SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Navigation and Timekeeping Technology
- Notice Date
- 6/9/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research, ONR, CODE ONR-02 875 North Randolph St., Suite 1425, Arlington, VA, 22203-1995
- ZIP Code
- 22203-1995
- Solicitation Number
- BAA06-0022
- Response Due
- 9/25/2006
- Archive Date
- 10/10/2006
- Description
- In accordance with the guidance promulgated by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (NII), concerning Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR), which deals with the mitigation of denial of Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT), this effort is concerned with the first two of the three elements: Electronic Protection (EP) and Electronic Support (ES). Precision navigation and timekeeping are essential for many modern naval and maritime systems, and it is essential that navigation and timekeeping services be made available to platforms and weapons at the highest level of accuracy and with the highest possible confidence at reasonable cost. Lack of precise navigation and timekeeping technologies may jeopardize the success of military operations. For example, the Global Positioning System (GPS) provides highly accurate position/time information at low cost and, due to this, GPS has become the technology of choice for many users. Unfortunately, the GPS signal is a low-power signal that is susceptible to interference. Therefore there is a need for both (1) affordable approaches to make GPS more reliable/robust, and (2) affordable reliable precision navigation/timing alternatives to GPS. In the past five years, ONR has been conducting a series of Navigation and Timekeeping Science and Technology Projects in the following three technology areas: 1. GPS Anti-Jam Technology: These efforts have initially been concerned with GPS antenna systems that are able to be steered electronically so that the antenna preferentially selects the intended satellite source and rejects spatially inhomogeneous noise and jammer sources. This effort is also concerned with the coupling of GPS with inertial systems. This latter association is beneficial because it draws upon the unique performance assets of each. In FY06 effort was concentrated in anti-spoof and other emergent threats. The FY07 focus is in GPS Navigation in stressed environments and concerns the development of low cost navigation systems and enabling components for such systems suited to Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and mobile-ground, mobile-littorally based, and personnel-carried devices. Operation in urban environments, underground, and in other environments that have signal propagation difficulties/deficiencies. Additionally, this work involves verification that the concepts developed in supported projects actually perform as intended. Upgraded GPS-system assessment facilities at Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are presently underway. Approaches to improve performance verification through modeling will also be considered for support under this BAA. 2. Precision Time and Time Transfer Technology: The on-going areas of interest in this technology area have been concerned with the development of atomic clocks that possess unique long-term stability and precision. Having a precise clock provides a means to synchronize systems rapidly enabling one to convey information at what would otherwise be prohibiting noise levels. The second effort has been concerned with the development of the capability of: (a) transferring GPS-derived 1 pps Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) via RF links such as Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS)/Link-16 and (b) maintaining a common reference time by tying together existing time standards distributed in the various systems. The FY07 focus of this area is: (a) the development of more ruggedized small-size, low cost, low power, atomic clocks of adequate accuracy (Allen Deviation of 10-9 to 10-10 in first 1 second integration) for use in GPS timekeeping back-up, GPS signal re-acquisition, and for incorporation into inertial navigation systems (INSs), and (b) the development of a navigation sensor data (position and time) distribution system, which will correct various time sources on a platform by statistical means and produce a common time reference. 3. Non-GPS Navigation Technology: In FY06 effort was focused primarily upon gyroscope development. Other efforts in FY06 in this technology area were concerned with the development of a correlation navigation technique using earth maps of high precision (including bathymetric and magnetometric data) that are now available or that are easily produced as a result of present earth satellite measurement capabilities. The focus of FY07 efforts in this area is: (a) the development of compact, low-cost, all electro-optical INS, whose performance is rated at better than the existing navigation grade INS, and (b) the development of high resolution Charge Coupled Device (CCD), which is applied to an automated celestial navigation system. The geo-location precision of this automated celestial navigation system is within 3 meters versus the 30 meters precision typically proposed. Although the above show specific areas of concentration in this program, the program aggressively seeks new and innovative navigation technologies that will provide more accurate, reliable, maintainable and affordable systems for Naval Air, Surface, Subsurface and Ground Platforms and Forces. The leveraging of industry investments and particularly the technologies developed for civilian systems are desired.
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- SN01067092-W 20060611/060609221148 (fbodaily.com)
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