Heterogeneous UxS Teams/Development of Rigid Body Dynamics Software Library/The Use of Botanical DNA Materials as Anti Counterfeit Markers for Electronic Components | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

This Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number CRNBAA13 002) is a discretionary research grant solicitation focused on three distinct science and technology topics. The agency’s intent is to fund basic and applied research and early proof-of-concept work, with an estimated total program funding of $100,000 and up to three expected awards. Individual awards have no stated floor and a maximum (ceiling) that depends on the topic area, topping out at $40,000. The opportunity was posted May 10, 2013, and originally closed June 10, 2013 (with the same current closing date listed), and it was archived July 10, 2013. Eligible applicants include small businesses, other for-profit organizations, and public/private institutions of higher education. No cost sharing or matching is required (CFDA 12.300, Basic and Applied Scientific Research).

Topic A, titled “Collaborative Perception Across Heterogeneous UxS Teams,” has an award ceiling of $20,000 and targets autonomy and perception for mixed teams of unmanned systems, specifically unmanned air systems and unmanned ground systems. NSWC Crane is looking for proposals that develop new collaborative perception algorithms that let these different platforms share what they are sensing and “know” together, so they can conduct joint target search and tracking without constant human control. The solicitation points out that prior distributed data fusion work has often fused information at the decision level (for example, combining probabilistic detection outputs), but that there is still a gap in methods that identify and exploit shared perceptual features across very different sensors and viewpoints (airborne versus ground). A core objective is figuring out what perceptual representations can be shared between platforms so they can coordinate actions such as autonomous target handoff, where one vehicle’s track or detection is transferred to another vehicle in a way that remains consistent and reliable despite different sensing modalities, perspectives, and motion constraints.

Topic B, “Development of a new Rigid Body Dynamics Software Library for Mathematical and Physics Based Modeling and Simulation,” carries a $40,000 ceiling and is aimed at foundational modeling and simulation software. The proposed research is to create a new software library that performs temporal (time) integration of rigid body dynamics governing equations. The description emphasizes numerical integration approaches, especially Runge-Kutta methods of various orders, with the possibility of incorporating other finite-difference-type techniques. The mathematical framing is notable: the kinematic portion is tied to the Lie group structure of rotation transformations, meaning the library is expected to treat rotations in a way that respects the underlying geometry (rather than relying only on ad hoc parameterizations that can drift or become unstable). The integrated system would include kinematic equations that relate the first and second time derivatives of the rotation transformation to angular velocity and angular acceleration, coupled with the rigid body equations of motion based on balance of linear momentum and balance of angular momentum. In practical terms, NSWC Crane is looking for a robust, reusable computational toolkit that can support physics-based simulation where accurate rotational dynamics and stable numerical behavior matter.

Topic C, “Robustness of the Use of Botanical DNA Materials as Anti Counterfeit Markers for Electronic Components,” also has a $40,000 ceiling and focuses on supply chain integrity and anti-counterfeiting for electronics using biological markers. The goal is to involve academic laboratory testing to evaluate how robust botanical DNA markers are when used as authenticity tags for electronic components. The solicitation specifically requests analysis of candidate DNA marker materials using current DNA manipulation technologies, highlighting Whole Genome Amplification (WGA) and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) as relevant methods. The agency is explicitly interested in whether these DNA markers can be exploited or cloned: for example, if an adversary could replicate a candidate DNA marker via WGA and then have that replicated material pass authentication checks via PCR, that would represent a vulnerability in the marking strategy. Beyond simply testing and attempting replication, proposers are asked to recommend improvements grounded in state-of-the-art plant genomics that could strengthen the DNA marking approach, particularly informed by any weaknesses discovered during the evaluation. In other words, the work is both red-team (identify vulnerabilities) and design-forward (propose genomics-based enhancements to make replication or spoofing harder).

Overall, the solicitation is a small, targeted set of research awards supporting (1) multi-robot collaborative perception for heterogeneous unmanned teams, (2) mathematically grounded rigid body dynamics integration software for simulation, and (3) lab-based validation and hardening of botanical DNA anti-counterfeit marking methods for electronic components. Administrative details indicate it is a grant instrument, does not require cost sharing, and is managed by NSWC Crane. The listed contact for access issues is Leslie Graber Heshelman, Contract Specialist, at 812-854-5028 or leslie.graberheshelm@navy.mil.

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