SBIR/STTR Research Award
Autonomous Aircraft Securing Vehicle (AASV) “Horseshoe Crab” Robot for Flightdeck Applications
Award amount
$149,903Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2007Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2007-05-03
- Contract end date
- 2007-11-03
- UEI
- RMG1AZ1ZH8Q7
- Solicitation number
- 2007.1
- Topic code
- N07-026
Research abstract
Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) proposes an Autonomous Aircraft Securing Vehicle (AASV) “Horseshoe Crab” Robot concept to achieve automated aircraft securing for Navy aircraft carrier flight decks with manpower-reducing operation and minimal-impact implementation on future and in-service platforms. A novel, mil-spec-hardened, compact, and light-weight vehicle design which optimally capitalizes on the existing pad-eye infrastructure for a solid frictional bond to the existing deck non-skid surface is proposed. Additionally, an AASV unit utilizing magnetic deck clamping is described which could eliminate the need for pad eyes all together, further increasing securing flexibility.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Advanced Autonomous Securing Vehicle (AASV) System Phase II
- Aircraft Anchoring Device (AAD)
- Aircraft Securing System
Research funding history
1,763 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2026). Reported award amounts total $698,949,224. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency