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The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAVAIRWARCENACDIV) was established in October 1993 as a result of a reorganization of five predecessor Navy research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) centers. NAWCAD hosts unique R&D aircraft systems laboratories and test facilities, serving the needs of the U.S. Navy, as well as other services, federal agencies, foreign customers, and commercial entities. The complex at Patuxent River, Md. ( NAVAIRWARCENACDIV) includes research and engineering disciplines of systems engineering, air vehicles, propulsion, avionics, crew systems, and test and evaluation. Life cycle communications expertise for multiple platforms resides at the St. Inigoes, Md. annex. The Key West, Fla. detachment provides testing of developmental anti- submarine warfare hardware in the open ocean environment.
Mission
NAVAIRWARCENACDIV is the principal research, development, test,
evaluation and fleet support activity for manned and unmanned Naval
aircraft for the Navy and Department of Defense (DoD) This includes:
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Air Vehicles
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Propulsion Systems
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Avionics
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Mission Systems
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Human Systems
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Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment Landing Systems Air Traffic
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Control Communications Ship/Shore/Air Operations Training Systems
Additionally, NAVAIRWARCENACDIV provides support as needed to other
Naval Commands, DoD activities, Federal Agencies, and Coalition forces
in response to national security needs.
Technology Disciplines
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Advanced Active Acoustics Lab (AAAL)
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The Advanced Active Acoustics Lab (AAAL) is a state-of-the-art Undersea Warfare (USW) acoustic data analysis facility capable of both active and passive underwater acoustic signal analysis and measurement.Provides support for Harsh Environment Program (HEP), Battlespace Tactical Environment Characterization (BTEC) measurements, and PMA-264 Environmentally Adaptive Processing. Level 1 analysis is used by numerous Navy labs for fleet data bases and decision aides.Some data is used by Navy supported university research labs for modeling efforts. The AAAL supportslevel 1 data reduction for ambient noise, transmission loss, reverberation, sound velocity measurements, and bottom inversion analysis, USW Acoustic modeling, Wideband Analog Tape reproduction/dubbing, 32 channel AD capability, USW Classified data storage, Active classification, and Verify IEER Processing and Classification.
Advanced Maritime Technology Center (AMTC)
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The AMTC is located at the mouth of the Patuxent River and situated in a protected basin with immediate access to either the River for calm water ops or the Chesapeake Bay for heavier sea state work. This lab can transfer Human Systems Integration and Aero-Platform engineering with avionics-style mission system architecture to Advanced Small Craft. The Yacht Basin, Building, Dockage, Boat Lift, Handling, Maintenance and storage area. Office and lab test spaces and parking areas are now under expansion. Connectivity and Outreach to NAWC Facilities include: Atlantic Test Ranges , ACETEF , extensive technical laboratories, Surface Aviation Interoperability Laboratory (SAIL) , training technology. Other assets include AMTC's ideal location and favorable testing climate with immediate access to the Chesapeake Bay Test Range. Asset List: 360 Long Ton Synchrolift 14 Different craft designed to support various testing Machine stop Welding shop Communications and Navigation tools for all craft 40,000 Square Ft climate controlled maintenance area Boat ramp Classified systems installation area USCG Certified and trained operators 24 hour video security
Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility (ACETEF)
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The Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility (ACETEF) is a combination of integrated facilities and capabilities that can stand-alone or work collaboratively to perform test and evaluation of installed avionics and weapons systems. ACETEF provides full-s pectrum synthetic environment and robust ground test support. The integrated assets, distributed capability and the synthetic battlespace are powerful tools for all phases of system development. The teams that comprise ACETEF are; the Electronic Combat Stimulation Branch, the Battlespace Modeling and Simulation Division, and Instrumentation. These laboratories provide signal generation, high-performance computing and warfare environments. ACETEF is the most advanced installed systems test facility supporting all aspects of ground test.
Air Vehicle Modification & Instrumentation (AVMI)
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The Air Vehicle Modification and Instrumentation (AVMI) group provides source data and air vehicle modifications necessary to support the NAVAIR test & evaluation community. AVMI also provides resources for rapid innovative solutions to unique prototyping needs of the Navy fleet. AVMI consists of three divisions located nationally. The Aircraft Prototype Systems (APSD)is located at Patuxent River. APSD designs, builds and installs prototype aircraft and field system installations. It provides customers with a fully-integrated engineering design, machining, sheet metal/composite fabrication, prototype modeling and installation capability. The Aircraft Instrumentation Division is located at Patuxent River. AID designs, develops, builds, installs, calibrates and provides operational support of flight test aircraft instrumentation and telemetry systems. The Division also provides airborne video data support at Patuxent River and airborne mission system test & evaluation software loads at China Lake. The Airborne Instrumentation Systems Division is colocated at China Lake and Point Mugu. AISD designs, develops, builds, installs, calibrates and provides operational support of miniaturized airborne weapons instrumentation and telemetry systems. AVMI engineers proactively participate with other DoD activities, academia and industry on national initiatives dedicated to the advancement of technologies associated with physical measurement, data acquisition, data communications, networking, telemetry and data processing.
Airborne Low-Frequency Sonar (ALFS) Lab
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The ALFS lab is dedicated to support acoustic data analysis and processing software support to the AN/AQS-22 dipping sonar system. It includes stand-alone Software Test and Evaluation Display (Soft-STED) systems that provide ALFS system acoustic training, postflight acoustic data analysis, and the full acoustic processing capabilities of the Airborne Low Frequency System (ALFS).
Aircraft Fire Protection Laboratory
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The Navy Aircraft Protection Laboratory provides complete test support for all Navy air vehicle fire protection systems. The facility allows for the simulation of a variety of in flight fires as well as ground based fires. This versatility allows the fire protection team members to research, develop, test, and evaluate systems that protect engine nacelles, dry bays, and cabin areas. Various test equipment is also used to evaluate exotic materials to determine whether they are "fire hardened, fireproof, or fire resistant."
Aircraft Lighting and Transparency Lab
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The Advanced Lighting and Transparencies with Night Combat Lab performs radiometric and photometric measurements of cockpit lighting and displays. Evaluates the day, night and night vision capabilities of aircraft displays. Lighting and overall crewstation design. Thislab also performs aircraft radiometric and photometric measurements inside and outside of aircraft. Full aircraft level night vision and lighting certification. This lab is responsible for component certification and engineering investigations, and primary display/lighting tests that measure luminance, Night Vision Imaging System radiance, colorimetry, contrast, daylight readability, spectral radiance and filter transmissivity. They are for flight certification for day, night and night vision flight in Navy/USMC aircraft; certification testing for USAF, USCG and other aircraft, and Night Vision Imaging System ground testing.
Aircraft Test & Evaluation Facility (Hush House)
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The Aircraft Test and Evaluation Facility (ATEF), or Hush House, is a noise-abated ground test sub-facility. The facility's controlled environment provides 24-hour indoor, full-scale, aircraft-installed, engine and mechanical system testing. The ATEF has the capability to create a full-range of conditions and the capacity to house and test everything from unmanned aerial vehicles to carrier aircraft, and provides the capability to ground test installed aircraft propulsion, mechanical, electrical and pneumatic subsystems in a controlled environment, during static and engine operating conditions. The facility also provides weight and balance capabilities, night vision and low lighting capability testing, water intrusion, heat soaking and wind evaluation capabilities. The ATEF is designed to accommodate a variety of aircraft,including Navy fighter and attack aircraft. The facility will also accommodate other forms of testing, such as functional testing of ground support equipment or static testing of helicopter systems. Uninstalled engine testing has been added to the facility. Testing is conducted to provide long term engine life evaluations. Capabilities exist for testing helicopter and jet engines utilizing simulated mission operational profiles.
Aircraft Wiring Laboratory
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The Aircraft Wiring Labprovides technical, logistic, production, procurement and in-service support to the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) relevant to organizational and intermediate level aircraft wiring support equipment. Principal functions supported include, test and evaluation of Support Equipment (SE) used in troubleshooting and repair wiring and fiber optic systems on Navy and Marine Corp aircraft, repair and manufacture of cable harnesses (mainly prototype harnesses and processes) and development of aircraft platform wire repair tool sets andaircraft platform interface cable sets. Asset List: Harness braiding machines Automated Wiring / Harness Tester Automated fiber optic interferometric microscope Just-In-Time Wiring Information System (JITWIS) relational data base Programmable automated wire and RF cable strippers Micro-miniature soldering station Programmable automated wire processer Battery-powered Heat Gun
Aircrew Accommodation Lab
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Purpose : The Aircrew Accommodation Laboratory measures and assesses the compatibility of the human body with various aircraft environments, such as cockpits and workstations. The lab uses anthropometry, which is the study of human body measurements, to create or modify equipment to reduce the physical limitations and strains of aircrew. Function: The lab supports aircraft program offices, aircrew and passengers. It has the expertise and resources to provide NAVAIR Programs of Record with engineering endorsed risk reduction strategies and to support NAVAIR Lead Systems Integration efforts related to crew, maintainer accommodation and technology integration. The lab also supports ground and flight test events. Capabilities: Evaluations in actual aircrafts and in mock up lab setting Individual body measurements to estimate size of test subjects •> > Aircraft scanning and digitization Digital human modeling Anthropometric databases of personnel Anthropometric restriction assessments Anthropometric Restriction Codes Digitally preserved computer aided design Facility and aircraft system performance assessments support Accommodation trend lines and prediction equations Assessments of a percentage of a population compatible with given aircraft Overlay capabilities for redesign assessments Unique Asset List: Hardware/Tools FaroArm coordinate measurement machines Konica Minolta Range 7 scanner Faro Laser Line Probe (scanner) Shapeshot System (3D photography/geometry) Anthropometers and measurement Calipers Crew Accommodation Geometric Evaluation System Strength and mobility testing equipment Library of engineering drawings for various USN/USMC aircraft Software AnthroCAM (FaroArm software) Auto CAD Rhinoveros CAD/NURBS Modeling & Pointools Polyworks Modeling Range Viewer DDI Capture/Viewer (Shapeshot) Santos digital human modeling Established Protection of Human Subjects processes and standing Independent Review Board
