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MOORED SHIP MOTION DETERMINATION USING PIER-SIDE BASED SENSORS
Award Information
Agency: National Science Foundation
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 10702
Amount:
$249,426.00
Phase:
Phase II
Program:
SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A
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Timeline
Solicitation Year:
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Award Year:
1991
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
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Small Business Information
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Hampton, VA
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United States
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HUBZone Owned:
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Woman Owned:
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Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
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Principal Investigator
Name: Robert H Overton
Title: Principal Investigator
Phone: (804) 727-7700
Title: Principal Investigator
Phone: (804) 727-7700
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Abstract
AN INTEGRATED SENSOR SYSTEM EMPLOYING HIGH-PRECISION ULTRASOUND RANGEFINDING INSTRUMENTS COMBINED WITH A CHARGED-COUPLE DEVICE (CCD) VIDEO PROCESSOR CAN BE USED TO DETERMINE THE PRECISE POSITION AND MOTION OF CONTAINER SHIPSBEING LOADED AT A PIER. PROCESSING WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY ATWELVE STATE KALMAN FILTER WHICH RELIES ON FEEDBACK FROM THELOADING CRANE'S AUTOMATIC CONTROL PROCESSOR FOR GOOD A PRIORI STATE VECTOR ESTIMATES AND FOR HIGH-ORDER CORRECTIONS. THE SYSTEM WILL BE SELF-MONITORING, PROVIDING A RELIABLE ESTIMATE OF THE ERRORS IN ITS OWN PREDICTIONS, AND DETECTING UNPREDICTED MOTIONS QUICKLY, FOR OPERATOR ALERT AND CORRECTION.
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