SURFACE SHIP & SUBMARINE HULL MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL (HM&E)
Abstract
Efforts include: signature reduction, hull life assurance, hydromechanics, distributed control for automated survivability (includes damage control), and advanced naval power systems. Signature reduction addresses electromagnetic, infrared, and acoustic signature tailoring, both topside and underwater. Hull life assurance addresses development of new structural system approaches for surface ships and submarines, including the management of weapons effects to control structural damage and the improvement of structural materials. Hydromechanics addresses hydrodynamic technologies, including the signature aspects of the hull-propulsor interface and maneuvering. Distributed intelligence for automated survivability addresses both the basic technology of automating machinery control systems, as well as, distributed control of systems utilizing autonomy for mission context based reconfiguration. Advanced naval power systems efforts address electrical and auxiliary system and component technology to provide improvement in energy and power density, operating efficiency and recoverability from casualties. Advanced Naval Power efforts include: developing technologies to improve warfighting capability with more energy efficient systems; reducing the time & cost to certify alternative fuels, and mitigate adverse alternative fuel impacts on Naval platforms and equipment; developing sustainable biomass models to support alternative fuel availability to Naval forces; utilizing the Electric Ship Research and Development Consortium (ESRDC) efforts to develop modeling and simulation tools to provide critical design & operational capabilities for the all-electric ship program, accelerate development and demonstration of technologies, reduce risk of new technology insertion and address the national shortage of electrical power engineers. Efforts for ONR Science Advisors are also funded in this R-2 Activity. Long Endurance UUV technologies will deliver to the Office of Naval Research modular fuel cell systems for UUVs, including practical systems demonstrations, and a path forward for future developments. It will also keep the US Navy at the forefront of advanced electric propulsion technologies. The decrease of funding from FY 2012 to FY 2013 is the result of the transfer of resources from these R2 activities to new FNC R2 activities titled Enterprise and Platform Enablers and Power and Energy. Efforts in these R2 activities have been continued from FY 2012 to FY 2013 in the new R2 activities to support all FNC program EC Investments. The $5M decrease from FY 2013 to FY 2014 is to due to the Electric Ship Technologies and the Damage Control Technologies Leap Ahead efforts completing in FY 2013. Additionally, funding for Science Advisors has been realigned from this R-2 Activity to a new stand-alone R-2 Activity in PE 0602236N starting in FY 2014.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2014
- Source ID
- 248d23a6d96d5ebab80be8d398b90f65