Innovations In Software Engineering For Defense Systems

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Oversight Committee for the Workshop on Statistical Methods in Software Engineering for Defense Systems
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2003-10-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309089838

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Innovations in Software Engineering for Defense Systems by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Oversight Committee for the Workshop on Statistical Methods in Software Engineering for Defense Systems Pdf

Recent rough estimates are that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) spends at least $38 billion a year on the research, development, testing, and evaluation of new defense systems; approximately 40 percent of that cost-at least $16 billion-is spent on software development and testing. There is widespread understanding within DoD that the effectiveness of software-intensive defense systems is often hampered by low-quality software as well as increased costs and late delivery of software components. Given the costs involved, even relatively incremental improvements to the software development process for defense systems could represent a large savings in funds. And given the importance of producing defense software that will carry out its intended function, relatively small improvements to the quality of defense software systems would be extremely important to identify. DoD software engineers and test and evaluation officials may not be fully aware of a range of available techniques, because of both the recent development of these techniques and their origination from an orientation somewhat removed from software engineering, i.e., from a statistical perspective. The panel's charge therefore was to convene a workshop to identify statistical software engineering techniques that could have applicability to DoD systems in development.

Author : Oversight Committee for the Workshop on Statistical Methods in Software Engineering for Defense Systems,Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics,Committee on National Statistics,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2003-10-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 030909044X

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Innovations in Software Engineering for Defense Systems by Oversight Committee for the Workshop on Statistical Methods in Software Engineering for Defense Systems,Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics,Committee on National Statistics,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council Pdf

Recent rough estimates are that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) spends at least $38 billion a year on the research, development, testing, and evaluation of new defense systems; approximately 40 percent of that cost-at least $16 billion-is spent on software development and testing. There is widespread understanding within DoD that the effectiveness of software-intensive defense systems is often hampered by low-quality software as well as increased costs and late delivery of software components. Given the costs involved, even relatively incremental improvements to the software development process for defense systems could represent a large savings in funds. And given the importance of producing defense software that will carry out its intended function, relatively small improvements to the quality of defense software systems would be extremely important to identify. DoD software engineers and test and evaluation officials may not be fully aware of a range of available techniques, because of both the recent development of these techniques and their origination from an orientation somewhat removed from software engineering, i.e., from a statistical perspective. The panel's charge therefore was to convene a workshop to identify statistical software engineering techniques that could have applicability to DoD systems in development.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Oversight Committee for the Workshop on Statistical Methods in Software Engineering for Defense Systems
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309166935

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Innovations in Software Engineering for Defense Systems by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Oversight Committee for the Workshop on Statistical Methods in Software Engineering for Defense Systems Pdf

Recent rough estimates are that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) spends at least $38 billion a year on the research, development, testing, and evaluation of new defense systems; approximately 40 percent of that cost-at least $16 billion-is spent on software development and testing. There is widespread understanding within DoD that the effectiveness of software-intensive defense systems is often hampered by low-quality software as well as increased costs and late delivery of software components. Given the costs involved, even relatively incremental improvements to the software development process for defense systems could represent a large savings in funds. And given the importance of producing defense software that will carry out its intended function, relatively small improvements to the quality of defense software systems would be extremely important to identify. DoD software engineers and test and evaluation officials may not be fully aware of a range of available techniques, because of both the recent development of these techniques and their origination from an orientation somewhat removed from software engineering, i.e., from a statistical perspective. The panel's charge therefore was to convene a workshop to identify statistical software engineering techniques that could have applicability to DoD systems in development.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Army Science and Technology,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Panel on Industrial Methods for the Effective Test and Development of Defense Systems
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309222709

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Industrial Methods for the Effective Development and Testing of Defense Systems by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Army Science and Technology,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Panel on Industrial Methods for the Effective Test and Development of Defense Systems Pdf

During the past decade and a half, the National Research Council, through its Committee on National Statistics, has carried out a number of studies on the application of statistical methods to improve the testing and development of defense systems. These studies were intended to provide advice to the Department of Defense (DOD), which sponsored these studies. The previous studies have been concerned with the role of statistical methods in testing and evaluation, reliability practices, software methods, combining information, and evolutionary acquisition. Industrial Methods for the Effective Testing and Development of Defense Systems is the latest in a series of studies, and unlike earlier studies, this report identifies current engineering practices that have proved successful in industrial applications for system development and testing. This report explores how developmental and operational testing, modeling and simulation, and related techniques can improve the development and performance of defense systems, particularly techniques that have been shown to be effective in industrial applications and are likely to be useful in defense system development. In addition to the broad issues, the report identifies three specific topics for its focus: finding failure modes earlier, technology maturity, and use of all relevant information for operational assessments.

Author : Adedeji B. Badiru,Cassie Barlow
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351686525

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Defense Innovation Handbook by Adedeji B. Badiru,Cassie Barlow Pdf

Innovation is the lifeline of national development. This handbook is a collection of chapters that provide techniques and methodologies for achieving the transfer of defense-targeted science and technology development for general industrial applications. The handbook shows how to translate theory and ideas into practical applications. Experts from national defense institutions, government laboratories, business, and industry contributed chapters to this handbook. The handbook also serves as an archival guide for nations, communities, and businesses expecting to embark upon science and technology transfer to industry. Included are several domestic and international case examples of practical innovation. Since the dawn of history, nations have engrossed themselves in developing new tools, techniques, and methodologies to protect their geographical boundaries. From the crude implements used by prehistorical people to very modern technologies, the end game has been the same. That is, to protect the homeland. Even in times of peace, efforts must be made to develop new machinery, equipment, processes, and devices targeted for the protection of the nation. The emergence of organized nations and structured communities facilitated even more innovative techniques of national defense. Evolution, revolution, and innovation have defined human existence for millennia. From the Ice Age to the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, and to the modern age, innovation, rudimentary as it may be in many cases, has determined how humans move from one stage to the next. This comprehensive handbook provides a clear guide on the nuances of initiating and actualizing innovation. Both the qualitative and quantitative aspects of innovation are covered in the handbook. Features: Uses a systems framework to zero in on science and technology transfer Focuses on leveraging technical developments in defense organizations for general societal applications Coalesces the transfer strategies collated from various sources and practical applications Represents a world-class diverse collection of science and technology development, utilization, and transfer Highlights a strategy for government, academia, and industry partnerships

Author : Adedeji B. Badiru,Melinda Tourangeau
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781003837268

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Assessing Innovation by Adedeji B. Badiru,Melinda Tourangeau Pdf

We cannot manage and control what we cannot measure and assess. Poor assessment results have been cited as a primary reason for project failures, in terms of cost, schedule, and quality. This book introduces metrics, rubrics, and standards pertinent to assessing innovation. Assessing Innovation: Metrics, Rubrics, and Standards provides a new view for the embracing of innovation and establishing a quantitative basis for determining innovation levels. It bridges innovation with practice and presents a systems view as it incorporates the human element and discusses the different roles carried out. This book offers standards that will guide readers as they tackle sustaining innovation and leverages Badiru’s Umbrella Model in the process. The inclusion of methodologies suitable for determining where and when innovation is happening, and to what extent it is currently being carried out, make this a unique book, along with being the only book that addresses innovation metrics, rubrics, and standards in an integrated fashion. Seen as a way to help advance the diverse pursuit of innovation, this book is an ideal read for those in engineering, business, industry, academia, government, and the military.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee for Advancing Software-Intensive Systems Producibility
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780309159487

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Critical Code by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee for Advancing Software-Intensive Systems Producibility Pdf

Critical Code contemplates Department of Defense (DoD) needs and priorities for software research and suggests a research agenda and related actions. Building on two prior booksâ€"Summary of a Workshop on Software Intensive Systems and Uncertainty at Scale and Preliminary Observations on DoD Software Research Needs and Prioritiesâ€"the present volume assesses the nature of the national investment in software research and, in particular, considers ways to revitalize the knowledge base needed to design, produce, and employ software-intensive systems for tomorrow's defense needs. Critical Code discusses four sets of questions: To what extent is software capability significant for the DoD? Is it becoming more or less significant and strategic in systems development? Will the advances in software producibility needed by the DoD emerge unaided from industry at a pace sufficient to meet evolving defense requirements? What are the opportunities for the DoD to make more effective use of emerging technology to improve software capability and software producibility? In which technology areas should the DoD invest in research to advance defense software capability and producibility?

Author : National Academy of Engineering,Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1997-09-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309175531

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Technology Transfer Systems in the United States and Germany by National Academy of Engineering,Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research Pdf

This book explores major similarities and differences in the structure, conduct, and performance of the national technology transfer systems of Germany and the United States. It maps the technology transfer landscape in each country in detail, uses case studies to examine the dynamics of technology transfer in four major technology areas, and identifies areas and opportunities for further mutual learning between the two national systems.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Armed Forces
ISBN : CUB:U183051951872

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Signal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Thrishantha Nanayakkara,Ferat Sahin,Mo Jamshidi
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351834537

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Intelligent Control Systems with an Introduction to System of Systems Engineering by Thrishantha Nanayakkara,Ferat Sahin,Mo Jamshidi Pdf

From aeronautics and manufacturing to healthcare and disaster management, systems engineering (SE) now focuses on designing applications that ensure performance optimization, robustness, and reliability while combining an emerging group of heterogeneous systems to realize a common goal. Use SoS to Revolutionize Management of Large Organizations, Factories, and Systems Intelligent Control Systems with an Introduction to System of Systems Engineering integrates the fundamentals of artificial intelligence and systems control in a framework applicable to both simple dynamic systems and large-scale system of systems (SoS). For decades, NASA has used SoS methods, and major manufacturers—including Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Raytheon, BAE Systems—now make large-scale systems integration and SoS a key part of their business strategies, dedicating entire business units to this remarkably efficient approach. Simulate Novel Robotic Systems and Applications Transcending theory, this book offers a complete and practical review of SoS and some of its fascinating applications, including: Manipulation of robots through neural-based network control Use of robotic swarms, based on ant colonies, to detect mines Other novel systems in which intelligent robots, trained animals, and humans cooperate to achieve humanitarian objectives Training engineers to integrate traditional systems control theory with soft computing techniques further nourishes emerging SoS technology. With this in mind, the authors address the fundamental precepts at the core of SoS, which uses human heuristics to model complex systems, providing a scientific rationale for integrating independent, complex systems into a single coordinated, stabilized, and optimized one. They provide readers with MATLAB® code, which can be downloaded from the publisher's website to simulate presented results and projects that offer practical, hands-on experience using concepts discussed throughout the book.

Author : Bronwyn H. Hall,Nathan Rosenberg
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780444536105

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Handbook of the Economics of Innovation by Bronwyn H. Hall,Nathan Rosenberg Pdf

How does technology advance? How can we best assimilate innovation? These questions and others are considered by experts on the theories and applications of technological innovations. Considering subjects as diverse as the diffusion of new technologies and their industrial applications, governmental policies, and manifestations of innovation in our institutions, history, and environment, our contributors map milestones in research and speculate about the roads ahead. Wasteful, inefficient, and frequently wrongheaded, the process of technological changes is here revealed as a describable, scientific force. Two volumes, available separately and as a set. Expert articles consider the best ways to establish optimal incentives in technological progress Science and innovation, both their theories and applications, are examined at the intersections of the marketplace, policy, and social welfare Economists are only part of an audience that includes attorneys, educators, and anyone involved in new technologies

Author : Mehdi Khosrowpour
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1878289357

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Information Technology Management and Organizational Innovations by Mehdi Khosrowpour Pdf

Emerging information technologies of the past few decades are now providing organizations with new tools to develop innovative organizational concepts and applications. This book is a collection of timely research and practical papers on the subject of IT management and its role in organizational innovation.

Author : Gerard O’Regan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030026196

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The Innovation in Computing Companion by Gerard O’Regan Pdf

This encyclopedic reference provides a concise and engaging overview of the groundbreaking inventions and conceptual innovations that have shaped the field of computing, and the technology that runs the modern world. Each alphabetically-ordered entry presents a brief account of a pivotal innovation and the great minds behind it, selected from a wide range of diverse topics. Topics and features: Describes the development of Babbage’s computing machines, Leibniz’s binary arithmetic, Boole’s symbolic logic, and Von Neumann architecture Reviews a range of historical analog and digital computers, significant mainframes and minicomputers, and pioneering home and personal computers Discusses a selection of programming languages and operating systems, along with key concepts in software engineering and commercial computing Examines the invention of the transistor, the integrated circuit, and the microprocessor Relates the history of such developments in personal computing as the mouse, the GUI, Atari video games, and Microsoft Office Surveys innovations in communications, covering mobile phones, WiFi, the Internet and World Wide Web, e-commerce, smartphones, social media, and GPS Presents coverage of topics on artificial intelligence, the ATM, digital photography and digital music, robotics, and Wikipedia Contains self-test quizzes and a helpful glossary This enjoyable compendium will appeal to the general reader curious about the intellectual milestones that led to the digital age, as well as to the student of computer science seeking a primer on the history of their field. Dr. Gerard O'Regan is a CMMI software process improvement consultant with research interests including software quality and software process improvement, mathematical approaches to software quality, and the history of computing. He is the author of such Springer titles as World of Computing, Concise Guide to Formal Methods, Concise Guide to Software Engineering, and Guide to Discrete Mathematics.

Author : Paolo Ciancarini,Alberto Sillitti,Giancarlo Succi,Angelo Messina
Publisher : Springer
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319278964

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Proceedings of 4th International Conference in Software Engineering for Defence Applications by Paolo Ciancarini,Alberto Sillitti,Giancarlo Succi,Angelo Messina Pdf

This book presents high-quality original contributions on new software engineering models, approaches, methods, and tools and their evaluation in the context of defence and security applications. In addition, important business and economic aspects are discussed, with a particular focus on cost/benefit analysis, new business models, organizational evolution, and business intelligence systems. The contents are based on presentations delivered at SEDA 2015, the 4th International Conference in Software Engineering for Defence Applications, which was held in Rome, Italy, in May 2015. This conference series represents a targeted response to the growing need for research that reports and debates the practical implications of software engineering within the defence environment and also for software performance evaluation in real settings through controlled experiments as well as case and field studies. The book will appeal to all with an interest in modeling, managing, and implementing defence-related software development products and processes in a structured and supportable way.

Author : Yang Xu,Yongbin Sun,Yanyang Liu,Yanjun Wang,Pengfei Gu,Zheming Liu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811518768

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Nuclear Power Plants: Innovative Technologies for Instrumentation and Control Systems by Yang Xu,Yongbin Sun,Yanyang Liu,Yanjun Wang,Pengfei Gu,Zheming Liu Pdf

This book presents a compilation of selected papers from the Fourth International Symposium on Software Reliability, Industrial Safety, Cyber Security and Physical Protection of Nuclear Power Plant, held in August 2019 in Guiyang, China. The purpose of the symposium was to discuss inspection, testing, certification and research concerning the software and hardware of instrument and control (I&C) systems used at nuclear power plants (NPP), such as sensors, actuators and control systems. The event provides a venue for exchange among experts, scholars and nuclear power practitioners, as well as a platform for the combination of teaching and research at universities and enterprises to promote the safe development of nuclear power plants. Readers will find a wealth of valuable insights into achieving safer and more efficient instrumentation and control systems.