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Fast Online Prediction of Aircraft State Trajectories (FORECAST) System

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N68335-09-C-0590
Agency Tracking Number: N09A-005-0479
Amount: $69,999.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: N09-T005
Solicitation Number: 2009.A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2009
Award Year: 2009
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2009-07-16
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2010-02-16
Small Business Information
500 West Cummings Park - Ste 3000
Woburn, MA 01801
United States
DUNS: 859244204
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: Yes
Principal Investigator
 Jovan Boscovic
 Group Leader, Auton. & Int. Control
 (781) 933-5355
 Jovan.Boskovic@ssci.com
Business Contact
 Jay Miselis
Title: Corporate Controller
Phone: (781) 933-5355
Email: contracts@ssci.com
Research Institution
 MIT
 Jonathan How
 
77 Massachusetts Avenue Room 33-236
Cambridge, MA 2139
United States

 (617) 253-3267
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

The SSCI team proposes to develop and test the on-board Fast Online pREdiCtion of Aircraft State Trajectories (FORECAST) system, using minimum state information such as 3-D position of a threat aircraft, to generate predicted trajectories and reachable sets T seconds into the future. It will be based on a nonlinear constrained stochastic model of aircraft dynamics involving rapid maneuvering, advanced nonlinear filtering techniques, and the design of the predicted exclusion zone for the aircraft operating in the vicinity of the threat aircraft. The algorithms used to develop the FORECAST technology will include: multi-model nonlinear filtering using Interacting Multiple Models; Extended Kalman Filter; Fokker Planck Equation; and exclusion zone calculation using stochastic feedback version of the Rapidly-exploring Random Trees algorithm. In Phase I, we will test the FORECAST system on a simplified scenario simulation. The Option will include extensive testing on a higher-fidelity simulation. In Phase II, we will continue algorithm development, perform extensive simulations and flight testing at MIT''s RAVEN facility, and develop the FORECAST software toolbox. Our academic partner, Prof. Jonathan How of MIT, brings in a wealth of expertise and experience in the area of 4-D trajectory planning, autonomous UAV control, multi-agent collaboration, and advanced flight test facilities.

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