Maine Aerospace Consulting, under contract with CrossRate Technology, LLC in Portland, Maine, is developing the algorithms and associated software required to integrate GPS data with Loran and/or Enhanced Loran (eLoran) pseudo-ranges to produce an optimal positioning solution.
Parachute Inflation Phase Estimation and Trajectory Reconstruction
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Precise knowledge of the dynamic trajectory of a parachute airdrop is a vital component of canopy and suspension system design as well as for model identification and the development of guided systems.
In an effort to accommodate the highly dynamic and unpredictable nature of many modern-day enemy threats, several guided missile systems are undergoing critical enhancements so as to allow superior responsiveness to rapidly varying or emerging targets. One method of significantly increasing this ability is to provide the capability for the cruise missile to enter into and hold a loiter pattern in the vicinity of probable targets.
Maine Aerospace Consulting is providing control system, simulation and analysis support to Small Craft Engineering, LLC of Portland, Maine in the design and development of a gyrostabilization system for boats. The primary objective of the system is as a means of mitigating rolling motion of a boat or yacht at anchor or operating at very low speeds, when standard control surfaces (fins, rudders, etc.) are not functional.