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Techniques for Automatically Exploiting Passive Acoustic Sonar Data

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N65538-07-M-0049
Agency Tracking Number: N062-138-0499
Amount: $99,811.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N06-138
Solicitation Number: 2006.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2006
Award Year: 2006
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2006-12-27
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2009-06-24
Small Business Information
13135 Lee Jackson Hwy, Suite 330
Fairfax, VA 22033
United States
DUNS: 140785929
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Russell Jeffers
 Principal
 (703) 956-6480
 russ.jeffers@3phoenix.com
Business Contact
 Joseph Liverman
Title: Principal
Phone: (703) 956-6480
Email: andy.liverman@3phoenix.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

The current passive anti-submarine warfare (ASW) sonar processing paradigm is manpower-intensive, and relies heavily on expert operators to perform the classification function. 3 Phoenix proposes to apply innovative signal processing technologies to achieve a high level of automation in the detection and classification process in order to reduce the manning and workload levels required for passive ASW. Based on our analysis of many hours of sea test data over the years, we believe that most contacts are readily identifiable by narrowband analysis, and that with the additional features described in this proposal, a high probability of correct classification can be achieved for most contacts. 3 Phoenix will develop innovative signal feature extraction algorithms and target classification architecture while leveraging mature beamforming, signal processing and tracking technologies to address the problem of automatic classification for operator alert.

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