SBIR/STTR Research Award

AI/ML Techniques for ADS-B to Support Base Security and Defense

Award identifier 139fd31a71277264964a2721d500da209153c7a3e460ebdfb2a4e34e75a17e1fAwarding agency Department of Defense · Air Force

Award amount

$49,762

Program and phase

STTR · Phase I

Award year

2020

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Air Force
Recipient company
KALSCOTT ENGINEERING, INC
Proposal award date
2020-03-06
Contract end date
2020-06-04
UEI
KNGUBRJ8WAD1
Solicitation number
X20.A
Topic code
AF20A-TCSO1

Research abstract

We are developing a low-cost, ad-hoc ground network of sensors to monitor air traffic around specific areas, for example, to support security and defense around air bases and other installations. This can be seen an air traffic monitoring system in a box, which can be rapidly deployed in an ad-hoc manner, both on the ground and on aerial (manned and unmanned) nodes. The system generates millions of data points per day, which can be mined using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) techniques to identify anomalous behavior of manned and unmanned air traffic. For example, spoofed air traffic (ADS-B) messages (underlying an area denial attack), emergent air routes (for trafficking, illegal entry), etc. In addition, this can also be done from space-based nano satellite sensors, and other open/crowd-sourced data.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

57 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2002–2025). Reported award amounts total $18,451,949. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

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

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

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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