A Historical Overview Keith Erickson September 30, 2003

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A Historical OverviewKeith Erickson September
30, 2003
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Presentation Goals

• Overview of Saturn Systems, Inc.
• Brief corporate history
• Current project highlights
• Future company direction

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Location
Duluth Technology Village 11 East Superior
Street Suite 420 Duluth, MN
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Company Background

• Software engineering Firm, founded in 1990.
• Software Engineering services
• Project based contracts
• Customer site consulting
• Technical areas include
• Device control / embedded systems
• Internet application development
• Located in Duluth Technology Village.
• Nationwide clientele in Government Industry.

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Business Activities

• Marketing Business Development
• Financial, Taxes, Accounting
• Operations Scheduling
• Risks
• Owners families make personal sacrifices
• Typically work long hours
• Difficult to escape work pressures
• Rewards
• Responsible for own destiny
• Set own goals objectives

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Software Methodology

• Define scope requirements
• Prototyping Object Oriented Design
• Document system design, interfaces, and test
  plan
• Development unit testing
• Beta deliveries client evaluation
• System test integration
• Training ongoing support

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Object Oriented Design

• Reusable code libraries
• Built in diagnostics
• Extensible
• Efficient deployments

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Key Technologies

• C, Java, JSP, VB, ASP, XML
• Assembly languages
• Linux, Unix, Windows
• VxWorks Real time OS
• Oracle 8i
• Microsoft SQL Server 7/2000
• Microsoft ASP.net
• PC/104 microcomputer systems

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Contract History
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Maui Space Surveillance Site
A view of the Maui Space Surveillance Site (MSSS)
during construction of the AEOS facility (large
silver dome) in December 1996. Mt. Haleakala,
Maui. Elevation 10,000 ft.
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AEOS Telescope
The 3.67m (3.7m) Advanced Electro-Optical System
(AEOS) telescope.
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AEOS Radiometer System (ARS)

• Multi-channel radiometer mounted on 3.67 meter
  AEOS telescope.
• Saturn developed entire software control package
  for instrument. (200K SLOC VxWorks code)
• Multi-platform control system.
• VxWorks RTOS (VME hardware).
• Solaris X-Windows GUI (Sun Sparc 20).
• Windows based instrument control.

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Exo-Atmospheric Kill Vehicle
Second generation space based Anti-ballistic
missile defense system.
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Low Background Scene Projector System (LSPS)

• Cryogenic sensor testing environment.
• Device Controller.
• Provides complete operation of cryogenic chamber.
• PC104 embedded system (Linux OS).
• Windows Graphical User Interface (GUI).
• TCP/IP client/server interface.

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I-90 Gates Project

• Secure, internet based control of freeway gate
  closure system from Mn/DOT and highway patrol
  facilities throughout the state.

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I90 Gates Concept Diagram

• Java Applet user interface
• C device control software on remote server
• Embedded controllers at freeway intersection

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CANBus Network Configurator

• Desktop application used to configure the Class1
  ES-Key Management System
• CANBus network
• Borland C Builder

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ScanHealth EMS

• Scanned Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
  forms.
• Secure data upload to remote server
• Highly available, scaleable internet architecture
• Secure web based Crystal reports.
• Quality Assurance
• Clinical outcomes
• Productivity reports
• Billing 1500, UB92 and direct.
• Java, JSP, EJB, Oracle 8i, Apache, Linux

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Baggage Scanner Simulator
Bag Image Simulator
Image Analyzer
Image
Ultra Wide Fast SCSI
Bomb

• C device control code
• Ultra-wide SCSI-II custom driver
• RS-232 Command Control
• Glade/C GUI environment
• Very tight delivery schedule

MRI Scanner
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Unattended Fueling System

• Embedded controller manages
• Pump, Cash accepter, Keypad, Display and Printer
• Validates Credit cards

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Conclusion
Future Goals Opportunities

• Product Development
• Freeway Gate System
• Focus on niche vertical markets
• Transportation industry
• Homeland security
• SPAWAR Charleston, SC
• Local Customers
• Recruit dedicated, highly qualified engineers,
  projects managers and staff

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Internship Opportunities