Technology Needs of AMRDEC

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Army RDECOM Aviation Missile
Research, Development Engineering Center
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
Technology Needs of AMRDEC
Paul B. Ruffin, Ph.D. Senior Research Scientist
STTR/SBIR HBCU/MI Technical Assistance
Conference Alabama AM University 31 January 2006
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Topics of Discussion

• Introductory Remarks
• Organizational Structure
• Army ST
• Aviation Technology
• The Big Picture
• ST Opportunities
• Missile Technology
• Current Programs and Challenges
• ST Opportunities
• Technology Trends
• Basic Research Opportunities
• Army Investments
• Summary

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Army Organization Continued
Assistant Secretary of the Army Acquisition,
Logistics Technology Army Acquisition Executive
(AAE)
The Honorable Claude M. Bolton, Jr. ASA(ALT)
CSA GEN Schoomaker
aka the AAE
LTG Joseph L. Yakovac Military Deputy ASA(ALT)
aka the MilDep
AMC GEN Benjamin Griffin
Deputy Assistant Secretary For Research
Technology Chief Scientist Dr. Thomas
Killion DAS(RT)
PEO AV Mr. Paul Bogosian
RDECOM BG Roger A. Nadeau
SES
PEO MS BG Mike Cannon
Ms. Marilyn Freeman (A) Director Technology
AMRDEC Dr. McCorkle (SES)
6.2 6.3
Others
SES
Dr. John Parmentola Director Research Lab Mgt
Missile Associate Director Dr. Bradas (SES)
Aviation Associate Director Mr. Baskett (SES)
6.1
SES
Mr. Dennis Schmidt Director ST Integration
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Research, Development and Engineering Command
AMRDEC U.S. Army Aviation Missile Research,
Development Engineering Center AATD  Aviation
Applied Technology Directorate AMSA U.S. Army
Materiel Systems Analysis Activity           ARDE
C U.S. Army Armaments Research, Development
Engineering Center          ARL U.S. Army
Research Laboratory                 ARO U.S.
Army Research Office ARO-W U.S.
Army Research Office-Washington
                             CERDEC U.S. Army
Communication-Electronics Research Development
Engineering Center    ECBC U.S. Army Edgewood
Chemical Biological Center          NSC          
  U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center            SOSI
Systems of Systems Integration                
FAST U.S. Army Material Command Field
Assistance in Science Technology               
International U.S. Army RDE Command
International Cooperative Programs
Activity TARDEC U.S. Army Tank-Automotive
Research, Development Engineering Center 
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Army ST Mission
Foster innovation and accelerate and mature
technology to enable Future Force capabilities
and exploit opportunities to transition
technology for the Current Force
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Aviation The Big Picture
The Future of Aerial Systems is Expanding
75000
Manned
Manned
7500
Class 4-5
Gross Weight
1500
200
Unmanned
and so is the ST Mission!
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Class 0
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
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Aviation ST Opportunities

• New Focus on Condition Based Maintenance
• Diagnostics and Prognostics
• Remaining Service Life Prediction for Components
• Automated Maintenance and Logistics
• Expanded Role of UAVs
• New concepts and applications
• Miniature LADAR Seeker
• Micro Actuator Aero Control

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Key Missile Components TechnologyInvestment Areas
Chip-Level Electronics Integration Auto Target
Acquisition
Batteries
NLOS-LS Comms
Uncooled IR Gimbal-Free in SAL, RF Improved
Resolution (EPAM) Very-Low-Cost Seekers LADAR
Insensitivity (IM) Multipurpose
Fuzes Multipurpose Warheads Smaller Warheads
MBARS Hi-g MEMS
Insensitivity (IM) Throttlable Propulsion
Mostly Joint with Army Research Lab and/or
Armaments RDEC
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MEMS-Based Angular Rate Sensor
Achieve improved performance with extremely
small, low-cost MicroElectroMechanical Systems
(MEMS)-Based Angular Rate Sensors (MBARS).

• MBARS Objectives
• Ruggedized Angular Rate Sensors for Hypervelocity
  
• Missile Applications
• Continuous Roll-Rate Measurement Capability
• (2000 deg/sec)
• Improved resolution or drift performance (10
  deg/hr)
• Military qualification of rugged, improved
  performance
• MEMS sensors (Increased dynamic range - 107)
• Significant cost, size, and weight benefit

Enabling Technology for Miniaturization of Weapon
Systems
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Leveraging Cooperative Relationships
Micro Controlled Arrays (?CAS)
Feedback Control Improve Performance with Sensor
Feedback Control Loops Issue Actuation Power
Averaging Improve Error via Averaging Issue
Resolution Limitation Multiplexing Multiplex
Outputs for Bracketed Response Issue Dynamic
Resolution
Three Preliminary Products ? Final Integrated
Array
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Low Cost, High-G, MEMS IMU Common Guidance
Coordinated Development and Manufacturing Effort
Universal Need Inter-Agency Cooperation
Meets Accuracy Size Needs for gt90 DoD
Precision Weapons
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Where You Can Help in Inertial MEMS
High-g IMU Goals
100,000g 10,000g 1,000g 100g 10g
1g
20,000g
High-g IMU 8cu in ?1 4cu in ?2 2cu in ?3
Small Precision Gun Fired Munitions
Hypervelocity Missiles
gs (survivability)
Precision Close Range Missiles

Precision Guided Missiles
30 in3
Automotive Industry
4.0
0 1.0
10
100 1000
Roll Rate (HZ)
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Why MEMS-Based Phased Arrays?

• Eliminate Expensive and Bulky Gimbaled Assembly
• Provide Rapid Beam Steering for
• - Optical Seekers
• - RF Seekers and Communication Links

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Phased Arrays for Tactical Seekers
LADAR Seekers
RF Seekers
RF Data Links
Improved Lethality and Reliability
without Cost Increase Decreased Size and Weight

• Increased Range of High
• Bandwidth Data Links
• Improved Security via
• Directionality

• Improved Target Identification
• at Increased Range

• Increased Ability to Track
• Multiple Targets (30 targets
• per second)

Optical RF Rapid Beam Steering for Advanced
Seekers Data Links
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21st Century Missile
Chip-Level Electronics Integration Auto Target
Acquisition
Batteries
NLOS-LS Comms
Uncooled IR Gimbal-Free in SAL, RF Improved
Resolution (EPAM) Very-Low-Cost Seekers LADAR
Insensitivity (IM) Multipurpose
Fuzes Multipurpose Warheads Smaller Warheads
MBARS Hi-g MEMS
Insensitivity (IM) Throttlable Propulsion
Mostly Joint with Army Research Lab and/or
Armaments RDEC
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• Center-wide Nanotechnology Research Initiative

Lighten the Load not the Lethality
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6.1
Future Warrior Institute of Soldier
Nanotechnologies (ISN)
Academia Partners
Government Partners
Urban Assault Weapon
NanoMaterials
NanoElectronics
NanoEnergetics
Key Technology Areas 1) Rocket/Gun
Propellants 2) Explosives
Munitions for Unmanned Systems
Javelin (lighter/cheaper)
Problem Existing formulations are inefficient
and harmful to the environment
Solution Develop a high-precision nanoresonator
capable of nanosecond pulses. Develop micro/nano
optical sources, interrogation schemes, and
detectors.
Solution Develop nanocomposites that offer 40
decrease in weight and 10 increase in
toughness.
CKEM
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Where You Can Help in NanoTech
Nanocomposites for Missiles
High Temperature nozzle materials
Tensile strength at MEOP
Compressive strength and stiffness during
manuevers
Lightweight Insulation Self-passivating resin?
Thermal conductivity for thermal management
Electrical conductivity for EMI and Lightning
strike
Lightweight TPS Self-passivating resin?
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Other Opportunities
Nano for Soldier Protection Properties become
size and shape dependent below some critical
length scale. Dynamically tunable materials and
properties. Hybrid material combinations
unattainable in nature. New materials, new
properties, new phenomena Hierarchical
structures gradients, proximity effects
Relatively unexplored regimes - much potential!
Nano for Soldier Protection
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Technology Trends Creating Extraordinary
Opportunities

• Time compression
• Speed of light conveyance of information over
  long distances
• Rapid processing of information (ubiquitous
  availability of high performance computing)
• Miniaturization
• The incorporation of more functions into smaller
  spaces will continue through a variety of methods
  techniques
• Complexity
• Understanding and controlling complex systems
  with great precision, e.g., complex networks both
  human engineered and biologically evolved
• Creation of new materials from atomic level up
  with optimized properties

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Technology Trends Creating Extraordinary
Opportunities
Golf Ball Sized Systems MEMS Smart
Dust Nanobots Molecular Electronics

• Miniaturization
• Network Science

Human engineered networks and comms, sensors,
info processing, decision aids Human
networks in behavioral science, swarms Neuronal
(brain and cognition) reverse engineering
the brain
C4ISR Organizations and People
Cellular Molecular
Virtual Reality Robotics Human Factors Behavioral
Science Smart Munitions
AI
Proteomics and genomics gene expression
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Basic Research (From Ideas to Technology)
Creating Options for an Uncertain Future
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Summary

• Need Emerging
• Technologies for
• Smaller
• Lighter
• Cheaper
• More Lethal
• More Autonomous
• AFFORDABLE

Questions?