Tech Pubs

Mike's patents and technical publications from his time in graduate school and Boeing are summarized here. 

National committee service is listed at the bottom.

Patents

• Patent 8,902,102 – Passive Bi-static Radar for Unmanned Aircraft System Sense and Avoid, issued December 2, 2014

• Patent 8,806,945 – Method and Apparatus for Shock-wave Attenuation, issued August 19, 2014

• Patent 8,672,258 – Power Transmission for A/C Flight Testing, issued March 18, 2014

Ph.D. Dissertation

M.A. Loudiana, Studies on the Role of Radiation in Chemical Reactions Occurring on Surfaces, Washington State University, December 1984

Technical Publications

• M.A. Loudiana, “AST IR Signature Measurements from TCMP Flight 3A," 2000 Meeting of the Military Sensing Symposia (MSS) Specialty Group on Missile Defense Sensors, Environments and Algorithms (MD-SEA), 25-27 January 2000.

• M.A. Loudiana and Billy E. Johnson, “A Summary of Theater Ballistic Missile Data Collected by the Airborne Surveillance Testbed," Fifth Annual American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) / Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) Technology Readiness Conference, 17-20 September 1996.

• M.A. Loudiana and C.M. Parsons, “Characterization and Discrimination of Debris Observed by AST on STORM Flights," 1995 Meeting of the IRIS Specialty Group on Targets, Backgrounds, and Discrimination, 31 January - 2 February 1995.

• M.A. Loudiana and G.E. Klein, “AST Observations of the ODES Post-Boost Vehicle During the STARS M2 ODF Mission," 1995 Meeting of the IRIS Specialty Group on Targets, Backgrounds, and Discrimination, 31 January - 2 February 1995.

• G.E. Klein and M.A. Loudiana, “CSO Resolution Enhancement and Measurement Techniques for AST," SPIE International Symposium on Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Science and Sensing, 12-16 April 1993.

• A.E. Rydgren, M.A. Loudiana G.E. Klein, “Phenomenology Observed During Recent AST Missions,” Optical Discrimination Algorithms (ODA) Conference VI, 14-15 September 1993.

• G.E. Klein and M.A. Loudiana, “CSO Resolution Enhancement and Measurement Techniques for AST," Optical Discrimination Algorithms (ODA) Conference V, 9-11 March 1993.

• M.A. Loudiana, and G.E. Klein, “Two Body Model Temperature Analysis of the BP-TD Vehicle," Optical Discrimination Algorithms (ODA) conference V, 9-11 March 1993.

• M.A. Loudiana, and G.E. Klein, “AST Observations of a Special RV," Optical Discrimination Algorithms (ODA) conference V, 9-11 March 1993.

• M.A. Loudiana, and G.E. Klein, “AST Observations of a Special RV," 1993 Meeting of the IRIS Specialty Group on Targets, Backgrounds, and Discrimination, 26-28 January 1993.

• G.E. Klein, M.A. Loudiana, and A.E. Rydgren, "AST Observations of Target Phenomena during the Firebird Mission," Optical Discrimination Algorithms (ODA) conference, 8-10 September 1992.

• A.E. Rydgren, G.E. Klein, and M.A. Loudiana, "AST Observations of Target Reentry Phenomena during the GBI/ERIS FTV-2 Mission," Optical Discrimination Algorithms (ODA) conference, 8-10 September 1992.

• E. Montenegro and M.A. Loudiana, "Ascent Heating Effects for Thin Shrouds," Proceedings of the Passive Optical Signature Symposium, vol. 2, pp. 45-1 to 45-20, September 1990.

• M.A. Loudiana, J.K. Messer, and B. Ford, "USASDC Queen Match Program: Overview and Results of Flight 1," Proceedings of the 1990 Meeting of the IRIS Specialty Group on Targets, Backgrounds, and Discrimination, 23 January 1990.

• M.A. Loudiana, M.E. Calkins, and J.R. Gillis, "Capabilities of the Batch Optical Signature Simulation," Proceedings of the Passive Optical Signature Symposium, vol. 1, pp. 131-146, August 1988.

• M.A. Loudiana and T.W. Armstrong, "Neutral Particle Beam Discrimination with IR Sensors," Proceedings of the 1988 Meeting of the IRIS Specialty Group on Targets, Backgrounds, and Discrimination, vol. 1, pp. 317-329, 17 December 1986.

• J.T. Dickenson, M.A. Loudiana, and A. Schmid, "Consequences of Exposure of Optical Coatings to Reactive Gasses and Energetic Particles," Adhesives, Sealants, and Coatings for Space and Harsh Environments, Lieng-Huang Lee ed., Plenum Press, New York, pp. 467-475, 1988.

• M. Guardalben, A. Schmid, M.A. Loudiana, and J.T. Dickenson, "Photothermal Analysis of Synergistic Radiation Effects in ThF4 Optical Thin Films," Physical Review B, vol. 35, pp. 4026-4030, 15 March 1987.

• M.A. Loudiana, J.T. Dickinson, A. Schmid, and E.J. Ashley, "Electron Enhanced Sorption of Fluorine by Silver Surfaces," Applied Surface Science, vol. 28, pp. 311-322, 29 August 1986.

• M.A. Loudiana, J.T. Dickinson, and E.J. Ashley, "Electron-Induced Damage of ThF4 Thin Films in the Presence of XeF2," Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology, vol. A 3, pp. 647-650, May/June 1985.

• M.A. Loudiana and J.T. Dickinson, "Summary Abstract: Simultaneous Exposure of SiO2 and ThF4 to XeF2 and Energetic Electrons," Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology, vol. B 3, pp. 1393-1396, September/October 1985.

• M.A. Loudiana and J.T. Dickenson, "Simultaneous Exposure of SiO2 and ThF4 to XeF2 and Energetic Electrons," Proceedings of the Topical Meeting on Microphysics of Surfaces, Beams, and Adsorbates, Santa Fe, New Mexico, cosponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, American Vacuum Society, and Optical Society of America, 4-6 February 1985.

• M.A. Loudiana, J. Bye, J.T. Dickinson, and D.A. Dickinson, "Chemisorptive Emission from Fluorine Adsorption on Tungsten," Surface Science, vol. 157, pp. 459-472, 28 November 1984.

• M.A. Loudiana, J.T. Dickinson, and E.J. Ashley, "Electron-Induced Damage of ThF4 Thin Films In The Presence of XeF2," Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology, vol. A 3, pp.647-650, 12 October 1984.

• M.A. Loudiana, A. Schmid, J.T. Dickinson, and E.J. Ashley, "The Chemical Sputtering of Silica by Ar+ Ions and XeF2," Surface Science, vol. 141, pp. 409-416, 11 January 1984.

Committee Service

Mike served as a program committee member and session chair for the National Military Sensing Symposium Specialty Group on Missile Defense – Sensors, Environments, and Algorithms (MSS MD-SEA), Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, University of Michigan and SENSIAC Military Sensing Information Analysis Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000 – 2009