DEVICE TO FACILITATE/INCREASE CONDOM USE

Not Available To date, Remotely Operated Aircraft (ROAs) have been operated predominately by the Department of Defense and have been flown in special use airspace (SUA) and/or in accordance with the FAA (Order No. 7610.4) ROAs are now being operated increasingly outside of SUA for a variety of DoD and civilian tasks normally assigned to manned aircraft. Therefore, there exists a need to develop and integrate a see and avoid capability on current and future unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that is equivalent to manned aircraft. Engineering 2000 addresses this requirement through this SBIR, titled: The Development / Integration of Low Cost, Light Weight See and Avoid capability for UAVs. LADAR/LIDAR technology will be used to detect obstacles within a full 360 degree sphere. Collision avoidance steering will be attained through an interface with the UAVs autopilot. Engineering 2000's experience with Fly-by-Light (FBL) technology will allow full optimization of benefits for improved UAV dispatchability and safety of flight. This concept will allow reduction of engineering and lowered first costs, production, maintenance and operating costs will also result.