Carderock BAA

• High speed, intelligent, data-driven decision making for complex operations

• Data discovery, information and knowledge management

• Rapid adaptable policy and enforcement for digital environments

2. Hydrodynamics:

• Computational hydrodynamic tools

• Seakeeping and loads in extreme seas

• Maneuvering and control

• Maneuvering in waves

• Cavitation

• Hull-propulsor interaction

• Hydrodynamic modeling of operations: in an ice slurry; multi-body interactions; propulsor hull system optimization; appendage characterization and scaling; near-surface and near-shore maneuvering and control modeling development

3. Naval Platform Integrity:

• Naval metals and alloys; structural composites; corrosion resistant materials; and/or high-temperature ceramics

• Manufacturing, including additive and other advanced manufacturing, and the relationship between processing, microstructure and materials properties, including Modelling & Simulation

• Structural assessment and monitoring

• Weapons effects and ship protection

• Non-destructive testing and/or inspection

• Maritime lethality

• Structural reliability

• Ship environmental treatment systems, management, and safety

• Bio-fouling and bio-fouling hydrodynamic effects

• Development of artificial intelligence and machine learning models to advance naval platform integrity

• Battery development and safety

• Naval platform energy and power

4. Ship and Submarine Design:

• Ship/Submarine design tools

• Ship/Submarine design processes and methods

• Design evaluation/assessment capabilities

• New and non-traditional platforms

• Novel ship/submarine designs and missions

5. Signature Management:

• Underwater and topside signatures

• Mobile sensors

6. Unmanned Systems:

• Low-cost perception and situational awareness systems

• Autonomy and AI/ML decision making and computations

• Swarming capabilities