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The U.S. Navy is partnering with the University of Washington through an agreement to enhance Unmanned Undersea Vehicle technology research.
This initiative is a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, or CRADA, under authority of the U.S. Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986, allowing technology sharing between Navy and non-Navy collaborators.
“This is a great opportunity to cooperate with local Navy University Affiliated Research Centers that develop leading edge technologies in acoustics, sensors, and ocean physics,” said Thai Tran, Naval Engineering Education Consortium director.
The partnership between the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington and NUWC Keyport leverages the UUV Homeport concept, a center for collaborative UUV technology advancement and fleet support at Keyport, Washington.
This agreement is intended to further undersea warfare-based technologies of interest to NUWC Keyport and the University of Washington. The goal of this effort is to collaboratively engage in research-level analyses addressing current and emerging undersea warfare operational challenges, such as Unmanned Undersea Vehicles sensors, autonomy and obstacle avoidance, experienced by the Navy.
One such research collaboration was the focus of an article for the Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, "Assessing Seaglider Model-Based Position Accuracy on an Acoustic Tracking Range". The Seaglider, a UUV first developed by the University of Washington, has been used for years by the US Navy and in private industry.
The cooperative research for this project focused on determining the actual accuracy of the hydrodynamic models developed by UW for the Seaglider. The Navy’s Dabob Bay acoustic range on the Hood Canal was used to provide “ground truth” using acoustic sensors present in the range while the UUV was under water.
This was the first such “ground truth” data set for verifying the hydrodynamic model. The comparison showed how well they matched and also provided some indication of the depth varying currents in Dabob Bay.
“This is just one example of how a CRADA can benefit both government and non-government entities,” said Dr. Martin Renken, NUWC Keyport electrical engineer. “By combining the capabilities of both organizations, we’re able to determine and answer the questions and provide valuable research to the field.
About Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport:
NUWC Keyport provides advanced technical capabilities for test and evaluation, in-service engineering, maintenance and industrial base support, fleet material readiness, and obsolescence management for undersea warfare to expand America’s undersea dominance.
| Date Taken: | 06.25.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 06.28.2021 12:42 |
| Story ID: | 399810 |
| Location: | KEYPORT, WASHINGTON, US |
| Hometown: | KEYPORT, WASHINGTON, US |
| Hometown: | NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, US |
| Hometown: | SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, US |
| Hometown: | WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US |
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