SBIR/STTR Research Award
BLOS Kit with Acoustic Sensor for Non-Cooperative Aircraft
Award amount
$119,938Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2020Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Commerce
- Branch
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Recipient company
- SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2020-01-01
- Contract end date
- 2020-09-30
- UEI
- MXT5BGZX32S3
- Solicitation number
- NOAA-OAR-OAR-TPO-2019-2005899
- Topic code
- 9.5.01
Research abstract
SARA proposes to integrate a Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) system on a NOAA-selected UAS platform. The BLOS system will detect cooperative aircraft as well as non-cooperative aircraft by including SARA’s Passive Acoustic Non-cooperative aircraft Collision Avoidance System (PANCAS). PANCAS is an acoustic system which is low weight, low cost and has a 360-degree field of view. SARA will develop a safety case for the integrated system, including an autonomous collision avoidance maneuver. SARA has performed similar integrations on NOAA relevant platforms and can leverage this experience to offer NOAA an accelerated timeline and cost savings. SARA has a working relationship with multiple UAS manufacturers who endorse this proposal.
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.
- SPAROW for Drone Tracking
- Tomographic High-Energy Laser Measurement Apparatus (THELMA) for Non-Contact HEL Beam Profiling
- SARA Proposal 003-2025-9220 - High Power Microwave Phase Shifter STTR Phase I
- Persistent Airbrn CUAS Surveil (PANCAS)
- DMEA241-003 Ultra-high Voltage Reliability Test System
Awards with the same topic code
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- Swarms with Autonomous Pinniped Homing Over Nasty Environments (SOUSAPHONE)
- ADAPT: Autonomous Data Acquisition and Processing Technologies Payload for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- Enabling BLOS UAS Operations through a Diverse-Source Global Positioning System
- Autonomous Data Acquisition and Processing Payload for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- Enabling BLOS UAS Operations through a Diverse-Source Global Positioning System
Research funding history
183 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1991–2025). Reported award amounts total $77,383,618. 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, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Commerce