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CRUSER Seed Research Program:
2022 Call for Proposals
CRUSER is now accepting research proposals for the 2022 Seed Research Program. The program provides an environment for students, faculty, and staff to collaborate both internally and externally with the common goal of accelerating the development and fielding of unmanned systems across the Department of the Navy (DON). Furthermore, the program functions as an incubator, providing initial support for the NPS community to explore new, relevant concepts with the potential to transition to externally supported NPS research program.
Important: Please review the Call for Proposals document (below) before starting your proposals for 2022. In addition to defining the three 2022 CRUSER research emphasis themes, the document clarifies the CRUSER intent with respect to proposals for follow-on funding and the scope of CRUSER seed research.
Key dates and information:
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27 September (1200-1250 PDT): CRUSER Seed Research Information Session via ZoomGov. Please email cruser@nps.edu for connection details.
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9 October 2021: Proposals Due, see Call for Proposals document for submission instructions.
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1 November (Anticipated): Announcement of intention to support
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1 January to 31 December, 2022: Anticipated Period of Performance
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Maximum Funding Levels:
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$300,000 for multidisciplinary efforts relevant to the CRUSER Seed Research Themes (see Call for Proposals document for theme descriptions.)
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$150,000 otherwise.
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CRUSER Seed Research Program 2022 Documents:
- Call for Proposals (PDF)
- Terms and Conditions (PDF)
- Quad Chart Template (PPTX)
- Simplified Budget Summary Example (XLSX)
CRUSER Research
CRUSER has funding to support NPS Faculty research focused on any aspect of unmanned systems/robotics related research. Researchers are selected based upon presentations at our spring Technical Continuum (TechCon) or our annual Call for Proposals. Proposals that support concepts from our current innovation thread are encouraged, but all research related to unmanned systems or robotics will be considered.
CRUSER has been seeding research since 2011. For past Annual Reports with project summaries, see the list below.
CRUSER TechTalks
Current Funded Research
COTS Unmanned Systems and Partner Force Innovation
Prof. Leo Blanken
Prof. Justin Davis
Counter Aerial UxS Munition Delivery System
Prof. Christopher Brophy
Prof. Joshua Codoni
Ethical Control of Unmanned Systems: Repeatable Mission Evaluation Through
Unmanned Systems Data Strategy for UMAA/RAIL
Prof. Don Brutzman
Prof. Curtis Blais
Communication Dynamics of Human-Machine Teams in Context Sensitive Battle-Field Environment
Prof. Anthony Canan
Prof. Mustafa Dumir (ASU)
Developing operational planning simulations for defense against attacking drone swarms
Prof. Abram Clark
Prof. Isaac Kaminer
Expediting Swarm System Development with High Fidelity Live/Virtual Modeling and Simulation
Prof. Duane Davis
Prof. Kevin Jones
Prof. Katy Giles, CDR, USN
Priority Legal and Policy Issues of UxS
Kristen Fletcher
Eric Hahn
Behavior Automation for UxV Networked Control Systems
Prof. Douglas Horner
Prof. Geoffrey Xie
Prof. Ruriko Yoshida
Aqua-Quad Vector Sensor Integration and Participation in Trident Warrior 2021
Jones
Prof. Vladimir Dobrokhodov
Dr. Paul Leary
Prof. Kevin Smith
Hybrid USV Attacks for Counter-Swarm Experimentation
Prof. Sean Kragelund
Prof. Isaac Kaminer
Predictive Failure Analysis for Autonomous Networked Ground Stations
Prof. Jim Newman
Giovanni Minelli
Formation, Implementation, and Verification of Requirements for Human-Autonomy Teaming
Prof. Douglas Van Bossuyt
Prof. Robert Semmens
Kristen Fletcher
Kristin Weger
Bryan Mesmer
Nathan Tenhundfeld
Nicholaos Jones
sUAS-based Environmental Sampling in Support of High Energy Laser Weapon Systems
Prof. Qing Wang
Ryan Yamaguchi
Localization of Unmanned Ground Systems Using the Zero Velocity Update Technique and a 3-D LiDAR in the Absence of GNSS
Prof. Xiaoping Yun
Prof. James Calusdian
Enhancing c-UAS Capabilities using a 3D LiDAR
Prof. Oleg Yakimenko
2020 Funded Research
2019 Funded Research
2018 Funded Research
2017 Funded Research
Prior Funded Research
To see research funded prior to 2017, please see our Annual Reports.
Annual Reports
CRUSER annual reports, available beginning with FY11, include a summary of activities for the year as well as seeded research project summaries. These reports, all processed as NPS Technical Reports, are available through the NPS Dudley Knox Library.