U.S. Special Operations Command
Abstract
Jason was asked to see if there were any physical principles that would ultimately prevent several new systems from working as intended before major resources were expended. These included: (1) Cavitating vortex bubble rings which are underwater analogs to smoke rings. They can carry energy (in the form of circulating water) over long distances. We concluded that they could not be used as weapons. (2) Detection of very shallow mines using nuclear methods. We recommend that no further work be done in this kind of mine detection. (3) Mathematization of human metabolism. It is concluded that there are no mathematical techniques that could aid in the prediction of human response in a wide range of conditions largely because of inadequacies in the data. Technical problems being faced by USSOC personnel were also studied. (1) Thermal control for suits worn by Navy Seal teams. (2) Trajectory generation and terrain avoidance -- Real time updating of aircraft flight paths. (3) Low observable boats. (4) Shallow water mine detection. (5) Directed infrared countermeasures. (6) Infiltration/Exfiltration.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 13, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADB154026
Entities
People
- Donald J. Sullivan
- F. Dyson
- J. Cornwall
- J. Harvey
- P. Horowitz
- R. Garwin
Organizations
- MITRE Corporation