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Acronyms
3D | three-dimensional |
a-Si | amorphous silicon |
Al-Li | aluminum–lithium |
AMRDEC | Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center |
ANVEL | Autonomous Navigation Virtual Environment Laboratory |
APNT | assured positioning, navigation, and timing |
ARDEC | Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center |
ARL | Army Research Laboratory |
ARO | Army Research Office |
ASA (ALT) | Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology |
AWG | arrayed waveguide gratings |
BCP | block copolymer |
BNC | bacterial nanocellulose |
BP | black phosphorus |
BST | barium strontium titanate |
CERDEC | Communication–Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center |
CFD | computational fluid dynamics |
CNR | carbon nanoribbon |
CO | carbon monoxide |
DE | discrete element |
DEM | discrete element method |
DFT | density functional theory |
DIC | digital image correlation |
DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
DNN | deep neural network |
DNS | direct numerical simulation |
DoD | Department of Defense |
DSC | differential scanning calorimetry |
EBIC | Electron Beam-Induced Current |
ECBC | Edgewood Chemical Biological Center |
EH | energy harvesting |
EO | electro-optical |
FE | finite element |
FEA | finite element analysis |
FEM | finite element method |
FPA | focal plane array |
FSW | friction stir welding |
FVL | future vertical lift |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
H2 | hydrogen |
HEL | high-energy laser |
HEL-JTO | High-Energy Laser-Joint Technology Office |
HERMES | Harvesting Energy to Reduce the Metabolic Expenditure of Soldiers |
HMS | hierarchical multiscale simulation |
HNIW | hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane |
HPC | high-performance computing |
HSL | homoserine lactones |
ILIR | In-House Laboratory Independent Research |
IR | infrared |
LaRC | Langley Research Center |
LC | liquid crystal |
Li-ion | lithium ion |
MBE | molecular beam epitaxy |
MIMO | multiple-input and multiple-output |
MIT | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
MOF | metal oxide framework |
MoS2 | molybdenum disulfide |
multi-SLAM | multi-robot simultaneous localization and mapping |
NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NMP | n-methylpyrrolidone |
NSRDEC | Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center |
O2 | oxygen |
PAN | polyacrylonitrile |
PAO | Poly-α-Olefin |
PI | principal investigator |
PIV | particle image velocimetry |
PNNL | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
PS | polystyrene |
Pt | platinum |
PVDF | polyvinylidene fluoride |
PVP | polyvinylpyrrolidone |
QCM-D | quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring |
QE | Quantum Expresso |
QS | quorum sensing |
R&D | research and development |
RANS | Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes |
Rb | rubidium |
RCAS | Rotorcraft Comprehensive Analysis System |
RDEC | Research, Development, and Engineering Center |
RDECOM | Research, Development, and Engineering Command |
Re | rhenium |
RF | radio frequency |
RO | reverse osmosis |
RPAC | Research Program Review and Analysis Committee |
RRC | Report Review Committee |
RTID | real-time tracking, identification, and discrimination |
SAD | selective area diffraction |
Si | silicon |
SiO2 | silicon dioxide |
SMART | Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation |
SMDC | Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center |
Ta | tantalum |
TARDEC | Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center |
TE | transfer entropy |
TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
TiO2 | titanium dioxide |
TPIV | thermal particle image velocimetry |
UAV | unmanned aerial vehicle |
UGV | unmanned ground vehicle |
UHMWPE | ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene |
UML | University of Massachusetts, Lowell |
USMA | United States Military Academy |
UV-vis | ultraviolet–visible |
ZnTe | zinc telluride |
ZrO2 | zirconium dioxide |