Search

A chronological synopsis of the history of the technology used in experimental and testing work relating to artillery pieces is presented. The period covered is from the mid-seventeenth century up to the Cold War era of the mid-twentieth century. Although the focus is on the development of ballistics measurement in Britain, there are important links to related work in continental Europe. The locus for much of what is described is the Royal Artillery proof and experimental range at Shoeburyness and the key individuals and groups of men and women who worked there. There are longitudinal connections between the very earliest technologies of mechanical chronometry, with paper screens and paper-based calculations, and the later technology where timings, screens and calculations had all become electronic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Strategic as well as operational management of all kind needs a specific toolset of steering instruments to achieve the defined business targets. Business controlling, as this management task is mainly called in Europe, is definitely required in complex situations like reaching for real sustainability. A steering cycle with clear targets, planning and achievement measurements, and actively steering with counter-measures is the basic instrument of business controlling. But the scope has to be enlarged, the indicators need to be changed and further instruments have to be introduced, to focus the business activities on the well-balanced interests of all stakeholders of the company. Sustainable management and business controlling is based on clear personal values of the acting people. Strategic targets derived from these values and consequent operational actions build a new management system together. The core business figures indicate the contribution of a company to the welfare of all of its stakeholders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper describes the first comparison performed in Europe between the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Precipitation Radar (PR) and a (C-band) ground-based radar. The scope of the research is within the research activities of VOLTAIRE, a European Commission project. Notwithstanding the time lag and differences in the frequency of operation, sample volume. geometrical viewing angles, attenuation and radar sensitivity, there Is a reasonable agreement between the two sensors (∼ 1-2 dBZ). Ground-based and space-borne radar measurements provide a complementary view of such a complex phenomenon like We precipitation field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]