Mechanically Propelled Vehicles for Military Purposes

Atomic Energy for Military Purposes

12.1. The entire purpose of the work described in the preceding chapters was to explore the possibility of creating atomic bombs and to produce the concentrated fissionable materials which would be required in such bombs. In the present chapter, the last stage of the work will be described the development at Los Alamos of the atomic bomb itself. As in other parts of the project, there are two p...

Control of Thrust-Propelled Underactuated Vehicles

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Implications for Military Operations

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Energy Storage for Hybrid Military Vehicles

The benefits of hybrid electric vehicles have been recognized by the US Army and other military services. As a consequence, hybrid vehicles are being considered as future combat and tactical platforms. In order to achieve this objective, a number of integration challenges need to be overcome for every component system within the vehicle. Energy storage is one of the major systems of concern in ...

Exploitation, Analysis, and Navigation for Military, Educational, and Recreative Purposes

The Geographic Institute of the Army is the cartographic production institution responsible for the base map of Portugal at a scale of 1:25k, which is used in most geoinformation systems for civilian and