SBIR/STTR Research Award
Non-Mechanical LADAR for Improving The Helicopter Pilot’s Situational Awareness in Reduced Visual Cue Environments
Award amount
$749,792Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2010Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS, LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2010-04-20
- Contract end date
- 2012-04-20
- UEI
- W56JLYYAWGV7
- Solicitation number
- 2008.2
- Topic code
- N08-138
Research abstract
Advanced Scientific Concepts, Inc. (ASC) has developed non-mechanical LADAR imagers based on its patented array technology. Flash LADAR Video Cameras (FLVC) output 128x128 3D point clouds at video rates. The LADAR sensing that ASC has been pursuing is directly in-line with the approach and form-factor needed to enable helicopter landing in reduced visibility. The proposed effort will leverage the current development work ASC has ongoing with iRobot and NASA, with a focus on producing a helicopter mounted 3D LADAR system for Brown-Out. ASC will develop a prototype LADAR sensor that will scalable and robust. This compact lightweight sensor will be suitable for demonstration on a helicopter. The sensor will provide real-time point clouds with refresh rates up to 20 Hz. The laser will be eye-safe(1.57um) and require no scanning.
Technology keywords
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Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- On-orbit Reconfigurable LiDAR for Mapping and Hazard Detection
- HIGH-RESOLUTION DIGITAL ELEVATION MAPS USING FLASH LIDAR TECHNOLOGY TO ENSURE SAFE LANDINGS IN FULLY OR PARTIALLY COOPERATIVE LANDING SITES
- Flash LiDAR Enhanced Non-Cooperative Target Landing System
- Intelligent Software Defined 3D Perception Sensor for Multi-Object Submarine Tender Operations (MOSTO)
- Range Gating
Awards with the same topic code
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- Non-Mechanical High Resolution LADAR Based Around A Frequency Swept Optical Source
- Non-Mechanical LADAR for Improving The Helicopter Pilot’s Situational Awareness in Reduced Visual Cue Environments
- Non-Mechanical High Resolution LADAR Based Around A Frequency Swept Optical Source
- Non-Mechanical LADAR for Improving The Helicopter Pilot’s Situational Awareness in Reduced Visual Cue Environments
- Non-Mechanical LADAR for Improving The Helicopter Pilot’s Situational Awareness in Reduced Visual Cue Environments
Research funding history
109 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1989–2025). Reported award amounts total $38,950,388. 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, National Science Foundation