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In this project we will adapt our programmable neural network processor (NNP) into a Fuzzy/neural network processor (FNNP). Already having the commercially successful NNP, we begin this program with more than half the work completed. we will define and evaluate NNP architectural modifications to optimize both data flow and data processing for both fuzzy logic and neural network- Operations- we w ...

Army defense technologies for high speed, lethal threat intercept increasingly rely on high maneuverability of the kill vehicle through both aerodynamic and thrust augmentation while the threats themselves have relied on equally increasing maneuvering defenses to avoid intercept. Because it is in the interest of defense systems to target the threat as early as possible, intercept locations in high ...

Over the past decade, GTL has developed a suite of transformational technologies that provide superior performance for reduced cost.Each of these technologies have been matured to TRL 6 and establish the technical foundation for the Advanced Cryogenic Expendable (ACE) Multi-Role Vehicle (ACE-MRV). The ACE-MRV is a high-performance expendable rocket stage that can either be launched (from the groun ...

Computer-based training has primarily focused on the acquisition and application of procedural knowledge, emphasizing development of skilled performance of tasks. In many important Naval roles, however, the ability to apply more general concept to specific novel problems is even more important than procedural skills. Sonar operators, who must reason about acoustic oceanography and sensor/s ...

As underwater threats continue to evolve, active sonar systems and operators must evolve with them, requiring improvements to sources, receivers, signal processing algorithms, and search mission planning applications in order to maintain and improve detection rates. Any improvements in the latter requires a detailed and accurate understanding of the acoustic underwater environment, and the underly ...

Americas potential adversaries and non-state actors have increasing access to sophisticated weapons. Our warfighters need counters to these threats that turn the cost ratio in our favor.Affordable guided projectiles launched at high velocities from conventional powder guns can accomplish the direct fire missions that were previously reserved for expensive missile systems.However, several design ch ...

The Navy desires a system on board the Zumwalt Class guided missile destroyers (DDG 1000) to manage the deployment and retrieval of a variety of craft or other assets from the boat bay to the sea and back to expand the capability of the ship class in support the Navys future needs. Current launch and recovery systems for boat bays are designed for specific craft, not allowing for damage-free inter ...

An innovative system called Adaptable Boat Deployment and Retrieval System (ABDRS) is proposed to safely handle a variety of current and future crafts and other assets from the boat bay of DDG 1000 class in seas up to sea state 5 conditions. It employs a tethered sled to interface the returning vehicle outside of the boat bay. The sled is purposely designed to be adaptable to different ship hull f ...

Conventional vehicle armor has evolved considerably over the years, including homogeneous plates, composite materials, and reactive substrates. Variable orientations have also been implemented, including curved, sloped, angled, and spaced plates. A common characteristic among these conventional armor solutions is that they are static and incapable of changing in response to local threats. Adding a ...

Development of air vehicles capable of routine operation and able to achieve hypersonic speeds is paced by the availability of a propulsion system. The vision is to combine improved off-the-shelf turbines for low-speed operation (M=0 to 2+) and dual-mode ramjet (DMSJ) engine technologies for high-speed operation (M=2+ to 5+), with both engines sharing a common air inlet and a common thrust produci ...