Charles Stark Draper.Charles Stark Draper Charles Stark Draper, Sc.D. (October 2, 1901 – July 25,1987) is often referred to as "the father of inertial navigation." Born in Windsor, Missouri, he attended the University of Missouri in 1917, then transferred to Stanford University, California in 1919, from which he , Cambridge, Md., is being awarded a $13,685,465 cost-plus-fee contract for the development of a computer based integrated engineering Integrated Engineering is a multi-disciplinary, design project based engineering degree program. Integrated Engnineering is a program created to meet the demand for engineers who are able to deal with a wide range of problems, often involving knowledge from several environment to support the replacement of existing technologies for the MK-6 guidance system; inertial in·er·tia n. 1. Physics The tendency of a body to resist acceleration; the tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest or of a body in straight line motion to stay in motion in a straight line unless acted on by an outside force. component engineering to address specific features of current instruments and alternate technologies for accelerometer accelerometer Instrument that measures acceleration. Because it is difficult to measure acceleration directly, the device measures the force exerted by restraints placed on a reference mass to hold its position fixed in an accelerating body. and gyro technology. Work will be performed in Cambridge, Mass., and is expected to be completed by September 2001. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Navy's Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00030-01-C-0014). |
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