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Advanced Ship-handling Simulators
Award last edited on: 9/14/2022

Sponsored Program
STTR
Awarding Agency
DOD : Navy
Total Award Amount
$1,124,944
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
N18A-T014
Principal Investigator
Maurissa D'Angelo

Company Information

D'Angelo Technologies (AKA: D5t~DAngelo Technologies LLC)

2685 Cevennes Terrace
Beavercreek, OH 45434

Research Institution

Old Dominion University

Phase I

Contract Number: N68335-18-C-0720
Start Date: 8/24/2018    Completed: 12/16/2019
Phase I year
2018
Phase I Amount
$125,000
There is a need to create an automated, adaptive, real time coaching module that can integrate the Conning Officer Virtual Environment (COVE) along with the associated Intelligent Tutor System (COVE-ITS) and the Conning-Officer Ship Handling Assessment (COSA) together. By automating the evaluation process, Surface Warfare Officers (SWOs) will have the opportunity to use the COVE simulations more frequently, because they will not be reliant on the presence of an instructor.

Phase II

Contract Number: N68335-20-C-0321
Start Date: 3/6/2020    Completed: 2/27/2022
Phase II year
2020
Phase II Amount
$999,944
COVE is nearing 20 years in operation. COVE was developed as a “state-of-the-art navigation and ship handling training” system for all Surface Officers. Over the years, scenarios (ports) have been added, environments have been improved for more realistic feedback, and newer technology has been integrated but the system is still lacking the capability to provide autonomous performance assessment and varying degrees of complex tasks and feedback. D5T will use an iterative optimization process which progressively matures the development of algorithms and integration of adaptive coaching and easy to understand AARs into the COVE/COVE-ITS system.