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Neural Network Limit Avoidance System for Rotorcraft

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Army 		Award ID:
28799 		Program Year/Program:
1996 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
28799 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Barron Associates, Inc.
1410 Sachem Place CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 1996
Title: Neural Network Limit Avoidance System for Rotorcraft
Agency / Branch: DOD / ARMY
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $599,994.00
 

Abstract:

Rotorcraft limit envelopes are complex and difficult for pilot compliance. Exceedances are unsafe and shorten useful life of the aircraft, while piloting that isn't close to limits cannot fully exploit performance capabilities. Accurate, automatic limit-onset prediction/detection would alert the pilot and trigger automatic limit-avoidance control to prevent exceedances. Neural network (NN) techniques offer the enabling technology for real-time prediction and detection. Self-designing controller (SDC) technology offers a versatile means for limit avoidance. The proposed NN synthesis algorithm will select the most relevant sensed variables in a database of flight recordings and evolve a constrained-complexity, nonlinear polynomial neural network. This NN will recognize the proximity of envelope limits. The NN limit-onset predictor/detector will be demonstrated in Phase I and combined with the SDC limit-avoidance controller in Phase II. Barron Associates, Inc. is teamed with Stewart Hughes Ltd., the worldwide leader in systems for rotorcraft health and usage monitoring, and with Analytic Services Inc., who will provide expertise of an experience helicopter test pilot/engineer. Commercialization of the work will proceed concurrently with Phase II and III.

Principal Investigator:

Roger L. Barron
8049731215

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Barron Associates, Inc.
3-46a Berkmar Dr. Charlottesville, VA 22901

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No