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		<description>TOC Alert for Publication# 62 </description>
		<year>2009</year>
		<month>June     </month>
		<day>19</day>
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			<title><![CDATA[IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?isnumber=4839120&arnumber=4839265]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[April  2009]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[This month's covers ...]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[April  2009]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Table of contents]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[April  2009]]></pubDate>
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			<volume>24</volume>
			<issue>4</issue>
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			<title><![CDATA[In This Issue - Technically]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[This deals with the design and architecture of the low-cost Multipurpose Flight Visualization System (MFVS). The MFVS system was originally developed as a passive IFR approach system for small general aviation planes. A relatively high adaptability is one of the main advantages. It can be easily used with many types of avionics devices. The GPS/INS system is used as the primary data source. The data from the GPS/INS system are pre-processed by proprietary neural network units that feed the 3-D visualization system. The neural network unit is responsible for adaptation of this system and can eliminate problems caused by data delays and data drop-outs. The 3D visualization unit processes data from the neural network unit and eventually from the 6DOF tracker that is placed on the pilot's Head Mounted Display (HMD). Thbe unit then generates a 3D view of the surrounding environment that is similar to the 3D environment the pilot knows from flight simulators. The source of environment data is the terrain and object/obstacle database. The image output can be displayed on HUD, MFD, or HMD.]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[April  2009]]></pubDate>
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			<volume>24</volume>
			<issue>4</issue>
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			<title><![CDATA[From the editor-in-chief]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?isnumber=4839120&arnumber=4839269]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Our planet is one of the most complex systems I can think of and Earth Day was established to help us make it more efficient, to optimize its performance, and extend its lifetime. This year Earth Day falls on April 22 and everyone is going green. Going green represents a concern for the environment.]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[April  2009]]></pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?isnumber=4839120&arnumber=4839269]]></guid>
			<volume>24</volume>
			<issue>4</issue>
			<startPage>3</startPage>
			<endPage>3</endPage>
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			<authors><![CDATA[Pace, T.;]]></authors>
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			<title><![CDATA[Multipurpose visualization system]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?isnumber=4839120&arnumber=4839270]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[This deals with the design and architecture of the low-cost Multipurpose Flight Visualization System (MFVS). The MFVS system was originally developed as a passive IFR approach system for small general aviation planes. A relatively high adaptability is one of the main advantages. It can be easily used with many types of avionics devices. The GPSIINS system is used as the primary data source. The data from the GPSIINS system are pre-processed by proprietary neural network units that feed the 3-D visualization system. The neural network unit is responsible for adaptation of this system and can eliminate problems caused by data delays and data drop-outs. The 3D visualization unit processes data from the neural network unit and eventually from the 6DOF tracker that is placed on the pilot's Head Mounted Display (HMD). The unit then generates a 3D view of the surrounding environment that is similar to the 3D environment the pilot knows from flight simulators. The source of environment data is the terrain and object/obstacle database. The image output can be displayed on HIUD, MED, or HMD.]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[April  2009]]></pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?isnumber=4839120&arnumber=4839270]]></guid>
			<volume>24</volume>
			<issue>4</issue>
			<startPage>4</startPage>
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			<authors><![CDATA[Bojda, P.;Frantis, P.;]]></authors>
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			<title><![CDATA[The auditors are coming: a practical guide for engineering projects]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?isnumber=4839120&arnumber=4839271]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[When management informs you that internal or external auditors are on their way to conduct an audit of your project, you may have many questions and, at times, few answers: Why are the auditors coming? Why now? What are they looking for? How long will the audit take? What can we do to prepare? What help will the project receive in responding to the auditors? This presents a description of the typical audit process, a list of do's and don'ts for projects undergoing an audit, how to design basic audit preparations into the project's design, and resources for further information on auditing issues.]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[April  2009]]></pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?isnumber=4839120&arnumber=4839271]]></guid>
			<volume>24</volume>
			<issue>4</issue>
			<startPage>9</startPage>
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			<authors><![CDATA[Webster, J.;]]></authors>
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			<title><![CDATA[Italian low cost GNSS/INS system suitable for mobile mapping]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?isnumber=4839120&arnumber=4839272]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[The first studies for the mobile mapping and creation of a vehicle for this kind of research was carried out by Canadian Researchers in the 1980s. Since then, these vehicles have been widely employed in several applications (road cadastre maps, terrestrial photogrammetry, road sign recognition, etc.) for both commercial and research purposes throughout the world. Many GNSS/INS vehicles which can be equipped in different ways with one or more GPS, inertial sensors, and one or several cameras, have been realized. A characteristic shared by most of these devices concerns the high costs of the sensors, of the realization, and of the maintenance. For this reason, a GNSS/INS system, that is suitable for any vehicle, made up of low-cost devices (two GPS receivers, an INS, and a camera rigidly placed on a metallic bar), have been designed and built by our research group. Two tests run at different velocities have been carried out to evaluate the reliability of the system. After a presentation of the system, the differences that were witnessed during the application of these calibration methods are explained herein.]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[April  2009]]></pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?isnumber=4839120&arnumber=4839272]]></guid>
			<volume>24</volume>
			<issue>4</issue>
			<startPage>17</startPage>
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			<authors><![CDATA[Agostino, M.;Porporato, C.;]]></authors>
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			<title><![CDATA[Call for nominees]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?isnumber=4839120&arnumber=4839273]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[April  2009]]></pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?isnumber=4839120&arnumber=4839273]]></guid>
			<volume>24</volume>
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			<title><![CDATA[Got software? what managers and engineers need to know]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?isnumber=4839120&arnumber=4839274]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[As part of a JPL-wide software quality initiative aimed at addressing the challenges of developing, managing, and acquiring software, a team at JPL generated a detailed Software Training Plan for both managers and engineers. The team took the approach of treating the software training program as though it were a system development task and went through all the typical phases of system development including requirements, design, and implementation. During the requirements collection phase, the team conducted dozens of interviews and identified the specific skills needed. The skills fell into categories such as software management, software engineering, systems engineering, and other technical areas. However, an equally important finding was that several "soft" skills were deemed critical for the successful and timely management and implementation of software-intensive systems. This discusses JPL's approach and "lessons learned" from planning and delivering a software training program in an engineering and scientific environment.]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[April  2009]]></pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?isnumber=4839120&arnumber=4839274]]></guid>
			<volume>24</volume>
			<issue>4</issue>
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			<authors><![CDATA[Jansma, P.A.;]]></authors>
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			<title><![CDATA[Evaluating sensor technology for UAS collision avoidance]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The problem of "sense-and-avoid" for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) is genuinely multi-dimensional: there is a wide range of UAS sizes, speeds, and maneuverability, as well as missions for which these UAS will be used. There are also a variety of sensors that might be used for sense-and-avoid, which have widely varying capabilities to measure distance or angle to an obstacle, as well as closing rate, and time to collision. Most sensors are not able to provide all required information about the geometry of an encounter; therefore, using a combination of sensors offers one possible solution. We are investigating the concept that there may be a variety of possible sensor solutions for each distinct UAS capability or mission. By studying the breadth of UAS types and missions, and selectively testing certain sensors in the field, we are evaluating the limits to the capabilities of sensors and sensor combinations. This report is on the progress of this multi-dimensional evaluation. We have scoped the dimensions for evaluating UAS capabilities and the capabilities of sensors. We are experimentally evaluating sensor parameters on a variety of aircraft to validate the specified capabilities. This reports on our methodology for field evaluation of sensor technology and the lessons learned on evaluation platforms and capabilities.]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[April  2009]]></pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?isnumber=4839120&arnumber=4839275]]></guid>
			<volume>24</volume>
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			<authors><![CDATA[Maroney, D.;Bolling, R.;Heffron, M.;Flathers, G.;]]></authors>
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			<title><![CDATA[Space dust high-velocity particle influence on electronic equipment]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Determination of failure causes of the control systems and navigation electronic elements of space flying vehicles (SFV), observed in the process of long-time flights, is of current importance. Failures of the control systems in the process of long-time flights considerably reduce their reliability and, consequently, raise expenses in this field. In particular, this requires an additional backup of satellites-retransmitters, which results in an increase of the number of SFV launches. At present, experts are actively elaborating the hypothesis that one of the most probable causes of the SFV electronic system failures are the flows of the space dust particles, moving in the near-Earth and interplanetary space, and possessing velocities from 7.8 km/sec to 16 km/sec. The flows of the high energy (Galactic) ions, for a number of cases, are considered to be the basic cause of the destruction of electronic control systems. This, in particular, makes it possible to explain the failures in flights to Mars of the autonomous space modules performed by the European and American space agencies. The optimum flight route to Mars passes through agglomerations of dust clouds, which necessitates a high probability of collision for the flying vehicles with dust clots. Therefore, the success of the American research module is quite logical, which was done with the highest deviation from the optimum route.]]></description>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[April  2009]]></pubDate>
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			<volume>24</volume>
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			<authors><![CDATA[Belous, A.I.;Syakersky, V.S.;Ovchinnikov, V.I.;Buiko, L.D.;Petlitskaya, T.V.;]]></authors>
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			<title><![CDATA[IEEE aerospace & electronic systems society organization]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[April  2009]]></pubDate>
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			<volume>24</volume>
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			<title><![CDATA[Directory of IEEE-AESS personnel]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[April  2009]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[AESS meetings & conferences]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[April  2009]]></pubDate>
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