Surface Ship and Submarine Hull Mechanical and Electrical (HM&E)
Abstract
Technology programs focused on providing technologically superior warfighting capabilities at reduced total ownership costs for surface and subsurface platforms through investments in applied research and advanced technology development of programs in: a) Power, Energy & Propulsion and b) Platform Design and Engineering. This element also includes the National Naval Responsibility in Naval Engineering (NNR-NE). Specific research themes are: Power, Energy and Propulsion Technology: Efforts address electrical and auxiliary system and component technology to dramatically improve energy and power density, operating efficiency, and recoverability from casualties. A major investment focus is providing the power and energy required for directed energy weapons on current and future surface combatants. Platform Design and Engineering Technology: This project includes the following efforts: - Hydrodynamics: Critical platform design for surface ships hydrodynamics that is focused on the theory, computation, and lab and at-sea experimentation to develop understanding and prediction capabilities for all hydrodynamic phenomena associated with surface ships and small craft, their effects on vessel performance, and concepts for modification. - Platform Structures: Focused on time-varying, structural reliability analysis and prediction for a ship structural system with uncertainty quantification and propagation. - Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV): Autonomy for USVs and related mission functions aligned with Naval S&T strategic focus on autonomy and unmanned vehicles. - Sea Platform Survivability Technology: Aligned with survivability S&T strategic focus area, research investigates electromagnetic (EM) sources (including major ferro and non-ferromagnetic sources, eddy currents, and Corrosion Related Magnetic Fields (CRM)) that are associated with naval platforms.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 479c8bd7fc9533dbad8f4eab95a1cc0c