Recent Awards

Advanced Ergonomic Assessment

Install of a Distributed Temperature Sensing System on Naval Vessel for Electrical Plant Monitoring

Best Practices for Rapid Qualification of Additively Manufactured Parts

USCG Product Lifecycle Management Data Requirements

Optimized Weld Records Phase Two

Lighting on Naval Ships DOD-HDBK-289(SH) Modernization Support Effort

Fiber Optic Test Enhancement Follow-On 2

Fast Docking System Study

Plug-and-Play Cobotics

Navy Standard Bookend Fixtures for Shock Testing

Data-Centric Detail Design and Drafting Process Improvements

Delivering Cyber-Ready Ships

Testing and Analysis of Anti-Biofouling Coatings

Enhanced Primers for Welding Operations

Ver. Fire Protection Shipboard Electric Cables Using Intumescent Coating

Enhanced 3D Mapping Capability of High-Fidelity Colorized Point Cloud

MCI Alternate Deck Wear Surface Evaluation and Qualification

Handheld Laser Welding for Cabinets and Enclosures

Simplified Precision Welding Technique

Evaluation of Newly Developed Cooling Suits for Improved Worker Efficiency

Body Cooling Technology Study for Shipyard Worker Safety and Performance

The Effects of Blast Media on Production and Coating Performance

Building Failure Data & Prediction Models for Ship Construction & Sustainment Support

Shipbuilding COBOT Alliance – Establishment and Operation of a Shipbuilding COBOT Training and Development Center

Increase Steelwork Throughput and Reduce TOC by Leveraging Structural Design Optimization Tools Integrated with Process-Oriented Work-Content Tools in Preliminary Design

Cleanable Nonskid Deck Covering

High-Density Ribbon Fiber Optic Cable & Tooling for Shipboard Installations

Using MELD to Additively Manufacture Flight Deck Tie Downs

Shipboard Fiber Optic Cables Jackets Performance Enhancements

Combat Systems Standard Foundations Qualification and Optimization

GMAW Electrode and Procedure Technology for Silicate-free Weld Deposition

Feasibility of Standardized OSHA Maritime Management Safety Training

Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) Integration into Ship Electrical Plant Monitoring and Controls for Conditions Based Maintenance

Ultra Heat Resistant Primer

Zinc-Rich Coatings Over High Strength Steel

Performance Improvement for 25Hz DSSM Spring Tray

Dry Dock Block Contact Indicator

Equipment Sight/Site Validation Tool

Alternate Blocking Materials

3D Printing of Supply Sensitive Parts

Equipment Validation Through Scanning

Outlining a Development Plan for the Auto-Identification of Cobot Welding & Cutting Applications within a Digital Ship Model

Enterprise-Wide Accuracy Control in a Digital Environment

Product-Data-as-a-Service for a Planning Yard

Camera “In the Torch” Welding System Productization

Digital Twin “TRUST” Verification & Validation (V&V) Guide for Ship Design, Construction, Delivery, & Sustainment

Robotic Arc Directed Energy Deposition (DED) Manufacturing and Repair of Marine Components

Development of a Fast Analysis Solver for Welding Sequence Optimization of Ship Structures

Automated Detail Planning and Integrated Shipyard Operations with Engineering Data

LiftShip 3

Industry-Wide Collaboration to Address the Navy’s Shipboard Industrial Fire Safety Problem

Portable Single-Pass Buried Arc Welding of Steel Plate During Ship Erection

Shipbuilding Apprenticeship: A Qualitative Analysis

Automated Label Plate Generation

High Productivity Reduced Emissions Arc Gouging Process

Evaluation of Splice-On Connectors and Termini for Shipboard Applications

Crane Lift Data Aggregation

Next Generation Double Electrode GMAW Processes for Precision Fillet Welding

Development of an Additive Manufacturing Capability for CuNi Seawater Heat Exchangers

Modern Shipbuilding Design Courses 3

Automated Detail Planning and Instant Earned Value Control

Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Simplify Provisioning of Navy Standard Requirements

Utilizing Ship Product Model Information for Corrosion Control and Coatings

Custom and Digitized ABS Rules with Executable Knowledge Packets

Shore-based Additive Manufacturing in Support of MSC

Mobile Laser Scan to CAD Analysis

Scaling Up 3D Printed Steel Castings

Tele-welding Shipyard Prototype for Welding

Early-Stage Structural Design Optimization

Electrical Cable Fire Protection and Repair Cost Reduction

• LiftShip 2
• Welding SMART Camera “In the Torch”
• Advanced Development and Implementation of the High Mobility Manufacturing Robot (HMMR)
• R&D Insulated Bus Pipe (IBP) Standard Interface to Naval Electrical Equipment
• Fire Resistant Watertight structural Doors
• Onboard Ship Integration of Laser Peening system for Lasting Aluminum Repairs
• Minimum Standardized Content to Enable a Navy Digital Enterprise
• Advanced Knowledge Provisioning Using Artificial intelligence (AI) & Augmented Reality (AR) for Ship Repair

• Laser Scan to CAD Analysis
• Cost Reduction of Shock Application
• Tele Welding – Remote Operation of Shipyard Welding (and other) equipment
• Supply Chain Integrity – Blockchain for Smart Contracts
• Qualification Testing of Insulated Bus Pipe (IBP) for Shipboard
• On-Board Ship 3-D Environment
• Fatigue Analysis of Swaged Bulkheads
• Robotic Arc Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing for Shipbuilding
• Mixed Reality System for Real-Time Construction Problem Resolution

• Quick-Deploy Scaffold for Improved Safety and Lower Cost
• Applications of Targetless Photogrammetry for Facilities and Close Range Metrology
• Build Your Future (BYF): Shipbuilding & Ship Repair Works!
• Support Delivery of Shipbuilder Product and Technical Data to an In-Service Navy PLM for all Classes of Ships
• Standardization and Digitization of Visual Inspection for Shipbuilding and Repair
• ExpressMarine Integration
• Fiber Optic Testing Enhancement for Cost Reduction Follow On
• Certificate Program: Shipyard Industry Surface Prep and Coating Training
• Shipboard Fiber Optic Cables Design Enhancements
• Miniature Torch Speed Sensor Based Adaptive Manual Arc Welding
• Survey of Surface Preparation and Coatings Automation
• Shore Power Connector Testing
• Short Course on Dredging Fundamentals for Shipyard Operations & Environmental Sustainability
• Shipboard Cable Trays
• Test and Evaluation of Primers with Extended AF Overcoat Window
• Fusion Splice Enclosure at Equipment
• High Penetration Dynamic Buried Arc Welding
• High Deposition Robotic Arc Additive Manufacturing Process Development
• Joint Operable Standards for Containerized Modules
• Virtual Spray Paint Training System
• TRITON Dynamic Network Paradigm: Analysis and Demonstration
• Knowledge Provisioning to Improve and Simplify ABS Digital Compliance
• COMPASS- COMbined Product ASSessment Tool
• Weld Sequence Modeling Software Interface Development
• Design of a SIFD Principal Unit and Development of an EQT Strategy
• Shipboard Pipe Insulation Tape
• Advanced Impact Analysis – Potential Changes to Weld Fume Carcinogenicity Designation
• Wearable Ergonomic Sensor Technology

• Integration of Scanning and Laser Peening Activity
• Land Based Case Study of Insulated Bus Pipe for Ship Design
• CAR-W Support for Multipass Welding & Extension
• Shipyard Mobile Applications in Real Time
• LiftShip
• Knowledge Provisioning to Improve First Time Quality of Ship Design
• Integration of Outfitting and Structural Details on Swaged Bulkheads

• ShipScan
• Advanced Concept Design for Isolation System Supporting CWS Modernization
• Combat Systems Standard Foundations
• Low Voltage Shipboard Lighting Feasibility Study
• Evaluation of Efficacy of Self-Sealing Cable Transit Devices for Aluminum Bulkheads and Decks in Non-Watertight Boundaries
• Application Analysis of Equalizing Load Lifting Bars to Reduce Distortion Control Backup Structure When Lifting and Turning Thin Plate Blocks
• Horizontal Access Lifting System
• Evaluation and Control of Beryllium Exposure in Shipyards
• Using Fire Retardant Gels During Hotwork
• ASTM F1387 Testing for Mechanically Attached Fittings
• Cost Model-Based Network Design and Testbed Performance Analysis: Demo of Optical Network Paradigm for Ships’ Flexible Communications Infrastructure
• Thermal Insulating Coatings for (TTP492) Achieving R Value using Aerogel Filled Coatings for Naval Shipyards Applications
• Evaluation of Plasma Beam Technology for Coating Removal and Surface Preparation
• Higher Quality, Reduced Cost Aluminum Welding
• Develop Battery-Powered Drawn Arc Stud Welding System
• Semi-Automatic GMAW-P Welding of Copper-Nickel Pipe Joints

• HiDEP Process for Fabrication of Low-Weight T-Stiffeners with Near Zero Weld Distortion for Shipbuilding
• CAR-W Production Scanning & Multi-Robot Capability Enhancements
• Digital Deadweight Survey
• Welding Application Development for High Mobility Manufacturing Robot
• Improving Workforce Development Initiatives Using Augmented Reality Technology
• Ship Structural Design Optimization for Improved Producibility and Enhanced Life-Cycle Performance

• ROXTEC Resilient Mechanical Bulkhead Pipe Transits for Navy Applications
• Flexible Infrastructure Bulkhead Track Improvements
• Distributed Temperature Sensing for Inspection of Electrical Panels on Navy Ships
• Retention of Type VI Epoxy under UHS Epoxy
• Commodity Variation and Standardization Analysis on Navy 525 Valves
• Power Panel and Breaker Commonality
• Improving the 3D Cad-to-FEM Interface for Shipbuilding Needs
• Mechanical Property and Fabrication Cost Comparison for Purchased HFRW Structural Shapes vs GMAW Fabricated Structural Shapes
• “DeepTIG” Wire for Improved Pipe Welding
• Partial Blast of Ultra Solids Coated Tanks Phase II
• Development for a Requirements Framework for the Fabrication and Inspection of Naval Parts Using Additive Manufacturing (AM)
• High Deposition Out of Position Mechanized GMAW-Pulse
• 3-D Vision for Welder Training and Production Welding
• Laser Surface Cleaning
• Advanced Composite False-Deck Material Systems for Rapid Modular Compartment Reconfiguration
• Providing Shipbuilding Suppliers with Digital Design and Manufacturing Information
• Develop Common Supplier Technical Assessment Criteria and Scoring Methodology

• Development of HiDep Welding Processes and Butt and T-fillet Joints
• Mitigation of Stress Corrosion, Cracking, Cavitation Erosion and Forming Complex Shapes
• Reduction of Total Ownership Costs (R-TOC) through Application of Design for Maintenance
• 3 Views to 3D
• Standardization of Watertight Closures

• Fiber Optic Testing Enhancement for Cost Reduction
• High-Speed, High Quality Welding of Copper Nickel Pipe Joints
• Improvement to the Supply Base Oversight Program
• Grounding for Adhesive Outfitting
• Improving Technical Welding Education Using Real-Time Sensory Feedback
• Develop Long Stroke Servo Electric Hand Gun for Stud Welding
• Qualification of Alternative Structures
• Implementation of Robust Functional Paperless Paint
• Cost Efficient Aluminum Welder Performance Qualification Testing
• Preparation for the Evaluation of the Boomlift Carried Environmental Enclosure
• Variant Reduction for Shipboard Installed Connectors
• Develop Process for Virtual Shelf, NSRP Common Parts Catalog and NNS Parts Catalog System Data Integration
• Deep Dive on Vaneaxial Fans Intended for Naval Shipboard Use NSRP Commonality Working Group and NAVSEA
• Digital Deadweight Survey Project
• Advanced Mobile Test Platform to Accelerate the Installation of Electrical Harnesses and Support Sustainment of Electrical Systems in Ships
• Improved Methods for Bonding and Grounding
• Thermal Spray Coating of 5xxx Aluminum
• Risk Management Ventilation Project
• Paradigm for Optical Networks in Ships: Flexible Communications Infrastructure