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Pseudospectral Optimal Control for Flight Trajectory Optimization

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N68335-15-C-0252
Agency Tracking Number: N15A-006-0179
Amount: $149,887.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: N15A-T006
Solicitation Number: 2015.0
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2015
Award Year: 2015
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2015-06-16
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2016-10-03
Small Business Information
13766 S. Hawthorne Blvd.
Hawthorne, CA 90250-7083
United States
DUNS: 028281020
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Edward Bachelder
 (310) 679-2281
 edbach@systemstech.com
Business Contact
 Sanjeev Werasuriya
Title: Technical Point of Contact
Phone: (310) 679-2281
Email: sanjeev@systemstech.com
Research Institution
 University of Florida
 Karre Wetherington
 
219A MAE-A Bldg. P. O. Box 116250
Gainesville, FL 32611-6250
United States

 (352) 294-2215
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

Systems Technology, Inc. proposes to use and extend new technology from the University of Florida to enable real-time use of trajectory optimization to improve the guidance of autonomous air vehicles such as those used by the U. S. Navy. These range from missiles to UAVs. Specifically this work will involve enhancements, from the University of Florida, in hp-adaptive pseudospectral optimization. This technology efficiently and accurately identifies transitions in different features in the optimal trajectory and uses a different pseudospectral scheme in each segment of the solution. This significantly increases speed and accuracy. These enhancements are expected to allow solution of aerial vehicle optimal control problems in real-time. The enhancements will involve work in three primary areas: (1) the hp-adaptive mesh refinement method; (2) the conjugate gradient optimization method; and (3) the algorithmic differentiation method. Systems Technology, Inc. will work with the University of Florida to adapt these developments to air vehicle guidance and control. This will include developing the proper interface between the optimal trajectory solution, which can be updated at high frequency, and the air vehicle guidance and control system.

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