Physical Optics Corporation — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N201-037

Description

To address the Navy’s need for real-time data synchronization across multiple ship- and shore-based platforms, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Synchronized Environmentally-Aware Common Operational Picture (SEACOP) software application. SEACOP is based on a new algorithm for automated tracking of environment states to maintain real-time data synchronization across multiple platforms. SEACOP’s environment-aware tracking of network and environment conditions enables continuous tuning of quality of service network traffic rules for improved synchronization of distributed data. The distributed and platform-agnostic peer-to-peer architecture accommodates changing network topology and eliminates delays for coordination with a distant central server for improved synchronization. Remaining synchronization conflicts in distributed data are deconflicted using selectable deconfliction strategies. As a result, SEACOP offers flexibility for multi-platform support, dynamic network membership, and increased tracking capacity in heavily populated environments, directly addressing NAVSEA requirements for integrated operations synchronized across multiple platforms. In Phase I, POC will design and verify the feasibility of SEACOP by delivering an algorithm concept validated by modeling and analysis, with initial design description, reaching technology readiness level (TRL)-4. In Phase II, POC plans to produce a prototype with ten or more platform instances, QoS metrics, operator updates and low impact operation, at TRL-5.