I-Corps: Commercialization for an Autonomous Attitude Determination and Control Technology

该项目为用于商业开发和使用的航天器、飞机和其他运载工具准备了一个定向确定和控制系统。这项技术很重要，因为它允许这些飞行器在发生异常(如意外的重新定向或传感器或移动硬件故障)后确定其方向并采取纠正措施。也许更重要的是，这项技术将能够对变化(无论是逐渐的还是突然的)做出智能反应，以促进系统在各种现实世界环境中保持运行，否则可能会严重损害或禁用飞行器(或者使其需要控制器输入，因为它无法重新获得将其天线指向控制器所需的控制)。这个i-Corps团队认为，这将对从商业航天器运营商到国防承包商的许多应用领域产生重大的积极影响。这项工作旨在实现几个目标。首先，该团队的目标是进一步推进这项技术，使其准备好商业化。其次，该团队计划建立几个概念演示单位，以便于向潜在的许可人或用户解释该技术。具体地说，该团队打算对该技术的潜在用户/客户进行100多次访谈，以帮助该团队评估其商业潜力。该团队还计划开发更多的模拟和物理演示，以帮助潜在客户/用户了解这项技术。

This project prepares an orientation determination and control system for spacecraft, aircraft and other vehicles for commercial development and use. This technology is important because it allows these craft to determine their orientation and take corrective actions after an anomaly (such as unanticipated reorientation or sensor or movement hardware failure) has occurred. Perhaps more importantly, this technology would enable an intelligent response to changes (whether gradual over time or abrupt) to facilitate keeping the system operating across a variety of real world circumstances that might otherwise significantly impair or disable the craft (or leave it needing controller input that cannot be received due to it being unable to regain the control required to point its antenna at controllers). This I-Corps team believes that this could have a significant positive effect on a number of application areas ranging from commercial spacecraft operators to national defense contractors.The work seeks to achieve several goals. First, the team aims to further advance the technology towards a point where it is ready to be commercialized. Second, the team plans to build several conceptual demonstration units to facilitate explaining the technology to prospective licensees or users. Specifically, the team intends to conduct over 100 interviews with prospective users of/customers for the technology to aid in the team's assessment of its commercial potential. The team also plans to develop additional simulations and physical demonstrations to aid in prospective customer/user understanding of the technology.