Real-time Autonomous Video Enhancement system (RAVE)

Dynamics Technology, Inc. proposes to explore an opportunity to transition rapidly to the Fleet a new set of capabilities with only minimal development, hardware or acquisition costs. We will assess the feasibility of applying synthetic aperture sonar in anew way to both mine warfare and antisubmarine warfare (ASW) by the use of existing mid-frequency (~3kHz) active sonar transmitters on current ships and submarines and the use of towed array transmitters that can be manufactured under an existingcontract.If successful, this approach will deliver to the Navy a new capability to perform acoustic submarine and mine search at unprecedented ranges and area coverage rates with systems organic to current warships. We project tactical active ASW coveragerates as high as 500 square nautical miles per hour and a mine detection-through-identification capability at many kilometer ranges with the potential of 100 square nautical miles per hour coverage using the same system both for ASW and MCM. Commercialbenefits will also accrue in the areas of bottom search and ocean survey.