Mine Drift Prediction Tactical Decision Aid (TDA) Navy SBIR FY2013.2 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2013.2 Topic No.: N132-136 Topic Title: Mine Drift Prediction Tactical Decision Aid (TDA) Proposal No.: N132-136-0092 Firm: Adaptive Methods, Inc 5860 Trinity Parkway Suite 200 Centreville, Virginia 20120 Contact: Lewis Hart Phone: (703) 968-8040 Web Site: www.adaptivemethods.com Abstract: Adaptive Methods, teamed with Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation (NASC), proposes to develop algorithms for a Tactical Decision Aid (TDA) capable of adaptively tracking and predicting the locations of drifting mines. The TDA is capable of optimizing Mine Counter Measure (MCM) asset deployment plans and producing maneuver routes that minimize ship risks. Our approach develops new technologies for a MIW TDA which provides mine drift prediction and MIW planning by: leveraging and adapting. This approach leverages Navmar Applied Science Corporation's capabilities and experience in sonobuoy drift prediction; and by adapts the Adaptive Methods' existing Context-aware Multi-Objective Planner (CMOP). The effort will demonstrate the feasibility of combining a drift mine prediction tracker with a multi-objective planner to provide a MIW TDA which will reduce the manpower needed to develop safe and effective MCM plans. Benefits: Overall benefits of the MIW TDA will be the reduction in manpower needed to plan MCM courses of actions resulting from the automation support and the reduction in risk during operations resulting from greater situation awareness reguarding drifting mine threats. A real-time integrated view of drift mine and potentially other threats, coupled with tools that provide way-forward recommendations to the operator, will shorten the decision making time-line and improve the effectiveness of overall decision-making. Decision-making will be further improved through integration with planning tools that provide the ability to practice missions beforehand further improving decision-making and reaction time. The commercialization plan we will pursue addresses a subset of the anticipated markets and focuses on the needs of the U.S Navy Submarine, Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and CRUDES platforms. We will also address perceived needs of the Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard and Border Protection Departments and upgrades for international Frigate and Submarine Platforms. Return