Lessons Learned from ET (Embedded Training) Design Process for ASAS/ ENSCE (All Source Analysis System/Enemy Situation Correlation Element)

1988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra Evans ◽  
James Adams ◽  
Mary L. Simkins ◽  
Robert Aldrich ◽  
Frederick Dyer
1988 ◽  
Vol 32 (18) ◽  
pp. 1256-1260
Author(s):  
Debra C. Evans

This paper describes the lessons learned from applying embedded training guidelines currently under development to a testbed system. The testbed system was the All Source Analysis System/Enemy Situation Correlation Element (ASAS/ENSCE). ASAS/ENSCE is an emerging computer-based information system. The major result of this effort was the modification of the ET guidelines to better support embedded training development.


1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
James C. Whitfield ◽  
Kimball R. Stuhlmuller ◽  
Scott A. Jashinski ◽  
Edward Burke ◽  
Dean DeVault

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Hinck ◽  
Steven Davis ◽  
Justin Longmire ◽  
JB Byrnes

This paper examines how a U.S. Air Force (USAF) faculty team reimagined and redesigned an in-person Leader Development Course (LDC) to a virtual version (vLDC). Using the Design Thinking Process for Innovation (DTPI) and action research methods, a new, virtual course was imagined, designed, tested, and improved over a six-cycle-process. Data was collected via multiple sources from 121 participants (19 faculty/staff and 102 students) and analyzed using manual coding and NVivo Software. Results are organized into 22 categories under four themes (general course design, student experience, instructor experience and faculty development, and technology experience) showing a progressive refinement with key lessons learned that led to the final creation of the new virtual course. Of the five key features in action research (actions matter, context-specific research, multiple cycles and phases, inclusion of people as research target, and reflections), participants reported that multiple cycles and reflections were most important in relation to the DTPI so that change could be enacted that reflected participant voices in the design process of the virtual course. The application of the DTPI using action research methods produced results and lessons learned in the design process that contribute to the theory and practice on developing and teaching in a virtual learning environment. The study fills a gap in the scholarly field and informs other institutions on the process, failures, and successes of course redesign to a virtual version.Keywords: design thinking process for innovation, action research, USAF, leader development


Author(s):  
Steve R. Carwright ◽  
G. Phillip Cartwright

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Christian Stanek ◽  
Sarah Taylor Lovell

AbstractSince 1985, land retirement has been the primary approach used by the federal government for environmental protection of agricultural landscapes, but increasingly it is being supplemented by conservation initiatives on working lands. This shift logically supports agroforestry and other multifunctional approaches as a means to combine production and conservation. However, such approaches can be complex and difficult to design, contributing to the limited adoption in the USA. To understand and improve the integration of multifunctional landscapes into conservation programs, we worked with 15 landowners in a collaborative design process to build unique conservation plans utilizing agroforestry. We interviewed participants before and after the design process to examine the utility of a personalized design process, applicability of agroforestry to conservation programs and pathways to improve conservation policy. We found that landowners strongly preferred working in person for the design process, and being presented a comparison of alternative designs, rather than a single option, especially for novel systems. Agroforestry was seen as a viable method of generating conservation benefits while providing value to the landowners, each of whom stated they were more inclined to adopt such practices irrespective of financial assistance to do so. For conservation programs, landowners suggested reducing their complexity, inflexibility and impersonal nature to improve the integration of multifunctional practices that appeal directly to the practitioner's needs and preferences. These findings are valuable for conservation policy because they complement previous research theory suggesting the value of working collaboratively with landowners in the design of multifunctional landscapes. Personalized solutions that are developed based on the unique characteristics of the local landscape and the preferences of the individual landowner may be retained beyond a specified payment period, rather than being converted back into annual crop production.


Author(s):  
Amarshi A. Bhungalia ◽  
Jeffrey V. Zweber ◽  
Mark D. Stevenson

Abstract In the past, hypersonic aircraft and space launch vehicle designs were dependent on empirical methods that were developed and verified using wind tunnel testing. This process was time consuming and extremely expensive. The vehicle designers were forced to look for improved ways to assess the design because they needed to cut the design costs. This led to the development of high-speed aerodynamic analysis codes. These codes cut the design costs by reducing the number of wind tunnel tests that were required (and eliminating the associated time and expense). Currently, there are many different aerodynamic analysis codes, of different fidelities, available for use in the design process. One of these codes is the Supersonic/Hypersonic Arbitrary Body Program (S/HABP). Versions of S/HABP are implemented with varying pre and post-processing applications. Two of the common ones are the Aerodynamic Preliminary Analysis System (APAS) and Viscous Effects on Complex Configurations (VECC). Both APAS and VECC are stand-alone specialized codes that are not well integrated into the design process. This paper documents an application that was developed to improve the process of generating an aerodynamic analysis mesh for S/HABP from the geometric modeling activities that are needed for the overall vehicle design process.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojun Zhang ◽  
Lingling Gu ◽  
Wei Wei ◽  
Di Wu ◽  
Zhi Tao ◽  
...  

Voice production occurs through vocal cord and vibration coupled to glottal airflow. Vocal cord lesions affect the vocal system and lead to voice disorders. In this paper, a pathological voice source analysis system is designed. This study integrates nonlinear dynamics with an optimized asymmetric two-mass model to explore nonlinear characteristics of vocal cord vibration, and changes in acoustic parameters, such as fundamental frequency, caused by distinct subglottal pressure and varying degrees of vocal cord paralysis are analyzed. Various samples of sustained vowel /a/ of normal and pathological voices were extracted from MEEI (Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary) database. A fitting procedure combining genetic particle swarm optimization and a quasi-Newton method was developed to optimize the biomechanical model parameters and match the targeted voice source. Experimental results validate the applicability of the proposed model to reproduce vocal cord vibration with high accuracy, and show that paralyzed vocal cord increases the model coupling stiffness.


2017 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 570-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacek Mieloszyk

Purpose The paper aims to apply numerical optimization to the aircraft design procedures applied in the airspace industry. Design/methodology/approach It is harder than ever to achieve competitive construction. This is why numerical optimization is becoming a standard tool during the design process. Although optimization procedures are becoming more mature, yet in the industry practice, fairly simple examples of optimization are present. The more complicated is the task to solve, the harder it is to implement automated optimization procedures. This paper presents practical examples of optimization in aerospace sciences. The methodology is discussed in the article in great detail. Findings Encountered problems related to the numerical optimization are presented. Different approaches to the solutions of the problems are shown, which have impact on the time of optimization computations and quality of the obtained optimum. Achieved results are discussed in detail with relation to the used settings. Practical implications Investigated different aspects of handling optimization problems, improving quality of the obtained optimum or speeding-up optimization by parallel computations can be directly applied in the industry optimization practice. Lessons learned from multidisciplinary optimization can bring industry products to higher level of performance and quality, i.e. more advanced, competitive and efficient aircraft design procedures, which could be applied in the industry practice. This can lead to the new approach of aircraft design process. Originality/value Introduction of numerical optimization methods in aircraft design process. Showing how to solve numerical optimization problems related to advanced cases of conceptual and preliminary aircraft design.


2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robyn Thomas Pitts

Th is reflective analysis details four approaches to an introductory course for evaluation learners within a methodologically focused graduate-level program on statistics, measurement, and research design. Evidence of student learning outcomes, or SLOs, was utilized within Gibbs’ reflective cycles to redesign the course using Fink’s integrated course design process. The purpose of each approach varied along a theory-practice continuum, including theory, theory-to-practice, practice, and evidence building. The purpose, SLOs, and learning experiences of each approach are accompanied by longitudinal reflections on evaluation learners, course purposes, and the creation of a multi-course learning progression. Th is exploration offers perspectives and lessons learned that may assist new and experienced instructors in determining how an introductory course may best fi t the learning needs of their students.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document