Retrofit Bumper for Light Rail Vehicles
ARA’s retrofit bumper for light rail vehicles significantly reduces injuries, repair and litigation costs, and system downtimes.
High Temperature Measurements and Material Property Testing
ARA’s high temperature measurement services offer the ability to extract material properties such as permittivity and permeability as a function of frequency and temperature...
RF Transmission Tunnel
Panel testing in ARA’s RF Transmission Tunnel provides the ability to test and optimize composite materials throughout the development cycle prior to full scale fabrication and integration.
RF Material Characterization
ARA offers unmatched expertise in RF materials research, measurement, and analysis to characterize the behavior of advanced materials with certain frequencies and orientations.
Direct Illumination Chamber for RF Measurement
ARA has extensive experience in the characterization of flight-ready EW radomes.
Compact Range Measurements
ARA develops custom test fixtures, models and simulations, data extraction techniques, and tools to provide critical data improvements in low observability and overall improved RF performance.
Custom RF Test Fixtures
ARA develops custom test fixtures, models and simulations, data extraction techniques, and tools to provide critical data improvements in low observability and overall improved RF performance.
ISC/UFC Security Consulting Services
ARA’s board certified staff of security professionals provide a comprehensive knowledge base to train and educate stakeholders in the requirements of the ISC and UFC criteria...
Protected: Software Development and Integration for Survivability, Lethality, and Vulnerability Analysis
ARA has a tremendous amount of software development and user assistance experience supporting the Army’s ballistic survivability/lethality modeling software development, including direct support of DAC for AJEM...
Protected: Advisory & Assistance Services (A&AS) Support
ARA’s advisory and assistance services include information, advice, opinions, alternatives, analyses, evaluations, recommendations, training, or technical support to improve organizational and mission effectiveness...
Protected: Requirements-Based Exercises
ARA supports DoD modernization efforts through the development of requirements-based exercises, helping to deliver the right solutions at the right time...
Protected: Scientific Engineering and Integration Support for Nuclear Modernization
ARA understands the interdependencies between all aspects of the Minuteman weapon system. Exacting knowledge of each element and how they interact in the overall system is essential for weapon system success...
Protected: Signature Management
ARA is ready and able to solve signature management needs across our DoD customer base and support fielding of survivability enhancements...
Protected: Enterprise Architecture Solutions
ARA provides enterprise architecture solutions that enable collaborative, cross domain capable workspaces providing near real-time notification capability...
Communication Prediction
Customized Tools for Space Analysis
ARA is providing tools and expertise in the emerging priorities of space ISR, communication, and space situational awareness to evaluate technologies and perform space system assessments...
SonoWeb: Particle & Aerosol Concentrator/Sampler
ARA’s SonoWeb technology uses ultrasonic forces to concentrate particles. The SonoWeb is low power and efficiently concentrates particles in the key threat size range of 0.3 to 5 microns...
Weapon Payload & System Development
ARA has a long history in weapon system development and testing, and our technical and operational expertise supports new ways to defeat enemy targets, improving outcomes in high-priority national security missions…
HIT: Human Injury Treatment Modeling Tool
Human Injury Treatment (HIT) is a computer modeling tool for predicting human injury, incapacitation, medical response requirements, and patient outcome associated with weapon engagements in shipboard environments...
STAMPS: Simulation Toolset for the Analysis of Mission Personnel and Systems
STAMPS is a mission planning system for Navy surface ships that integrates a custom-developed readiness/preparedness model that helps determine training, manpower, system, and maintenance schedules...
Non-Kinetic & Directed Energy Weapons
With a shift to near-peer adversaries, the development and integration of directed energy and non-kinetics have become a priority for U.S. defense...
Mission Planning Software Development
ARA works with the researchers of the ERDC Impact and Explosives Effects Branch to develop the PENCRV3D_RSM mission planning software package...
Modeling and Research for Human Response to Blast Effects
ARA uses a range of tools from engineering tools to full 3D computational fluid dynamics simulations projects investigating the effects of blast exposure...
Building Information Modeling and Civil Integrated Management Services
ARA provides innovative building information modeling (BIM) for transportation and civil integrated management (CIM) services for a broad range of transportation...
Roadway Safety
Leveraging technical excellence and innovation, ARA enhances infrastructure performance with advanced tools and technology, improving the safety of roadways for the traveling public…
SEEDS: SMART Energy-Efficient Deployable Shelter
SEEDS maximizes the thermal efficiency of expeditionary shelters by improving the effective thermal resistance of each of the shelter’s envelope layers...
EEEF: Energy-Efficient Expeditionary Flooring
EEEF provides nearly 30 times more insulation than standard shelter floors, resulting in a total energy savings of about 10%...
ACTIVE: Active Cooling Thermally Induced Vapor-Polymerization Effect
ACTIVE is a novel chemical heatpump cycle that provides supplemental or dedicated cooling with no water loss...
TEETH: Tested Energy Efficiency Technology Hybrid-ECU
Increasing air conditioner operational efficiency beyond that of today’s improved environmental control units (IECUs) will effectively reduce fuel consumption on deployed bases...
Crashworthiness & Human Injury Protection
In the area of infrastructure, ARA’s M&S tools and software provide highly accurate, cost-effective alternatives to large-scale tests in crashworthiness, forensics, impact analysis, structural characterization, and fire protection...
ESCU: Energy Saving Control Unit
Considering the high costs, in dollars and in lives, associated with using diesel generators to supply power on deployed military bases, consumption of this energy must be minimized...
Rail Crashworthiness Analysis
Our engineers model and accurately predict full-scale train crash tests and apply validated models to the design of new and improved structures and the analysis of real-world accidents...
Policy and Planning for Infrastructure
ARA experts develop international, national, state, local, and industry standards, specifications, test methods, procedures, and requirements...
Traffic Monitoring
ARA helps clients to assess federal and state traffic monitoring directives, as well as develop and implement standards and practices to improve efficiency and accuracy in traffic data collection...
AirView Interactive GIS Pavement Management
To help address the challenges of communicating engineering-related information to a diverse set of stakeholders, ARA offers the web-based AirView application to provide easy access to a wide range of information...
AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design
AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design is the next generation of AASHTOWare pavement design software, which builds upon the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide...
PaVision Automated Pavement Condition Assessment System
PaVision is the low-cost pavement management data collection system that allows anyone to have high-quality management data...
Infrastructure Risk Management
ARA provides innovative risk management services for a broad range of transportation- and infrastructure-related projects and programs...
VAPO: Vulnerability Assessment and Protection Option
Since 2003, VAPO has provided vulnerability assessors with state of the art modeling and simulation capabilities...
IMEA/UTAS: Weapons Effects and WMD Target Response
IMEA/UTAS provides the intelligence community, warfighters, and analysts ability to characterize building, bunker, tunnel, and open-air targets...
Geotechnical & Structures
ARA uses our combined geotechnical and structures expertise to provide a range of innovative R&D, consulting, and training services…
Surface Transportation R&D and Technology Deployment
Through the integrated application of engineering expertise, innovative communication and outreach, and responsive program management, ARA has helped the FHWA...
BLAST Algorithm & Brain Gauge
The blast algorithm and brain gauge will enable the first empirically based stand-down guidelines for military personnel, reducing the medical risk and operational burden...
Technologies & Modeling for Nuclear Material Identification
Using ARA’s advanced computer modeling codes the various types of radiation detector technologies can be modeled against varying parameters...
Sensor Testing, Modeling & Installation for Nuclear Detection
ARA’s efforts help to provide the us government with an integrated and improved capability to conduct post-detonation nuclear forensics…
AISAP: Automatic Identification System Analysis Package
AISAP: Automatic Identification System Analysis Package Challenge The Coastal Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) at the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) studies vessel traffic along waterways within and around the United…
RIBITS: Regulatory In-lieu Fee & Bank Info Tracking System
RIBITS: Regulatory In-lieu fee and Bank Information Tracking System Challenge The destruction of wetlands in the United States has been a concern for many decades. The United States needed a…
Pavement Engineering & Testing
ARA provides comprehensive pavement engineering research and consulting services for roadways, airfields, parking areas, and intermodal facilities, and employs a range of pavement testing technologies...
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Transportation Asset Management
Through effective asset management, agencies can maximize their return on investment, improve system performance, extend the life of critical assets, and increase customer satisfaction...
Pavement Marking Services
ARA has a comprehensive suite of testing capabilities designed to assess the performance of pavement markings. Our professionals are nationally recognized experts...
Rapid Prototyping via Mockup Software & AWS
ARA has utilized mock-up software to bridge the gap of what is expected and what is implemented. This then leads to a quicker transition to a working product with all parties in agreement on the nature of the end product...
Technical Reachback Support
ARA’s Technical Reachback team provides round-the-clock decision support capabilities for the full spectrum of WMD/CBRNE threats...
Cognitive Solutions
ARA's results-oriented research and development abilities save lives and property, ensure human aspects of systems are ready when needed, improve performance, productivity, and organizational adoption…
Security Support Services and Assessments
ARA has extensive experience supporting various agencies with a comprehensive range of security services such as physical and electronic security design, risk assessments, blast assessments and mitigation...
Progressive Collapse Analysis
ARA developed criteria and progressive collapse analyses can save lives and prevent injury, while also protecting buildings, functions, and assets in the event of severe structural damage…
E-Sim: Computerized Event Simulation Modeling for Egress/Ingress
ARA’s E-Sim serves as an assessment tool to determine optimal egress/ingress solutions for facilities and examine where bottlenecks or problems exist...
TIC/TIMs: Toxic Industrial Material Assessments for Military Bases
Terrorist tactics are known to include use of explosives as well as toxic industrial materials (TIMs) and toxic industrial chemicals (TICs)...
Ballistics Research of Common Building Materials
ARA is researching the impact of ballistic threats on these materials to determine to what degree, if any, these materials provide protection and how may they be affordably improved...
Window Vulnerability Analysis & Testing
ARA has experience helping government agencies assess and evaluate the facilities in their inventory to understand the window vulnerabilities to blast loads...
Vehicle Barrier Analysis & Design
ARA has extensive experience analyzing, testing, and designing vehicle barrier systems to develop a reliable validated model...
Blast & Security Consulting for Airports & Port Authorities
ARA is uniquely qualified to provide these services for even the most challenging threats and conditions to help protect people, facilities, operational capability, and critical equipment/systems...
Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection Design
ARA engineers and security specialists work as part of design-build teams beginning at the earliest stages of a project to develop and integrate innovative blast and progressive collapse mitigation strategies...
Research to Mitigate a Shortage of Respiratory Protection Devices
One of the greatest concerns facing health care workers on the front lines of infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, is a shortage of personal protective equipment, including respiratory protection devices...
Sterility Maintenance Study
In hospitals, proper storage and handling of sterilized surgical instruments is imperative to maintaining sterile conditions in the operating room...
UV Surface Decontamination
The use of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) devices for killing/inactivating microorganisms on surfaces is becoming increasingly common...
Firefighter Breeching Tutorial
ARA has developed a program to teach first responders, firefighters, facility tenants, and citizens about specialty windows such as blast, hurricane, and ballistic windows through classroom, live demonstration, and online training...
Disaster Management Planning and Training
ARA’s experts have decades of experience in the development and implementation of disaster management plans and training, as well as providing comprehensive reviews of existing plans...
RUGUD
RUGUD is a sophisticated, data-driven framework that supports configurable terrain generation. Its application is for both wide-area databases and high-resolution urban environments...
ASCEND: synthetic environment technology
ASCEND provides technologies to streamline the source-to-solder pipeline of synthetic environmental data to enhance the modern soldier’s situational awareness and decision making...
BioGears Human Physiology Engine
The BioGears physiology engine models human response to trauma and treatment and includes physiologically accurate models for multiple systems...
Human Survivability
ARA's human survivability research is extremely beneficial to the medical planning community in that it improves overall consequence management and medical planning tools…
DSEA: Defense Security Enterprise Architecture
Our DSEA support team provides program management, requirements development, strategic planning, technical analysis, and interagency coordination...
Airport Safety
ARA provides technical risk modeling for various components of the airport system, including runway safety areas, runway protection zones, and runway incursions...
Airport/Airfield R&D
With over three decades of serving the airport and aviation communities, ARA is well versed in helping aviation agencies to conduct critical R&D and deploy innovative technologies...
Airfield Pavement Management
ARA has implemented airside and landside pavement management systems for hundreds of commercial, general aviation, and military airfields worldwide...
Data Analytics and Knowledge Bases
ARA has developed novel graph analytics that allow analysts to quickly process huge hypergraphs to identify key storylines in the data...
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Critical and complex decisions in high risk, high value situations are often not amenable to off-the-shelf AI/ML techniques. ARA’s multi-disciplinary teams are developing innovative solutions that address these hard problems...
