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The Navy wants the capability of firing over twenty missiles with Mark 72 boosters compared to about a dozen today, which will require a different ablative material than what is currently used. A solution to this problem is needed to get ahead of the curve for the future fleet operations. There is an opportunity to develop new ablative materials for the Mark 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) with th ...

The proposed effort aims to develop technologies to improve the acoustics performance of abrasive blasting nozzles for paint and surface coatings removal. The objective is to investigate the noise generation mechanisms of abrasive blasting operations and develop a quiet, effective and efficient nozzle. This development is to optimize the acoustics and productivity performance of blasting nozzles a ...

This project will focus on developing, constructing, and demonstrating operational readiness of a combined compact Active Headrest(AH) and a lightweight Acoustic Meta Material(AMM) curtain for reducing noisein submarine bunks environments to specified DON sound levels. Both AH and AMM have been developed as products by SMD, team member FTI, and commercialization partner Harman International forhos ...

Texas Research Austin (TRI-Austin) will continue to partner with the University of Texas, Austin, to use additive manufacturing for fabricating and optimizing the lithium ion and electroactive metal electrode systems for which the team established proof of concept in the Phase I base period. The Aerosol Deposition Method (ADM) is a broadly applicable additive manufacturing technology that has been ...

The Advanced Submarine Control (ASC) project is a pivotal technology development effort which will revolutionize how current and future US Submarines conduct surface maneuvering, ice piloting, station-keeping and automated positioning of the submarine to support an extensive range of missions. For its initial application, ASC has been developed as a new independent secondary propulsion technology ...

AN RF SEEKER SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY IS PROPOSED TO BE DEVELOPED HERE TO PASSIVELY IDENTIFY AND CLASSIFY SHIP TARGETS FOR CRUISE MISSILES. THIS PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY IS AN ADAPTATION OF REAL TIME RF EMITTER IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED BY SCOPE, INC. THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPT RELIES ON THE PASSIVE EXPLOITATION OF UNINTENTIONAL CHARACTERISTIC MODULATIONS IMPOSED ON R ...

Evidence-based guidelines derived from the learning sciences literature can be applied to training-requirements decisions. However, accessing the state-of-the-art in the learning sciences and applying its lessons to specific training design and analysis questions can be difficult, especially for those not already familiar with the learning sciences. ARCHIMEDES, the software tool proposed in this e ...

Research Proposed: Research is proposed to develop a novel system-level impact analysis capability into the Software Change Impact Analysis Tool (SCIAT), for usage on Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical System (SWFTS) and other large scale integrated systems.Problem Statement: SCIAT is a software tool that objectively identifies all areas impacted by code changes (direct and indirect). Using a co ...

Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) information is ubiquitous and often taken for granted. From Joint Direct Attack Munitions to Global Positioning System (GPS) assisted Tomahawk to GPS flight navigation, virtually all that we do on the battlespace needs and requires GPS. But this paradigm for ubiquitous PNT is under threat. The potential foes of the US recognize that jamming, spoofing and othe ...

The Global Positioning System (GPS) and other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) are the critical providers of position, navigation, and time (PNT) information to an almost uncountable number of users and applications. Widespread dependence on GPS has led to awareness that GPS data availability is a single point of failure for many systems and applications. In addition, GPS signals are ver ...