Publications

Autonomy Artificial Intelligence Robotics (AAIR)

2023

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK BASED TERRAIN RECONSTRUCTION FOR OFF-ROAD AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES USING LIDAR

MULTI-CRITERIA MULTI-AGENT PATH PLANNING IN UNSTRUCTURED OFF-ROAD ENVIRONMENTS

DETERMINING A DIRECTION- AND POSITION-AGNOSTIC OCCUPANCY PROBABILITY AND OCCUPANCY RATIO FROM MAPS OF OBSTACLE FIELDS FOR GROUND VEHICLE NAVIGATION

A RUNTIME MONITOR FOR PLATFORM PROTECTION AGAINST SKID-STEER UNTRIPPED ROLLOVERS

PHYSICALLY COOPERATING AUTONOMOUS GROUND VEHICLES

EXPENDABLE LOW-PROFILE MODULAR UGVS for COMBAT VEHICLE UNDERBODY OPERATION

BRINGING ROBOTIC PLATFORMS FROM VEHICLE TESTING TO WARRIOR TRAINING

A LOW POWER AND HIGH PERFORMANCE SOFTWARE APPROACH TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON-BOARD

EXTRACTING ACTIONABLE INFORMATION FROM HETEROGENEOUS SENSORS IN THE FIELD: A DISTRIBUTED HYBRID AI APPROACH IN CONSTRAINED DOMAINS

CROSS-VIEW IMAGE TRANSLATION USING CONDITIONAL GAN FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING

A SEMANTICALLY CLASSIFIED GEO-SPATIAL 3D OCTREE VOXEL BASED SYSTEM FOR GEOTECHNICAL SITE CHARACTERIZATION

DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF DRIVING ROBOTS FOR CONDUCTING UNMANNED TESTS OF OFF-ROAD VEHICLES

ROBUST PATH PLANNING IN THE BATTLEFIELD

2022

APPLICATIONS OF A SHARED DATA WAREHOUSE FOR GROUND VEHICLE AUTONOMY

ATLAS, AN ALL-TERRAIN LABELSET FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

CREATION OF A GROUND SLOPE MAPPING METHODOLOGY WITHIN THE ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY KERNEL FOR IMPROVED NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE

GAUSSIAN PROCESS MODELING OF TERRAIN SLOPE FOR GROUND VEHICLE LOCALIZATION

GPS-INDEPENDENT AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONVOYING WITH UWB RANGING AND VEHICLE MODELS

LIDAR SEMANTIC SEGMENTATION WITH A MULTI-RESERVOIR ECHO STATE NETWORK FOR OFF-ROAD TERRAIN PERCEPTION

Path Planning Support of Intelligent Battery Tray to Autonomous Combat Vehicles

PATH-FREE ESTIMATION OF NAVIGATION DISTANCE USING OBSTACLE SHAPE STATISTICS AND DENSITY

RPV DETERMINATION FOR HEAVY TRUCK PLATOONING APPLICATIONS USING IR AND RGB MONOCULAR CAMERA

SATELLITE IMAGE TEMPLATE MATCHING WITH COVARIANCE ESTIMATION FOR UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE LOCALIZATION: ACTIVE TERRAIN LOCALIZATION IMAGING SYSTEM (ATLIS)

TELEOPERATED GROUND VEHICLE ROLLOVER PREVENTION VIA HAPTIC FEEDBACK OF THE ZERO-MOMENT POINT INDEX

THE ‘GUILLOTINE’ AN ADAPTIVE, ROBOTIC, ANTI-TANK PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEM

The Necessity of Precision, and its Implications for Ground Robotic Platform Lethality and Tactics

2021

μSMET: A Lightweight Transport Robot

DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING FOR SIMULTANEOUS PATH PLANNING AND STABILIZATION OF OFFROAD VEHICLES

Topography Dependent Path Planning using Deep Q-Learning

WINTER TERRAIN CLASSIFICATION TO DETERMINE WHERE A VEHICLE CAN AND CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE

RAPID HIGH-DIMENSIONAL SEMANTIC SEGMENTATION WITH ECHO STATE NETWORKS

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK

Dynamic Object Collision Avoidance for Autonomous Multi-Vehicle Systems in the Robotic Technology Kernel

Collaborative Migration of an Autonomous Ground Vehicle Software System to ROS 2

Sequential Satellite Lock (GPS-SL)

2020

An Open, ROS2, AGVRA-Based Autonomy Software Architecture for Military Robotic and Autonomous Systems

AUTONOMOUS CONVOY OPERATIONS IN THE ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY KERNEL (RTK)

An Open Data Architecture for Ground Vehicle Data-driven Autonomy Development and Validation

BALANCING BETWEEN COMPUTER AND MACHINE VISION - A DESCRIPTION OF AN IMAGERY TOOLCHAIN FOR COMPLEX SOLUTIONS

SEMANTIC DIGITAL SURFACE MAP TOWARDS COLLABORATIVE OFF-ROAD VEHICLE AUTONOMY

ENABLING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STUDIES IN OFF-ROAD MOBILITY THROUGH PHYSICS-BASED SIMULATION OF MULTI-AGENT SCENARIOS

Dynamic Task Allocation and Understanding of Situation Awareness Under Different Levels of Autonomy in Closed-Hatch Military Vehicles

TRUST-BASED SYMBOLIC MOTION PLANNING FOR MULTI-ROBOT BOUNDING OVERWATCH

Automated Tuning and Calibration for Unmanned Ground Vehicles

PREDICTING ERROR PROPAGATION IN AUTONOMOUS GROUND VEHICLE SUBSYSTEMS

Implementation of a Robotic Rocker-Bogie Prototype

DYNAMIC MODELING AND PREDICTION OF ROLLOVER STABILITY FOR ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES

DEVELOPING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES WITH OPTIMAL SENSOR SELECTION, INTEGRATION & CONTROL IMPLEMENTED AT 2019 INTELLIGENT GROUND VEHICLE COMPETITION (IGVC)

2019

A practical application of decentralized UGV teaming: Autonomous Convoy Parking

ERROR TYPE, RISK, PERFORMANCE, AND TRUST: INVESTIGATING THE IMPACTS OF FALSE ALARMS AND MISSES ON TRUST AND PERFORMANCE

AUTOMATIC TERRAIN DETECTION

Autonomous Vehicle Safety Reasoning Utilizing Anticipatory Theory

Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) in Controlled and Real- World Environments: Testing and Results

EVOLVING THE ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY KERNEL TO EXPAND FUTURE FORCE AUTONOMOUS GROUND VEHICLE CAPABILITIES

ANALYSIS OF THE SYNERGY BETWEEN MODULARITY AND AUTONOMY IN AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED FLEET COMPETITION

DEVELOPING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES WITH OPTIMAL SENSOR SELECTION, INTEGRATION & CONTROL IMPLEMENTED AT 2018 INTELLIGENT GROUND VEHICLE COMPETITION (IGVC)

INTEGRATION OF THE AUTONOMOUS MOBILITY APPLIQUÉ SYSTEM INTO THE ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY KERNEL

ALGORITHM FOR POINT CLOUD OCCLUSION MAPPING ON AN AUTONOMOUS GROUND VEHICLE

Off-Road Autonomous Mobility

STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING MODELS FOR AUTONOMOUS GROUND VECHICLES

2018

ADVANCED PERFORMANCE COMPUTING POWER FOR LARGE DATA SET PROCESSING

AUTONOMOUS GROUND RESUPPLY AUTONOMY KIT

CROSS CORRELATING GROUND-LEVEL PANORAMAS WITH SATELLITE IMAGERY FOR GPS-DENIED LOCALIZATION OF AUTONOMOUS GROUND VEHICLES

DEMONSTRATION OF A COMMON WORLD MODEL

DEVELOPING AUTONOMOUS STREET-LEGAL VEHICLES: ANALYSIS OF 2017 INTELLIGENT GROUND VEHICLE COMPETITION (IGVC) SELF-DRIVE/AUTO-NAV COMPETITION VEHICLE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

HUMAN CENTERED TEAMING OF AUTONOMOUS BATTLEFIELD ROBOTICS

IMPROVED RELATIVE POSITIONING FOR PATH FOLLOWING IN AUTONOMOUS CONVOYS

ROS‑Military: Progress and Promise

SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE FOR SEMANTIC INFORMATION-SHARING IN UNMANNED CONVOYS

THE INFLUENCE OF RISK ON DRIVER TRUST IN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMS

2017

ANVEL HIL/SIL ADDITIONS FOR NAVIGATION ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT

Automotive Smart Vehicles & Functional Safety Applied to DoD Ground Vehicles

Autonomous Expeditionary Resupply in Austere Environments

COOPERATIVE LOCALIZATION TO IMPROVE CONVOY STABILITY (CLICS)

EFFECTS OF AUGMENTED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ON DRIVER TRUST IN SEMI-AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATION

GESTURE RECOGNITION FOR ROBOTIC CONTROL USING DEEP LEARNING

IMPROVING THE FUEL ECONOMY OF CLASS 8 MILITARY VEHICLES USING A SMART CRUISE CONTROL ALGORITHM

LEVERAGING HIGH-FIDELITY SIMULATION TO EVALUATE AUTONOMY ALGORITHM SAFETY

Maneuver Robotics & Autonomous Systems (MRAS): Enabling Future Capability

PEGASUS TRANSFORMING UAV/UGV HYBRID VEHICLE

THE ROBOTIC SITE SHUTTLE - A FULLY AUTONOMOUS SOLUTION

Cyber security for embedded communications

2016

BLAST: Bandwidth and Latency-Scalable Teleoperation

Cameras and Machine Vision to Support Rough Terrain Container Handler Operations

Intuitive Robotic Operator Control (IROC): Integration of Gesture Recognition With An Unmanned Ground Vehicle and Heads Up Display

Lessons Learned in UXO Range Remediation with Robotic Applique Kits Installed on Leased Heavy Equipment

Moving Technology Forward by Putting Robots to Work on Military Installations: Autonomous Warrior Transport On‐base (AWTO)

Path To Success: An Analysis of 2016 Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) Autonomous Vehicle Design and Implementation

Simulation-Based Prototyping of Stability Control Concepts For High-Speed Teleoperation of Heavy Vehicles

2015

A MODULAR OPEN SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE STRATEGY FOR ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

AMAS JCTD OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATION LESSONS LEARNED

ANVEL-ROS: THE INTEGRATION OF THE ROBOT OPERATING SYSTEM WITH A HIGH-FIDELITY SIMULATOR

FAST INCREMENTAL LEARNING FOR AUTONOMOUS GROUND NAVIGATION

MISSION COMMAND FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS (MCAS)

The Impact of Autonomy-Enabled Vehicles and System Controls on Non-Users in Semi-Controlled Environments

2014

AMAS TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATIONS AND CAPABILITY ADVANCEMENT DEMONSTRATIONS

DISMOUNTED SOLDIER AUTONOMY TOOLS (DSAT) – FROM CONCEPTION TO DEPLOYMENT

ENABLING SEMI-AUTONOMOUS BEHAVIORS WITH A SINGLE CAMERA

Extending the Reach of the Warfighter through Robotics: Autonomous Execution of a Tactical Resupply and Surveillance Mission

IMITATIVE ROBOTIC CONTROL: THE PUPPET MASTER

Implementing Robotic Control Algorithms in Open Source and Government Virtual Environments

Measuring the Performance of Active Safety Algorithms and Systems

SOFT SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS FOR UNMANNED SYSTEMS

2013

Ground Penetrating Radar Based Localization

LOW COST ADVANCDED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM (ADAS) DEVELOPMENT

OMNI-DIRECTIONAL AUTONOMOUS GUIDED VEHICLE (AGV) WITH WIRELESS NAVIGATION

ROUTE PLANNING FOR AUTONOMOUS UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE OPERATIONS IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS

TORIS: A SYSTEM FOR SMOOTH GROUND VEHICLE TELEOPERATION IN HIGH LATENCY CONDITIONS

2012

COMBAT ID – COMBAT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM

CONVOY ACTIVE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY – ENVIRONMENTAL UNDERSTANDING AND NAVIGATION WITH USE OF LOW COST SENSORS

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LOW-COST MOBILE ROBOT FOR MINE DETECTION

LARGE PLATFORM AUTONOMY IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS

MIMIC’D ABILITIES – TOOLS, TOOL CHANGING, AND ROBOTIC CONTROL

2011

A NON-CONTEXTUAL MODEL FOR EVALUATING THE AUTONOMY LEVEL OF INTELLIGENT UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLES

HANDS-FREE, HEADS-UP CONTROL SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLES

IMPLEMENTING A COMMON ARCHITECTURE FOR EOD ROBOTIC SYSTEMS

OBSTACLE-BASED ROUTE PLANNING FOR A STEERING CONSTRAINED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

Portable Displays and Controls for Vehicle and Dismounted Operations

RED RAVEN, THE LINKED-BOGIE PROTOTYPE

REMOTE MUNITIONS DEPLOYMENT FROM AN UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE

ROBOTIC SYSTEMS JOINT PROJECT OFFICE TECHNOLOGY NEEDS ANALYSIS

SMSS: An Unmanned Ground Vehicle Approach to Lightening the Load for Squad Mission Support

STREAMING VIDEO MODELING FOR ROBOTICS TELEOPERATION

2010

ACHIEVING SEMI-AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC BEHAVIORS USING THE SOAR COGNITIVE ARCHITECTURE

ADVANCED PERCEPTION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AUTONOMY

ARMY ROBOTIC CONVOY APPLICATION OF COST EFFECTIVE & PROVEN AUTOMOTIVE ADVANCED SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES

BASIC TRAINING FOR ROBOTS: A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AT DESIGNING ROBOTS FOR MILITARY APPLICATIONS

EVALUATION PARAMETERS FOR 360-DEGREE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS SYSTEMS ON MILITARY GROUND VEHICLES

HEURISTICS-ENHANCED DEAD-RECKONING FOR IMPROVED SITUATION AWARENESS WITH TELE-OPERATED ROBOTS

Human Centered Design Crucial to Unmanned Systems Operator & Mission Success

Importance of Secure Real Time Information to an Operator Using Robotics

Improved Reliability Testing and Modeling of Electronics with Multi-DOF Vibration in Unmanned Army Ground Vehicles

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND BENCHMARKING FOR UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLES

ROBOTIC IED DETECTION USING SUPERVISED AUTONOMY TO REDUCE OPERATOR STRESS AND FATIGUE

ROBOTIC WINGMAN

STANDOFF DETECTION OF IEDs WHILE ON THE MOVE

STEREO VISION FOR EXPLOSIVE THREAT DEFEAT: TEST AND RESULTS

STUMP: SUPER-STRONG TUBE THAT’S AN ULTRALIGHT MODULE AT PRESSURE

THE THIRD EYE OF SOLDIERS: PORTABLE UAVS IN BATTLE FIELDS

ULTRA-WIDEBAND TRACKING OF MOBILE ROBOTS WITH VIDEO VALIDATION

2009

A HUMAN FACTORS ALERTNESS MODULE STUDY VIA BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY

Cognizance, Command and Control: A Battlefield Macro and Robotic Situational Micro Systems Integrated Approach

DYNAMIC AUTONOMOUS GROUND VEHICLE RE-ROUTING IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT USING A PRIORI MAP INFORMATION AND LIDAR FUSION

Execution-time Decision Aids for Command and Control of Robotic Entities

FUSION OF MULTIPLE SENSORS FOR SAFE OPERATIONS

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 4D/RCS ARCHITECTURE WITHIN THE SOUTHWEST SAFE TRANSPORT INITIATIVE

MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF TIME LAG ON DRIVING PERFORMANCE

NEAR AUTONOMOUS UNMANNED SYSTEM (NAUS) ARMY TECHNOLOGY OBJECTIVE (ATO) PROGRAM RESULTS

OPTIMAL TIME AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN LEGGED ROBOTICS

PRODUCT LINE PARADIGM FOR ROBOTIC SYSTEM SOFTWARE

REDUCING SYSTEM COST DURING MDARS PRODUCTION

SELECTIVE ACQUISITION OF OPERATOR KNOWLEDGE FOR SAFER SEMI-AUTONOMOUS ROBOT OPERATIONS

SIMULATION BASED ACCEPTANCE TESTING FOR UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLES

USING RIVET FOR PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF ROBOTIC SYSTEMS

Additive Manufacturing

2021

AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS (AMASS)

Considerations for the Development of Additively Manufactured (AM) Metallic Armor

UTILIZING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TO ENABLE LOW-COST, RAPID FORMING OF HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHTWEIGHT GROUND VEHICLE STRUCTURES

Robotic GMA-P DED AM Build Technology for Aluminum Vehicle Structures

PATH TO 450 PARTS QUALIFIED FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

Procedure Qualification Scheme Portfolio for Metal Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing

PATH TO 450 PARTS QUALIFIED FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

Robotic GMA-P DED AM Build Technology for Aluminum Vehicle Structures

UTILIZING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TO ENABLE LOW-COST, RAPID FORMING OF HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHTWEIGHT GROUND VEHICLE STRUCTURES

AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS (AMASS)

Program Overview: Extra-Large, Metal Additive Manufacturing System, Targeted Towards Army Ground Vehicle Systems

Advanced Materials & Manufacturing

2023

Manufacturing of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Silicon Carbide - Zirconium Diboride Composite Brake Rotors using Electric Field Assisted Sintering

Scan Sequence Optimization for Reduced Residual Stress and Distortion in LPBF Additive Manufacturing – An AISI 316L Case Study

Microstructure analysis of TIG welded additively manufactured prepared joints of Ni-based superalloys produced by Laser Powder Bed Fusion

Thermally Annealed, High Strength 3D Printed Thermoplastic Battery Bracket for M998

MANUFACTURING, MODELING, AND CHARACTERIZING THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES FOR MILITARY VEHICLE APPLICATIONS

LIGHT-WEIGHT DRAPABLE ANTI-CORROSION COVERS

MANUFACTURING, MODELING, AND CHARACTERIZING THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES FOR MILITARY VEHICLE APPLICATIONS

2022

TOPOLOGY OPTIMZATION STUDY OF LASER POWDER BED FUSION BRACKETS TO ENABLE AM AS A SOURCE OF SUPPLY FOR DMSMS APPLICATIONS

Design Optimization of Combat Vehicle Drivers Seat - Using Additive Manufacturing and Compression Molding

IMPROVE LIDAR PERFORMANCE WITH UV DURABLE HYDROPHOBIC COATINGS

LOW DISTORTION TITANIUM ALLOY IN LASER POWDER BED FUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Microstructure analysis of TIG weld joints of Ni-based superalloys produced by Laser Powder Bed Fusion

SUPERIOR BALLISTIC AND BLAST RESISTANCE IN ATI TITAN 27™ ALLOY WITH A NOVEL DEFORMATION MECHANISM

Cybersecurity of Ground Systems

2022

Assurance and Verification of Vehicular Microelectronic Systems(AV2MS): Supply Chain Assurance through Utilization of Side Channel Radio Frequency Emissions for Improved Ground Vehicle Cybersecurity

Automotive Ethernet Cyberattack Defense in Ground Vehicles

BLOCKCHAIN INTEGRITY CHECKS FOR SOFTWARE (BICS)

Containerization in Embedded Trusted Computing

DEFENDING CONTROLLER AREA NETWORK (CAN) BUSES

DETECTION AND MITIGATION OF ERRONEOUS AND MALICIOUS DATA IN VEHICLE SENSOR NETWORKS

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING CYBERSECURITY

Secure Software Updates for Robotic and Autonomous Systems

The Tactical Smart NIC

Digital Engineering / Systems Engineering

2023

Application of the Autonomous Ground Vehicle Reference Architecture to MBSE

ACCELERATING THE DELIVERY OF TECHNOLOGY TO THE WARFIGHTER USING COLLABORATIVE IMMERSIVE XR TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTS & TOOLS

AUTOMATION OF TEST CASE GENERATION AND SOFTWARE SYSTEM MODELLING

PRODUCT LINE ENGINEERING WITHIN A DIGITAL ENGINEERING / MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENT FOR GROUND VEHICLE SYSTEMS

ITERATIVE CO-DESIGN OF ORGANISATIONAL PROCESSES AND TOOLCHAINS FOR MODEL-BASED RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY MAINTAINABILITY & SAFETY INTEGRATION

Translating the Digital Engineering Vision to Reality: A Process for Defining a Suitable Digital Engineering Scope for DoD Acquisition Programs

MODEL-BASED ACQUISITION KICKSTART: Lowering the Barrier-to-Entry for Model-Based Deliverables

VERIFICATION OF AN ARCHITECTURE IN A SYSTEM MODEL USING DOMAIN-SPECIFIC OPERATIONAL SCENARIOS AND CONTEXTS

Identification and Management of Key Characteristics in Product Development Using Model Based System Engineering

VIABILITY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING IN VEHICLE SYSTEM LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT

2022

A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF GEOMETRY CHANGES ON A VEHICLE’S MILITARY LOAD CLASS

ARCHITECTING FOR PERSISTENT MODERNIZATION

CURRENT PRACTICE OF VISUALIZATIONS FOR TRADESPACE EXPLORATION: A LITERATURE STUDY

DETROIT ARSENAL DIGITAL ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION & WAY FORWARD

EMPLOYING ELASTIC MODEL GOVERNANCE TO STREAMLINE GROUND VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT

GROUND VEHICLE SYSTEM REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE MODEL (DIGITAL THREAD)

Leveraging Game Engine Simulation to Accelerate Design

MODEL-BASED ACQUISITION: INCREASING CLARITY, COMPLIANCE AND UNDERSTANDING IN PRODUCT ACQUISITION

MODEL BASED APPROACHES FOR SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTING MODULAR OPEN SYSTEM APPROACH (MOSA)

QUANTIFYING HUMAN SYSTEMS INTEGRATION CONSIDERATIONS FOR NOVEL HELMET MOUNTED DISPLAY (HMD) DEPLOYMENT

System Safety and Cybersecurity within the Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) System Model

THE USE OF VIRTUAL REALITY TO SUPPORT ENGINEERING DESIGN REVIEWS

Human Capital Development (HCD)

2011

DEVELOPING SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY MODELS

REALIZING TOTAL HUMAN POTENTIAL THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP

THEORY AND PRACTISE THE ART OF SIX SIGMA FOR HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Materials & Advanced Manufacturing (MAM)

2019

IMPROVE LIP SEAL PERFORMANCE AND INCREASE SAND RESISTANCE WITH A LOW-COST GRAPHITE SHAFT COATING

Ceramic Particle Armor

Compositional Sensitivity of High Mn, High Al Lightweight Steels

STRUCTURAL REPAIR FOR STRYKER HH STEEL BODY PANELS USING COLD SPRAY

Test the Corrosion Effect on High Hard Steel Armor MIL-DTL-46100 Coated with Stellite 6 Applied by Direct Energy Deposition Method

Optimization of Nano-Enhanced Elastomeric Adhesives through Combined Experimental and Computational Methods

Feasibility of Joining Wrought Homogenized Armor Steel with Friction Stir Welding

Multipurpose Spall Protective, Energy Absorbing Hybridsil® Materials for Military Vehicle Interiors

SYSTEMATIC DEVELOPMENT OF FRAMEWORK FOR VALIDATION AND PERFORMANCE QUANTIFICATION OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL APPLICATIONS

Tech Pub Qualification Scheme Development for Arc Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing

Rigorous Accelerated Approach to Thermomechanical Processing Optimization for New Ballistic Protection Alloys

2018

Adaptive Graphite Coatings Improve Fit and Function of Pistons, Turbos and Other Precision Devices

Corrosion Surveys of Army Ground Assets to Identify Leading Issues and Opportunities for Corrosion Prevention

DEVELOPMENT OF A SCALABLE THERMOMECHANICAL PROCESS (TMP) FOR THICK BAINITIC ARMOR STEEL

DISSIMILAR FRICTION STIR WELDING OF A SOLID SOLUTION-STRAIN HARDENED ALUMINUM 5083 ALLOY AND PRECIPITATION STRENGTHENED ALUMINUM 2139 AND ALUMINUM 7085

FLASH BAINITE: ROOM TEMPERATURE WELDABLE ULTRA HARD 600, HIGH HARD 500, AND ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH STEEL FOR A-CAB

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING REPAIR METHODS FOR METALLIC COMPONENTS

EVALUATION OF CANDIDATE METHODS FOR WELDING STEEL TO OTHER STRUCTURAL LIGHTWEIGHT METALS

FORMING AND WELDING INNOVATIONS FOR ARMOR STEELS

HIGH MN, HIGH AL STEELS FOR THICK PLATE ARMOR APPLICATIONS

Investigation of Hot Cracking Phenomena in Light-Weight Armor Steel Based on the FeMnAl-C Alloy System

MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND CREEP BEHAVIOR OF 25MM THICK FRICTION STIR WELDED AA2139-T8

Modeling of Shear Thickening Fluids for Analysis of Energy Absorption Under Impulse Loading

STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE WITH COMBINED HIGH STRENGTH AND DUCTILITY FOR MULTIMATERIAL JOINING AND GALVANIC ISOLATION

Thermographic Detection of Near and Far-Side Corrosion

USE OF CORROSION PRODUCT FOR DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION MEASUREMENTS

Mobility

2020

Maximizing Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) Technology in Army Acquisition: The impact of Army-unique requirements on Program Executive Office (PEO) Combat Support and Combat Sustainment Support’s (C

ADVANCED POWERTRAIN DEMONSTRATOR (APD) INTEGRATION

ECO-DRIVING DRIVER ADVISORY APPLICATION FOR CONNECTED VEHICLES

Degradation/ Mitigation of Li-ion Batteries for High Rate Discharge Applications

FUEL FILTER EFFICIENCY EVALUATION WITH CYCLIC FLOW AND MECHANICAL VIBRATION

Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA)

2023

THE UNWRITTEN TRUTHS OF MILITARY GROUND VEHICLE ARCHITECTURE

Design of a Modular Open System Approach for Ground Vehicle Paired Unmanned Aircraft Systems for the U.S. Army Robotic and Autonomous System's Ground Interoperability Profile

LEVERAGING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TO ENABLE DECISION SUPERIORITY

ADVANCED MODULAR VEHICLE ARCHITECTURES AND CYBER RESILIANCE IN THE SOFTWARE DEFINED VEHICLE

SECURE UPDATE PROCESS FOR ROBOTIC AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

Deterministic & Modular Architecture for Embedded Vehicle Systems

Demystifying Selection Criteria for Embedded Military Vetronics Software

DEVELOPMENT OF A MODULAR OPEN SYSTEMS APPROACH TO ACHIEVE POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPONENT COMMONALITY

Modeling Simulation and Software (MS2)

2023

A VIRTUAL SPECTATOR SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL EXPERIMENTATION IN MULTI-USER VIDEO GAME ENVIRONMENTS

A PERSPECTIVE ON GVSC CREWSTATION DEVELOPMENT AND ADDRESSING FUTURE GROUND COMBAT VEHICLE NEEDS

Designing an Interactive Mixed Reality Cockpit for Enhanced Soldier-Vehicle Interaction

TARGETING SIMULATION FOR ASSESSMENT OF LAY ERROR UNDER VARYING CONDITIONS

DYNAMIC SNOWFALL SCENE SIMULATIONS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SENSOR PERFORMANCE

EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF DATA UNCERTAINTIES IN AUTONOMOUS GROUND VEHICLE PLATOONING

ADAPTATION OF THE DYNAMIC MODE DECOMPOSITION METHODOLOGY TO HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBER FLOW OVER A GROUND VEHICLE : CHALLENGES AND MITIGATION

AUGMENTING THERMAL AND SIGNATURE MODELS USING A FAST 3D FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATION FOR IMPROVED CONVECTION FIDELITY

EVALUATION OF HASH-SEEDED PSEUDO-RANDOM NUMBER GENERATORS IN PARALLEL ENVIRONMENTS

VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF GROUND VEHICLE SYSTEMS ENABLED WITH ACTIVE PROTECTION SYSTEMS (APS) THROUGH SURROGATE MODELING

LATERAL ROLLOVER SIMULATION OF HIGH MOBILITY MULTIPURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLE (HMMWV) AND EFFECTIVENESS OF RESTRAINTS SYSTEMS ON OCCUPANT RESPONSES

Using FACE(TM) Technical Standard Features to Address Interoperability Between Ground Vehicle Domain Open Standards

Tool Development for Mobility Visualization and Routing Incorporating Vehicle Limitations and Terrain Modeling

SCENE ADJUSTMENT TOOLS FOR AUTONOMY SIMULATION

2022

A NEW APPROACH TO DYNAMIC FACTOR BASED ON VEHICLE ACTUAL VELOCITY AND TIRE SLIP

Combat Vehicle Program Management and Product Development Resilience through Set-Based Design

CREATION OF CAD ACCOMMODATION MODELS FOR MILITARY GROUND VEHICLE DESIGN

DEVELOPING A MODEL OF DRIVER PERFORMANCE, SITUATION AWARENESS, AND COGNITIVE LOAD CONSIDERING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PARTIAL VEHICLE AUTONOMY

FIRE PROPAGATION IN CYLINDRICAL LI-ION BATTERIES UNDER ULTRA-HIGH STRAIN-RATE DEFORMATION

GROUND VEHICLE BRIGADE LEVEL INTEGRATION LABORATORY (GVBLIL) DIGITAL & PHYSICAL TWINS PLUG-IN ADAPTORS

MULTI-LEVEL HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP TEST API FOR HARDWARE-SOFTWARE INTEGRATION TESTING

Real-time, Closed-Loop and Physics-based Modeling and Simulation System for Unmanned Ground Vehicles in Unstructured Terrain Environments

SIMULATION OF SNOW TEXTURE FOR AUTOMOMOUS VEHICLE NUMERICAL MODELING

THE ARMY GENERIC HULL AS A VITAL DEVELOPMENTAL TOOL FOR UNDERBODY BLAST APPLICATIONS

USING DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING TO GENERATE ADVERSARIAL SCENARIOS FOR OFF-ROAD AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

2021

FAST LIDAR VEGETATION RESPONSE MODELING IN SIMULATION

MACHINE LEARNING-BASED THERMAL AND FLOW SIMULATION ON HETEROGENEOUS PLATFORM FOR SIGNATURE PREDICTION

A HYBRID REDUCED ORDER MODELING APPROACH FOR RAPID TRANSIENT THERMAL SIMULATION AND SIGNATURE ANALYSIS

INVERSE DYNAMICS APPROACH TO ESTABLISH MOBILITY MARGINS

PHYSICS BASED SINGLE-WHEEL MODULE SLIPPAGE ASSESSMENT FOR AUTONOMOUS CONTROL DESIGN

MULTIPLICATIVE TRADE STUDIES

BALLISTIC VALIDATION TESTING WITH CONFIDENCE SPECIFICATIONS

LABORATORY TESTING OF TRACKED VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS

RELIABILITY MODELING TO INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF ONPLATFORM PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS

A HIGH-PERFORMANCE DATA TO DECISION SOLUTION FOR ALL ECHELON PARTICIPATION IN ARMY GROUND VEHICLE PPMX

2020

ADVANCED REQUIREMENTS INTEGRATION & EXPLORATION SYSTEM (ARIES) FOR ACQUISITION PROGRAMS

EXPLORING THE REQUIREMENTS AND CAPABILITIES OF OFF-ROAD SIMULATION IN MAVS AND GAZEBO

USING A MODEL-BASED APPROACH FOR TEST AND EVALUATION

RAPID CREATION OF MULTISPECTRAL TERRAINS FOR USE IN IN-BAND SCENE GENERATION AND OTHER ANALYTICAL TOOLS

Using A Gaming Engine for Autonomous Vehicle Modeling and Simulation

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SIMULATION LIBRARY

TRAINING ROBUST ANOMALY DETECTION USING ML-ENHANCED SIMULATIONS

WHOLE SYSTEM TRADES ANALYSIS TOOL FOR THE HIGH MOBILITY MULTIPURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLE

ADDRESSING THE SOFT SOIL TOWING CAPABILITY OF A NOTIONAL RECOVERY VEHICLE USING NEXT GENERATION M&S TOOLS

DEVELOPMENT OF SOFT SOIL MODELS USING THE DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD (DEM) FOR TWO-WAY ALTAIR EDEM + MBD OFF-ROAD MOBILITY SIMULATIONS

A COMPUTATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR SCALE-BRIDGING IN MULTI-SCALE OFF-ROAD MOBILITY SIMULATIONS

REMOTE SENSING OF TERRAIN STRENGTH FOR MOBILITY MODELING & SIMULATION

PREDICTIVE DIPLAYS FOR HIGH LATENCY TELEOPERATION: EXTENSIONS AND EXPERIMENTS

SIMULATION OF GROUND VEHICLE MOBILITY EVALUATION WITH MERCURY

Modeling & Simulation, Testing & Validation (MSTV)

2019

A COMPARISON OF VEHICLE HANDLING FIDELITY BETWEEN THE GAZEBO AND ANVEL SIMULATORS

Amphibious Vehicle Water Egress Modeling and Simulation Using CFD and Wong’s Methodology

Are M&S Tools Ready for Assessing Off-road Mobility of Autonomous Vehicles?

MATURATION AND TRANSITION OF ENERGY ABSORBING DAMPERS

MoVE: A Mobility Virtual Environment for Testing Multi-Vehicle Scenarios

ADVANCED M&S TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE COMPUTATIONAL TIME FOR UNDERBODY BLAST SCEANRIOS

NEXT-GENERATION NATO REFERENCE MOBILITY MODEL USING ROAMS SIMULATION FOR DEMONSTRATION OF TECHNOLOGY -VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION

THE EFFECTS OF OBSTACLE DIMENSIONAL UNCERTAINTY ON PATH PLANNING IN CLUTTERED ENVIRONMENTS

Rapid Capture of Topography for Mobility and Situation Awareness

SEASONAL EFFECTS ON VEHICLE MOBILITY: HIGH-LATITUDE CASE STUDY

SEATBELT-MOUNTED AIRBAG DESIGN FOR OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN TACTICAL VEHICLES DURING FRONTAL CRASHES

THE NEED OF PROPER MODELING OF TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IN MOBILITY SIMULATIONS WITH SOFT SOIL

WAVEFORM SYNTHESIS FOR SHOCK RESPONSE SPECTRUM REPLICATION, APPLIED TO GROUND VEHICLE COMPONENT TESTING

2018

AUTONOMY MODELING AND VALIDATION IN A HIGHLY UNCERTAIN ENVIRONMENT

CO-SIMULATION OF MBD MODELS WITH DEM CODE TO PREDICT MOBILITY ON SOFT SOIL

EVALUATING MOBILITY PERFORMANCE OF UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLES

FRAMEWORK OF RELIABILITY-BASED STOCHASTIC MOBILITY MAP FOR NEXT GENERATION NATO REFERENCE MOBILITY MODEL

GETTING AHEAD OF THE GAME: QUANTIFYING THE VALUE OF LABORATORY TESTING PRIOR TO FULL-UP SYSTEM LEVEL

HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING FRAMEWORK FOR CO-SIMULATION OF VEHICLE{TERRAIN INTERACTION

HUMAN WORKLOAD MODELING FOR AUTONOMOUS GROUND VEHICLES

MODERNIZING MILITARY GROUND VEHICLE RELIABILITY TESTING

PRACTICAL FEATURES EXTRACTED FROM FULL SURFACE TERRAIN SCANS

QUANTUM ANNEALING FOR MOBILITY STUDIES: GO/NO-GO MAPS VIA QUANTUM-ASSISTED MACHINE LEARNING

RAMSIS - DIGITAL HUMAN MODELING FOR OPTIMIZED SAFETY AND SURVIVABILITY OF THE WARFIGHTER

SCALED TESTBEDS FOR AUTOMATED ROBOTIC SYSTEMS

THE INFLUENCE OF GROUND COMBAT VEHICLE WEIGHT ON AUTOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE, TERRAIN TRAVERSABILITY, COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS, AND OPERATIONAL ENERGY

TRACKED AND WHEELED VEHICLE BENCHMARK – A DEMONSTRATION OF SIMULATION MATURITY FOR NEXT GENERATION NATO REFERENCE MOBILITY MODEL

USE OF CREW AUGMENTATION TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE COMBAT CREW SIZE

2017

ACCURATE LAND MINE MODELING USING FEM & SPH WITH MODIFIED SMOOTHING LENGTH

ACES: A Simulation and Modeling tool for Vehicle Corrosion

CALIBRATION AND VERIFICATION OF DETAILED HYBRID III 50TH PERCENTILE MALE ANTHROPOMORPHIC TEST DEVICE (ATD) BASED ON EXTENSIVE MINE BLAST TESTS

CHARACTERIZATION OF ARMY GROUND VEHICLE DRIVE CYCLES

CONFIDENCE-BASED UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION AND RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT USING LIMITED NUMBERS OF INPUT AND OUTPUT TEST DATA AND VALIDATED SIMULATION MODEL

DIGITAL TWIN FOR TANK TRACK ELASTOMERS: PREDICTING SELF-HEATING AND DURABILITY

EFFECT OF PRE-BENDING AND HYSTERESIS OF A METAL PLATE ON BLAST-LOADING DEFORMATION: DATA VS. NUMERICAL SIMULATION

ENHANCED BLAST PROTECTION WITH POLYMER COMPOSITES CONTAINING XGNP® GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETS

INTEGRATION OF AN EXTERNALLY-DEVELOPED THERMAL MODEL IN MERCURY’S POWERTRAIN ANALYSIS AND COMPUTATIONAL ENVIRONMENT (PACE)

PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF CONSTANT SPEED LOCAL OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE CONTROLLER USING AN MPC ALGORITHM ON GRANULAR TERRAIN

PHYSICAL TESTING AND MODELING OF BOLTED AND WELDED CONNECTIONS FOR ARMORED VEHICLE MODELS

ROBUST VEHICLE STABILITY BASED ON NON-LINEAR MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION

Simple Terramechanics Models and their Demonstration in the Next Generation NATO Reference Mobility Model

THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOIL STOCHASTICS MODEL

THE HPCMP CREATETM-GV PROGRAM, SOFTWARE, DEVELOPMENT, AND APPLICATIONS

2016

A TOOL FOR DESIGN EXPLORATION AND OPTIMIZATION WITH DYNAMIC POWERTRAIN SIMULATION MODELS

ACTIVE BLAST MITIGATION SYSTEMS USING LINEAR ROCKET MOTORS

BALLISTIC SIMULATION METHOD FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES USING THICK SHELL COMPOSITES IN LS-DYNA

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF VIRTUAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PROVING GROUND FOR MEDIUM-DUTY TACTICAL TRUCK USING VARIETY OF SUSPENSIONS

Comparative Study Using LS-DYNA ALE & S-ALE Methods for under body Mine Blast Simulations

Developing the Next Generation NATO Reference Mobility Model

DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION FOR OFF-ROAD MOBILITY

DIRECT COMPARISON OF WIDE-AREA HULL DEFORMATION FROM DYNAMIC MEASUREMENT DURING BLAST VS. NUMERICAL SIMULATION

MODELING FRAGMENTATION OF A 155MM ARTILLERY SHELL IED IN A BURIED MINE BLAST EVENT

Modeling of Landmine Loading of Armored Vehicles and Extension to Field Testing Assessment

OPTIMIZATION/INTEGRATION OF METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC FOAMS FOR STRUCTURE, THERMAL DISIPATION, MINE BLAST PROTECTION, AND BUOYANCY FOR AMPHIBIOUS MILITARY VEHICLES

OPTIMIZING OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR TACTICAL VEHICLES IN FRONTAL CRASHES

PREDICTION OF VEHICLE MOBILITY ON LARGE-SCALE SOFT-SOIL TERRAIN MAPS USING PHYSICS-BASED SIMULATION

PREDICTIVE DISPLAYS FOR HIGH LATENCY TELEOPERATION

STATISTICAL CALIBRATION: A BETTER APPROACH TO INTEGRATING SIMULATION AND TESTING IN GROUND VEHICLE SYSTEMS

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FLOORING SYSTEM FOR INJURY MITIGATION AND STRUCTURAL ISOLATION IN UNDERBELLY BLAST EVENTS

USE OF ELECTRIC MACHINE SCALING TECHNIQUES FOR MILITARY VEHICLE POWERTRAIN DESIGN

2015

AN IMPROVED METHOD TO MORE ACCURATELY ASSESS THE JOHNSON-COOK HIGH STRAIN-RATE DEFORMATION MATERIAL MODEL PARAMETERS - PART I

ANALYSIS OF CRATERS FROM LARGE BURIED CHARGES

APPLYING A VIRTUAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS TO MOBILE ROBOTICS INCLUDING REAL-TIME, INTERACTIVE SIMULATION

BLAST AND BALLISTIC SURVIVABILITY ANALYSIS TOOLS FOR DESIGN OPTIMIZATION DEVELOPED IN DARPA'S ADAPTIVE VEHICLE MAKE (AVM)

DISCRETE PARTICLE METHOD IS A PREDICTIVE TOOL FOR SIMULATION OF MINE BLAST – A PARAMETER STUDY OF THE PROCESS AND APPROACH

Effect of Occupant Position Variations in Physical Tests on the Prediction and Validation of Computational Models

EFFECTS OF OCCUPANT SIZE, MILITARY GEAR, SEATBELT TYPE, AND ADVANCED SEATBELT FEATURES ON OCCUPANT KINEMATICS IN TACTICAL VEHICLES DURING FRONTAL CRASHES

EVALUATION OF LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIAL FOR STRUCTURE, MINE BLAST PROTECTION, AND BUOYANCY FOR AMPHIBIOUS MILITARY VEHICLES

INTEGRATED PRODUCT AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENT FOR OPTIMIZATION OF PERFORMACE AND COST

INTERIOR HEAD IMPACT PROTECTIVE COMPONENTS AND MATERIALS FOR USE IN US ARMY VEHICLES

METHODOLOGY DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTATIONALLY-EFFICIENT FULL VEHICLE SIMULATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE BLAST EVENT

Modeling Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms for Autonomous Vehicles to Enhance Safety and Energy Efficiency

Modeling of Bradley Tracked Vehicle Steering and Fuel Consumption with a Detailed Kinematic Model of the HMPT500-3 Transmission and Simplified Vehicle Dynamics

Optimal Restraint System Routing Procedures for Restraint System Development

PHYSICS-BASED SIMULATION OF REALISTIC LIGHTING AND ILLUMINATION FOR NEXT GENERATION GROUND VEHICLE IMAGE GENERATORS

ROAD BREAKAWAY ROLLOVER MITIGATION WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTIVE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS

2014

A COMPARISON OF STRUCTURAL APPROACHES FOR COMBAT VEHICLES

A MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTIMIZATION FRAMEWORK FOR OCCUPANT CENTRIC GROUND VEHICLE SYSTEM DESIGN - Part I: Vehicle Design Parameter Screening Study

BLAST MITIGATION SEAT ANALYSIS – DROP TOWER DATA REVIEW

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF EPH MATERIAL MODEL FOR ENGINEERED ROADWAY SOIL

DIGITAL PROXY SIMULATION FOR ROBOTIC HARDWARE

EVALUATION OF DESIGN AND OPERABILITY IN AN IMMERSIVE 3D SIMULATOR

Fire Suppression Modeling using Computational Fluid Dynamics

IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTINUUM-BASED PLASTICITY FORMULATION FOR VEHICLE/SOIL INTERACTION IN MULTIBODY SYSTEM ALGORITHMS

IOWA DEVELOPED RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION (I-RBDO) - TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

LABORATORY EXPLOSIVE TESTING AT SMALL SCALE

MILITARY VEHICLE UNDERBODY ARMOR PLATE ATTACHMENT STUDY

MODELING OFF-ROAD ROLLOVER USING TERRAMECHANICS FOR REAL TIME DRIVING SIMULATOR

MONOCOQUE ALUMINUM STRUCTURE DESIGN FOR LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE WITH EMPHASIS ON DEFEATING UNDER BODY BLAST EVENT AND IMPROVING CREW SURVIVABILITY

MULTI-RESOLUTION RAPID PROTOTYPING OF VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEMS: Approach and Test Results

NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR MILITARY TRACK BUSHING ACCELERATED TESTING AND EVALUATION

REDUCED ORDER MODELING FOR RAPID SIMULATION OF BLAST EVENTS OF A MILITARY GROUND VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS

REDUCING STRUCTURAL WEIGHT AND INCREASING PROTECTION IN SIMPLE STRUCTURES SUBJECTED TO BLAST LOADS

SEMI-ACTIVE SUSPENSION CONTROL USING MODERN METHODOLOGY : A COMPREHENSIVE COMPARISON STUDY

SIMULATION BASED RELIABILITY GROWTH PLANNING MODEL FOR THE ARMY

Simulation of Microgrid and Mobile Power Transfer System interaction using Distributed Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms

THE DISCRETE PARTICLE APPROACH TO MODELING AIR, SOIL AND HE FOR BLAST SIMULATIONS

THE VEHICLE INERTIA PARAMETER EVALUATION RIG II, A DEVICE FOR MEASURING INERTIA PARAMETERS OF ALL SIZES OF MILITARY VEHICLES

2013

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND INITIAL SHAPE PREDICTION OF AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURE USING INTEGRATED CAE APPROACH

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Various Blast Loading Descriptors as Occupant Injury Predictors for Underbody Blast Events

EVALUATION OF JP-8 SURROGATE UNDER SPRAY DIESEL CONDITIONS USING DETAILED CHEMICAL KINETIC MODELS

FINITE ELEMENT OPTIMIZATION FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION ON A GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT FOR GROUND VEHICLE HULL INSPECTION

MULTI-WHEELED COMBAT VEHICLE MODELING ON RIGID AND SOFT TERRAIN

REAL WORLD CONTROLS CALIBRATION, TUNING, AND DATA CORRELATION FOR HYBRID THROUGH THE ROAD VEHICLE

REAL-TIME AND HIGH-FIDELITY SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT FOR AUTONOMOUS GROUND VEHICLE DYNAMICS

Scalability of Classical Terramechanics Models for Lightweight Vehicle Applications

SIMULATION AND VALIDATION OF METAL-FOAM COOLING DESIGN

SOIL-MACHINE INTERACTION: SIMULATION AND TESTING

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING OF COMPOSITE ARMOR PANELS USING EMBEDDED ULTRASONIC GUIDED WAVE SENSOR ARRAYS

TRACKED VEHICLE – SOFT SOIL INTERACTIONS AND DESIGN SENSITIVITIES FOR PATH CLEARING SYSTEMS UTILIZING MULTI-BODY DYNAMICS SIMULATION METHODS

TRADE STUDY OF A LIGHTWEIGHT, MULTI-MATERIAL MILITARY VEHICLE STRUCTURE

USING 3D GAMING TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE THE CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS (CONOPS) PROCESS

UTILIZATION OF FAST RUNNING MODELS IN BURIED BLAST SIMULATIONS OF GROUND VEHICLES FOR SIGNIFICANT COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY

2012

A METHOD TO ACHIEVE HIGH FIDELITY IN INTERNET-DISTRIBUTED HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP SIMULATION

ANALYSIS OF NON-TACTICAL VEHICLE UTILIZATION AT FORT CARSON COLORADO

CHAIN DYNAMIC FORMULATIONS FOR MULTIBODY SYSTEM TRACKED VEHICLES

DEVELOPMENT OF DRIVE CYCLES FOR FUEL CONSUMPTION EVALUATION OF MILITARY GROUND VEHICLES

DEVELOPMENT OF LABORATORY TESTING APPARATUS AND FATIGUE ANALYSIS FOR TRACKED VEHICLE RUBBER BACKER PADS

Effect of Heat on Wounded Warriors in Ground Combat Vehicles: Insights from the Army Medical Community, and the Simulation of a Novel Method for Soldier Thermal Control

INVESTIGATION OF STRESS AND FAILURE IN GRANULAR SOILS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT ROBOTIC VEHICLE APPLICATIONS

Linear Algebraic Modeling of Power Flow in the HMPT500-3 Transmission

TESTING GROUND VEHICLE MOBILITY IN SOFT SOIL: STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND ONGOING QUESTIONS

MITIGATION OF OCCUPANT ACCELERATION IN A MINE-RESISTANT AMBUSH-PROTECTED VEHICLE BLAST EVENT USING AN OPTIMIZED DUAL-HULL APPROACH

MODEL VALIDATION FOR SIMULATIONS OF VEHICLE SYSTEMS

PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR A UNIVERSAL LITHIUM ION BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Reduced-Order Modeling Method for Fatigue Life Predictions of Hybrid Electric Vehicle Batteries

SIMULATION OF THERMAL SIGNATURE OF TIRES AND TRACKS

SOFTWARE-BASED ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROLLER FOR TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES

The verification and demonstration of a unique course-profilemeasurement methodology

INVESTIGATING THE MOBILITY OF LIGHT AUTONOMOUS TRACKED VEHICLES USING A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING SIMULATION CAPABILITY

2011

A Multi-Dimensional Battery Discharge Model with Thermal Feedback Applied to a Lithium-ion Battery Pack

A USER-FRIENDLY TOOL FOR EVALUATING THE THERMAL RESPONSE OF HIGH POWER BATTERY PACKAGING ALTERNATIVES

AN AUGMENTED REALITY UAV-GUIDED GROUND NAVIGATION INTERFACE IMPROVE HUMAN PERFORMANCE IN MULTI-ROBOT TELE-OPERATION

AN INTELLIGENT ELECTRICAL POWER MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR MILITARY VEHICLES

ANTENNA PLACEMENT OPTIMIZATION ON TACTICAL VEHICLES USING A HYBRID METHOD: MODELING AND SIMULATION (M&S) AND HARDWARE IN THE LOOP

BALANCE OF PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS FOR SURVIVABILITY AND MOBILITY IN THE DEMONSTRATOR FOR NOVEL DESIGN (DFND) VEHICLE CONCEPTS

Benefits of Semi-Active Damping in Up-Armored Vehicles for Ride, Handling, and Rollover Prevention

BLAST SURVIVABILITY AND SEAT DROP TOWER TESTING

DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF ACOUSTIC SIGNATURES

DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH FIDELITY MOBILITY SIMULATION OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE IN AN OFF-ROAD SCENARIO USING INTEGRATED SENSOR, CONTROLLER, AND MULTI-BODY DYNAMICS

EFFICIENT HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND VEHICLE INTEGRATION

ENABLING COMPUTATIONAL DYNAMICS IN DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS USING A HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTING TEMPLATE

EVOLUTION OF OCCUPANT SURVIVABILITY SIMULATION FRAMEWORK USING FEM-SPH COUPLING

EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF A MULTIBODY DYNAMICS MODEL OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF A TRACKED VEHICLE

GPS-BASED MOBILITY POWER ANALYSIS OF MILITARY VEHICLES

HYPOTHESIS TESTING AND COMPARISON OF FUEL CONSUMPTION TEST RESULTS

IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIVE STEERING ON A MULTIPLE TRAILER LONG COMBINATION VEHICLE

IMPROVED SAFETY AND MOBILITY OF GROUND ROBOTS

INTELLIGENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN A TWO POWER-BUS VEHICLE SYSTEM

LEVERAGING BRAIN COMPUTER INTERACTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR MILITARY APPLICATIONS

Mission-Based Scenario Research: Experimental Design and Analysis

Modeling and Simulation of High Power Battery Cells – Ensuring Safe, Reliable Power for the Warfighter in Various Applications

NEW FINITE ELEMENT / MULTIBODY SYSTEM ALGORITHM FOR MODELING FLEXIBLE TRACKED VEHICLES

Real Time Urban Acoustics Using Commercial Technologies

SAMPLING-BASED RBDO USING STOCHASTIC SENSITIVITY AND DYNAMIC KRIGING FOR BROADER ARMY APPLICATIONS

SCALABLE POWER-COMPONENT MODELS FOR CONCEPT TESTING

Sensitivity Studies on Particle Emissions and Transport Around a Moving Vehicle

System Integration Lessons Learned: Results of Soldier Testing Trials on Integrated Survivability Demonstrator Vehicle

TACTILE TERRAIN PREDICTION FOR AUTONOMOUS AND TELE-OPERATED GROUND VEHICLES

UTILIZING SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY FOR IMPROVING OCCUPANT SURVIVABILITY FOR A VEHICLE SUBJECTED TO LOADS FROM EXPLOSIONS

2010

A Framework for Modeling and Simulation of Tracked Vehicles of High Mobility

A HYBRID IMPULSIVE SCHEME FOR FASTER THAN REAL-TIME VEHICLE LOADS PREDICTION

A METHODOLOGY TO PREDICT TRANSIENT ENGINE COMPARTMENT AIR TEMPERATURE FOLLOWING ENGINE SHUT DOWN

A PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF TRACKED VEHICLE DYNAMOMETER SYSTEMS FOR MOBILITY LOAD EMULATION OF A COMBAT HYBRID ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM

A STATISTICS-BASED DAMAGE MODEL THAT ACCOUNTS FOR SCALE EFFECTS

ADVANCED FUNCTIONALLY GRADED PLATE-TYPE STRUCTURES IMPACTED BY BLAST LOADING

ADVANCING THE BEHAVIOR MODELING AND VISUALIZATION OF ENTITIES IN THE GROUND VEHICLE SIMULATION LABORATORY

AN INTEGRATED ROLLOVER MITIGATION STRATEGY FOR MILITARY TRUCKS

AN ULTRASONIC GUIDED WAVE TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPROACH FOR CHARACTERIZING BALLISTIC DAMAGE IN COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF A NONLINEAR ACTIVE SUSPENSION SYSTEM INCORPORATING A NEGATIVE STIFFNESS SPRING

Analysis Comparison between CFD and FEA of an Idealized Concept V- Hull Floor Configuration in Two Dimensions

ANALYSIS OF GROUND VEHICLE GUN MOUNT LOADS AND STRESS DURING GUN FIRE IMPULSE USING A SYSTEM MODEL WITH FLEXIBLE BODIES

ANALYSIS OF SOLDIER EFFECTIVENESS IN A MINE RESISTANT AMBUSH PROTECTED GROUND VEHICLE

Application of An Integrated HPC Reliability Prediction Framework to HMWWV Suspension System

Coupled CFD-Thermal Analysis

Crew Centric Design Methodology Delivers Combat Performance

CROSS-DOMAIN OPTIMIZATION OF MOTORSPORTS TECHNOLOGIES IN MILITARY DESIGN

Development and Integration of a Soil-Tire Model for LAV-Terrain Systems

Durability Analysis for Off-Road Vehicle Stowage Systems

FUNCTIONALLY-GRADED NPR (NEGATIVE POISSON’S RATIO) MATERIAL FOR A BLAST-PROTECTIVE DEFLECTOR

How to Deal with Fuel Found in Theater: CYPRESS-Cylinder Pressure Based Combustion Control for Consistent Performance with Varying Fuel Properties and Types

HUMAN DIMENSION CHALLENGES TO THE MAINTENANCE OF LOCAL AREA AWARENESS USING A 360° INDIRECT VISION SYSTEM

INFLUENCE OF SHOCK ABSORBER MODEL FIDELITY ON THE PREDICTION OF VEHICLE HALF ROUND PERFORMANCE

INVESTIGATION OF THE DURABILITY TRANSFER CONCEPT FOR VEHICLE PROGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS

KINEMATIC ANALYSIS FOR AUTOMATIC PLOWING DEPTH CONTROL OF A MINE CLEARING COMBAT VEHICLE

MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR AND FATIGUE STUDIES OF RUBBER COMPONENTS USED IN TRACKED VEHICLES

MULTI-RESOLUTION RAPID PROTOTYPING OF VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEMS

Multi-physics Approach in Sub-System Modeling & Simulation (M&S) For a Gun Turret Drive Weapon System

NEW INTEGRATED TESTING SYSTEM FOR THE VALIDATION OF VEHICLESNOW INTERACTION MODELS

NO HATCHES ON HORSES: CREATING ACCURATE ENCUMBERED DIGITAL HUMAN MODELS TO ASSESS OPERATOR OR PASSENGER SPACE REQUIREMENTS

NOVEL HPC CONSIDERATIONS FOR ADVANCED CFD

ON THE USE OF PHYSICS BASED MODELS IN HARDWARE DESIGN AND CONTROL

PREDICTING THE LIFE OF MILITARY VEHICLE COMPONENTS IN THE PRESENCE OF DEFECTS

ROBUST TRIGGERING OF MULTIPLE SUBSYSTEMS FOR A TERRAIN MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

SIMULATION OF VARIOUS ON-BOARD VEHICLE POWER GENERATION ARCHITECTURES FOR STATIONARY APPLICATIONS

SIMULTANEOUS TOPOGRAPHY OPTIMIZATION OF A VEHICLE HULL AND TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION OF THE ASSEMBLY INTERFACE FOR BLAST MITIGATION

SURVIVABILITY ENHANCED RUN-FLAT VARIABLE FOOTPRINT TIRES

The Mission-Based Scenario: Rationale and Concepts to Enhance S&T Research Design

THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION FOR HEAVY HYBRID ELECTRIC MILITARY VEHICLES

UPDATED PHYSICS-BASED SIMULATION MODEL CORRELATION OF A CANNON CONCEPT TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATOR WITH UNSTABILIZED TEST FIRING

VEHICLE DYNAMIC MODELING & SIMULATION: COMPARING A FINITEELEMENT SOLUTION TO A MULTI-BODY DYNAMIC SOLUTION

VIRTUAL INTERFACE WITH GUARDED TELEOPERATION CONTROL OF MULTIPLE HETEROGENEOUS ROBOTS

2009

A COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION LAB FOR ENGINEERING LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT

A MODULAR MODEL ARCHITECTURE IN MODELICA FOR RAPID VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING OF CONVENTIONAL AND HYBRID GROUND VEHICLES

A Reconfigurable Vehicle Powertrain HIL Testing Facility

A ROBUST DURABILITY PROCESS FOR MILITARY GROUND VEHICLES

AN INTEGRATED HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING RELIABILITY PREDICTION FRAMEWORK FOR GROUND VEHICLE DESIGN EVALUATION

Analysis of Spinal Compression and Energy-Absorbing Seats in Blast Environments

A MODULAR MODEL ARCHITECTURE IN MODELICA FOR RAPID VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING OF CONVENTIONAL AND HYBRID GROUND VEHICLES

DEVELOPMENT OF A VALIDATED THERMAL MODEL OF AC PERFORMANCE IN A PROTECTED COMBAT GROUND VEHICLE

ENGINE, BATTERY AND VEHICLE SIMULATION STRATEGIES FOR TRANSMISSION TESTING

FMTV TRANSMISSION FUEL ECONOMY STUDY: EVALUATION OF AMT PERFORMANCE USING EXPERIMENTAL AND ANALYTICAL METHODS

Fuel Economy and Mobility of Multi-Wheel Drive Vehicles: Modeling and Optimization Technology

IMPACT OF LOADING DISTRIBUTION OF ABRAMS SUSPENSION ON TRACK PERFORMANCE AND DURABILITY

INVESTIGATION OF CONTROL ALGORITHMS FOR TRACKED VEHICLE MOBILITY LOAD EMULATION FOR A COMBAT HYBRID ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM

ON THE RELIABILITY AND COMPLEXITY OF UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE NETWORK

SIMULATION BASED DESIGN FOR ACTIVELY CONTROLLED SUSPENSION SYSTEMS

STRUCTURAL TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION FOR BLAST MITIGATION USING HYBRID CELLULAR AUTOMATA

SYSTEM DESIGN OF A VEHICLE STRUCTURE BY A NETWORK OF OPTIMIZATIONS

THE ARMY’S NEED FOR COGNITIVE ENGINEERING

THE UTILITY OF RIDE MOTION SIMULATION IN A NEUROERGONOMIC APPROACH TO SYSTEMS DESIGN

TIME DEPENDENT SIMULATION METHODS FOR VEHICLE THERMAL MANAGEMENT

UNDERSTANDING SOLDIER TASKS FOR EFFECTIVE SIMULATION

VEHICLE PROGNOSTICS: UNDERSTANDING USAGE SEVERITY AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE ACCUMULATION FOR A COMBAT VEHICLE SUSPENSION COMPONENT

ASSESSMENT OF A BAYESIAN MODEL AND TEST VALIDATION METHOD

Power & Energy (PE)

2010

A Modern Diesel Engine Concept for Military Application

A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING APPROACH TO COMPACT AUXILIARY POWER UNITS FOR MILITARY APPLICATIONS

ACHIEVING 44% THERMAL EFFICIENCY in TODAY’S ENGINES “More for Less”

ARL 400 Amp Silicon Carbide Power Module

Automotive Grade Nanophosphate Cells, Modules and Pack Evaluation

BRAKE THERMAL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS OF A COMMERCIALLY BASED DIESEL ENGINE MODIFIED FOR OPERATION ON JP 8 FUEL

DEVELOPMENT OF HEAT PIPE LOOP TECHNOLOGY FOR MILITARY VEHICLE ELECTRONICS COOLING

Diverging Requirements: Solving Future Challenges for COTS Engine Conversion from USEPA 2010 to Military Specification

FUEL CELLS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN TODAY’S BATTLEFIELD: LEVERAGING THEIR ADVANTAGES AND MINIMIZING THEIR SHORTCOMINGS

High-Power Large Format Lithium Ion Batteries

How Hybrids Fit in Today’s Fight: Hybridization of Military Vehicles for Silent Operation and Improved Efficiency

IMPROVEMENTS TO VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM USING ROAD DATA

METALLIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR AFFORDABLE & RELIABLE THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF HIGH POWER DEVICES

Nickel-Zinc Large Format Batteries for Military Ground Vehicles

Regenerative, Semi-active Shock Absorber Technology “GenShock®” for Improved Ride Handling and Fuel Economy on Combat and Tactical Vehicles

RELIABILITY OF POWERTRAIN COMPONENTS EXPOSED TO EXTREME TRIBOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS

REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRONIC COOLING TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATION GUIDE

SILICON CARBIDE FOR NEXT GENERATION VEHICULAR POWER CONVERTERS

SOLID STATE POWER CONTROLLERS PROVIDE IMPROVED PERFORMANCE FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION

2009

ADVANCED LIGHTWEIGHT TURBOCHARGED 2-STROKE MULTI-FUEL VARIABLE VALVE TIMING AND VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO MILITARY ENGINE

Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) for Military Vehicles

Challenges in Adapting State-of-the-Art On-Highway Diesel Engine Technologies To Meet Military Specifications

Compact Reliable Robust (CORE) Power System for Auxiliary Power Applications

DEVELOPING A METHODOLOGY FOR THE EVALUATION OF MILITARY HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

DEVELOPMENT OF A LIGHTWEIGHT, MULTI FUEL-CAPABLE, 30-kWe APU FOR NON-PRIMARY POWER

Exploring Cognitive Knowledge for Intelligent Vehicle Power Management in Military Mission Scenarios

IMPACT OF FRICTION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES ON FUEL ECONOMY FOR GROUND VEHICLES

LARGE FORMAT LITHIUM ION BATTERY MANUFACTURING

Power Management – An Integrated Approach

Robust Control Architecture for a Reformer Based PEM APU System

System Considerations in the Operation and Control of an Integrated / Starter Generator

Power and Mobility (P&M)

2023

ELECTRIFICATION OF MEDIUM SIZE TRACKED VEHICLE – HYDRAULIC VS ELECTRIC DESIGN AND INTEGRATION

MODIFYING MILITARY TIRES FOR IMPROVED WINTER TRACTION

Do we need to revisit the methods used to measure and understand noise and vibration on military tracked vehicles

EXPLORATION OF OIL FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER PHENOMENON FOR GALLERY-COOLED DIESEL ENGINE PISTONS

A MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL-BASED OPERATION OF VEHICLE-BORNE MICROGRID CONSIDERING BATTERY DEGRADATION

High-Power, Low Temperature Li-Metal Battery Cell for Military Vehicle Applications

Robust, Versatile and Safe Lithium-Ion Batteries for Military Vehicle Applications

SOME INSIGHTS IN FAST CHARGE METHODS FOR NCA CELLS

Transient Torque Response of Tracked Vehicle Suspension Rotary Dampers

2022

A Modeling Methodology for the Analysis of Abradable Powder Piston Skirt Coatings

ADVANCED COMBAT TRANSMISSIONS - THE SAPA ACT1000, ACT850 & ACT1075

Advanced Nonflammable Battery

DEVELOPMENT OF A MODULAR AND SCALABLE HYBRID ELECTRIC CROSS DRIVE TRANSMISSION

DRIVE CYCLE MODELING OF SERIES AND PARALLEL HYBRID ARCHITECTURES FOR THE BRADLEY FIGHTING VEHICLE

JP-8 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle

Model-Based Optimization of Hydrogen Storage for Military Ground Vehicle Applications

NMP−free Lithium Ion for Sustainable Manufacturing in Silent-Watch Applications

PUSHING THE LIMITS WITH A FULLY GEARED, HIGH EFFICIENCY 1000HP TRANSMISSION FOR TRACKED VEHICLES

Selection of the Cell and Cooling Method for the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Common Battery

2021

MODEL-BASED ASSESSMENT OF FUEL ECONOMY AND PERFORMANCE OF A SWITCHABLE P2/P3 HYBRID POWERTRAIN FOR HEAVY TRUCK

SIMULATION STUDY OF LIGHT-WEIGHTING EFFECTS ON RIDE QUALITY AND MOBILITY

HOLLOW ROADWHEEL DESIGN TO INCREASE PERFORMANCE AND REDUCE WEIGHT

TERRAMECHANICS IMPACT OF THE WHEEL NORMAL REACTION ON MOBILITY AND STEERABILITY MARGINS

Improving Winter Traction for Vehicles in Northern Operations

USING RUT DEPTH SENSING TO CALCULATE SOIL STRENGTH FOR COMPARING ACCURACY TO GEOWATCH AND PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS

Leveraging COTS technologies to accelerate DODs Capabilities with Large Capacity Battery Standardization

SOH-based Battery Reconfiguration for Improved Energy Efficiency and Mission Extension of Battery Systems

SiC POWER CONVERTERS FOR MILITARY MOBILE HYBRID POWER SYSTEMS

2019

A FAST AND SAFE QUASI-OPTIMAL CHARGING STRATEGY FOR LI-ION BATTERIES

ACCELERATED DEGRADATION OF LI-ION BATTERIES FOR HIGH RATE DISCHARGE APPLICATIONS

ADVANCED SIMULATIONS FOR MOBILITY PREDICTIONS IN VARIABLE TERRAIN PROFILES

THE DATA USED IN THE NEXT GENERATION NATO REFERENCE MOBILITY MODEL COOPERATIVE DEMONSTRATION OF TECHNOLOGY

AN OVERVIEW OF THE NEXT-GENERATION NATO REFERENCE MOBILITY MODEL (NG-NRMM) COOPERATIVE DEMONSTRATION OF TECHNOLOGY (CDT)

COMBUSTION STRATEGIES FOR LOW-CETANE FUELS

COMPOSITE RUBBER TRACK (CRT) FOR ROBOTIC & AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS (RAS)

NOVEL METAL-FOAM FLOW FIELDS FOR PEM FUEL CELLS WITH ENHANCED PERFORMANCE

ADVANCED COMBAT ENGINE MILITARIZATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION STUDY

OPERATIONAL READINESS IMPROVEMENT THROUGH PLATFORM ELECTRIFICATION

SILICON CARBIDE HIGH TEMPERATURE AND HIGH POWER DENSITY INVERTER DESIGN

FUNDAMENTAL STUDY ON THE SUPPRESSION OF DENDRITE GROWTH IN LITHIUM-METAL BATTERIES VIA CARBON NANORIBBONS THROUGH IN-SITU OPTICAL MISCROSCOPY

TITANIUM ROAD WHEELS: A COST-EFFECTIVE LOW-RISK ALTERNATIVE FOR LEGACY AND NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLES

2018

3D Printed Piston for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines

A CHEMISTRY-AGNOSTIC BATTERY MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE PARALLEL INTERMIXING OF LITHIUM-ION 6T BATTERY PACKS

A Demonstration of Noise and Vibration Reduction Techniques For Zero Rare-Earth Magnet Integrated Starter-Generators Used In Military Vehicle Applications

AUTOMATED OPTIMIZATION OF PHYSICS-BASED SENSOR MODELS FOR EMBEDDED CONTROL SYSTEMS

COMPACT, LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH EFFICIENCY ROTARY ENGINE FOR GENERATOR, APU, AND RANGE-EXTENDED ELECTRIC VEHICLES

COMPOSITE RUBBER TRACK TRIAL RESULTS FOR WARRIOR IFV

DESIGN FOR A DUAL PURPOSE LIQUID LEVEL SENSOR

DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFICIENT, LEAK PROOF PLENUM SEAL FOR THE M1 ABRAMS ENGINE INLET

Development of a Laboratory Based Test Methodology to Identify Axle Lubricants with Limited Slip Capability

Development of a Non-Catalytic JP-8 Reformer

Improving Military Ground Vehicle Fuel Efficiency through the Identification of More Fuel Efficient Gear Oils (FEGOs) – Development of a Stationary Axle Efficiency Test Stand and Test Procedure

Rapid Production of Hydrogen-Rich Syngas Using a Non-Thermal Plasma Fuel Reformer

Saft’s Xcelion 6T 28V Lithium Ion Batteries

STRYKER VEHICLE ADVANCED PROPULSION WITH ONBOARD POWER

VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT OIL PUMP IMPROVES TRACKED VEHICLE TRANSMISSION EFFICIENCY

2017

24V LI-ION 6T BATTERY TO MEET TODAYS POWER AND ENERGY GOALS

A SWISS ROLL STYLE COMBUSTION REACTOR FOR NON-CATALYTIC REFORMING OF JP-8

ADVANCED MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION FOR VIRTUAL CALIBRATION OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

CAM-7®/LTO Lithium-Ion Cells for Logistically Robust 6T Vehicle Batteries

DESIGN OVERVIEW OF THE R350C ROTARY DIESEL ENGINE SERIES

KER-TRAIN HIGH EFFICIENCY DRIVE-BY-WIRE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS

NEXT-GENERATION IN-WHEEL ELECTRIC HUB DRIVES

Noise and Vibration Analysis of Zero Rare-Earth Magnet Integrated Starter-Generator for Military Vehicle Applications

SAFER LI-ION BATTERIES THROUGH BETTER THERMAL MANAGEMENT

Saft’s Xcelion 6T® 28V Lithium Ion Battery for Military Vehicles

SILICONE BRAKE FLUID COMPATIBILITY WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING FUTURE MILITARY BRAKE FLUID REQUIREMENTS

US ARMY COMMON POWERTRAIN CONTROLLER DEVELOPMENT FOR AVDS EFI ENGINE APPLICATION IN M88 VEHICLE

2016

ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF PROVIDING MOBILITY AND MANEUVERABILITY FOR TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES

Advanced High-Performance 4-Stroke (HP4S) Engine for Military Applications

Developing a brake based stability control system to satisfy military and federal safety requirements for wheeled, light tactical vehicles

DEVELOPMENT OF A SUPER COMPACT, HIGH EFFICIENCY, 32-SPEED TRANSMISSION FOR TRACKED VEHICLES

EFFICIENT PTO FAN DRIVE SYSTEM

ENABLING ELECTRIFIED DIESEL ENGINE-POWERED AND VEHICLE-SUPPORTED MICROGRIDS

HIGH POWER SUPERCAPACITORS FOR HYBRID ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR SOLDIERS AND VEHICLES

INCREASING POWER DENSITY BY ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, MATERIALS, AND SURFACE TREATMENTS

POWER CAPABILITY AND PROGNOSIS SIMULATION FOR BB-2590 LITHIUM ION BATTERIES ON SMALL UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLES BY SEMI-EMPIRICAL MODEL

Single Crankshaft Opposed Piston Heat Rejection Measurement and Simulation on High Power Density Engines for Future Ground Combat Vehicle Power Pack Configurations

SOUCY COMPOSITE RUBBER TRACK TECHNOLOGY

TACTICAL VEHICLE TO GRID AND VEHICLE TO VEHICLE DEMONSTRATION

2015

A PASSIVE SOLUTION FOR TRANSIENT HEAT LOAD ISSUES USING PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS

Assessing the Commercialization Status of the U.S. Department of Energy "SuperTruck" Technologies and their Applicability in Tactical Wheeled Vehicles

CREATING OPTIMIZED POWERTRAINS FOR THE WARFIGHTER

FUEL COMPENSATION SOLUTION FOR A MULTI-FUEL CAPABLE DIESEL ENGINE

Fuel Efficient Demonstrator (FED) Bravo, Technology in Motion

INLINE STARTER GENERATORS (ISG) AND IMPROVED MOTOR COMPONENTS FOR ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY AND HYBRID DRIVES IN VEHICLES

INTEGRATED CONTROL OF ACTIVE CHASSIS SYSTEMS FOR MILITARY VEHICLE APPLICATIONS

SCALABILITY AND MODULARITY FOR CROSS DRIVE TRANSMISSIONS ACROSS A FAMILY OF ADVANCED COMBAT VEHICLE WEIGHT CLASSES

STUDY OF THE STRYKER VEHICLE WITH APOP (ADVANCED PROPULSION WITH ON-BOARD POWER) USING MODELING AND SIMULATION TOOLS

TACTICAL VEHICLE TO GRID (V2G) AND VEHICLE TO VEHICLE (V2V) DEMONSTRATION

2014

ACTIVE EXHAUST SILENCING SYSTEM FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF AUXILARY POWER UNIT SOUND SIGNATURES

COMMON BORE ENGINE PHILOSOPHY FOR FUTURE POWER-PACK CONFIGURATIONS

Consistent Performance With Fuel Found in Theater: Real-Time Fuel Adaptation With Cylinder Pressure Based Combustion Control

COOLING CONCEPTS FOR A FAMILY OF SMALL, HEAVY-FUEL ROTARY ENGINES FOR USE IN AUXILIARY POWER UNITS

IN-LINE FUEL SULFUR ANALYZER FOR IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF DESULFURIZERS FOR FUEL CELL AUXILIARY POWER

INTEGRATED POWER GENERATION FOR DIRECTED ENERGY APPLICATIONS

LITHIUM-ION 6T BATTERY TECHNOLOGY- FIELD TESTING IN COMMERCIAL TRUCKS

MODELING, VALIDATION AND ANALYSIS OF HMMWV XM1124 HYBRID POWERTRAIN

MODULAR EXHAUST DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES FOR LOW COST MID VOLUME RAPID BUILD TO ORDER SYSTEMS

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS FOR MAN-TRANSPORTABLE UNMANNED VEHICLES

SUPER EFFICIENT POWERSHIFT AND HIGH RATIO SPREAD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR THE FUTURE MILITARY VEHICLES

The Business Case for Model-Based Software Development

Value Proposition of Lithium Ion versus Pb-Acid for Military Vehicles

2013

A FAULT-TOLERANT HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWERTRAIN

A FUEL FLEXIBLE REFORMING SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE SCALE SOFC

A NEW TECHNIQUE TO ENABLE DIESEL ENGINES TO AUTONOMOUSLY OPERATE ON DIFFERENT MILITARY FUELS

AVL AUXILIARY POWER UNIT – JP-8 COMBUSTION PERFORMANCE

DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF HYBRID-ELECTRIC SNOWMOBILE FOR REDUCED NOISE APPLICATIONS

GLOBAL STRATEGIES FOR OPTIMIZING THE RELIABILITY AND PERFORMANCE OF U.S. ARMY MOBILE POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS

High efficiency variable speed versatile power air conditioning system for military vehicles

HIGH VOLTAGE vs. LOW VOLTAGE: POTENTIAL IN MILITARY SYSTEMS

PACK LEVEL PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR A UNIVERSAL LITHIUM-BASED BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

RESERVE STATE OF HEALTH (RSOH) IMPLICATIONS OF LEAD ACID BATTERY OVER-DISCHARGE

SPRAY & LIQUID LENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF TETRADECANE AS A SURROGATE IN COMPARISON TO JP-8

ZERO RARE-EARTH MAGNET INTEGRATED STARTER-GENERATOR DEVELOPMENT FOR MILITARY VEHICLE APPLICATIONS

2012

A HIGH POWER SOLID STATE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR MILITARY HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE APPLICATIONS

AN EFFICIENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY, UNIQUE POWER SPLIT & ENERGY DISTRIBUTION, BASED ON CALCULATED VEHICLE ROAD LOADS

AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION TO IMPROVE LEAD ACID BATTERY RECHARGING ALGORITHMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

AUTONOMOUS MOBILE POWER BLOCKS FOR PREPOSITIONED POWER CONVERSION AND DISTRIBUTION

CAM-7/LTO LITHIUM-ION CELLS FOR BATTERIES WITH HIGH CHARGE/DISCHARGE PERFORMANCE AT EXTREME LOW TEMPERATURE

EVALUATING VOLTAGE REGULATION COMPLIANCE OF MIL-PRF-GCS600A(ARMY) FOR VEHICLE ON-BOARD GENERATORS AND ASSESSING OVERALL VEHICLE BUS COMPLIANCE

Fuel-Flexible Fuel Cell Systems for Military Power Generator

HOW TO DEAL WITH FUEL FOUND IN THEATER: AVL CYPRESS - CYLINDER PRESSURE BASED COMBUSTION CONTROL FOR CONSISTENT PERFORMANCE WITH VARYING FUEL PROPERTIES

IMPROVED ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENCY UTILIZING A SUPERTURBOCHARGER

Low Temperature Operation of Lithium Start Batteries

MODERNIZING THE OPPOSED-PISTON ENGINE FOR MORE EFFICIENT MILITARY GROUND VEHICLE APPLICATIONS

POWERTRAIN EMBEDDED DIAGNOSTIC AND PREDICTIVE CAPABILITY FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION

Quantitative Analysis of a Hybrid Electric HMMWV for Fuel Economy Improvement

SUSPENSION PARAMETER MEASUREMENTS OF WHEELED MILITARY VEHICLES

2011

ACTIVE VEHICLE STABILIZATION FOR RECONNAISSANCE AND COMMAND CONTROL ON THE MOVE

AN ADVANCED BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES

APPLICATION OF PHYSICS-BASED MODELS TO PREDICT REAL-LIFE DUTY CYCLE PERFORMANCE AND FUEL SAVINGS OF HYBRID ELECTRIC DRIVE ARCHITECTURES

AUTOIGNITION CHARACTERISTICS OF LOW CETANE NUMBER JP-8 AND APPROACHES FOR IMPROVED OPERATION IN MILITARY DIESEL ENGINES

CONTROLLED VELOCITY ACCESSORY DRIVES – SOLVING THE POWER-AT-IDLE CHALLENGE

DEVELOPMENT OF 5–10 KW JP-8 FUELED SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AUXILIARY POWER UNITS FOR ARMY VEHICLE APPLICATIONS

DEVELOPMENT OF ACCELERATED DURABILITY PROTOCOLS FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEMS

EFFICIENT PTO DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Electrode material enhancements for lead-acid batteries

Evaluation of Single Common Powertrain Lubricant (SCPL) Candidates for Fuel Consumption Benefits in Military Equipment

FUEL CONSUMPTION TEST PROCEDURES FOR MILITARY WHEELED HYBRID VEHICLES

HIGH TEMPERATURE (250 °C) SIC POWER MODULE FOR MILITARY HYBRID ELECTRICAL VEHICLE APPLICATIONS

HIGH TEMPERATURE POWER CONVERTERS FOR MILITARY HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES

HIGH TEMPERATURE SILICON CARBIDE (SiC) TRACTION MOTOR DRIVE

IMPROVED ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENCY UTILIZING A SUPERTURBOCHARGER

INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY INTO A SCHEME OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM EVALUATION METRICS FOR MILITARY VEHICLES

LARGE FORMAT LI ION REPLACEMENT PACKS FOR LEAD ACID APPLICATIONS

LIGHT TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES - A FUEL EFFICIENT SOULTION ENABLED BY BOOSTED DOWN SIZED ENGINES MANAGED WITH OPEN CONTROL SYSTEMS

LITHIUM ION VEHICLE START BATTERIES – POWER FOR THE FUTURE

MILITARY FUEL AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL EFFECTS ON A MODERN DIESEL ENGINE EMPLOYING A FUEL-LUBRICATED HIGH PRESSURE COMMON RAIL FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

SIMULATION OF A HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM WITH A FLYWHEEL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM IN AN ARMY TACTICAL VEHICLE

Tailoring of Acoustic, Smoke and Thermal Signatures from Diesel-Powered Unmanned Ground Vehicles

TESTING OF NANOPHOSPHATE™ PRISMATIC BATTERY CELLS IN THE XM1124 HYBRID ELECTRIC HMMWV

THE CHALLENGES OF COMPARING PROPULSION COOLING CFD STUDIES TO TEST CHAMBER AND ON-ROAD PERFORMANCE

Ultra-High Power Density Hybrid Power Systems and APUs

UPGRADED SUSPENSIONS SYSTEMS IMPROVE MOBILITY AND SURVIVABILITY OF GROUND VEHICLES

Vaporizable Dielectric Fluid Cooling for Military Ground Vehicle Hybrid Powertrains and Energy Storage

WHEEL SLIP AND ENGINE TORQUE PULSE SIMULATION FOR TRANSMISSION-IN-THE-LOOP EXPERIMENTATION

Systems Engineering (SE)

2019

AUTOMATING THE VISUAL NARRATIVE: DYNAMIC ADORNMENTS AND LEGENDS

CAPABILITIES BASED TESTING OF DEFENSE MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS

CONCEPTS FOR MANNED UNMANNED TEAMING BEHAVIORS IN MODEL BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

NEW DESIGN FOR RELIABILITY (DfR) NEEDS AND STRATEGIES FOR EMERGING AUTONOMOUS GROUND VEHICLES

M&S AS THE KEY ENABLER FOR AUTONOMY DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION AND TESTING

Acquiring Capabilities Within a Prototype Warfare Mindset

Reliability Simulations for Electronic Assemblies: Virtual Qualification, Reliability Assurance, Maintenance Scheduling and Obsolescence Mitigation

ADVANCING SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS ANALYSIS TOOLSET (SoSAT) AND THE FULLY BURDENED COST TOOL (FBCT) TO JOINTLY ASSESS OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE, SUSTAINMENT, COST, AND OPERATIONAL ENERGY

UNDERSTANDING THE SUPPLY CHAIN ENVIRONMENT AND BEST PRACTICES FOR MANAGING RISKS IN TODAY’S COMPLEX ECONOMY

TESTING IN A COMPLEX WORLD

USE OF ADVANCED MODELING AND SIMULATION TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND ACCELERATE ACQUISITION OF ARMY VEHICLE SYSTEMS

UTILIZING A STRUCTURED DECISION PROCESS FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT SOURCE SELECTIONS: CASE OF A COMBAT VEHICLE ENGINE

2018

DESIGN FOR SUPPORTABILITY AS A MEANS OF REDUCING TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION RISK

Digital Engineering Model Maturity

DRIVING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TRANSFORMATION

EFFECTIVE MODELING AND SIMULATION OF INCREASED COMPLEXITY IN COMBAT SYSTEM DESIGN

Expedient Prototyping Modeling and Design for Military Vehicles with Evolving Requirements & Developing Interface Control Documents with Specifications for Competing Military Hardware

IMPLEMENTING AUGMENTED INTELLIGENCE IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

IMPLEMENTING RISK MANAGEMENT IN YOUR ORGANIZATION: WHAT TO CONSIDER

INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR DATA-CENTRIC, CAPABILITY FOCUSED APPROACH TO FACILITATE THE ARCHITECTURE, MODELING, AND INTEROPERABILITY OF CHALLENGING SYSTEM-OF-SYSTEMS, (SoS)

Mission Engineering and Prototype Warfare: Operationalizing Technology Faster to Stay Ahead of the Threat

OPTIMIZING BASE CAMP RESOURCE EFFICIENCY THROUGH SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

SET-BASED DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION.... CAN THEY LIVE TOGETHER AND MAKE BETTER TRADE SPACE DECISIONS?

SIMPLIFIED APPROACH ON DEVELOPING PREVENTIVE AND CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE STRATEGY

Smart Model Based Systems Engineering

The NeMO Orbiter: A Demonstration Hypermodel

2017

ASSESSING THE TRADEOFF BETWEEN COST AND AVAILABILITY USING SIMULATION

BRIDGING THE GAP: OPERATIONAL UTILITY IN S&T TO IMPROVE TECHNOLOGY TRANSISTION

ENDGAME SIMULATION USING AN ALL-INCLUSIVE, ULTRA-FAST VULNERABILITY AND LETHALITY CODE

HOW RIDE SHARING AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES IMPACT CUSTOMER USAGE AND RELIABILITY

SHAPING DEPOT MAINTENANCE STRATEGY WITH PREDICTIVE MODELING

SYSTEM INTEGRATION OF ADAPTIVE RESILIENCE IN REACTIVE ARMOR SYSTEMS

TRANSITIONING PROJECTS TO A MODEL-BASED APPROACH

UTILIZATION OF MODEL-BASED APPROACHES IN CONDITION BASED MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS

UTILIZING BAYESIAN NETWORKS TO DEVELOP REAL TIME PROGNOSTIC MODELS FOR GROUND VEHICLES

Modeling Craftsmanship: Identifying and Growing Talent

2016

AN APPROACH TO OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS: DOCTRINAL TASK DECOMPOSITION

Application of Model-Based Systems Engineering to VICTORY-Enable Tactical Radios

APPLIED SIX SIGMA IMPROVEMENTS IN SE INTERFACE WITH PROJECT MANAGEMENT – BOTH SCIENCE & ART

Automotive Lightweighting Methodology Adapted and Applied to Ground Combat & Tactical Vehicle Systems

BOXARR: THE DIGITAL THREAD OF INTER-DEPENDENCY MANAGEMENT FOR HIGHLY COMPLEX SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

BRIDGING RELIABILITY ENGINEERING AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Considerations for the Development of a Pragmatic Systems Engineering Process

CREATION OF THE DRIVER FIXED HEEL POINT (FHP) CAD ACCOMMODATION MODEL FOR MILITARY GROUND VEHICLE DESIGN

EVOLVING PRODUCT SUPPORT WITH PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS

Making SoS Smarter – MBSE Driven IoT

Modeling the Evolution of a System Over Time

ROAD WHEEL READINESS EXPERIMENT

The Impact of Enterprise Architecture Strategy on Realizing End-to-End Condition Based Maintenance-Plus

THE RDECOM INTEGRATED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING FRAMEWORK (ISEF) AND ITS USE IN SUPPORT OF THE COMBAT VEHICLE PROTOTYPE (CVP)

THE WHOLE SYSTEM TRADES ANALYSIS TOOL FOR AUTONOMOUS GROUND SYSTEMS

2015

3D-PRINTING IMPACTS ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IN DEFENSE INDUSTRY

AN INTEGRATIVE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MODEL FOR PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Developing Requirements and Performing Early Workspace Analysis of Army Systems and Platforms

Integrating P-Diagrams into Specifications

MARVEL – A Modular Vehicle Fleet Simulation Tool

Re-Uniting Decision Analysis with Systems Engineering: Explicating System Value through First Principles

The Linkage Between States & Modes and Performance Requirements

THE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING THREAD: FROM CDD TO TRANSITION

THE UNITED FEDERATION OF MODELS: MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AT ITS BEST

Understanding Systems through Graph Theory and Dynamic Visualization

Using Model-based Product Line Engineering for Decision Making and to Guide Product Development

USING PUBLIC COMPETITIONS TO HELP DESIGN MILITARY GROUND VEHICLES: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE DARPA FANG PROGRAM

2014

A Comparative Analysis of Aviation and Ground Vehicle Software Development Standards

A COUPLED MODEL BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING APPROACH TO DEFINE AFFORDABLE REQUIREMENTS

Creating Innovation within a Structured Systems Engineering Framework

Foundational Critical Principles Advancing Systems Engineering

MODEL BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING USING VALIDATED EXECUTABLE SPECIFICATIONS AS AN ENABLER FOR COST AND RISK REDUCTION

MODEL-BASED PRODUCT LINE ENGINEERING – ENABLING PRODUCT FAMILIES WITH VARIANTS

Pattern Based Systems Engineering – Leveraging Model Based Systems Engineering for Cyber-Physical Systems

PROPER USE OF OPEN STANDARDS FOR COMMONALITY AND COMPETITION

RISK LEADING INDICATORS FOR DOD ACQUISITION PROGRAMS

THE RDECOM INTEGRATED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING FRAMEWORK (ISEF)

Whole Systems Trade Analysis

2013

ACHIEVING BALANCED SYSTEMS THROUGH STRUCTURED DECISIONS

APPLICATION OF INTEGRATION READINESS LEVEL IN ASSESSING TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION RISKS IN A DOD ACQUISITION PROGRAM

APPLICATIONS OF MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING METHODS TO VEHICLE AND SUBSYSTEM DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION

Cyber Security: An Evolving Systems Engineering Requirement

DFR - Moving from 4 Traditional to 33 Innovative Ways to Improve Reliability

New DFR Method Captures All Critical Failure Modes into FMEA in Half the Time

REDUCE PROJECT SCHEDULES AND INCREASE QUALITY USING MODEL DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT FOR DESIGN, VERIFICATION AND TEST

Sigma Value, Enabling Workforce in Systems Engineering Thinking

TAILORING OF FAILURE MODE AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS (FMEA) TO DOD SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS AS AN EFFECTIVE RISK IDENTIFICATION AND PRIORITIZATION TOOL

THE TARDEC ADVANCED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CAPABILITY (ASEC) FRAMEWORK

The Ultra Survey Mission: Crafting A Systems Architecture Design Project

2012

Bridging the Gap - Applying Performance Driven Aviation Technologies in Cost Driven Ground Platforms

Challenges Faced By System Integrators: From a System Simulation Approach

CHALLENGES WITH SPECIFICATION DEVELOPMENT OF LEAD ACID REPLACEMENT BATTERIES

CROWDSOURCING: A PRIMER AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

TECHNICAL RISK ASSESSMENT: INCREASING THE VALUE OF TECHNOLOGY READINESS ASSESSMENT (TRA)

THE ARCHITECTURE-BASED TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION AND CAPABILITY TRADEOFF METHOD FORMULATION AND INITIAL APPLICATION

THE TARDEC ADVANCED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CAPABILITY (ASEC)

Value Engineering: A Comparison of Government and Automotive Application Techniques

2011

ACCELERATING PROGRAM DELIVERY THROUGH OPTIMIZATION

GROUND VEHICLE SAFETY OPTIMIZATION CONSIDERING BLASTWORTHINESS AND THE RISKS OF HIGH WEIGHT AND FUEL CONSUMPTION

Hierarchical Platforms-Based Design of Ground Vehicles

IDENTIFYING THE COMPONENT AND ARCHITECTURAL DRIVERS OF COST IN MILITARY SYSTEMS

Integrating Life-Cycle Planning Considerations into Design through the Innovation Based Design Process

LESSONS LEARNED IN PERFORMING TECHNOLOGY READINESS ASSESSMENT (TRA) FOR THE MILESTONE (MS) B REVIEW OF AN ACQUISITION CATEGORY (ACAT)1D VEHICLE PROGRAM

PRODUCIBILITY AND CONFIDENCE INDICES DURING DEFENSE ACQUISITION

System Integration Laboratory (SIL) is a Key Tool for Establishing and Testing Systems Engineering Discipline

SYSTEM REALIZATION FOR COLLABORATIVE VEHICLE WEIGHT TARGETING AND CASCADING

2010

A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING & INTEGRATION METHODOLOGY FOR COMPLEX SYSTEMS

Embedding Affordability and Producibility (AP) in Systems Engineering: Cost, Complexity and Readiness as Prime Drivers for Integrated Design

LEVERAGING INCOSE RESOURCES TO IDENTIFY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING BEST PRACTICES

MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS INTEROPERABILITY TO DELIVER COMBAT SYSTEM CAPABILITIES

Risk Management Best Practices From A Pre-Milestone B Acquisition Program

RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS AND RISK RECON

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING METHODOLOGY FOR FUEL EFFICIENCY AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE TARDEC FUEL EFFICIENT DEMONSTRATOR (FED) PROGRAM

Systems Engineering Processes Applied To Ground Vehicle Integration at US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC)

Systems Engineering the Lifecycle – An Approach for Developing Complex Systems Using Control Theory

Survivability

2021

Developing Performance and Operating Requirements for Energy Attenuation (EA) Roof Liners for all U.S. Army Military Vehicles

REDUCED ORDER MODELLING METHOD (ROMM) FOR GROUND VEHICLE ROLLOVER PROTECTION M&S

LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE CREW FLOOR FOR GROUND COMBAT VEHICLES

Procedure for Fast Ballistic Vulnerability Simulation of Armored Vehicles Supported by Finite Element Results and an Extensive Numerical Sensitivity Study of Key Parameters

FLASH® 600 ULTRA HIGH HARD: ROOM-TEMP ER120S-1 WELDABILITY TEKKEN, H-PLATE, BALLISTIC, & FSP DATA FOR IMPROVED SURVIVABILITY

SELF SEALING FUEL TANKS IN VEHICLES WITHOUT ARMOR

HIGH PERFORMANCE HYBRIDSIL SEAT CUSHIONS FOR NEXT-GENERATION ARMY SEAT SYSTEMS

NEGATIVE STIFFNESS HONEYCOMBS FOR BLAST MITIGATION PANELS

COMPARISONS OF SSDT AND CCUBS SEAT TESTS

EXPLOSIVE REACTIVE ARMOR ENCLOSURE SIMULATION

Modernizing Legacy Defense Systems to be Compliant with Open Architecture Standards

2020

An Easier Approach to Measuring Optical Distortion in Transparent Armor

BALLISTIC VALIDATION TEST STATISTICS AND CONFIDENCE LEVELS

ARMOR AND SYSTEM WEIGHT IMPACTS TO PROCUREMENT, TRAINING, AND SUSTAINMENT COSTS

HISTORICAL TRENDS AND PARAMETER RELATIONSHIPS IN THE DESIGN OF ARMORED FIGHTING VEHICLES

An Enhanced Optical Sensor Instrumentation System to Improve the Survivability of Armored Vehicles

The FlexCare Deployable Additive Manufacturing Printing Facility

GVSETS 2020 PAPER: FATIGUE-FOCUSED WELD ASSEMBLY OPTIMIZATION

AIRLIFT: ENABLING BLAST PROTECTION AND RAPID, STABILIZED VEHICLE EXTRACTION

Vehicle Roof Inflatable Impact Bladder (VRIIB)

Applying SC3D to Verify Force Protection with Hard Kill Active Protection Systems

Vehicle Electronics & Architecture (VEA)

2019

Potential for VICTORY and FACE™ Alignment – Initial Exploration of Data Interoperability and Standards Compliance / Conformance

DEMYSTIFYING PLATFORM CYBER RESILIENCE

HIGH PERFORMANCE TRUSTED EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT

Holistically Increasing Cyber Resilience of Ground Vehicles

Intelligent Ground System Survivability: Ways and Means

Implementing Cybersecurity Risk Management Framework for the MAPS Base Kit

MANAGING NEXT GENERATION OPEN STANDARD VEHICLE ELECTRONICS ARCHITECTURES

MODULAR OPEN RF ARCHITECTURE (MORA): STANDARDIZING THE RF CHAIN

Secure Connected Vehicle Architecture for Software and Telecommunications

TOWARD A SOFTWARE BASED INTERCOMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY FOR ARMY GROUND VEHICLES

The seL4 Microkernel – A Robust, Resilient, and Open-Source Foundation for Ground Vehicle Electronics Architecture

2018

A TWO-STAGE DEEP LEARNING APPROACH FOR CAN INTRUSION DETECTION

AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION USING THE VICTORY ACCESS CONTROL SOFTWARE

DEMONSTRATION OF A 75 kW SILICON-CARBIDE BASED GENERATOR CONTROLLER FOR POWER DENSE APPLICATIONS

Defensive Cyber Architecture for Vehicles & System-of-Systems

ENABLING IMPLEMENTATION AND DEPLOYMENT UTILIZING VICTORY TOOLS

Ensuring VICTORY Compliance

IMPACTS OF NAVIGATION AND SENSOR ACCURACIES ON COMBAT VEHICLES

MICROTOKEN EXCHANGE (MTE) FOR SECURING DIGITAL DATA FROM CYBER WARFARE ATTACKS

SECURE WIRELESS ARCHITECTURE FOR GROUND VEHICLES

Spoofing Attack on Clock Based Intrusion Detection System in Controller Area Networks

The Next Generation Combat Vehicle Electrical Power Architecture (NGCVEPA): An Overview

THE UK’S APPROACH TO VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AND MODEL BASED STANDARDISATION

U.S. ARMY, BAE SYSTEMS P&S, and GE AVIATION JOINTLY EXECUTE AN M109A7 VEHICLE LEVEL DEMONSTRATION OF A GE SILICON CARBIDE CONVERTER

2017

DELIVERING THE PROMISE OF AUTOSAR

DISTRIBUTED POWER AND CONTROL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (DPCMS)

Enabling PNT Assurance at all Threat Levels

PORTING OPERATING SYSTEMS TO RUN IN XEN VIRTUAL MACHINES

SMART VEHICLES, AUTOMOTIVE CYBER SECURITY & SOFTWARE SAFETY APPLIED TO LEADER-FOLLOWER (LF) AND AUTONOMOUS CONVOY OPERATIONS (ACO)

TARDEC’S Highly Robust and Accurate Vehicle Time [Synchronization] Platform

2016

A COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO ADAPTING CURRENT-FORCE EQUIPMENT TO VICTORY STANDARD IN-VEHICLE NETWORKS

AN IMPROVED WAVEGUIDE MODEL TO SUPPORT ANALYSIS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING FOR LIQUID COOLED POWER ELECTRONICS

DESIGN OF A LOW-COST ORIENTATION MEASUREMENT UNIT FOR MILITARY VEHICLES

INCORPORATING CYBERSECURITY INTO THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE

MODULAR VICTORY IMPLEMENTATION: 3 NETWORK ARCHITECTURE COMPARISONS

NEXT GENERATION CONDITION BASED MAINTENANCE (CBM) AND ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS FOR VEHICLE BATTERIES AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

STRONG AUTHENTICATION IN VICTORY USING PKI

Vehicle Conditions Based Maintenance (CBM) of Electronic Body Mounted Components based on Dynamic Statistical approach

XEN ON THE ZYNQ ULTRASCALE+ MPSOC

YOU’VE IMPLEMENTED ENCRYPTION, NOW WHAT?

2015

3 UNIT (3U) OPENVPX RADIO CARD MODULE DEVELOPMENT FOR HARDWARE/SOFTWARE CONVERGENCE PROGRAM

EVALUATION OF DETERMINISTIC ETHERNET FOR THE MODULAR ACTIVE PROTECTION SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK

IMPLEMENTATION OF A GENERAL PURPOSE INTERFACE UNIT

IMPLEMENTING THE VICTORY ACCESS CONTROL FRAMEWORK IN A MILITARY GROUND VEHICLE

MODULAR OPEN RF ARCHITECTURE: EXTENDING VICTORY TO RF SYSTEMS

MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT LEVELS OF SECURITY (MILS) NETWORK REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE

SUBSCRIBER CONDITIONAL ACCESS SOLUTION FOR DYNAMIC IN-FIELD PKI AUTHENTICATION

Technical Challenges Running TARDEC VECTOR Software on ARM Architecture

The Value of Anti-Idle and Start/Stop Technology to Military Vehicles

2014

BRINGING PALADIN INTO THE 21st CENTURY

EVOLUTION OF 360 DEGREE LOCAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS (LSA) TO AID THE WARFIGHTER

HIGH PERFORMANCE EMBEDDED COMPUTING REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE FOR C4ISR/EW IN GROUND VEHICLES

HVDC POWER DISTRIBUTION AND CONVERSION COMPONENTS FOR NEXT GENERATION VEHICLES

IMPLEMENTING UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS VIA A SINGLE SWAP-C DEVICE

INTEGRATED COMBAT RADIO REMOTE CONTROL VIA VICTORY

LEAD-FREE ELECTRONICS: RELIABILITY AND RISK MITIGATIONS

MODEL-BASED PRODUCT LINE ENGINEERING – ENABLING PRODUCT FAMILIES WITH VARIANTS

SIMULATION FOR VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE AND VEHICLE-TO-GRID RESOURCE SHARING ANALYSIS

SOFTWARE SAFETY AND SECURITY BEST PRACTICES: A CASE STUDY FROM AEROSPACE

THE BENEFITS OF MODEL-BASED DESIGN AN LHP SOFTWARE TECHNICAL BRIEF

THE UK’S APPROACH TO OPEN SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE FOR THE LAND DOMAIN

VEHICLE ELECTRONIC ARCHITECTURE FEATURING DATA MANAGEMENT FOR REAL TIME SENSOR DRIVEN CAPABILITIES

WHY SOME STANDARDS DON’T GUARANTEE INTEROPERABILITY

2013

APPLICATION OF BI-DIRECTIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE AGGREGATION IN A CYBER SECURE MICROGRID CONTROLLER

AUTONOMY AND VISUALIZATION ENHANCEMENT FOR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

BEYOND VICTORY – CLOUD COMPUTING IN MILITARY VEHICLES

GPS Signal Distribution Approaching VICTORY

HIGH PERFORMANCE CONTROLLERS BASED ON REAL PARAMETERS TO ACCOUNT FOR PARAMETER VARIATIONS DUE TO IRON SATURATION

HIGH PERFORMANCE VETRONIC ARCHITECTURE EXPLOITING LEADING EDGE HIGH DENSITY ELECTRONICS

Liquid Cooling for Next Generation Rugged COTS Modules

Open Standard Approach for Parallel Development of High Performance C4ISR/EW Capabilities for Ground Vehicles

SIMPLIFIED MIDDLEWARE TO INCREASE GROUND TACTICAL VEHICLE SYSTEM AVAILABILITY

The TeamView™ System -- Full Motion Immersive Video Advanced Situational Awareness in All Environments

2012

A STRATEGY FOR INTELLIGENT PLATFORM POWER MANAGEMENT WITHIN GROUND COMBAT VEHICLES

DEPLOYING VICTORY ARCHITECTURE AND SPECIFICATIONS

OPEN MANAGEMENT GROUP DATA DISTRIBUTION SERVICE (OMG-DDS) AS A DATA TRANSPORT FOR VEHICULAR INTEGRATION FOR C4ISR/EW INTEROPERABILITY (VICTORY) SERVICES

OPEN STANDARD APPROACH FOR REAL TIME CONTROL OVER ETHERNET

OPEN STANDARD GIGABIT ETHERNET LOW LATENCY VIDEO DISTRIBUTION ARCHITECTURE

OPEN SYSTEMS COMMON HBCT ELECTRONICS VICTORY ARCHITECTURE APPROACH

Performance of an Embedded Platform Aggregating and Executing Core Vehicular Integration for C4ISR/EW Interoperability (VICTORY) Services

RESEARCH OF THE EFFECTS OF INTEGRATION INTO ARMOR ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SPINTRONIC MICROWAVE DETECTORS

SMALL FORM FACTOR MISSION COMPUTER VICTORY & MOSA-COMPLIANT

SMART DISPLAY BASED VEHICLE C4ISR ARCHITECTURE

TARDEC’S VICTORY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION LABORATORY (SIL) IS A KEY TOOL FOR ADVANCING STANDARDIZED GROUND VEHICLE ELECTRONIC ARCHITECTURE

VICTORY VALIDATION – AN INTRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS FOR ONLINE MONITORING OF HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE SYSTEMS

2011

A Novel Approach for a Hostile Arms Fire Sensor

Acoustic Based Sensing for Condition Based Maintenance

ADVANCED SA – MODELING AND VISUALIZATION ENVIRONMENT

ADVANCES IN APPLICATION OF SILICON CARBIDE FOR HIGH POWER ELECTRONICS

AFFORDABLE, HIGHLY AVAILABLE, HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT FOR GROUND VEHICLES

An Approach to CBM System Design

ANTENNA DEVELOPMENT FOR MULTIFUNCTIONAL ARMOR APPLICATIONS USING EMBEDDED SPIN-TORQUE NANO-OSCILLATOR (STNO) AS A MICROWAVE DETECTOR

Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC)- Is it the Solution for a Mobile Net- Centric Army?

BENEFITS OF INTRA-VEHICLE DISTRIBUTED NETWORK ARCHITECTURE

CASE STUDY OF GPS RETRANSMISSION IN MILITARY GROUND VEHICLES

CONVERTING SENSOR DATA TO TACTICAL INFORMATION

Microgrid Modeling and Control to Investigate the Stability Impact of Hybrid Vehicle Loads and Renewable Sources

NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF SENSOR ENHANCED ARMOR

RAYTHEON COE: MIDDLEWARE ENABLING THE TACTICAL PLUG AND PLAY FRAMEWORK

SMART POWER ARCHITECTURE FOR INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION

SOFTWARE RELIABILITY PREDICTION FOR ARMY VEHICLE

2010

APPLICATION OF DATA MINING AND ANALYSIS TO ASSESS MILITARY GROUND VEHICLE COMPONENTS

Conformal and Embedded In-Armor Antenna Solution for Army Ground Vehicles

DEVELOPING A KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR DETECTION OF POWERTRAIN FAILURES BY REVERSIBLY SEEDING ENGINE FAULTS

Emerging Trends in Intra Vehicle Networks for Data, Control and Power Distribution

GROUND COMBAT SYSTEMS – COMMON VEHICLE ELECTRONICS ARCHITECTURE AND APPLICATION

IMPACT OF INADVERTENT ELECTROMAGNETIC EMISSIONS ON ORGANIC VEHICLES THAT AFFECT THE TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING BANDS

INTEGRATED C4I ANTENNA SYSTEMS FOR TACTICAL AND COMBAT VEHICLES

MOBILE, SECURED COMMUNICATIONS ENABLE NET-CENTRIC OPERATIONS

NET-CENTRICITY – WHERE IS THE DATA?

NEW TECHNOLOGY ADDRESSES REAL-WORLD VEHICLE ELECTRONICS PROBLEMS: MOTOR CHATTER CASE STUDY

PLATFORM HEALTH MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SHARING VIA SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE

Portable Displays and Controls for Vehicle and Dismounted Operations

PROGNOSTIC ALGORITHMS IN CONDITION BASED MAINTENANCE

Sense & Respond Lessons learned in support of condition-based maintenance programs through data acquisition, analysis and secure transmission

Software Virtualization in Ground Combat Vehicles

Systems Approach to Ground Vehicle Electromagnetic Compatibility

TIMING IS EVERYTHING AND A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

Toward a Common Architecture for the Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic Systems (AEODRS) Family of Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Update on the Mini-VCS (Vehicle Computer System) – Leveraging Vehicle Networks & User Interfaces for CBM+ (Condition Based Maintenance Plus) Diagnostics, Prognostics, and Se

VIRTUALIZATION – THE POWER AND LIMITATIONS FOR MILITARY EMBEDDED SYSTEMS – A STRUCTURED DECISION APPROACH

2009

AOM ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS ERGONOCMICALLY DESIGNED TROOP BENCHES FOR INJURY REDUCTION DURING TRANSPORT IN ARMY TACTICAL TRUCKS

Architecture Driven Generation of Distributed Embedded Software from Functional Models

Bringing Best Practices from Web Development Into the Vehicle

Conditional Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+) Communications Architecture Modeling and Simulation with Decision Support Technology

Electromagnetic Compatibility of Tactical Vehicle's Sub-Systems and Communication Systems

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 4D/RCS ARCHITECTURE WITHIN THE SOUTHWEST SAFE TRANSPORT INITIATIVE

Infinite Prognostics & Diagnostics: A System Architecture to Support P/D Algorithms Before They Even Exist

RECENT INTEGRATION OF 2ND GENERATION THERMAL IMAGING ON ARMORED VEHICLES

Retrofittable Fuel Usage Monitor and Economizer for Diesel Ground Vehicles

RUGGEDIZED MAST – THE RIGHT SOLUTION FOR TODAY’S BATTLEFIELD SURVEILLANCE ENVIRONMENT

Secure Optical Data Communications Between Tactical Vehicles - LightSpeed™ Technology

SUPPORTING OPEN ARCHITECTURE WITH PROFINET

Vehicle Electronics and Architecture (VEA) & Cyber

2021

Advanced Cyber Testing With Virtualization

BLOCKCHAIN VEHICLE APPLICATIONS AND CYBERSECURITY: AN APPROPRIATE USE OR USE APPROPRIATELY?

Cyberattack Defense Through Digital Fingerprinting, Detection Algorithms, and Bus Segmentation in Ground Vehicles

SECURE RAPID PROTOTYPING FOR UNMANNED SYSTEMS

Real-time Analysis of Vehicle Patches and Binaries

Advanced Cyber Testing With Virtualization

RANSOMWARE VEHICLE EMBEDDED SYSTEM ATTACKS

Cyberattack Defense Through Digital Fingerprinting, Detection Algorithms, and Bus Segmentation in Ground Vehicles

Envisioning Next-Generation Model-Based Agile Engineering

ENABLING CUSTOM VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS WITH A COMMON APPLICATION PLATFORM

APPLYING OPEN STANDARDS ELECTRONICS ARCHITECTURES FOR GROUND VEHICLES

Wireless Charging for Autonomous Electric Vehicles

2020

SECURE HEAVY VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS

Cyberattack Detection and Bus Segmentation in Ground Vehicles

BEST PRACTICES FOR GROUND VEHICLE INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEMS

Performance Impacts from the seL4 Hypervisor

Demystifying Cyber Systems Engineering

HIDDEN VULNERABILITIES: OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CYBERSECURITY SHORTFALLS

Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) for Anomaly Detection in Ground Vehicle Network Traffic

MISSION ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES DEMONSTRATOR REMOTE OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT

GVSETS 2020 Paper: Multiple Crew Station Xecutor (MCSX)

Secure Wireless Communication supporting Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-EUD for Mounted and Dismounted Connectivity