SBIR/STTR Research Award
Innovative Solutions for Multi-Rotor Flight Endurance
Award amount
$149,881Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2018Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- CONTINENTAL CONTROLS AND DESIGN, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2018-08-06
- Contract end date
- 2019-08-06
- UEI
- MHCHJNK9XN76
- Solicitation number
- 2018.1
- Topic code
- AF181-043
Research abstract
We propose to design, build and test an innovative multirotor topology, the working name is LQ for Linear Quadcopter. With four simple rotors along the same axis, it can slither into a much narrower space than a conventional quadcopter of equivalent hover performance. Independent control of pitch, roll, yaw and heave is accomplished like a typical quad, without the added complexity of swashplates or tilting mechanisms. An optional internal combustion series hybrid module can extend the endurance from 20 minutes to several hours.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Lightweight Self-Start System Demonstration for T56 Engine Driven Aircraft
- Dual Imager Augmented LIDAR
- Perfect Timing Imaging Seeker
- Integrated High Power Generation for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle
- Innovative Solutions for Multi-Rotor Flight Endurance
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Utilizing inter-rotor wake interaction to improve endurance and compactness of multi-rotor
- Innovative Solutions for Multi-Rotor Flight Endurance
Research funding history
47 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1997–2024). Reported award amounts total $13,140,887. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration