SBIR/STTR Research Award
Passive Radiometry Based Aerial Navigation
Award amount
$150,000Program and phase
STTR · Phase IAward year
2015Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- OPTO-KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS INC
- Proposal award date
- 2015-09-30
- Contract end date
- 2016-09-30
- UEI
- RJH6GQUD3BT5
- Solicitation number
- 2015.0
- Topic code
- AF15-AT26
Research abstract
ABSTRACT: The sensor system requirements for image based navigation that uses passive millimeter wave imaging radiometry will be established based on existing RelNav and AbsNav algorithms that were demonstrated to work in multi-modal imagery. Existing flight data will be used to simulate the PMMW imagery for these tests. A preliminary design of such a PMMW system will be created. Under Phase-II the sensor will be assembled integrated and flown to demonstrate navigation capabilities.; BENEFIT: The US DoD relies upon the availability of GPS for operations of various manned and unmanned platforms, from precision guided munitions, target geolocation, to Joint Direct Attack Munitions, and more. GPS however can be jammed or even hacked into. The proposed technology will allow various airborne operations to continue even in degraded or complete absence of GPS signal.
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.
- CAS sensor for ISRU propellant production
- Threat Detection from Space in the UV-IR (TD-UVIR).
- A Generalized Mobile Target Tracking (MTT) Solution for Loitering Munitions
- Optical probe for static pressure measurements in vitiated flows for ground test facilities
- In-line, real-time gas sensor utilizing a novel, multi-modal spectroscopy concept
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Compact Passive Millimeter Wave Sensor for GPS-denied Navigation
- Compact Passive Millimeter Wave Sensor for GPS-denied Navigation
- Compact Passive Millimeter Wave Sensor for GPS-denied Navigation
Research funding history
180 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1991–2025). Reported award amounts total $90,018,148. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Commerce