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leaders in the operational exercises of the fleet, providing an opportunity for 

 ONR staff to gain a better understanding of the needs of their primary customers. 

 This is also facihtated by teaming the federal funding category 6.3 (advanced 

 development) managers with the 6.1 (basic and applied research) and 6.2 (explor- 

 atory development) managers. 



ONR develops many products for the Navy that have potential nonmilitary 

 application. These products include tangible technology as v^'ell as information 

 contained in databases and interpreted through models. ONR-supported research 

 and development activities have resulted in a large amount of tangible technology 

 and information, including instruments and sensors, platforms, systems engineer- 

 ing methods, information technology, algorithms, models and simulations, and 

 databases, developed by ONR 32 (Steve Ramberg, ONR, personal communica- 

 tion, 1995; see Tables D1-D5 in Appendix D). 



A number of key areas with high potential for dual-use applications are 

 described in more detail in subsequent sections. These include areas such as 

 remote sensing, computer modeling, deep-sea technology, salvage and construc- 

 tion methodologies, and coatings and materials development. 



REMOTE SENSING 



Remote sensing R&D at ONR 32 is housed mainly in the Sensing and Sys- 

 tems Division (321), but aspects are also addressed in the Modeling and Predic- 

 tion Division (322). "Sensing" includes detection of an acoustic, optic, chemical, 

 physical, or biological parameter of interest. "Remote" sensing is often associ- 

 ated with satellites or aircraft, but also includes the use of underwater acoustics. 

 Remote sensing refers to the technology that detects the signal, as well as the 

 methodology that processes and models the signal. 



The Sensing and Systems Division (321) focuses on technology develop- 

 ment in the following areas: 



Ocean acoustics 



Space and remote sensing 



Sensing-information dominance 



Coastal dynamics 



Sensors, sources, and arrays 



Ocean engineering and marine systems 



Undersea signal processing 



Littoral surveillance and systems 



Tactical sensing support 



The Modehng and Prediction Division (322) also supports a broad agenda of 

 scientific inquiry and technology development in areas of environmental optics, 

 physical oceanography, biological and chemical oceanography, ocean modeling 



