Naval Science and Technology in Engineering, Materials,

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Naval Science and TechnologyinEngineering,
Materials, Physical Sciences

• Spiro G. Lekoudis, Ph.D.
• ONR Code 33
• http//www.onr.navy.mil/

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Naval Science and Technology Vision

• To inspire and guide innovation that will provide
  technology-based options for future Navy and
  Marine Corps capabilities
• and to avoid technological surprise.

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Naval Transformation Roadmap

• Meets requirements and supports transformation
  with Sea Strike, Sea Shield, Sea Basing and
  ForceNet components
• Sea Strike
• Persistent Intelligence Surveillance and
  Reconnaissance
• Time sensitive Strike
• Information Operations
• Ship-to-Objective Maneuver
• Sea Shield
• Theater Air and Missile Defense
• Littoral Sea Control
• Anti-Submarine warfare
• Mine Countermeasures
• Homeland Defense
• Sea Basing
• Accelerated Employment and Deployment Times
• Enhanced Sea-borne Positioning of Joint Assets
• ForceNet
• Fully integrated and shared tactical pictures
• Integration of Force element

Naval Transformation Roadmap Power and
AccessFrom the Sea, July 2002
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ST InvestmentAligned with Naval Strategy

• Strategic goal of Naval Science
• Provide the foundation for overwhelming
• and enduring technological superiority
• for American Naval forces
• Investment principles
• Invest in high-quality, Naval-unique, and
  Naval-relevant science
• Balance near-term and long-term investments
• Focus investments to produce capabilities
• Maintain broad ST connections and awareness to
  avoid surprise and exploit opportunities
• Leverage other agencies investments for Naval
  applications

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Naval FY 02 ST Budget
Basic Research 20
Advanced Technology Development 42
Applied Research 38
Investment by Performer
6.1
6.3
6.2
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ST works Discovery to Deployment (i.e., both
near-term objectives and long-term challenges)
DON ST portfolio has two parts spanning three
navies
5 ? 20 Years . . .
Present . . . . . .
5 Years . . . .
Todays Navy and Marine Corps

• 12 FNCs
• Fleet/Force Experimentation

The Next Navy and Marine Corps

• Basic Research
• National Naval Responsibilities
• Grand Challenges

Navy and Marine Corps After Next

• CNR Initiatives

60
40
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Note percentages indicate approximate division
of total DoN ST annual investment in each area.
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A Balanced ST Portfolio
As the future becomes more uncertain, options
increase in value
Future Naval Capabilities
Programs for Rapid Response
Exploitation and Deployment
National Naval Responsibilities
Naval ST Grand Challenges
Discovery and Invention
Strategic Investment Elements
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Investment by Research Area
Weapons Sciences
Visible IR Sciences
Platform Sciences
Advanced Naval Materials
RF Sciences
Acoustics
Electronics
Human Performance
Information Sciences
Operational Environments
Education
FY 2002 Naval 6.1 Investment
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Future Naval Capabilities

• Autonomous Operations
• Capable Manpower
• Electric Warships Combat Vehicles
• Fleet / Force Protection
• Knowledge Superiority Assurance
• Littoral Antisubmarine Warfare
• Littoral Combat Power Projection
• Missile Defense
• Organic Mine Countermeasures
• Time Critical Strike
• Total Ownership Cost Reduction
• Warfighter Protection

Fleet/ Force Protection
Littoral Combat Power Projection
Notes No priority expressed by (alphabetical)
order Formerly Platform Protection changed 24
June 02 Includes both EXLOG and power
projection
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National Naval Responsibilities

• Naval environment is unique and complex
• DoN ST must maintain areas that are critical to
  ensuring Naval superiority
• Robust U.S. research community
• Adequate pipeline of new scientists and engineers
  in Naval-unique disciplines
• Ensure future ST products to Naval forces
• National Naval Responsibilities
• Ocean Acoustics
• Underwater Weaponry
• Naval Engineering

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Evolutionary Acquisition Spiral Development
in the Future DoD Acquisition System
Operational Assessment
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
DEMO
DEMO
Increment 1
Initial capability
Use Learn Feedback
DEMO
DEMO
Increment 2
ST opportunities exist at every demo
Experimentation and Risk Management
Intermediate capability
DEMO
DEMO
Increment N
100 capability
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Engineering, Materials Physical Sciences
(ONR-33)

• Investment Goals
• Identify and, where required, invest in the ST
  required to enable development of cost effective
• - Surface and Subsurface Platforms with the
  technologically superior warfighting capabilities
  of low detectability, high survivability, and
  mission flexibility.
• - Undersea weapons with technologically superior
  capabilities for engaging the postulated future
  threat.

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Resulting Investment Areas

• Invest in the following Thrusts
• Advanced Electrical Power Systems
• Advanced Platform Concepts
• Distributed Intelligence for Automated
  Survivability
• Energy Conversion
• Environmental Quality
• Hull Life Assurance
• Hydromechanics
• Maintenance Reduction Technologies
• Navigation and Timekeeping
• Novel Power and Energy Transfer
• Reduced Signatures
• Structural Functional Materials
• Undersea Weaponry

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ONR33 Program Structure
POC Dr. John Pazik, ONR-331
Environmental Quality
Novel Power Energy Transfer
Navigation Timekeeping

• Coatings Antifoulling/Easy release (Polymers,
  Adhesions)
• Membranes High flux, Non-fouling
• Waste Treatment Liquid treatment Sensors
  Non-indigenous species
• Platform Emissions Combustion processes HAP/VOC
  reductions
• Jet Noise Active Cancellation

• Solid State Conversion Thermoelectrics
  Thermionics Polymer photovotaics
• Thermal Management Active/passive cooling
  modeling
• Transfer Storage Media Wires Capacitors
  Optical media
• Directed Energy and Sources Novel lasers
  Conducting lubricants Novel energy sources

• Frequency Standards Optical frequency combs
  optical lattices
• Clock Synchronization Time Transfer Atom
  interferometry Entanglement Coherence
• Gravity/Gravity Gradients Atom chips Atom
  optics
• Gyroscopes Atom Ion traps, Atom lasers

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ONR33 Program Structure
POC Dr. Robert Pohanka, ONR-332
Structural Materials
Functional Materials
Maintenance Reduction Technology

• Metals, Ceramics, Polymers, Composites
• Ship Hull and Structural Materials Blast
  Resistance Deformation Fracture Welding
  Joining Damage Prevention Fire Protection
  Ultralight Multifunctiona

• Acoustic Transduction Materials Piezoelectric
  and Magneto-strictive Ultra High Strain-High
  Force Actuators

• Corrosion Control (Marine Environment)
• Condition Based Maintenance (CBM)
• Ultra-reliable Materials (Zero Maintenance)
• Turbine Engine Technologies
• Tribology

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ONR33 Program Structure
POC Dr. Richard Carlin, ONR-333
Undersea Weaponry
Energy Conversion and Energetic Materials
Hydromechanics

• Improve Probability of kill
• Acoustic Broadband
• Classification
• Intelligent Control Tactics
• Non-acoustic sensors and homing
• Supercavitation
• Increase Platform Survivability
• Anti-torpedo torpedo (ATT)
• Group control for networked CM ATT
• Increase Weapon Load-out Reduce Total Ownership
  Cost
• Smaller propulsion systems
• Smaller full performance warheads
• Weapon design and optimization

• Predict and control
• Nonlinear ship motions
• Submarine maneuvering
• Acoustic noise
• Surface subsurface wakes

• Understand initiation, combustion, and
  decomposition mechanisms
• Develop new, high energy, insensitive ingredients

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ONR33 Program Structure
POC CDR Mark Nichols, ONR-334 (A)
Reduced Signatures
Hull Life Assurance
Distributed Intelligence for Automated
Survivability

• Understand loads from weapons and seaway to
  predict damage and hull reliability
• Develop structural concepts for low signature
  hulls with low maintenance

• Maintain affordable, quiet acoustic signatures
• Understand and control underwater non-acoustic
  signatures
• Provide technology to balance topside signature
  control

• Integrate and optimize control of ship systems
• Automate damage control functions
• Develop fault and damage tolerant automation
  infrastructure

No-Treatment (Bare)
Treated
Partial Mesh of Rings Topology
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ONR33 Program Structure
POC Mr. Scott Littlefield, ONR-33X
Advanced Electrical Power Systems
Advanced Platform Concepts

• Demonstrate novel/advanced hull forms
• Demonstrate high speed hull forms including
  seakeeping, operational flexibility, and
  maneuverability
• Demonstrate ship systems level technologies to
  enhance warfighting capabilities
• Develop advanced simulation and modeling tools
  for designing naval platforms including
  innovative ship concepts
• Develop the basic investment required to ensure
  the future viability of the naval engineering
  disciplines

• Increase power for systems and weapons
• Increase power density and energy efficiency
• Develop dynamically reconfigurable architecture
• Demonstrate electrical technologies to enable the
  All Electric Naval Force

Blended Wing Lifting Body
POC CDR Mark Nichols, ONR-334 (A)
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Potential ST Contributions to LCS, DDX
LOW SIGNATURE COMPOSITE TOPSIDES
ADVANCED MAST SYSTEMS
ADVANCED AUTOMATED DAMAGE CONTROL Including
WATERMIST FIRE BLAST SUPPRESSION
DIESEL-FED FUEL CELLS
INTEGRATED HULL / PROPULSOR CONCEPT
SHIP PROTECTION SYSTEM
ADVANCED DEGAUSSING SYSTEM
UNINTERRUPTIBLE ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM
ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPLIANT COATINGS/SYSTEM
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...the continuing dialogue
Success depends on continuing dialogue and
re-examination of the problem.
Those who know whats needed, and are open to
whats possible...
those who know whats possible, and heed whats
needed...