Agenda

Tuesday, 14 June 2005

Navy Keynote, by Dr. Paul Lefebvre, Undersea Warfare Analysis and Assessment Product Area Director, Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Industry Keynote, by Mr. Chris von Alt, Chairman, Hydroid, Inc.

Technical Session 1 - UMV T&E Experiences

• Design and Testing of the Spartan USV Mine Warfare Module, Dr. Robert Mons, Sr. Advisory Engineer, Northrop Grumman Corporation
  
  
• Simulation and In-water Testing of the Mid-Sized Autonomous Research Vehicle (MARV), Mr. Thomas Fulton, Naval Undersea Warfare Center
  
  
• Surveillance Buoy, Dr. Daniel D. Morris and Dr. Franklin D. Snyder, Northrop Grumman Corporation and Mr. Eric C. Hansen, Naval Surface Warfare Center
  
  
• Underwater Robotics, Dr. Promode R. Bandyopadhyay, Naval Undersea Warfare Center

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Wednesday, 15 June 2005

• High Bandwidth Wireless Networks for Unmanned Maritime Vehicle Communications, Mr. Sean Kragelund, Naval Postgraduate School
  
  
• Improving “Ground Truth” Measurement & Stimulation for Unmanned Maritime Vehicle T&E, Mr. Troy D. Kelley, Naval Undersea Warfare Center
  
  
• Advanced Surface Launcher (ASL), Mr. Dave Lussier, SEA CORP and Mr. Michael Connelly, Naval Surface Warfare Center
  

• Multi-vehicle Collaborative Autonomous Control Under Difficult Communications Conditions, Mr. Robert W. Chalmers, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, National Security Technology Department



• An Experimentation Framework to Support UMV Design and Development, Dr. Roger Neill, Dr. Francis Valentinis and Dr. John Wharington, Maritime Platforms Division, Austrialian Defence Science and Technology Organisation



• Out-of-Water Test Methods to Accelerate Implementation of Autonomous Rendezvous in the NPS ARIES AUV, CAPT J.W. Nicholson, Ph.D., United States Naval Academy



• Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport, Mr. Gary Zook, Naval Undersea Warfare Center

• Successes in Combining Testing with Training in the Modular Mission Package (MMP) Program, Mr. Mark Connolly, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City



• Collaborative Test/Training, Experimentation/Evaluation Capability (CTEC) – The NUTEC Engine for USW Live, Virtual, & Constructive Joint Exercises, Mr. Reid Johnson, Naval Surface Warfare Center



• Out-of-Water Test Methods to Accelerate Implementation of Autonomous Rendezvous in the NPS ARIES AUV, CAPT J.W. Nicholson, Ph.D., United States Naval Academy



• Enabling Effective & Efficient Fleet UMV Operational Training through Distributed USW Test & Training Technology Enabling Effective & Efficient, Mr. Michael Kelf, Science Application Internation Corporation and Mr. G. Michael Hewitt, SONOALYSTS, Inc.



• AUV Fest 2005 Demonstrations: Technologies

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Thursday, 16 June 2005

• Naval Postgraduate School, VADM Roger F. Bacon, USN (ret), Chair, Professor Undersea Warfare, Naval Postgraduate School
  
  
• Naval Oceanography: Experimenting into the future…, Mr. Ed Gough, Deputy Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
  
  
• Distinguished Visitors Day Touring & Demos, Mr. Steve Stuart, AUV Fest 2005 Event Manager, Naval Undersea Warfare Center
  
  
• AUV Fest 2005: Highlights, Col William Schopfel, USMC (Ret), Officce of Naval Research Test Director

• Panel Members
  
  
  • Office of Naval Research: Science & Technology, Dr. Thomas Swean, Office of Naval Research
    
    
  • Future Technology Development and Assessment for UUV Acquisition, Mr. James Griffin, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Autonomous Systems and Technology Department
    
    
  • Graduate Education for Unmanned Vehicles and Undersea Warfare: NPS Teaching, Research and Partnership Strategies, Dr. Don Brutzman, Undersea Warfare Academic Group, Center for AUV Research Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)
    
    
  • Customers: Fleet Operators, CDR Jon Wood, Naval Special Clearance Team One/li>

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