Basic research in the Office of Naval Research

Physics Today ◽  
1951 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 17-19
Author(s):  
Dwight E. Gray
Keyword(s):  
Basic Research ◽  
Naval Research ◽  
Office Of Naval Research

US Office of Naval Research Arctic Research Laboratory, Point Barrow, Alaska

Polar Record ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 13 (85) ◽  
pp. 421-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. Britton
Keyword(s):  
Research Laboratory ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Government Support ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Naval Research ◽  
Research Facility ◽  
Scientific Enterprise ◽  
Office Of Naval Research ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
Arctic Coast

The Arctic Research Laboratory (ARL) is a year-round, continuing, basic research facility, funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), US Department of Navy, and located in lat 71° 21'N, long 156° 46'W, near Point Barrow, on the Arctic coast of Alaska. It was established in 1947 not, as could be reasonably expected, only to further investigations of immediate and practical use to the Navy, but also to support work of purely general scientific interest. Scientists from other countries were also invited to make use of its facilities. ARL represents a laudable co-operation between government support and private scientific enterprise.

Direct Digital Additive Manufacturing and Cyber-Enabled Manufacturing Systems

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khershed P. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Complex Geometry ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Naval Research ◽  
Physical Processes ◽  
Physical Systems ◽  
Office Of Naval Research ◽  
And Control ◽  
Manufacturing Problems

The technology of direct digital additive manufacturing (D2AM) has received considerable attention in recent months. Several government agencies and commercial interests are planning to explore D2AM to find solutions to manufacturing problems. The attraction of D2AM is the benefit of rapidly producing without fixtures or tools or human intervention customized objects of complex geometry not possible by traditional methods. The interest in D2AM ranges from fabrication of critical, high value aerospace metallic components to fabrication of objects having an organic look or as nature would have intendedi. For D2AM to be commercially accepted, it must reliably and predictably make products. It must achieve consistency in reproducibility across relevant D2AM methods. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has launched a new basic research program, known as Cyber-enabled Manufacturing Systems (CeMS). The long-range goal of the program is to achieve the level of control over D2AM processes for industrial acceptance and wide-use of the technology. This program will develop measuring, sensing and control models and algorithms for D2AM by harnessing principles underpinning cyber-physical systems (CPS) and fundamentals of physical processes. This paper describes the challenges facing D2AM and the CeMS program goals to meet them.

Sea Motion Simulation, Very Low Frequency Vibration, and Motion Sickness

1976 ◽  
Vol 20 (20) ◽  
pp. 462-462
Author(s):  
Michael E. McCauley
Keyword(s):  
Motion Sickness ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Vertical Motion ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Naval Research ◽  
Low Frequency Vibration ◽  
Office Of Naval Research ◽  
Linear Oscillation

The office of Naval Research/Human Factors Research (ONR/HFR) Motion Generator was designed with three degrees of freedom (heave, pitch, and roll) to simulate the motion of an air-sea craft in varying ocean conditions through Sea State 5. Recent upgrading of the device has provided the capability for simulating the motion of advanced design sea craft as well as certain aspects of vertical motion common to land, sea, and air vehicles. Since 1968, the simulator has been used for investigation of the following topics: (1) basic research to provide equations for the prediction of motion sickness incidence based on parameters of vertical linear oscillation, (2) crew performance during simulated motion of two types of proposed naval vessels, and (3) evaluation of the efficacy of antimotion sickness medications in alleviating the symptoms of motion sickness. This simulator provides the opportunity for future research on the effects of motion on physiological and psychological processes as well as task performance.

Navy Command Decision Making: Basic Research, Applied Research, and Transition to Enhance Current and Future Capabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 372-374
Author(s):  
Benjamin A. Clegg ◽  
Jeffrey G. Morrison ◽  
Noelle L. Brown ◽  
Karen M. Feigh ◽  
Harvey S. Smallman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Human Performance ◽  
Panel Discussion ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Naval Research ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Office Of Naval Research ◽  
Machine Systems

The emergence of Human Factors as a discipline is often traced to pioneering efforts tackling military issues in World War II. Rapid technological advances raised fundamental questions around human performance. Approaches, solutions, and advances in the science soon spread outside of their original military contexts. Current and emerging technologies, and also new challenges for human-machine systems, means Human Factors remains central to military effectiveness, while producing outcomes with broader potential impact. This panel discussion will examine an array of contributions to the Office of Naval Research program on Command Decision Making. The session will explore methods to understand and enhance decision making through: (1) Addressing gaps that demand further foundational knowledge to produce empirical generalizations, models, and theories as basis for future guidelines, principles, specifications, and doctrine for Navy Command Decision Making; (2) Applications of existing knowledge within specific contexts to address current /future real world Navy decision making challenges.

Equipment Funding Opportunities and Strategies for Success (Part 4)

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-54
Author(s):  
Isabel Càrdenas-Navia
Keyword(s):  
Science And Technology ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Naval Research ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Office Of Naval Research ◽  
Education And Outreach ◽  
Strategies For Success ◽  
Funding Opportunities

I am here to talk about the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and our funding opportunities. I will start with introductory slides because I'm not sure how familiar this audience is with our organization. ONR supports science and technology for the Navy, and you might think “How do I fit into this?” We have a two-billion-dollar portfolio for research. Some of this is sort of off-the-shelf, early stuff, the quick reaction. Then we have acquisition enablers. These two categories are short-term technologies. I'm going to talk about discovery and invention, which is the long-term basic research we support. It's about 40% of our portfolio or $900 million. The timeframe is basic research, and it covers our national naval responsibilities, and education and outreach, which is about 40% of our research, $900,000. In discovery and invention, we do research in naval-relevant areas. So our mission is very different from NSF and NIH, which are more broadly scientific-based.

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