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Technology

TRL Expected Strength/ Year TRL Weakness (1- 7 9)

Critical Barriers/Gaps

Action (Watch/ Rational Leverage/Invest)

Hardware RFID TAG Low power algorithms Low power, low energy MANET waveforms Power optimization - DSP - FPGA - GPP 6 5 2015 2020 W: Security concerns S: simplify log S: Potential to save 10 to 25% power S: Potential to save power on the most power hungry device the radio. S: Potential to save power on the most power hungry device the radio. W: capability to design for low power Security Programmer training and understanding Invest Invest

2025

Invest Some routing algorithm exists but the subject of MANET is not well understood. Engineering training Invest in training do not put enough emphasis on power usage reduction Related to Low power algorithm

2025

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Thermoelectrical materials for electricity generation Microprojection system

2025

W: very poor Need to find better efficiency at this time metals and alloys S: Could generate energy in-situ W: low resolution capability now S: help sharing information S: Good technology for group briefing W: Low resolution of actual of display, W: Low colour capability W: high latency of pixel does not permit fluid video Something else to integrate

Invest R&D

Long term possibility

2020

Watch commercial market

Flexible reflective screen technology

2025

Need better of screen resolution, Need of larger screen sometimes Need to be easy to transport (wearable) Lowe power consumption through reflective display compare to backlighting. Size and power consumption

Leverage the commercial world But ask for better resolution

Need more adaptable and more portable high resolution visual display

Mobile computing Graphical Processor Unit

2015

W: Difficult to have multiple visual display of different resolutions, W : low power GPUs are still too high power for real mobile application

Will need to Leverage push the GPU commercial industry toward products Ask for lower power low power consumption. consumption

Software Genetic algorithms 9 2025 W: cannot be use for everything W: need time to evolve S: Good for evolving a processing technique. Technology TRL (1-9) Expected Year TRL 7 Strength/ Weakness Critical Barriers/Gaps Action (Watch/ Leverage/Invest) Rational

Hardware RFID TAG Low power 6 5 2015 2020 W: Security concerns S: simplify log S: Potential to save Security Programmer Invest Invest

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algorithms Low power, low energy MANET waveforms Power optimization - DSP - FPGA - GPP Thermoelectrical materials for electricity generation Microprojection system 6 2025

10 to 25% power S: Potential to save power on the most power hungry device the radio. S: Potential to save power on the most power hungry device the radio. W: capability to design for low power

training and understanding Invest Some routing algorithm exists but the subject of MANET is not well understood. Engineering training Invest in training do not put enough emphasis on power usage reduction Related to Low power algorithm

2025

2025

Need to find better W: very poor efficiency at this time metals and alloys S: Could generate energy in-situ W: low resolution capability now S: help sharing information S: Good technology for group briefing W: Low resolution of actual of display, W: Low colour capability W: high latency of pixel does not permit fluid video Something else to integrate

Invest R&D

Long term possibility

2020

Watch commercial market

Flexible reflective screen technology

2025

Need better of screen resolution, Need of larger screen sometimes Need to be easy to transport (wearable) Lowe power consumption through reflective display compare to backlighting. Size and power consumption

Leverage the commercial world But ask for better resolution

Need more adaptable and more portable high resolution visual display

Mobile computing Graphical Processor Unit

2015

W: Difficult to have multiple visual display of different resolutions, W : low power GPUs are still too high power for real mobile application

Will need to Leverage push the GPU commercial industry toward products Ask for lower power low power consumption. consumption

Software Genetic algorithms 9 2025 W: cannot be use for everything W: need time to evolve S: Good for evolving a processing technique. S: used in any recognition system

Machine learning

2025

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including security intrusion detection W: take processing power. Intelligent Agent Service oriented architectures Use of Architectural Framework. 9 9 2025 2015 S: versatile tool

2015

S: can be use to validate the propose architecture, devices, etc. S: Can be use to do verification W: may take longer to generate W: need tools

Need to use modeling of the DSS to be able to use verification on the model and use the model in sims.

Invest in training

The use of DNDAF is mandatory in DND, this should be extended to the industry

System Human Machine Interface Voice (speech synthesis, Automatic speech recognition 9 2020 S: natural HumanMachine interface W: Need processing power ad therefore power. S: Directed voice recognition is easy to implement to add voice control to DSS - Having the proper voice data corpus of soldiers in their environment - Bad technology insertion and usage have create resistance in acceptation Invest in the creation of the proper voice data corpus of soldiers in their environments.

7 Visual input and output - Gesture detection - Lip reading, eye movement Audio input and output 8

2025

Need to be truly S: For Gesture detection it is easy to tested before being introduce use and silent W: All: Need processing power ad therefore power S: voice synthesis is a good way to provide information to the User. S in the Haptic world the emergence of multitouch display has been widely accepted by Users W: More difficult to access these functionalities with mitts and tick gloves S: Entering the market through the gaming industry ( potential wide For the Haptic display there is a need to have better tactors to be able to implement a truly usable interface.

Invest R&D to find best way to integrate

2025

Leverage what has been done for the Air force. In the input mode leverage the commercial success For the Haptic output (tactor) invest in R&D.

Haptic (Tactile) input and output (sensitive surface, vibrators etc.)

5-9

2025

Brain computer Interface

2015

- Processing power - Needs for training the recognition engine

invest

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acceptance) W: need to be rugged Computer vision 5 2025 S: add a new way for the computer to acquire knowledge about it environment S: Can be useful to use in image processing in intel. S: Camera correction can improve present camera technology with a pre processing of image

Devices to device interfaces Wireless small network: Machine learning 9 2025 S: used in any recognition system including security intrusion detection W: take processing power. S: versatile tool

Intelligent Agent Service oriented architectures Use of Architectural Framework.

2025 2015

2015

S: can be use to validate the propose architecture, devices, etc. S: Can be use to do verification W: may take longer to generate W: need tools

Need to use modeling of the DSS to be able to use verification on the model and use the model in sims.

Invest in training

The use of DNDAF is mandatory in DND, this should be extended to the industry

System Human Machine Interface Voice (speech synthesis, Automatic speech recognition 9 2020 S: natural HumanMachine interface W: Need processing power ad therefore power. S: Directed voice recognition is easy to implement to add voice control to DSS - Having the proper voice data corpus of soldiers in their environment - Bad technology insertion and usage have create resistance in acceptation Invest in the creation of the proper voice data corpus of soldiers in their environments.

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Visual input 7 and output - Gesture detection - Lip reading, eye movement Audio input and output 8

2025

S: For Gesture Need to be truly detection it is easy to tested before being use and silent introduce W: All: Need processing power ad therefore power S: voice synthesis is a good way to provide information to the User. S in the Haptic world the emergence of multitouch display has been widely accepted by Users W: More difficult to access these functionalities with mitts and tick gloves S: Entering the market through the gaming industry ( potential wide acceptance) W: need to be rugged S: add a new way for the computer to acquire knowledge about it environment S: Can be useful to use in image processing in intel. S: Camera correction can improve present camera technology with a pre processing of image For the Haptic display there is a need to have better tactors to be able to implement a truly usable interface.

Invest R&D to find best way to integrate

2025

Leverage what has been done for the Air force. In the input mode leverage the commercial success For the Haptic output (tactor) invest in R&D.

Haptic (Tactile) input and output (sensitive surface, vibrators etc.)

5-9

2025

Brain computer Interface

2015

- Processing power - Needs for training the recognition engine

invest

Computer vision

2025

Devices to device interfaces Wireless small network: Bluetooth Zigbee Z-wave UWB 802.11 Photonics - Near IR - Infrared (IR) - Visible - UV 9 5 2020 2025 9 2020 W: Detectable W: Prone to jamming W: Security concerns W: Safety concerns S: less weight and less cabling. Watch At this point in time, the security posture of the Army renders the integration of these technologies difficult. Watch

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Fibre Optic

2025

S: No emission, large data transfer capability Can even transfer power W: Efficiency of power transfer very low, Capability to be bend very low

Watch

802.11 Photonics - Near IR - Infrared (IR) - Visible - UV Fibre Optic

9 5

2020 2025

Watch

2025

S: No emission, large data transfer capability Can even transfer power W: Efficiency of power transfer very low, Capability to be bend very low Capability exists in various forms today shielding solutions and impedance adaptation

Watch

Smart Fabric: 7 - Flat Cabling - Metal Rubber - Electro textiles Flexible interfacing material and approaches 7*

2015

2015

S: Capability exists in various forms today W: Cost/manufacturing, reliability, shielding S: Remove cable dependencies using RF, optic, other methods W: Low efficiency W: Maturity low in some cases, cost / power, W: signature emission control, waiver/nation-state allowance for certain approaches (RF) varies; W: safety (HERO/HERP); security HERP: HAZARDS OF

Material cost and reliability for manufacture; shielding solutions

Leverage/Invest

Enabler for on tactical vest device interfacing Enabler for cableless device interconnection, system to platform interconnection

Connectionless 5* interfacing technologies

20152020

Leverage/Invest Technology maturity; cost/SWAP; securitization; standardization; signature/emissions suppression

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ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION TOPERSONNELHERO: HAZARDS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION TO ORDNANCE Printing 3D Technologies 4 2025+ S: Ability to produce in-situ equipment Including electrical circuit W: maturity and cost

Microwave (Power and Data TX/RX) Brush connector Fabric Connectors Firewire IEEE 1394 USB V3 IEEE 802.3 af & at Power over Ethernet Controller Area Network (CAN) Bus

2025

Now 4 9 9 7 (9) 4 (9) 2020 Now Now 2015

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