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TRX SYSTEMS, INC.

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6411 IVY LN STE 510
GREENBELT, MD, 20770-1405
USA

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UEI: ZFC8EAVYL8W2

Number of Employees: 18

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

SBIR/STTR Involvement

Year of first award: 2007

Phase I Awards

Phase II Awards

127.27%

Conversion Rate

$1,391,746

Phase I Dollars

$17,051,868

Phase II Dollars

$18,443,614

Total Awarded

Awards

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Inbuilding Coverage Analysis System Using Existing First Responders Radio and Smartphone

Amount: $750,000 Topic: DHS201-005

The objective of TRX's In-building Coverage Analysis (ICAS) solution is to provide a new capability for simultaneous LMR and LTE coverage characterization (indoors and underground) that works with existing end user LMR and FirstNet LTE devices, enables data gathering by lightly trained personnel and provides an easy-to-use interface with a 3D building model and signal map visualization. The solution will quickly inform public safety users about wireless service availability in buildings where they need to operate and make it easy to identify coverage gaps within buildings and across a service area.TRX's proposed ICAS innovation will provide: 1) a low cost, easy-to-use mobile app toolkit for coverage data collection, 2) a scalable, cloud database with the appropriate licensing, privacy/permissions, and tools enabling access levels for different user types and data sharing between public safety entities, 3) a mobile app/UI that informs first responders about expected LMR and LTE 3D (floor-by-floor) coverage levels in real-time, and 4) a cloud-connected dashboard with large scale heatmaps and tools that enable centralized first responder authorities to track statistics, status, and age of coverage data throughout the buildings of their AOR.The new ICAS innovation will make it dramatically easier and less expensive to generate accurate LMR and FirstNet LTE coverage maps and will get the information about radio and FirstNet phone communications gaps where it is needed - to the individual first responders, to communications groups, and to those responsible for network investments, ultimately improving coverage, situational awareness, and safety for our first responders.

SBIR

Phase II

2021

DHS

TRX Signal Mapping Solution

Amount: $150,000 Topic: DHS201-005

The objective of TRX's proposed In-building Coverage Analysis (ICAS) solution is to provide a new capability for simultaneous LMR and LTE coverage characterization (indoors and underground) that works with existing end user LMR and FirstNet LTE devices, enables data gathering by lightly trained personnel and provides an easy-to-use interface with a 3D building model and signal map visualization. The solution will quickly inform public safety users about wireless service availability in buildings where they need to operate and make it easy to identify coverage gaps within buildings and across a service area.TRX's proposed ICAS inNvation will provide: 1) a low cost, easy-to-use mobile app toolkit for coverage data collection, 2) a scalable, cloud database with the appropriate licensing, privacy/permissions, and tools enabling access levels for different user types and data sharing between public safety entities, 3) a mobile app/UI that informs first responders about expected LMR and LTE 3D (floor-by-floor) coverage levels in real-time, and 4) a cloud-connected dashboard with large scale heatmaps and tools that enable centralized first responder authorities to track statistics, status, and age of LMR radio and FirstNet LTE coverage throughout the buildings of their area of responsibility.This proposed inNvation is important because it will make it easier to generate accurate LMR and FirstNet LTE coverage maps and will get the information on coverage levels where it is needed - to the individual first responders, to communications groups, and to those responsible for network investments, ultimately improving coverage, situational awareness, and safety.

SBIR

Phase I

2020

DHS

Referential Positioning of Non-Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SSSM) Capable Tactical Radios (RePTAC)

Amount: $750,000 Topic: AF182-040

To improve safety and situational awareness, a system is needed that enables a commander outside of a facility to track, map, and direct holders of tactical communications systems that do not have GPS access within a known facility, tunnels/caves/other underground space, or other GPS-restricted areas. The objective of this program is to develop such a system that is able to track users in 3-dimensions to 2 feet in X, Y, and Z, and heading accuracy within 5 degrees of true in a multi-floor facility. TRX has demonstrated the feasibility meeting location and heading accuracy requirements in varying environments using a new UWB phase difference of arrival (PDOA) beacon which is able to provide both range and bearing information to tracked persons. In Phase II, rugged PDOA beacons will be developed that create a self-forming, auto locating beacon network. Map constraints will be added to enable users to maintain high accuracy in locations where RF ranging may be limited. The feasibility of using these map constraints to enable significant improvements to location accuracy while minimizing the number of beacons required has been demonstrated. These capabilities will be made available when operating offline on tactical networks though improved integration with TAK.

SBIR

Phase II

2020

DOW

USAF

Resilient PNT Waveform

Amount: $644,666 Topic: A19-038

Electronic warfare (EW) is becoming more of a concern for the US and our allies as we face more sophisticated adversaries. While, significant progress has been made in GPS denied position, navigation, and timing (PNT) over the last few years, the solutions don’t take full advantage of multidomain operations to support delivery of reliable PNT for extended periods when GPS is jammed or spoofed. Using radio frequency (RF) signals for ranging to support collaborative navigation and time transfer would enable PNT advantaged platforms (with access to military satellite, stable high-performance clocks, and/or high-end inertial systems) to provide time and position references to platforms in a GPS denied area. TRX has partnered with L3Harris in developing a system of systems approach to providing EW resilient ranging and time transfer. Our proposed hybrid approach allows us to both deliver an accurate and resilient PNT collaboration over very large distances and to meet the SWaP-C needs of the dismount warfighter. The technology being developed will enable DOD-wide collaborative navigation between manned/unmanned platforms and warfighters. Platforms with access to uncompromised GNSS signals (or simply high quality PNT systems) will be able to share that PNT information over long distances, using ranging and time transfer, to improve PNT assurance for warfighters in contested environments. By adding these capabilities to tactical radios, the Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) burden is only marginally increased. The developed capability will be able to provide ranging and timing inputs to Army PM PNT’s mounted and dismounted Assured PNT systems as well as into fires platforms that require accurate PNT information. Interfaces will be specified that allow for direct integration to the developed capability.

SBIR

Phase II

2020

DOW

ARMY

TRX Multi-Platform Universal Navigation Solution Manager With Redundant Integrity Monitoring

Amount: $166,494 Topic: A19B-T002

Military platforms and personnel rely on Global Positioning System (GPS) for precision navigation and targeting, to enhance situational awareness, improve command and mission effectiveness, and to operate more safely. However, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS – including GPS and other similar systems such as Galileo, GLONASS) rely on very low-powered signals susceptible to threats from jamming (where the signal is entirely denied) and spoofing (where signals may be generated that lead the platforms and end users to believe they are located in a position other than where they are actually located). GNSS positioning signals can also experience natural errors or denial in dense urban areas, in triple canopy, within buildings, and underground and accuracy can vary based on satellite geometry, atmospheric conditions, and more. A Universal Navigation Manager is proposed which allows real-time “plug and play” of new sensor types to enhance assurance (integrity, accuracy), provides redundant integrity monitoring, increasing assured position availability, reliability, and accuracy and lowers the time, complexity, and cost for integration of new navigation sensors.

STTR

Phase I

2020

DOW

ARMY

Fusion of Sensor, Terrain and Routing Data to Improve Tracking when GPS is Denied

Amount: $549,999 Topic: AF171-033

TRX will enhance navigation algorithms to use terrain and route data to improve tracking accuracy on dismounted and mounted platforms. APIs will enable input of terrain, route and vehicle motion.

SBIR

Phase II

2020

DOW

ARMY

Resilient PNT Waveform

Amount: $107,911 Topic: A19-038

While, significant progress has been made in GPS denied position, navigation, and timing (PNT) over the last few years, acquiring reliable PNT for extended periods when GPS is jammed or spoofed often relies on radio frequency (RF) signals for ranging to support collaborative navigation and time transfer. These additional PNT signals can also be jammed during operations - both inadvertently by friendly systems and intentionally by adversaries. Additionally, the RF emissions could enable the PNT devices to be detected and located by adversaries with sophisticated SIGINT capability. Techniques for making these ranging signals anti-jam and lower probability of detection/geolocation are needed to improve reliability and survivability. TRX is proposing to develop a resilient and platform agnostic PNT waveform that can be used for RF ranging, time transfer, and collaborative navigation with an accuracy similar to GPS. The proposed new PNT waveform provides improved anti-jam resiliency and low probability of interception and detection.

SBIR

Phase I

2019

DOW

ARMY

Handheld Apps for Warfighters

Amount: $4,891,332 Topic: SB102-002

Terrorist attacks involving the use of proliferated radiological and special nuclear materials pose a potential threat to U.S. citizens and service members. Early detection of such materials and devices made from them is a critical part of the U.S. strategy to prevent these types of attacks. DARPA’s SIGMA program is developing smaller, lower-cost and more sensitive detectors, along with innovative mobile, wide area deployment and radiation mapping/monitoring strategies. To develop radiation maps the location of the radiation measurement is essential. TRX is supporting this program by providing a the capability to track personnel carrying SIGMA mobile detectors that operating in indoor and underground facilities where GPS is unavailable. In the prior phase, TRX developed a prototype capability to model and track in underground structures and integrated our NEON Location Service into the SIGMA system. The integrated system performance and scalability was demonstrated showing the feasibility of tracking and mapping radiation in GPS denied areas as part of the first large scale, city wide test of SIGMA Washington DC trial in October 2016. In Phase II, TRX will continue to improve the accuracy, scalability, and usability of the NEON Location Service and support SIGMA deployments.

SBIR

Phase II

2018

DOW

DARPA

Mobile activity tracking system for field training and exercise assessment

Amount: $149,997 Topic: AF171-033

Live, virtual, and constructive training (LVC) has the potential to provide lower cost training in complex realistic operational scenarios with high training effectiveness. The benefits of LVC training have been demonstrated in use cases where the level o

SBIR

Phase I

2017

DOW

USAF

SBIR Phase II: Collaborative Indoor Mapping Technologies

Amount: $724,944 Topic: EI

This SBIR Phase II project will develop software and a system that enables nearly automatic generation and maintenance of a global database of indoor maps through crowdsourcing and data fusion. The current state of the art in indoor mapping relies on a manual labor-intensive process to create and maintain maps as they change over time, which is difficult to scale. A dynamic map-building system will address the challenge of generating and updating key indoor map navigation data. The developed mapping software will use existing embedded Smartphone sensors to discover building features (such as hallways, elevators, exits, and stairwells) and their connectivity as a user walks through a building while carrying a Smartphone running the mapping application. Additional building signature information is collected as part of the map. The user's location, which is simultaneously being tracked using the same sensors, is used to identify the location of the discovered building features. The map accuracy and completeness will increase as the number of users increase. This indoor map database will be used for improved indoor location and routing. The broader/commercial impact of the mapping software is that it will enable map coverage to increase beyond high use environments such as malls, airports, and museums. The dynamic map-building system enables maps to be easily extended to include all commercial buildings and to help address the challenge of maintaining and updating indoor map navigation data as they change over time. The data produced by the system will complement and integrate with indoor map data being made available by leading indoor map suppliers. Indoor maps can be used to power a wide array of applications, and they are clearly essential for making location-based applications work. These applications include consumer applications as well as critical safety applications. Locating people (including children) in emergency situations becomes possible if the software can both calculate their location and show it on a clear map that includes essential floor plan data that makes it easy to reach them. Navigating out of a building in an emergency is possible if the open pathways, stairwells, entrances, and exits are clearly marked on a map.

SBIR

Phase II

2014

NSF