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For this Phase II SBIR program, TRS Technologies and Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems (UEOS) will team to design, build and test a buoy system for acoustic communications. Segmented single crystal rings for a 3" form factor will be made to provide a wide bandwidth for operation at two distinct frequency bands. TRS and UEOS will also team with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute to integrate the ...

TRS Technologies, Inc. and Nothrop Grumman Undersea Systems (NGUS) propose to develop and test a single crystal sonar array that adds transmit capability to the currently proposed receive array for the Virginia-class submarine. The goal of this program will be to adapt the added capability to the current form factor, thereby getting maximum return for minimal modifications and interface changes. B ...

This research program is concerned with the design and fabrication of a novel head-mounted display system which utilizes foveal imaging techniques in order to provide eye limited resolution within a very wide, immersive field of vision. The application includes a “smart” allocation of high resolution imagery which is tracked to the user’s gaze point. This creates a system which is very eff ...

The current aluminum hull and topside structure on LCAC are prone to corrosion and erosion due to the harsh salt-laden marine environment in which they operate. Improving durability, corrosion resistance, acoustic insulation and life cycle cost of the air cushioned vehicle (ACV) structure at minimum weight is paramount to achieving operational goals of future platforms such as the Joint Maritime A ...

Creare’s ultimate objective is to provide the Navy with an improved method for determining the elongation of aircraft carrier catapult cylinder rows. During Phase I, we developed benchtop prototypes and conducted extensive laboratory tests in representative environments and considered integration options in detail. Based on these prototypes, we established an overall system topology, shipboard ...

A submarine immersed in seawater behaves like a short-circuited galvanic cell which, because of variations in resistance (as a function of propeller shaft angle) between the rotating propeller shaft and its bearings, may produce an electric current that is modulated at the shaft rate. Corrosion currents arise from differences in electrical potential among the interconnected dissimilar metals on t ...

The current use of polymer matrix composite materials aboard U.S. Navy ships has been limited to mainly exterior parts such as DDX topside structures, sonar bow domes, towed array fairings, diving planes, control surfaces and the prototype submarine sail dome for VA class submarines. There has been increasing interest in the development of composite materials for applications inside ships and sub ...

A joint analytical/experimental program to develop technologies to improve thermal output from combustors in propulsion systems while ensuring their stable operation is proposed. The program will exploit the use of energetic materials as secondary fuels to be injected suitably into the combustors to both increase their thermal output and ensure the mitigation of any instability that may arise in t ...

Superconducting materials are ideal candidates for fault current limiters (FCL) due to their low insertion loss and inherent ability to transition to high impedance in a very short time. Creare proposes to develop an FCL based on the use of High Temperature Superconductors (HTS) that can be applied directly to future U.S. Navy platforms. During Phase I, we developed an HTS FCL design and analyti ...

Commercially available inspection technology dedicated to Marine Aluminum Structure Inspection does not exist. While generic inspection technologies are being applied to this application, a transition to dedicated inspection technology is required to realize meaningful total ownership cost reduction. The objective of Phase II is to develop high-speed low-cost inspection technology customized fo ...