IS4S Huntsville Receives ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System Certification
Huntsville Location
The IS4S Huntsville location has been awarded the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certification by NSF-ISR with the scope to provide Research and Development, Product Design and Development, Prototype Manufacturing, Program Management, Information Technology, and Systems Engineering services to the federal government and other commercial companies in the aerospace and defense industry.
ISO 9001 is the international standard that specifies requirements for a quality management system (QMS). Organizations use the standard to demonstrate the ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and regulatory requirements. This certification strengthens IS4S’s competitive position and standardizes our quality processes across our programs.
IS4S Awarded Phase I SBIR for Land Navigation Using a Cell Phone
Auburn, AL
PEO C3T awarded IS4S a Phase I SBIR contract to implement land navigation techniques on a cellular phone. IS4S will perform feasibility studies and conduct performance analyses on automated path tracking (step counting or dead reckoning) and sight reduction methods (using terrain and celestial observations) that will enable a warfighter to determine position when GPS is not available. The feasibility study results will determine what and how traditional land navigation techniques can be implemented on a cellular phone. A software architecture will define the Phase II integration into a commercial Android OS and Nett Warrior.
IS4S Awarded Phase II SBIR Follow-On for Convoy Driver Assistance Systems
Auburn, AL
Yuma Proving Grounds announced an intent to award IS4S with a follow-on Phase II SBIR contract to enhance the Convoy Driver Assistance Systems. IS4S has developed, tested, and delivered a novel, self-contained GPS-based hardware unit that reliably displays the relative position between vehicles in a convoy with centimeter level accuracy. The hardware units can be used as a valuable safety tool when executing convoy and following operations in low-visibility conditions. They also provide a means for operators to maintain precise formations during tests. IS4S will expand upon this hardware platform to provide a new navigation algorithm to perform in GPS challenged environments, enabling testing when signals are present that interfere with the GPS signal. IS4S will also expand the system to provide real-time data visualization, more extensive data logging, route planning, and an improved visual interface.
IS4S Awarded Phase I SBIR for a Cruise Control Enhancement
Auburn, AL
TARDEC awarded IS4S a Phase I SBIR to produce a Cruise Control Enhancement (CCE) for Tactical Wheeled Vehicles or commercial heavy trucks. This CCE will improve fuel efficiency of either single vehicles within a convoy, or the convoy as a whole by between 3 to 5%. The CCE parameters will be tunable to adapt to a variety of vehicle types and tactical environments. This technology has applications on commercial trucks in addition to Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicles. The CCE algorithms are applicable in commercial or DoD scenarios. In addition, this technology works equally well on human operated vehicles or various levels of autonomous ground vehicles.
IS4S Awarded $35M DOTC Initiative
Niceville, FL
Integrated Solutions for Systems (IS4S) announced today that it has received a $35M DoD Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) award to develop advanced warheads. The program will develop and test several type advanced warheads for the Air Force. The program will be managed out of the new IS4S office in Nicevill, FL.
IS4S VICTORY-in-a-Box Proposal Selected
Auburn, AL
The National Autonomous Mobility Consortium selected the IS4S proposal to develop a VICTORY-in-a-Box. IS4S will develop a prototype of a scalable PNT hub for ground vehicle platforms using COTS/MOTS components to the maximum extent possible. Existing VICTORY-In-A-Box solutions developed by TARDEC will be leveraged to reduce cost, development time, and save space within vehicle platforms. The developed system will include a SAASM GPS receiver and precision clock to provide a PNT solution to clients using the standardized VICTORY data bus. The positioning and time transfer performance of the system will be studied and the ability to expand the system to provide an assured PNT solution in GPS degraded environments will be explored. Funding for this effort is not immediately available.
IS4S Awarded Phase I SBIR for Physics Aided Inertial Navigation
Huntsville, AL
IS4S was awarded a Phase I SBIR contract to improve inertial navigation on high dynamic flight systems. This effort will produce enhanced navigation algorithms for un-aided IMUs. These algorithms will allow missiles to more effectively navigate through the severe dynamics of a missile flight. The navigators will be generic and applicable to a wide range of missiles. The algorithm parameters will be tunable to adjust to particular missile and IMU systems. This technology has potential commercial applications on many missiles and other guided munitions. The algorithms will be demonstrated interfacing with hardware IMUs to show the feasibility of incorporating them into existing product lines. The enhanced navigators would also allow lower-cost IMUs to be used in systems while still maintaining the required navigation performance.
IS4S Awarded Phase I SBIR for an Indoor, Over-the-Air, GPS Constellation Simulator
Auburn, AL
The US Army Electronic Proving Ground (EPG) awarded IS4S a Phase I SBIR to develop an indoor, over-the-air (OTA), GPS constellation simulator. The proposed system will provide a new testing capability to the DoD. Using a network of electronically scanned antenna arrays, GPS signals will be transmitted over the air inside an anechoic chamber. The system will realistically simulate satellite motion. The new capability will ease the demand on low-density testing assets (i.e. open-air test ranges), ultimately becoming a cost-savings for the government. The capability could also reduce security concerns for OTA transmission of sensitive waveforms, as some of these tests could be moved to an isolated environment.
IS4S to Support Gator Land Mine Replacement Program
Auburn, AL
AFRL Ephemeral Security Phase II
Auburn, AL
In this work, an ephemeral security technique for keying military GPS receivers will be developed. This work will not modify the existing GPS cryptographic structure, but rather develop an overlay for providing keying information to a receiver in a manner that makes all security information ephemeral, eliminating the permanent storage of CPI within the receiver. Existing and emerging battlefield networks will be leveraged to provide a method of securely distributing keys to a GPS receiver. This technique requires a security overlay over the tactical or strategic communication network where the security overlay will provide access control based on advanced key distribution, mutual authentication, location-based access, and biometric techniques. The security overlay will provide secure transmission of encrypted, black keys to military receivers through all types of tactical or strategic communication networks, including mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs). Additionally, the concept of operations (CONOPS) and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) needed to support the ephemeral overlay technology will be explored.
IS4S Awarded Phase I SBIR to Develop Indoor Tracking System for First Responders
Auburn, AL
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded IS4S a Phase I SBIR to perform trade studies and develop a personal First Responder navigation and tracking system for use in GPS-limited or denied environments. The system will track First Responder motion with inertial-based pedometry and will have a modular and scalable architecture to incorporate, but not rely on, other aiding sensors or information specific to the response environment (e.g. RF localization systems, maps, etc.). Trade studies will be performed to determine the best implementation for First Responders and assess the performance of vision to aid the solution. The use of standards will maximize operability with other connected systems and tools as well as send PNT solutions to the NGFR communication hub for transmission over available communication links, such as Land Mobile Radio (LMR) or Long-Term Evolution (LTE) networks. The hardware will require minimal to no interaction from the First Responder to operate.
IS4S Awarded Phase II SBIR to Develop Communications Hub
Auburn, AL
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded IS4S a Phase II SBIR contract to develop the Next Generation First Responder Communication Hub. As technology advances, First Responders are presented with a growing suite of increasingly sophisticated sensors and communication tools that provide vital, up-to-the-minute situational awareness information about their surroundings, location and status of nearby First Responders, and personal well-being. Additionally, an array of communication systems and devices is presented to the First Responder. IS4S will develop an intelligent communications interface that interconnects the variety of sensors and electronics worn or carried by a First Responder with multiple communication systems. This is a central device that efficiently, securely, and resiliently routes incoming and outgoing information to the chosen destination using the best available communication medium. The communications hub will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of information transmission while removing the burden of constantly communicating low-level but critical data, thus allowing First Responders to focus on the task at hand. IS4S is working with Gwinnett County Fire Department to get user input into the design process and feedback from testing.
IS4S Awarded Phase II SBIR to Develop Dismount Navigation Kit
Auburn, AL
AFRL awarded IS4S a Direct-to-Phase II SBIR to develop a handheld navigation kit for use in GPS-challenged environments. When GPS is not available, the system will provide the warfighter with an accurate PNT solution, including an accuracy estimate, using inertial-based pedometry, vision, and RF ranges to other warfighters and military platforms. PNT and accuracy will be displayed on an Android End-User Device (EUD). This data will be output in standard formats, such as NMEA. All additional components will be designed to be lightweight, have minimal intrusion to the warfighter, and capable of operating for at least 8 hours."
IS4S Awarded Phase I SBIR to Develop Communications Hub
Auburn, AL
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded IS4S a Phase I SBIR contract to develop the Next Generation First Responder Communication Hub. As technology advances, First Responders are presented with a growing suite of increasingly sophisticated sensors and communication tools that provide vital, up-to-the-minute situational awareness information about their surroundings, location and status of nearby First Responders, and personal well-being. Additionally, an array of communication systems and devices is presented to the First Responder. IS4S will develop an intelligent communications interface that interconnects the variety of sensors and electronics worn or carried by a First Responder with multiple communication systems. This is a central device that efficiently, securely, and resiliently routes incoming and outgoing information to the chosen destination using the best available communication medium. The communications hub will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of information transmission while removing the burden of constantly communicating low-level but critical data, thus allowing First Responders to focus on the task at hand. IS4S is working with Gwinnett County Fire Department to get user input into the design process and feedback from testing.
IS4S Awarded Contract to Deliver Flightworthy Turboalternator Electronics
Huntsville, AL
Integrated Solutions for Systems (IS4S) announced today that it has received purchase orders from Azmark Aero Systems, LLC to provide flightworthy electronics, including electronic control unit (ECU) and ignition module, to support Azmark's flightworthy 5 kW turboalternator system being sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). IS4S will upgrade its existing turboalternator ECU for airborne use. The IS4S ECU performs auto-startup/shutdown and speeds governing of a high-speed turboalternator (aka turbogenerator) system including over-speed and over-temperature protections. An optional alternator drive/generator module can be used to start the machine and condition output power.
IDS Wins USDA Contract to Upgrade the IDS Portable Vehicle Wash Tunnel
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a contract to Integrated Solutions For Systems (IS4S), the parent company of Integrated Decon Solutions (IDS - www.integrateddecon.com ). Under the new contract, IDS will upgrade the Portable Vehicle Wash Tunnel System recently demonstrated in Alabama and Wisconsin. The Wash Tunnel system is the flagship product of the IDS decontamination product lineup. It is portable and fully automated, can be deployed in 4 hours by 4 people, and can be operated by a single person. System enhancements under this contract will include sensors, robotics, and an updated software control system. When complete, the overall decontamination performance will be significantly improved through increased pressures and flow rates, a more accurate three-channel injection system, a self-inflating air beam shelter, and a vehicle information archiving capability.
IS4S Wins AFRL Phase II SBIR Extension
Huntsville, AL
Integrated Solutions for Systems (IS4S) announced today that it has received a contract extension for its Air Force SBIR Phase II contract entitled "Parallel Operation of Compact, Efficient Turbogenerators for Robust Tactical Energy Independence". The contract extension for additional R&D effort totals $250,000 over a one year period. The goal of the Phase II extension is to develop and explore the use of active rectification technology in paralleling the output of compact, high-speed turbogenerators
IS4S Wins DHS Portable Vehicle Wash Tunnel Commercialization Contract
Huntsville, AL
Integrated Solutions for Systems, Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, has been awarded a $200,000 contract for the commercialization of its recently developed Portable Vehicle Wash Tunnel system. The wash tunnel system is fully self-contained, transportable in a 16 ft. trailer and can be set up in 4 hours by 6 people. Housed in a rugged inflatable shelter, the wash tunnel’s autonomous gantry system is capable of decontaminating a variety of vehicles and equipment with no operator intervention. An award of the Department of Homeland Security’s Commercialization Readiness Pilot Program (CRPP), the contract enables IS4S to finalize and mature the wash tunnel system into a fully commercialized product line. As part of this effort, IS4S will spin off a wholly-owned subsidiary, Integrated Decon Solutions (IDS) in January of 2015.
IS4S Wins DHS Contract to Develop a Status Indicator for Downed Power Lines
Huntsville, AL
Integrated Solutions for Systems (IS4S) announced today that it has been awarded a $100,000 contract by the United States Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate. The award will enable the development and testing of a fully functional prototype of an innovative status line indicator capable of detecting and reporting the location of downed power lines. The commercialization of this product will enable rapid power restoration as well as a warning system to civilians and first responders in the area of energized downed power lines.
IS4S Wins Follow-On Software Modification Contract for Vehicle Monitoring and Diagnostics
Huntsville, AL
Integrated Solutions for Systems (IS4S) announced today that it has been awarded a $271,000 follow on software development contract by Textron Systems Marine and Land Systems (M&LS). IS4S will modify its existing vehicle software for the transfer of information between vehicle sub-systems on board Textron Systems Tactical Armored Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) currently under contract with the Canadian government. The software modifications will enable more efficient data dissemination and onboard storage of diagnostic information. Textron Systems' Tactical Armored Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) is a 4x4 wheeled armored vehicle specifically engineered and designed to provide survivability, mobility, and versatility across the asymmetric battlefield over the full spectrum of operations. The comprehensive, modern design is aimed at shielding troops from roadside bombs and blasts while providing large power reserves for future electronics enhancements, with an ergonomically designed interior for optimum comfort and payload. the vehicle has been tested extensively to confirm ballistic, blast, mobility, and reliability levels that meet or exceed the Canadian TAPV requirements.
IS4S Awarded Phase II SBIR for Convoy Driver Assistance System
Auburn, AL
Yuma Proving Grounds (YPG) awarded IS4S a Phase II SBIR to develop and deliver a convoy driver assistance system. The GPS-based driver assistance system will clearly and concisely communicate accurate vehicle spacing information to drivers of a vehicle convoy. The GPS-based solution will perform in zero-visibility and in all-weather environments, as well as provide vehicle spacing information when line-of-sight is obscured by terrain or vehicle maneuvering. The system will be self-contained for easy deployment and operation on multiple vehicle systems, rugged to handle harsh testing environments, and simple to operate. This system will increase safety by alerting the drivers when they are closing in on other vehicles. The system will also improve test execution by enabling the drivers to precisely maintain vehicle-to-vehicle spacing, even in zero visibility conditions.
IS4S Wins Department of Homeland Security Contract
Huntsville, AL
Integrated Solutions for Systems (IS4S) announced today that it has been awarded a $1,000,000 contract by the United States Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate. The award will enable the development of a full-scale prototype of an innovative Non-Freezing Portable Wash Tunnel. The tunnel will be capable of rapid deployment and fully autonomous decontamination of vehicles up to 70 ft in length. The commercialization of this product will enable rapid response with reduced cost and increased efficiency.
IS4S Wins Department of Homeland Security Contract
Huntsville, AL
Integrated Solutions for Systems (IS4S) announced today that it has been awarded a $100,000 contract by the United States Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate. The award is in response to a recent proposal titled Intelligent In-Line Power Disconnect System. The scope includes trade studies and design concept development for an innovative power cable disconnect system.
IS4S Awarded Contract for Advanced GPS Positioning System
Auburn, AL
Integrated Solutions for Systems (IS4S), Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a $500k contract from the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) for the development of a GPS based positioning system for geophysical surveys in heavy foliage environments. IS4S, in partnership with Auburn University and the Army Corp of Engineers Huntsville Center, will develop a software-defined GPS receiver that makes use of vector delay/frequency locked loops (VDFLL) to improve tracking performance in weak signal environments. The receiver will also incorporate inertial measurement units (IMU) and a chip-scale atomic clock (CSAC) in a deeply integrated (DI) architecture.
IS4S Awarded Phase I SBIR for Convoy Driver Assistance System
Auburn, AL
Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) awarded IS4S a Phase I SBIR to develop a Convoy Driver Assistance System. Convoy drivers are expected to maintain precise vehicle-to-vehicle spacing during tests. Often, they do not have any speed or distance information. Some tests are in low to zero visibility environments. IS4S will develop a GPS-based convoy driver assistance system. The system will use GPS to precisely determine the relative spacing between vehicles. The system will be mounted in test vehicles and display spacing and speed information on a screen.
IS4S Wins $1.2M Software Development Contract with Textron
Huntsville, AL
Integrated Solutions for Systems (IS4S) announced today that it has been awarded a $1.2M software development contract by Textron Marine and Land Systems (TM&LS). IS4S will develop new software modules responsible for the transfer of information between vehicle sub-systems on board Textron Systems Tactical Armored Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) currently under contract with the Canadian government. Textron Systems’ Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) is a 4x4 wheeled armored vehicle specifically engineered and designed to provide survivability, mobility, and versatility across the asymmetric battlefield over the full spectrum of operations. The comprehensive, modern design is aimed at shielding troops from roadside bombs and blasts while providing large power reserves for future electronics enhancements, with an ergonomically designed interior for optimum comfort and payload. The vehicle has been tested extensively to confirm ballistic, blast, mobility, and reliability levels that meet or exceed the Canadian TAPV requirements.
IS4S Wins Army Phase I SBIR
Huntsville, AL
Integrated Solutions for Systems (IS4S) announced today that it has been selected for an Army SBIR Phase I contract entitled "3 kW Lightweight Efficient Generator". IS4S is partnered with Azmark Aero Systems in Gilbert, AZ to perform the base Phase I R&D effort which totals $100,000 over a six-month period with a $50,000 option over a four-month subsequent period. The focus of this effort is to design, develop and demonstrate a compact, lightweight and efficient multi-fueled, 3 kW generator unit. With soldiers very dependent on electrical power for various communications and electronics, a lightweight portable generator with multi-fuel compatibility would increase flexibility for the soldier and the unit, while reducing the logistical footprint.
IS4S Awarded Phase I SBIR to Develop Stability Control for Unmanned Systems
Auburn, AL
TARDEC awarded IS4S a Phase I SBIR to develop a stability control system for unmanned vehicles. By leveraging advances in perception sensors, computing power, and data fusion, the IS4S proposal seeks to develop a tightly integrated system that perceives the future terrain/environment, calculates the vehicle dynamic response, and either select a path/vehicle state that does not create rollover conditions and/or warns an operator of the potential instability in time for a corrective response. Such as system would significantly reduce military vehicle accidents and save lives.
IS4S Awarded Robotic UXO Mapping Contract
Auburn, AL
Integrated Solutions for Systems (IS4S), Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a $150k subcontract from Auburn University on an effort sponsored by the US Army Corps of Engineers Huntsville Center. Under this award, IS4S will develop and improve autonomy software for a robotic digital geophysical mapping platform. The software will provide path planning, navigation, and control capabilities for a family of robotic tow platforms used for unexploded ordnance (UXO) surveys.
IS4S Awarded Phase I SBIR to Augment GPS with WiFi Positioning
Auburn, AL
AFRL awarded IS4S a Phase I SBIR to study and develop an architecture to augment GPS with WiFi positioning. It is quite common for a group of GPS users to operate in close proximity and in a denied or degraded GPS environment as typical in urban canyon and heavily forested environments. Using the traditional GPS receiver approach, individual or all users may be denied the ability to navigate in such an environment, even though each user may be intermittently receiving useful satellite signal information. Collectively, the network of GPS users may be able to receive sufficient satellite signals, augmented by intra-networked ranging measurements consisting of GPS and Wi-Fi signals integrated into a vector tracking loop scheme in order to form an integrated position determination. This Phase I study will explore the potential benefits, driving issues, pitfalls, and integration challenges of Wi-Fi augmentation of GPS considering accuracy, security, and integrity in a meshed network of GPS receivers and Wi-Fi APs.
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