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and the Materials in Extreme Dynamic Environments 1The six ARL directorates are the Computational and Information Sciences Directorate (CISD) , Human Research and Engi neering Directorate (HRED)
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HUMAN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE Research in the Human Research and Engineering Directorate (HRED) is currently organized around eight research thrusts -- sensory performance, physical and cognitive performance interaction, translational neuroscience, social-cognitive network science, human-robot interaction (HRI)
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Supported by a cadre of university experts in a Collaborative Technology Alliance (CTA) , the ARL work in translational neuroscience is indicative of high-quality neuroscience research that is routinely validated by its publication in good, peer-reviewed journals.
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SEDD also plays a strong role in the ARL Network Science Enterprise and in the ARL Multiscale Modeling Enterprise. In the area of micropower, the notion of a fully integrated (electronics and passives)
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SEDD researchers, in collaboration with the University of Central Florida, have demonstrated high-quality AlGaN/Ga:MgZnO grown on sapphire. Under the Multiscale Multidisciplinary Modeling of Electronic Materials Collaborative Research Alliance, a multi-university team is charged with doing the fundamental multiscale modeling of lithium batteries, fuel cells, and electronic materials and devices.
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at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, VTD's realigned focus on Army needs, such as ground vehicle technology and autonomous systems, has been increasing the quality of its research portfolio. In 2010 the establishment of eight capability concepts that embody the technical breakthroughs needed to meet critical future Army needs was a major step toward focusing and upgrading VTD research.
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VTD management should obtain help from outside experts before undertaking this effort. WEAPONS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH DIRECTORATE The overall scientific quality of the work at the Weapons and Materials Research Directorate (WMRD)
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The experimental results were combined with multidimensional computational modeling in order to gain a better understanding of how the defeat mechanism worked and how the armor technology could potentially be improved or optimized. This eventually led to a multiyear, applied R&D effort focused on further maturing and demonstrating this new KE armor technology in practical armor designs.
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Solid work on optical communications in networks is aimed at developing unconventional optical communication systems, including ultraviolet non-line-of-sight and covert visible-light communications, for applications that include intraconvoy communications in situations where jammers are being used to affect communications devices. The studies of social-cognitive networks involve a broad set of topics related to the way in which soldiers interact with networks; this work holds great promise but will require careful collaboration among social scientists, computer scientists, and engineers.
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The second model assumes that the role of ARL staff is to instruct university collaborators in ways that will direct and transition research to address Army needs. In either case, ARL researchers will need sufficient intellectual depth to interact sufficiently on all projects with their university counterparts.
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Incremental advances also include modeling the multiple-robot patrol problem in a new way and using machine learning in a variety of ways to improve robot intelligence. ARL is currently employing simulation in its HRI research; this should be extended.
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As the technical quality and depth within directorates continue to improve, it is appropriate that ARL continue to increase its focus on broad, multidisciplinary issues that can best be addressed by collaborative work across several directorates and with extramural partnerships that enhance the ARL intramural capability. It is becoming increasingly clear that greater attention should be given to the review of the work done by all participants in these collaborative alliances, both intra- and extramural.
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