ONLINE PROCEEDINGS and PRESENTATIONS from the
2014 ITEA TEST INSTRUMENTATION WORKSHOP

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES AND SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS

• Dr. Mark Brown, Vice President, Scientific Research Corporation (SRC)
• “The ‘Stuff’ Behind the Test” – Dr. David “Jester” G. Smith, NH-IV – 412 Test Wing, Installation Support Director
• Dr. John Foulkes, Former Director or the Test Resource Management Center, DoD Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
• Mr. Pete Christensen, OSD T&E Portfolio Manager and DASD DT&E Technical Advisor, The MITRE Corporation

TECHNICAL SESSIONS

Track A
Session A1: Airworthiness and the AFTC
Session Chair: Mr. Tommy Young – U.S. Air Force Flight Test Center
Tomorrow is Here: Flight Test Spectrum in the World of Broadband – Darrell Ernst, Owner, ErnsTek LLC
Using TENA to Enable Next Generation Range Control and Data Distribution – Mark Wigent, SAIC
Spectrum Efficiency Through Dynamic Spectrum Access Techniques – Tommy Young, AFTC, Edwards AFB

Session A2: T&E Spectrum Usage and Encroachment
Session Chair: Tim Chalfant
International Threats to AMT Spectrum – William K. Keane, Partner, Duane Morris
RCC AMT Spectrum Utilization Metrics – Dr. Charles Jones, Air Force Test
Problems with the use of Monte Carlo for AMT sharing studies – Dr. Dan Jablonski

Track B
Session B1: Efficient Data and Test Asset Management
Session Chair: Ms. Delane Allen
Creating Test Efficiencies in Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability Data Collection of Enterprise Systems – Megan Keenan, Army Test & Evaluation Center, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD
Cataloging Your Test Equipment Saves Time and Money! – Christopher Campbell, President and CEO, AssetSmart
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Test Modularization – Steve Corlett, TASC Inc.
Developing a Web Based Test Requirements Planning Tool for Turbine Engine Ground Testing – Joel Wood, Brian Knack, Organization: Aerospace Testing Alliance, Arnold AFB

Session B2: General Interest Topics for T&E Professionals
Session Chair: Mr. Tim Laffoon – U.S. Air Force Flight Test Center
Rules of Thumb for Test Design and Analysis – Dr. Mark Kiemele, Air Academy Associates
The Hill/Geodetics GPS Receiver (HGGR), A SAASM Based GNP-10 Replacement – Dick Dickson, Jacobs
Tri-Service GPS Sustainment Management Office DHS Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Report Analysis and Archive System (RAAS) – Raymond Klann, Argonne National Laboratory
PCM Compression – Shannon Wigent, Laulima Systems and Dr. Andrea Mazzario, Kauai Software Solutions

Session B3: Emulation, Simulation and Collaboration for Better T&E
Session Chair: Mr. Bill Rauch – 412th TW, AFTC, Edwards AFB
Hardware Emulations: A Cost and Schedule Savings for T&E – Daniel Lueth, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Distributed Simulation of Airborne Electronic Attack – David Lott, Engility Corporation
A New Approach to Aircraft Survivability Equipment Testing – Richard Robinson, AEgis Technologies Group, Inc.
Collaboration and Maritime Range Testing of Ultra-Short Pulse Laser – George S. Capen, Envisioneering, Inc.

Track C
Session C1: Advancements in T&E Data Acquisition   
Session Chair: Mr. Dave Smith
Acquisition and Analysis of Streaming Video using LabVIEW – Jim Cavera, AIM-USA
Adaptable C5ISR Instrumentation – Mark D’Amato, Rafael Anton, US Army, Electronic Proving Ground, Ft. Huachuca
Using JMETC and TENA for Successful Distributed Testing – Gene Hudgins, TENA/JMETC
Optimising Networked Data Acquisition for Smaller Configurations – Diarmuid Corry, Curtiss-Wright

Session C2: T&E Data Analysis and Credibility
Session Chair: Mr. Tim Laffoon
Regression Testing and Spec Compliance using t-test versus Bayesian Analysis – James Brownlow and Timothy R. Jorris, 412th TW, AFTC, Edwards AFB
A Large-Sample Confidence Interval for the Inverse Prediction of Quantile Differences in Logistic Regression for Two Independent Tests – Arnon Hurwitz, PhD.,Todd Remund, 412th TW, AFTC, Edwards AFB
The Evolution of IADS Analysis – The Path to Credibility and Acceptance – John C. Bretz, Symvionics, Inc., IADS Group
Ensuring T&E Ranges Can Meet the GPS Instrumentation Sustainment Challenges of the Future – Dick Dickson, Jacobs Tri-Service GPS Sustainment Management Office

Session C3: T&E Working Toward Operational Systems
Session Chair: Tim Chalfant
Law Enforcement Aerial Platform (LEAPS) – Pam Tanck and Mike Scardello, System Integrator Project Manager, Spiral Technology, Inc.
UAV Instrumenation for Counter ISR Engagement by HEL – Woody Shortt, AEgis Technologies Group, Inc.
Alternative Neutron Detection Component Testing – John Blackadar, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, Department of Homeland Security: Human Portable Rad/Nuc Tripwire Limited Characterization – Shaunna Haynes, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, Department of Homeland Security

Track D
Vendor Technology and Solutions Sessions
Session Chair: Mr. Bill Rauch – 412th TW, AFTC, Edwards AFB
New Adaptive Mission Voice Capability – Mike Hockenberry, Compunetix Federal Systems Division
RIPR: “Recorder Integrated Processor Router” – Alex Ortiz, Calculex
SMART ENCATS(r) Enterprise Cataloging System – Christopher Campbell, President and CEO, AssetSmart
Analytical Modeling: A Technique for Handling Big Data – Dr. Mark Kiemele, Air Academy Associates

TUTORIALS

Primer on Scientific Test & Analysis Techniques (STAT) – Instructor: Dr. Mark Kiemele, Air Academy Associates
Using JMETC and TENA for Successful Distributed Testing – Instructor: Mr. Gene Hudgins, TENA/JMETC
Fibre Channel for Instrumentation – Instructor: Jim Cavera, Senior Applications Engineer, AIM-USA LLC