The Office of Naval Research (ONR), Naval Air Warfare and Weapons Department is offering grants for basic research in rotorcraft technology. The proposed projects should focus on developing new scientific knowledge and understanding, and not directed at specific aircraft or systems. The grants aim to address research thrust areas such as Advanced Aerodynamics, Aeromechanics, and Structures, with a goal to advance rotorcraft technology in areas of performance, safety, and operational costs. Proposals should emphasize innovative basic research and partnerships with US rotorcraft industry, Navy, and other government organizations. Closing date for proposals is Feb 20, 2009.
Opportunity ID: 44888
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ONRBAA09-007 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Basic Research in Rotorcraft Technology |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant Other Procurement Contract |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 12.300 — Basic and Applied Scientific Research |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 23, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 20, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 20, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 22, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Office of Naval Research |
| Description: | The Office of Naval Research (ONR), Naval Air Warfare and Weapons Department (ONR 35) is interested in receiving technical and cost proposals for conduct of basic research in technology areas relevant to rotorcraft. As basic research, proposed projects should develop new scientific knowledge, improve theoretical understanding, and provide a basis for advances in rotorcraft technology. Research topics should focus on basic scientific issues inspired by rotorcraft technology needs and having the potential for making significant contributions towards Navy research thrusts and DoD goals and missions. Technology transfer and the partnering of this research with the US rotorcraftindustry, U.S. Navy, other Government organizations (e.g., U.S. Army, NASA, FAA) and other academic institutions are encouraged. The proposed research should emphasize innovative, creative basic research rather than application of existing technologies. Projects should not be directed at specific aircraft or systems, and need not offer immediate or specifically identifiable improvements in rotorcraft technology. Projects that merely apply engineering methods to develop or evaluate unusual vehicle configurations or components are not of interest under this Announcement. Although software development per se is not a goal of this announcement, projects demonstrating new methods via their software implementation will be considered. Proposals are sought in the following three research thrust areas: 1. Advanced Aerodynamics for Ship/Aircraft Dynamic Interface 2. Aeromechanics 3. StructuresThese research thrust areas are described below. In the first thrust area, Advanced Aerodynamics for Ship/Aircraft Dynamic Interface, proposals are sought only in the specific topic areas listed. In the Aeromechanics and Structures thrust areas, sample topic areas are provided to illustrate the scope envisioned for research in that thrust area. These areas are of interest to the Navy; however, innovative proposals addressing other relevant topics not specifically listed will receive consideration as well. 1.6.1 Advanced Aerodynamics for Aircraft/Ship Dynamic Interface The Navy seeks to understand and rectify the physical and numerical modeling deficiencies that prevent the use of current ship/aircraft Dynamic Interface (DI) simulations for the prediction of operational envelopes. The two fundamental deficiencies are considered to be: (1) predicting the fully-coupled, non-linear aerodynamic interaction between the ship and aircraft and (2) doing so at execution speeds that would allow the simulation to be used for design purposes (real-time speed is considered a minimum requirement). Ultimately, this requires capturing all the fidelity of current Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations (with additional models to account for rotor/airwake coupling) at execution speeds one thousand times faster than current high performance computing (HPC) capabilities.This thrust area seeks to develop advanced physics-based rotor modeling techniques that capture the full interaction of the rotor system with a time-varying, turbulent air stream. New and innovative numerical techniques that exploit the capabilities of extremely large scale parallel processing systems are required as well. Proposals are sought only in the following specific topics areas: 1. Helicopter rotor aerodynamics in the near field of structures with and without ambient wind. 2. Novel, efficient computational approaches to solving the Navier-Stokes equations, including turbulence modeling, mathematics for massively parallel computation, and possible incorporation of multiple disciplines such as structures and chemistry. 1.6.2 Aeromechanics The Navy is interested in advancing the state of the art in rotorcraft technology in areas that will improve performance, safety and survivability, and operational costs. The technical disciplines associated with Aeromechanics have been identified as areas that present technical issues relevant to progress in these aspects rotorcraft technology. In the context of this Announcement, these disciplines include Dynamics, Aeroelasticity, Aerodynamics, and External Acoustics. Advances are sought in these areas that could lead to significant improvements in vehicle speed, range, payload, and/or high-altitude performance reduced vibration and dynamic component loads, and/or reduced weight penalty for vibration control measures improved handling qualities that may expand operational capabilities and/or provide improved safety and survivability Sample topic areas include, but are not limited to: 1. Enabling technologies for variable-geometry, variable speed, and stoppable-rotor systems 2. Aerodynamic flow control and/or on-blade control actuation 3. Control algorithms for on-blade actuation 4. Unsteady aerodynamics and dynamic stall 5. Aircraft control systems for shipboard operations 6. Hub drag reduction 7. Fixed-system drag reduction and vibration control 8. Efficient, reduced-order modeling of rotor aerodynamics and aeromechanics 1.6.3 Structures The Structures research thrust area addresses aspects of aircraft structures unique to rotorcraft, in particular those operating in the Naval environment such as maintainability, corrosion resistance, and crash safety. Advances in the Structures thrust area could lead to more efficient, lightweight, and durable structures with favorable fatigue and damage tolerance properties. Significant developments could also provide enabling capabilities for advanced vehicle and system concepts. Sample topic areas include, but are not limited to: 1. Innovative, efficient methods for determining useful life remaining in rotorcraft dynamic components and principal structural elements 2. Fracture mechanics-based damage tolerance methodology for metallic and composite structures 3. Prediction of high strain rate, progressive failure of composite structures in high impact and crash events. 4. Methods for determining and improving the durability and damage tolerance of composite structures. 5. Analytical methods for evaluating defects in thick composite components. 6. Lightweight, corrosion resistant structural materials and systems suitable for rotorcraft operating in the marine environment 7. Composite structures with high (>6.0) post-buckled ratios |
| Link to Additional Information: | Link to all ONR BAA’s |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Casey Ross
Email:casey.w.ross@navy.mil |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 44888 Full Announcement-1 -> ONR BAA 09-007 Amendment 004.pdf
Folder 44888 Full Announcement-1 -> ONRBAA09-007 Amendment 002.pdf
Folder 44888 Full Announcement-1 -> ONRBAA09-007 Amendment 001.pdf
Folder 44888 Full Announcement-1 -> ONRBAA09-007 Amendment 003.pdf
Folder 44888 Full Announcement-1 -> ONRBAA09-007.pdf
Folder 44888 Other Supporting Documents-Amendment 0005 1 -> BAA 09-007 Amendment 0005.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Casey Ross Email: casey.w.ross@navy.mil |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.300 | ONRBAA09-007 | Basic Research in Rotorcraft Technology | PKG00010122 | Jan 23, 2009 | Feb 20, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
44888 RR_SF424-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
44888 RR_OtherProjectInfo-1.1.pdf
44888 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
44888 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
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