SBIR/STTR Research Award
Non-mechanical High-Resolution Low-SWaP Lidar
Award amount
$749,927Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2018Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- BOULDER NONLINEAR SYSTEMS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2018-06-12
- Contract end date
- 2020-06-11
- UEI
- N8J7GS1DB3A6
- Solicitation number
- SBIR_17_P2
- Topic code
- S4
Research abstract
This Phase II effort will be a proof-of-concept demonstration of a non-mechanical (no moving parts) 3D lidar system that provides in real time high-resolution terrain point cloud information. The objective is to build a compact sensor that meets the low size, weight and power (SWaP) requirements of planetary landers being developed for future NASA planet, moon and asteroid exploration. The lidar sensor will provide 5cm by 5cm by 5cm resolution over a 30-degree by 30-degree field of regard at a standoff distance of 1 km or more. This will be accomplished using a unique electro-optic scanner that provides the largest angle-aperture product of any commercially-available non-mechanical scanning technology.
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.
- Low-cost Lidar for Efficient Wind Energy Production
- Compatible High-res 3D Vision System
- Non-mechanical Beam Steering Technology for Optical Intersatellite Links
- Programmable Phase Nulling Interferometer
- A MEMS-Based High-Throughput Photostimulation Device with Commercial Backplane Integration
Research funding history
111 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1989–2023). Reported award amounts total $34,997,508. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Commerce, National Science Foundation, Department of Agriculture