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A SYSTEM FOR UPDATING AN INS

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Air Force 		Award ID:
14916 		Program Year/Program:
1991 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
14916 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Envirospace Software Research, Inc.
507 Alhambra Road Venice, FL 34285
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1991
Title: A SYSTEM FOR UPDATING AN INS
Agency / Branch: DOD / USAF
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $49,980.00
 

Abstract:

A SYSTEM IS PROPOSED FOR UPDATING THE INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM ABOARD A RAPID RUNWAY REPAIR ROBOT, ASSOCIATED WITH 3 CONCEPTS FORMING A NEW AND INNOVATIVE APPROACH: RING LASER GYRO STRAPDOWN SYSTEM OF INS; KALMAN FILTER SOFTWARE. WHEN COMBINED IN A UNIFIED SYSTEM, THEY CAN ACHIEVE THE SOLICITATION'S GOALS. THE NEW SURVEYING TECHNOLOGY IS THE INSTRUMENT GEODIMETER 4000. IT CAN TRACK AND MEASURE TO A MOVING TARGET (RRR ROBOT) AUTOMATICALLY IN "TRACKING MODE", WHERE IT OPERATES UNATTENDED SUITABLE FOR USE IN A HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT, PROVIDING COMPLETE POSITIONAL INFORMATION (SLANT RANGE, HORIZONTAL RANGE, HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ANGLES) OF HIGH ACCURACY. THE PROPOSED INS EMPLOYS A STRAPDOWN SYSTEM WITH THE RING LASER GYRO, WHICH USES OPTICAL PRINCIPLES AS OPPOSED TO MECHANICAL ONES USED BY THE GIMBALED SYSTEM; THUS, MANY MOVING PARTS AND A LENGTHY PROCESS OF INITIALIZATION ARE ELIMINATED. THIS SYSTEM IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE COMMON, AND WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THE GIMBALED SYSTEM. THE PROPOSED KALMAN FILTER USES ALL AVAILABLE DATA, PAST AND PRESENT; OBSERVATIONS FROM THE INS, THE GEODIMETER 4000, AND THE ATTITUDE SENSORS. THE KALMAN FILTER UPDATES THE INS OPTIMALLY AND REDUNDANTLY IN REALTIME; THUS, ALL AVAILABLE DATA ARE USED TO PROTECT THE ROBOT.

Principal Investigator:

Stephen R Gerig Phd
Principal Investigator
8134887205

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Envirospace Software Research
Po Box 3723 Indialantic, FL 32903

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No