Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

About: Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is a education organization based out in New York, New York, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Gravitational microlensing & Planetary system. The organization has 727 authors who have published 708 publications receiving 14082 citations. The organization is also known as: College of Aeronautics.

The Minimization of Combat Aircraft Life Cycle Costs Through Conceptual Design Optimization

Abstract: In an effort to permit the procurement of more costeffective military equipment, a method has been developed to perform conceptual studies on combat aircraft, resulting in designs optimized for minimum Life Cycle Cost (LCC). Consequently, the design loop can be considered as being closed, allowing the automated production of a consistent set of cost and performance data for different aircraft solutions. The design engineer can thus make informed, unbiased, design decisions, leading to a more efficient use of shrinking defense budgets. The models and the optimization tool are described, and results of their implementation are presented.

Stochastic resonance for a fractional oscillator with random trichotomous mass and random trichotomous frequency

Abstract: The stochastic resonance (SR) phenomena of a linear fractional oscillator with random trichotomous mass and random trichotomous frequency are investigate in this paper. By using the Shapiro–Loginov formula and the Laplace transformation technique, the exact expression of the first-order moment of the system’s steady response is derived. The numerical results demonstrate that the evolution of the output amplitude is nonmonotonic with frequency of the periodic signal, noise parameters and fractional order. The generalized SR (GSR) phenomena, including single GSR (SGSR) and doubly GSR (DGSR), and trebly GSR (TGSR), are detected in this fractional system. Then, the GSR regions in the α − γ plane are determined through numerical calculations. In addition, the interaction effect of the multiplicative trichotomous noise and memory can diversify the stochastic multiresonance (SMR) phenomena, and induce reverse-resonance phenomena.

High-Sensitivity Cuboid Interferometric Fiber-Optic Hydrophone Based on Planar Rectangular Film Sensing.

Abstract: Interferometric fiber-optic hydrophones are an important means in the field of underwater acoustic detection. The design of the hydrophone sensor head is the key technology related to its detection sensitivity. In this paper, a high-sensitivity cuboid interferometric fiber-optic hydrophone based on planar rectangular film sensing is proposed, and the sensitivity of the sensor is compared with that of the widely used air-backed mandrel hydrophone under the same conditions. The acoustic characteristic models of the two types of sensors were established by theoretical calculation and simulation analysis to obtain the theoretical pressure sensitivity. Some experiments were performed to examine the theory and design. According to the experiment results, the mean phase sensitivity of the mandrel type was −112.85 dB re 1 rad/μPa in the operating frequency range of 10–300 Hz, and that of the cuboid type was −84.50 dB re 1 rad/μPa. The latter was 28.35 dB higher than the former was. These results are useful for improving hydrophone sensitivity.

Direct loop gain and bandwidth measurement of phase-locked loop

Abstract: A simple and robust technique for directly measuring the loop gain and bandwidth of a phase-locked loop (PLL) is proposed. This technique can be used for the real-time measurement of the real loop gain in a closed PLL without breaking its locking state. The agreement of the measured loop gain and theoretical calculations proves the validity of the proposed measurement technique. This technique with a simple configuration can be easily expanded to other phase-locking systems whose loop gain and bandwidth should be measured precisely.