DIRECTED ENERGY PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY


HEL Systems Fundamentals and Test & Evaluation Short Course
25-27 January 2011 Albuquerque, New Mexico

Course Details   Instructors   Current Schedule   Fees & Registration  

Course Overview

The half-day Test & Evaluation of High Energy Laser Systems short course, offered at several annual DEPS conferences, has enjoyed tremendous popularity and success. Now, due to the requests of several prior students, DEPS is pleased to announce the expansion of the course into this three-day HEL Systems Fundamentals and Test & Evaluation course.

Instructors:
James Griggs, Science Applications International Corporation
Larry McKee, Science Applications International Corporation

Classification
The course is Unclassified, Limited Distribution D. Participation is limited to U.S. citizens who are employees of the U.S. Department of Defense or its contractors.

Credits
Students earn 2.1 CEU from DEPS for successful completion of the course.

Intended Students
T&E engineers who may be responsible for planning, supporting, and/or executing range tests that involve HEL weapon systems.

Course Details

The course consists of two segments. The first is Fundamentals of HEL Weapons, followed by HEL Test & Evaluation.

The Fundamentals segment covers the physical principles underlying the operation of various HELs and weapon systems. The material follows the laser beam from "birth" in a laser cavity to "death" at the target. Students apply these physical principles to solve numerical exercises that illustrate the critical concepts. (Bring your calculator!).

The T&E segment provides a look at the fundamental considerations for the test and evaluation of HEL weapon systems. Students learn about the various distinct types of HEL testing, including example test concepts/configurations, considerations for test instrumentation, and key testing issues, such as safety and environmental concerns.

Topics

Course Instructors
Dr. James Griggs has over 30 years experience related to High Energy Lasers, and their potential use as military weapons. Particular areas of interest are infrared sensors and atmospheric propagation of infrared radiation. He has taught physics at the USAF Academy. At the Advanced Radiation Technology Office of the AF Weapons Lab in the early 1970s, he evaluated the maturity, suitability, and effectiveness of emerging laser technology for a variety of proposed military applications. Since joining SAIC in 1977, he has worked on a variety of laser and infrared sensor applications to military missions. He has supported evaluation of infrared sensors in the SBIRS and GMD programs. Currently, he is a subject matter expert supporting development of HEL field test capabilities.

Dr. Larry McKee has over 30 years experience directing and performing RDT&E programs in directed energy weapon (DEW) T&E, distributed testing, nuclear weapon effects, system survivability, neutral particle beam interactive discrimination, and high energy laser effects. This experience includes 20 years as an Air Force officer with duties in management of advanced R&D programs in DEW technology, R&D leadership as the Air Force Branch and Division levels, development and instruction of advanced graduate courses, and technical direction of underground nuclear tests. He joined SAIC in 1989 and is currently the Chief Scientist for the Directed Energy Test and Evaluation Capability Lead System integrator and also develops and presents High Energy Laser T&E short courses for the Electronic Warfare Directorate at Edwards AFB, CA.

Current Schedule of Offerings

This course was last offered on 25-17 January 2011 and is not currently scheduled for another offering.

Fees

The registration fee of $1395 includes all course materials.

 
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