NASA SBIR SUCCESS STORY Jet Propulsion Laboratory
1999 Phase II

High Precision Autonomous Vehicle Operation

American GNC Corporation

Simi Valley, CA

INNOVATION

High precision tracking, guidance, navigation and control system for the Mars sample return mission

 

Small Unit Provides for Route Planning 
		  and Vehicle Safety in Consumer Applications
Small Unit Provides for Route Planning and Vehicle Safety in Consumer Applications
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Developed an integrated software/hardware solution for sensing direction and position of asteroid landing and planetary surface rover operations
  • Developed algorithms for sensory information management, and feature detection and tracking
COMMERCIALIZATION
  • Commercial sales approaching $1 million for robotic vehicles in security and industrial applications
  • Applied in land vehicles, ships, Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVS), racing cars, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
  • Onboard satellite/planetary surface guidance, navigation and control for future NASA mission
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Curator: SBIR Support                 10/15/04