2000 Assessment of the Office of Naval Research's Marine Corps Science and Technology Program (2000) / Chapter Skim
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7 Basic Research (6.1)
7 Basic Research (6.1)
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ONR plans to invest $1 million in the current year, to double funding in FY01, and to consider further increases in the out years. Code 353 created a list of possible topics and sent this list to MCCDC, which added topics, prioritized the list to favor "general areas in which operational concepts in the 2020 time frame are likely to be most dependent on new technologies," circulated the new list to ONR scientific officers, and solicited leads to performers and proposals.
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0 Disease prevention 0 Materials for coatings 0 Ultra-wideband/low-probability-of-intercept communication 3 Broadband laser eye protection Uncooled lightweight thermal sensors o o not propagated directly from transmitter to receiver and then to determine the time of arrival of the direct path signal as accurately as possible. A propagation measurement effort in support of this objective will develop a database of measured signals that have propagated outdoors over ranges that can be supported by the allowed UWB transmitter power, as regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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This proposed research addresses the need for a tractable, outdoor UWB channel model that will serve as the foundation for performance evaluation and examination of the various design trade-offs that exist at the physical layer. The other major thrusts of the Proposed research include channel estimation and error control coding.
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· Exploration of data-feature clustering approaches to enable timely information delivery, including access, update, and retrieval from large multimedia data repositories in mobile environments where bandwidth and computing power are constrained. Clustering approaches could allow developing new paradigms for data analysis that help bridge the gap between storage, access, and manipulation of digital data.
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· Lithium polymer battery prototypes will be prepared and tested. The batteries will consist of interdigitated submicrometer layers of polymer electrolyte sandwiched between a micrometer-thick lithium metal anode and a three-layer oxide metal-oxide bidirectional cathode.
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Development of Fuel Cells for Direct Electrochemical Oxidation of Strategic Fuels This research focuses on recent success in achieving stable power generation from hydrocarbon fuels via direct electrochemical oxidation in a solid oxide fuel cell employing a copper-ceria-yttria stabilized zirconia anode. Research will address the following key issues associated with expanding the applicability of such devices to common logistic fuels such as JP-8: (1)
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Modeling of Power Systems for Marines This research focuses on the optimization of electrical power systems and loads for future Marine Corps application. It includes development of modeling concepts suitable for the increasingly complex electrical systems of future dismounted soldiers and land vehicles.
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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW PROGRAMS The committee suggests that the following basic research areas should command high priority in the FY01 and later 6.1 portfolios: · Investigation of phenomena that could be incorporated into weapons of controllable lethality (see "Small Arms" under "Recommendations for New Programs" in Chapter 3, page 25) , · Other fundamental research that could lead to better devices and techniques for urban operations, · Phenomena and devices for mine detection and countermeasures, · Techniques for gaining and disseminating situational awareness in a Marine Corps context to enable informed maneuver, and · Materials that could reduce the logistics burden of Operational Maneuver From the Sea (OMFTS)
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Some of the more important issues include the exchange of tactical targeting data between forces ashore and those afloat; common data formats, update rates, and interface protocols for interoperability with other Services; and common displays. Even so, the committee recommends that the proposed research planning team examine the prerequisites for informed maneuver, including data fusion and dealing with information overload, to see if a good basic research program can be developed.
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· Institute a standing team that includes the ONR, MCCDC, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, operators, and trainers to engage the Marines in program formulation more frequently than annually and to begin to demonstrate to the Marines that basic research can benefit the Corps. · Engage the skills of ONR program officers and managers in departments other than Code 35 in assisting in the two-way translation between basic research goals and operational needs.
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