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
2021 USASOC 311 Electrical Service Monitor
A means is desired to monitor the electrical service for dwellings and buildings to characterize the power usage of various electrical devices and components. A prototype and demonstration is desired.
2021 USASOC 36 Quiet Drone
Small quadcopter drones have significant noise sources. Quiet drones are needed for various tasks. A system that reduces drone noise is needed using aerodynamic, mechanical, or electrical modifications, acoustic feedback, or other techniques.
2021 USASOC 35 Virtual Maintenance and Training Tool
Provide the means for operators to do field maintenance, repair, and training tasks with reference and guidance from individually worn virtual equipment (a visor). Enable remote connectivity where instructors assist operators/enablers in an augmented reality (AR) environment.
2021 NSWG 33 Submersible External Life Support
The Navy’s Submersible is a new small submersible operated by a crew of 2 and capable of transporting 8 additional passengers. The crew of the sub also conducts diver operations external to the submersible that require specialized self-contained diving systems. Previous student teams have designed an external gas supply system for divers to be used in exceptional…
2021 USASOC 39 Dog Communicator
A means is desired to transmit dog handler commands to a search dog that can not be readily detected by others. In addition, audio and video data are to be sent back from the dog to the handler by means that are also hard to detect.
2021 MARSOC 01 Digital Imprints
A capability is needed for individual operators in the field, in real world environments, to create digital imprints on images and video from goggles, visors, or like devices, that represent the operator’s perspective, annotated “Point Of View”. The data is capable of being shared with other operators in close proximity.
2022 NSWG 802 Computer-Based Electrical Simulator for Submersible Maritime Platform
Modeling of electrical systems on a small submersible maritime platform. Simulator will have sensor and control inputs and dynamic real time displays that will show the state of the onboard electrical systems and its key components. The simulator will be able to introduce failures and show…
2022 NSWG 801 Electronic Operations Manual for Submersible Maritime Platform (“Everything Tablet”)
A tablet-based digital manual for the operation of a small submersible maritime platform, that can contain: checklists, procedures, drawing references, technical and operational reference material, etc. The tablet will have a unified architecture that will allow convenient data sharing with databases, engineering applications, and other electronic documents.
2022 NSWDG 02 Alternate Battery Chemistry Research
Conduct a trade study on existing alternative battery chemistries. Investigate battery chemistries that are mature or in advanced stages of development, but which have limited commercial applications or have not otherwise been adopted by private industry. Identify compelling candidates and describe which batteries…
2022 NSWDG 01 Resourcing Prioritization App
Develop a computer based application that can be used to organize and prioritize the allocation of resources for the acquisition of new technologies. The tool must incorporate decision theory logic and enable managers to balance strategic priorities, resourcing cost estimates, development timelines, risks, operational value, and benefit in satisfying the organization’s technology…
2021 NSWG 38 Submersible Salinity Specific Configurations
The Navy’s Submersible is a new small submersible operated by a crew of 2 and capable of transporting 8 additional passengers. It is able to operate in both fresh and salt water, however, the sub has reduced payload capability in the less dense fresh water. Design and fabrication of a prototype system that will be fitted to the sub, tested and demonstrated to manage…
2021 NSWG 39 Submersible Sanitary Solutions
The Navy’s Submersible is a new small submersible operated by a crew of 2 and capable of transporting 8 additional passengers. An onboard bio-waste management system is needed. A design incorporating commercially available components, materials, and processes is desirable. A prototype waste system, testing, and demonstrations are desired.
2022 NSWG 802 Computer-Based Electrical Simulator for Submersible Maritime Platform
Modeling of electrical systems on a small submersible maritime platform. Simulator will have sensor and control inputs and dynamic real time displays that will show the state of the onboard electrical systems and its key components. The simulator will be able to introduce failures and show…
2022 NSWG 801 Electronic Operations Manual for Submersible Maritime Platform (“Everything Tablet”)
A tablet-based digital manual for the operation of a small submersible maritime platform, that can contain: checklists, procedures, drawing references, technical and operational reference material, etc. The tablet will have a unified architecture that will allow convenient data sharing with databases, engineering applications, and other electronic documents.
2022 NSWDG 02 Alternate Battery Chemistry Research
Conduct a trade study on existing alternative battery chemistries. Investigate battery chemistries that are mature or in advanced stages of development, but which have limited commercial applications or have not otherwise been adopted by private industry. Identify compelling candidates and describe which batteries…
2022 NSWDG 01 Resourcing Prioritization App
Develop a computer based application that can be used to organize and prioritize the allocation of resources for the acquisition of new technologies. The tool must incorporate decision theory logic and enable managers to balance strategic priorities, resourcing cost estimates, development timelines, risks, operational value, and benefit in satisfying the organization’s technology…
2021 NSWG 38 Submersible Salinity Specific Configurations
The Navy’s Submersible is a new small submersible operated by a crew of 2 and capable of transporting 8 additional passengers. It is able to operate in both fresh and salt water, however, the sub has reduced payload capability in the less dense fresh water. Design and fabrication of a prototype system that will be fitted to the sub, tested and demonstrated to manage…
2021 NSWG 39 Submersible Sanitary Solutions
The Navy’s Submersible is a new small submersible operated by a crew of 2 and capable of transporting 8 additional passengers. An onboard bio-waste management system is needed. A design incorporating commercially available components, materials, and processes is desirable. A prototype waste system, testing, and demonstrations are desired.
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