| Sol No.: |
Navy STTR FY2015.A |
| Topic No.: |
N15A-T014 |
| Topic Title: |
Aircraft Carrier-based Precision Ship-Relative Navigation Guidance for Aircraft Landing under Emissions Control Conditions |
| Proposal No.: |
N15A-014-0084 |
| Firm: |
SA Photonics
120 Knowles Dr.
Los Gatos, California 95032 |
| Contact: |
Jack Graves |
| Phone: |
(408) 460-4665 |
| Abstract: |
This proposal describes an all optical fixed wing landing system for a aircraft carrier capable of flying an aircraft all the way to landing in a RF denied environment. The precision, reliability and accuracy of this system will allow control the aircraft without the help from the pilot all the way to touch down. It will work seamlessly with UAVs and manned aircraft that have been retrofitted with the small landing control module. It will use eye safe sources in the IR and could possible integrate and work in parallel with the existing SGSI systems in use today. In addition it will provide a full duplex communication system at high data rates. |
| Benefits: |
Landing on aircraft carriers has always been a high risk maneuver and as we enter the new age of UAVs the need for landing system that can work in a RF and GPS denied environment become even more important. The most safe and efficient use of our flying assets flying from aircraft carriers is becoming more and more complex. The proposed MOBLS landing system has the right attributes that naturally lead to high reliability and redundancy to meet this need even in the most adverse RF environments. |