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.