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Development of an Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Passive Detection, Tracking, And, Identification System for Ground Vehicles is sponsored by Department of the Army, Army SBIR|STTR Program Office. This Army SBIR topic aims to develop a drone detection, tracking, and identification system using passive sensors, with a focus on low power consumption.
The system should be able to detect and track drones from their radio frequency transmissions, visual or acoustic signatures. It also seeks optimal architecture for passive sensor networks with integrated memory and learning/data-processing network algorithms for single and multiple drone detection (swarms), leveraging AI.
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The current listing shows not specified, but generally up to $250,000 for Phase I, and up to $1,000,000 for Phase II SBIR. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Development of an Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Passive Detection, Tracking, And, Identification System for Ground Vehicles is funded by Department of the Army, Army SBIR|STTR Program Office. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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