Book Title: Cyber-Human Systems, Space Technologies, and Threats

Book Description

CYBER-HUMAN SYSTEMS, SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, AND THREATS  is our eighth textbook in a series covering the world of UASs / CUAS/ UUVs / SPACE. Other textbooks in our series are Space Systems Emerging Technologies and Operations; Drone Delivery of CBNRECy – DEW Weapons: Emerging Threats of Mini-Weapons of Mass Destruction and Disruption (WMDD); Disruptive Technologies with applications in Airline, Marine, Defense Industries; Unmanned Vehicle Systems & Operations On Air, Sea, Land; Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technologies and Operations;  Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the Cyber Domain: Protecting USA’s Advanced Air Assets, 2nd edition; and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the Cyber Domain Protecting USA’s Advanced Air Assets, 1st edition. Our previous seven titles have received considerable global recognition in the field. (Nichols & Carter, 2022) (Nichols, et al., 2021) (Nichols R. K., et al., 2020) (Nichols R. , et al., 2020) (Nichols R. , et al., 2019) (Nichols R. K., 2018) (Nichols R. K., et al., 2022)

Our eighth title takes on a new purview of Cyber Human Systems and Space Technologies.

Here’s our book’s breakdown:

SECTION 1: Cyber Human Systems (CHS): Eight chapters in this section cover a wide birth of issues and questions. We start at the technological future where machines are merged with humans. CHS has a legal framework, and it is addressed sensors and consumer products. Next, we cover the artificial brain. Chapter 4 is our Hope for Humanity and Positive Global Change. Just think if the AI/ ML/ Space technologies we discuss, when put into responsible hands, could increase food production by 1-2%. How many more millions of families could have food on their tables? Cyborgs are real and here. But where is the future? Turing gave us a legacy of machines hacking machines, but the question is will CHS be hackable? We consider the management of human-AI teams. We end the section with the powerful threats of Neurostrike, impaired metaverse and CHATGPT

SECTION 2: Space Threats :We cannot underestimate technologies that create threats in or out of space. Chapter 9 presents biological threats and growth in space. Space EW is next on the menu followed up by space systems modeling and simulation tools. Chapter 12 argues for a space navy to conduct deep space warfare and exert space dominance.

SECTION 3: Space Warfare, Hypersonics, & Materials: Our resident expert on hypersonics opines on updates to space defenses based on new capabilities in hypersonic missiles. Cyber threats in space cannot be ignored and they are presented in an evolutionary format. Strategy of materials manufacturing in space and their economics are addressed.  Quantum technologies will have a significant impact on space operations and are presented. The final chapter is innovative research for wireless power in space applications.

State-of-the-Art research by a team of eighteen SMEs is incorporated into our book! We trust you will enjoy reading it as much as we have in its writing. There is hope for the future.