SURVIAC Bulletin: SURVIAC Survivability Analysis Workshop 2000, The Experts, Volume 16 Issue 2, Winter 00

摘要

SURVIAC planned and hosted a Survivability Analysis Workshop on 25- 29 September 2000 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. This week long workshop was sponsored by the Joint Technical Coordinating Group on Aircraft Survivability (JTCG/AS). Expert presenters on various aspects of survivability were drawn from the government, civilian, military, industry, and academia. Each of the Services were represented as well as the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). The workshop was well grounded in the fundamentals of survivability. This was assured by the first day presenter, Robert E. Ball, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Naval Postgraduate School. Professor Ball literally wrote the book on survivability. His textbook entitled 'The Fundamentals of Aircraft Combat Survivability Analysis and Design' set the standards for all survivability studies. Professor Ball has long taught survivability; his presentation, expertise, and style reflect the skill of this master teacher. Professor Ball is currently working on a second edition of his book. The workshop attendees received the benefit of his most recent work as Professor Ball gave an overview of the survivability discipline. He defined terminology and explained concepts to establish the common baseline for the rest of the workshop.