Classification
Unclassified
Distribution
Distribution A, Public Release
Instructor
Grace Unangst, MITRE
Duration
Half-day course, runs 1200-1700
Credits awarded
2 CLPs
Course Description
This course will cover the following topics:
- The objectives of MOSA
- What this means to the program manager and lead engineer
- How do you implement MOSA on a DE program?
- Define modules
- Define and standardize interfaces
- Develop test plan to ensure interoperability
- Examples of service specific reference architectures
- Army, Navy, Air Force
- Recent policy changes and their impact
Intended Audience
US Government personnel and their contractors who are interested in the fundamental skills required to achieve efficient definition, analysis, synthesis, evaluation and realization of directed energy systems. The course is designed for decision makers, systems engineers, operations research analysts, program managers and domain experts who are interested in learning how implementation of Modular Open Systems Architecture policies and procedures affect systems engineering efforts for DE systems.
Instructor Biography
Grace Unangst is a Lead Systems Engineer at MITRE with 14 years of experience working on Navy Programs, and nine years of experience with Directed Energy. Grace is the Task Lead for MITRE's Directed Energy Weapon System Modular Open Systems Approach Reference Architecture, and Chair of the DEWS Subcommittee within the Sensor Open Systems Architecture Consortium. Grace also leads MITRE's support to the Office of Naval Research for the High Energy Laser Counter-ASCM Project. Grace previously worked on Solid State Laser-Technology Maturation, the Gun Launched Guided Projectile Block 0, Solid State Laser Simulation Experiments, and the Hypervelocity Projectile. In addition to Directed Energy, Grace has experience with Submarine Combat Systems, the NATO Evolved Seasparrow Missile System, Littoral Combat Ships, and Electronic Warfare. Grace received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia, and a Master of Science in Systems Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.