Air and Missile Defense Systems Engineering fills a need for those seeking insight into the design procedures of the air and missile defense system engineering process. Specifically aimed at policy planners, engineers, researchers, and consultants, it presents a balanced approach to negating a target in both natural and electronic attack environmen

This monograph describes contemporary tools, talent, issues, and techniques applicable to designing defense products. The objectives are to provide insight for managers concerned with the design function and to provide designers with better understanding of the scope, tools, and issues involved. First considered is designing for the life cycle of the product. This relates designing for performance to designing for quality, reliability and maintainability, production, special systems requirements (e.g., system safety, human engineering, electromagnetic compatibility, contamination and corrosion control, survivability/vulnerability, hardware/software integration, operation and support) and cost. These individual technical functional designs and the interrelationships of performance, fitness for use over the life of the equipment, scheduled deliveries and budget constraints are discussed. Then, managing the design process is discussed followed by the state-of-the-art in design tools, talent, and computer aids for the task.

This book presents and discusses research in the study of computer science, with a particular focus on computer design and computational defence systems. Topics discussed include memory grid mapping; optimal nozzle design with monotonicity constraints; statistical reliability with applications to defence; cybersecurity; and, real-world evolutionary designs and the applications of open architectural industrial robots.

This revised edition surveys sophisticated electronic warfare systems with the latest technological advances. New material covers current radar techniques, with the latest in IR techniques, and EW weapons systems and defense equipment. It also includes an introduction to Information Operations and Information Warfare.

This book focuses on contemporary human factors issues within the design of soldier systems and describes how they are currently being investigated and addressed by the U.S. Army to enhance soldier performance and effectiveness. Designing Soldier Systems approaches human factors issues from three main perspectives. In the first section, Chapters 1-5 focus on complexity introduced by technology, its impact on human performance, and how issues are being addressed to reduce cognitive workload. In the second section, Chapters 6-10 concentrate on obstacles imposed by operational and environmental conditions on the battlefield and how they are being mitigated through the use of technology. The third section, Chapters 11-21, is dedicated to system design and evaluation including the tools, techniques and technologies used by researchers who design soldier systems to overcome human physical and cognitive performance limitations as well as the obstacles imposed by environmental and operations conditions that are encountered by soldiers. The book will appeal to an international multidisciplinary audience interested in the design and development of systems for military use, including defense contractors, program management offices, human factors engineers, human system integrators, system engineers, and computer scientists. Relevant programs of study include those in human factors, cognitive science, neuroscience, neuroergonomics, psychology, training and education, and engineering.