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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
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Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1991
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
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Principal Investigator
 Robert H Overton
 Principal Investigator
 (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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