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Date: 7-8 April 2015Time: 0900-1400 each day - Schedule of PresentationsLocation: NPS Ingersoll PlazaRemote Connection: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2014002&username=&password=M.255614CAA8F41212361234179FF705Dial-in: 571-392-7703 PIN 404 836 542 519

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DescriptionCRUSER's annual NPS TechCon provides NPS Faculty anopportunity to explore selected concepts in support of our 3rdInnovation Thread - “Distributing Future Naval Air and SurfaceForces.”

The selected concepts were developed during the SeptemberWarfare Innovation Workshop 2013 and the March 2013Warfare Innovation Workshop “Advancing Undersea Warfare.” Although the concepts below have been highlighted,presentations may be about any concept related to theInnovation Thread.

15 minute presentations will allow faculty to showcase howthey can take a concept to experimentation.

Drop-in during 0900-1400 on Tues-Wed 8-9 April to hearpresentations that you are interested in. No registration isrequired.

TechCon Booklet with presentation abstracts (available onlineonly)

Call for Abstracts (due 2 Mar 2015)Unconventional UxS Applications: This set of conceptsemploy unmanned systems in unconventional ways. Conceptsin this category include magnetic anomaly detection (MAD)capabilities for small UxVs, decoy and spoofing, “bird” drones,and “samurai parasails” as kinetic assets.Marsupial Robotics: This set of concepts employ anunmanned vehicle to deploy groups of smaller UxVs – eitherwithin the same domain, or across domains. Specific conceptsinclude airdropped UxVs, jelly sensors and trackers, and largedisplacement unmanned underwater vehicle (LDUUV) sensordelivery.Deployable Sensor Networks in A2AD Environments:These concepts all employ semi-autonomous networks ofsensors to provide intelligence, surveillance andreconnaissance (ISR) in a contested environment. Sensors maymonitor environmental chemistry, physical characteristics suchas local gravity or temperature, or acoustic signatures. Naturalemissions such as seismic activity or ionosphere noise mayalso play a role. Sensors may be deployed as passive drifters,carried by biologics (i.e. turtles), and produced using additivemanufacturing (3D printing). Rapidity of deployment andeffectiveness are both measures of interest.Leveraging Natural Systems: This set of concepts includesthose that leverage the design and behaviors of the naturalworld as potential sensors or tripwires and for securecommunications, both living organisms and natural

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phenomena. Many concepts that fall in this category exploreswarming, or collaborative autonomy. Concepts of interest alsoinclude focusable tsunami waves, biologic communications,and jelly sensors and trackers.Unmitigated Risks of Dependence on UxS in ContestedEnvironments: Concepts in this category all address the skillsets lost to contemporary warfighters when current technologyis employed. What happens when this technology iscompromised or otherwise unavailable? Topics of interestinclude celestial navigation, LOS reckoning, and signalcommunications suitable to an EMCON environment.Tactical and Operational Employment of AdditiveManufacturing: This concept explores maximizing the utility of3D printing in contested environments. How possible is it toproduce unmanned systems on demand in the field in acontested environment – both vehicles and sensors?Eclectic: Several concepts surfaced that do not fit in thecategories above, but still merited mention:o Seafloor Charging Mats: This charging mat wouldinductively recharge UUVs to increase endurance and time onstation without requiring physical docking. Charging could beaccomplished simultaneously with data transfer using laser orLED technology. The mat could also be combined with anacoustic sensor net to serve as an underwater comms hub.o EMP Force Field: Through phasing of pulses is it possibleto “focus” electromagnetic pulse (EMP) fields to deny enemytransit through a specific area without loss of electronics?o Station-Keeping Tether: A robotic assist to enable diversto operate in currents greater than 1 knot.A full copy of the September 2014 Warfare InnovationWorkshop report is available from Lyla Englehorn.

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