Precision Optical Navigation Guidance System (PRONG) Navy STTR FY2015.A Sol No.: Navy STTR FY2015.A Topic No.: N15A-T014 Topic Title: Precision Optical Navigation Guidance System (PRONG) Proposal No.: N15A-014-0194 Firm: FOMS, Inc. 3525 Del Mar Heights Rd. #236 San Diego, California 92130 Contact: Dmitry Starodubov Phone: (805) 501-9399 Web Site: www.fomsinc.com Abstract: FOMS Inc. and University of Southern California propose to develop the PRecision Optical Navigation Guidance (PRONG) system to provide continuous, high quality range and bearing data to fixed wing aircraft during landing approach to an aircraft carrier. The PRONG system uses infrared optical communications with advanced modulation and coding to measure range between ship and aircraft with accuracy and precision better than 1 meter at ranges more than 7.5 km (4 nm). The system includes an innovative electro-optical receiver design which measures bearing from aircraft to ship with accuracy and precision better than 0.5 mRad (0.03 degrees). The PRONG system provides real-time range and bearing updates to multiple aircraft at rates up to several kHz, and duplex data transmission between ship and aircraft. Benefits: The PRONG system will benefit the Navy in many ways: it will reduce pilot workload during carrier landings under adverse sea and weather conditions, and will enable fully autonomous landings of unmanned aerial vehicles on aircraft carriers and small-deck Navy ships. The PRONG system provides the same benefits for fixed and mobile land-based platforms and autonomous vehicles. Among the many commercial applications are civilian aircraft and UAVs, and self-driving smart vehicles. Return