IS4S Awarded Phase I SBIR for Autonomous Cargo Handling System (ACHS)

Huntsville, AL

The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded IS4S an SBIR Phase I contract to research and design an autonomous cargo handling system (ACHS). The ACHS is a fully autonomous robot capable of carrying cargo on and off the US Navy/USMC Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS), as well as other military aircraft. The ACHS will enable the rapid delivery of mission-critical cargo to austere landing zones and beyond by a variety of manual, pre-planned, and fully autonomous modes. Much of the ACHS technology is leveraged from IS4S robots developed on other government programs, which significantly reduces technical risk and development cost. When employed, the ACHS will reduce risk to our warfighters, increase the efficiency of vital resupply operations, and reduce overall operational cost.