Carderock BAA

 1.     Digital Ecosystems:•  High speed, intelligent, data-driven decision making for complex operations•  Data discovery, information and knowledge management•  Rapid adaptable policy and enforcement for digital environments 2.     Hydrodynamics:•  Computational hydrodynamic tools•  Seakeeping and loads in extreme seas•  Maneuvering and control•  Maneuvering in waves•  Cavitation•  Hull-propulsor interaction•  Hydrodynamic modeling of operations: in an ice slurry; multi-body interactions; propulsor hull system optimization; appendage characterization and scaling; near-surface and near-shore maneuvering and control modeling development 3.     Naval Platform Integrity:•  Naval metals and alloys; structural composites; corrosion resistant materials; and/or high-temperature ceramics•  Manufacturing, including additive and other advanced manufacturing, and the relationship between processing, microstructure and materials properties, including Modelling & Simulation•  Structural assessment and monitoring•  Weapons effects and ship protection•  Non-destructive testing and/or inspection•  Maritime lethality•  Structural reliability•  Ship environmental treatment systems, management, and safety•  Bio-fouling and bio-fouling hydrodynamic effects•  Development of artificial intelligence and machine learning models to advance naval platform integrity•  Battery development and safety•  Naval platform energy and power 4.     Ship and Submarine Design:•  Ship/Submarine design tools•  Ship/Submarine design processes and methods•  Design evaluation/assessment capabilities•  New and non-traditional platforms•  Novel ship/submarine designs and missions 5.     Signature Management:                                        •  Underwater and topside signatures•  Mobile sensors 6.     Unmanned Systems:•  Low-cost perception and situational awareness systems•  Autonomy and AI/ML decision making and computations•  Swarming capabilities

 

1.     Digital Ecosystems:

•  High speed, intelligent, data-driven decision making for complex operations

•  Data discovery, information and knowledge management

•  Rapid adaptable policy and enforcement for digital environments

 

2.     Hydrodynamics:

•  Computational hydrodynamic tools

•  Seakeeping and loads in extreme seas

•  Maneuvering and control

•  Maneuvering in waves

•  Cavitation

•  Hull-propulsor interaction

•  Hydrodynamic modeling of operations: in an ice slurry; multi-body interactions; propulsor hull system optimization; appendage characterization and scaling; near-surface and near-shore maneuvering and control modeling development

 

3.     Naval Platform Integrity:

•  Naval metals and alloys; structural composites; corrosion resistant materials; and/or high-temperature ceramics

•  Manufacturing, including additive and other advanced manufacturing, and the relationship between processing, microstructure and materials properties, including Modelling & Simulation

•  Structural assessment and monitoring

•  Weapons effects and ship protection

•  Non-destructive testing and/or inspection

•  Maritime lethality

•  Structural reliability

•  Ship environmental treatment systems, management, and safety

•  Bio-fouling and bio-fouling hydrodynamic effects

•  Development of artificial intelligence and machine learning models to advance naval platform integrity

•  Battery development and safety

•  Naval platform energy and power

 

4.     Ship and Submarine Design:

•  Ship/Submarine design tools

•  Ship/Submarine design processes and methods

•  Design evaluation/assessment capabilities

•  New and non-traditional platforms

•  Novel ship/submarine designs and missions

 

5.     Signature Management:                                        

•  Underwater and topside signatures

•  Mobile sensors

 

6.     Unmanned Systems:

•  Low-cost perception and situational awareness systems

•  Autonomy and AI/ML decision making and computations

•  Swarming capabilities