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Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology (MAST)

Objective

Perform enabling research and transition technology that will enhance warfighter's tactical situational awareness in urban and complex terrain by enabling the autonomous operation of a collaborative ensemble of multifunctional, mobile microsystems.

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http://www.mast-cta.org/

Contact Information

Collaborative Alliance Manager
Dr. Brett Piekarski
brett.h.piekarski.civ@mail.mil
(301) 394-1263

Consortium Manager
Stephen Scalera
stephen.m.scalera@baesystems.com
(603) 885-2407

Consortium Chief Technology Officer
Larry Matthies
lhm@jpl.nasa.gov
(603) 885-2407

Research Area Technical Objectives

• Microsystem Mechanics - Develop a fundamental understanding of mechanics for small unmanned air and ground vehicles as needed to obtain desired mobility objectives.
• Microelectronics - Enable power efficient multi-functional sensing, ambulatory control, and reconfigurable networked response in mobile micro-scale platforms
• Processing for Autonomous Operation - Provide the fundamental underpinnings for autonomous operation of distributed, mobile, multi-modal sensing micro-systems
• Integration - Develop a fundamental understanding of microsystem architectures through the development and application of modeling and design tools, and through experimentation and analysis

Consortium Members

• BAE (Industrial Lead)
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Integration Principal Member)
• University of Maryland (Microsystem Mechanics Principal Member)
• University of Michigan (Microelectronics Principal Member)
• University of Pennsylvania (Processing for Autonomous Operation Principal Member)
• University of California, Berkeley
• California Institute of Technology
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Harvard University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• North Carolina A&T
• University of New Mexico