Since 1956, Foster-Miller has been solving clients' difficult technical issues through first-class engineering

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QinetiQ North America Technology Solutions
GroupCorporate Overview

• Since 1956, Foster-Miller has been solving
  clients' difficult technical issues through
  first-class engineering
• In November 2004, we became an independent,
  wholly owned subsidiary of QinetiQ North America
• As part of QinetiQ North America Foster-Miller
  leads the Technology Solutions Group of 800
  employees
• mechanical, electrical, thermal, chemical,
  nuclear, aerospace, software and materials
  engineers as well as metallurgists, physicists,
  mathematicians, chemists, biologists and support
  staff
• Core expertise spans a range of disciplines
• advanced materials, robotics, electro-magnetics,
  electric machines, thermal systems, structures
  and analysis, embedded software, diagnostics and
  sensors.

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QinetiQ North America Technology Solutions
GroupRobotics Background in Brief

• Building delivering robots for over 20 years
• Emphasis on systems working in operational
  environments, rather than a factory floor
• Expertise in robots for defense, mining, utility
  and construction industries
• Certified in both the Aerospace Quality
  Management Standard AS9100B ISO 9001 quality
  standards
• Maintain CMM Level 3 Software Certification

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TALON Robot

• The leading robot with US EOD and Combat Engineer
  units in Iraq and Afghanistan
• More than 2200 TALON robots delivered to date
• TALONs are thought to have defeated over 11,000
  IEDs
• Used around the world by military and first
  responder users
• Recently Introduced the newest generation of
  armed robot, MAARS (Modular Advanced Armed
  Robotic System)

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QinetiQ North America Technology Solutions
GroupSystem Integration (a few relevant examples)

• Automated work cells to remotely sample,
  characterize material composition, ranging from
  kilogram samples to sub-gram size
• Specialized equipment and process systems for US
  Armys Chem Demil program (Non-Stockpile Systems
  Contract) to address legacy, abandoned and small
  quantity chemical warfare materials
• For decades, inspecting and maintaining nuclear
  power systems with restricted physical access

We pride ourselves on the ability to build,
motivate and lead diverse technical teams to
solve tough problems
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NAVEODTECHDIV ProgramHull UUV Localization
System (HULS)

• Deliver a robot to provide
• Optimized sensor search, 100 coverage,
  verifiable
• Identification-quality imagery (Pd, Pci)
• Target Location Information (CLA)
• Searches must be
• Expedient
• Minimize false detections (Pfa)
• Real-time or near real time data transmission
• Hardware must be
• Robust, Survivable and Maintainable
• Portable and easily deployable

Relieve divers of in-water search task. Use a
team solution (eyes hands) operator in the
loop, but not at risk.
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NAVEODTECHDIV HULS Program System Description

• SCV (Swimmer Robot)
• Weight lt120 lbs
• Operational depth 150 feet
• Sabretooth (Crawler Robot)
• Permanent magnets create down force
• Operates below and above waterline
• Capable of towing up to 50 lb vertically
• Operator Control Unit (OCU)
• 3rd-Generation OCU design
• IR touch screen display, modular controls
• Modular communications module, Integrated GPS

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NAVEODTECHDIV HULS Program Concept of Operations
- Overview
Combination of systems allows close up
inspection, complex area search and
implementation of future neutralization
capability Individual systems are light weight
and simple. Combined, complex CONOPS are enabled.
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NAVEODTECHDIV HULS Program CONOPS

1. Transits towards area of interest
2. Acquires ship and shifts into survey mode

1. Broad, first pass survey of area of interest
2. Real time data transmitted to operator via tether

1. Launch from small boat or dock
2. Vehicle obtains bottom lock and navigation
   normalization

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NAVEODTECHDIV HULS Program Result of Actions
Data Product Intervention

• Mosaic generated real-time
• Post mission analysis software identifies and
  locates objects of interest (OOI)
• Option to deploy crawler onto ship hull for
  detailed inspection of selected objects
• Crawler navigates to OOI, providing up-close
  image to operator to identify threat neutralize