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Precision Autonomous Virtual Flight Control

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
 Program Year/Program:
2011 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
A103-174-0131 		Solicitation Year:
2010 		Solicitation Topic Code:
A10-174 		Solicitation Number:
2010.3
Small Business Information
Advanced Rotorcraft Technology, Inc.
635 Vaqueros Avenue Sunnyvale, CA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2011
Title: Precision Autonomous Virtual Flight Control
Agency: DOD
Contract: W900KK-11-C-0011
Award Amount: $70,000.00
 

Abstract:

A virtual flight simulation provides a cost effective tool for testing the aircraft systems and evaluating the controllability for new aircraft designs and upgrades of existing designs. Development of a virtual pilot that can address a range of rotorcraft maneuvers and which can be adapted to various aircraft configurations with a high degree of precision is a demanding task. Although there are techniques for developing virtual pilot models for various applications, most current methods require manual tuning of the virtual pilot for each helicopter configuration and for each maneuver in order to achieve an accurate execution of demanding maneuvers. Under this SBIR, ART proposes to develop a unified tool set that can accomplish the task effectively. The problem of accuracy, robustness, and efficiency of a virtual pilot will be addressed in order to provide the analyst with an efficient and integrated tool set. The aspect of tool usability or the user-friendliness will also be addressed through the development of a graphical user interface that will facilitate the use of the application. The innovation involved is the integration of the diverse technologies of rotorcraft modeling, control, and optimization into a unified tool that is efficient and effective in providing an accurate and repeatable control history to drive nonlinear rotorcraft models through user defined mission profiles.

Principal Investigator:

Chengjian He
Vice President of Research
(408) 523-5100
he@flightlab.com

Business Contact:

Donna Carrig
Vice President of Finance
(408) 523-5100
donna@flightlab.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Advanced Rotorcraft Technology, Inc.
635 Vaqueros Avenue Sunnyvale, CA -

EIN/Tax ID: 942839639
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No