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OpenStage · planning

Satellite Applications Catapult

Tracking & Robot Control (Unit A)

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38810000
Value£100,000
Deadline
Published14 Jul 2023
RegionNationwide

£100,000 — stated in the notice.

Who to contact
procurement@sa.catapult.org.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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£100ktotal contract value
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this tender£0£588k

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The brief

The Satellite Applications Catapult is seeking a suitable provider to develop its existing Vicon motion tracking system.

The aim is to integrate the existing system into the Catapult’s robot systems via ROS nodes to allow near real-time updating of programmed positions and trajectories.

It is expected that this would be a closed loop where the reported position is analysed against intended & commands sent to the robots adjusting their position.

The existing system consist of 34 Vicon Vero 2.2 cameras and Vicon Tracker v 1.1.0 software.

The system must track multiple objects to sub-millimetre accuracy at frame rates up to 300Hz, record the results in a database and feedback updated target coordinates/orientations to robot controllers.

The total tracked volume is 27m x 7m x 8m.

Software APIs to allow connection to other systems should be included as part of the costs.

The tenderer should include for all necessary hardware, software licenses, installation, and training costs.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The aim is to integrate the existing

The aim is to integrate the existing system into the Catapult’s robot systems via ROS nodes to allow near real-time updating of programmed positions and trajectories.

02

The system must track multiple objects

The system must track multiple objects to sub-millimetre accuracy at frame rates up to 300Hz, record the results in a database and feedback updated target coordinates/orientations to robot controllers.

03

Software APIs to allow connection to other

Software APIs to allow connection to other systems should be included as part of the costs.

04

The tenderer should include for all necessary

The tenderer should include for all necessary hardware, software licenses, installation, and training costs.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e1f3
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
020273-2023
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