Technical Professions

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Jan 1, 2001

Pay Competitiveness and Quality of Department Of Defense Scientists and Engineers

Presents an analysis of the pay competitiveness, and quality of employees recruited and retained, for civilian scientific and engineering positions in Department of Defense (DoD) laboratories.

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Jan 1, 1990

Nesting of Two-Dimensional Models for Tidal Flow Computations

Can two-dimensional computational models be used to compute detailed flow distributions near structures? This report describes the experiments that were performed to develop this new technology.

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Aug 1, 1989

Guide for the Management of Expert Systems Development: Additional Appendixes

The first provides assistance in selecting the most appropriate tool for a particular expert system development project; the second describes logistics expert system applications listed in alphabetical order by application name.

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Jul 1, 1989

Guide for the Management of Expert Systems Development

This report was prepared to assist managers in the risk-managed application of expert systems (ES) technology.

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Jan 1, 1987

A Balanced Earthquake Engineering Program

Evaluates one part of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, the Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Program (EHMP).

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Jan 1, 1985

Future Military Applications for Knowledge Engineering

Surveys the technology of knowledge based systems, or knowledge engineering, to identify potential military applications.

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Jan 1, 1985

Knowledge engineering for Rand Strategy Assessment Center military command level models

The Rand Strategy Assessment Center's (RSAC) automated wargaming system includes computer programs that act as agents for Red (Soviet Union) and Blue (United States). Both Red and Blue Agent programs consist of hierarchical levels of rule-based model...

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Jan 1, 1981

Toward an Expert Aid for Tactical Air Targeting

Describes initial efforts to apply recent advances in knowledge engineering to the domain of tactical air targeting. Tactical targeting is a critical function in war requiring many complex, heuristic, and time-stressed decisions by the targeteer.

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Jan 1, 1981

SIMSYS2D: a two-dimensional flow and water quality simulation system

The SIMSYS2D system is designed for the two-dimensional simulation of hydrodynamics and water quality in well-mixed estuaries, coastal seas, harbors, and inland waters. The system can simulate the hydrodynamics in complicated geographical areas and ...

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Jan 1, 1980

Engineering education for the 21st century

Presentation addressing the topic of engineering education from the perspective of the policy analysis users group. After defining policy analysis, the author describes what the growing connection between technology and society implies for engineeri...

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Jan 1, 1979

Machine-aided heuristic programming : a paradigm for knowledge engineering

Machine-aided heuristic programming is advocated as a paradigm for incorporating domain knowledge in intelligent task performance programs. In this paradigm, a system interactively assimilates a natural language description of a task, advice on how t...

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Nov 1, 1976

Basic Limitations in Microcircuit Fabrication Technology

Discusses some high-leverage research areas in microcircuit fabrication, not now receiving government or private support, where relatively small, advanced research efforts may have substantial payoff.

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