ARETE ASSOCIATES — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N191-003

ARETE ASSOCIATES — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$144,976
Agency
Department of Defense · Navy
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
N191-003
Solicitation
19.1
NAICS
Place of performance
CA
Period
2019-05-29 → 2019-11-29

Description

To solve the urgent and important problem of aircraft navigation over the ocean in GPS-denied environments, Areté proposes to develop and build ARION: Airborne Referenced Imaging for Ocean Navigation. The ARION system will utilize wave referencing algorithms and passive imaging to correct a navigation solution degraded by the absence of GPS. In Phase 1, Areté will prove the technical merit of ARION by developing the necessary algorithms and performing a proof-of-concept study, and by producing prototype design plans for an initial system. In Phase 2, Areté will build a prototype system and test its performance in an operationally relevant environment and aircraft.