BLACKSKY AEROSPACE LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N171-082

BLACKSKY AEROSPACE LLC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$218,036
Agency
Department of Defense · Navy
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
N171-082
Solicitation
2017.1
NAICS
Place of performance
VA
Period
2017-06-01 → 2018-12-28

Description

A High Accuracy, Fast Response Meteorological Profiling Payload with CICADA Compatibility is proposed. All sensor subsystems (humidity, temperature, pressure) have already been successfully tested onboard a UAV and/or a weather balloon. The innovative solution is solid state-based and leverages the latest advancements in the field of multi-sensor dynamic signal restauration techniques. Examples of flight measurements show how the method on prototype level can already be used to correct vertical profiles and resolve turbulence spectra up to about 3Hz (humidity) and 4Hz (temperature). At an airspeed of 25m/s this corresponds to a spatial resolution of less than 10m.