SBIR/STTR Research Award
Artificial Intelligence and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Real-Time Advanced Look-Ahead Subsurface Sensor (AURALSS)
Award amount
$1,138,617Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Energy
- Branch
- ARPA-E
- Recipient company
- OCEANIT LABORATORIES INC
- Proposal award date
- 2024-04-03
- Contract end date
- 2027-04-03
- UEI
- S6X8FST9JAM7
- Solicitation number
- DE-FOA-0003048
- Topic code
- DE-FOA-0003048
Research abstract
Oceanit is developing a look-ahead subsurface sensor system that would take advantage of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and electromagnetic (EM) resistivity techniques to avoid damaging existing utilities when undergrounding powerlines. The proposed system pairs an EM sensor on an underground drill string and an antenna mounted to a UAV flying overhead to expand the distance and sensitivity of object identification underground. The system would use machine learning interpretation and high-resolution imaging capabilities to provide real-time guidance for the drill path.
Technology keywords
Not reported
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Awards with the same topic code
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Research funding history
278 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1995–2026). Reported award amounts total $141,296,922. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Commerce, National Science Foundation, Department of Transportation