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UUVs have become increasingly important tools in the collection of environmental data. Their unique ability to operate independent of surface vessel conditions allows oceanographic seawater measurements when traditional means is not possible. Historically sensor packages for UUVs have been based on adaptions of ship deployed equipment. Recent development in sensors, such as the Hybrid Flow Through ...

In this STTR, OASIS Inc, with partners the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington (APL-UW) proposes to develop an innovative, interactive submarine acoustic counter detect TDA for use by the Submarine Mission Planners, within the AN/BYG-1. Communicating the environmental and tactical uncertainty is of primary importance when present ...

Through this effort, the team of Materials Systems Inc. (MSI) and Sonic Tech, Inc. (STI) will develop a non-destructive evaluation technique for detection of voids and defects underneath Aluminum Matting-2. The MSI scanning concept fully utilizes its expertise in the design and development of piezocomposite transducer arrays, combined with STI's experience in acoustic system development and s ...

SUFACE PASSIVATION LAYERS SUCH AS DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON ARE OFTEN PRODUCED ON LASER WINDOWS, WIND SHIELDS OF HYPERSONIC AIRCRAFT, FIBER OPTICS AND MANY OTHER SURFACES. DESPITE ATTRACTIVE PROPERTIES OF THE COATING MATERIALS, LACKING OF PROPER ADHESION BETWEEN HOST AND COATING MATERIAL FREQUENTLY LIMITS THE USEFULNESS OF THE COATING TECHNIQUES. THE PROPOSED PROCESS IS A PRE-TREATMENT TECHNIQUE WHICH P ...

To address the Navy’s need for a non-aqueous, environmentally benign, surface preparation process for pre-treatment of aluminum, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to continue development of the new Active-Feedback Laser Surface Preparation (AFLAP) system. This proposed surface processing system is based on pulsed laser ablation and novel use of real-time surface quality monitoring with ...

Active imaging systems are used to for imaging in degraded visual environments like that found in marine fog and other environments with a high level of attenuation and scattering from obscurants like fog, rain, smoke, and dust.These systems are still limited in range and resolution. SA Photonics is taking advantage of multiple image enhancement techniques, like wavelength tunability, pulse contro ...

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 ...

Jamming and co-site Interference from high power, on-board emitters such as long-range radar present significant challenges to multi-mission capability and interoperability for airborne Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) and ESM systems. Metamagnetics proposes a wide band, Auto-Tune Filter (AtF) based on its Frequency Selective Limiter technology to enhance the Navy’s ESM probability of intercept a ...

LaunchPoint Technologies proposes to adapt their patented electromagnetic valve actuator (EVA) to the C12 engine in the MTVR cargo vehicle. The actuator will allow the implementation of variable valve timing and cylinder deactivation functionality on the engine, which will result in increased engine efficiency at variable and part-loads; as well as increased maximum torque and power output. In pha ...