3D | three-dimensional |
A2SF | advanced all-source fusion |
AC&CSD | Advanced Computing and Computational Sciences Division |
AC2T | academic class composite tool |
ACM | Association for Computing Machinery |
ADS | advanced distributed simulation |
AEC | Army Evaluation Center |
AFM | atomic force microscopy |
AFOSR | Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
AFRL | Air Force Research Laboratory |
AHAAH | auditory hazard assessment algorithm for humans |
AMRDEC | Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center |
AMSAA | Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity |
APS | active protection system |
ARDEC | Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center |
ARL | Army Research Laboratory |
ARLTAB | Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board |
ARO | Army Research Office |
ATO | Army technology objective |
BCI | brain–computer interaction |
BED | Battlefield Environment Division |
BND | Ballistics and Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Division |
BRAC | base realignment and closure |
BRL–CAD | Ballistic Research Laboratory–Computer-Aided Design |
CAD | computer-aided design |
CASEL | cognitive assessment, simulation, and engineering laboratory |
CC | capability concept |
CECOM | Communications-Electronics Command |
CERDEC | Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center |
CFD | computational fluid dynamics |
CIO/G-6 | Office of the Chief Information Officer |
CISD | Computational and Information Sciences Directorate |
CMD-P | computer meteorological data profiler |
CMMI | capability maturity model integration |
COTS | commercial off-the-shelf |
CRA | Collaborative Research Alliance |
CSD | Computational Sciences Division of the CISD |
CTA | Collaborative Technology Alliance |
DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
DE | directed energy |
DFT | density functional theory |
DMAZ | dimethylamino-2-ethylazide |
DNS | direct numerical simulation |
DoD | Department of Defense |
DOE | Department of Energy |
DRI | Director’s Research Initiative |
DSI | Director’s Strategic Initiative |
DU | depleted uranium |
EAR | environment for auditory research |
EASE | executable architecture systems engineering |
ECAE | equal channel angle extrusion |
ECG | electrocardiography |
EEG | electroencephalogram |
EFP | explosively formed penetrator |
EIS | electrochemical impedance spectroscopy |
EM | electromagnetic |
EMG | electromyography |
EMVAF | Electro Magnetic Vulnerability Assessment Facility |
EOCM | electro-optic countermeasures |
EO&P | Electro-optics and Photonics (Division) |
EPAs | embodied pedagogical agents |
ERA | explosive reactive armor |
ESAPI | enhanced small arms protective inserts |
FAST | field assistance in science and technology |
FCS | future combat systems |
FEA | finite-element analysis |
FEM | finite-element modeling |
fMRI | functional magnetic resonance imaging |
FPGA | field-programmable gate array |
FY | fiscal year |
GCV | ground combat vehicle |
GIFT | generalized intelligent framework for tutoring |
GLEEM | gun liner emplacement by elastomeric materials |
GNC | guidance, navigation, and control |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
GPU | graphics processing unit |
GSR | galvanic skin response |
GUI | graphical user interface |
HP | horsepower |
HPC | high-performance computing |
HRED | Human Research and Engineering Directorate |
HRI | human–robot interaction |
HSI | human system integration |
ICA | independent component analysis |
ICT | Institute for Creative Technology |
IED | improvised explosive device |
IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
IEPD | Information and Electronic Protection Division |
IGF | intergranular grain-boundary film |
IM | insensitive munitions |
IMPRINT | Improved Performance Research Integration Tool |
IMU | inertial measurement unit |
INSCOM | Intelligence Security Command |
INVA/DE | integrated network vulnerability assessment/discovery exploitation |
IO | information operations |
IPA | Intergovernmental Personnel Act |
IR | infrared |
IRCM | infrared countermeasure |
IRFNA | inhibited red fuming nitric acid |
ISD | Information Sciences Division |
ISR | intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance |
ITA | International Technology Alliance |
JP-8 | jet propellant 8 (fuel) |
KE | kinetic energy |
LED | light-emitting diode |
LES | large-eddy simulation |
LIF | laser-induced fluorescence |
LIFE | laser IRCM flyout experiment |
Li-ion | lithium ion |
LWIR | long-wavelength infrared |
M&S | modeling and simulation |
MADIS | meteorological assimilation data ingest system |
MANPRINT | manpower and personnel integration |
MASINT | measurement and signature intelligence |
MAST | micro-autonomous systems and technology |
MBT&E | mission-based test and evaluation |
MEDE | materials in extreme dynamic environments |
MEMS | microelectromechanical systems |
MMF | Mission and Means Framework (software) |
MOUT | military operations on urban terrain |
MRAP | mine-resistant ambush-protected |
MSME | multiscale multidisciplinary modeling of electronic materials |
MT | machine translation |
MURI | Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative |
MUVES | Modular UNIX-based Vulnerability Estimation Suite (software) |
NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NC | nanocellulose |
NDE | nondestructive evaluation |
NERA | nonexplosive reactive armor |
NLOS | non-line-of-sight |
NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
NOAA | National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration |
NRC | National Research Council |
NSD | Network Sciences Division |
NSF | National Science Foundation |
NWS | National Weather Service |
OA | optical augmentation |
OCR | optical character recognition |
ODE | ordinary differential equation |
ODR | opportunity-driven research |
ODT | omnidirectional treadmill |
OEO | opto-electronic oscillator |
ONR | Office of Naval Research |
ORCA | operational requirements-based casualty assessment |
OSD | Office of the Secretary of Defense |
PASS | personal academic strategies for success |
PDV | photon doppler velocimetry |
PFM | phase field modeling |
PSL | Physical Sciences Laboratory (at New Mexico State University) |
PTSD | post-traumatic-stress disorder |
QAM | quadrature amplitude modulation |
QE | quantum efficiency |
QMU | quantify the margin of uncertainty |
QWIP | quantum-well infrared photodetector |
R&D | research and development |
RDEC | Research, Development, and Engineering Center |
RDECOM | Research, Development, and Engineering Command |
RF | radio frequency |
RTDS | real-time digital simulator |
S&T | science and technology |
S4 | System-of-Systems Survivability Simulation (software) |
SAFTE | sleep, activity, fatigue and task effectiveness |
SBAM | scalable binary annular munition |
SBIR | small business innovation research |
SEDD | Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate |
SEI | solid electrolyte interface |
SEMACS | specialty electronics, materials, and sensors (program) |
SiC | silicon carbide |
SiC-N | silicon carbide-new |
SIRE | Synchronous Impulse Reconstruction |
SLAD | Survivability/Lethality Analysis Directorate |
SLAM | simultaneous localization and mapping |
SLV | survivability, lethality, and vulnerability |
SLVA | survivability, lethality, and vulnerability assessment |
SME | subject-matter expert |
SNA | social network analysis |
SOFC | solid oxide fuel cell |
SoS | system-of-systems |
SoSA | system-of-systems analysis |
SPEAR | soldier performance and equipment advanced research |
STTC | Simulation and Training Technology Center |
STTR | small business technology transfer |
STEM | science, technology, engineering, and mathematics |
SWaP | space, weight, and power |
T&E | testing and evaluation |
TARDEC | Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center |
TBI | traumatic brain injury |
TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
THINK | tactical human integration of networked knowledge |
THz | terahertz |
TILV | target interaction lethality/vulnerability |
TMEDA | N,N,N’,N’-tetramethylethylenediamine |
TN | translational neuroscience |
TNT | 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene |
TRAC | Training and Doctrine Command Analysis Center |
TRADOC | Training and Doctrine Command |
TTPs | tactics, techniques, and procedures |
TTR | through-thickness reinforcement |
TWV | tactical wheeled vehicle |
UAS | unmanned autonomous system |
UAV | unmanned aerial vehicle |
UBB | underbody blast |
UGV | unmanned ground vehicle |
UV | ultraviolet |
V&V | validation and verification |
VAATE | Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engines (program) |
VAPP | very affordable precision projectile |
VARD | Vehicle Applied Research Division |
VBS2 | Virtual Battlespace 2 |
VSL | virtual shot line |
VTD | Vehicle Technology Directorate |
VTOL | vertical takeoff and landing |
WC | tungsten carbide |
WEL | Wireless Emulation Laboratory |
WFO | warfighter outcome |
WHA | tungsten heavy alloy |
WIAMan | warrior injury assessment manikin |
WMRD | Weapons and Materials Research Directorate |
WRF | weather research and forecast |