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Complex Naval control systems go through numerous rounds of rigorous testing often spanning multiple years. As testers execute formalized assessments during these test events, issues arise, and the issues are documented in software problem reports (SPRs). Multiple factors may limit the ability of a tester to properly document issues for future replication or investigation, such as the rapid pace ...

Sonalysts, Inc. (Sonalysts) proposes a portable expeditionary unit that can deliver Undersea Warfare Decision Support System (USW-DSS) training to the Fleet via an orchestrated containerized system with an integrated training management application to track operator completion and launch training content. Sonalysts’ solution will also include Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) base ...

The US Navy requires unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) and combatants which are affordable, reliable, fuel efficient, and proven hull forms. Procuring commercially available hull designs provide a cost effective means of achieve this. However, commercially available platforms are typically not designed for fuel efficient operations over broad operational speed ranges required for military vessels; i ...

As the proliferation of video sensors continues, it becomes increasingly difficult to simultaneously monitor available video feeds to extract meaningful information. While automated analytics tools help, there is value to having a single, integrated view of a scene - a composite of the available cameras. These cameras may have different resolutions, framerates, and fields of view while operating i ...

The primary technical objective of the proposed effort will be to investigate integration of optical gain medium with thin-film lithium niobate on insulator (TFLNOI) optical waveguides. Recent developments in crystal ion-sliced (CIS) TFLNOI have enabled a new class of electro-optic modulators and photonic integrated circuits with tighter mode confinement, a compact footprint, ultra-high bandwidth, ...

The Marine Corps has taken an initiative towards advancing Maintenance Training from the Industrial age into the Information age. However, traditional classroom training techniques with student handouts and presentations, coupled with stove-piped legacy material, results in training being out-of-date with system operations. This learning techniques are inefficient and limit the capability to deli ...

Sonalysts, Inc. (Sonalysts) proposes the development and feasibility evaluation of a Threat Reduction by Integration of Metadata (TRIM) toolkit to integrate metadata from operational sources, independent of naval operational domain. Sonalysts will leverage the broad expertise of its employees (of which 40% are military veterans) and its software engineering and modeling resources to develop an ont ...

Increasing heat loads projected for advanced aircraft of the near future will lead to higher fuel system temperatures. Fuel deposit issues currently prevent long-term fuel system operation at temperatures over ~300-400 F. Thermal fuel decomposition is expected to have the highest negative impact in the vicinity of the fuel injectors, which are wetted by fuel with the highest time-at-temperature ex ...

The munitions lifting assembly sunshade cover (Thermavent-SD) is a lightweight Static Dissipative (SD) cover system for use on the A/E32K-11 Munitions Lifting Assembly (MLA).  It is designed to provide >70% solar radiation blockage while functioning in a wide range of environments consistent with military operations.  The Thermavent-SD cover will be designed to be authorized for use by the Naval ...

This SBIR effort proposes using live and continuous monitoring of metal tanks, pressure vessels, and pipelines using carbon nanomaterial-based sensing skins to detect excessive physical strains, cracks, and to inspect impact damage. The proposed research and development work leverages 15+ years of fundamental research. The key objective is to advance the TRL level and the scalability of carbon nan ...