SBIR/STTR Research Award

Aircraft Landing and Obstacle Avoidance for General Aviation

Award identifier 107a35d1264effa521d57e5ad3e164176f34bd408c9f215aecd2f853912dd678Awarding agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Award amount

$597,001

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase II

Award year

2001

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Award details

Awarding agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch
Not reported
Recipient company
WaveBand Corporation
Proposal award date
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Contract end date
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UEI
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Solicitation number
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Topic code
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Research abstract

To improve pilot situational awareness and aid the pilot in decision making in all weather landing conditions, WaveBand proposes to develop an innovative aircraft landing and obstacle avoidance (ALOA) system for the general aviation market. With a target price of 5,000 dollars, the system design fits within the AGATE goal of a 100,000-dollar aircraft. The system will make use of WaveBand's slim profile scanning millimeter wave antenna, low cost radar components derived from the automotive industry and low cost processor derived from Marconi Astronics (formerly Lear Astronics Corporation) ALG. The system will display images on a low cost HUD, such as that under development by Crew Systems.Toward the stated objective, WaveBand, using its existing relationship with Marconi Astronics will analyze the operational scenario, develop system requirements and specifications, design a system to be demonstrated in Phase II, look at installation and certification issues, and estimate system production costs. Once implemented the proposed system will greatly advance the utility and safety of general aviation.

Technology keywords

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Agency intelligence

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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