1. Miniature Automation Controller
Inventor: David Emerson
Presented by: Annie Bullock
CAPT Mark Oesterreich, USN
Commanding Officer
Dr. Brett Seidle, SES
Technical Director
Statement A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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2. Test devices were never intended to be automated.
Market Need
Automated testing is severely behind the curve within certain disciplines of EW testing.
Test devices were never intended to be automated.
The Mini Automation Controller (MAC) brings automation capabilities to these disciplines.
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3. Market Need
At the inception of this invention there were no turnkey commercial products designed/intended to perform the required work.
Any solution would require extensive modifications.
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4. Market Need Market Size
Typical automation controllers cost thousands of dollar, and they would still require modifications in order to accomplish the same objective.
The MAC can be made with less than $100 in parts.
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5. Mini Automation Controller
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6. Technology
The MAC an automation controller that was designed specifically to interface with test assets.
These test assets are typically commercial radio frequency devices (hand held radios, key fobs, etc…).
Test assets don’t typically interface with a computer.
The MAC provides a bridge to control a device that was never intended to be computer controlled.
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7. The invention is patented and prototyped Available for licensing
Next Steps
The invention is patented and prototyped
Available for licensing
US Patent Number 9,874,858
US Patent Application Number 15/
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Annie Bullock
T2 Program Support
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