2011-2012 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory (2013)
Chapter: Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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"Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2013. 2011-2012 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18269.
Appendix D
Acronyms and Abbreviations
| ACM | Association for Computing Machinery |
| AEC | Army Evaluation Center |
| AFOSR | Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
| AMRDEC | Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center |
| AMSAA | Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity |
| APS | active protection system |
| ARL | Army Research Laboratory |
| ARLTAB | Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board |
| ARO | Army Research Office |
| ATO | Army Technology Objective |
| BED | Battlefield Environment Division |
| BRAC | base realignment and closure |
| CECOM | Communications-Electronics Command |
| CFD | computational fluid dynamics |
| CISD | Computational and Information Sciences Directorate |
| CMD-P | Computer Meteorological Data Profiler |
| CMMI | capability maturity model integration |
| CRA | Collaborative Research Alliance |
| CSD | Computational Sciences Division of the CISD |
| CTA | Collaborative Technology Alliance |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2013. 2011-2012 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18269.
| DAC | digital-to-analog converter |
| 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 |
| EAR | Environment for Auditory Research |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| EMVAF | Electro Magnetic Vulnerability Assessment Facility |
| EO&P | Electro-optics and Photonics (Division) |
| FCS | Future Combat Systems |
| GCV | Ground Combat Vehicle |
| GNC | guidance, navigation, and control |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GSR | galvanic skin response |
| hp | horsepower |
| HPC | high-performance computing |
| HRED | Human Research and Engineering Directorate |
| HRI | Human-robot interaction |
| HSI | Human-systems integration |
| IED | improvised explosive device |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| IMPRINT | Improved Performance Research Integration Tool (software) |
| INVA/DE | Integrated Network Vulnerability Assessment/Discovery Exploitation |
| IPA | Intergovernmental Personnel Act |
| IR | infrared |
| IRCM | infrared countermeasures |
| 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 |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2013. 2011-2012 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18269.
| LIF | laser-induced fluorescence |
| Li-ion | lithium-ion |
| MADIS | Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System |
| MANPRINT | Manpower and Personnel Integration |
| 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) |
| MSME | Multiscale Multidisciplinary Modeling of Electronic Materials |
| MURI | Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative |
| MUVES | Modular UNIX-based Vulnerability Estimation Suite (software) |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NLOS | non-line-of-sight |
| 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 |
| ODR | opportunity-driven research |
| PSL | New Mexico State University Physical Sciences Laboratory |
| QWIP | quantum-well infrared photodetector |
| R&D | research and development |
| RDEC | Research, Development, and Engineering Center |
| RF | radio frequency |
| RTDS | real-time digital simulator |
| S&T | science and technology |
| S4 | System-of-Systems Survivability Simulation (software) |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| SEDD | Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate |
| SEMACS | Specialty Electronics, Materials, and Sensors (Program) |
| SiC | silicon carbide |
| SLAD | Survivability/Lethality Analysis Directorate |
| SLAM | simultaneous localization and mapping |
| SLV | survivability, lethality, and vulnerability |
| SME | subject matter expert |
| SoS | system-of-systems |
| SoSA | system-of-systems analysis |
| SPEAR | Soldier Performance and Equipment Advanced Research |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2013. 2011-2012 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18269.
| STTC | Simulation and Training Technology Center |
| SWaP | size, weight, and power |
| TARDEC | Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center |
| TBI | traumatic brain injury |
| T&E | testing and evaluation |
| TMEDA | N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine |
| TRAC | Training and Doctrine Command Analysis Center |
| TRADOC | Training and Doctrine Command |
| UAV | unmanned aerial vehicle |
| UBB | underbody blast |
| UGV | unmanned ground vehicle |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| VARD | Vehicle Applied Research Division |
| VTD | Vehicle Technology Directorate |
| VTOL | vertical takeoff and landing |
| WIAMan | Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin |
| WMRD | Weapons and Materials Research Directorate |
| WRF | weather research and forecast |
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