Adaptive Data Fusion for Maritime Surveillance

Not Available The continued use of Commercial Off-the Shelf (COTS) hardware and software in Navy systems can cause substantial integration issues when these COTS products are upgraded. Recent technologies, such as the Java programming language, have made great strides toward painless incremental updates of software. The Java languages Object-Oriented (OO) design and the use of component-based architectures, such as JavaBeans and Enterprise JavaBeans, make software reuse practical in Navy shipboard systems. The software used in the Navy's New Attack Submarine (NSSN) contains opportunities for using the Java language's strengths to achieve a high level of reuse and ease the burden of periodic updates. This SBIR proposes an innovative Java component architecture utilizing JavaBeans and Enterprise JavaBeans components capable of implementing naval foreground and background systems. Cost savings will be realized because of the architectures inherent flexibility, extensibility, and dynamic distribution allowing high levels of reuse and easy integration. The proposed component architecture will decrease the cost of creating, deploying and maintaining naval combat systems. The approach includes Java real-time solution for allowing the component architecture to meet real-time performance requirements.