Advanced Instrumentation Systems Technology
Abstract
Major thrusts included continuing efforts in advanced sensors, TSPI instrumentation, warfighter physical and cognitive assessment under various workloads and mitigation of test range encroachments. The AIST project completed development of advanced waveforms to mitigate wind turbine effects on DoD test ranges. Development continued on a passive imaging technology to derive size, shape, mass, drag coefficients, velocity and vectors for individual fragments to quickly characterize the fragment characteristics and distribution in warhead testing. Work completed on classifiers to identify specific sea mammals (e.g., various dolphin and whale species) found at undersea ranges and the automated processing and display of mammal detections. The AIST project continued the development of: a system to measure and assess warfighter cognitive performance under realistic conditions during a T&E event; a personnel tracking system using amplitude modulation (AM) band signals; and technology to evaluate back face deformation of body armor from a blunt trauma event. Work completed on a technology for in-water vehicles to recognize their position relative to another in-water platform in real time. This will improve safety during tests and allow for more controlled two-body T&E events involving conventional sea platforms as well as autonomous underwater vehicles. This technology transitioned to the U.S. Navy. The AIST project initiated an effort to develop a high fidelity model which takes into account the noisier acoustic properties of shallow water environments (120 feet to 900 feet) for littoral T&E. The model will support evaluation of undersea test range technologies (e.g., hydrophone arrays, new communication signals/modulations, transducers, and portable instrumentation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- f3065226999b93de9b88cf5f840b33c6