Adaptive Signal Processing at NOSC

Abstract

Adaptive signal processing work at the Naval Ocean Systems Center (NOSC) dates back to the late 1960s. It began as an IR/IED project by John McCool, who made use of an adaptive algorithm that had been developed by Professor Bernard Widrow of Stanford University. In 1972, a team lead by McCool built the first hardware implementation of the algorithm that could process in real-time at acoustic bandwidths. Early tests with the two units that were built were extremely successful, and attracted much attention. Sponsors from different commands provided funding to develop hardware for submarine, surface ship, airborne, and other systems. In addition, an effort was initiated to analyze performance and behavior of the algorithm. Most of the hardware development and analysis efforts were active through the 1970s, and a few into the 1980s. One of the original programs continues to this date.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA250245

Entities

People

  • T. R. Albert

Organizations

  • Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Airborne
  • Algorithms
  • Bandwidth
  • Circuit Boards
  • Military Forces (United States)
  • Military Organizations
  • Naval Intelligence
  • Navy
  • Ocean Surveillance
  • Security
  • Ships
  • Signal Processing
  • Submarines
  • Surveillance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Universities

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  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.