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The goal of the Middle Game Localization Utilizing Air DeployableActive Receiver (ADAR) project is the development of the passivecapabilities of the ADAR buoy. The Phase I of the researchinvolved a thorough investigation of the potential for gains dueto enhanced ADAR passive processing through a simulation-basedanalysis, and the development of a prototype ADAR processinghardware and software suite ...

The objectives of this research are to research and design the necessary components of an environmental impact assessment software suite and to provide modeled environmental impact assessment results for selected sites. The research will focus on theimpact of active acoustic emissions on marine mammals in the oceans. In the research and design portions of the study, AHA will examine the pertinen ...

This program will utilize the Swarm concept of very low cost expendable UAV's out fitted with IR and optical cameras to continuously detect marine mammals near or on the surface in the proximity of Navy ships. ACR will team with IIT Research Institute ofLanham, MD for sensor technology and development. Phase I will demonstrate functionality of key systems, develop and integrated system design, a ...

Advanced Ceramics Research Inc. (ACR) has recently developed a low-density water-soluble mandrel material composed of a hollow ceramic-microsphere filler bound together with a high thermal stability thermoplastic binder. ACR and its partners propose to usea variation of this product containing high thermal-conductivity powders for a novel low-cost tooling material for polymer composites. Prelimin ...

In this phase I STTR program, Advanced Ceramics Research, Inc. (ACR) and the University of Delaware (UD) propose the development of an innovative process for high energy product rare earth-based permanent magnets with improved toughness based on ACR'spatented Fibrous Monolith (FM) and the UD's Automated Tow Placement (ATP) processes. The novel combination of high-toughness NdFeB-based FM material ...

The installation of Programmable Logic Controllers has become an integral part of shipboard control system. The most popular method for PLCs to communicate with external devices is through RS-232 connections using the MODBUS protocol. Newer PLCs supportDeviceNet, ControlNet, or Ethernet networks, as well as Data Highway Plus, RS-232C, RS-422A, or RS-423A networks. As the Programmable Logic Cont ...

As the complexity of the battlespace has grown exponentially and the outcome of the engagement is increasingly a function of communications speed, accuracy and relevance, it is critical to have a always-connected ship-board personal communications systemthat has the ability to support information-in-place which receives and transmits location and context intelligent information, supports decision ...

Condition monitoring depends on information that is extracted from data gathered through a well-defined, yet dispersed, sensor network. The combination of embedded, self validating sensors, the development of a widely dispersed self-organizing sensorarchitecture and the intelligent agent software to facilitate the development and design of an emergent, self aware monitoring system will make avail ...

We propose to develop an efficient heat rejection unit for cryogenic cooling with ultra low parasitic thermal, mechanical, and electromagnetic noise for cooling filters and sensors at HTS conditions. The proposed device will incorporate active micro-scaleheat transfer surfaces, pump(s), and temperature sensors in a single package that will be directly attached to the heat source. EHD micro pumpi ...

A marine environmental compliance and analysis web-enabled toolset will be designed based on extensive prior experience with web and GIS enabled technologies in an environmental analysis and documentation environment. The objective of this researchproject is to develop an environmental tool capable of efficiently ensuring that the Navy has limited environmental impacts on the marine environment, ...