Who Should Attend: 11. The Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris Engineers who need to know how to design systems with Environment. Hypervelocity Impact Physics, adequate performance margins, program managers who Micrometeoroids, Orbital Debris. oversee spacecraft survivability tasks, and scientists who need to understand how environmental interactions can affect 12. Additional Topics. Effects on Humans; Models instrument performance. and Tools; Available Internet Resources.

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January 4-6, 2021 Live Virtual $2090 (8:30am - 4:30pm) Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 Each Off The Course Tuition.

Summary This three-day course provides an overview of the fundamental concepts and technologies of modern space mission systems. Space missions Course Outline and satellite systems combine science, The fundamentals of space environment, engineering, and external phenomena. The orbital mechanics, propulsion, and course will concentrate on scientific and engineering foundations of space missions, subsystem technologies provide an spacecraft systems, and interactions among indispensable basis for system engineering. various subsystems. The introduced basic nomenclature, vocabulary, and concepts will make it Instructor possible to converse with understanding with Dr. Mike Gruntman is Professor of mission planners, designers, operators, and Astronautics at the University of subsystem specialists. Southern California. He is a The extensive set of course notes provide specialist in astronautics, space technology, space sensors and a concise reference for understanding, instrumentation, and space physics. planning, and designing space missions and Gruntman participates in several operating modern spacecraft. theoretical and experimental programs in space science and Topics Covered include: space technology, including space • Common space mission and spacecraft missions. He authored and co-authored more bus configurations, requirements, and 200 publications (including two books) in various constraints. areas of astronautics, space technology, space physics, scientific instrumentation, space and • Fundamentals of space environment rocket history, and space education. and its effects on space systems. • Common orbits and velocity increments Who Should Attend and propellant amounts for typical Engineers and managers in the maneuvers. aerospace/defense industry, FFRDCs and government R&D laboratories and centers who • Fundamentals of spacecraft are involved in planning, designing, building, subsystems and their interactions. launching and operating space systems and • Elements of space mission system spacecraft subsystems and components. engineering.

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Summary Course Outline This 3-day course presents the structure for a 1. Overview of Space Mission Structures. space or launch vehicle as a system. Originally Structural functions and requirements. Effects of the based on the instructor’s book, Spacecraft space environment. How launch affects things structurally. Dispelling some myths. Top-level criteria Structures and Mechanisms: From Concept to for strength analysis. Understanding verification. Launch , this course has evolved and been improved Relating verification to requirements. continuously since 1995. 2. Launch Environments and How Structures If you are an engineer involved in any aspect of Respond. Overview of the mechanics of vibration. spacecraft or launch-vehicle structures, regardless Breaking down the launch environment. Quasi-static of your level of experience, you will benefit from this loads Transient loads and coupled loads analysis. course. Subjects include functions, requirements, Sinusoidal vibration. Acoustics. Random vibration. Mass/acceleration curves. Shock. environments, stress analysis, fatigue fracture 3. Assessing Structural Integrity: Stress mechanics, finite element analysis, configuration Analysis. What it means to assess structural integrity. development, preliminary design, designing to avoid Stress and strain. Accounting for strength variation. problems with dynamic loads, improving the loads- Government standards for test options and factors of cycle process, verification planning, quality safety. Understanding stress analysis from the assurance, testing, and risk assessment. engineer’s perspective. Common pitfalls and case histories. An effective process for strength analysis. Includes a color course book containing Fatigue ad fracture mechanics. Fracture control. presentation materials and a copy of the instructor’s Structural design criteria. 850-page reference book, Spacecraft Structures 4. Overview of Finite Element Analysis. and Mechanisms: From Concept to Launch (1995) . Idealizing structures. Introduction to FEA and stiffness matrices, Effective use of FEA. Quality assurance for Instructor FEA. Tom Sarafin , is President and Chief Engineer of 5. Configuration Development and Preliminary Instar Engineering and Consulting, Inc. Structural Design. A process for preliminary design. Configuring a spacecraft. FireSat example. Types of He has worked full time in the space structures and forms of construction. Materials. industry since 1979 as a structural Methods of attachment. Reducing cost by reducing the engineer, a mechanical systems number of parts. Designing an adaptable structure. engineer, a project manager, and a Designing for manufacturing. Using analysis to dessign consultant. Since founding Instar in efficient structures. Providing direct load paths. 1993, he’s consulted for NASA, DARPA, Estimating weight and managing weight growth. the DOD Space Test Program, 6. Improving the Loads-Cycle Process. The Lockheed Martin, DigitalGlobe, Space Systems/Loral, traditional loads-cycle process with coupled loads Spaceflight Industries, and other organizations. He analysis (CLA). Ideas for improving the loads-cycle was a key member of the team that developed NASA- process. Managing payload math models. Integrating STD-5020, “Requirements for Threaded Fastening stress analysis with CLA. Potentially eliminating the Systems in Spaceflight Hardware” (March 2012). He is need for mission-specific CLA for launch of small spacecraft. Sensitivity analysis for large spacecraft. the editor and principal author of Spacecraft Structures and Mechanisms: From Concept to Launch and is a 7. Verification and Quality Assurance. Whose job is this? Attending to details. Controlling the contributing author to Space Mission Analysis and configuration. Proactive verification. Verification Design . He’s also the principal author of a series of methods and logic. Philosophies for product papers titled “Vibration Testing of Small Satellites.” inspection. Establishing a test program. Designing a Since 1995, he has taught over 250 courses to more test. Documenting and presenting verification. than 5000 engineers and managers in the aerospace 8. Final Verification and Risk Assessment. industry. Overview of final verification. Addressing late-arising loads problems. What does it mean to “understand” a What You Will Learn risk? Hypothetical example: Negative margin of safety. The objectives are to impart a systems perspective of Making the launch decision. space-mission structures and improve your understanding of: • Structural functions, requirements, and environments. Who Should Attend • How structures behave and how they fail. Structural and mechanical design engineers, stress and • How to develop structures that are cost-effective and dynamics analysts, systems engineers, and others dependable for space missions. interested in the topic.

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March 23-24, 2021 Live Virtual $1590 (8:30am - 4:00pm) "Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 each Off The Course Tuition."

Course Outline 1. Spacecraft Systems Reliability and Assessment. Quality, reliability, and confidence levels. Reliability block diagrams and proper use of reliability predictions. Redundancy pro's and con's. Environmental stresses and derating. Summary 2. Quality Assurance and Component Selection. Screening and qualification testing. Accelerated Quality assurance, reliability, and testing are critical testing. Using plastic parts (PEMs) reliably. elements in low-cost space missions. The selection of lower cost parts and the most effective use of 3. Radiation and Survivability. The space redundancy require careful tradeoff analysis when radiation environment. Total dose. Stopping power. designing new space missions. Designing for low cost MOS response. Annealing and super-recovery. and allowing prudent risk are new ways of doing Displacement damage. business in today's cost-conscious environment. This 4. Single Event Effects. Transient upset, latch-up, course uses case studies and examples from recent and burn-out. Critical charge. Testing for single event space missions to pinpoint the key issues and tradeoffs effects. Upset rates. Shielding and other mitigation in design, reviews, quality assurance, and testing of techniques. spacecraft. Lessons learned from past successes and 5. ISO 9000. Process control through ISO 9001 and failures are discussed and trends for future missions AS9100. are highlighted. 6. Software Quality Assurance and Testing. The magnitude of the software QA problem. Characteristics Instructor of good software process. Software testing and when Eric Hoffman has 40 years of space experience, is it finished? including 19 years as the Chief 7. Design Reviews and Configuration Management. Engineer of the Johns Hopkins Applied Best practices for space hardware and software. Physics Laboratory Space Department, 8. Integrating I&T into electrical, thermal, and which has designed and built 66 mechanical designs . Coupling I&T to mission spacecraft and more than 200 operations. instruments. His experience includes 9. Ground Support Systems. Electrical and systems engineering, design integrity, mechanical ground support equipment (GSE). I&T performance assurance, and test standards. He has facilities. Clean rooms. Environmental test facilities. led many of APL's system and spacecraft conceptual designs and coauthored APL's quality assurance 10. Test Planning and Test Flow. Which tests are plans. He is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA and worthwhile? Which ones aren't? What is the right order coauthor of Fundamentals of Space Systems. to perform tests? Test Plans and other important documents. 11. Spacecraft Level Testing. Ground station What You Will Learn compatibility testing and other special tests. • Why reliable design is so important and techniques for 12. Launch Site Operations. Launch vehicle achieving it. operations. Safety. Dress rehearsals. The Launch • Dealing with today's issues of parts availability, Readiness Review. radiation hardness, software reliability, process control, 13. Human Error. What we can learn from the and human error. airline industry. • Best practices for design reviews and configuration 14. Case Studies. NEAR, Ariane 5, Mid-course management. Space Experiment (MSX). • Modern, efficient integration and test practices.

Recent attendee comments ... “Instructor demonstrated excellent knowledge of topics.” “Material was presented clearly and thoroughly. An incredible depth of expertise for our questions.”

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Summary December 8-10, 2020 This new 3-day course is a companion course to Instar’s flagship course, “Space Mission Structures: Live Virtual From Concept to Launch” (SMS). SMS gives the big (10:00am - 6:00pm Eastern) picture of spaceflight structures development, while $2200 Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 Each SDA goes into much more detail on design and Off The Course Tuition. analysis of aerospace structures and is not specific to spacecraft; most of the course applies to aircraft as well. Although we recommend people start with SMS and follow with SDA, SMS is not a prerequisite. Course Outline Subjects include statics and mechanics of materials 1. Structural Requirements and Design (with emphasis on practical applications), strength and Criteria. Structural requirements: what they are fatigue analysis (with emphasis on empirical and semi- and what they are not. Typical structural functions empirical methods rather than on sole reliance on finite and constraints. How flight loading environments element analysis), and structural design (philosophy, affect the structure. Standards and criteria. Top- material selection, types of structures and their level criteria for strength. Other commonly used considerations, methods of attachment, and structural design criteria. guidelines). 2. Review of Statics and Free-Body Participants should be prepared to work class Diagrams. Static equilibrium and free-body problems. diagrams. Benefits of a statically determinate Prior acquisition of the instructor’s 850-page interface. Examples and class problems. reference book, Spacecraft Structures and Relationship between load and displacement. Mechanisms: From Concept to Launch [1995], is recommended but not required. This book is provided 3. Mechanics of Materials. Stress and strain. as part of Instar’s Space Mission Structures course. Combined state of stress. Beams and bending stress. Unsymmetrical bending. Torsion and the effects of warping constraint. Thermal effects. Instructor Tom Sarafin is President, Chief Engineer, and 4. Strength Analysis. Accounting for variation founder of Instar Engineering and in material strength: allowable stresses. Revisiting Consulting, Inc. and has worked full the margin of safety. Interaction of stresses; failure theories. Failure in practice. The benefits of time in the space industry since ductility. Understanding stress analysis from the 1979 as a structural engineer, a engineer’s perspective. Common pitfalls and case mechanical systems engineer, a histories. An effective process for strength project manager, and a consultant. analysis. Failure modes for fastened joints. Since founding Instar in 1993, he’s Exercise: identifying potential failure modes. consulted for NASA, DARPA, the Forms of buckling. Elastic buckling of columns. DOD Space Test Program, Lockheed Martin, Inelastic buckling and eccentric loading. Buckling DigitalGlobe, Space Systems/Loral, Spaceflight of plates and shells. Industries, and other organizations. He was a key member of the team that developed NASA-STD- 5. Fatigue of Metals. What is fatigue? Brief history of fatigue failures and ensuing research. 5020, “Requirements for Threaded Fastening Systems in Spaceflight Hardware” (March 2012). What causes fatigue? Crack initation and He is the editor and principal author of Spacecraft growth. Stress concentration factors. Terms Structures and Mechanisms: From Concept to defining a loading cycle. Presentation of fatigue Launch and is a contributing author to Space data. High-cycle (stress-life) vs. low-cycle (strain- Mission Analysis and Design . He’s also the life) fatigue. Palmgren-Miner rule. The Goodman principal author of a series of papers titled method and equivalent alternating stress. Linear- “Vibration Testing of Small Satellites.” Since elastic fracture mechanics. Fracture control. 1995, he has taught over 250 courses to more Generating a loading spectrum. Designing to than 5000 engineers and managers in the avoid fatigue failure. aerospace industry. 6. Structural Design. Opening thoughts on Prior acquisition of the instructor’s 850-page structural design. Material selection. Types of reference book, Spacecraft Structures and structures and important things to understand when designing them: Beams. Trusses and Mechanisms: From Concept to Launch [1995], is frames. Forms of lightweight panels and shells. recommended but not required. This book is Monocoque and semi-monocoque cylinders. Skin- provided as part of Instar’s Space Mission stringer and panel-frame structures. Methods of Structures course . attachment. Reducing cost by reducing the number of parts. Designing an adaptable Who Should Attend structure. Summary of Sec. 6: Structural design Structural and mechanical design engineers, guidelines. stress analysts, and others interested in the topic. Appendix:. Tips on finite element modeling.

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Summary August 31- September 3, 2020 This 3-day course provides a rigorous look at structural testing and its roles in product development and verification Live Virtual for aerospace programs. The course starts with a broad view (8:30am - 5:00pm) of structural verification throughout product development and $2090 the roles of testing. The course then covers planning, "Register 3 or More & Receive $1000 0 each designing, performing, interpreting, and documenting a test. Off The Course Tuition." The course emphasizes static loads testing and vibration testing on a shaker. Several case studies are presented after first breaking the class into teams and tasking them with brainstorming how they would design effective tests. Course Outline An optional 4th day, September 4, 2020, is available with a 1. Overview of Structural Testing. Why do a computer workshop on notching and force limiting. The cost structural test? Structural requirements. The for all 4 days of training is $2,690 per person. building-blocks verification process. Verification logic flows. Qualification, acceptance, and Recent attendee comments ... protoflight testing. Selecting the right type of test. • "Great course. I wish I had more people from my team Two things all tests need. Test management: with me." documents, reviews, and controls. • "The review of the entire topic is great. Typically don't get a chance to look at big picture." 2. Designing and Documenting a Test. • "I think this course should be a 'must take' for stress Designing a test. Suggested contents of a test engineers in charge of designing and conducting stan - plan. Test-article configuration. Boundary dard tests." conditions. Ensuring adequacy of a strength test. • "I liked the case histories and examples. It is always A key difference between a qualification test and good to see how theory is applied." a proof test. Effective instrumentation, preparing to interpret test data. Documenting with a test Instructor Tom Sarafin is President and Chief Engineer of Instar report. Engineering and Consulting, Inc. He 3. Loads Testing of Small Specimens. hasworked full time in the space industry Applications and objectives. Common loading since 1979 as a structural engineer, a systems. Test standards. Case history: designing mechanical systems engineer, a project manager, and a consultant. Since founding a test to substantiate NASA criteria for bolt Instar in 1993, he’s consulted for NASA, analysis. DARPA, the DOD Space Test Program, 4. Static Loads Testing of Large Lockheed Martin, DigitalGlobe, Space Systems/Loral, Spaceflight Industries, and other Assemblies. Introduction to static loads testing. organizations. He was a key member of the team that Special considerations. Introducing and developed NASA-STD-5020, “Requirements for Threaded controlling loads. Developing the load cases. Be Fastening Systems in Spaceflight Hardware” (March 2012). sure to design the right test. He is the editor and principal author of Spacecraft Structures and Mechanisms: From Concept to Launch and is a 5. Testing on an Electrodynamic Shaker. contributing author to Space Mission Analysis and Design. Test configuration. Limitations of testing on a He’s also the principal author of a series of papers titled shaker. Fixture design. Deriving loads from “Vibration Testing of Small Satellites.” Since 1995, he has measured accelerations. Sine-sweep testing. taught over 250 courses to more than 5000 engineers and Sine- burst testing. Understanding random managers in the aerospace industry. vibration. Random vibration testing. 6. Notching and Force Limiting. Who Should Attend Understanding notching and why we do it. Case All engineers involved in ensuring that flight vehicles history: STEP-4 mission. Methods of notching. and their payloads are structurally safe to fly. This Force limiting. Designing a force-limiting fixture. course is intended to be an effective follow-up the NASA’s semi-empirical method of force limiting; instructor's course “Space-Mission Structures (SMS): examples. Modification of force limits during test. From Concept to Launch”, although that course is not Response limiting. Manual notching. a prerequisite. 7. Overview of Other Types of Structural What You Will Learn Test. Centrifuge testing. Modal survey testing The objectives of this course are to improve and math-model correlation. Acoustic testing. your understanding of how to: Shock testing. • Identify and clearly state test objectives. 8. Case History: Vibration Testing of a • Design (or recognize) a test that satisfies the Spacecraft Telescope. Overview. Initially identified objectives while minimizing risk. planned structural test program. Problem • Establish pass / fail criteria. statement. Revised approach. Testing at the • Design the instrumentation. telescope level of assembly. Test anomalies. • Interpret test data. Lessons learned and conclusions. • Write a good test plan and a good test report.

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January 26-27, 2021 Columbia, Maryland $1390 (8:30am - 4:30pm) Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 Each Off The Course Tuition.

Course Outline 1. Operational Overview – Common to Both ROVs And AUVs. 2. Recognizing Where Most Operations Fail. Connectors • Recovery • User error • Navigation – calibration / failures • Launch • Poor maintenance • Poor Summary practices. This 2-day course offers a descriptive review of 3. Know Your System. Software Architecture • Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and Sub-system Interfaces • Architecture / Failure analysis. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) • Health and Status data • Impact on data. developed by industry and government. It traces 4. Lack of Communications. the factors that influenced the development of 5. Weight and Balance. • Stability • Data impact. underwater vehicles, and includes a description 6. Data Analysis. of the varied instrumentation and systems that 7. Thrust and Attitude. • Impact on instruments and developed concomitantly for their support and data. deployment. The class will focus on standing-up 8. System Safety. Personnel Safety, Consistency. operational and maintenance facilities and 9. ROV/AUV Maintenance Items In Common. • Red Flags. equipment to support these vehicles. 10. If You Don’t Know – Ask! Instructor 11. ROV Operational Techniques. • Vehicle class Bill Kirkwood graduated from the University of versus capability • Work space realm • Support. • Modification/Upgrades • Form Factors • Costs.. California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1978 with his BSME and received an MSCIS in 2000 from the 12. Control Room. • Layout • Functions • Data University of Phoenix. His predominant focus has capture vs real time display. • Mission space (think ahead) • On deck versus in water. • Checklist • been in the area of electromechanical design. Buoyancy • Systems check • Limited Deck Operation. Prior to joining MBARI he was a group leader at 13. Maintenance considerations. • Ground faults • Lockheed Missiles and Space Company (LMSC) DC versus AC. in the Advanced Systems Division working on a variety of applied design projects for 14. Lifting And Storage Facilities Onshore And At Sea. communications, satellites, and active optics for high-energy laser systems as part of the Strategic 15. Ancillary Equipment. • Manipulators for ROV's, cameras for ROVs & AUV's. Defense Initiative. Bill joined MBARI in 1991 as the lead mechanical designer and project 16. Dead Vehicle Recovery. • What to do if your manager a several technology efforts including ROV is lost • Cost vs. risk. Location • Mission review • Boat instrumentation – monitoring. the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Tiburon and the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) 17. AUV Operational Techniques (Focus On Dorado. A number of variants of the Dorado Launch And Recovery Operations). • Vehicle class versus capability • Work space realm • Support. • system have been constructed, the most Modification/Upgrades. advanced being the Mapping AUV. Bill moved to 18. Form Factors. • Costs • Maintenance considera - Northern California in 1987 when he joined the tions • Ground faults. • DC versus AC. Lockheed Missiles and Space Company (LMSC). He became a supervisor in the 19. Lifting And Storage Facilities Onshore And At Sea. Advanced Systems group doing a variety of applied design projects for communications, 20. Ancillary Equipment. satellites, and active optics for high-energy laser 21. Manipulators For ROV's, Cameras For ROVs systems. Bill began doing sub-sea equipment And AUV's. designs at Lockheed which eventually fostered 22. What To Do If Your AUV Is Lost. contacts with MBARI. 23. Cost vs. Risk.

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February 2-4, 2021 “RGerceaetn itn sattrutectnodr emea dceo mthem coeunrtsse i.n..- Live Virtual teresting and informative. Helped $2090 (8:30am - 4:30pm) clear-up many misconceptions I had Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 Each about sound and its measurement.” Off The Course Tuition. “Enjoyed the in-class demonstrations; they help explain the concepts. In - Summary structor helped me with a problem I This three-day course is intended for engineers and was having at work, worth the price other technical personnel and managers who have a work-related need to understand basic acoustics of the course!” concepts and how to measure and analyze sound. This is an introductory course and participants need not have any prior knowledge of sound or vibration. Each topic is illustrated by appropriate applications, in-class Course Outline demonstrations, and worked-out numerical examples. Since the practical uses of acoustics principles are vast 1. Introductory Concepts. Sound in fluids and diverse, participants are encouraged to confer with and solids. Sound as particle vibrations. the instructor (before, during, and after the course) Waveforms and frequency. Sound energy and regarding any work-related concerns. Three power consideration. customized versions of this course are available that 2. Acoustic Waves in Air and Water. Air- emphasize respectively (1. Underwater Acoustics, 2. borne sound. Plane and spherical acoustic In-Air Acoustics 3. A broad mix of all acoustic waves. Sound pressure, intensity, and power. applications tailored to the customer’s need or the Decibel (dB) log power scale. Sound reflection majority of class attendees’ interests). Onsite courses and transmission at surfaces. Sound absorption. are fully customized to the customer’s applications. 3. Acoustic and Vibration Sensors. Human ear characteristics. Capacitor and piezoelectric microphone and hydrophone designs and Instructor response characteristics. Intensity probe design and operational limitations. Accelerometers Dr. Alan D. Stuart , Associate Professor Emeritus of design and frequency response. Acoustics, Penn State, has over forty years experience in the field of sound 4. Sound Measurements. Sound level and vibration. He has degrees in meters. Time weighting (fast, slow, linear). mechanical engineering, electrical Decibel scales (Linear and A-and C-weightings). engineering, and engineering acoustics. Octave band analyzers. Narrow band spectrum For over thirty years he has taught analyzers. Critical bands of human hearing. courses on the Fundamentals of Detecting tones in noise. Microphone calibration Acoustics, Structural Acoustics, Applied techniques. Acoustics, Noise Control Engineering, and Sonar 5. S ound Radiation. Human speech Engineering on both the graduate and undergraduate mechanism. Loudspeaker design and response levels as well as at government and industrial characteristics. Directivity patterns of simple and organizations throughout the country. multi-pole sources: monopole, dipole and quadri- pole sources. Acoustic arrays and beamforming. Sound radiation from vibrating machines and What You Will Learn structures. Radiation efficiency. • How to make proper sound level measurements. 6. Low Frequency Components and • How to analyze and report acoustic data. Systems. Helmholtz resonator. Sound waves in • The basis of decibels (dB) and the A-weighting ducts. Mufflers and their design. Horns and scale. loudspeaker enclosures. • How intensity probes work and allow near-field 7. Applications. Representative topics sound measurements. include: Outdoor and underwater sound • How to measure radiated sound power and sound propagation (e.g. refraction due to temperature transmission loss. and other effects). Environmental acoustics (e.g. community noise response and criteria). • How to use third-octave bands and narrow-band Auditorium and room acoustics (e.g. spectrum analyzers. reverberation criteria and sound absorption). • How the source-path-receiver approach is used in Structural acoustics (e.g. sound transmission noise control engineering. loss through panels). Noise andvibration control • How sound builds up in enclosures like vehicle (e.g.source-path-receiver model). Topics of interiors and rooms. interest to the course participants.

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TBD 2021 Live Virtual $2090 (8:30am - 4:00pm) Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 Each Off The Course Tuition.

Summary Course Outline This three-day short course provides an 1. Introduction to Sonar Signal overview of sonar signal processing. Processing Processing . Introduction to sonar detection techniques applicable to bottom-mounted, hull- systems and types of signal processing mounted, towed and sonobuoy systems will be performed in sonar. Correlation processing, discussed. Spectrum analysis, detection, Fournier analysis, windowing, and ambiguity classification, and tracking algorithms for passive functions. Evaluation of probability of detection and active systems will be examined and related and false alarm rate for FFT and broadband to design factors. Advanced techniques such as signal processors. high-resolution array-processing and matched 2. Beamforming and Array Processing. field array processing, advanced signal Beam patterns for sonar arrays, shading processing techniques, and sonar automation will techniques for sidelobe control, beamformer be covered. implementation. Calculation of DI and array The course is valuable for engineers and gain in directional noise fields. scientists engaged in the design, testing, or 3. Passive Sonar Signal Processing. evaluation of sonars. Physical insight and Review of signal characteristics, ambient realistic performance expectations will be stressed. A comprehensive set of notes will be noise, and platform noise. Passive system supplied to all attendees. configurations and implementations. Spectral analysis and integration. Instructors 4. Active Sonar Signal Processing. James W. Jenkins joined the Johns Hopkins Waveform selection and ambiguity functions. University Applied Physics Projector configurations. Reverberation and Laboratory in 1970 and has worked multipath effects. Receiver design. in ASW and sonar systems analysis. 5. Passive and Active Designs and He has worked with system studies Implementations. Design specifications and and at-sea testing with passive and trade-off examples will be worked, and actual active systems. He is currently a sonar system implementations will be senior physicist investigating improved signal processing systems, APB, own- examined. ship monitoring, and SSBN sonar. He has taught 6. Advanced Signal Processing Techniques. sonar and continuing education courses since Advanced techniques for beamforming, 1977 and is the Director of the Applied detection, estimation, and classification will be Technology Institute (ATI). explored. Optimal array processing. Data Dr. Bruce Newhall has over 40 years of adaptive methods, super resolution spectral experience in underwater acoustics, techniques, time-frequency representations sonar, and signal processing. He and active/passive automated classification was chief scientist for several large are among the advanced techniques that will scale Navy experiments, and the be covered. supervisor of the Acoustic and Electromagnetics Group at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab. He has served as Associate Editor for the IEEE Journal What You Will Learn of Oceanic Engineering. In recognition of his • Fundamental algorithms for signal processing. innovative work, he is a fellow of the Acoustic • Techniques for beam forming. Society, received the bronze medal from the NDIA and is the 2017 recipient of the Donald W. • Trade-offs among active waveform designs. Tufts award in underwater acoustic signal • Ocean medium effects. processing from the IEEE. • Optimal and adaptive processing.

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Summary TBD 2021 This three-day course is designed for Live Virtual SONAR systems engineers, combat (8:30am - 4:30pm) systems engineers, undersea warfare $2090 "Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 each professionals, and managers who wish to Off The Course Tuition." enhance their understanding of this discipline or become familiar with the "big picture" if they work outside of the discipline. Course Outline Each topic is illustrated by worked numerical 1. Sound and the Ocean Environment. examples, using simulated or experimental Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD). data for actual undersea acoustic situations Sound Velocity Profiles.Refraction, and geometries. Transmission Loss, Attenuation. 2. SONAR Equations. Review of Active Instructor and Passive SONAR Equations, Decibels, Dr. Harold "Bud" Vincent Research Source Level, Sound Pressure Level, Associate Professor of Ocean Engineering at Intensity Level, Spectrum Level. the University of Rhode Island and President 3. Signal Detection. Signals and Noise, of DBV Technology, LLC is a U.S. Naval Array Gain, Beamforming, BroadBand, Officer qualified in submarine warfare and NarrowBand. salvage diving. He has over twenty years of 4. SONAR System Fundamentals. undersea systems experience working in Review of major system components in a industry, academia, and government (military SONAR system (transducers, signal and civilian). He served on active duty on conditioning, digitization, signal processing, fast attack and ballistic missile submarines, displays and controls). Review of various worked at the Naval Undersea Warfare SONAR systems (Hull, Towed, SideScan, Center, and conducted advanced R&D in the MultiBeam, Communications, Navigation, etc.). defense industry. Dr. Vincent received the 5. SONAR Employment, Data and M.S. and Ph.D. in Ocean Engineering Information. Hull arrays, Towed Arrays. (Underwater Acoustics) from the University Their utilization to support Target Motion of Rhode Island. His teaching and research Analysis. encompasses underwater acoustic systems, 6. Target Motion Analysis (TMA). What communications, signal processing, ocean it is, why it is done, how is SONAR used to instrumentation, and navigation. He has support it, what other sensors are required to been awarded four patents for undersea conduct it. systems and algorithms. 7. Time-Bearing Analysis. How relative target motion affects bearing rate, ship maneuvers to compute passive range What You Will Learn estimates (Ekelund Range). Use of Time- • What are of the various types of SONAR Bearing information to assess target motion. systems in use on Naval platforms today. 8. Time Frequency Analysis. Doppler • What are the major principles governing their shift, Received Frequency, Base Frequency, design and operation. Corrected Frequency. Use of Time- • How is the data produced by these systems Frequency information to assess target used operationally to conduct Target Motion motion. Analysis and USW. 9. Geographic Analysis. Use of Time- • What are the typical commercial and scientific Bearing and Geographic information to uses of SONAR and how do these relate to analyze contact motion. military use. 10. Multi-sensor Data Fusion. SONAR, • What are the other military uses of SONAR RADAR, ESM, Visual. systems (i.e. those NOT used to support Target 11. Relative Motion Analysis and Motion Analysis). Display: Single steady contact, Single • What are the major cost drivers for undersea Maneuvering contact, Multiple contacts, acoustic systems. Acoustics Interference.

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TBD 2021 Course Outline Live Virtual 1. Overview. Review of how transducer and performance fits into overall sonar system design. (8:30am - 4:00pm) $2090 2. Waves in Fluid Media. Background on how the Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 Each Off The Course Tuition. transducer creates sound energy and how this energy propagates in fluid media. The basics of sound propagation in fluid media: Summary • Plane Waves. This three-day course is designed for sonar • Radiation from Spheres. system design engineers, managers, and system • Linear Apertures Beam Patterns. engineers who wish to enhance their understanding of sonar transducer design and how the sonar • Planar Apertures Beam Patterns. transducer fits into and dictates the greater sonar • Directivity and Directivity Index. system design. Topics will be illustrated by worked • Scattering and Diffraction. numerical examples and practical case studies. • Radiation Impedance. • Transmission Phenomena. Instructor Mr. John C. Cochran is a Sr. Engineering Fellow • Absorption and Attenuation of Sound. with Raytheon Integrated Defense 3. Equivalent Circuits. Transducers equivalent Systems., a leading provider of electrical circuits. The relationship between transducer integrated solutions for the parameters and performance. Analysis of transducer Departments of Defense and designs: Homeland Security. Mr. Cochran has • Mechanical Equivalent Circuits. 35 years of experience in the design • Acoustical Equivalent Circuits. of sonar transducer systems. His • Combining Mechanical and Acoustical Equivalent experience includes high frequency Circuits. mine hunting sonar systems, hull mounted search 4. Waves in Solid Media: A transducer is sonar systems, undersea targets and decoys, high constructed of solid structural elements. Background in power projectors, and surveillance sonar systems. how sound waves propagate through solid media. This Mr. Cochran holds a BS ChE degree from the section builds on the previous section and develops University of California, Berkeley, a MS ChE degree equivalent circuit models for various transducer from Purdue University, a MS EE degree from elements. Piezoelectricity is introduced. University of California, Santa Barbara, and a PhD • Waves in Homogeneous, Elastic Solid Media. EE degree from the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. He holds a certificate in Acoustics • Piezoelectricity. Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and • The electro-mechanical coupling coefficient. Mr. Cochran has taught as a visiting lecturer for the • Waves in Piezoelectric, Elastic Solid Media. University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. 5. Sonar Projectors. This section combines the concepts of the previous sections and developes the basic concepts of sonar projector design. Basic What You Will Learn concepts for modeling and analyzing sonar projector • Basic acoustic parameters that affect transducer performance will be presented. Examples of sonar designs including: projectors will be presented and will include spherical Aperture design. projectors, cylindrical projectors, half wave-length Radiation impedance. projectors, tonpilz projectors, and flexural projectors. Beam patterns and directivity. Limitation on performance of sonar projectors will be • Fundamentals of acoustic wave transmission in discussed. solids including the basics of piezoelectricity. 6. Sonar Hydrophones. The basic concepts of • Basic modeling concepts for transducer design. sonar hydrophone design will be reviewed. Analysis of hydrophone noise and extraneous circuit noise that • Transducer performance parameters that affect may interfere with hydrophone performance. radiated power, frequency of operation, and bandwidth. • Elements of Sonar Hydrophone Design. • Sonar projector design parameters. • Analysis of Noise in Hydrophone and Preamplifier Systems. From this course you will obtain the knowledge • Specific Application in Sonar Hydronpone Design. and ability to perform sonar transducer systems • Hydrostatic hydrophones. engineering calculations, identify tradeoffs, interact • Spherical hydrophones. meaningfully with colleagues, evaluate systems, • Cylindrical hydrophones. understand current literature, and how transducer design fits into greater sonar system design. • The affect of a fill fluid on hydrophone performance.

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Course Outline February 9-10, 2021 1. Warfare from Beneath the Sea: Live Virtual • Us Submarines – From A Glass-Barrel In Circa 300 $1590 (8:30am - 4:30pm) Bc, To Ssn 774. Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 Each • Review Of The Order Of Battle For Submarines Of Off The Course Tuition. The World. 2. Submarine Warfare Basics: Summary • Employment Of Submarines Past, Current And This two-day course is designed for engineers in the field Future. of submarine R&D and Operational Test and Evaluation. It is • Us/Uk/Ussr Cold War Submarine Operations. an introductory course presenting the fundamental philosophy 3. Current Day Submarine Tasking: of submarine design, submerged operation and combat system employment as they are managed by a battle-tested • What Us Nuclear-Powered Submarines Are Tasked submarine organization that all-in-all make a US submarine a To Do. very cost-effective warship at sea- and under it. • What The Tasking Of Us Submarines Is Based On. Today’s US submarine tasking is discussed in consonance 4. Submarine Organization (Onboard and Force with the strategy and policy of the US, and the goals, Wide): objectives, mission, functions, tasks, responsibilities, and • Makeup Of Today’s Submarine Crew. roles of the US Navy as they are so funded. Submarine warfare is analyzed referencing some calculations for a • What Does It Mean To Be “Qualified In Benefits-to-Cost analysis, in that, Submarines Sink Ships! Submarines.” From this course you will gain a better understanding of • What Does The Shore Based Support For The submarine warships being stealth-oriented, cost-effective “Submarine Enterprise” Do. combat systems at sea. Those who have worked with specific 5. Fundamentals of Submarine Design, submarine sub-systems will find that this course will clarify the Construction and Modernization: rationale and essence of their interface with one another. Attendees will receive copies of the presentation along with • Makeup Of Today’s Submarine Force. some relevant white papers. • Submarine Form, Fit, & Function. • Basic Submarine Operational Characteristics. Instructor 6. Maintenance Cycles For Submarines: CAPT (ret) Todd Massidda , P.E. has over 30 years of Navy leadership experience serving on seven • Submarines Maintenance Cycles – Past, Current different submarines, including command of And Future. USS ALABAMA SSBN-731. As commanding officer of ALABAMA and executive officer on What You Will Learn ALASKA he has extensive experience in • Differences of submarine types (SSN/SSBN/ SSGN). bringing combat systems technologies to the • Submarine onboard organization and day to day fleet after major overhaul periods. In addition operations. to his operational submarine experience he • Basic Fundamentals of submarine systems and served as a Future Concepts Officer at US sensors. Special Operations command during which he had extensive experience in bring new technologies and ideas to special • Submarine Mission profiles. operations forces. As Operation Officer at Submarine Group • Basics of Submarine Warfare tactical and operational Nine, he led a highly successful multi-year effort to proof control. SSGN concepts ahead of the SSGN conversion program. He • How submarines support national military objectives. completed his career as the Branch Head for Ocean Systems • Makeup and function of the Submarine Support and Nuclear Matters on the OPNAV staff in Washington, DC. Enterprise. He is currently applying his knowledge as a Program Manager • How the sea impacts submarine operations. in the SSBN Security Technology Program at John Hopkins • Submarine Maintenance Cycles – Supporting the Tip of Applied Physics Laboratory. the Spear.

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