SHORT COURSES

At the Customer's site:

Professor Driels regularly teaches a two and a half day short course version of his eleven week NPS Weaponeering class at customer sites. The course essentially covers most of the material contained in the first edition of his textbook, although sections may be emphasized or de-emphasized depending on customer requirements. Usually a minimum number of 20 attendees is required for an on-site course to be offered. Please contact Professor Driels for more information on 831-656-3383, DSN 756-3383 or email him at morris@nps.navy.mil.

In Aberdeen Maryland:

When:        Tuesday 14th-Thursday 16th June 2011

Where:      The class is being held at the Clarion Hotel, Hospitality Way, Aberdeen, Maryland (see map below).

Accommodation:

For more information on the hotel follow this link: http://www.clarionaberdeen.com/

Course fees, registration and completion certificate:

Course fee includes registration, a copy of the Weaponeering textbook and a printed set of slides used for the course.

Civilian:                       $1250        ($1350 if registering less than two weeks before the class)

Active duty military:    $1150        ($1250 if registering less than two weeks before the class)

To sign up for the course please fill out the registration form. At the end of the course, each attendee will receive a completion certificate stating that the material covered represents 2.4 Continuing Education Units (CEU).

Further Information:

Please contact Professor Morris Driels on 831-656-3383, DSN 756-3383 or email him at morris@nps.navy.mil.

Course Description:

This two and one half day short course is based on the very successful graduate-level Weaponeering course developed by Professor Driels and taught at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, and has been given about 30 times at various customer locations.  The course will give an overview of the fundamentals of the Weaponeering process and its application to air-to-surface and surface-to-surface engagements. The course explains the analytical basis of current weapon effectiveness tools known as the Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manuals (JMEM) produced by the Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions Effectiveness (JTCG/ME). The JMEM are used by all services to plan offensive missions, and allow the planners to predict the effectiveness of selected weapon systems against a variety of targets. The course provides an introduction to the effectiveness of such conventional weapons on a variety of ground targets.

Intended audience: The course is suitable for those beginning a career in weapon system design, performance or effectiveness, or for experienced professionals in Weaponeering or Targeting looking for a rigorous and consistent analytical treatment of most fielded conventional weapons. The course does NOT teach students how to use JMEM tools but does provide insight for those who need to know the methods used to obtain weaponeering solutions, and the assumptions and limitations to which these solutions are subjected.  Past attendees include active duty military from all services (enlisted-O6) and civilians ranging from recent graduates to professionals with over 25 years experience.

Scope:

The course is organized into three parts outlined below, with specific JMEM models referenced in parentheses.

 Part I covers the basic tools and methods used in Weaponeering and comprises about 50% of the class:

•  The Weaponeering process

•  Elementary Statistical Methods

•  Weapon Trajectory

•  Delivery Accuracy of guided (including GPS/INS) and unguided munitions (JDAP, GWDAP)

•  Target Vulnerability Assessment (COVART, AJEM, General Full-Spray, JMAE)

Part II covers the Weaponeering process for air-launched weapons against ground targets:

•  Single weapons directed against point and area targets (WINJMEM)

•  Stick deliveries (point and area targets)

•  Projectiles (guns and rockets)

•  Weaponeering for specific targets: (bridges, buildings, tunnels etc. using EI values)

•  Simple collateral Damage modeling

Part III covers the Weaponeering process for ground engagements:

•   Indirect fire systems – artillery and mortars (SQ2, ArtQuick, Matrix Evaluator).

•   Direct fire systems – infantry and armored vehicles (FBAR, PVTM)

•  Mines – land and sea.

About the Instructor: 

Dr. Driels is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey California. He has worked with the JTCG/ME on a variety of topics in support of the JMEM for a number of years. He currently teaches a one quarter Weaponeering course at NPS and has taught this short course to a wide range of industrial and military audiences in this country and overseas. His textbook, “Weaponeering: Conventional Weapon System Effectiveness”, (AIAA Education Series 2004) stands as one of the few published works on this topic.

Security Classification:

Unclassified

Handout Material:

Each student will receive a copy of the instructor’s textbook, and in addition a comprehensive set of notes covering the material presented during the course will be provided.