Carderock BAA

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Carderock BAA: 1. Digital Ecosystems:• High speed, intelligent, data-driven decision making for complex operations• Data discovery, information and knowledge management• Rapid adaptable policy and enforcement for digital environments 2. Hydrodynamics:• Computational hydrodynamic tools• Seakeeping and loads in extreme seas• Maneuvering and control• Maneuvering in waves• Cavitation• Hull-propulsor interaction• Hydrodynamic modeling of operations: in an ice slurry; multi-body interactions; propulsor hull system optimization; appendage characterization and scaling; near-surface and near-shore maneuvering and control modeling development 3. Naval Platform Integrity:• Naval metals and alloys; structural composites; corrosion resistant materials; and/or high-temperature ceramics• Manufacturing, including additive and other advanced manufacturing, and the relationship between processing, microstructure and materials properties, including Modelling & Simulation• Structural assessment and monitoring• Weapons effects and ship protection• Non-destructive testing and/or inspection• Maritime lethality• Structural reliability• Ship environmental treatment systems, management, and safety• Bio-fouling and bio-fouling hydrodynamic effects• Development of artificial intelligence and machine learning models to advance naval platform integrity• Battery development and safety• Naval platform energy and power 4. Ship and Submarine Design:• Ship/Submarine design tools• Ship/Submarine design processes and methods• Design evaluation/assessment capabilities• New and non-traditional platforms• Novel ship/submarine designs and missions 5. Signature Management: • Underwater and topside signatures• Mobile sensors 6. Unmanned Systems:• Low-cost perception and situational awareness systems• Autonomy and AI/ML decision making and computations• Swarming capabilities