Transcript EOTDA

Next-Generation Navy
Electro-Optical Tactical
Decision Aids
Dr. Anthony Bucholtz
Naval Research Laboratory
Monterey, CA
Outline
• Motivation
• Way Forward
– Reinstate Navy Support of TAWS
– Solicit User Feedback/Requirements
– Develop Next-Generation EOTDA
• Phased Development Approach
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Utilize Navy Operational METOC Capability
Develop Interim Reachback Capability
Position for Forward-Deployed Capability
Conduct Validation and Verification Effort
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Outline
• Motivation
• Way Forward
– Reinstate Navy Support of TAWS
– Solicit User Feedback/Requirements
– Develop Next-Generation EOTDA
• Phased Development Approach
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Utilize Navy Operational METOC Capability
Develop Interim Reachback Capability
Position for Forward-Deployed Capability
Conduct Validation and Verification Effort
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EOTDA A Required Capability
• Littoral Battlespace Sensing, Fusion and Integration
(LBSF&I) Initial Capability Document (ICD) of 28 September
2006
• Initial Capability Document (ICD) for Meteorological and
Oceanographic Environment of 14 August 2009
• OPNAV N2/N6E NOP Guidance for FY13 of 27 January 2012
•Tactical Applications and Services
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EOTDA Varied Customers
• Any EOTDA capability must accommodate needs
of a variety of users:
• Reachback:
o Fleet Weather Centers
o Ship-board planners (w good bandwidth)
• Forward Deployed:
o Marines
o Ship-board planners (w limited bandwidth)
o Strike fighters
o UAV
o ISR
o Anti-Piracy
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Major Issue for Navy:
TAWS is at a Crossroads
• Funding decreasing
o No Navy funding in FY12
o Air Force funding cut in FY12; projected to go to zero by FY14
• Personnel retiring
• Minimal R&D, no V&V by USN or USAF
o Impacts effectiveness
• Operational support still required
o TAWS currently the only game in town for EOTDA
o Nearly weekly requests to NRL for support from users:
• EOTDA required now and in the future
=> Motivated proposal to support TAWS and
develop Next-Gen Navy EOTDA
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Outline
• Motivation
• Way Forward
– Reinstate Navy Support of TAWS
– Solicit User Feedback/Requirements
– Develop Next-Generation EOTDA
• Phased Development Approach
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Utilize Navy Operational METOC Capability
Develop Interim Reachback Capability
Position for Forward-Deployed Capability
Conduct Validation and Verification Effort
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Reinstate Navy Support of Joint
TAWS Program
• Support Navy/Marine Users:
o Field requests for information on TAWS capabilities,
operation, and science
• Coordinate with USAF and USA on future support
and development of TAWS
TAWS Google Earth Overlay
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Solicit User
Feedback/Requirements
• Site visits to operational centers
that utilize EOTDAs
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e.g. FWC San Diego, FWC Norfolk,
FWC Det Fallon, MAWTS-1, etc.
• Feedback from in-field operators
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e.g. recently returned METOC officers
Scientist-At-Sea opportunities
• Workshop
o Hosted by NRL-Monterey
o Bring together Navy/Marine users,
sponsors, R&D, EOTDA providers
o Goal: Determine needs, requirements,
best way forward on Next-Gen EOTDA
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Develop Next-Generation
EOTDA
• Challenges
o Anticipate an enhanced TAWS-like product
in future Nites-Next environment
o Forward deployed computing capability is
varied
o Future NN environment undefined
• Proposed solution
o Prepare for future NN by developing a
capability in reachback mode whose
components can be applied to NN
o Take phased approach that steadily builds
on previous accomplishments
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Outline
• Motivation
• Way Forward
– Reinstate Navy Support of TAWS
– Solicit User Feedback/Requirements
– Develop Next-Generation EOTDA
• Phased Development Approach
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Utilize Navy Operational METOC Capability
Develop Interim Reachback Capability
Position for Forward-Deployed Capability
Conduct Validation and Verification Effort
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Navy Aerosol Modeling
Global Modeling:
Navy Aerosol Analysis and Predication
System (NAAPS)
•World’s first operational global aerosol
model and is based on NOGAPS fields.
•Utilizes world’s first operational aerosol
data assimilation & fire data streams.
•Used for forecasting as well as process
studies and EO climatology.
Mesoscale Modeling:
Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Mesoscale
Prediction System (COAMPS®)
•COAMPS® dust forecasts operational at
FNMOC.
•Currently adding aerosol species fully
coupled with the model.
•Can be used to study complicated coastal
flows where aerosol particles, winds, and
water vapor covary.
February 2007 Optical Depth
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FAROP: Forecast of Aerosol
Radiative and Optical Properties
Purpose: Calculates optical properties for TAWS and FNMOC 1 .06 µm Extinction
Extinction (1/km)
Operational at FNMOC, 4X day
Input:
NOGAPS (T, P, RH),
NAAPS (mass concentrations)
0.012
1.06 mm Extinction
Status:
0.008
0.004
Species: Dust, smoke, sulfate and sea salt
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500
900
0.000
Output:
3D:
extinction, partitioned by species
Flt levels: slant path visual range (nm)
Surface: horizontal visibility
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Forecast Time
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1000
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Pressure (mb)
Column: AOD for each species
Channels: 19 wavelengths, 5 bands in UV, Vis, NIR, MIR, and IR
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Outline
• Motivation
• Way Forward
– Reinstate Navy Support of TAWS
– Solicit User Feedback/Requirements
– Next-Generation EO Performance Surface TDA
• Phased Development Approach
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Utilize Navy Operational METOC Capability
Develop Interim Reachback Capability
Position for Forward-Deployed Capability
Conduct Validation and Verification Effort
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Develop Interim-Reachback
Mode Capability
• Incorporate GIS-enabled Navy METOC fields
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NAAPS global aerosol fields
COAMPS regional weather/aerosol fields
FAROP global/regional aerosol optical properties fields
GIS-enabled at FNMOC
Formatted for ingest and utilization by Nites-Next
• Incorporate Sensor-Target Database
o Capability to easily update
• Incorporate fast RT code into FNMOC environment
o Utilizes GIS-enabled Navy METOC and aerosol fields
o Rigorously calculates transmission/extinction
• Initially develop in reachback mode
o Performance surface capability
o Area-wide, or point, forecast of EO sensor performance
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Envisioned Product
• Multiple layered product envisioned
that addresses multiple applications
o Mission Planning:
• Area-wide forecasts of conditions
 Visibility
 Thermal cross-over times, etc.
o 'What if' scenarios:
• Location/sensor/target specific
forecasts
o Optimal Tactics:
• Multiple height/approach forecasts
Notional thermal crossover product
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Outline
• Motivation
• Way Forward
– Reinstate Navy Support of TAWS
– Solicit User Feedback/Requirements
– Next-Generation EO Performance Surface TDA
• Phased Development Approach
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Utilize Navy Operational METOC Capability
Develop Interim Reachback Capability
Position for Forward-Deployed Capability
Conduct Validation and Verification Effort
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Position for
Forward-Deployed Capability
• Challenge: Forward deployed computing capability is varied
and not yet completely defined
• Philosophy: Develop reachback capability as a bridge to
providing for full functionality for the forward client
o Nites-Next or equivalent
• Coordinate with Nites-Next on forward deployment of EO
performance surface TDA:
o Pursue running RT code on forward deployed NN machines
o Liaison with NN to scope requirements/restrictions
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Outline
• Motivation
• Way Forward
– Reinstate Navy Support of TAWS
– Solicit User Feedback/Requirements
– Next-Generation EO Performance Surface TDA
• Phased Development Approach
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Utilize Navy Operational METOC Capability
Develop Interim Reachback Capability
Position for Forward-Deployed Capability
Conduct Validation and Verification Effort
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Conduct Two-Pronged On-Going
Validation &Verification Effort
• V&V of Input Parameters:
o Utilize aerosol/radiation measurements
obtained in multiple past (and future)
surface and airborne field studies
 Test and validate model generated
aerosol fields
 Test and validate model generated
aerosol optical properties fields
Field studies by NRL-MRY
• V&V of Output Parameters
o Utilize long-term surface based
measurements to build up statistical
comparisons
 World-wide visibility measurements
World-wide visibility reports
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Questions?