SBIR/STTR Research Award
Close Range Imaging Sensor for UCAV
Award amount
$69,997Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- BODKIN DESIGN & ENGINEERING LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2004-06-28
- Contract end date
- 2004-12-28
- UEI
- MTJSGGR6R9G4
- Solicitation number
- 2004.1
- Topic code
- N04-143
Research abstract
In order to maintain normal flight deck procedures on aircraft carriers that launch UAVs and UCAVs in addition to piloted aircraft, we propose a plane-mounted high-resolution camera with innovative wide field optics. It will image objects as small as a deck director's hands at distances of 10 to 250 feet and through a ±100° field-of-view. The system works with algorithm-based gesture recognition software that identifies relevant obstacles, motions, people, and physical commands. This machine vision system will, in effect, replicate a pilot's taxiing behavior.
Technology keywords
Not reported
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Awards with the same topic code
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Research funding history
56 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1995–2025). Reported award amounts total $22,707,702. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Agriculture, National Aeronautics and Space Administration