Orbital Research AUTONOMOUS MOBILE CARGO HANDLING FOR CARRIER AUTOMATION - Manual (Page 2)

Orbital Research
673 G lpha Park Drive
leveland, OH 44143-2140
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Contact: Frederick J. Lisy, Ph.D.
Telephone (440) 449-5785
E-mail [email protected]
www.orbitalresearch.com
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Orbital Research, Inc.
4415 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44103
Contact: Frederick J. Lisy, Ph.D.
Telephone (216) 649-0399
E-mail [email protected]
www.orbitalresearch.com
Copyright 2003
Rev. RRE 10-24-03
Orbital Research Inc. established in Cleveland Ohio
(1991), is a high technology company. Our corporate
mission is to develop and commercialize innovative
solutions for the medical, controls and transportation
industries through leveraging our expertise in MEMS
devices and advanced control software. Orbital
Research applies these core technologies to solve
technical challenges using low cost and commercially
viable solutions.
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Who Can Benefit?
The system is a culmination of several innovative advanced
software solutions that can be forward- or back-fit on a
variety of cargo movement equipment. These hardware
platforms cover all forms of cargo transport through out a
ship including weapon stowage, and loading, horizontal and
vertical conveyors, semiautonomous or autonomous vehicles
(forklifts, pallet trucks) and unmanned vehicles.
Navy Payoffs
Simulation Graphics
Key government applications for the Unified Control Solution
include:
Cargo movement operations including strike-up and
strike-down
Ship semi-automation and fully automated systems
Weapon systems both for the ship as well as aircraft
stationed on the ships.
Unmanned air, ground and underwater vehicles
Satellite control
The key advancement over competitive controls technology is its
flexibility and modularity which permits rapid decision making
with or without a human in the loop and coordination of other
vehicles or tasks for greater reliability and savings.
The system is designed to be implemented in discrete elements,
independent of other components to simplify back-fit. It also has
the ability to provide enhanced situational awareness, guidance
and coordination to human controlled materials handling
equipment thereby improving the efficiency of existing systems
and allowing phased deployment. Thus, this technology spans
multiple military disciplines as well as military applications. This
technology can be utilized by all Navy program offices.
Orbital Research's ship automation mission is to
develop and commercialize innovative modular and
flexible hardware and software technologies and
services to meet manpower reduction needs of ships
at sea while enhancing crew members' quality of life.
The modular components will facilitate automation of
vessels under dynamic sea-states and will significantly
expedite the stowage or breakout of stores and
weapons. We are dedicated to implementing and
supporting our state-of-the-art technologies working
closely with the Navy or ship manufacturer to produce
a cost affordable and robust automation system.
Feature Payoff
Improve performance of existing
materials handling systems
Reduce Risk & Cost
while Improving
Warfighting
Back -fit and forward-fit capable
system to enhance materials
handling system commonality for
both carriers and other Navy ships
Reduce Risk & Cost
Provide simulation to evaluate
effect of specific system
enhancements
Reduce Risk & Cost
Improve Cargo Movement
Efficiency
Improve Warfighting
Reduce Required UNREP Time Improve Warfighting
Reduce Crew Size Reduce Cost