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Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science (GSEAS)

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Ferroelectricity Newsletter, 2002-2005

Systems Engineering Department Newsletter

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2001

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2022

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The Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (GSEAS) includes seven departments (Applied Mathematics, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Meteorology, Oceanography, Physics, and Systems Engineering) and two academic groups (Space Systems and Undersea Warfare). Applying best practices and state-of-the art advances in science and engineering, GSEAS is at the forefront of research that addresses Navy and DOD needs, with a mission to increase the technical capability of the Navy and United States military forces.

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SE Newsletter Highlights / August 2016
(Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 2016-08) Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); Systems Engineering (SE); Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science (GSEAS)
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(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2012-05) Vicente, Ricardo Miguel F.P.; Paduan, Jeffrey; Oceanography (OC); Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science (GSEAS); Oceanography
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(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2012-05) Vicente, Ricardo Miguel F.P.; Paduan, Jeffrey; Oceanography (OC); Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science (GSEAS); Oceanography
Seabasing and joint expeditionary logistics
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2004-12) Bender, Amy; Cottle, Jacob; Craddock, Timothy; Dowd, Justin; Feese, Rick; Foster, Brett; Gainey, John; Jimenez, Ivan; Johnson, Brent; Johnson, Terry; Lemmon, John; Levendofske, Michael; Liskey, Dale; Oliphant, Anthony; Olvera, Daniel; Partington, William; Peace, Steven; Tanks, Paul; SEA Cohort SEA-6; Schrady, David; Systems Engineering Analysis (SEA); Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science (GSEAS); Research and Sponsored Programs Office (RSPO); Systems Engineering (SE); SEA Cohort SEA-6
Recent conflicts such as Operation Desert Shield/Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom highlight the logistics difficulties the United States faces by relying on foreign access and infrastructure and large supply stockpiles ashore to support expeditionary operations. The Navy's transformational vision for the future, Sea Power 21, involves Seabasing as a way to address these difficulties by projecting and sustaining joint forces globally from the sea. This study analyzes logistics flow to, within and from a Sea Base to an objective, and the architectures and systems needed to rapidly deploy and sustain a brigade-size force. Utilizing the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS), this study incorporates a systems engineering framework to examine current systems, programs of record and proposed systems out to the year 2025. Several capability gaps that hamper a brigade-size force from seizing the initiative anywhere in the world within a 10-day period point to a need for dedicated lift assets, such as high-speed surface ships or lighter-than-air ships, to facilitate the rapid formation of the Sea Base. Additionally, the study identifies the need for large-payload/high-speed or load-once/direct-to- objective connector capabilities to minimize the number of at-sea transfers required to employ such a force from the Sea Base in 10 hrs. With these gaps addressed, the Joint Expeditionary Brigade is supportable from the Sea Base.
The Carrier Readiness Team realizing the vision of the Naval Aviation Enterprise
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2009-03) LeFon, Carroll F.; Calvano, Charles; Systems Engineering (SE); Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science (GSEAS); Systems Engineering Management; Roberts, Ben
Naval aviation is a large and complex operation, with multiple stakeholders and an ingrained tension between generating combat readiness for current operations and procurement funds for future capabilities. Naval aviation leadership has developed an enterprise approach to managing these often competing requirements that uses modern business process tools under the fundamental principle of alignment. This process showed remarkable results at the factory-level, with production efforts generating significant savings and process efficiencies. From that initial success, the enterprise model was enlarged to overall management of aircraft flight hours, supply parts, personnel and production of replacement airframes. It was further enlarged to encompass the aircraft carrier fleet. This thesis examines the environment that drove the need to employ an enterprise construct, comparing it to the systems engineering approach used to bring new material solutions from concept of operations, to development and sustainment over the product lifecycles. It analyzes the tools and processes used, the benefits gained and the costs of executing under the enterprise management scheme. It analyzes how the Naval Aviation Enterprise model has been exported to other warfighting enterprises and the Navy generally. It concludes that enterprise alignment using modern business process tools indeed provides naval leadership with powerful leverage to generate combat readiness at reduced cost, now and in the future. It also concludes that further work remains to be done to ensure that an ingrained culture of consumption becomes cost-aware, and that real alignment of missions, functions and tasks must be undertaken to ensure that "quick wins" translate eventually into sustained, strategic change management.
System Engineering Theses: A Manuscript Option
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-07-31) O’Halloran, Bryan; Systems Engineering (SE); Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science (GSEAS); Systems Engineering (SE)
This document describes an approved method for using one’s own publications as the core content of a thesis. This document applies to students pursuing a Master of Science (MS) in Systems Engineering (SE) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS).
Distribution and Demographics of Marine Mammals in SOCAL Through Photo-Identification, Genetics, and Satellite Telemetry: A Summary of Surveys Conducted 15 June 2010 - 24 June 2011
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011) Falcone, Erin A.; Schorr, Gregory S.; Oceanography (OC); Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science (GSEAS); Research and Sponsored Programs Office (RSPO); Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (U.S.); Oceanography
In the first year of a three-year project, from June 2010 to June 2011 small boat-based surveys for cetaceans were conducted in the U. S. Navy's SOCAL training range, particularly in the Southern California Anti-Submarine Warfare Range (SOAR) and the Southern California Offshore Range (SCORE) centered on San Clemente Island in the Southern California Bight. Surveys included species verification tests, photo-identification, satellite tagging, and biopsy sampling. Because of their apparent sensitivity to Mid-Frequency Active Sonar (MFAS) throughout the world, beaked whales--Cuvier's, in particular--and fin whales were the primary target species. During 33 surveys conducted during the study period (including in January and May, times not previously surveyed by small boat in this area), 164 groups of cetaceans were encountered at or near SOAR. To address distribution and habitat use, 20 satellite tags (some with depthreporting capability) were deployed on 6 species. Depth-reporting tags on Cuvier's whales recorded multiple dives > 2000 m and > 2 hours, both deeper and longer than previously reported for this species. Preliminary results of photo-identification data (supplemented by satellite tag data) suggest that Cuvier's and fin whales both may have population sub-units with higher than expected residency in the Southern California Bight. Comparison of movement and dive behavior of tagged whales with concurrent MFAS exercises at SCORE is underway.
NPS TINYSCOPE program management
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2010-09) Turner, Christopher Gordon.; Romano, Marcello; Newman, James Hansen; Systems Engineering (SE); Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science (GSEAS); Space Systems Operations
This master's thesis introduces the program management and concept of operations of the TINYSCOPE Program. TINYSCOPE is a 6U CubeSat designed as a low-cost and easily replaceable imaging spacecraft that can produce tactically relevant imagery data. Tactical requirements in this context would emphasize "good enough" image resolution with a rapid-response tasking loop and high revisit rate. The TINYSCOPE project intends to demonstrate the utility of small, risk tolerant spacecraft for tactical imagery. The program management section of the thesis discusses the relationships of cost, performance, risk, and schedule and the impact of each on the program. The program's successes and failures are examined to glean lessons for future program managers of university projects. The remainder of the thesis develops a comprehensive concept of operations for the prototype spacecraft. Areas of discussion include overviews of the ground, space and launch segments of the mission architecture, and proposed conduct of operations for those segments. Finally, relevant program management and systems engineering documentation are presented as appendices.
Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Sciences Newsletter / September 2006
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2006-09) Kays, James L.; Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science (GSEAS)
Message from the Dean: GSEAS continues to contribute to the enhancement of the combat effectiveness of the Navy and the security of our nation by providing relevant, high quality graduate education in engineering and applied sciences. The pace is both challenging and invigorating...the rewards are priceless. The core strengths of GSEAS can be cap- tured with three simple words – people, quality, service. Our newsletters are intended to provide periodic snapshots of current examples of excellence, initiative and achievement within our great school. Our goal is to improve awareness and understanding of the enduring value of GSEAS to NPS, the Navy, DoD and our great nation.
Three Approaches to Space Systems Acquisitions and their Application to the Defense Departments Weather Satellite Program
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2012-03) Phillips, Wellington V.G.; Langford, Gary; Systems Engineering (SE); Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science (GSEAS); Systems Engineering Management; Bonesteele, Raymond
For more than a half century, the United States government has been acquiring and launching satellites. However, throughout these years, there has been a shift in the space systems acquisitions model, from acquiring greater quantities but less complex satellites, to fewer quantities but drastically more complex individualized satellites. Within the past two decades, when a new satellite was to be built, whether as part of an existing generation of satellites or the first of its kind, it appeared that the acquisition process starts over from the beginning as if it was the first time building a satellite. This shift in the model has resulted in these individualized systems being extremely costly and taking a long time to be produced. The acquisition of the Defense Departments Weather Satellites is one such example. This author asserts that effective systems acquisition requires a system engineering-inspired approach. The result of systems engineering guidance is to synthesize general principles from case studies. Therefore, this thesis researched the history of some Air Force Space acquisitions programs, current factors affecting the way systems are acquired, and new approaches (Fast, Inexpensive, Simple, Tiny [FIST], and Evolutionary Acquisition for Space Efficiency [EASE]) that are intended to remedy the aforementioned problems. In addition, Toyotas process for producing new vehicles models was also reviewed. These three approaches were then applied to the Defense Departments Weather Satellite program to develop recommendations for its follow-on programs acquisition strategy.