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ATL ORGANIZATION
ATL is a project
driven technical laboratory with a diverse technical
staff of scientists, engineers, undergraduate and graduate
students, and technicians. The staff consists of researchers
whose credentials include Bachelor’s,
Master’s and Doctoral degrees. Areas of expertise
include physics, mathematics, electrical engineering, mechanical
engineering, and computer science. Currently ATL
has about 180 staff-members conducting research in four
technical divisions.
The Advanced Sonar Division (ASD) conducts
systems engineering research and analysis supporting the
development of high resolution sonar systems for submarine,
surface ship, and unmanned undersea vehicle applications. Research
projects typically include environment and target acoustic
modeling and analysis, signal processing algorithm development,
sea test data analysis, and system concept development
and evaluation. Sonar applications include minehunting,
mine reconnaissance, target imaging, bathymetry mapping,
and ocean environment acoustic characterization.
ASD
also conducts systems analysis and development for radio
frequency (RF) and millimeter wave electromagnetic systems. Applications
include passive millimeter wave spectral detection and
motion tracking systems and compact, low visibility RF
data links.
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The Engineering Acoustics Division (EAD) conducts
systems development supporting U.S. Navy diver operations. Applications
include underwater object detection and imaging systems,
diver navigation and underwater mapping/charting, diver
handheld sonar systems, marine mammal training, acoustic
communications and remote control mechanisms. EAD
is also involved in the development of port protection
systems for swimmer detection and tracking, swimmer signature
recognition and identification, and non-lethal swimmer
deterrence.
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The Sonar Development Division
(SDD) and
the Sonar Systems Division (SSD) conduct
submarine and unmanned undersea vehicle sonar systems development
for both experimental and fleet systems. Sonar system prototypes
are taken from conceptual designs all the way to at sea
testing and/or fleet introduction and, if appropriate,
transition to industry. To accomplish this end-to-end development,
SDD and SSD support the design of the acoustic arrays,
the analog and digital circuitry, and all of the mechanical
packaging. These divisions also implement all of
the software for the signal processing algorithms and the
sonar displays and graphical user interfaces. SDD
and SSD systems support various undersea warfare applications
including obstacle avoidance, anti-submarine warfare engagement,
mine avoidance, under-ice navigation, ocean bottom mapping,
and underwater imaging.
ATL Director, E-mail: atl_director@arlut.utexas.edu
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