SBIR/STTR Research Award
Compact Aerial Inspection System for Elevated and Small Spaces
Award amount
$239,935Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2023Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- INNOVITAL SYSTEMS INC
- Proposal award date
- 2023-07-17
- Contract end date
- 2024-10-15
- UEI
- K9LTGEA4MVS5
- Solicitation number
- 23.1
- Topic code
- N231-071
Research abstract
Inspection of naval vessels is arduous, time consuming, and risky.Ā Automated inspection systems would provide valuable information more efficiently than manual inspection and help prioritize worker effort.Ā There are no current UAS systems that can operate in enclosed environments. Adapting existing quadrotor drone to carry electronics for inspection has many hurdles for successful task completion. A new drone configuration using a ducted coaxial rotor system is proposed with greater aerodynamically efficiency to achieve longer flight time, robust to incidental contact due restricted movement, and integrates inspection electronics into the body of the duct for a more integrated design. Electronics for inspection, route-planning, control and stability, and communication to the base station should comply with guidelines for UAS systems with critical components and applicable cybersecurity measures.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Development of a Junctional Tourniquet
- Helicopter Seat-Integrated Power Assist Device
- AgiTube (now CLR): Further Studies to Refine Device Use for the Management of Hemothorax and other Pleural Collections
- Development of a Junctional Tourniquet
- Antiseptic, Warming, and Pressure Relieving Casualty Transport Pad
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Compact Aerial System for Shipboard Enclosed Environments (CASSEE)
- Compact Aerial Inspection System for Elevated and Small Spaces
- Compact Aerial System for Shipboard Enclosed Environments (CASSEE)
- ArcSpear Electric Jet Drone Inspection Platform
- Compact Touch-Capable Drone for Non-Destructive and Visual Inspection in Elevated and Small Spaces
Research funding history
33 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2014–2025). Reported award amounts total $20,954,828. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration