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.: N132-136-0679 Firm: Arete Associates P.O. Box 2607 Winnetka, California 91396 Contact: Robert Dimarco Phone: (703) 413-0290 Web Site: www.arete.com Abstract: The objective of the proposed work is to develop a Mine Drift Prediction Tactical decision Aid (MDP-TDA) that can ingest all pertinient information from US Navy systems and enable MCM planning and operations in areas threatened by surface and near-surface drifting mines. The MDP-TDA will comprise a loosely coupled system of systems that allows operatioanl end users to interact with and create data, initiate numerical transport models and create analysis products, all via a Web-based Toolkit. The proposed solution involves considerable reuse of existing software architecture and operational code, limiting the effort on software engineering and increaing the effort on MDP-TDA specific capabilities and models, such as calculation of spatio-temporal mine encounter probability fields and optimization algorithms for the MCM and ship TDA modules. Benefits: The primary commercialization path for this technology is a transition of the resulting modular software to the US Navy and/or US Marine Corps for use in MCM operations. Return