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Team-based Aircraft Maintainer Support (TAMS)

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: FA8650-05-C-6530
Agency Tracking Number: F041-060-0062
Amount: $750,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: AF04-060
Solicitation Number: 2004.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2004
Award Year: 2005
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2005-04-06
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2007-04-06
Small Business Information
12152 Windsor Hall Way
Herndon, VA 20170
United States
DUNS: 949183701
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 David Andersen
 Chief Operations Officer
 (402) 505-7884
 andersen@21csi.com
Business Contact
 Jeffrey Hicks
Title: President
Phone: (402) 212-7474
Email: jeff@21csi.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Keeping the Air Force assets flying is difficult enough at depot level where there are extensive facilities and expert help. But in an austere environment, these advantages aren’t present. A recent innovation, the Portable Maintenance Aid (PMA), is a new type of tool to help the human through these situations. PMAs are mobile computing devices that can be used at the point of maintenance and range in size from hand-held devices weighing only ounces to bulky items weighing nearly 25 pounds. There remain many PMA issues including usability in the field, interoperability, cost, and more. The challenge is broaden the very finite set of resources the novice relies on during the maintenance and troubleshooting processes. 21st Century Systems, Inc. is pleased to propose continued research and development into a state-of-the-art maintenance support system. The concept is entitled “Team-based Aircraft-based Maintainer Support”, or TAMS, System. TAMS provides the individual maintainer a virtual workshop of tools, manuals, and connections to remote team members while at the aircraft. The collaboration tools for multimedia interaction with experts located near or far are avatars (a computer representation of a human). The virtual workshop with avatars provides an interpersonal session but greatly reduces the video requirements.

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