Research Capabilities
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Advanced Manufacturing
UDRI excels in advanced manufacturing areas such as robotics and automation, manufacturing autonomy, additive manufacturing, manufacturing assistance, and tech integration.
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Autonomy
UDRI researchers provide open and interoperable architectures in sensing, sensor-controls to advance efficiency in manufacturing, mixed reality technology, and autonomous intelligent agents.
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Energy & Power
UDRI provides research and applied solutions on energy topics, including fuels, combustion, and alternative energy and power sources, and on environmental science and engineering issues.
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Human Technologies
UDRI has a history of designing and running experimental protocols, evaluating commercial software and products for usability, and developing innovative technologies to improve human performance.
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Hypersonics
UDRI's expert researchers design, analyze, build, test, transition, and sustain innovative and reliable materials, components, and structures for hypersonic vehicles and their operation.
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Materials
UDRI offers expertise in materials research, including ceramics, glasses, and electrical, magnetic and optical materials. We also provide research in new organic polymer-based composites.
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Sensors
UDRI sensors research and development solves client challenges with innovative technologies. We employ full-time researchers, academics, students, and others to fulfill objectives.
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Software
UDRI creates total solutions in hardware, software, and algorithms. We also offer proven capabilities, methods, structures, resources, and strategies resulting in reliable software solutions.
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Structures & Systems
UDRI develops and applies new technologies in aerospace, ground, industrial, and test systems to solve structural safety, durability, and reliability problems.
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Sustainment
UDRI's interdisciplinary teams solve aging system issues by using advanced technologies in order to increase performance levels and reduce maintenance costs.
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