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  • CLARITY effort aims to revolutionize operations for combat engineers

    A team from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) is working with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to improve how the military plans and delivers construction materials and equipment.

  • Huntsville Center Promotes AED Training to Boost Life-Saving Readiness

    According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur across the country each year. That is why a fast response with Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, CPR, and an Automated External Defibrillators, AED, can be crucial and vital to recovery.

  • U.S. Engineering Team Assesses Colón, Panama’s Infrastructure Challenges, Strengthening Bilateral Partnership

    A team from the U.S. Army’s 553rd Forward Engineer Support Team-Advance (FEST-A) drove around important parts of the city of Colón, Panama, surveying the stormwater and wastewater systems on May 13, 2025. The survey was designed to find ways to bolster the ongoing partnership between the United States and Panama while addressing one of Panama’s largest city’s long-standing infrastructure issues.

  • USACE seeks public input on the Emmett Sanders Embankment Repair Plan

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, is accepting public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment and draft Finding of No Significant Impact for proposed repairs to the left embankment at Emmett Sanders Lock and Dam in Jefferson County, Arkansas.

  • Finding the slope: Tilt table offers solutions in hydraulic testing

    Researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) have constructed a tilt table to allow for the accurate and effortless change in slope on larger scale models.

  • For Facility Explosives Safety experts silence means success

    Despite its importance, explosives safety isn’t something engineers learn in college. There are no degree programs. Instead, the knowledge is passed down through experience and mentorship.

  • Autonomous Robotics Development in Robot Operating System (ROS) 2 Humble

    Abstract: This report presents a novel Robot Operating System (ROS) 2–based simulation framework designed to facilitate the development and testing of an autonomous navigation stack. Elements of the navigation stack, including lidar odometry, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), and frontier exploration, are discussed in detail. The key features of the navigation stack include real-time performance and scalable architecture. The simulation results were applied to a physical robot. As a result, the physical robot was able to autonomously map the interior of a building and to generate 2D occupancy and 3D point clouds of the environment.

  • Robot Operating System Innovations in Autonomous Navigation

    Abstract: This report presents the results of simulations conducted in preparation for the 2024 Maneuver Support and Protection Integration Experiments (MSPIX) demonstration. The study aimed to develop and test a system for autonomous navigation in complex environments using advanced algorithms to enable the robot to avoid obstacles and navigate safely and efficiently. The report describes the methodology used to develop and test the autonomous navigation system, including the use of simulation, to evaluate its performance. The results of the simulation tests are presented to highlight the effectiveness of the navigation solution.

  • Corps of Engineers celebrates National Safe Boating Week

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is celebrating National Safe Boating Week by reminding boaters on the Mississippi River to be smart while on the water.

  • New Technology Coming to Black Rock Lock: Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bulkheads

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, and the Inland Navigation Design Center are introducing new technology to the Black Rock Lock, Buffalo, New York, with the proposed use of fiber reinforced polymer in the construction of new bulkheads. At a lock, bulkheads are stackable structures used to dewater the chamber for maintenance. Cranes lower the bulkheads into place, and once all seals are verified, the lock can be pumped dry.