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The objective of this study is to define and architect a subsea optical mesh network to enhance the resilience and availability of data flow.

Aircraft carrier control systems rely upon many sensors and signal processors to ensure safe and efficient aircraft launch and recovery. As one example subsystem, Digital End Speed Indicators (DESI) use reluctance sensors mounted within the catapult trough to determine aircraft end speed during launch. The DESI was developed in the 1980s, and recent reliability problems have highlighted the need f ...

Two-phase refrigerant pumped-loop systems are a promising approach to efficiently and effectively remove heat from directed energy weapons and high power radar systems of future warships. One of the key technical challenges of these new thermal systems is maintaining the flow stability and system reliability under the dynamic motion of a ship. Creare proposes to develop a liquid-vapor phase separa ...

Exploding Foil Initiators (EFI) are commonly used as a detonator for the initiation of missiles, kill vehicles, or rocket motors. High voltage safe and arm (S&A) firing switches are critical components within the EFI. Using higher voltage and higher current capability switches is beneficial for improved EFI efficiency. Due to the critical nature of the S&A firing switches, they must be able to fun ...

Electronics in ICBMs and other guided ordnance delivery vehicles are held to high design standards for performance and reliability. Adding complexity to their design, it is necessary to implement components and circuits to withstand highly energetic particle events associated with nuclear detonation. Creare proposes a concept to employ a rapid circumvention and recovery (C&R) strategy to enable el ...

Safe operation of the current Navy lighterage system can be performed in Sea State 3 and below. At present, sea state estimation is made by Navy personnel and is dependent on their level of experience.Creare proposes to develop a Sea State Predictor (SSP) to provide a more accurate and reliable determination of the current sea state. The system relies on measurement of heave of the warping tug as ...

The Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio (JTRS) is a four-channel, software-programmable radio having up to eight Shop Replaceable Units (SRUs) that determine the functionality of the unit. The SRUs consist of electronics cards mounted in a sealed structure and secured in the chassis using standard wedge locks. Currently, the available heat rejection from the ...

To facilitate amphibious assault operations, the Marines need to quickly move amphibious combat vehicles (ACVs) between ships and the shore. However, due to an increased level of sophistication in the anti-ship weapons available to potential adversaries, Navy ships must remain far from shore during assault operations (i.e., many tens of miles). This creates a need for assault vehicles that can ach ...

The JHSV will reach speeds of 35+ knots and allow for the rapid transit and deployment of conventional or Special Operations Forces (SOF) as well as equipment and supplies. It is planned for an FY10 IOC. One of program’s objectives is to reduce the Reception, Staging, Onward movement and Integration (RSO&I) burden in theater. Although the JHSV will be small enough to provide austere port a ...

This research program is concerned with the design and fabrication of a novel head-mounted display system which utilizes foveal imaging techniques in order to provide eye limited resolution within a very wide, immersive field of vision. The application includes a “smart” allocation of high resolution imagery which is tracked to the user’s gaze point. This creates a system which is very eff ...