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Teleoperation Of Robots Improvement System (TORIS)

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: W56HZV-10-C-0221
Agency Tracking Number: A093-188-0634
Amount: $119,885.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: A09-188
Solicitation Number: 2009.3
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2009
Award Year: 2010
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2010-03-31
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2010-09-30
Small Business Information
555 Quince Orchard Road Suite 300
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
United States
DUNS: 121257443
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Alberto Lacaze
 President
 (240) 631-0008
 lacaze@roboticresearch.com
Business Contact
 Alberto Lacaze
Title: President
Phone: (240) 631-0008
Email: wong.renee@tiaxllc.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Teleoperated robotic systems are characterized by a lack of situational awareness, and the effects of delays and poor communications. Control of Samll Unmanned Ground Vehicles SUGVs in cluttered environments requires fine control of the platform to avoid obstacles, and align the platforms with doorways or stairways. On larger UGVs, speed is normally paramount for mission success, and communications delays can cause control instabilities that often result in into overturned or damaged vehicles. During Phase I, a prototype system that compensates for delays in the exchange of video and command data between the remote platform and the Soldier Machine Interface will be developed. The system will generate a driving image on the SMI that is compensated for vehicle motion and communication delay.

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