FAULT TOLERANT INTEGRATED NAVIGATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Navy	Award ID: 10154	Program Year/Program: 1989 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 10154	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Shenandoah Mountain
1011 Arlington Blvd., S-723 Arlington, VA 22209
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 1989

Title: FAULT TOLERANT INTEGRATED NAVIGATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $49,492.00

Abstract:
THE TOP LEVEL DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF A FAULT TOLERANCE, FAIL-SOFT INTEGRATED NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS PROPOSED. THE PROPOSED ARCHITECTURE CONSISTS OF A RING LASER GYRO, CORRELATION VELOCITY SPEED LOG, HEADING AND ATTITUDE SENSORS, KEEL DEPTH AND ALTITUDE SENSORS, AND A SHAFT TURNS-RATE SENSOR. AN EXTREMELY HIGH MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURE FIGURE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT FROM THE APPLICATION OF BOTH HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FAULT TOLERANCE TECHNIQUES. THE SOFTWARE FAULT TOLERANCE TECHNIQUES INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROBUST DATA TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE, SOFTWARE VALIDITY ALGORITHMS, AND REDUNDANT POSITION COMPUTATION ALGORITHMS. REVERSIONARY MODES OF OPERATION ARE PLANNED TO ACCOMMODATE CONTINUED OPERATION IN THE FACE OF SENSOR FAILURES. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE FAULT TOLERANCE SHALL BE VERIFIED THROUGH SIMULATION. CRITICAL NAVIGATION SENSORS SHALL BE REPLICATED AS REQUIRED.

Principal Investigator:
James Glynn
6037426409

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Shenandoah Systems Co
83 Washington St - Ste 405 Dover, NH 03820

EIN/Tax ID: 541866287

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No