Noise Reduction for Military Airfields and Surrounding Areas

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 92392	Program Year/Program: 2010 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: N091-016-0008	Solicitation Year: 2009	Solicitation Topic Code: N091-016	Solicitation Number: 2009.1

Small Business Information: AVID LLC
322 Freedom Blvd Suite C Yorktown, VA -
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 2010

Title: Noise Reduction for Military Airfields and Surrounding Areas

Agency: DOD

Contract: N68335-10-C-0469

Award Amount: $749,840.00

Abstract:
AVID proposes to develop software that determines takeoff and landing operational parameters for advanced military aircraft that result in trajectories that reduce noise in populated areas surrounding military airfields. This software will utilize GIS technologies to make the analysis site-specific for a given airfield and to automate the input. The project will make use of AVID"s suite of aircraft modeling and simulation tools, and build on noise methodologies that have been developed in the government over many years. A direct approach to optimization of flight trajectories and aircraft controls will be taken and both gradient-based and genetic-algorithm optimization methodologies will be employed to determine the set of operational parameters which reduce a cost function based on perceived noise level at observer stations on the ground.

Principal Investigator:
Paul Gelhausen
Chief Technical Officer
(757) 886-2611
p.gelhausen@avidaerospace.com

Business Contact:
Jenny Gelhausen
Chief Financial Officer
(757) 872-8733
jenny@avidaerospace.com

Small Business Information at Submission:

AVID LLC
322 Freedom Blvd Suite C Yorktown, VA -

EIN/Tax ID: 061637406

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: Yes