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Magnetic Noise Reduction in a Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
 Program Year/Program:
2012 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
N121-006-0460 		Solicitation Year:
2012 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N121-006 		Solicitation Number:
2012.1
Small Business Information
Arete Associates
P.O. Box 2607 Winnetka, CA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2012
Title: Magnetic Noise Reduction in a Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Agency: DOD
Contract: N68335-12-C-0220
Award Amount: $79,995.00
 

Abstract:

The U.S. Navy has a pressing need to develop a new antisubmarine warfare (ASW) approach for the P-8A Poseidon aircraft, which is to replace the aging P-3C Orion fleet. Unlike the P-3C, the P-8A will not carry magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) equipment aboard the aircraft. To execute its ASW mission successfully, the P-8A must replace the detection and localization capability offered by traditional MAD. One approach is provided by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with MAD sensors. The development of compact total field magnetometers as well as air-launched Tier 1 and Tier 2 aircraft have made this approach a robust, affordable option for high altitude ASW. Still, magnetic detection from a UAV faces serious challenges. The most significant is platform noise, which is much greater in amplitude and more complex than that encountered aboard large manned aircraft such as the P-3C. Platform noise greatly dominates typical MAD signals if left uncompensated, rendering the UAV useless as a MAD platform. Arete successfully developed and tested an adaptive magnetic platform noise reduction system for small UAVs. Under this SBIR program, we will tailor these techniques to aircraft designed specifically for the P-8A and demonstrate performance in ground and flight tests.

Principal Investigator:

Paul Carter
Senior Manager
(818) 885-2263
pcarter@arete.com

Business Contact:

Dave Campion
Vice President
(818) 885-2443
dcampion@arete.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Arete Associates
P.O. Box 2607 Winnetka, CA -

EIN/Tax ID: 952954108
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No