- Author
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Luers, A. C.
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Gottuk, D. T.
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Pham, H. V.
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Sheffey, J. L.
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Wong, J. T.
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Downs, R.
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Runnerstrom, E.
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Williams, F. W.
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Farley, J. P.
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Tatem, P. A.
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Durkin, A.
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Nguyen, X.
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Buchanan, J.
- Title
- FY 2001 DC-ARM. Final Demonstration Report. Memorandum Report. October 2000-September 2001.
- Coporate
- Hughes Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD
MPR Associates, Inc., Alexandria, VA
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
- Report
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NRL/MR/6180-02-8623,
May 31, 2002,
127 p.
- Keywords
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water mist
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damage
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experiments
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fire tests
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fire detectors
- Identifiers
- optimal manning; multi-criteria sensor array; smoke ejection system; autonomous smart values; supervisory control system; overview of peacetime scenarios and procedures; overview of wartime scenario and procedures; measures of performance; peacetime demonstration results; wartime demonstration results; Damage Control - Automation for Reduced Manning (DC-ARM); Primary Damage Area (PDA) compartments; Adjacent to Primary Damage Area (APDA) compartments
- Abstract
- Economic pressures to reduce the cost of ownership for Navy ships have brought into focus the need to reduce the size of the ship's crew. This focus on reduced crew sizes has also highlighted the need to study the impact of reduced manning on various crew functions and in particular, the effect reduced crew sizes will have on damage control readiness. It is generally recognized that the challenges posed by a minimally manned combatant will require a higher level of technology to ensure that mechanisms are in place to augn1ent and/or replace some of the decision making and actions accomplished by crew members aboard ships today. For Damage Control (DC), this expanded use of technology will also mandate a higher level of reliability to ensure the new automated systems can effectively control the damage resulting from all survivable casualty conditions. In order to assist with solving these technical issues, the Office of Naval Research (Code 334) has sponsored the Damage Control- Automation for Reduced Manning (DC-ARM) program to develop the technologies necessary to achieve major reductions in DC manning. The DC-ARM program is aimed at developing the technology required for automated shipboard damage assessment and casualty response for timely mitigation of shipboard fire and flooding conditions.