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Naval Surface Warfare Center/Dahlgren
Dahlgren, VA & Panama City, FL
The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren
Division (NSWCDD) is the principal Navy RDT&E
Center for surface warfare analysis, surface
ship combat systems, strategic systems, mines,
mine countermeasures, amphibious warfare and
special warfare systems, and diving. The organization
was formed in 1992 with the merger of the Naval
Coastal Systems Center (NCSC) in Panama City
and the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC)
in Dahlgren. We employ over 2,500 scientists
and engineers. Over 10% of our work force is
engaged in basic research, applied research,
and technology, thus we maintain research and
technology departments at each site. These departments
have the fundamental purpose of exploring scientific
opportunities, anticipating the future, and
inserting technological innovation into surface
warfare systems.
Dahlgren
Division
Dahlgren, VA Computer
Systems:
Advanced systems using optical signal processing,
fiber optics, parallel and distributed processing,
VHSIC, and integrated systems to achieve real
time information processing and transfer.
Reengineering methodologies to capture legacy
system functionality for retargeting to advanced
computer platforms. Development of advanced
AI based systems to perform control optimization
and automated performance.
Electronic/Space Systems:
Sensor research for space systems (including
navigational and geodetic satellite radar
altimetry, and GPS satellites) and surface
system applications (principally focused on
electromagnetic, infrared, and optics). Advanced
signal processing for signatures derived from
noisy and scattering environments. Electronics
to process and display the data are developed
for application to land, sea, air, and space
based systems operating in static and dynamic
conditions.
Mathematical Technologies:
Basic and applied mathematics research leading
to technologies for a wide range of Naval
systems. Areas of interest include computational
statistics, non-parametric density estimation,
large scale data set investigation, image
analysis, applied graph theory, network flow
optimization, logic systems, semigroup theory,
algebraic and differential topology, nonlinear
dynamics, dynamics, chaos, and fractals.
Advanced Technologies:
Electronic materials for sensor development
and computation enhancement. Influences of
electromagnetic energy on electronics and
systems. Directed energy research relating
to pulsed power and switching. Quantum processing
research as may be applicable to future communication,
detection, and computation systems. Systems
research and modeling for large, distributed,
complex real-time systems and simulations.
Development of warheads for surface and air
based weapons. Analysis of the effects of
ordinance, target structure response, and
detonation processes.
Coastal Systems
Station
Panama City, FL
Sensor Technology:
Advanced flux-gate, resonance, and superconducting
magnetic sensor concepts and development;
copolymer acoustic transducers and advanced
sonar designs; novel applications of state-of-the-art
electro-optic technology.
Superconductivity:
Properties of superconducting materials at
field levels below 10 Gauss; performance and
limitations of components to include SQUIDS,
wires, and shields; application of results
to sensors.
Acoustics:
Acoustic interaction with the sea bottom
including transmission and propagation; analytic
and numerical theoretical approaches to acoustic
and elastic wave scattering.
Electro-optics:
Optical pulse propagation in the sea water
medium; multiple scattering in media from
dense, randomly distributed scatterers; techniques
to remove noise from coherent signal returns.
Hydromechanics:
Dynamics and interaction of single and multiple
vehicles, both towed and free swimming; prediction
of non-linear hydromechanic forces and moments
using rational and analytical methods; dynamic
and control of cable-body systems; wake generation
and evolution of three-dimensional turbulent
wakes partially bounded by a free surface.
Control Systems:
Autonomous navigation, guidance, and control
of unmanned vehicles; systems identification
software to implement standard parameter estimation
methods; extended kalman filter for design
and analysis of multi sensor navigation systems;
high speed/parallel processing architectures
and algorithms.
Signal and Image Processing:
Computer assisted detection/classification
algorithm development; advanced neural network
design and neural network architecture/training
optimization; sensor and data fusion process;
morphologically based image processing; image
compression/storage/display; high speed/parallel
processing architectures and algorithms; automated
algorithm development. Emphases is placed
on signals and images collected using sonars,
optical sensors, and magnetic sensors.
Coastal Warfare Analysis:
Mine countermeasures (MCM) tactical theory
algorithm optimization with high-speed computer
technology, reconnaissance theory development
for future organic MCM in support of battle
group operations, comparative analysis of
current search theory versus pattern recognition
approaches to mine/minefield identification,
algorithm development to quantity the risk
to ships performing battle group operations
within a confined area containing mines.
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