SBIR/STTR Research Award
ARES DV FCS Software Load 1 Testing
Award amount
$1,249,562Program and phase
SBIR · Phase II – Direct to Phase IIAward year
2022Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- PIASECKI AIRCRAFT CORP
- Proposal award date
- 2022-05-06
- Contract end date
- 2023-02-09
- UEI
- E11VKLMGHB65
- Solicitation number
- X22.1
- Topic code
- AF221-DCSO1
Research abstract
The objective of this Phase II effort is to develop the Flight Control System (FCS) for Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) Demonstration Vehicle (DV). ARES is a modular multi-mission VTOL Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) platform focused on addressing emerging requirements within DoD and commercial markets for on-demand distributed logistics, emergency medical services, and other missions. The ARES FCS leverages commercial off the shelf Fly-by-Wire (FBW) Flight Control Computers (FCC), Piasecki designed Actuator Control Modules (ACM) and other interface hardware and software to create a safe and triple-redundant FCS that can be adapted to carry troops/passengers at a fraction of the cost of traditional military FBW development. This Phase II will develop and test Software Load 1 for all FCS components including FCCs, ACMs, Control Laws (CLAW) and Ground Control System (GCS).
Technology keywords
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Research funding history
53 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1990–2024). Reported award amounts total $68,459,273. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, Department of Energy