Just Posted! Research Projects for 2023-24
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2023-24 Projects
2023 SOFSA 03 Air-transportable Lithium Batteries
Prototype means to allow safe transport of hazardous lithium batteries on military and civilian aircraft. Batteries are small and medium sized units that are packed in a single group weighing up to 30 kg.
2023 SOFSA 05 Efficient Warehouse
Develop means to increase the capacity and throughput of a large warehouse while reducing personnel labor hours and cost of operations. Warehouse descriptions and operational details will be provided. A simulation model for warehouse operations is desired where changes in operations can be explored.
2023 SOFSA 06 Near-Net Rapid Prototyping in Metals
Develop and demonstrate rapid prototyping technologies and devices that can create parts for vehicle, weapons, and other applications from ferrous and nonferrous metals. Devices must be portable (fit in bed of pickup truck). Material removal (machining) processes may be combined with additive manufacturing in a single device. “Lost foam” fabrication may also be considered.
2023 SOFSA 07 Optimized Shop Work Planning Tool
Develop algorithms that will increase efficiencies in managing workflow through various shops in a maintenance, fabrication, and supply facility. A demonstration of a working management tool will be required.
2023 SOFSA 08 Vehicle Emergency Electronic Bypass
Develop devices that will allow commercial vehicles to function in emergency situations by bypassing safety devices, computers, sensors, and other inhibiting software. A prototype device shall be demonstrated on a target vehicle.
2023 SOFSA 09 Advanced Vehicle Suspension
Design and prototype an advanced vehicle suspension that can improve vehicle mobility over obstacles, highly inclined surfaces, and can better adapt vehicles to loading and transport on cargo aircraft such as CH 47 with limited interior dimensions (height and width).
2023 NSWG 801 Electronic Operations Manual for Submersible Maritime Platform (“Everything Tablet”)
Prototype a laptop or tablet based guide listing procedures for operation of a Navy submersible.
2023 NSWG 802 Computer-Based Electrical Simulator for Submersible Maritime Platform
Develop a shore based computer training capability to teach various onboard systems for crews of a small Navy submersible.
2023 NSWG 806 External Cargo Pods
Prototype small external cargo pods that can increase the equipment carried on a small Navy submersible
2023 NSWG 807 Autopilot for Underwater Vehicle
Develop a full capability autopilot for a small Navy submersible. Demonstrate a prototype in a “hardware in the loop” simulation.
2023 NSWG 808 Small Dry Sub
Conduct a preliminary design for small dry submersible with a crew of 4
2023 NSWG 809 High Rate Underwater Comms
Prototype a non-acoustical device for short range high bandwidth underwater communications. Exploitation of UV, visible, or other EM energy bands is desired. Transport of voice, data, and video is required.
2023 USASOC 03 Drone Video to Cell Tower
Create a communications package added to a small drone that will enable the drone to send and receive commands and high rate data over a commercial cell tower network.
2023 USASOC 05 Body Mounted Sensors
Prototype non-invasive means to monitor bio indicators for personnel in stressful physical training regimens. Devices must provide data to an external network for real time monitoring.
2023 USASOC 06 Automatic Intubation Device
Develop a small device, carried by individual soldiers, that can be used to automatically intubate a casualty in field combat conditions
2023 USASOC 07 “Any Donor” Blood Transfusions
Investigate technologies that can allow field blood transfusions under combat conditions from donors with otherwise incompatible blood types.
2023 USASOC 08 Friendly Forces ID
Develop hand held devices that can detect and authenticate other friendly forces in tactical situations. Devices must be hard to detect or spoof. Devices must be made with commercially available components including encryption software.
2023 USASOC 09 Covert Communications to Working Dogs
Prototype and demonstrate a communications system for handlers commanding military working dogs that is undetectable in the vicinity of the dog
2023 USASOC 10 Emojis in Context
Develop algorithms to understand various emojis appearing in foreign language texts; develop meanings and inferences in the parent text and communications in other media.
2023 USASOC 11 Compact Area Mapping/VTOL Drone
Develop a VTOL drone that can be launched and controlled by small patrols and can create near real time, geo rectified and geo referenced maps of tactical areas within the range of the drone. Highly accurate position information of imagery is desired.
2023 SOFSA 03 Air-transportable Lithium Batteries
Prototype means to allow safe transport of hazardous lithium batteries on military and civilian aircraft. Batteries are small and medium sized units that are packed in a single group weighing up to 30 kg.
2023 SOFSA 05 Efficient Warehouse
Develop means to increase the capacity and throughput of a large warehouse while reducing personnel labor hours and cost of operations. Warehouse descriptions and operational details will be provided. A simulation model for warehouse operations is desired where changes in operations can be explored.
2023 SOFSA 06 Near-Net Rapid Prototyping in Metals
Develop and demonstrate rapid prototyping technologies and devices that can create parts for vehicle, weapons, and other applications from ferrous and nonferrous metals. Devices must be portable (fit in bed of pickup truck). Material removal (machining) processes may be combined with additive manufacturing in a single device. “Lost foam” fabrication may also be considered.
2023 SOFSA 07 Optimized Shop Work Planning Tool
Develop algorithms that will increase efficiencies in managing workflow through various shops in a maintenance, fabrication, and supply facility. A demonstration of a working management tool will be required.
2023 SOFSA 08 Vehicle Emergency Electronic Bypass
Develop devices that will allow commercial vehicles to function in emergency situations by bypassing safety devices, computers, sensors, and other inhibiting software. A prototype device shall be demonstrated on a target vehicle.
2023 SOFSA 09 Advanced Vehicle Suspension
Design and prototype an advanced vehicle suspension that can improve vehicle mobility over obstacles, highly inclined surfaces, and can better adapt vehicles to loading and transport on cargo aircraft such as CH 47 with limited interior dimensions (height and width).
2023 NSWG 801 Electronic Operations Manual for Submersible Maritime Platform (“Everything Tablet”)
Prototype a laptop or tablet based guide listing procedures for operation of a Navy submersible.
2023 NSWG 802 Computer-Based Electrical Simulator for Submersible Maritime Platform
Develop a shore based computer training capability to teach various onboard systems for crews of a small Navy submersible.
2023 NSWG 806 External Cargo Pods
Prototype small external cargo pods that can increase the equipment carried on a small Navy submersible
2023 NSWG 807 Autopilot for Underwater Vehicle
Develop a full capability autopilot for a small Navy submersible. Demonstrate a prototype in a “hardware in the loop” simulation.
2023 NSWG 808 Small Dry Sub
Conduct a preliminary design for small dry submersible with a crew of 4
2023 NSWG 809 High Rate Underwater Comms
Prototype a non-acoustical device for short range high bandwidth underwater communications. Exploitation of UV, visible, or other EM energy bands is desired. Transport of voice, data, and video is required.
2023 USASOC 03 Drone Video to Cell Tower
Create a communications package added to a small drone that will enable the drone to send and receive commands and high rate data over a commercial cell tower network.
2023 USASOC 05 Body Mounted Sensors
Prototype non-invasive means to monitor bio indicators for personnel in stressful physical training regimens. Devices must provide data to an external network for real time monitoring.
2023 USASOC 06 Automatic Intubation Device
Develop a small device, carried by individual soldiers, that can be used to automatically intubate a casualty in field combat conditions
2023 USASOC 07 “Any Donor” Blood Transfusions
Investigate technologies that can allow field blood transfusions under combat conditions from donors with otherwise incompatible blood types.
2023 USASOC 08 Friendly Forces ID
Develop hand held devices that can detect and authenticate other friendly forces in tactical situations. Devices must be hard to detect or spoof. Devices must be made with commercially available components including encryption software.
2023 USASOC 09 Covert Communications to Working Dogs
Prototype and demonstrate a communications system for handlers commanding military working dogs that is undetectable in the vicinity of the dog
2023 USASOC 10 Emojis in Context
Develop algorithms to understand various emojis appearing in foreign language texts; develop meanings and inferences in the parent text and communications in other media.
2023 USASOC 11 Compact Area Mapping/VTOL Drone
Develop a VTOL drone that can be launched and controlled by small patrols and can create near real time, geo rectified and geo referenced maps of tactical areas within the range of the drone. Highly accurate position information of imagery is desired.
2023 SOFSA 03 Air-transportable Lithium Batteries
Prototype means to allow safe transport of hazardous lithium batteries on military and civilian aircraft. Batteries are small and medium sized units that are packed in a single group weighing up to 30 kg.
2023 SOFSA 05 Efficient Warehouse
Develop means to increase the capacity and throughput of a large warehouse while reducing personnel labor hours and cost of operations. Warehouse descriptions and operational details will be provided. A simulation model for warehouse operations is desired where changes in operations can be explored.
2023 SOFSA 06 Near-Net Rapid Prototyping in Metals
Develop and demonstrate rapid prototyping technologies and devices that can create parts for vehicle, weapons, and other applications from ferrous and nonferrous metals. Devices must be portable (fit in bed of pickup truck). Material removal (machining) processes may be combined with additive manufacturing in a single device. “Lost foam” fabrication may also be considered.
2023 SOFSA 07 Optimized Shop Work Planning Tool
Develop algorithms that will increase efficiencies in managing workflow through various shops in a maintenance, fabrication, and supply facility. A demonstration of a working management tool will be required.
2023 SOFSA 08 Vehicle Emergency Electronic Bypass
Develop devices that will allow commercial vehicles to function in emergency situations by bypassing safety devices, computers, sensors, and other inhibiting software. A prototype device shall be demonstrated on a target vehicle.
2023 SOFSA 09 Advanced Vehicle Suspension
Design and prototype an advanced vehicle suspension that can improve vehicle mobility over obstacles, highly inclined surfaces, and can better adapt vehicles to loading and transport on cargo aircraft such as CH 47 with limited interior dimensions (height and width).
2023 NSWG 801 Electronic Operations Manual for Submersible Maritime Platform (“Everything Tablet”)
Prototype a laptop or tablet based guide listing procedures for operation of a Navy submersible.
2023 NSWG 802 Computer-Based Electrical Simulator for Submersible Maritime Platform
Develop a shore based computer training capability to teach various onboard systems for crews of a small Navy submersible.
2023 NSWG 806 External Cargo Pods
Prototype small external cargo pods that can increase the equipment carried on a small Navy submersible
2023 NSWG 807 Autopilot for Underwater Vehicle
Develop a full capability autopilot for a small Navy submersible. Demonstrate a prototype in a “hardware in the loop” simulation.
2023 NSWG 808 Small Dry Sub
Conduct a preliminary design for small dry submersible with a crew of 4
2023 NSWG 809 High Rate Underwater Comms
Prototype a non-acoustical device for short range high bandwidth underwater communications. Exploitation of UV, visible, or other EM energy bands is desired. Transport of voice, data, and video is required.
2023 USASOC 03 Drone Video to Cell Tower
Create a communications package added to a small drone that will enable the drone to send and receive commands and high rate data over a commercial cell tower network.
2023 USASOC 05 Body Mounted Sensors
Prototype non-invasive means to monitor bio indicators for personnel in stressful physical training regimens. Devices must provide data to an external network for real time monitoring.
2023 USASOC 06 Automatic Intubation Device
Develop a small device, carried by individual soldiers, that can be used to automatically intubate a casualty in field combat conditions
2023 USASOC 07 “Any Donor” Blood Transfusions
Investigate technologies that can allow field blood transfusions under combat conditions from donors with otherwise incompatible blood types.
2023 USASOC 08 Friendly Forces ID
Develop hand held devices that can detect and authenticate other friendly forces in tactical situations. Devices must be hard to detect or spoof. Devices must be made with commercially available components including encryption software.
2023 USASOC 09 Covert Communications to Working Dogs
Prototype and demonstrate a communications system for handlers commanding military working dogs that is undetectable in the vicinity of the dog
2023 USASOC 10 Emojis in Context
Develop algorithms to understand various emojis appearing in foreign language texts; develop meanings and inferences in the parent text and communications in other media.
2023 USASOC 11 Compact Area Mapping/VTOL Drone
Develop a VTOL drone that can be launched and controlled by small patrols and can create near real time, geo rectified and geo referenced maps of tactical areas within the range of the drone. Highly accurate position information of imagery is desired.
Previous Projects
2022 USASOC 04 Celestial Positioning Accuracy
Conduct analyses and tests to determine the positional accuracy (Lat/Long) of a man-portable celestial positioning device. Performances of interest include 1) duration of observation(s); 2) movement/ velocity of the observing device; and 3) amount of sunlight; and 4) amount of sky obscuration.
2022 USASOC 03 Drone Video to Cell Tower
Develop a transmitter to be carried on a small drone that can exfiltrate drone video to a commercial cell phone network directly through a cell phone tower. A demonstration is required.
2022 USASOC 02 Leak Proof Aviation Fuel Bladder
A fuel bladder that supplies aviation fuel, designed to be self sealing or that can detect and stop its own leaks by some means. A prototype or subscale model demonstrator is desired.
2022 USASOC 01 Aviation Fuel Purity Device
A small portable fuel-checking device to be used by non-specialist flight crew to test fuel for contaminants before it is taken onboard. Fuel will be in bladders either afloat or on ground. As an option, device may be remotely operated and data sent to the flight crew by some means of signal.
2022 USASOC 11 Quiet Drone
Develop quiet drone (quadcopter) technology. Prototype a test chamber, equipment, instrumentation, and protocols to measure the effectiveness of noise canceling technologies.
2022 USASOC 10 Emojis in Context
Develop algorithms to correlate emojis to text messages in foreign languages and social media platforms. Infer meanings and sentiment for emojis based on the algorithms
2022 USASOC 08 Friendly Forces ID
Develop means to identify friendly forces on the battlefield under combat conditions. Technologies must not make users more vulnerable to hostile detection and attack.
2022 USASOC 09 Covert Communications to Working Dogs
Continue the development of working dog ear phones or other devices that allow covert commands to working dogs to TRL7 level or higher
2022 USASOC 07 “Any Donor” Blood Transfusions
Investigate technologies that can allow field blood transfusions under combat condtions from donors with otherwise incompatible blood types.
2022 USASOC 04 Celestial Positioning Accuracy
Conduct analyses and tests to determine the positional accuracy (Lat/Long) of a man-portable celestial positioning device. Performances of interest include 1) duration of observation(s); 2) movement/ velocity of the observing device; and 3) amount of sunlight; and 4) amount of sky obscuration.
2022 USASOC 03 Drone Video to Cell Tower
Develop a transmitter to be carried on a small drone that can exfiltrate drone video to a commercial cell phone network directly through a cell phone tower. A demonstration is required.
2022 USASOC 02 Leak Proof Aviation Fuel Bladder
A fuel bladder that supplies aviation fuel, designed to be self sealing or that can detect and stop its own leaks by some means. A prototype or subscale model demonstrator is desired.
2022 USASOC 01 Aviation Fuel Purity Device
A small portable fuel-checking device to be used by non-specialist flight crew to test fuel for contaminants before it is taken onboard. Fuel will be in bladders either afloat or on ground. As an option, device may be remotely operated and data sent to the flight crew by some means of signal.
2022 USASOC 11 Quiet Drone
Develop quiet drone (quadcopter) technology. Prototype a test chamber, equipment, instrumentation, and protocols to measure the effectiveness of noise canceling technologies.
2022 USASOC 10 Emojis in Context
Develop algorithms to correlate emojis to text messages in foreign languages and social media platforms. Infer meanings and sentiment for emojis based on the algorithms
2022 USASOC 04 Celestial Positioning Accuracy
Conduct analyses and tests to determine the positional accuracy (Lat/Long) of a man-portable celestial positioning device. Performances of interest include 1) duration of observation(s); 2) movement/ velocity of the observing device; and 3) amount of sunlight; and 4) amount of sky obscuration.
2022 USASOC 03 Drone Video to Cell Tower
Develop a transmitter to be carried on a small drone that can exfiltrate drone video to a commercial cell phone network directly through a cell phone tower. A demonstration is required.
2022 USASOC 02 Leak Proof Aviation Fuel Bladder
A fuel bladder that supplies aviation fuel, designed to be self sealing or that can detect and stop its own leaks by some means. A prototype or subscale model demonstrator is desired.
2022 USASOC 01 Aviation Fuel Purity Device
A small portable fuel-checking device to be used by non-specialist flight crew to test fuel for contaminants before it is taken onboard. Fuel will be in bladders either afloat or on ground. As an option, device may be remotely operated and data sent to the flight crew by some means of signal.
2022 USASOC 11 Quiet Drone
Develop quiet drone (quadcopter) technology. Prototype a test chamber, equipment, instrumentation, and protocols to measure the effectiveness of noise canceling technologies.
2022 USASOC 10 Emojis in Context
Develop algorithms to correlate emojis to text messages in foreign languages and social media platforms. Infer meanings and sentiment for emojis based on the algorithms
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