Soar Technology, Inc. (SoarTech) has been awarded a contract to support an Office of Naval Research, Code 32 “Ocean Battlespace Sensing” program to develop technology to improve the planning and execution of squadron-level Mine Countermeasures (MCM) operations. The primary challenge for MCM operators is interpreting the impact of new information, such as a changing environment or changing equipment availability, on existing plans. To address this need, SoarTech will develop a Mine Countermeasures User Defined Operating Picture (UDOP) called the Mine Countermeasures Awareness and Replanning Aid (MARA). MARA will combine SoarTech’s prior capabilities in adaptive human-machine interfaces, including SoarTech’s Weaver adaptive display manager and Computational Situation Awareness (CSA), with new algorithms and displays for projecting event impacts and visualizing the system dynamics of MCM plans. MARA will enable MCM operators to visualize critical resource and spatial performance parameters to better assess and project the execution of both manned and unmanned Navy MCM operations. This will enable the Navy to reduce the time to complete MCM missions and reduce the risk to the first transitors that follow MCM operation. SoarTech will be supported by Forward Slope, Inc. of San Diego and Brian Donegan, Captain, USN (Retired).
“SoarTech is excited to help ONR Code 32 develop technology that will improve ability of the Navy to conduct Mine Countermeasure operations. MARA enables us to extend our industry leading work in cognitive visualization to achieve the goal of improving MCM operations assessment and reducing risk to transiting ships, thereby improving the ability of the United States to protect freedom of navigation around the world.”, said Andrew Dallas, SoarTech’s Vice President Federal Systems.
For more information about this award, please contact Lindsay Bayles, lindsay.bayles@soartech.com
