SBIR/STTR Research Award

Detection and Recognition of Airborne Chemicals Onboard (DRACO) a Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS)

Award identifier 8dda7b01dc2cada088b05778a48eac09c5050856fefdd90812e4cfc413078e36Awarding agency Department of Defense · Air Force

Award amount

$149,979

Program and phase

STTR · Phase I

Award year

2019

Award details

Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Recipient company: RPX TECHNOLOGIES INC
Proposal award date: 2019-05-30
Contract end date: 2020-05-30
UEI: WKCVE6C9KBJ4
Solicitation number: 19.A
Topic code: AF19A-T016

Research abstract

This proposal seeks funding to develop a small unmanned air system capable of operating indoors, in confined spaces while detecting and recognizing airborne chemical compounds. All the obstacle avoidance, flight control, chemical detection and chemical recognition are done onboard the small unmanned system, in real-time, providing rapid feedback to the operator. The Detection and Recognition of Airborne Chemicals Onboard (DRACO) a Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) will provide first responders the ability quickly determines potential hazards, facility information, and items of interest using its onboard suite of sensors.

Technology keywords

Not reported

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Research funding history

9 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2017–2025). Reported award amounts total $5,996,009. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

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

Agencies: Department of Defense

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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