Small Non-Cooperative Collision Avoidance Systems Suited to Small Tactical Unmanned Systems Navy SBIR FY2015.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2015.1 Topic No.: N151-026 Topic Title: Small Non-Cooperative Collision Avoidance Systems Suited to Small Tactical Unmanned Systems Proposal No.: N151-026-0917 Firm: Technology Service Corporation 962 Wayne Avenue Suite 800 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 Contact: Joshua Gullett Phone: (256) 535-2117 Abstract: TSC has developed a low-cost, small SWaP Linear FM Continuous Wave (CW) homodyne radar sensor, compatible with many small UAS. The sensor measures range using Linear FM ranging, and measures angle in 2 dimensions using a multi-channel interferometer. The Miniature Angle Sensing Radar (MASR) is part of a family of TSC designed and built low-cost, small SWaP radar sensors based on the principle of using a Linear FM homodyne receiver architecture and FPGA-based Digital Signal Processing to reduce parts counts and therefore decrease power consumption and cost. TSC proposes to perform specific and limited modifications to the MASR sensor to be used as a Sense and Avoid (SAA) radar sensor in small Group 2/3 UAS, providing all-weather, day/night, SAA performance in a low-cost, small SWaP package. Benefits: TSC expects the small UAS market to increase rapidly in the coming decade. Sense and Avoid (SAA) sensor technology will be required on nearly all of the new UAS in order to allow them to operate within the US National Airspace System (NAS). Our MASR sensor will provide a low-cost, small SWaP option that will be very attractive to UAS OEM providers and the government. Additionally we believe this technology can be applied to a myriad of other Unmanned Systems applications, from autonomous ground vehicles performing garbage collection to unmanned construction and repair operations in space requiring precision positioning measurement. Return