SBIR/STTR Research Award
Advanced Vehicle Recovery System (AVRS)
Award amount
$980,170Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2015Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Advanced Optical Systems, Inc
- Proposal award date
- 2014-11-12
- Contract end date
- 2016-11-12
- UEI
- VY8ANDKL5ZJ7
- Solicitation number
- 2013.1
- Topic code
- N131-041
Research abstract
The Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV), a vital component of the Remote Minehunting System (RMS), will soon become operational from the Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). At present, the RMMVs operating envelope is severely limited by the current recovery procedures. Consequently the Navy has determined that it needs to automate the RMMV recovery procedure. Advanced Optical Systems, Inc. proposes to continue development of the Advanced Vehicle Recovery System (AVRS). The AVRS makes minimal changes to the current LCS launch and recovery system, adding sensors and processors to the existing Twin-Boom Extendable Crane (TBEC) and its control system. During Phase I, AOS showed that the AVRS will speed up recovery by up to a factor of 15, increase the range of sea states in which recovery is possible, and reduce collisions between the RMMV and the recovery equipment to near-zero at sea states below 3.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Semi-Autonomous, Reliable, Safe Recovery of the Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV) in Various Sea States.
- Innovative Sensor Packaging and Testing
- Rapid Assembly and Alignment of Electro-Optical Sensor Payloads
- Innovative Sensor Packaging and Testing
- Airworthy Cable Angle Measurement System For Slung Load Operations
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Increased Automation for RMMV Recovery Operations
- Semi-Autonomous, Reliable, Safe Recovery of the Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV) in Various Sea States.
- Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Increased Automation for RMMV Recovery Operations
Research funding history
44 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1986–2015). Reported award amounts total $14,772,953. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration