Transcript AP - Sun Mar 26, 4:20 PM ET Technology Trends and Opportunities

Overview of Information and
Signal Processing Program
24 January 2007
Liyi Dai, Program Manager
Computing & Information Sciences Division
Mathematical & Information Sciences Directorate
U.S. Army Research Office
ARO’s Scientific
Division Structure
Director
Physical
Sciences
Engineering
Sciences
Physics
Mechanical
Sciences
Chemical
Sciences
Materials
Science
Life
Sciences
Electronics
Environmental
Sciences
Mathematical
& Information
Sciences
Mathematics
Computing &
Info Sciences
Mathematical & Information
Sciences Directorate
Mathematical &
Information Sciences
Directorate
Computing & Information
Sciences Division
• Systems and Control
• Information Assurance
• Communications and
Network
• Software and
Knowledge Based
Systems
• Information and Signal
Processing
Mathematics
Division
• Cooperative Systems
• Computational
Mathematics
• Discrete Mathematics and
Computer Sciences
• Modeling of Complex
Systems
• Modeling, Simulation, and
Related Mathematics
• Probability and Statistics
ARO Overview
• The Army’s main funding agency for basic
research
• Needs and opportunity driven, primarily fund
extramural research
– Close collaboration with Army Research Lab and other
Army organizations
– Potential ROI
– Balanced research: near-term, mid-term, and longterm needs
• ARO Web Site: http://www.aro.army.mil
Driving Force
“Heavy forces must be more strategically deployable and
more agile with a smaller logistical footprint, and light
forces must be more lethal, survivable and tactically
mobile. Achieving this paradigm will require innovative
thinking about structure, modernization efforts and
spending.”
- The Chief of Staff, Army
23 June 1999
Future Combat Systems
FLIR
UAV RSTA /
Comm Relay
Adv. Sensors
Follower UGV
Multi-Role Armament &
Ammo Suite
(Direct & Indirect Fire)
See
First
Objective
Force
Objective
Warrior
Force
Understand
First
C3 On the Move
Finish
Decisively
Compact Kinetic
Energy Missile
Act
First
Active
Protection
OCSW
Hybrid Electric
Propulsion
Integrated
Armor
Networked
Fires
Technologies to Build FCS in this Decade
Technology Trends and Opportunities
• Miniaturization
– Incorporation of more functions into smaller space
~100 lb load
< 40 lb load
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< 30 tons
70+ tons
Technology Trends and Opportunities
• Time compression
– Ubiquitous availability of high performance computing
– Real-time information processing and delivery
< 10 mph
> 40 mph
Technology Trends and Opportunities
• Complexity
– System of systems: Network science
CISD Thrust Areas
1. Autonomous Systems
2. Secure and Robust Information Systems
3. Networked Information Processing
Research and develop methods to facilitate the creation of networked information
systems over band limited mobile, wireless networks. This includes processing of
sensor information, multi-hop mobile, wireless communication networks, fusing
and interpreting data, and processing and presenting data for decision making.
Information includes sensor data, and real-time voice, text, graphics, and video.
The focus is on theory and fundamental limits of the problems as well as
implementable solutions.
ISP Program Research Areas:
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Interpretation of sensor data, including multiple sensor modalities.
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Analysis, fusion, reduction, and representation of data for decision making.
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Data compression and coding, network and quality of service aware.
Program Goal
Develop image feature extraction and modeling,
image/video compression, sensor fusion, and energy
efficient processing to provide increased performance
and capability for processing signals, data, and
information to enhance the warfighters’ decision
making, situation awareness, command and control and
methods to improve targeting and the performance of
weapons systems.
Current Coverage
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Data and information fusion
Automatic/Aided target recognition
Target acquisition and tracking
Video coding for wireless communication
Battlefield modeling and visualization
Image resolution enhancement
Thank you!