Exploitation of Smart Materials and Sensors as Disruptive Technologies

Abstract

Smart materials and sensor systems have made incremental advances across a broad set of Defence-related activities as materials technology continues to be developed, and a greater understanding of the underlying science gained. There is the potential for materials and sensor systems to be combined to effect a technological advantage for the Australian Defence Force in the military domain when exploited. This paper discusses the potential of these materials and systems to affect these changes, and addresses the expected future directions of the technology and systems research areas in the Advanced Materials and Sensor Systems Branch (AMSS) within Maritime Platforms Division (MPD) and the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) as a whole. It will also provide guidance for the forward research program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA523420

Entities

People

  • A. R. Amiet
  • D. P. Edwards
  • G. Mcadam
  • M. E. Ibrahim
  • N. A. St John
  • P. L. Mart
  • V. Truong

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Control Systems
  • Fiber Spinning
  • Heat Energy
  • Information Systems
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Nanomaterials
  • Nanotechnology
  • Phase Transformations

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Systems Analysis and Design