CCDoTT

The goal of the CCDoTT program is not just to perform academic research, but to validate a technology through prototype tests and demonstrations in preparation for handoff to the commercial or military end user.

This page identifies a variety of tests and demonstrations CCDoTT has successfully performed over the years. Refer to the “Project Results” section of this website for detailed information on a specific project test/demonstration.

2005 Program Elements

The Evaluation and Implementation Plan for Southern California Maglev Freight System:

• LA Port Electric Cargo Conveyor Project – POLA to SCIG Route Simulation. CCDoTT Program Review. Hall of States, Washington DC. June 14, 2006.

Conceptual Design Study for the Electric Cargo Conveyor (ECCO) System:

• Container Maglev System Demonstrations. General Atomics Test Track, La Jolla, CA. July – August, 2006.

Automated Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Method for Multi-Hull Vessels:

• MDO model runs. CSULB College of Engineering, Long Beach, CA.

Waterjet Self-Propulsion Model Test for Application to a High-Speed Sealift Ship:

• Self-propulsion Hull Model Test Runs. Tow Tank Carriage #1, NSWC Carderock, MD. May 29 – June 16, 2006.

High Speed Trimaran Technology Development and Application for Benchmark Design Validation of Heavy Air Lift Seabasing Ship (HALSS):

• HALSS Motion and Load Assessment Simulation at 35 kts., sea state 6. CCDoTT Program Review. Hall of States, Washington DC. June 14, 2006.
• HALSS Landing Approach Using Lockheed Martin 6 Degree of Freedom Flight Simulator. CCDoTT Program Review. Hall of States, Washington DC. June 14, 2006.

Technology Transition and Outreach:

• CCDoTT Simulation Modeling Capabilities. CCDoTT Program Review. Hall of States, Washington DC. June 14, 2006.

2004 Program Elements

Feasibility of a High-Speed intermodal Corridor for Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach:

• Freight Corridor Model (FCM) Simulation Demonstrations:

• Aggregate Port Model (APM) Simulation Demonstrations:

Automated Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Method for Multi-Hull Vessels:

• Synthesis Level Trimaran Optimization Model Tests, CSULB, Long Beach, CA:

Concept Design Development of a Very Stable Mobile Ocean Platform:

• Articulated Stable Ocean Platform (ASOP) Tank Tests. Offshore Model Basin (OMB), Escondido, CA:

Model Test and Evaluation of an Advanced Axial-Flow Waterjet Pump Designed for the Coastal Commercial Ship Sealift Application:

• Axial-Flow Waterjet Pump Model 24” Water Tunnel Test Runs, NSWC Carderock, MD:

High Speed Trimaran (HST) Technology Development:

• ALSS C-130 Flight Deck Movement Simulation Demonstration:

2003 Program Elements

Pacific Northwest Agile Port System Demonstration Plan:

• NW Agile Port System Simulation Model demonstrations:

2002 Program Elements

Hazardous Material Detection and Technology Assessment and Demonstration:

• Thermal neutron analysis demonstration – August 11, 2003. Santa Clara, CA.
• Low energy x-ray and radioactive material detection system – August 5, 2003. Billerica, MA.
• High energy linear accelerator with low-energy x-ray detection – August 7, 2003. Billerica, MA.

Port of Entry and Exit Inspection Process and Technology Infrastructure, Phase III:

• Suspect Container Targeting System (SCTS) software demonstration model - September 29, 2003, CSULB, Long Beach, CA.
• ODIS II robotics inspection technology demonstrations – July 28 - August 1, 2003. Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach.
• Charge coupled device (CCD) photon detector array demonstration/training – March 28, 2003. CSULB, Long Beach, CA.

Container Seal Technologies and Processes, Phase I:

• Re-run of e-seal test/demonstration simulation – June 2, 2003. Howland Hook Terminal, Staten Island, NY.
• Road e-seal test/demonstration – April, 2003. SAIC facility, McLean, VA.
• Static e-seal test/demonstration simulation – March 31, 2003. Howland Hook Terminal, Staten Island, NY.
• On-rail testing/demonstration of Savi SmartSeal – January 27-31, 2003. Port Elizabeth test bed terminal, NJ.

Blended Wing Body Design and Construction:

• HDV100’ composite hull form monohull trials – May, 2005. Honolulu, HI
• HDV 100’ composite hull form initial sea trials – April, 2005. Los Angeles, CA.

On Demand Hydrogen Generating System: Phase II – System Demonstration:

• Duffy-Herreshoff 30 (DH 30) electric boat with on-demand hydrogen fuel cell demonstrations:

• DH 30 hydrogen fuel cell boat display/demonstrations:

• DH 30 hydrogen fuel cell boat launching/demonstration – September 8-24, 2003. Duffy Boat facility, Newport Beach, CA.
• Hydrogen On-Demand/fuel cell system bench testing/demonstration – June 13-20, 2003. Millennium Cell facility, Eatontown, NJ.

Optimization of Military and Commercial Goods Movement Though Southern California Using Information Technology, Phase II:

• EDI mapping and Rail Dispatch model interoperability demonstration – May 1, 2002. CSULB, Long Beach, CA.

Transportation Internet Portal Development Phase II – Feasibility Demonstration:

• GT Nexus TIP Tool Feasibility Demonstrations:

Command and Control Decision Community, Parts 1 and 2:

• AT21 First Year Demonstrations – August 12-13, 2003. USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, IL.

• Upgraded Transportation Visualizer Model demonstrations:

• AT21 demonstration – April 29-30, 2003. USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, IL.

2001 Program Elements

TrAMS: Automating Hazardous Materials Documentation for Military Shipments: Proof of Concept Demonstrations:

• Field tests/demonstrations – December 2001. Ft. Lewis, WA and Ft. Bragg, NC.
• Garrison tests/demonstrations – December 2001. Ft Lewis, WA and Ft. Bragg, NC.

Efficient Marine Terminal (EMT) Full Scale Demonstration:

• EMT Full Scale Demonstration – June 28, 2003. Washington United Terminals (WUT), Port of Tacoma, WA.
• EMT Baseline Demonstration – June 21, 2003. WUT, Port of Tacoma, WA.

Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Design Tool Development and Validation Part 2 – At Sea, Validating Scale Model Tests:

• Ocean testing/demonstration of scale model blended wing lifting body – November 25-26, 2002. Island Engineering, Piney Point, MD.

CCDoTT/USTRANSCOM Command and Control Program Broad Vision, Software Design and Functional Prototype – AT21 Jumpstart Demonstration:

• AT21 software prototype demonstrations:

• AT21 presentation/demonstration – August 27-28, 2002. Transportation Component Commanders Conference. O’Fallon, IL.

2000 Program Elements

Pentamaran Seakeeping and Maneuverability at High Froude Number:

• Tank test/demonstration of a scale 59mm Pentamran Ferry – August 14-15, 2001. Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute (Marintek), Trondheim, Norway.

Cargo Equipment Tracking and Identification Demonstrations: Chassis Tag Location:

• Chassis tag location demonstrations – August 20-24, 2001. APL and Matson Terminals, Seattle, WA.

Transportation Internet Portal (TIP) Development:

• Web demonstrations of GT Nexus collaborative transportation management technology:

• Web demonstration of INTTRA collaborative transportation management technology – November 7, 2001. CCDoTT, USTRANSCOM, LMI simultaneously.

1998 Program Elements

Development of a Validated Design of an Agile Port Employing the Integrated Automated Container Terminal (IACT) Concept:

• Animated demonstrations of IACT at Wando Welch Container Terminal, Charleston, SC:

Demonstration and Commercialization of Direct Access Rail to Ship (DARTS) Intermodal Transfer, Chassis Positioning and Robotics DARTS Demonstration:

• Demonstration of Direct Acquisition Rail to Ship (DARTS) – April 20, 2000. Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU), NC.

Dynamic Simulations of Ports and Intermodal Systems Rapid Responses to Emergency Disruption:

• Response to Emergency Disruptions Simulation Model (REDS) training/demonstration – December 18, 2000. MARAD, Washington, DC.
• REDS training/demonstration – July 11, 2000. MARAD, Washington, DC.
• Simulation demonstration – January, 2000. MARAD, Washington, DC.

Technical Evaluation and Cost Analysis of Port Operations in Remote Areas:

• Advanced cargo handling systems demonstration: Automated All-Weather Cargo Transfer System (AACTS) watertank test/demonstration – March 2000.
• Stereovision and telepresence demonstration – March 2000.
• Advanced wireless and cargo equipment tracking demonstration – August 1999. Port of Charleston, SC.

Very High-Speed Sealift Trimaran (VHSST) Concept Development:

• Resistance and headseas test/demonstration of scale model VHSST – December 18–22, 1999. David Taylor Research Center, NSWC Carderock, MD.

High Speed Sealift Platform Evaluation and Analysis:

• Operational evaluation/demonstration of the International Catamaran (INCAT) 046 91-Meter Wave Piercing Catamaran – June 9, 1998. Bar Harbor, ME.
• Instrumented data collection/demonstration of the INCAT 046 – April 26-May 20, 1998. Hobart, Tasmania Australia to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

European Cargo and Equipment Tracking Demonstrations:

• Commercial demonstration of the European Logistics (EURO-LOG) tracking system and integration of Automatic Identification Technology (AIT) – July 20-21, 1999. Combat Equipment Storage Site (CEG-E), Branssum, Netherlands.
• Military demonstration of EURO-LOG and AIT integration – July 22-23, 1999. 37th Transportation Group, Kaierslautern, Germany.

1997 Program Elements

Transportation Automated Measurement System (TrAMS):

• Executive Level TrAMS test and demonstration – June 18, 1998. XVIII Airborne Corps., Ft. Bragg, Fayetteville, NC.
• Full scale TrAMS demonstration – June 8, 1998. XVIII Airborne Corps., Ft. Bragg, Fayetteville, NC.
• Individual technology component demonstration - April 7, 1998. Concurrent Technologies Corporation, Johnstown, PA.

Marine Rail-Interface (Inland Port Concept Demonstration):

• Simulation/demonstration of waterside EMT facility with truck logic. – June 29, 1999. MARAD, Washington DC.

Improved Methods of Airlift/Sealift Cargo Handling - Load-By-Wire:

• Container Crane System C-17 model display/demonstration – January 1999. Cargo Handling Convention, Long Beach, CA.
• Container Crane System C-17 model demonstration – November 20, 1998. The Boeing Company, Long Beach, CA.

1995-1996 Program Elements

Initial Demonstration of the Gonets Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Monitoring, Tracking and Communications System:

• Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite demonstration – September 23-24, 1997. CSULB, Long Beach, CA.

Cargo Identification Technical Report/Profilometry Demonstrations:

• STrAMS 1/10 scale demonstrations – March 26, 1996. CSULB, Long Beach.
• 3-D commercial laser scanner demonstration – March 26, 1996. CSULB, Long Beach.

Command and Control Technical Report/Simulation:

• Just-In-Time/PAL++ simulation demonstration – December 19, 1995. BTG, San Diego, CA