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In this Phase II SBIR project Wagner Associates will develop enhanced Automated active Sonar Interference Avoidance algorithms (ASIA) that will automatically produce a recommended Active Sonar Interference Avoidance Plan (ASIAP). ASIA assisted automated and accurate sonar interference avoidance planning will:(1)     Improve search effectiveness (i.e., reduced time to detect and classify a sub ...

The Navy’s mission of global force projection and logistic support requires surface ships and naval aviation assets to be deployed worldwide with little supporting infrastructure for communications. Airborne units provide extended line of sight for network connectivity between surface vessels as well as contributing unique sensor capabilities. The use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) as airborne ...

In this STTR, Daniel H. Wagner Associates, together with the University of Michigan (UM), will develop a Detection Avoidance System for Submarines (DASS). The proposed DASS is a set of software modules which solves the probabilistic passive sonar equation (PSE) using given environmental acoustic data, assesses submarine vulnerability based on intelligence about potential threat ASW assets, recomme ...

The improved skirt system for air cushioned vehicles being pursued by Materials Sciences Corporation (MSC) uses a novel coating system to encapsulate an advanced woven fiber reinforcement architecture which with the goal to improve the abrasion resistance and tear strength of the existing skirt material in order to extend the usable lifetime of the system components and reduce total ownership cost ...

It has long been established that the best way to learn is to have a private tutor who works with you one-on-one, adapting the training to your learning needs. In such a setting, one can: ask the tutor questions, get feedback on an approach to solving a problem, and suggestions on how to improve. Our objective in this proposal is to adapt VIPER, originally developed for the Airforce Education and ...

Sphere Brake Defense, LLC (SBD) proposes to demonstrate the performance and cost of replacing current brake systems installed on tactical vehicles with innovative, patented, spherical brake technology. Due to significant up-armoring and evolving mission capabilities for heavy tactical vehicles in austere operating environments, reliability, flexibility, and costs associated with unit readiness, ma ...

Under this Phase II SBIR program, Materials Sciences Corporation (MSC) and our manufacturing partner Seemann Composites Inc. (SCI) are proposing to leverage our extensive expertise in the field of composite marine structural design and fabrication to transition the successful findings of our Phase I effort, into the development of a comprehensive “Structural Repair Manual” for the various comp ...

The Commandable Mobile ASW Simulator (CMAS) operational need was identified by NAVAIR and by the Fleet community to obviate the use of fleet subsurface assets in the conduct of Navy RDT&E testing of airborne ASW acoustic sensor systems, as well as Fleet at-sea training of multi-static acoustic sensor systems and advanced dipping sonar systems. The CMAS vehicle developed in Phase I and Phase II con ...

The Fusion and Optimization for C2 of Unmanned Systems (FOCUS) project will, as part of the SBIR 151-020 team, provide NAVAIR with the theoretical, modeling and simulation (M&S), and operational frameworks, as well as tools and algorithms/software, necessary for validation of novel C2 and communications approaches, in the context of existing and emerging Navy Interoperability Profiles (NIOPs). The ...

Within the increasingly contested undersea operational arena, the Navy needs a tactical and competitive advantage in undersea sensing and detection through improved situational awareness with respect to environmental parameters, such as sound speed profile (SSP) and bottom properties, that affect overall submarine sonar sensor performance. Current approaches for enhancing environmental situational ...