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Appendix E Selected Acronyms APG Aberdeen Proving Ground ARL Army Research Laboratory ARLTAB Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board ARO Army Research Office ARV Armed Robotic Vehicle ASCED Active Stall Control Engine Demonstration BED Battlefield Environment Division BLTS basic language translation services BST barium-strontium titanate C2CUT Command and Control in Complex and Urban Terrains CE chemical energy CISD Computational and Information Sciences Directorate CMC ceramic matrix composite COTS commercial off-the-shelf CRADA Cooperative Research and Development Agreement CTA Collaborative Technology Alliance DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DOD Department of Defense DOE Department of Energy DRS Decision Related Structures (software) 125
126 APPENDIX E EW electronic warfare 4D/RCS Four-Dimensional Real-time Control System FCS Future Combat System FEM/FEA finite elements method/finite elements analysis GEAE General Electric Aircraft Engines GOTS government off-the-shelf HF Horizontal Fusion HMMWV High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle HRED Human Research and Engineering Directorate HRI human-robot interface ICB Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies IED improvised explosive device IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEW Intelligence and Electronic Warfare (software) IMETS Integrated Meteorological System (software) IMPRINT Improved Performance Research Integration Tool (software) IO information operations ISN Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies IW information warfare KE kinetic energy LADAR laser detection and ranging MANPRINT Manpower and Personnel Integration (program) MEMS microelectromechanical systems MMF Mission and Means Framework (software) MPT manpower, personnel, and training MRI magnetic resonance imaging MULE Multifunction Utility/Logistics Equipment MURI Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative MUVES Modular UNIX-based Vulnerability Estimation Suite (software) NAE National Academy of Engineering NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NBC nuclear, biological, and chemical NNI National Nanotechnology Initiative NRC National Research Council OCU Operator Control Unit PDA personal digital assistant
APPENDIX E 127 PEM FC polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell PEO program executive officer PM program manager R&D research and development RDEC Research, Development, and Engineering Center RF radio frequency S4 Systems of Systems Survivability Simulation (software) S&Es scientists and engineers SARAP Survivable, Affordable, Reparable Airframe Program SBIR Small Business Innovation Research SEDD Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate SIPRnet Secret Internet Protocol Router Network SLAD Survivability and Lethality Analysis Directorate SLV survivability, lethality, and vulnerability SUGV Soldier Unmanned Ground Vehicle TARDEC Tank-Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center TILV Target Interaction Lethality Vulnerability (software) TPA Technology Planning Annex TRADOC Training and Doctrine Command UEET Ultra Efficient Engine Technology UML unified modeling language VTD Vehicle Technology Directorate WMRD Weapons and Materials Research Directorate XUV Experimental Unmanned Vehicle
