Apelian to Head National Research Council Workshop
On Accelerating Technology Transition
Nov. 24 and 25, 2003
(National Academies, Washington, D.C.)
A Research Council committee is currently examining how the Department of Defense could adopt new materials and technologies in order to make its fighting force more flexible and able to respond to threats more quickly. The Department of Defense (DoD) is in the process of a transformation from a Cold War-era fighting force to one that is lighter and more flexible, and will be more reliant on technology. This fighting force will be expected to respond to a wide range of asymmetric threats with speed and efficiency. To achieve this military transformation it is crucial to be able to accelerate the transition of new technologies into defense systems. However, historically, the transition for new technologies into defense systems is neither fast nor efficient.
The time required for moving new materials and production technologies from research to market use is at least 10 years and typically even longer. Important challenges for expediting new technologies into defense systems include the following:
Improving communications between designers and researchers.
Using feedback from in-service experiences to adapt new capabilities for faster insertion into service.
Developing effective linkages between the technology development, system development, and production phases.
New materials technologies have been particularly difficult to transition for the reasons listed here. Recognizing these challenges, the Department of Defense is addressing methods to expedite adoption of new materials technologies into defense systems. In addition to this approach, benefit may also be gained by examining how these challenges are addressed in commercial industry. A fairly large body of knowledge exists for successful rapid adoption of new materials and production technologies by integrated design/manufacturing groups. These groups include some in aerospace (such as Boeing's Phantom Works and Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works) and in racing sport industries (such as America's Cup sailboats, Tour de France bicycles, and NASCAR racecars).
Specifically, the workshop will examine the lessons learned from rapid technology applications by successful integrated design/manufacturing groups. The committee will:
Examine how new high-risk materials and production technologies are quickly adopted by successful integrated design/manufacturing groups. These groups include those in aerospace (such as Boeing's Phantom Works and Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works) and racing sport industries (such as America's Cup sailboats).
Develop the lessons learned from these materials and production technology applications including computational research and development, design and validation methodologies, collaborative tools, and others.
Identify approaches and candidate tool sets that could accelerate the use of new materials and production technologies in defense systems-both for the case of future systems and for improvements to deployed systems.
At this workshop, participants from academia, industry, and government will discuss how to move technologies from research to use by DOD. The workshop will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Nov. 24 and from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 25 in the Lecture Room of the National Academies building, 2100 C St., N.W.
The agenda of the workshop follows:
WORKSHOP ON ACCELERATING TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION
24-25 November 2003
National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Avenue NW
(Entrance at 2100 C Street NW)
Lecture Room
November 24th 2003 (Morning Session)
7:45
| Continental Breakfast
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WELCOME
8:30
| Welcome and Remarks
| Diran Apelian
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SESSION I: TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION OVERVIEWS
Session Co-Chairs: William Coblenz, DARPA, and Deborah Hopkins, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
8:45
| Military Needs for Technology Transition
| Gen. Alan Gray
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9:00
| DoD/Navy Needs for Technology Transition
| Michael F. McGrath
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9:15
| Technology Transition in Aerospace Industry
| Robert Schafrik
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9:30
| Technology Transition from Small Business Industry
| Joe Tippens
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9:45
| Panel Discussion/Q&A
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10:15
| ~Break~
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SESSION II: INTEGRATED DESIGN/MANUFACTURING GROUPS - CASE STUDIES
Session Co-Chairs: Alan Miller, Boeing, and Ranji Vaidyanathan, Advanced Ceramics Research, Inc.
1:30 | Boeing/Phantom Works
| David Banks
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10:45 | Lockheed Martin/Skunk Works
| Ned Allen
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11:00
| Uninhabited Air Vehicles/Fibrous Monolith Technology
| Tony Mulligan
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11:15
| America's Cup Technologies
| Dirk Kramers
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11:30
| Formula 1 (F1) Race Car Technologies
| Mark Taylor
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11:45
| Panel Discussion/Q&A
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12:30
| Lunch
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SESSION III: COMPUTATIONAL AND COLLABORATIVE TOOLS-LESSONS LEARNED
Session Co-Chairs: Gregory B. Olson, Northwestern University, and Sandra DeVincent Wolf, Consultant
1:30
| Tools for Metallic Materials
| Jack Schirra
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1:45
| Tools for Composite Materials
| Gail Hahn
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2:00
| Tools for Design, Development and Qualification of New Materials
| Charlie Kuehmann
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2:15
| Technical Cost Modeling Tools
| Joel Clark
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2:30
| Panel Discussion/Q&A
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3:00
| ~ Break ~
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SESSION IV: DESIGN AND VALIDATION METHODOLOGIES-LESSONS LEARNED
Session Co-Chairs: Bruce Fink, Army Research Laboratory, and Carol Handwerker, National Institute of Standards and Technology
3:15 | Single Process Initiative for Technology Change in Existing Military Systems | Joe R. Felty |
3:30 | Accelerated Insertion of AerMet 100 into F-18 Landing Gears | K.K. Sankaran |
3:45 | Lessons from Kinetic Energy Tank Projectile Applications | Chris Hoppel |
4:00 | Panel Discussion/Q&A | |
4:30 | Day 1 Closing Remarks | Diran Apelian |
4:45 | ~ Break ~ | |
5:00 | Reception | |
6:00 | Adjourn |
November 25th 2003
7:30 | Continental Breakfast |
SESSION V: APPROACHES/TOOLS FOR ACCELERATED TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION
Session Co-Chairs: Andrew Alleyne, University of Illinois, and Diran Apelian, Chair, Workshop Committee
8:00 | Technology Transition Approaches at Moog | Richard Aubrecht |
8:15 | Technology Transition in the Automotive Industry | Charles Wu |
8:30 | Technology Transition Approaches at 3M | Rich Bushman |
8:45 | Approaches used for Deployment of Automated Biological Detection Systems | Dave Tilles |
9:00 | Panel Discussion/Q&A | |
9:30 | ~ Break ~ |
SESSION VI: LESSONS LEARNED FROM OTHER INDUSTRIES
Session Co-Chairs: Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University, and Diran Apelian, Chair, Workshop Committee
9:45 | Medical Products Industry | Art Coury |
10:00 | Metal Casting Industry | Paul Mikkola |
10:15 | Environmental Industry | Arthur Rogers, Environmental Sciences, Inc. |
10:30 | Panel Discussion/Q&A |
SESSION VII: SUMMARY SESSION
Session Co-Chairs: Diran Apelian, Chair, Workshop Committee, and Gregory B. Olson, Northwestern University
11:00 | Session I: Technology Transition Overviews | William Coblenz, DARPA |
11:10 | Session II: Integrated Design/Manufacturing Groups | Alan Miller, Boeing |
11:20 | Session III: Computational and Collaborative Tools | Gregory B. Olson, Northwestern University |
11:30 | Session IV: Design and Validation Methodologies | Bruce Fink, Army Research Laboratory |
11:40 | Session V: Approaches/Tools for Accelerated Technology Transition | Andrew Alleyne, University of Illinois |
11:50 | Session VI: Lessons Learned from Other Industries | Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University |
12:00 | Closing Remarks | Diran Apelian |
12:15 | Lunch/Adjourn |
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