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Reduced-Order High-Fidelity Models for Signature Propagation/WAVE

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Army 		Award ID:
83255 		Program Year/Program:
2007 / STTR
Agency Tracking Number:
A074-028-0164 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
AVID LLC
322 Freedom Blvd Suite C Yorktown, VA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2007
Title: Reduced-Order High-Fidelity Models for Signature Propagation/WAVE
Agency / Branch: DOD / ARMY
Contract: W912HZ-07-P-0324
Award Amount: $99,981.00
 

Abstract:

A reduced-order signature propagation model, with comparable full scale finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) accuracy is proposed. The reduced-order model achieves reductions in computational resources and time. Existing FDTD acoustic and seismic sensor models require supercomputing / multiprocessor level resources, which are impractical in a real time military / battlefield environment. The proposed effort combines efficient computational / numerical techniques with simplified physics and/or geometry to generate a reduced-order model to be evaluated against the benchmark FDTD model. Calculated impulse responses from the developed models, including a high order model FDTD, are compared using a least squares matching criteria. The accuracy of the localization of events is assessed using test cases accounting for sensor and source locations, and signal to noise levels. A real-time decision-aid tool provides a framework to perform trade studies, and generates a visual rendering illustrating results of the performance evaluations. Phase I focuses on development of an efficient reduced order code and well defined signal localization criteria working simultaneously within a visual environment to optimize the number and placement of seismic or acoustic sensors.

Principal Investigator:

Samuel Wilson
President
5409610067
hsferguson@avidaerospace.com

Business Contact:

Nanci Hardwick
CFO
5409610067
nhardwick@avidaerospace.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

AVID LLC
1750 Kraft Drive, Suite 1400 Blacksburg, VA 24060

EIN/Tax ID: 061637406
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
Research Institution Information:
VIRGINIA TECH
CIMMS
310 Durham Hall, MC 0261
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Contact: Daniel Inman
Contact Phone: (540) 231-4709
RI Type: Nonprofit college or university