The U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center recently published its portfolio of Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) projects for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), which runs from 1 October 2022 through 30 September 2023. This overview of the Research and Development Center’s FY23 RDT&E Project Portfolio provides more detailed information on the more than 50 projects listed below, which provide multiple collaboration opportunities for the nation’s science and technology community!
Aviation
- Advanced Maritime Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System Technologies
- Maritime Unmanned System Technology
- Beyond Visual Line of Sight Technology for U.S. Coast Guard Unmanned Aircraft System Operations
Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Cyber, & Intelligence (C5I)
- Aviation Branch Support
- Modernizing Law Enforcement Encounter Background Checks at Sea
- High Frequency Radar
- Mission-Specific Long-Range Communication Analysis
- Maritime Environmental Response Common Operating Picture
- Handheld Device Applications to Support Post-Storm Damage Assessments
- C5I Branch Support
Environment and Waterways
- Survival Modeling, Reporting, and Statistics
- Ballast Water Management Research and Development
- Behavior of Diluted Bitumen in Fresh Water
- Advancing Unmanned Aircraft System and Autonomous Undersea Vehicle Capabilities to Characterize Water Column and Surface Oil in Ice Environments
- Private Aids to Navigation Verification Improvements
- Nearshore and Inland Evaluation of the Estimated Recovery System Potential Calculator
- Emerging Pollution Response Technology Evaluation
- Hazardous Substance Pollution Response Technology Analysis
- Mass Rescue Life Saving Appliance
- Next Generation Aids to Navigation Buoys & Alternative Moorings
- Investigate Effects of Wind Farms on Search and Rescue
- Evaluate Visibility of Colors for U.S. Coast Guard Approved Lifesaving Equipment in Marine Conditions
- Environment & Waterways Branch Support
IT & Networks
- Internet Protocol (IP) Video Compression across U.S. Coast Guard Communication Networks
- Operational Mobile Technology Architecture
- Geospatial Cloud Analytics Integration Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Detection
- High Latitude Underway Connectivity
- Extended Reality Capabilities for Coast Guard Mission Support
- Evaluation and Testing of VHF Data Exchange System Impacts on the Automatic Identification System
- Next Generation Distress Communication Capability for Alaska and the Arctic
- IT & Networks Branch Support
Modeling, Simulation, & Analysis
- Incorporating Sensor Performance in Search and Rescue Operations
- Applications of Robotic Process Automation
- Condition-Based Maintenance for U.S. Coast Guard Asset Product Lines
- Verify International Maritime Organization Polar Code Survival Time Requirement
- Cognitive Training for High-Risk Operators
- Persistent Simulation for the U.S. Coast Guard Workforce
- Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning for Computer Imagery and Sensor Data
- Modeling, Simulation, & Analysis Branch Support
Surface
- Enhanced Rotary Wing Night Vision Goggle Searches
- Counter Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Technology
- Polar Regions Technology Evaluation 2021-2022
- Bromine-Free Water Purification System
- Improve Liftboat Stability Standards
- Cutter-Based Unmanned Systems Integration Analysis
- Engine Combustion Enhancement Technology
- Remote Diagnostic and Monitoring Systems for Technical Support Engineering
- Polar Regions Technology Evaluation 2023-2025
- Surface Branch Support
S&T Innovation Center
- Science & Technology Innovation Center Tasks
- Science & Technology Innovation Center Branch Support
Download a copy of the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center RDT&E portfolio!