ONR S&T Processes. John Pazik, Ph.D. Ship Systems & Engineering Division Director Office of Naval Research. 6 April 2010

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1 ONR S&T Processes John Pazik, Ph.D. Ship Systems & Engineering Division Director Office of Naval Research 6 April 2010 Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 1

2 ONR Overview The Office of Naval Research enables innovative operational concepts we develop the science and technology that ensures our warfighters always have the technological edge. S&T has a long-term focus but is responsive to near-term Naval needs 2

3 S&T Portfolio Broad NNR-NE Discovery & Invention (Basic and Applied Science) Focus Acquisition Enablers (FNCs, etc) Leap Ahead Innovations (Innovative Naval Prototypes) 10% 40% Narrow Quick Reaction & Other S&T 10% 30% Time Frame Near Mid Long Quick Reaction Acquisition Enablers Leap-Ahead Innovations Discovery & Invention Tech Solutions Experimentation MC S&T (MCWL, JNLW, etc.) Future Naval Capabilities Warfighter Protection Capable Manpower LO/CLO Innovative Naval Prototypes NSPs Swampworks Basic & Early Applied Research National Naval Responsibilities Education Outreach HBCU/MI 3

4 S&T Directorate Organization Chief of Naval Research (00) Executive Director (01) N091 Vice Chief of Naval Research (USMC)(09) AVCNR (09B) ACNR (00B) Director of Research (03R) (D&I) (INP) Director of Innovation (03I) (FNC) Director of Transition (03T) Expeditionary Warfare and Cmbting-terrorism C4ISR Ocean Battlespace Sensing Sea Warfare and Weapons Warfighter Performance Air Warfare and Weapons ST 1 O-6 SES 2 O-6 SES 1 O-6 SES 2 O-6 SES 1 O-6 SES 1 O-6 4

5 Naval S&T Strategic Plan 13 Focus Areas: 1. Power and Energy 2. Operational Environments 3. Maritime Domain Awareness 4. Asymmetric and Irregular Warfare 5. Information Superiority and Communication 6. Power and Projection 7. Assure Access and Hold at Risk 8. Distributed Operations 9. Naval Warfighter Performance 10. Survivability and Self-defense 11. Platform Mobility 12. Fleet and Force Sustainment 13. Total Ownership Cost 5

6 Office of Transition - Organization Director of Transition Dr. Joseph Lawrence Deputy DoT Future Naval Future Naval Capabilities Capabilities (Steve Smolinski) Joint Concept Joint Concept Tech. Demos Tech. Demos (John Barkley) Transition Initiatives Manufacturing Technology SBIR/STTR CRADAS Coordination of the FNC process and Execution Monitoring Coordination of the DON JCTD Process And JCTD Execution Monitoring Coordinate response to DON: RTT/TIPS/RDD OSD: DACP/TTI/QRF Execute Manufacturing Technology and Affordability Initiatives Mgmt control of DON SBIR and Execution Oversight of ONR SBIR/STTR 6

7 Office of Transition The Future Naval Capabilities (FNC) program: Aligns to Warfighting and supporting Pillars Pillar Responds to validated requirements (Naval S&T Gaps) Consists of Enabling Capabilities (ECs) S&T Gap Delivers quantifiable FNC Products after meeting pre-negotiated exit criteria Pillars: Sea Base, Sea Shield, Sea Strike, FORCEnet, Capable Manpower, Force Health Protection, Enterprise and Platform Enablers, Naval Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare Goal: Transition FNC Products to Acquisition PORs (or other valid paths) within 5 years FNC EC Product 7

8 Office of Innovation Mission To promote, foster, and develop innovative science, technologies, processes, and policies that support the Department of the Navy Vision The Director of Innovation is the Department of the Navy s S&T innovation leader. Innovation changes the way we do business by enabling rapid and agile responses to our changing National Security Environment. Goals Identify and challenge the barriers in the DoD acquisition process that inhibit innovation Appropriately measure risk and inform risk management planning Foster an environment where innovation is rewarded and valued Lead an innovation network that will improve our understanding of and access to innovation 8

9 Office of Innovation Organization Director of Innovation Dr. Larry Schuette Deputy DoI Expeditionary Warfare and Combating Terrorism C4ISR Ocean Battlespace Sensing Sea Warfare and Weapons Warfighter Performance Air Warfare and Weapons 9

10 Innovative Naval Prototypes (INP) Objective Explore high-risk, Game-changing technologies and provide a venue to experiment with innovative technologies to advance the capabilities of the Warfighter Reduce the acquisition risk of disruptive technologies and capabilities TACSAT EMRG PLUS SBE FEL INTOP Technical Approach Transition investments within 4 to 8 years Leverage previously untapped D&I investments Force function on the basic and applied research community Move the risk from acquisition ($B) back to S&T ($M) Accept higher technological risk than FNCs Cultivate significant high level interest (Executive Steering Committees from SECNAV, OPNAV, SYSCOM and S&T communities) Useable prototype available at completion Deputy PMs from acquisition PEOs to facilitate transition 10

11 INP Investment Process Ideas Developed within ONR Developed outside ONR Developed through workshops and war games Activity 1 INP Ideation Activity 2 Refinement 2-8 Months 1-3 Years* 4-8 Years Any time Submitted Concepts Anyone can propose. Reviewed by director of innovation and appropriate ONR departments. Heilmeier-like criteria. Input from key stakeholders. If promising, undergoes additional review and development as an INP candidate. No pocket veto. Activity 3 Evaluation 2x per year CNR Approval Candidates Approval by CNR as a viable candidate. Technical and operational due diligence by independent examiners. Management team established. Work toward defined entrance criteria Budget and schedule refinement Technical maturity of key components Preliminary CONOPS Notional Transition strategy Activity 4 Recommendation (internal to ONR) Annually Corp. Board Approval Activity 5 Presentation to the S&T Corporate Board Approved *Goal is <1 year from CNR approval to Corp Board approval. Longer wait times may occur due to missing a POM cycle or waiting for outcome of a critical experiment or study. Adequate funds in budget. Entrance exams complete. Acquisition lite documentation. Go / no-go reviews and decisions based on defined technical goals at 2-3 year intervals. CONOPS refinement. By final POM cycle before completion, transition plan is established. Activity 6 Closure of INP Selection Process To PoR Rejected, delayed, or referred to another process Technical Failure, Change in Priorities 11

12 Office of Research The Discovery & Invention portfolio makes broad investments in basic and applied research that will increase fundamental knowledge, foster opportunities for breakthroughs and provide technology options for future naval capabilities and systems. KNOWLEDGE Develop Naval-relevant fundamental knowledge Expand the boundaries in traditional Naval interest research areas Examine new research directions for future Naval needs Encourage risk-taking to seek scientific breakthroughs Discovery & Invention (D&I) Vision TRANSITIONS Provide the basis for future Navy and Marine Corps systems Ensure research relevancy to Naval S&T strategy Transition promising Basic Research to applications Use knowledge (even failures) to reduce risk in acquisition PEOPLE Maintain the health of the Defense Scientist and Engineer workforce Develop and nurture future generation of DoD researchers and engineers Ensure continued U.S. advantage in intellectual capital Maintain unique/essential research infrastructure 12

13 Office of Research Organization 03R/D&I Support Director of Research Dr. Michael Kassner Deputy DoR N-STAR STEM K-12 NDEP NSAP SEAP Knowledge Transition People Higher Education NDSEG NREIP SMART Univ. Research Initiatives Budget Expeditionary Warfare and Combating Terrorism C4ISR Ocean Battlespace Sensing Sea Warfare and Weapons Warfighter Performance Air Warfare and Weapons 13

14 D&I Investment Process 1. Understand and balance science opportunities and Naval Needs 2. Program Officer world class scientists & engineers Judgment of investments for Naval unique problems 3. Competitive new start process At ONR & NRL to solicit and vet the best ideas Exploits the combined talents of the ONR Scientific Officers, NRL/Warfare Center bench scientists 4. Basic Research Output 6.2/6.3 programs influenced Direct transition to acquisition & operation Regularly scheduled Internal and External Reviews of individual programs Periodic Internal annually Periodic External 3 years IBR as mechanism for annual command review of entire program Balance in investment - Important areas without coverage - Innovative ideas with high payoff/high risk Impact from investment 14

15 Naval S&T Performer Mix 31% 8% 16% 18% 66% 61% Advanced Technology Development 6.3 Basic Research % 23% 49% Applied Research 6.2 Obligations During FY09 Naval Labs and Centers University & Nonprofit Industry 15

16 D&I Sponsored Research ONR Department Core (6.1 & 6.2): Managed and executed by Departments/Divisions Research primarily conducted by Universities Includes National Naval Responsibilities: Ocean Acoustics, Undersea Weaponry, Naval Engineering, Undersea Medicines University Research Initiatives: MURI, DURIP, PECASE, DEPSCoR Basic Research Challenge Program: To stimulate new, high-risk basic research projects and cross-departmental collaboration Young Investigator Program (YIP): To attract outstanding new faculty researchers to naval-relevant research and to encourage their research and teaching careers (3-year awards) 16

17 University Research Initiatives Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Program Supports multi-disciplinary university teams to speed up scientific progress by cross-fertilization of ideas, hasten the transition of basic research to practical applications and train students in cross-disciplinary approaches to science and engineering research of importance to DoD. 14 grants in 9 topics initiated in FY2009 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP): Provides research equipment to universities to improve ability to conduct research and educate scientists and engineers in areas important to DoD. 82 ONR award grants in FY2009 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE): Intended to recognize some of the finest scientists and engineers who, while early in their research careers, show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of scientific knowledge during the twenty-first century. 15 ONR awardees announced in FY2009 Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR): Responds to Congressional mandate to broaden geographical distribution of Federal funding of academic R&D. 17

18 Naval S&T Taxonomy (FY10 / FY11) R e s e a r c h S u b-areas Research Areas Research Sub-Areas Advanced Energetics Directed Energy Electromagnetic Guns High Speed Weapons Technologies Mining Non-Lethal Weapons Precision Strike Undersea Weaponry Electro-Optics ISRT - ESM ISRT - Radar ISRT - EO/IR Nanometer Scale Electronic Devices and Sensors Navigation/Precision Timekeeping Plasma S&T Solid State Electronics Vacuum Electronics Advanced Naval Power Systems Personal Power Power Electronics Littoral Geosciences, Optics and Biology Marine Mammals Marine Meteorology Ocean Acoustics Physical Oceanography Space Environmental Effects Advanced Sea Platforms Affordability / Reduced Platform Life Cycle Cost Air Platform Survivability Air Propulsion Air Vehicles Ground Vehicles Spacecraft Technology Sea Platform Survivability ASW Distributed Search ASW Performance Assessment ASW Precision Localization ASW Surveillance Expeditionary ISR Mine Warfare Performance Assessment Networked Sensors Surveillance, Reconnaissance & Mine Hunting WMD Detection Functional Materials Structural Materials Bio-Derived Materials and Systems Computation and Prediction Environmental Quality Manufacturing Science Operational Environments Marine as a System Weapons Countermeasures and Counterweapons Platforms Command, Control, Comms & Computers Sensors and Electronics Warrior Performance and Protection Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Information Analysis and Decision Support Power and Energy Technology Autonomous Systems Materials Logistics Expeditionary Firepower Expeditionary Force Protection Expeditionary Maneuver / Individual Mobility Expeditionary Operations Basic Research Communications and Networks Complex Software System Tools Information Assurance and Anti-Tamper Expeditionary C4 Automated Image Understanding Computational Analysis Decision Support Tools Information Processing, Discovery, Integration, and Presentation Expeditionary Logistics Seabase Enablers Air Defense Counter-IED EW Attack Large Vessel Stopping Mine Neutralization Special Warfare / Explosive Ordnance Disposal Torpedo Defense Biosensors, Bioprocesses, and Bio-Inspired Systems Casualty Care and Management Casualty Prevention Chem-Bio Defense Human Systems Design Human-Autonomy Interaction Manpower and Personnel Management Social, Cultural and Behavioral Science Training and Education Undersea Medicine Intelligent and Autonomous Systems Unmanned Air Vehicles Unmanned Sea Vehicle Technologies 18

19 S&T Oversight Criteria Thrust areas are coordinated / aligned between ONR & NRL Thrust areas are not platform centric D&I goals Create overwhelming technological superiority Prevent technological surprise Align future Naval capabilities with Naval S&T Grand Challenges, National Naval Responsibilities Important and unique Naval S&T areas, and enables transition of product to Naval and Joint customers Leverage other agencies investment for Naval application Balance annually reviewed at Investment Balance Reviews (IBR) 19

20 Investment Balance Review (IBR) September December Over several days, departments give briefings on each program issue Over several more days, ONR directors & department heads assess impacts of IBR briefings on their own portfolios and submit recommendations Designated Officials vote on IBR issues Departments identify program issues requiring funding changes (up or down) Voting officials meet and decide which issues are highest priority and how to fund: Reallocate money within a department Reallocate money across organization Request new money (unlikely) 20

21 National Naval Responsibilities Naval Engineering (NNR-NE) NE) 21

22 NNR-NE: Vision Rationale for NNRs Maritime environment is unique and complex Navy has historically maintained S&T programs in areas important to USN superiority Areas uniquely important to USN are not supported by outside investments Health, strength, and growth of S&T capabilities in Navyunique areas depend on USN NNR Objectives Sustain robust U.S research capability on long-term USN S&T problems Maintain adequate pipeline of new scientists & engineers in disciplines of unique USN importance Continue to provide S&T products necessary to ensure integrated naval warfare superiority 22

23 NNR-NE: Selection Determining NNRs Detailed review by Special Review Board of existing ONR S&T programs to assess: Scope of Naval responsibility Funding and funding trends Scope, degree, stability, and trend of non-naval funding Scientific and technical performer base Scientific and technical infrastructure Scientific and technical knowledge base Prospect of integration/transition to development and acquisition programs Special Review Board ED recommends membership Technical leaders in S&T field under consideration General technical leadership DSB, AFSB, ASB chairs Board recommends to CNR whether or not S&T area under consideration meets NNR criteria Board reviews NNR initiatives for continuation every 5 years 23

24 Context ONR Corporate Lab NRL Performers: Academia Industry Other Gov Labs System Commands: NAVSEA NAVAIR SPAWAR NAVFAC Etc. Sponsors: NSF Basic DARPA through NOAA prototypes Industry DoE TRL 1-6 Etc. TRL 7-9 R&D Tech Demos Acquisition Procurement Warfare centers i.e. NSWC Carderock 24

25 National Naval Responsibility There are currently four National Naval Responsibility programs: Naval Engineering: Initiated Oct 2001 by ONR Memorandum Undersea Weapons Ocean Acoustics Undersea Medicine Goals: Bridge the gap between working Navy and academia. Enhance academics understanding of Navy needs. Stimulate research with more near term impact to Navy. Stimulate flow of talent to Navy. Graduate students with Navy research experience. 25

26 NNR-NE: Integration Director of Research (Discovery and Invention) NNR-NE Sponsored Research (Extramural) Laboratory Research (Intramural) Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Univ. Research Initiatives Naval Research Laboratory HBCU/MI Laboratory Internships ONR Department Core Naval Warfare Centers Science Project Awards Scholarships Expeditionary Warfare and Combating Terrorism C4ISR Ocean Battlespace Sensing Sea Warfare and Weapons Warfighter Performance Air Warfare and Weapons 26

27 NNR-NE: Technology Areas 27

28 Hydromechanics & Hull Design Objective: Identify, understand, predict and control the fundamental phenomena of turbulence, cavitation, breaking waves, bubble generation and hydroacoustics. Develop reliable physics-based computational prediction capabilities to limit hydrodynamic surprises for new platforms Approach: Understand the independent and coupled roles of roughness, various geometry complexities, drag reduction technologies, hydroacoustic sources, separated flows, unsteadiness, etc. on turbulent flows. Develop theoretical and computational tools that have sufficient physics to accurately predict performance. Understand the independent and coupled roles of geometry and fluid properties (e.g., density profiles) on wake physics Study the interaction of platforms in close proximity. Explore hydrodynamics of motions (e.g. interaction of flows between hulls), seaway effects (e.g. maneuvering in waves), and shape optimization Develop wave measurement from radar, fast wave prediction, and appropriate ship response Navy Unique: Potential for radical or violet maneuvers used to defend against attack. Requirement to operate in all sea states. Replenishment at sea. Frequent course changes. Operations in deep and shallow waters. Stealth Payoff: Establishment of safe operating envelope for vessels in extreme sea states. Physics-based computation methods Knowledge databases for understanding & tool validation Computational tools, including shape optimization. Advanced hull form designs and operability. Energy efficient hull forms. 28

29 Structures Objective: Development of technologies for life cycle performance analysis and monitoring of ship structural systems. Develop an understanding of behavior of novel ship structures, such as composite or aluminum subsystems, during and after fire to enable modeling and prediction. Provide protection system/armor that can defeat several threats and meet structural and stiffness requirements. Facilitate use of alternative hull forms that are lighter, more survivable, stealthier, cheaper, easier to maintain and have a longer life than steel or aluminum hulls. Approach: Reliability-based, structural performance and degradation models and supporting technologies. Ship structural health monitoring (SHM) technologies to provide basis for life-cycle management and operator guidance. Vulnerability assessment capability for light weight ship structures based upon an improved understanding of material and structural response and life cycle degradation effects. Develop the ability to model the failure of naval composite structures under air blast and after fire. Develop models describing the effect of the implosion of a pressure vessel. Navy Unique: Composites and lightweight structures improve stealth and reduce weight, corrosion, fatigue, and maintenance and operational costs. Rules and tools necessary to develop novel systems with tailored response against shock and impact that minimize damage on structures, vehicles, personnel and sensitive equipment is needed. Payoff: Advanced structural health monitoring systems that will sustain the life of naval Vessels. Tools that will assess the performance of new structural components in naval vessels. Comprehensive, integrated toolsets and processes to accurately assess the stability and structural integrity of a damaged ship. Understanding of heat conduction, charring, buckling, and residual strength of composites under simultaneous heat and load. Predictive tools on long term availability. 29

30 Propulsors Objective: Improve propulsive efficiency and optimize propulsor for given Naval application. Provide the Navy with quiet, efficient and affordable propulsor concepts and capabilities that will meet emerging mission requirements. Approach: Evaluate novel design such as counterrotating props for fuel efficiency. Exploit novel materials in the design of the propulsor to improve hydrodynamic efficiency and blade performance. Develop accurate, reliable and robust predictive/simulation tools and methods for design and behavior of propulsors. Explore and demonstrate at lab-scale novel propulsor concepts. Navy Unique: Navy propulsors must be able to survive high intensity impulse loads caused by underwater explosions. Navy propulsors must also be efficient, affordable, quiet and easily maintained. Integrated with naval platforms. Payoff: Propulsion options for high-speed ships that support critical missions. Efficient and robust models to advance fundamental knowledge of rotating marine structures which operate with complex, turbulent flows. Advanced waterjet design and analysis technology. Understanding of the fundamental aspects of two-phase propulsion. 30

31 Automation, Control and System Integration Objective: Science & technology necessary to demonstrate distributed monitoring & control of hull, mechanical and electrical systems for Navy vessels: Including electrical, auxiliary & damage control systems. Develop and prototype an autonomous, distributed control system featuring the integration of fluid, thermal and power systems. Approach: Construct a Reduced Scale Hardware In-the-loop Evaluation Platform for Agent based Control System testing Warship Intelligent Control System Multiinstitution Demonstrator. Perform Hardware In-The-Loop Test and Evaluation. Medium Scale Integration of NAVSEA-PHILA Fluid and Thermal systems with remote Purdue Power System Test Bed. Develop and Demonstrate an Intra-compartmental Integrated Wireless Sensing & Data Network. Investigate Actuation Technologies and Approaches. Rapid damage recoverability decision support for structural system to support the fleet with existing and future ships and vessels. Navy Unique: Navy ships are complex platforms composed of disparate systems where interactions and interdependencies are extensive and non-linear. Overall overall system behavior cannot be inferred from the analysis of an individual portion. The dynamic environment with the potential of severe stresses is unique to naval platforms. True automation provides increased platform performance, faster decision time, increased survivability and recoverability, optimal manning and increased safety. Payoff: Demonstrated distributed monitoring and control architectures. Integrated, automated operation and reconfiguration of shipboard machinery systems. Optimized manning, survivability and recoverability. 31

32 Ship Design Tools Objective: Reduce platform design cycle time. Reduce acquisition cost through integrated design and software tools. Extend design options as long as possible. Approach: Set based approaches. Integrate emerging research results into physics-based, technology performance evaluation tools. Complement concept development activity with analytical tool development and model testing. Investigate translation of higher order physics based models to quicker running surrogate models appropriate to order of design fidelity. Determine methodologies to treat all aspects of the design as a variable. Investigate alternative geometric design representations for alternative analytical techniques. Navy Unique: Integration of complex war-fighting systems. Large variability in operational profile. Interfaces with proprietary design software. Payoff: Support innovative design concepts. Provide traceability in design process applications. Intelligent search of design space. Provide methodology to deal with uncertainty and variability of inputs and designs. Systems optimization. 32

33 Education/ULI Objective: Provide capable and knowledgeable future workforce in Naval Engineering. Maintain and enhance education infrastructure (programs, departments) to ensure education and research programs. Approach: Partner with professional societies to create venues for student interaction with Navy Labs, design Agents, and focus Universities Leverage existing K-12 technology education infrastructure. Include real world Navy challenges Leverage existing programs in outreach and education Expand existing local programs Insert outreach efforts into undergraduate level engineering courses. Focus ONR efforts on advanced degree capabilities. Navy Unique: Require US citizens to work in naval facilities. Engineering optimizations in platform design and build different then private sector. Undersea naval engineering opportunities very limited in private sector. Amphibious capabilities. Payoff: Development of an Experimental Introduction to Marine Engineering Increase in student awareness of Naval Engineering course of study Expansion of Sea Perch Program using Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Expansion of number of teams participating in AUV Competition Feedback from schools enrollment in these programs is increasing, direct links to this effort 33

34 STEM: Education and Outreach Outreach Education Academia Research Undergraduate Middle School Graduate Education Naval Labs Researchers Future Faculty Diversity Industry Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers Young Investigator Program Fellowships National Naval Responsibilities High School Nurture pipeline of U.S. science & engineering in Naval-relevant disciplines and expand diversity of researchers & research institutions National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Program Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation Historically Black Colleges and Universities & Minority Institutions Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program Naval Science Awards Program Science & Engineering Apprentice Program 34

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