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ATR has over two decades of experience in the development and production of robotic and material handling automation systems for both structured and unstructured environments. ATR has a wide variety of both government and commercial customers and is known for its capabilities in the areas of real-time control and sensing, robotic system design, and system integration. Descriptions of some current projects are below.
At-Sea Ship-to-Ship Cargo TransferATR is a member of a team of organizations led by Oceaneering International that is developing and demonstrating technology to achieve ship-to-ship cargo transfer between two ships that are moored "skin-to-skin" and underway in up to sea state 4 conditions. This robotic crane project is funded by the Office of Naval Research and is called High-Capacity Alongside Sea Base Sustainment, Large Vessel Interface Lift-On/Lift-Off (HiCASS, LVI LO/LO). ATR is responsible for the crane control and provides support to the team regarding overall system design. The crane controller enables cargo transfer while compensating for sensed motion of the two ships.
Shipboard UAV Launch and RecoveryATR is developing technology that will enable safe and reliable launch and recovery of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on small surface combatants. Funding agencies for this work include the Office of Naval Research and DARPA. This project involves advanced sensing technology integration, ship motion compensation control development, and mechanical system development. Current work includes the development of a test bed to demonstrate ship motion stabilization technology and the development of full-scale model of the UAV capture mechanism.
At-Sea Ship-to-Ship Vehicle TransferATR is a member of a team of companies led by DDL OMNI that is developing and demonstrating technology to achieve ship-to-ship vehicle transfer between two ships that are moored "skin-to-skin" and underway in up to sea state 4 conditions. This project is funded by the Office of Naval Research and is called Interface Ramp Technologies (IRT). ATR is responsible for the ramp control system and is currently developing a working scale model of the ramp. The ramp control system will enable stow, deploy, and vehicle transfer operations.
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Last Modified: 2004-04-16
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