Government/Industry/Academic Relationships for Technology Development: A Workshop Report (2005)
Chapter: Appendix H Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix H
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AFRL
Air Force Research Laboratory
ASEB
Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board
ASTRA
Advanced Systems, Technologies, Research, and Analysis
BAA
Broad Agency Announcement
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DOD
Department of Defense
DURI
Defense University Research Instrumentation
ERC
Engineering Research Center
FAR
Federal Acquisition Regulations
FFRDC
federally funded research and development center
FIU
Florida International University
ISS
International Space Station
IUCRC
Industry/University Cooperative Research Center
JPL
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JUCAV
Joint Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
J-UCAS
Joint Unmanned Combat Air System
LEO
low Earth orbit
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MURI
Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NRC
National Research Council
NSF
National Science Foundation
OTA
Other Transaction Authority
PFI
Partnerships for Innovation
RFF
Resources for the Future
SBIR
Small Business Innovative Research
SDB
small disadvantaged business
STC
Science and Technology Center
STTR
Small Business Technology Transfer Program
THREADS
Technology for Human/Robotic Exploration and Development of Space
TRL
technology readiness level
UCAV
Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
UCAS
Unmanned Combat Aerial System
