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Appendix D: Acronyms
Pages 175-180

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... D Acronyms 2D two-dimensional 3D three-dimensional ABLE Atmospheric Boundary Layer Environment ACM Association for Computing Machinery ADS advanced distributed simulation AFM atomic force microscopy AFRL Air Force Research Laboratory ALD atomic layer disposition AP armor-piercing API application programming interface ARDEC Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center ARES aeroelastic rotor experimental system ARL Army Research Laboratory ARLTAB Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board ARO Army Research Office ATO Army technology objective BCI brain–computer interaction BED Battlefield Environment Division CAD computer-aided design CAVE computer-assisted virtual environment CERDEC Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center 175
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... 176 APPENDIX C CFD computational fluid dynamics CISD Computational and Information Sciences Directorate CNT carbon nanotube CONUS continental United States COSMOS Compound Semiconductor Materials on Silicon (program) CPU central processing unit CRA Collaborative Research Alliance CSD Computational Sciences Division of the CISD CTA Collaborative Technology Alliance CVD chemical vapor deposition DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DE directed energy DFT density functional theory DMFC direct methanol fuel cell DNS direct numerical simulation DoD Department of Defense DRI Director's Research Initiative DSI Director's Strategic Initiative DU depleted uranium EAR environment for auditory research EASE executable architecture systems engineering EBG electromagnetic bandgap EBSD electron backscatter diffraction ECAP equal channel angular pressing ECG electrocardiography EDS energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy EEG electroencephalogram EFAS electric-field-assisted sintering EFP explosively formed penetrator EIS electrochemical impedance spectroscopy EM electromagnetic EMG electromyography EPAs embodied pedagogical agents ERA explosive reactive armor ESAPI enhanced small arms protective inserts FEM finite-element modeling FET field effect transistor FY fiscal year GB grain boundary GCV ground combat vehicle GIFT generalized intelligent framework for tutoring GIS Geographical Information System
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... NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NC nanofibrils of cellulose NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research NERA nonexplosive reactive armor NMR nuclear magnetic resonance NOAA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
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... 178 APPENDIX C NRC National Research Council NSF National Science Foundation OEO opto-electronic oscillator ONR Office of Naval Research ORCA operational requirements-based casualty assessment PDV photon Doppler velocimetry PFM phase field modeling QE quantum efficiency QMU quantify the margin of uncertainty QWIP quantum-well infrared photodetector R&D research and development RAVEN RSVP-based adaptive virtual environment with neural processing RDEC Research, Development and Engineering Center RDECOM Research, Development and Engineering Command RF radio frequency RSVP rapid serial visual presentation S&T science and technology SBIR small business innovation research S-D source to drain SDN software-defined networks SEDD Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate SEI solid electrolyte interface SEM scanning electron microscope SiC silicon carbide SiC-N silicon carbide-new SLAD Survivability/Lethality Analysis Directorate SME subject-matter expert SOC system on a chip SOFC solid oxide fuel cell SPEAR soldier performance and equipment advanced research SPM scanning probe microscopy SRAM static random access memory STEM science, technology, engineering, and mathematics STM scanning tunneling microscope STTC Simulation and Training Technology Center STTR small business technology transfer TARDEC Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center TBI traumatic brain injury TEM transmission electron microscopy THz terahertz
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... APPENDIX C 179 TMD transition metals dichalcogenide TMEDA N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine TN translational neuroscience TRADOC Training and Doctrine Command TTR through-thickness reinforcement UHF ultrahigh frequency UHMWPE ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene UV ultraviolet V&V validation and verification VBS2 Virtual Battlespace 2 VPSC viscoplastic self-consistent VRAMS virtual-risk-informed agile maneuver sustainment VTD Vehicle Technology Directorate WC tungsten carbide WHA tungsten heavy alloy WIAMan warrior injury assessment manikin WMRD Weapons and Materials Research Directorate WRATS wing and rotor aeroelastic testing system WRE-N Weather Running Estimate-Nowcast WSMR White Sands Missile Range XLADD extremely lightweight, adaptive, durable, damage-tolerant
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