SBIR/STTR Research Award

Streamlining Certification for UAM using DDS

Award identifier e8afec6b6680ce55f2833f68d9d7fa7db8ba734d25af0bce027dd05e77f66d6fAwarding agency Department of Defense · Air Force

Award amount

$149,862

Program and phase

STTR · Phase I

Award year

2021

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Air Force
Recipient company
REAL-TIME INNOVATIONS, INC.
Proposal award date
2020-12-09
Contract end date
2021-07-31
UEI
H293LTV8R2U3
Solicitation number
X20.D
Topic code
AFX20D-TCSO1

Research abstract

As today’s Urban Air Mobility (UAM) systems grow in capabilities and utilization with a focus on commercial deployment, they face challenges in achieving safety certification and proving security while enabling the rapid insertion (CI/CD) of new capabilities into deployed systems and operations.  This situation is exacerbated by the inclusion of AI/ML code, which cannot be certified using DO178C. Meeting these UAM operational demands requires the following capabilities: The ability to develop, acquire, integrate and deploy unique UAM capabilities from a diverse pool of autonomous assets that support both required industry standards and regulatory demands. Streamlining safety certification of systems containing deterministic and non-deterministic (AI/ML) code for operation in both civilian airspace and urban canyons. The inclusion of DevSecOps to ensure system-wide control and security at all levels of UAM operations.   We are proposing to develop a solution that will streamline software design, development & certification for UAM, including certification support for AI (non-deterministic) code

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

90 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1995–2025). Reported award amounts total $36,533,532. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Commerce

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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