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NSRP selects a new round of R&D projects
TIN news: The Executive Control Board of the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) has selected a new round of R&D projects for award, as part of the Program's continuing mission to reduce costs associated with U. S. shipbuilding and ship repair.
These new projects, valued at over $11M, including cost share, were among those proposed in response to Research Announcement 13-01, issued in June.
Laser Peening of Ship Structures to Reduce Production Costs
The goal of this project is to transfer a cost-saving and quality-enhancing technology from the aerospace industry to the shipbuilding industry. The vision is to demonstrate the superiority of laser peening over select current shipbuilding processes in specific applications.
spARky (Reducing Wiring Costs Using 3D Model and Augmented Reality)
The primary goal of this project is to use 3D CAD modeling and Augmented Reality to reduce the touch labor costs of wiring electrical components during construction.
Lifecycle Integrated Data Environment (LCIDE)
The goal of this project is to build a shipbuilding data environment in order to improve customer access to OEM technical data needed to support Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) and further enable the Navy in its efforts to move from a drawing centric to a data centric environment. It will develop a common graphical user interface for all stakeholders, develop a userfriendly portal for Navy and stakeholder access, and provide an integrated data environment as a single source for accessing OEM data. It will also provide a framework for security access and configuration control of selected ship data.
Computer-Aided Robotics Welding
This effort will close the widening gap in the use of robotic welding automation versus foreign shipbuilders. This project will take a major step toward solving ‘THE’ critical bottleneck to the application of robotic welding technologies; automated robotic path and process solution generation (i.e. shift from manual offline to CAR programming).
These new projects, valued at over $11M, including cost share, were among those proposed in response to Research Announcement 13-01, issued in June.
Laser Peening of Ship Structures to Reduce Production Costs
The goal of this project is to transfer a cost-saving and quality-enhancing technology from the aerospace industry to the shipbuilding industry. The vision is to demonstrate the superiority of laser peening over select current shipbuilding processes in specific applications.
spARky (Reducing Wiring Costs Using 3D Model and Augmented Reality)
The primary goal of this project is to use 3D CAD modeling and Augmented Reality to reduce the touch labor costs of wiring electrical components during construction.
Lifecycle Integrated Data Environment (LCIDE)
The goal of this project is to build a shipbuilding data environment in order to improve customer access to OEM technical data needed to support Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) and further enable the Navy in its efforts to move from a drawing centric to a data centric environment. It will develop a common graphical user interface for all stakeholders, develop a userfriendly portal for Navy and stakeholder access, and provide an integrated data environment as a single source for accessing OEM data. It will also provide a framework for security access and configuration control of selected ship data.
Computer-Aided Robotics Welding
This effort will close the widening gap in the use of robotic welding automation versus foreign shipbuilders. This project will take a major step toward solving ‘THE’ critical bottleneck to the application of robotic welding technologies; automated robotic path and process solution generation (i.e. shift from manual offline to CAR programming).