Naval Postgraduate School
Theses and Dissertations
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Littoral combat vessels analysis and comparison of designs
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2008-09)
The introduction of new technologies force navies to adapt and the introduction of surface-to-surface anti-ship cruise missiles from a large number of small coastal combatants created vulnerability in the Navy's force ...
Optimal employment of port radar and picket ships to detect attacker speedboats a defender-attacker optimization model to enhance maritime domain awareness
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2008-06)
The U.S. Coast Guard has deployed several hundred port patrol vessels to protect U.S. Navy ships and other high-value assets in ports world-wide. Each vessel has an armed crew of four, is relatively fast, and features a ...
Optimal jammer placement to interdict wireless network services
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2008-06)
The demand for wireless networks continues to grow as the need for portable, low-cost telecommunications systems increases around the world. Wireless networks are particularly complex because their topologies can change ...
Solving the maximum clique problems on a class of network graphs, with applications to social networks
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2008-06)
Social network analysis frequently uses the idea of a clique in a network to identify key subgroups of highly-connected members of the network. We formulate the maximum clique problem on undirected graphs and develop two ...
Navy enlistment supply model at the recruiting station level
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2008-06)
Past econometric studies have sought insight into the factors that affect military enlistment supply by creating models based on econometric theory and testing them with data in order to confirm their proposed theoretical ...
Analysis of analytic models for the effect of Insurgency/Counterinsurgency Operations on the general population
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2008-06)
This thesis proposes and analyzes mathematical descriptive models of the effect of Insurgency/Counterinsurgency Operations on the population of a nation experiencing stability operations. The model is a system of ...
Optimizing Unmanned Aircraft System Scheduling
(Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2008-06)
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) are critical for future combat effectiveness. Military planners from all branches of the Department of Defense now recognize the value that real time intelligence and surveillance from ...
Probability prediction of a nation's internal conflict based on instability
(Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2008-06)
Since the end of cold war, predicting a nation state's instability has been a challenging national security issue for the United States. This thesis presents several methods to predict the conflict potential for failed ...
Characterization of the MEMS directional sound sensor fabricated using the SOIMUMPs process
(Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2008-06)
A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) based directional sound sensor performance is characterized. The operation of directional sound sensor is based on the hearing organ of Ormia ochracea fly, which uses coupled bars ...
Total life cycle management - assessment tool an exploratory analysis
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2008-06)
It is essential for the Marine Corps to ensure the successful supply, movement and maintenance of an armed force in peacetime and combat. Integral to an effective, long-term logistics plan is the ability to accurately ...
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