Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Charleston

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Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center,
Charleston

• Briefing Charleston Defense Contractors
  Association

ATTIC and Innovation Overview Dr. Stephen
Jarrett Office of Research and Technology
Applications Chief Technologist, Code 56E00
Improving operational effectiveness through C4ISR
common integrated solutions
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Technology Innovation

• What is innovation?
• How do you establish an innovative culture?
• Is there value in numbers?
• The Innovation process
• Whats in your ATTIC?

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What is Innovation?

• The Space Exploration Initiative provides
  focused goals to effect practical and beneficial
  technological change Tom Stafford
• Anything that wont sell, I dont want to
  invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility
  is success. Thomas Edison
• Do you have to invent to innovate?
• Sony Walkman

To invent you need a good imagination and a pile
of junk. Thomas Edison
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Edisons 5 competencies of innovation

• Solution-centered Mindset
• Kaleidoscopic Thinking
• Full-spectrum Engagement
• Master-mind Collaboration
• Super-value Creation
• Innovate Like Edison
• (Gelb 2007)

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Disruptive Technologies

• First, the attributes that make disruptive
  products worthless in mainstream markets
  typically become their strongest selling points
  in emerging markets
• Second, disruptive products tend to be simpler,
  cheaper, and more reliable and convenient than
  established products.
• The Innovators Dilemma (Christensen 2003)

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The Path to Innovation
V.J. Jolly from Harvard (Commercializing New
Technology)
Everett Rogers (The Father of Innovation Theory)
Imaging
Agenda Setting
Initiation
Incubating
Matching
Demonstrating
Redefining and Restructuring
Promoting
Implementation
Clarifying Routinizing
Sustaining
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Fostering a Culture of Innovation

• Internal Innovation proposals
• Brainstorming sessions
• Bringing in companies with ideas
• Visiting University laboratories
• Cooperative RD Agreements
• Participating in Innovative events
• USC Innovation Technologies Conference
• Innoventure in Greenville
• ThinkTEC Innovation Summit in May
• MUSC Transition Briefs
• Disruptive Technology Conference

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Where are you in the cycle?
Universal industrial success curve
4 3 2 1 0
3000 Raw ideas (unwritten)
300 ideas submitted
Number of Ideas in thousands
125 small projects
9 significant developments
4 major developments
1.7 Launches
Our area of operations
1 success
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Stage of New
Product Development Process
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External Funding Approval Chain
Inputs screened by local commands, IPTs, company
management, several levels of local management,
Customer finally gets involved
Many vendors with many Solutions all requiring
lots of funding to get started
Timeline for development
Very constrained in input and output
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Enhanced Advanced Technology Development Funding
Process
Concept Papers
Funded Projects
Bring in Industry and university partners
Alliances with AFRL, DARPA, ONR, NRO, USSOCOM,
CRADAS others
Enabling Technologies
Leverage RD funds from previous projects
Prototypes
Tech insertions
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SPAWARSYSCEN Charlestons ATTIC
Universities
Technology Shelf
Advanced Technology Transition and Innovation
Center
Projects with customers
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SPAWARSYSCEN Charlestons ATTIC

Universities
Technology Shelf
Requirements funding
Technology solutions
Advanced Technology Transition and Innovation
Center
Projects with customers
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Advanced Technology Transition and Innovation
Center (ATTIC)
Purpose To develop rapid prototypes of
advanced technologies using existing and planned
projects with multiple SPAWARSYSCEN customers to
leverage RD developments and to transition
advanced technology solutions to military forces
and to homeland security customers more rapidly.
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Advanced Technology Transition and Innovation
Center (ATTIC)
Purpose To develop rapid prototypes of
advanced technologies using existing and planned
projects with multiple SPAWARSYSCEN customers to
leverage RD developments and to transition
advanced technology solutions to military forces
and to homeland security customers more rapidly.
The best thinking has been done in Solitude. The
worst has been done in turmoil. Thomas Edison
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Factors affecting adoption of Innovation
From the Theories
Modern Translation

• Relative advantage
• Compatibility
• Image
• Ease of Use
• Results demonstrability
• Trialability
• Subjective Norms
• Perceived Voluntariness

• Competitiveness
• Interoperability
• Peer pressure
• Operability
• Seeing the result
• Hands on demo
• What others are using
• Did my boss dictate or was it my idea?

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Adoption of Innovation Process

• Advanced technology transition involves more than
  delivery of technology to the customer.
• Must address trialability, perceived ease of use,
  and perceived usefulness.
• Subjective Norms involve concept of operations
  development with more than one demonstration
  unit. This is different from technology concept
  demonstration.
• A reasoned action involves making choices that
  may indirectly relate to the technology. The
  primary decision factors may be weight, size, or
  battery life instead of capability.

Must put prototypes in the hands of the user in
the field.
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Technological Democratization
In Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere, our
adversaries are leveraging sophisticated
commercial technology that is now easily
available anywhere in the worldand at a modest
cost.
Cell Phones Mobile Comms
InternetInformation Warfare and Intelligence
Commercial Laser RangefinderPrecise Targeting
Handheld GPSLocation with Extreme Accuracy
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From Initiatives to Reality
High Energy Laser
Integrated Array/Structures
Electromagnetic Gun
Pulse Forming Network
Advanced Motor Propulsor
Quiet Motor Drive
Advanced Generators
Energy Storage
Actuators and Auxiliaries
Pulse Forming Network
Fuel Cell
Advanced Automation
Distribution
Efficient Manpower
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How do you build the project?

• Focusing the search means determining the
  critical paths
• Determining the critical issues
• Following up on the detective results

Advanced materials
Power storage
Power generation
Electric Powered weaponry
Electric Propulsion
Power distribution
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How do you build the project?

• What issues are in the path?
• Neck down the technology options
• Determine the criteria for success
• Find the key inventors/partners

gas turbine

Advanced materials


Power storage
Nuclear power


Power generation

Electric Powered weaponry
steam turbine

Electric Propulsion

Fuel Cell
Power distribution

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How do you build the project?

• At each point in the path narrow down the
  requirements

Alternative fuels

Jet fuel

advanced blade technology
fuel compatible
Super conductors

Exotic materials

exhaust masking
light weight engines
Advanced materials

gas turbine

Power storage
Nuclear power

Power generation

Electric Powered weaponry
steam turbine

Electric Propulsion
Fuel Cell
Natural Gas
Power distribution

H2 storage
High power switches
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How do you build the project?

• At each point in the path narrow down the
  requirements

Alternative fuels
Jet fuel
Aircraft Industry
advanced blade technology
fuel compatible
Super conductors
Exotic materials
exhaust masking
light weight engines
Advanced materials

gas turbine

Power storage
Nuclear power

Power generation

Electric Powered weaponry
steam turbine

Electric Propulsion
Fuel Cell
Natural Gas
Automobile industry
Power distribution

H2 storage
High power switches
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Using innovation against Asymmetric Warfare
Terrorism Against civilian populations
Humanitarian Operations
Detect IED Defeat
PSYOPS
Asymmetric Warfare
Other than Military targeting
Political Actions
Undercover Armies i.e. Vietcong, IRA, Al Quieda
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How do you build the project?

• Focusing the search means determining the
  critical paths
• Determining the critical issues
• Following up on the detective results

Jam triggers
Detect triggers
Detect explosives
Non-RF triggers
Detect IED Defeat
Armor
Asymmetric Warfare
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How do you build the project?

• What issues are in the path?
• Neck down the technology options
• Determine the criteria for success
• Find the key inventors/partners

Vapor cloud
Detect triggers
Jam triggers
Density detectors
Detect explosives
Non-RF triggers
Optical
Detect IED Defeat
swipes
Armor
Asymmetric Warfare
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How do you build the project?

• At each point in the path narrow down the
  requirements

Ground based
airborne
Electronic sniffers
laser
visible
Dogs
spectroscopy
Detect triggers
Jam triggers
Vapor cloud
Density detectors
Detect explosives
Non-RF triggers
Optical
Detect IED Defeat
swipes
Armor
Asymmetric Warfare
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How do you build the project?

• At each point in the path narrow down the
  requirements

Ground based
airborne
lasers
Chemistry, MEMS
Electronic sniffers
laser
visible
Dogs
Cell phone industry/ SIGINT arena
spectroscopy
Detect triggers
Jam triggers
Vapor cloud
Density detectors
Detect explosives
Non-RF triggers
Optical
Detect IED Defeat
swipes
Armor
Chemistry, plastics And metallurgy
Asymmetric Warfare
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Pocketscope Infrared Prototypes
Prototype 3
Prototype 2
DARPA Prototype 1
Prototype 5
Prototype 4
41 prototypes deployed to users before production
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InfraRed paths of development
Law enforcement
Personnel inspections
Structure inspections
Forensics
Low cost path
Vehicle inspections
UAV payload
Command wire detection
Microbolometer detector
Vest detection
Counter IED
Long range recon
Hi resolution path
Frame capture
Reconnaissance
Industrial NDT
Electronics repair
Thru paint A/C inspection
In wall wire And electronics detection
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Technology development insertion process
Emerging Technology threat or opportunity
Other Funding Sources USSOCOM AFRL ARL National
labs DARPA ONR/NRL
SBIRs STTRs Patents Univ labs Industry
labs COTS Small businesses Other programs
Customer
Is Technology Available?
SPAWAR Active technology search
no
Yes
Tech insertion process
Are there technical options?
Concept and proposal development
no
Expand search
yes
Contract and projects
Technology evaluation recommendations options
Are prototypes available?
yes
Prototype field testing
no
Transition to a program of record
Develop prototypes
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Technology development insertion process
Emerging Technology threat or opportunity
Other Funding Sources USSOCOM AFRL ARL National
labs DARPA ONR/NRL
SBIRs STTRs Patents Univ labs Industry
labs COTS Small businesses Other programs
Customer
Technology insertion path
Is Technology Available?
SPAWAR Active technology search
no
Technology
Yes
Tech insertion process
Search
Loop
Are there technical options?
Concept and proposal development
no
Expand search
This is the area where the SPAWAR ATTIC Can
support the effort
yes
Contract and projects
Technology evaluation recommendations options
Are prototypes available?
yes
Prototype field testing
no
Transition to a program of record
Develop prototypes
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Office of Research and Technology Applications
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ORTA Roles and Responsibilities

• Make potential clients aware of SPAWAR technology
• Identify to the client the value of utilizing the
  technology
• Understand and appreciate issues related to
  commercial markets
• Understand organizational resistance to change

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Execution of ATTIC
Small Business Innovation Research SBIRs
Cooperative Reasearch And Development
Agreements CRADAs
Technology of interest
Government Furnished Equipment (GFE)
Commercial Off the Shelf COTS
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USS Cole Can we prevent a second Hit?
What if the attack was from swimmers and
explosives attached to the hull underwater?
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Transitioning Research Grade Acoustic Detection
to Tactical Waterside Security

• Research Grade Acoustic Transducers perfected
  over many years for precision monitoring in
  fishing industry
• Adaptation for Waterside Security prototype
  recently completed Proof of Concept testing at
  NOAA Western Regional Center on Lake Washington,
  Seattle
• Test subjects former Navy SEALS
• Divers both towed and with SCUBA
• Detection to 450 meters range in deep water at 30
  ft.
• Detection against hull of ship
• Detection at shoreline riprap in 1 meter water
• Detection among pilings at 60 meters
• Low false alarm rate
• Prototype provided intrusion alarm with distance
  and bearing to intruder
• For information, contactGary Johnson,
  Sandia(505) 845-8123
• Dr. Steve Jarrett
• SPAWARSYSCEN Charleston
• [phone]

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Summary of the Transition Process

• Determine technology priorities
• Active technology search (find technical options)
• Consider the adoption criteria.
• Transition planning (who else wants it?)
• Technology marketing plan (wheres it going?)
• Technology placement (concept papers)
• Develop prototypes and get them into the field
• Develop concepts of operation
• Active technology development and transition to
  secondary markets.
• Active push to multiple customers

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Questions?
Improving operational effectiveness through C4ISR
common integrated solutions