Reports and Technical Reports
Update on Machine-Learned Correctness Properties
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2023-01); NPS-CS-23-001
This report details a novel method which has the potential for improving the U.S. Navy’s ability to perform continuous assurance on autonomous and
other cyberphysical systems. Specifically, this report presents a novel ...
Understanding, Assessing, and Mitigating Safety Risks in Artificial Intelligence Systems
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-12); NPS-CS-22-003
Traditional software safety techniques rely on validating software against a deductively defined specification of how the software should behave in particular
situations. In the case of AI systems, specifications are ...
USMC Manpower Models Modernization
(Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-11-16); NPS-DDM-22-006
In his planning guidance, the Commandant states “We will ... accelerate our transformation from disconnected legacy
systems to an integrated data architecture that treats data as it should be –a critical resource.” This ...
Modeling Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations in the Combined Arms Analysis Tool for the 21st Century (COMBATXXI)
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-09-30); NPS-MV-22-001
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is undergoing organizational and operational changes to adapt to new warfighting requirements in
today’s world. The USMC Force Design 2030 describes new concepts, such as Expeditionary ...
Navy Expeditionary Readiness Cost Modeling
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-09); NPS-DDM-22-003
Military services estimate the budget for activities associated with operational readiness using mathematical models. OPNAV N834 (Expeditionary Readiness)
presently uses an N81 accredited Capability Costing Model (CCM) ...
Navy Force Structure Review Strategic Risk Workshop and Technical Review
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-09); NPS-OR-22-005
The OPNAV Lead for the 2022-2023 Navy Force Structure Review requested an interdisciplinary NPS team conduct an independent strategic risk and
technical risk of the current programmed force structure and three alternatives. ...
Failure of Notched Specimens Made of 3D Printed Materials
(2022-08); NPS-SP-22-002
As an important subcategory of additive manufacturing, fused filament fabricated components have become the focus of scientific attention in recent years. Increasing use in industry as well as in the private sector makes ...
Next Generation of CubeSat Orbital Mesh Networking Assets, Challenges and Architectures - LORA Replication with Software Defined Radios
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-08); NPS-SP-22-007
!The goal of this research was to replicate a Long Range (Lo Ra) signal that can be received and read by a low cost commercially available receiver based on a
Semtech chip. LoRa is the physical (PHY) layer of Long Range ...
Improving High Altitude Balloon Payload Recovery by Developing an Autonomous Parafoil Steering System
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-08); NPS-SP-22-005
This thesis focuses on developing an autonomous parafoil steering system deployed from a near-space platform for improving recovery capabilities of attached payloads. The re search presented builds on previous work on the ...
Prototyping and Testing a Miniaturized Floating Spacecraft Simulator
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-08); NPS-SP-22-009
Floating spacecraft simulators are robotic vehicles which imitate satellite movement in space. The use of floating spacecraft simulators permits experimental
validation of Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) algorithms ...