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Fundamental Interactions Generating Heterogeneous Teams including Robots…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 		Award ID:
76906 		Program Year/Program:
2006 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
06SB2-0184 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
CHI SYSTEMS, INC.
1035 Virginia Drive Suite 300 Fort Washington, PA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2006
Title: Fundamental Interactions Generating Heterogeneous Teams including Robots (FIGHT-R)
Agency / Branch: DOD / DARPA
Contract: W31P4Q-07-C-0114
Award Amount: $98,994.00
 

Abstract:

Fully autonomous, taskable robots for use in unconstrained environments are still a dream rather than a reality because of a host of problems, including capabilities of existing sensors, effectors, and control/planning software. Indeed, concepts of operations for robot use require that robots collaborate directly with humans, in relationships similar to bomb squad dogs. Fortunately, enough progress has been made in many areas to enable realistically envisioning robots with a significant level of autonomy working cooperatively with humans in heterogeneous teams to perform highly-constrained tactical maneuvers (e.g., clearing a room). Such teamwork is more difficult in the chaotic environments often found in combat or disaster situations. Requirements for this level of teamwork raise key questions, including: "What makes a team of experts an expert team? How do effective team members adapt to meet dynamic needs as rapidly as tactical situations evolve?" The proposed team combines world-class expertise in robotics and in understanding and simulating teamwork in order to create a system of Fundamental Interactions Generating Heterogeneous Teams including Robots (FIGHT-R) - enabling dynamic teamwork and role reassignments in dynamic, dangerous, real-time multi-tasking (RTMT) domains requiring coordinated movements and physical actions.

Principal Investigator:

James Hicinbothom
Principal Investigator
8586181060
jhicinbothom@chisystems.com

Business Contact:

Phil Rollhauser
Director of Contracts
2155421412
prollhauser@chisystems.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

CHI SYSTEMS, INC.
1035 Virginia Drive Fort Washington, PA 19034

EIN/Tax ID: 232387734
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No