Participating Lab: U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center (USASMDC TC)
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center supports the joint warfighter by providing science, technology, and test and evaluation expertise to enable warfighter dominance today and in the future. As part of the Army Science and Technology enterprise, the Technical Center contributes to the current fight and enables the next generation to prevail in conflicts to come. The Technical Center focuses on three essential tasks: executing science and technology, research and development, and test and evaluation; managing and operating the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site; and conducting space operations and space domain awareness. The Technical Center contributes to the success of the warfighter and joint force in four major areas: directed energy, tactical responsive space and high altitude, test and evaluation, and hypersonic and strategic weapons.
Lab Address:
Redstone Arsenal, AL; Huntsville, AL
Lab Website:
https://www.smdc.army.mil/ORGANIZATION/TC/
Relevant Disciplines
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics Engineering
- Physics
Research Opportunities Available
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USASMDCTC-001
Control System Theory / Beam Control
Research Opportunity Location:
Huntsville, AL
Research Opportunity Description:
Develop and test control systems for implementing algorithms that provide laser beam adjustments on far field targets enabling beam coherence at varying ranges. The goal of this project is to program the sensors and control mechanisms providing beam coherence to operate under a feedback loop, removing the need for human in the loop interactions.
Research Opportunity Skill Set:
Physics
USASMDCTC-002
Electro-Optics / Pulse Laser Technology
Research Opportunity Location:
Huntsville, AL
Research Opportunity Description:
Design and implement experimental test setups for observing pulse laser phenomenology using non-linear effects. The goal of this project is to successfully demonstrate and study non-linear effects in pulse laser technology utilizing electro-optics systems in a controlled environment.
Research Opportunity Skill Set:
Mathematics, Physics
USASMDCTC-003
Laser Propagation
Research Opportunity Location:
Huntsville, AL
Research Opportunity Description:
and investigate laser propagation across long distances through various mediums to better classify and understand the phenomenon that occur under high energy laser propagation. The goal of this project is to study the effectiveness of propagating high energy lasers utilizing in-house developed systems and mediums in order to converge on a solution for a long-term effector system that benefits the warfighter.
Research Opportunity Skill Set:
Electrical Engineering, Electro-Optics