Manufacturing Science
Abstract
This Project links materials research, manufacturing processes, and design to enable rapid development and certification of lightweight, multifunctional materials technologies for protection, maneuver, and situational awareness. Research conducted enables new manufacturing capabilities through the development of high performance feedstock materials (polymers, metals, and ceramics), physics-based process models, and in situ process monitoring that can be integrated with process models to enable real-time control and manipulation of materials structure and properties. The goal of this work is to develop robust predictive model and simulation tools linking manufacturing processes with materials structure, properties, and performance to accelerate the rate of innovative material adaptations (protection, power, sensing, and signature management) necessary to rapidly respond to emerging and unknown threats in a battlefield environment. This Project sustains Army science and technology efforts supporting the Ground Maneuver, Lethality, and Soldier portfolios. Work in this Project makes extensive use of high performance computing and experimental validation and builds on research transitioned from PE 0601102A (Defense Research Sciences) / Project H42 (Materials and Mechanics), and Project H43 (Research In Ballistics). The work complements and is fully coordinated with efforts in PE 0602105A (Materials Technology), PE 0602601A (Combat Vehicle and Automotive Technology), PE 0602618A (Survivability and Lethality Technologies), PE 0602786A (Warfighter Technology), PE 0603001A (Warfighter Advanced Technology), PE 0603004A (Weapons and Munitions Advanced Technology), PE 0603005A (Combat Vehicle Advanced Technology), and PE 0708045A (Manufacturing Technology). The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- XW4_0602105A_2_2040_PB_2021
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