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In Phase II, Daniel H. Wagner Associates will build a full-scale prototype Multi-Sensor Data Fusion System (MSDFS) using a modular approach to allow for a straightforward transition of the innovative MSDFS technologies into the DD(X)/Open Architecture Track Management (OATM) architecture and also into other Navy combat and command and control systems, especially Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and To ...

During Phase I, we experimented with several transition approaches and ran into three hurdles: 1) No matter how good the method for transitioning technology, if the development process has not been well-managed, there will be no technology to transition; 2) Transition does not happen without an incredible amount of expertise and data; 3) Good technology does not matter if no one is aware of its e ...

The technical objectives of the Phase II effort are to develop a form, fit, and function specification (FFFS) for steering gear based on permanent magnet motors. A review of available motors will be undertaken in parallel with application-specific design to determine the most practical realization of the steering gear. A test module will be designed and implemented to demonstrate the selected ap ...

The overall goal of this Phase II effort is to provide a computationally efficient software package called the Airborne Doppler Lidar Analyses and Adaptive Targeting System (ADLAATS) that conducts continuous on-board measurement and processing of airborne DWL data, transmits the data (u,v,w, variance, backscatter) down to the surface at least every 5 min, and uploads model data (i.e., WRF, MM5)and ...

It is desirable to make focal plane arrays (or imaging arrays) with reduced pitch; doing so enables smaller, cheaper and lighter camera systems that provide the same image resolution. Currently, the lower limit on pitch is set by electron/hole diffusion and light diffraction that results in crosstalk between neighboring pixels. Since electron hole pairs generated outside the depletion layer can ...

Propagation Research Associates, Inc., (PRA) proposes to develop a software/hardware-in-the-loop (S/HWIL) capability that will implement the PRA Fast Algorithms for State Estimation (FASE) in a real-time environment. PRA developed a maximum likelihood estimator and a smoothed iterated filter to reduce filter transients. The PRA S/HWIL will provide a unique capability to 1) evaluate the performance ...

Effective Naval warfare depends on accurate estimates of sensor performance in complex environments, which provides a force multiplier by allowing friendly forces to optimize their tactics while avoiding counterdetection. The shift in emphasis from open ocean to littoral operations has increased the demands on models of sonar performance because data must be sampled at an order-of-magnitude finer ...

Significant SONAR detection performance can be achieved through the development and use of new larger acoustic sensor arrays such as WAA, CAVES, and LVAA. However, installation costs required to support the cabling hull penetrations of these arrays often drives the retrofit solution to be cost prohibitive. Development of a non-hull penetrating hydrophone solution could potentially save significan ...

Trident Systems is participating in a unique collaboration in order to spread the workload of designing systems that perform analysis and tradeoffs. The companies participating make up a “Collaborative Development Partnership” (CDP). The result of this combined effort will be a Collaborative Tool Framework (CTF) that will provide open APIs allowing companies to plug-in tools that can aid the ...

Impact Technologies, in collaboration Northrop Grumman and Lord Corporation, propose to develop a comprehensive health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) for direct application on the Fire Scout UAV selected as the Class IV UAV for the Army’s FCS. After several meetings between Impact, Boeing and Northrop Grumman, the Fire Scout UAV has been identified as the Army platform with the greatest need ...