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  • April

    The Virtual Autonomous Navigation Environment simulation, left, is nearly identical to the actual environment, right, allowing users to make decisions and complete missions with speed and efficiency.

    ERDC successfully demos autonomous unmanned technology

    A recent demonstration in support of the Safe Operations of Unmanned Systems for Reconnaissance in Complex Environments (SOURCE) Army Technology Objective (ATO) proved successful for ERDC researchers and their simulation environment for autonomous unmanned ground vehicles.
  • Led by ERDC-EL's Dr. Igor Linkov, left, other teams members included, second from left, University of Florida (UF) researchers Chris Martinez, Greg Kiker, EL's Dr. Rich Fischer, Dr. Matteo Convertino and UF's Maria Chu-Agor.

    Bird population modeling protects Plovers, sustains military mission

    "Snowbirds" is a nickname that popularly describes northerners who enjoy the warmth of winters in Florida. The same holds true for a diversity of birds that migrate to Florida and places further south. These real snowbirds, such as Snowy and Piping Plovers, are benefitting from ERDC team members' environmental recommendations for coastal military installations.
  • Sediments collected for removal from a site.

    Interagency workshop on contaminated sediments

    The ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL) recently hosted an interagency workshop on contaminated sediments that brought together more than 30 scientists and engineers from the Navy, Environmental Protection Agency, and ERDC's EL and Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL).
  • ERDC researchers set off an explosion during a live-fire demonstration at Fort Polk, La.

    GSL's live fire evaluations of structures for department of state

    ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory's (GSL) Survivability Engineering Branch recently performed full-scale evaluations of a Modular Guard Tower System (MGTS) and a Hardened Alternative Trailer System (HATS) at Eglin and Tyndall Air Force Bases, respectively.
  • A sturgeon is shown.

    EL briefs Miss. River Commission

    ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL) staff recently briefed the Mississippi River Commissioners on environmental studies being conducted in the lower Mississippi River.