Ultra-Light Structural Steel From Metal Foams

The goal of the proposed effort is to demonstrate the detection ofpotentially threatening behavior in the littoral via the high level fusionof all-source data available from the Navy's emerging netcentric C4ISRsystems. The approach utilizes an unsupervised clustering algorithm, whichwas demonstrated in Phase I to be able to identify different ships based ontrack data alone and to rapidly detect anomalous behavior with highstatistical confidence. Phase II will extend and optimize the processing toinclude a broader base of characteristics including environmental, acoustic,intel and imagery-based information. A key goal of the Phase II effort is tointegrate and demonstrate the Covert Operation Detector (COD) in anoperational setting, including participation in FBEs. Optional tasks include:additional demonstration involving combined IUSS, radar and ELINT/SIGINTdata; global ship tracking and identification in support of ONI objectives;and automated detection of illegal fishing behavior using NationalMarine Fisheries Service (NMFS) tracking information.