SBIR Phase I: Design And Implementation Of A Self-Contained Sensor For 3 -Dimensional State Estimation And Ground-Based Sense-And-Avoid System For Small Unmanned Aerial Systems.

SBIR 第一阶段：设计和实现用于小型无人机系统的三维状态估计的独立传感器和地基感知与回避系统。

• 批准号: 1416398
• 负责人: Ryan Morton
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: SkySpecs, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-07-01 至 2015-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1416398&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Design; Implementation; Self

The broader impact/commercial potential of this project is the development of a commercial UAS positioning and sense-and-avoid technology that will enable future UAS to operate safely in the NAS while delivering revolutionary new capabilities in emergency response, search and rescue, law enforcement, infrastructure inspection (e.g. wind turbines, bridges, road), agriculture, forestry, and a multitude of other commercial applications. After over 5 years of debate, in November 2013 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a 10 year roadmap for integration of commercial UAS into the NAS, specifically stating the need for development of a multi-sensor airborne sense-and-avoid system across all certified UAS. The manufacturability and wide commercial deployment of the proposed sensor suite will therefore also enable domestic UAS manufacturers to mitigate the regulatory uncertainty surrounding their products and catch up to their overseas counterparts who are already serving the multi-billion dollar global market for UAS. In addition to supporting U.S. technology leadership, the resurgence of domestic manufacturing, and the growth of an entirely new industry, this project will also enable parallel advances in related areas such as collision avoidance systems for autonomous automobiles, location awareness for handheld electronics, and plug-and-play electronics integration and miniaturization.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will demonstrate the feasibility of deploying a novel, integrated sensor suite to enable accurate position estimates and sense-and-avoid capabilities for small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) operating in the highly-regulated National Air Space (NAS). Currently, UAS are not integrated into the NAS due to regulatory and technological limitations. The uncertain regulatory climate is fast evolving toward a regime in which major technological advances in robotic situational awareness and sense-and-avoid capabilities will be required for UAS integration into the NAS. Today?s state-of-the-art UAS are remote controlled and gather rudimentary position estimates from Global Positioning System (GPS) and pilot feedback. This project will demonstrate a UAS sensor package that enables direct interface with current and proposed NAS infrastructure, remains fully functional when GPS is unavailable, and exceeds positioning capabilities of piloted vehicles. The sensor package will integrate a 360° camera, inertial measurement unit, GPS receiver, pressure sensor, and visual odometry software into a single, on-board device enabling Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) for precise vehicle positioning and communication with nearby aircraft. Completion of this Phase I SBIR project will enable the introduction of a disruptive navigation technology into what will become a multi-billion dollar domestic UAS market.

该项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是开发商业UAS定位和感官和避免技术，这将使未来的UAS能够在NAS中安全地运营，同时在紧急响应，搜救，执法，基础设施，基础设施，基础设施，Bridges，Bridges，Bridges，Agrivultrulture，Forest，Forest，Forest，Multssports of Multessporlations和其他商业范围内提供革命性的新能力。经过超过5年的辩论，2013年11月，联邦航空管理局（FAA）发布了10年的路线图，将商业UAS整合到NAS中，特别指出需要在所有经过认证的UAS中开发多传感器机源性感官和避免的系统。因此，拟议的传感器套件的制造和广泛的商业部署还将使国内UAS制造商能够减轻其产品周围的监管不确定性，并赶上他们已经为UAS提供数十亿美元全球市场的海外同行。 In addition to supporting U.S. technology leadership, the resurgence of domestic manufacturing, and the growth of an entirely new industry, this project will also enable parallel advances in related areas such as collision avoidance systems for autonomous automobiles, location awareness for handheld electronics, and plug-and-play electronics integration and miniaturization.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will demonstrate the feasibility of deploying a novel,集成传感器套件，以实现在高度监管的国家空间（NAS）中运行的小型无人空中系统（UAS）的准确位置估计和感知和避免功能。目前，由于监管和技术限制，UAS尚未集成到NAS中。不确定的监管气候正在迅速发展，即在该制度中，将UAS整合到NAS中需要机器人情境意识和意义和避免能力的主要技术进步。如今，最先进的UAS已受到遥控器的控制，并从全球定位系统（GPS）和试点反馈中收集基本的位置估计。该项目将展示一个UAS传感器软件包，该软件包可以直接与当前和拟议的NAS基础架构进行直接接口，当GPS不可用时仍保持完全正常的功能，并且超过了试车车辆的定位功能。传感器包将将360°相机，惯性测量单元，GPS接收器，压力传感器和视觉探光软件集成到单个板载设备中，以同时定位和映射（SLAM），以进行精确车辆的定位以及与附近飞机的通信。该阶段I SBIR项目的完成将使颠覆性导航技术能够将其引入数十亿美元的国内UAS市场。