Fa b, Eatures dvantages enefits – Orbital Research MODULAR AND FLEXIBLE HEAVY ORDNANCE HANDLING SYSTEM User Manual
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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]
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
Unified Control System Solution Simulation
In summary
- a simulation
of the control solution algorithm was demonstrated that
represents ORI's core technology. The simulation introduced
increased damping forces into the system. These damping
forces represented either an unexpected increase in payload
weight, friction in the system, actuator performance
degradation, or a near-miss shock event. The simulation
demonstrated how the control solution senses these significant
changes in the system and adapts to maximize system
performance. If for instance a component's performance is
beginning to degrade, the control system recognizes the change
in performance in real time, creates a new model of the system
and continues to perform with essentially no degradation in
performance or at least maximizes the performance given the
nature of the degradation. In a global sense, the system is
capable of recognizing a degraded condition and alerting an
operator that system maintenance or component replacement
is needed. Perhaps the most intriguing capability is its ability to
recognize a near-miss shock condition and to enable a shock
algorithm that would result in a safer mode of operation.
Allowing the system to continue to operate.
Orbital Research Inc successfully demonstrated a
Modular Heavy Ordnance Handling System in fulfillment of a
Phase II Small Business Innovative Research program supported
by the DD-21 program office. This technology has a significant
potential to benefit aircraft carriers as well as other surface
combatants. More importantly, the concepts can be forward or
backfit for Navy material and cargo handling needs. The
potential benefits include.
Tremendous cost savings
Allows for a leaner and robust design
Self tunes for actuator degradation
Self tunes for sensor degradation
Recoverability after near-miss shock
Fault tolerance/isolation
Enables precision placement of object in
dynamic fluctuating environment
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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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ENEFITS
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Automated System
Minimal personnel required
Reduced manning
Utilize entire weapon magazine
Increased stowage density
Increased material throughput
Reduce total ownership cost
Reduce fatigue induced accidents
Reduce ship underway replenishment time
Unified Control Solution
Multiple ship applications
Custom configured to particular
Software
applications
Less software programming
Cost saving
for hardware applications
Less training
Adaptive and Predictive
Updates its own model
Leaner, lower cost hardware
Software Control
Accommodates degradation
Crash avoidance algorithms
Reflexive collision avoidance
Works with personnel in environment
Emergent behavior algorithms
Coordinate activities among
Less human intervention required to
autonomous vehicles
accomplish tasks
Optimal trajectory control
Plan a path to maneuver from
Expedites material handling by
algorithms
start to finish
avoiding bottlenecks
Modular Hardware
Use on other ship applications
Cost savings
Less training
Sailor familiarity
This work supported by the NAVSEA DD-21 SBIR program. Contract # N00024-98-C-4802