2005-2006 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory (2007)
Chapter: Appendix D: Abbreviations
Appendix D
Abbreviations
ACT-R Adaptive Control of Thought-Rational (software)
ALEGRA Arbitrary-Lagrangian-Eulerian General Research Applications
AMRDEC Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center
APG Aberdeen Proving Ground
APS active protection systems
ARDA Advanced Research and Development Activity
ARL Army Research Laboratory
ARLTAB Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board
ARO Army Research Office
ASCED Active Stall Control Engine Demonstration
ATO Army Technology Objective
BED Battlefield Environment Division
BRAC Base Realignment and Closure
C2CUT Command and Control in Complex and Urban Terrains
C3TRACE Command, Control and Communications Techniques for Reliable Assessment of Concept Execution (software)
CAT-ATD Crew Integration and Automation Test Bed Advanced Technology Demonstrator
CECOM Communications and Electronics Command
CFD computational fluid dynamics
CISD Computational and Information Sciences Directorate
CTA Collaborative Technology Alliance
DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DMP decision-making process
DoD Department of Defense
DOE Department of Energy
EMA electromagnetic armor
FALCon Forward Area Language Converter (software)
FCS Future Combat Systems
FM frequency modulation, frequency modulated
GPS Global Positioning System
HBA Human Behavior Architecture
HC-NEBC Human-Centric–Network Enabled Battle Command (software)
HPC high-performance computing
HRED Human Research and Engineering Directorate
IA information assurance
IED improvised explosive device
IMPRINT Improved Performance Research Integration Tool (software)
IR infrared
ISR intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
ITA International Technology Alliance
JGRE Joint Ground Robotics Enterprise
KE kinetic energy
Li lithium
MANPRINT manpower integration
MATREX Modeling Architecture for Technology, Research and Experimentation (software)
MEMS microelectromechanical systems
MMF Mission and Means Framework (software)
MURI Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative
MUVES Modular UNIX-based Vulnerability Estimation Suite (software)
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NBC Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical
NDE nondestructive evaluation
NMSU New Mexico State University
NRC National Research Council
NVESD Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate
PDA personal digital assistant
PZT lead zirconium titanate
QKD quantum key distribution
R&D research and development
RDEC Research, Development and Engineering Center
RDT&E research, development, test and evaluation
RF radio frequency
S4 Systems of Systems Survivability Simulation (software)
S&Es scientists and engineers
SANS System Administration, Networking, and Security
SEDD Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate
SiC silicon carbide
SLAD Survivability and Lethality Analysis Directorate
SLV survivability, lethality, and vulnerability
SoS system of systems
SPOOCEFEM Simple Parallel Object-Oriented Computing Environment for the Finite Element Method
STI Strategic Technology Initiative
STO science and technology objective
STTC Simulation and Training Technology Center
SUNY State University of New York
THz terahertz
TILV Target Interaction Lethality Vulnerability (software)
TRADOC Training and Doctrine Command
UAV unmanned aerial vehicle
UGV unmanned ground vehicle
UML unified modeling language
UV ultraviolet
UWB ultrawideband
VTD Vehicle Technology Directorate
VV&A validation, verification, and accreditation
WMRD Weapons and Materials Research Directorate
