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Autonomous Movement of Containers from Ship to Shore

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Navy 		Award ID:
78704 		Program Year/Program:
2006 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
N053-152-0373 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
3E TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
9715 Key West Avenue Suite 500 Rockville, MD 20850
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2006
Title: Autonomous Movement of Containers from Ship to Shore
Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY
Contract: N65538-06-M-0094
Award Amount: $70,000.00
 

Abstract:

AEPCO has developed plans for a system that will alleviate the vast majority of difficulties associated with supply and sustainment transfers. The name of the system is the Autonomous Sustainment Cargo Container (ASCC) delivery system and its plans and description are on file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The ASCC meets the identified needs set forth in the solicitation by providing an apparatus, method and system for delivery of large volumes of commercial cargo containers to a primitive beach. This concept provides an ASCC for use in transferring cargo in support of cross-shore operations. The ASCC is comprised of a standard ISO shipping container fitted with a transporter unit. The transporter unit itself is comprised of a propulsion section and a control complex. The propulsion section consists of an engine module, a propulsion module, and a structure module. In turn, the control complex itself is comprised of an antenna, any necessary navigation lighting, a navigation processor, an inventory processor and a communications segment (with associated telecommunication interfaces and software input/output ports). A floatation unit may be attached to the other end of the ISO container to aid in recovery, sea keeping, trim, and reduction of impact risks.

Principal Investigator:

Robert Clarke
Vice President
3016706770
clarke_rob@aepco.com

Business Contact:

Larry Vance
Executive Vice President
3016706770
vance_larry@aepco.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

AEPCO, INC.
15800 Crabbs Branch Way Rockville, MD 20855

EIN/Tax ID: 521144050
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No