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Submarine outboard sensors must send data and receive power through a pressure hull consisting of two-inch thick HY-80, HY-100 or HY-130 high yield strength steel plate using hull penetrators that for safety reasons can only be installed during new construction or major refurbishments. As a result, hull penetrators are scarce resources and are difficult to acquire for temporary sensor installation ...

Rotary cannon type weapons, such as the M197 electric cannon, currently require servicing every 28 days in order to remove abrasive particulate and to relubricate the rotary drum. The Navy is currently seeking a one-time application coating, applied at the time of manufacturing or retrofit, which will at least double the time between servicing to 56 days or more. Mainstream Engineering proposes to ...

The development of a catastrophic optical damage model for quantum cascade lasers describing instantaneous laser damage at high optical power levels is proposed. The model will be validated by comparison to experimental data. Based on obtained results, changes to laser design and laser fabrication resulting in an increased damage threshold will be implemented. The work will ultimately result into ...

The objective of the Phase I proposal is to investigate the application of controlled cavitation cleaning technology in conjunction with gecko-inspired mechanical adhesion and soft elastomeric applicators for use in non-intrusive EOD operations. This investigation requires the proof-of-concept testing and validation of a controlled cavitation cleaning mechanism, and a soft robotic gecko-inspired m ...

Energy to Power Solutions (e2P) has teamed with quench detection (QD) expert Dr. Yuri Lvovsky (retired GE), Dr. Sastry Pamidi of the Center for Advanced Power Systems (FSU-CAPS), and American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) to design, fabricate, and test a robust, reliable, and low cost QD system. e2P’s proposed system is a vastly different quench avoidance system that will provide multiple le ...

Training effectiveness evaluations (TEEs) allow researchers to determine the utility of new or altered training processes, procedures, and systems. Training efficiency takes this evaluation one step further and allows researchers to account for costs in conjunction with effectiveness, however, training efficiency analyses are not currently conducted because validated methods for this type of analy ...

The VRR team – VRR, Inc., Old Dominion University, and Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems – developed technology for an aircraft carrier’s Landing Signals Officer (LSO) to press augmented reality reconfigurable buttons and receive positive feedback through haptic, tactile, and other positive indications. Using a three-pronged approach of Requirements-Pull, Science-Push, and Technolog ...

VRR’s Fused Augmented Realties with Synthetic Vision (FAR/SV) software module added on to Warfighter Augmented Reality (WAR) systems are designed to enhance situational awareness and accelerate effective decision making for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs). FAR/SV module’s existing successful visualization innovations will be scientifically evolved for JTACs using WAR Augmented Realit ...

Unbalanced loading of electrical generators can increase system losses, reduce generator lifetime, and increase the frequency of spurious circuit breaker tripping. Current technology to balance loads include EVRs and UPSs, which are must too large and heavy for application in navy submarines. Therefore, the Navy is in need of more flexible and power dense solutions such that timely equipment chang ...

Under the subsequent Phase II program, Analysis, Design & Diagnostics, Inc. will work closely with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), SEA06-NSW, NUWC Newport and the Integration team from NSWC Panama City to integrate the Sonar Intercept Receiver and CAPs into the SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV). The combined system will provide the SDV with an Increased Situational Awareness (ISA) capability for inc ...