Archive | April 29, 2009 | Armed with Science

Podcast #13: Automatic Collision Avoidance Technologies – Breaking the Plateau in Aviation Safety

Filed under Podcast, Technology by John Ohab on April 29, 2009 at 1:33 pm {no comments}

Mark Skoog, team director for the Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology Fighter Risk Reduction Program (ACAT FRRP) at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, and David “Nils” Larsen and Kevin Prosser, project research pilots, discuss a software-based technology that has demonstrated a 98 percent effectiveness rate at eliminating aircraft crashes into the ground. This leading edge safety technology is about to begin its final stage to test and evaluation prior to transitioning to production aircraft in the Department of Defense. ACAT FRRP is part of a tri-service effort including the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Air Force Research Laboratory, and NASA.

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Ground Collision Avoidance Systems Test Flight
Air Collision Avoidance Systems Test Flight

Podcast #12: Diving Odontocetes — Effects of Anthropogenic Sound

Filed under Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Podcast by John Ohab on April 22, 2009 at 1:32 pm {no comments}

Rear Admiral Larry Rice, director of the Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Readiness Division, discusses the second year of a three-year Behavioral Response Study of the effects of sound on whale behavior. Researchers investigated whether man-made sound causes a reaction that may affect foraging behavior.

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Rear Admiral Rice’s biography
Navy Ocean Stewardship Program
Marine Mammal Research
Behavioral Response Study on Andros Island

Podcast #11: Modeling and Simulation Technologies

Filed under Podcast, Technology by John Ohab on April 15, 2009 at 1:31 pm {3 comments}

Mr. Jesse Citizen and Colonel Michael Sanders, Director and Deputy Director of the Defense Department’s Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Coordination Office, discuss the value of modeling and simulation technologies to the modern military. As the military continues to transform, its personnel require and rely upon modeling and simulation more than ever. The M&S enterprise has embraced the pace of innovation and continues to use science to bring about technology that saves lives, reduces operational costs and increases operational capabilities. Modeling and simulation is the enabling tool that ensures our military stays competitive and pervasive as it continues to evolve to meet the needs of the Defense Department and individual operators alike.

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Modeling and Simulation Coordination Office

Podcast #10: Demystifying Sonar – The Use of Sound for Detection, Classification and Localization

Filed under Earth Sciences, Physical Sciences, Podcast by John Ohab on April 8, 2009 at 1:28 pm {no comments}

Capt Jeffrey Currer, head of the US Navy’s Undersea Surveillance Branch, discusses sonar technology; how the Navy uses underwater sound for navigation, detection, classification, and localization; and the difference between passive and active sonar.

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Navy Ocean Stewardship Program
Understanding SONAR
Marine Mammal Research

Podcast #9: Social Software and Security

Filed under Podcast, Technology by John Ohab on April 1, 2009 at 1:27 pm {no comments}

Dr. Mark Drapeau, Associate Research Fellow at the National Defense University’s Center for Technology and National Security Policy, discusses the role of new social technologies for information sharing within government agencies, and for interacting with outside partners including the public.

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Visit MarkDrapeau.com
Visit National Defense University’s Center for Technology and National Security Policy