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Prepared by the teachers and administrators of Cypress College, this "Faculty Handbook" contains the general descriptions of staff responsibilities, and describes the policies, procedures, and routines. The chapters of the handbook, which follow a Foreword, Code of Ethics, Calendar, and Administrative Chart, are: 1. Organization; 2. Staff Responsibilities, Campus Committee Structure; 3. Committees; 4. Cocurricular Assignments; 5. Student Personnel; 6. Procedural Information; 7. Business Services; 8. Instructional Materials Center; 9. Policies and Procedures; and 10. Constitution and By-Laws, Academic Association. (DB)

The purpose of this publication is to provide school administrators with new rules and procedures for dealing with school employees and their union representatives. Following a brief introductory chapter, chapter 2 discusses the philosophic background for the administrator's approach to grievance procedures. Chapter 3 analyzes the important elements of a grievance policy from the management point of view. Chapter 4 presents rules for effectively handling grievances at the individual school level. Chapter 5 discusses the role of higher-level administrators in the grievance process, and chapter 6 offers a training outline for instructing administrators in grievance handling. The appendix presents a model for a school district grievance handbook for use by administrators. (Author/JG)

This guide is intended to assist vocational training placement personnel responsible for recruiting, counseling, or providing vocational services to disadvantaged or unemployed clients of a Job Training Partnership Act program. The manual is a compilation of verified vocational educational activities related to job placement and followup activities, which are presented in two major chapters. The first of these (chapter 5) contains job activities for the placement personnel, and the second of these (chapter 6) covers job placement competencies for program clients. Explanations, instructional material, and examples are provided for the following job activities of placement specialists: interviewing, coaching, and updating clients; maintaining daily contact with clients and employers; and planning and executing business advisory meetings. Measurable objectives are provided for 17 job placement competencies for program clients, including job search, application, and retention. Developing a placement followup system and evaluating and field-testing a placement program are also addressed. Appendixes to the manual include a list of placement specialist competencies; sample interview, application, and student assessment forms; sample maps; grooming checklists; a model client portfolio; project-related correspondence and record forms; a decision-making progress chart; and materials for use with employers and advisory committees. (MN)

This manual examines the various aspects and effects of a teachers' strike for the purpose of providing school administrators with background material and suggested methods for building a strike contingency plan. It does not describe a specific plan but rather is intended to serve as a guide to help administrators develop a strike plan for their own district. Separate sections of the manual are devoted to discussions of legal considerations, communications during a strike, prestrike planning at the district level, planning at the building level, and ending a strike. (Author/JG)

Presented at the 23rd Systems and Software Technology Conference (SSTC), 16-19 May 2011, Salt Lake City, UT. Sponsored in part by the USAF. U.S. Government or Federal Rights License

Link 16 is the backbone tactical datalink system for exchange of related surveillance, weapons coordination, and air control information. The standard for Link 16 operation is a single terminal. Until recently no platform employed more than one Link 16 terminal. The United States (US) military standard and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) standard organizations have not developed documentation for operating multiple terminals from a single command and control (C2) unit. The issues and proposed implementations are covered in this paper. The closest document available to define the remote C2 host with multiple connections was developed by the US for Joint Range Extension (JRE). The JRE document addresses beyond line of sight exchange of Link 16 information. The JRE standard was not adopted by NATO and there are no plans for a comparable document. The lack of a JRE or remote standard in NATO for C2 operation impacts US systems that are trying to achieve interoperability. Some of the issues that must be resolved include source track numbering for the host and the terminals, routing of data, control of duplicate data to and from multiple terminals, remote initialization, remote keying of the encryption devices, network design, network operation and management, and data forwarding. The paper also provides insight into how large C2 systems plan to interact in a coalition environment. Link 16 network design and management requires new and creative initiatives when operating with multiple data paths. Secure voice is a problem when data is sent over multiple paths. Can the non-C2 platform receive the secure voice transmission from multiple terminals on different time slot blocks? Network design has many issues to resolve. Link 16 operation when multiple terminals are connected to a single host impact US, NATO, Allied, and Coalition datalink operations. The issues must be identified and addressed. The paper will start that process., Presented at the International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium (10th), ICCRTS'05, held in McLean, VA on 13-16 Jun 2005. The original document contains color images.

Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation signals alone are not adequate to support aviation navigation. GPS accuracy is acceptable for all but precision approach applications, but integrity, continuity and availability are lacking. Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) hardware has been installed and used for testing since last summer. Wide Area Reference Stations receive GPS signals and forward them to Wide Area Master Stations for corrections processing. Augmentation messages are sent to the Ground Uplink Stations for transmission to Geosynchronous (GEO) satellites that retransmit the messages to avionics receivers in aircraft. WAAS is a safety critical system, meaning time to alarm is critical and transmission of hazardously misleading information is not allowed. Phase I WAAS will be commissioned in September of next year and will provide enroute through non-precision approach services throughout the US Flight Information Region. Precision approach services will be provided over roughly 50% of the continental US. END-state WAAS will provide CAT-1 precision approach navigation service throughout the continental US. The key to all WAAS operations is time. The GPS satellites, the GEO satellites, and all WAAS hardware suites must agree upon time. Precision time has been identified as one of the major untapped byproducts of WAAS., See also ADM001481. Presented at the Precise Time and Time Interval (PTTI) Planning Meeting (31st Annual) held in Dana Point, CA on 7-9 December 1999. Published in the Proceedings of the Precise Time and Time Interval (PTTI) Planning Meeting (31st Annual), p155-160, 1999.

This report has been prepared to summarize a test validation effort for an accelerated life testing model which uses a wide parametric Bayesian Analysis Methodology. Step stress testing was performed on seven (7) Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) Class 1 synthesizer detector, radio frequency assemblies. Failure data and analyses are provided. The report addresses issues concerning how to demonstrate high reliability (Mean-Time- Between-Failure values of 10,000 hours or more) on procured Air Force systems without incurring excessive testing costs., See also Part 1, ADA260182.

This report has been prepared to summarize a test validation effort for an accelerated life testing model which uses a wide parametric Bayesian Analysis Methodology. Step stress testing was performed on seven (7) Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) Class 1 synthesizer detector, radio frequency assemblies. Failure-data and analyses are provided. The report addresses issues concerning how to demonstrate high reliability (Mean-Time- Between-Failure values of 10,000 hours or more) on procured Air Force systems without incurring excessive testing costs.

This report documents the results of the concept definition phase for a high capacity wideband general purpose data/communications bussing system. A 'Flexible Intraconnect' bus concept is described in terms of its use to achieve physical and functional modularity in the design, implementation and operational deployment of command and control (C2) centers of the Tactical Air Force (TAF). Flexible Intraconnect (FI) design parameters are established in terms of traffic loading estimates and requirements of evolving configurations of C2 centers of the TAF. Surveys of data distribution system architectures, current and developing technologies and C2 device interfaces are provided. A design of a Flexible Intraconnect having high data rate and capacity, positive flow control and configuration flexibility is documented. A standardized interface for physical and functional device to bus access is described. Descriptions of the major functional elements of the FI are provided along with top level block diagrams. The design was analyzed and preliminary estimates of error performance, reliability, capacity and response times were derived. Results obtained from this phase will be used in specifications for the subsequent development phase of the FI program., See also Volume 2, ADB046391

A practical FI design concept which meets Tactical Air Force Modular C3 goals has been developed. It is recommended that the preliminary FI design be demonstrated and evaluated in a development program which connects typical C3 devices into an operational configuration. Conclusions: The developed FI concept meets TAF MOD C3 goals, A MOD C3 Standard Interface is defined which promotes C3 interoperability; and The preliminary design exploits advanced technology and is ready to be implemented. Recommendation: Develop the Flexible Intraconnect hardware and software to provide a vehicle for demonstrating and evaluating the concept in a realistic TAF C3 environment., See also Volume 1, ADB046390.

Existing maintainability prediction techniques are not accurate estimators of current electronic equipment/system characteristics. A new time synthesis prediction technique is developed which directly relates diagnostic/ isolation/test subsystem characteristics and other design characteristics to equipment/system maintainability parameters. The developed methodology includes a detailed prediction procedure for use when final design data is available, and an early prediction procedure for use when preliminary design data is available. Predicted parameters include mean time to repair, maximum (percentile) time to repair, maintenance man-hours per repair, and fault isolation resolution. Also included is a comprehensive set of time standards applicable to physical maintenance actions associated with current construction and packaging techniques.

Environmental Stress Screening is now being employed throughout the defense industry as a means of precipitating latent part and workmanship defects prior to fielding, with the expectation that improved field reliability and reduced support costs will result. The objective of this study was to develop a quantitative technique for planning, monitoring and controlling the cost effectiveness of stress screening programs for electronic equipment and to prepare a draft military standard based on the developed technique. Latent defects are introduced in equipment through defective parts and deficiencies in the manufacturing assembly process. Design related defects, though not insignificant, are not considered in the techniques developed. Stress screens act on part and workmanship defects with resulting fallout, but since screens are less than 100% effective, some defects escape in fielded equipment. A method for estimating the number of defects initially present was developed and is described later. The effectiveness of stress screens is measured by test strength determined from screening strength equations developed in a previous study and updated in this study based on acutal screening results and test detection efficiency. The question of what is a reasonable number of defects to escape is addressed based on equipment complexity and a tradeoff of stress screening cost and resulting field reliability.

Although RADC's interest in nonelectronic/mechanical components is limited to those used in electronic systems, this revised note book contains failure data and reliability methods pertaining to a variety of applications. Its objective was the collection, analysis, and presentation of nonelectronic component failure data and the presentation of analytical methods that form the state-of-the-art in nonelectronic reliability analysis. Topics include: Applicable statistical methods for nonelectronic reliability; Reliability specifications; Special application methods for Reliability Prediction; Part failure characteristics; and Reliability demonstration tests. Keywords: Mean time between failures; Mechanical reliability; Statistical methods; Failure rate., Supersedes Rept. no. RADC-TR-75-22, AD-A005 657.

This report presents the results of a study to develop quantitative and qualitative techniques for planning, monitoring and evaluating stress screening programs during electronic equipment development and production. A screening and debugging optimization (SDO) model developed on a prior study, RADC-TR-78-55, was revised to include current thermal cycling and vibration screening experience and an adaptive feature was added to allow stress screening program changes based on screening results.

This report presents the results of a quantitative investigation into the optimum selection of screening and debugging methods for the purpose of removing defects, and hence improving reliability, throughout the development process. A computerized optimization model has been developed which can be used to address three problem areas; (1) Select an optimum sequence of screens for a fixed dollar expenditure, (2) Select a sequence of screens which minimizes costs in the face of a fixed desired reliability improvement, and (3) Provide quantitative for performing screening/debugging tradeoffs. In order to implement the model it was necessary to obtain data to compute test strengths and test costs. The model includes four assembly levels, five types of screens (temperature cycling constant temperature, vibration constant power and power cycling), provides for introduction of defects at each assembly level and includes the rework cycle.

The object of the program is the establishment of a production capability for surface acoustic wave devices of varied design and material for the purpose of meeting estimated military needs for a period of two years after the completion of the contract and to establish a base and plans which may be used to meet expanded requirements. The primary requirement is the pilot line production of devices that are reliable, reproducible, and low cost. Fabrication for the 3rd, Confirmatory Phase of the program has been accomplished and environmental testing is nearing completion.

Testability represents the inherent susceptibility of electronics systems to undergo valid functional performance testing, fault detection and fault isolation, together with the characteristics of the test system mix of Built-in-Test and external test equipments. A high degree of testability is necessary to achieve the highest levels of system performance and availability at least costs of system development and operation since good testability allows for discovery and correction of faulty system operation with the least expenditure of program resources and within acceptable limits of elapsed time. The inherent testability needs to be systematically developed and integrated with the design of the system and the requirements for testability must be accorded the same level of recognition as performance, reliability, maintainability, availability, supportability, and safety. The Testability Notebook provides fundamental guidance for systematic establishment throughout the development cycle of the requisite inherent testability and comprehensive testability of the test resource mix in combination with the prime system design.

This report describes the manufacturing technology and test system that will enable detection, identification, and location of digital faults in the advanced missile electronic system that will be used in the 1980's. Emphasis is placed on the fault diagnosis of large printed circuit boards containing complex hybrid digital microelectronic circuits. The Hughes-enhanced, state-of-the-art, DTS-70 automatic test system installed at Redstone Arsenal as a result of this contract provides the capability to isolate digital faults in such circuit boards to the component level with a test comprehensiveness of 90% or better., Appendix to ADA093797.

During the reporting period (FY 1977), a High Speed Towed Array System (HSTAS) was conceived, designed, and fabricated. The system was successfully sea tested in July of 1977 in Exuma Sound in the Bahamas aboard the R/V Harris. In addition to the test being successful from the point of view of equipment operability at sea, the following program goals were achieved: a) The self noise results revealed that the 6 inch diameter module (FAM) was always quieter than the 3 inch modules, reaching a peak differential of approximately 15 dB in the frequency range between 80 Hz and 250 Hz at 18 knots towspeed. b) The demonstration (at sea) of the ability to eliminate ownship radiated noise interference from beam outputs by means of an adaptive filter employed as a noise canceller. Specifically, in the case of a broadband interfering signal, a maximum cancellation of 15 dB was achieved, while for the narrowband case the cancellation was 18 dB. For this latter effort, the R/V Harris was augmented acoustically by towing the HX-90 noise source.

The Automated Interactive Simulation Modeling System (AISIM) provides the user with the ability to do high level simulation of complex operational and distributed data processing systems. The purpose of this manual is to provide the AISIM user with a comprehensive guide for the use of the AISIM system on a VAX 11/780 computer. This manual is a straightforward reference document for the AISIM user. Chap 1 introduces this document, detailing the organization of this document, the document conventions and applicable documents. Chap 2 is an overview of the concepts used in modeling and simulation of systems using AISIM. Chap 3 contains a detailed description of the AISIM modeling constructs. Chap 4 describes the interface between the AISIM software and the host computer's time sharing system. Chap 5 through 10 present information of the various system user interface levels, including detailed descriptions of prompts and commands. Chap 11 discusses AISIM simulation results and how to interpret them. Appendix A presents operational procedures and other information which is useful for the user to know but not mandatory for using the system. Appendix B lists simulation error messages with a description of their meaning. Appendix C is a glossary of AISIM terms. Appendix D contains a detailed description of the message routing submodel. The tool is designed for the operations analyst or engineer as a workbench for investigating the impact of system alternatives., See also AD-A161 436.

This document describes the procedures for installing the automated interactive simulation modeling system (AISIM) on a Vax 11/780 computer and for conducting acceptance testing of the system. This document also contains a description of the contents of the AISIM delivery tapes and the tapes and the steps for building the AISIM system. The description of the AISIM delivery tapes includes a list of all of the files on the tapes and a brief description of each file. The instructions for building AISIM include steps on dumping the tape files to disk and changing all necessary execution command files so that AISIM will execute on a new host.

The HFI program objective was to establish the test and fault isolation requirements for complex digital, hybrid microelectronic assemblies (D/HMAs) of present, and future, production missile electronics. High production rate test and fault isolation of D/HMAs, would use a single probe (Autoprobe or AP) automated for X, Y, Z position, and operating under bus control of an external host computer of ATE system. Project R1023 hardware (HW) and software (SW) were also to be compatible with the ATE system HW and SW previously delivered to MICOM under project R783242. Work Accomplished: Digital Hybrid Microelectronic Assembly (D/HMA) Survey; Autoprobe Positioner Survey; Positioner AP Adaptation; HFI Autoprobe System Overview; Autoprobe Interface Software Elements; Test Candidate Hardware; Test Software; HFI Autoprobe System Data and Performance., See also Attachment 1, AD-A152 687.

This training manual presupposes virtually no programming experience and is intended to provide step by step information necessary to begin using AISIM as hosted on a VAX 11/780. It is not intended as a complete account of the system, and many topics covered in the companion AISIM User's Manual are covered here in less detail, or not at all. For further details on the operation of AISIM or on the kind of simulation AISIM is adapted to, the reader is referred to the more detailed AISIM User's Manual. This manual consists of seven sections. This first section provides a brief overview of AISIM and its main concepts. Sections 2, 3, and 4 concern the Design User Interface (DUI), i.e., that part of AISIM in which models are created. Section 5 describes the complete construction of a simple model. Section 6 turns to the use of the Analysis User Interface--the part of AISIM where simulation and analysis occur--using the model developed in Section 5 as an example. Finally, Chapter 7 will document the creation, simulation and analysis of a more complex system.

This report describes the investigations and analyses performed in connection with revising and updating the Nonelectronic Reliability Notebook (Formerly RADC-TR-75-22). It includes detailed descriptions of the statistical analyses performed, the data base on which the Nonelectronic Reliability Notebook is based, new part classification outlines, and a section on advanced statistical techniques for analyzing life data. Keywords include: Mechanical Reliability, Weibull Distribution, Exponential Distribution, Nonelectronic Part Failure Data, and Statistical Analysis., Revision A to report dated Jan 75, AD-A005 657.

This final report presents the results, supporting data, and recommendations relating to an automatic test probe system (Autoprobe or AP). The manufacturing technology effort described by this report covers automatic test and fault isolation of digital hybrid microelectronic devices (D/HMAs) used in current and future production missile systems. A need for the single automatic probe, or Autoprobe, system was established by high production rate test and fault isolation of D/HMAs having complex LSI, microprocessor devices, and large number of I/O interconnections. An overview and objectives of project 1023 (or HFI Program) are presented in Section 1 of this report. Section 2 describes the work accomplished and includes the successful results of the Industry Demonstration for test and fault isolation of a D/HAM. Section 3 contains recommendations to achieve a full production type Autoprobe system and suggested future effort or study towards necessary AP improvements. This document only provides two Fortran language programs and two machine language programs that were compiled.

This report documents the engineering effort applied during this Manufacturing Methods and Technology (MM/T) contract on two distinct SAW devices using grooved reflective arrays on two different piezoelectric substrate materials. One device is 60 MHz by 60 microsecond down chirp linearly-dispersive filter operating at 200 MHz using lithium niobate and the second device is a two-part, 100 KHz bandwidth resonator operating at 400 MHz using quartz. The reflective is formed by an ion beam etch process. The degree of time-linearity on the RAC filter was achieved by use of metallic phase correction patterns. With a common pattern, wth phase error was reduced to about 18 degrees (RMS); with a second correction pattern designed for each individual RAC, the phase error was further reduced to about 7 degrees (RMS). The corresponding sidelobe levels in the time-domain pulse compression loop using an ideal matched filter were 25 and 32 dB, respectively. (Author)

This report documents the development, evaluation, and design of mainbeam anti-jam techniques for successful operation of a C-band tracking radar in advanced ECM environments. The techniques addressed in this study employ an antenna array consisting of omnidirectional or high-gain subarray elements followed by a signal processor to remove mainbeam jamming and provide target detection and tracking. The signal processing techniques that were considered are similar well-known techniques used in the areas of adaptive array processing and high resolution spectrum estimation. Two procedures were developed and were shown to provide target detection in the presence of a high intensity mainbeam jammer. The extrapolation procedure employed extrapolation techniques to extend the apparent aperture of the antenna array and thereby achieve a narrow notch on the jammer while providing gain in the book direction of a nearby target. The maximum likelihood (ML) procedure provided both target detection and an estimate of its angle of arrival. The angle estimation feature offers a potential solution to the target tracking problem under mainbeam jamming conditions.

Application of heat pipe technology to cooling problems is an efficient means to reduce hot spot temperatures; overall thermal conductance is significantly improved as compared to conduction through a solid. This effort was focussed on the design and development of a heat pipe module which could be used to retrofit an efficient cooling system to an existing Integrated Power Switch (IPS) module. The design selected maximized the thermal performance of the heat exchange system by eliminating a dielectric barrier between the IPS power strip and the heat sink. This necessitated the use of isolation between the two power strips of the IPS to maintain normal circuit insertion capability; the overall package was also electrically insulated. At constant air flow pressure drop (different flow rates) the heat pipe module provided a reduction in component temperature rise by about a factor of three (3) at equal input power, or could handle approximately three (3) times the power of the conventional IPS thermal system for equivalent temperature rise. Measured thermal resistances of .17 and .51 C/watt were obtained for the heat pipe heat exchange system and the original IPS conduction heat sink, respectively, at a pressure drop of 0.60 inches of water. (Author)

Eight Navy technicians participated in an evaluation of the effectiveness of state tables in troubleshooting the Missile Control Unit (MCU) of the NATO Seasparrow Surface Missile System. In a repeated-measures design, the technicians used either state tables or ordnance publications (OPs) to troubleshoot 96 problems in the MCU. With state tables, 31 of 48 problems were solved in 1499 minutes. With OPs, nine of 48 problems were solved in 2027 minutes. Twice as many checks were made with OPs as were made with state tables. Seven of the eight subjects rated state tables as excellent or good. With OPs, the ratings were lower and less consistent, ranging from poor to good. In general, state tables were preferred over OPs. Results are discussed in terms of state table implementation in the fleet. (Author)

With the advent of microprocessors, considerable design activity has occurred in the development of semiconductor memories as an integral part of the family with the microprocessors. These memories tend to be organized in byte fashion or some submultiple or multiple of the 8 bits. Selected memories of this type have been evaluated and MIL-M-38510 detail specifications written for those devices deemed appropriate. Evaluation consisted of normal DC and AC parameter limit testing, functional tests and electrical characterization studies. The characterization studies included Schmoo plots of selected parameters that were considered critical, including AC timing requirements. The following types of memories were evaluated: Static RAMS, ROM, Fused PROM, Programmable Array Logic, Field Programmable Logic Arrays, Ultraviolet Erasable PROMS, and Electrically Erasable ROMS. Ten detail specifications were written for the foregoing types of parts as follows: Static RAMS - 1) 2147, 2147H, 2114, 2148; 2)6810; 3) 27S07A, 27S03A; 4) ROM - S6831B; 5) PAL - 10H8, 12H6, 14H4, 16H2; 6) FPLA - 82S100, 93458; 7) UV/EPROM-2716; 8) TMS 2532; 9) 6654; 10) EAROM-2810, 7810. (Author)

This is the Final report on phase three of the Adaptive Tracking System Study, which considers the application of adaptive filtering to passive sonar bearing estimation. The study was initiated because the adaptive filter structure seemed well suited to bearing estimation problems involving unknown input statistics and dynamic targets. In particular, (a) an adaptive filter does not require a priori power spectral information on signal and noise fields, (b) because it is iterative, it can track non-stationary inputs while preserving its underlying minimum mean square optimality criterion, and (c) since all the correlation information between adaptive filter inputs is contained in the filter weights, the potential exists to perform both broadband and narrowband tracking simultaneously. In summary, there are some genuine advantages in performance and perhaps even in implementation offered by the adaptive filter tracker over conventional trackers. The performance benefits come when signal or noise statistics are not known to the designer of the front-end filters on a conventional system. Implementation benefits can occur when sampling rates at the beamformer outputs are much slower than the time resolution required to achieve a specified angular estimation accuracy. The adaptive tracker interpolates between tap values rather than having to sample at a higher rate.