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Aircraft Carrier-based Precision Ship-Relative Navigation Guidance for Aircraft Landing under Emissions Control Conditions

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N68335-17-C-0043
Agency Tracking Number: N15A-014-0084
Amount: $999,908.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: N15A-T014
Solicitation Number: 15.A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2015
Award Year: 2017
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2017-02-21
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2022-02-20
Small Business Information
120 Knowles Dr.
Los Gatos, CA 95032-0000
United States
DUNS: 119301831
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dave Pechner
 Chief Technical Officer
 (408) 376-0989
 d.pechner@saphotonics.com
Business Contact
 David Cushman
Phone: (408) 560-3500
Email: d.cushman@saphotonics.com
Research Institution
 University of Notre Dame
 Stanislav Gordeyev Stanislav Gordeyev
 
Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556-0000
United States

 (574) 631-4338
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

SA Photonics has developed a concept for our Multiple Optical Beam Landing System (MOBLS) to provide autonomous landing of aircraft in RF denied environments. MOBLS utilizes multiple, redundant methods to determine the real-time location and bearing of the aircraft relative to the carrier-based landing strip. By having built in redundant modalities, MOBLS provides highly reliable landing information. MOBLS is entirely based on optical signals, providing landing operation and high data rate communications between the aircraft and carrier in RF and GPS denied environments. MOBLS also operates entirely without operator intervention.

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