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Cybernet Systems Corporation was founded in 1988 as a research and development company committed to creating robotics technology solutions and advancement to human-machine interaction. Cybernet currently develops technology and commercializes products that combine software intelligence, network connectivity, robotics, and man-machine interaction. Since its inception, Cybernet has been awarded hundreds of research contracts and granted 25 United States patents. The company is also the largest SBIR winner in the State of Michigan.
Located in Ann Arbor, Cybernet is led by a diverse group of Ph.D. and Masters' degreed Engineers, matched by Engineers, Scientists, and Business staff skilled in Analog & Digital Electronics, RF, Sensors, Robotics, Human-Computer Interaction, Mechanical Design, and other technical areas of expertise.
In close coordination with the Defense Ammunition Center (DAC) in McAlester, Oklahoma, Cybernet Systems Corporation created the Automated Tactical Ammunition Classification System (ATACS). The ATACS is a tactical small arms ammunition sorter designed to rapidly sort and inspect loose small arms ammunition ranging from 5.56 mm to 50 calibers at a rate of 12,500 rounds per hour. In contrast to traditional, time-consuming methods of hand sorting by military personnel, Cybernet's system has fully automated the classification process. ATACS was developed using existing COTS components and the company's Projectile Identification Systems (PIDS). ATACS can determine chambering dimensions to include length, width, height of primer, concentricity, bent bullet tips, dents, corrosion, and perforation in cartridge case and/or bullet. The technology is also highly desirable in that it is small and lightweight enough to cost-effectively employ in the field.
Along with Cybernet's PIDS, the first ATACS tactical ammunition sorter was developed and deployed for the U.S. Army in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. There the technology was expected to assist the Army in its challenge of sorting through a rapidly accumulating quantity of loose small arms ammunition in the Iraq theater of operations. Cybernet is currently completing a second ATACS unit that will include some greater inspection detail. It is projected that the ATACS will enable the Army to receive consistent automated inspections for ammunitions.
Heidi Jacobus
Cybernet Systems Corporation
727 Airport Boulevard
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone: (734) 668-2567
Fax: (734) 668-8780
