  |
The VAN model and algorithms have been developed in a series of DoD projects, with the seed money provide by an NSF grant and NASA R&D contract with the Institute of Medical Cybernetics, Inc. The subsequent DoD work included application in large-scale sensor management (U.S. Air Force), large-scale dynamic weapon allocation and operation planning (U.S. Space and Ballistic Missile Command and Electronics and Communications Command), and dynamic resource management in Navy ships (Naval Sea Systems Command). IMC participated in the recent DARPA project on Biologically Inspired Computing (subcontract to Raytheon Systems), and has other joint with Raytheon proposals to DARPA involving applications of VAN technology. IMC has also conducted VAN –related study for the Boeing Advanced Systems Division.
The bulk of VAN research was conducted in collaboration with the MIT Human-Machine Systems Lab, Dr. Thomas Sheridan. On the neurobiological foundations of the VAN model, IMC collaborates with the VA Center for Brain Research headed by Dr. Georgopoulos. Dr. Yufik of IMC holds two U.S patents addressing VAN technology.
|
|
