The Advanced Ground and Amphibious Platforms program researches, develops, and exploits science and technologies at the intersection of the mechanical, control and electronic system domains to enhance the maneuverability and mobility of ground and amphibious manned and unmanned platforms. The program seeks to contribute to the technical body of knowledge and deliver advanced capabilities to the maneuver force by pursuing next-generation, leap-ahead, and transformational discoveries in academia, industry and government.
The program engages in efforts that afford advancements in mobility research areas to include intelligent mobility, powertrain efficiency and platform architecture. This is achieved through the conduct of basic, fundamental and applied research of advanced mobility technologies for application to unique military operational environments. Development and utilization of correlated physics-based virtual environments and modeling and simulations tools are leveraged throughout the concept creation, technology development and military utility assessment processes.
Research Concentration Areas
Cybernetics
Efficient power generation
Ground and amphibious manned and unmanned platform design
Kinematics and dynamics
Terra-mechanics
Vehicle architectures
Vehicle power electronics
Vehicle power train and suspension.
Research Challenges and Opportunities
Accurate modeling and simulation of tire and ground surface interface dynamics
Active chassis control for military off-road and amphibious applications
Active dynamic effectors for military off-road and amphibious applications
Electrical and hybrid locomotion for military off-road and amphibious applications
Energy harvesting
Flexible architectures of ground and amphibious platforms
Power-dense powertrains
Powertrain thermal management for ground systems
Real-time, remote mobility planning intelligence
Reliable, automated surface and subsurface terrain characterization
Three-dimensional mobility in urban terrain.
How to Submit
For detailed application and submission information for this research topic, please refer to our broad agency announcement (BAA) No. N0001425SB001.
Contracts: All white papers and full proposals for contracts must be submitted through the ONR Submission Portal; instructions are included in the BAA.
Grants: All white papers for grants must be submitted through the ONR Submission Portal, and full proposals for grants must be submitted through grants.gov; instructions are included in the BAA.