| Countermeasure System and Method to Emulate Target with Spatial Extent |
06 Feb 2006 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Roderick E Ayers; DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
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 | An acoustic countermeasure system comprises a plurality of individual countermeasure devices which act in concert to emulate a target with spatial extent. The individual countermeasure devices may be programmed to navigate into predetermined positions within a preset pattern with spatial characteristics similar to that of a target of interest (e.g., a submarine). The individual countermeasure devices are programmed to produce acoustic signals, such as in response to a ping or ... |
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| Modular Capabilities for the Canadian Navy's Single Class Surface Combatant: A Perspective on Flexibility |
FEB 2006 |
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| Authors:
Scott C. MacKenzie; Rohit Tuteja; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
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 | The Defense Policy Statement requires that the Canadian Forces (CF) acquire ships which, among other things, will be able to: support land operations, provide a sea-based national or international command capability, deploy tactical unmanned aerial vehicles and sustain naval task group operations worldwide. The current Iroquois Class Destroyers are nearing the end of their operational life, and the Halifax Class Canadian Patrol Frigates (CPF) will reach theirs in the 2018-2025 ... |
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| Proposed Architecture for Data Sharing in the Networked Underwater Warfare Project |
JAN 2006 |
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| Authors:
Anthony W. Isenor; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ATLANTIC DARTMOUTH (CANADA)
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| This work discusses topics related to data sharing and understanding in a network-enabled environment. A critical component of a successful implementation of network-enabled operations (NEOps) will be the client's ability to judge the importance of the received data as well as understand the content of the received data. In the NEOps environment, many clients will enter the network unaware of the available data assets. A discovery process is required for ... |
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| A Comprehensive Model for Performance Prediction of Electro-Optical Systems |
Jan 2006 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph J Shirron; Thomas E Giddings; METRON INC RESTON VA
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| The long-term goals of this effort are to provide reliable performance prediction and accurate system simulation capabilities for underwater electro-optic identification (EOID) systems. The Electro-Optical Detection Simulator (EODES) suite of numerical models developed under this program will predict the impact of environmental conditions, system parameters (e.g., apertures and PMT gains), and operational settings (e.g., platform speed and altitude) on system performance. Once fully validated, the models are anticipated to support ... |
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| Improving the Water Column Representation |
2006 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Paul W. Maassel; Richard Schaffer; Sean Cullen; Gerry Stueve; Chris Scannell; Joseph Collins; Nicholas Kim; VISITECH LTD ALEXANDRIA VA
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| The representation of the undersea environment has often been ignored, or at best static, or precalculated in distributed simulation. This paper details the efforts of a multidisciplinary team who have implemented a dynamic ocean model and sensor response in the Joint Semi-Automated Forces (JSAF) architecture. A variant of the Princeton Ocean Model was run off the North Carolina coast to provide the dynamic environment. The Shallow Water Acoustic Toolset (PC-SWAT) ... |
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| Use of Orthogonal Curvilinear Grids for the Representation of the Littoral Ocean Environment |
2006 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Alan F. Blumberg; B. N. Kim; Sean O'Neil; James K. Lewis; Subramaniam D. Rajan; S. K. Numrich; William Smith; Richard L. Schaffer; Tom Curtin; Paul Maasel; HYDROQUAL INC MAHWAH NJ
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| The effective representation of the littoral ocean environment has been a long-standing challenge for the Modeling and Simulation (M&S) community. The need for such a representation continues to grow, as the U.S. Navy refocuses from deep ocean to littoral missions. One of the greatest challenges of the littoral region is the wide range of spatial and temporal scales that must be represented. For example, the cross-shore gradients of important oceanographic ... |
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| Advanced Seal Delivery System: Perspectives and Options |
2006 |
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| Authors:
Mark V. Arena; John Birkler; Malcom MacKinnon; Denis Rushworth; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| Operational experience in the 1980s led the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to look for a new, covert Navy Sea, Air, Land team (SEAL) insertion vehicle to replace/augment the existing SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV). The SDV is a wet submersible, which means that the embarked members have to endure extended and cramped periods in ocean waters with only a wet or dry suit to protect them. Traveling in extremely cold ocean ... |
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| Unity of Command for Homeland Security: Title 32, Title 10, or a Combination. |
2006 |
112 pages |
| Authors:
John H. Ebbighausen; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Unit of command becomes a major issue when both federal and state militaries simultaneously provide Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) within the same area of operations as seen during Hurricane Katrina. Both federal and state militaries look alike and have similar equipment, but may respond to different authorities. Federal and state laws and policies regulate the missions each may perform based on the activated status (Title 10, Title 32, ... |
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| Active Military Sonar and Marine Mammals: Events and References |
03 NOV 2005 |
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| Authors:
Eugene H. Buck; Kori Calvert; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The deployment of active sonar by the U.S. Navy and its potential impacts on marine mammals has been an ongoing issue of intense debate; regulatory, legislative, and judicial activity; and international concern. Some peacetime use of military sonar has been regulated under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and other statutes due to concerns that active military sonars are operated at frequencies used by some cetaceans (i.e., whales, porpoises, and ... |
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| Mast Wake Reduction by Shaping |
03 Nov 2005 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Charles H Beauchamp; DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
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| The present invention relates to various mast shapes, in which the mast shapes minimize the production of visible, electro-optic, infrared and radar cross section wake signatures produced by water surface piercing masts. The contribution of submarines in littoral regions has become increasingly important as modern electronic warfare support systems proliferate. While on littoral missions, submarines invariably spend a significant time at periscope depth with one or more masts deployed through ... |
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| U.S. Forward Maritime Strategy and Soviet SSBNs: Optimum Targetting or Escalatory Dilemma |
12 OCT 2005 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Richard O. Fanjoy; NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC
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| As the 1990s approach, there is increasing attention focused on the U.S. force structure required to meet the Soviet strategic threat. Although current events reflect a changing Europe and the viability of the Warsaw Pact is suspect, Soviet strategic forces still constitute a significant threat to our nation. SSBNs in particular, operating from oceanic patrol areas, in port, or from Arctic bastions, provide the Soviets with a capability that is ... |
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| NSMRL: A Small Command with A Huge Presence for the Submarine Force |
OCT 2005 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
J. C. Daniel; Jerry Lamb; NAVAL SUBMARINE MEDICAL RESEARCH LAB GROTON CT
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| "To protect the health and enhance the performance of our warfighters through focused submarine, diving and surface research solutions" is the mission of the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL), located just a few hundred yards from the waterfront at Submarine Base New London, Groton, CT. One of 10 Navy Medicine Biomedical Research Labs around the world, it has directly supported Naval Submarine Forces since World War II. Yet, like ... |
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| CHURCH OPAL Research and Promulgation |
28 SEP 2005 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Roy D. Gaul; Richard F. Pittenger; Larry D. Flick; WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA
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| CHURCH OPAL was among a series of classified ocean acoustic measurements done in the seventies to support development of undersea surveillance systems. The long-term goal of the current ONR project was to demonstrate that midwater acoustic data recorded on magnetic tape during these Fleet exercises is recoverable with original accuracy and fidelity. A companion goal was to declassify related documentation and promulgate information to enhance general accessibility and technical value ... |
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| Analysis of Remote Minehunting System Vehicle Sensor and Sonar Data Reveals System Problems |
31 AUG 2005 |
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| Authors:
Anna Crawford; David Hopkin; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ATLANTIC DARTMOUTH (CANADA)
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| Processing and analysis of the bathymetry and sidescan data collected during the most recent Remote Minehunting System (RMS) trial in Esquimalt, spring of 2004, together with examination of the vehicle sensor logs have revealed several potentially serious system problems. This informal document lists these so that effort can be directed to ensure that similar issues are avoided during subsequent trials. |
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| Science and Technology for Naval Warfare, 2015-2020 |
AUG 2005 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
T. A. Brooks; H. Jenkins; N. Polmar; R. Pirie; T. D. Ryan; J. Sommerer; W. Weldon; J. Wolbarsht; NAVAL RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ARLINGTON VA
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| While the Navy has a productive S&T program today, the rapidly changing threat and the rate of world technological development demands change in the Navy-Marine Corps investment strategy for S&T over the next 15 years to ensure that the naval services can continue to effectively carry out their missions. Failure to change the investment strategy for Navy-Marine Corps S&T will make technological surprise on the battlefield likely and success in ... |
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| Optimal Resource Allocation and Multi-Dimensional MCM Theory |
23 JUN 2005 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
John C. Hyland; Cheryl M. Smith; NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER PANAMA CITY FL
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| Presentation on optimal resource allocation and multi-dimensional MCM theory. |
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| Airborne Radar Search for Diesel Submarines (ARSDS) |
23 JUN 2005 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Steven E. Pilnick; Jose Landa; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| Aircraft search to catch diesel submarines on the sea surface or with masts exposed above the sea surface has been an anti-submarine warfare tactic for more than half a century. However, rather than analysis, operational judgment has been used to guess at good search tactics such as how large an area can one aircraft cover effectively. In this research, a detection rate model is developed to analyze the effectiveness of ... |
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| Reducing Attrition and Improving the Recruiting Process through Family Involvement: Delayed Entry Program (DEP) Family Expositions |
21 JUN 2005 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Sheila Johnson; NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND MILLINGTON TN
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| DEP FAMILY EXPO PURPOSE: (1) Designed to help enhance readiness by providing future shipmates and their loved ones with essential information about the Navy to ease their transition to the military. (2) Provide Fleet with better informed Sailors. (3) For Navy Recruiters -- opportunity to show, rather than just tell, their recruits about Navy. DEP FAMILY EXPOS: * MWR has hosted DEP Family Expos for 12 NRDs since October 2002 ... |
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| The Lifeblood of Seabasing: Sustainment Through Rapid Strategic Airlift |
17 JUN 2005 |
110 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew T. Magness; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The future of Seabasing rests with the capability to rapidly re-supply and sustain forces from strategic distances. Sealift presents one way of accomplishing this sustainment; however, it is slow. The solution for rapid long-range sustainment of a Seabase must come in the form of aircraft capable of lifting massive weights over vast distances and delivering them directly to the structure. This thesis explores the primary research question: What are the ... |
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| Apparatus and Method for Long Term Tracking for ASW Applications |
06 Jun 2005 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Robert Gibbs; DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
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| An apparatus and method are disclosed that provide target motion analysis with the ability for having long-term tracking. The apparatus and method provide a leg builder program that monitors successive positional updates from a target and converts the updates into a leg format. The leg format consists primarily of start time, latitude/longitude, time on leg, and end latitude/longitude. The leg format is continuously updated so long as the course of ... |
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| Contour Tracking Control for the REMUS Autonomous Underwater Vehicle |
JUN 2005 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Alan R. Van Reet; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In the interest of enhancing the capabilities of autonomous underwater vehicles used in US Naval Operations, controlling vehicle position to follow depth contours presents exciting potential for navigation. Use of a contour tracking control algorithm in lieu of preprogrammed waypoint navigation offers distinct advantages within new challenges. The difficult nature of this problem lies in the non-trivial connection between the necessary corrective action and the feedback error used in traditional ... |
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| Resource Implications of the Navy's Interim Report on Shipbuilding |
25 APR 2005 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Eric J. Labs; CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| On March 23, 2005, the Department of the Navy released An Interim Report to Congress on Annual Long-Range Plan for the Construction of Naval Vessels for FY2006. The report includes projected inventories for a 260-ship fleet and a 325-ship fleet through 2035, suggesting that the Navy's total future requirement for ships may fall within that range . (The Navy's current fleet numbers 287 ships.) According to Admiral Clark, the 260-ship ... |
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| Submarine Countermeasure and Launch Assembly |
04 APR 2005 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Robert F. Doleski; DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
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| This patent application discloses a submarine countermeasure vehicle and launch assembly. The vehicle includes a forward end portion, an aft end portion provided with a propeller and fins, a hull portion extending between the forward and aft portions, the hull portion being circular in cross-section, and a thrust ring mounted on the fins and around the propeller, the thrust ring forming a convex configuration. The launch assembly includes a launch ... |
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| Compilation of Theses Abstracts |
MAR 2005 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This publication contains unclassified/unrestricted abstracts of classified or restricted theses submitted for the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science, and Master of Arts for the March 2005 graduation. This compilation of abstracts is published in order that those interested in the fields represented may have an opportunity to become acquainted with the nature and substance of the student research that has been undertaken. Copies ... |
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| The Rise of the Submarine Threat in the Chinese Theater of Operations: Capabilities and Implications |
14 FEB 2005 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew J. Smith; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The People's Republic of China (PRC) is growing at an alarming rate into a regional, possibly even global superpower in the Far East. At the center of this buildup is an increasingly capable Submarine force that is being cultivated and poised for a future showdown with United States naval forces. In a volatile region ripe with natural resources, sea lanes, products and alliances, this force may soon be capable of ... |
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| A Review of the ASW Model in ITEM |
FEB 2005 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Alan Washburn; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| This is a brief, technical review of the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) part of ITEM, a widely used theater combat model. Several apparent deficiencies are pointed out. The recommendation is that ITEM's documentation be improved, and that a more extensive verification be carried out. |
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| Compilation of Data Sources Used to Construct Mine Warfare Data Bases for the Northern Arabian Sea, Celebes Sea, and Makassar Strait |
27 DEC 2004 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
W. C. Vaughan; Frederick A. Bowles; Lisa Phelps; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS MARINE GEOSCIENCES DIV
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| The purpose of this report is to document the data sources that were used to construct maps and digital databases of bottom-sediment type for the Northern Arabian Sea, Celebes Sea, and Makassar Strait (see the attached figures showing the approximate boundaries of the mapped areas). |
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| Automated Launch and Recovery of Untethered, Mini Unmanned Underwater Vehicles from Unmanned Surface Vehicles |
06 DEC 2004 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
Robert J. Grieve; Steve DeBelie; Greg Moeller; BLUEFIN ROBOTICS CORP CAMBRIDGE MA
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| Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) are being developed to provide more effective mine detection and neutralization at lower risk than conventional methods. To be effective, UUVs must be small and highly maneuverable, which limits their range and mission duration. An Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) can be used to overcome this limitation by carrying several mini-UUVs into an area of operations, eliminating the requirement to expend power to travel to the operational ... |
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| Utilization of Forward Error Correction (FEC) Techniques With Extensible Markup Language (XML) Schema-Based Binary Compression (XSBC) Technology |
DEC 2004 |
191 pages |
| Authors:
Terry D. Norbraten; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In order to plug-in current open sourced, open standard Java programming technology into the building blocks of the US Navy's ForceNet, first, stove-piped systems need to be made extensible to other pertinent applications and then a new paradigm of adopting extensible and cross-platform open technologies will begin to bridge gaps with old and new weapons systems. The battle-space picture in real time and with as much detail, or as little ... |
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| The U.S. Navy Submarine Hydrodynamics/ Hydroacoustic Community: A Case Study in Strategic Planning for a Decentralized, Multi-Organizational, Military Community |
DEC 2004 |
160 pages |
| Authors:
Margaret C. Stout; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The United States Navy Submarine Hydrodynamic/Hydroacoustic community is a decentralized, multi-organizational, geographically distributed enterprise. Strategic planning and management, whether formal or ad hoc, is necessary for effective functioning of any organization. However, formal strategic planning is particularly difficult in multi-organizational, geographically diverse enterprises. Enterprise-wide performance measurement and a shared understanding of enterprise performance is necessary to devise compelling and effective strategies. During the Cold War, the U.S. Navy submarine force ... |
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| The Navy Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Master Plan |
09 Nov 2004 |
127 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS WASHINGTON DC
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| The Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Master Plan Update, chartered in December 2003 by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy and OPNAV N77 (Submarine Warfare Division), expands on the missions and technologies recommended in the Navy UUV Master Plan of April 2000. Using Sea Power 21 for guidance, nine Sub-Pillar capabilities were identified and prioritized: 1. Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance 2. Mine Countermeasures 3. Anti-Submarine Warfare 4. Inspection / Identification ... |
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| Rapid Environmental Assessment within NATO: Underwater Warfare Programs Fuse Civilian Technologies with Military Architectures to Deliver Oceanographic Products |
NOV 2004 |
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| Authors:
Brian G. Whitehouse; Paul Hines; Dale Ellis; Charlie N. Barron; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS OCEANOGRAPHY DIV
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| This paper examines rapid environmental assessment (REA) in the context of naval requirements and characteristics for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The time and space scales of REA are very application dependent, and "rapid" refers to the speed of responding to a request for information rather than an indication of time scales of variability within the survey domain. The paper examines civilian technologies such as internet, geographic information systems ... |
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| Sensitivity of Satellite Altimetry Data Assimilation on a Naval Anti- Submarine Warfare Weapon System |
SEP 2004 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
Steven Mancini; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of this thesis is to assess the benefit of assimilating satellite altimeter data into the Modular Ocean Data Assimilation System (MODAS) . To accomplish this, two different MODAS fields were used by the Weapon Acoustic Preset Program (WAPP) to determine suggested presets for a Mk 48 variant torpedo. The MODAS fields differ in that one uses altimeter data assimilated from three satellites while the other uses no altimeter ... |
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| Tactical Web Services: Using XML and Java Web Services to Conduct Real- Time Net-Centric Sonar Visualization |
SEP 2004 |
249 pages |
| Authors:
Scott Rosetti; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| With the unveiling of ForceNet, the Navy's architectural framework for how naval warfare is to be conducted in the information age, much of the technological focus has been placed on Web technology. One of the most promising technologies is Web services. Web services provide for a standard way to move and share data more reliably, securely, and quickly. The capabilities imbedded in Extensible Markup Language (XML) and Simple Object Access ... |
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| An Analysis of the Effectiveness of a New Watchstanding Schedule for U. S. Submariners |
SEP 2004 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher M. Osborn; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| A need exists within the U.S. submarine force to employ an operational schedule that provides more sleep and that is in better alignment with human circadian rhythms, thus improving cognitive effectiveness. This study compares an experimental watchstanding schedule derived at Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) with the schedule currently used onboard the submarine USS HENRY M. JACKSON (SSBN 730 GOLD). As part of the final stage of a larger ... |
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| Large Scale Structure From Motion for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Surveys |
SEP 2004 |
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| Authors:
Oscar R. Pizarro; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE
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| Our ability to image extended underwater scenes is severely limited by attenuation and backscatter. Generating a composite view from multiple overlapping images is usually the most practical and flexible way around this limitation. In this thesis we look at the general constraints associated with imaging from underwater vehicles for scientific applications-low overlap, non- uniform lighting and unstructured motion--and present a methodology for dealing with these constraints toward a solution of ... |
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| Utilizing Network-Enabled Command and Control Concepts to Enhance ASW Effectiveness |
SEP 2004 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
Ralph Klingbeil; John Shannon; George Galdorisi; NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIV NEWPORT RI
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| This report describes an analysis of two selected concepts for improving Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) performance and effectiveness by means of network-enabled sharing of information during ASW operations. These concepts are identified as Shared Situational Awareness (SSA) and Collaborative Information Environment (CIE). It is shown that the application of queueing theory models provide useful tools for quantitatively estimating the value-added of implementing these concepts. In addition, queueing theory can be used ... |
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| C4ISTAR Issues for UK Submarines |
23 AUG 2004 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Phil Buckley; ADMIRALTY LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM)
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| Briefing charts from presentation on C4ISTAR issues regarding future naval operations capabilities and the role of submarines. |
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| Navy Ship Procurement Rate and the Planned Size of the Navy: Background and Issues for Congress |
04 AUG 2004 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy reached a late-Cold War peak of 568 battle force ships in FY1987 and has since been declining in sized. There is currently no officially approved, consensus plan for the future size and structure of the Navy. The absence of such a plan could complicate Congress ability to conduct oversight of the Navy's budget and individual Navy ship-acquisition programs. DOD is proposing to procure new Navy ships during most ... |
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| Metrics for Intelligent Autonomy |
Aug 2004 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
S O'Day; M Steinberg; C Yglesias; K Bonnevier; T Moulds; R Sincavage; M Ricard; M Cleary; M Curry; T Sliski; J Tierno; J Clark; F Snyder; EAGAN MCALLISTER ASSOCIATES LEXINGTON PARK MD
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| Intelligent Autonomy (IA) is a multi-year program within the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Autonomous Operations (AO) Future Naval Capabilities (FNC) program. The primary goal of the effort is to develop and demonstrate technologies for highly automated and fully autonomous mission planning and dynamic re-tasking of multiple classes of Naval unmanned systems and minimization of human intervention in unmanned vehicle operations. This technology is being applied to both individual and ... |
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| Naval Special Warfare's Contribution to Global Joint Operations in Support of Sea Power 21, the United States Navy's Vision for the Twenty-First Century |
18 JUN 2004 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
Gary J. Richard; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This study examines naval special warfare's (NSW) contribution to global joint operations in support of Sea Power 21, the U.S. Navy's transformational vision for the 21st century. The analysis addresses how NSW's recent force transformation has improved its war-fighting functions and allows for traditional and emerging missions to be integrated within the context of Sea Power 21. As the framework for analysis, the study also examines NSW's history, missions, and ... |
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| Admiral Arleigh Burke: A Study in Strategic Leadership |
17 JUN 2004 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel A. Shaarda; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| In a surprise move during the summer of 1955 the Secretary of the Navy selected Rear Admiral Arleigh Burke over 92 more senior admirals to become the Navy's next Chief of Naval Operations. The junior admiral went on to serve an unprecedented three terms as the Navy's principal leader, a record yet to be broken. With no formal leadership instruction aside from his Naval Academy days and abbreviated experience at ... |
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| Effects of a Suspended Sediment Layer on Acoustic Imagery |
JUN 2004 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Cornelius; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Navy's CASS/GRAB sonar model is used to accurately simulate a side-scan sonar image with a mine-like object present through its reverberation characteristics. The acoustic impact of a suspended sediment layer is investigated numerically using CASS/GRAB through changing the volume scattering characteristics of the lower water column. A range of critical values of volume scattering strength were discovered through repeated model simulations. An understanding of the acoustic characteristics of suspended ... |
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| ASW Fusion on a PC |
JUN 2004 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
Joelle J. Mann; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| LosCon, the software program developed for the author's thesis and tested at sea, is designed to help the ASW commander regain tactical control in a loss of submarine contact situation. Persistent detection and cueing in the battlespace depend on utilizing contact reports from a network of combatant platform and offboard sensors. LosCon, an extended Kalman filter-based program modeled after MTST (Maneuvering Target Statistical Tracker), can integrate the sensor network very ... |
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| Analysis of Network-Enabled ASW Concepts of Operation |
JUN 2004 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Ralph Klingbeil; John Shannon; George Galdorisi; NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIV NEWPORT RI
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| This report describes an analysis of two selected concepts for improving Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) performance and effectiveness by means of network-enabled sharing of information during ASW operations. These concepts are identified as Shared Situational Awareness (SSA) and Collaborative Information Environment (CIE). It is shown that the application of queueing theory models provide useful tools for quantitatively estimating the value-added of implementing these concepts. In addition, queueing theory can be used ... |
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| Anti-Submarine Warfare in the 21st Century |
20 MAY 2004 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy N. Ketter; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI
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| Since the end of the Cold War, the US Navy has reduced its Anti- Submarine Warfare (ASW) force structure and training dollars. Today, US ASW forces, surface, air, and submerged, have been cut significantly and/or they have assumed other missions to maintain relevance in the changing naval and conflicts of the 199Os and early 21st century. As this draw down was occurring within the US Navy, much of the rest ... |
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| Large Scale Interactive Data Visualization for Undersea Warfare Applications |
APR 2004 |
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| Authors:
Robert J. Barton III; L. M. Encarnacao; Raymond J. Rowland; David Zeltzer; NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIV NEWPORT RI
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| Today, the US Navy's submarine fleet is equipped with a multitude of advanced, highly capable acoustic sensors and systems that are utilized in many aspects of tactical, navigational, and operational Command and Control (C2). These modern sonar systems collect, process, store, disseminate, and display sensor data. Rapid advances in processing techniques, computing power, and sensor technology present a new challenge sonar operators require extensive training and experience in order to ... |
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| Experience from the NATO Exercise STRONG RESOLVE 2002 |
APR 2004 |
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| Authors:
Richard Olsen; Pal Bjerke; NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT KJELLER
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| For the NATO exercise STRONG RESOLVE 2002, FFI established a Rapid Environmental Assessment Support Centre (REA-SC) in collaboration with the Norwegian Meteorological Institute (met.no), primarily to provide detailed ocean analyses and forecasts to the meteorology/oceanography cell at NATO's Joint Headquarters North in Stavanger, Norway. Forecast and analysis products were based on outputs from ocean circulation models, ocean spectral wave models and from satellite images, and were primarily aimed at supporting ... |
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| Reduced Manning in DDG 51 Class Warships: Challenges, Opportunities and the Way Ahead for Reduced Manning on all United States Navy Ships |
18 MAR 2004 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
James B. Hinkle; Terry L. Glover; ANTEON CORP ARLINGTON VA
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| In an effort to move forward smartly with initiatives to reduce manning in U.S. Navy combatants, the Program Executive Office, Ships, commissioned a study to examine and analyze alternatives to reduce manning for Arleigh Burke Class ships with the expectation that lessons learned from this effort would not only benefit current and future flights of DDG 51 Class ships, but would also benefit future ship classes, particularly the DD(X) family ... |
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| Submersible Combatant Concept for Improved Littoral Warfare |
MAR 2004 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
John Leadmon; Wesley Wilson; Louis Carl; David Woodward; NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CARDEROCK DIV BETHESDA MD
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| The current proliferation of low cost, low technology means of access denial raises the cost of U.S. power projection in many areas of the world. This problem is especially evident in the littoral environment, where enemy forces may employ a host of access denial methods including submarines, mines, small boats, and undersea sensor systems. These regions also exhibit maneuvering and navigational challenges such as underwater obstacles and civilian shipping vessels. ... |
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Undersea and Antisubmarine Warfare
