Shield AI Inc. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF193-CSO1

Shield AI Inc. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$43,673
Agency
Department of Defense · Air Force
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
AF193-CSO1
Solicitation
DoD SBIR X19.2
NAICS
Place of performance
CA
Period
2019-12-12 → 2020-12-12

Description

Against peer-competitors, the US Air Force will require an ability to rapidly transition AI algorithms for maneuver robotics from development in synthetic environments to employment on real-world platforms. The proposed effort will establish a methodology for this transition. The methodology will be validated in the context of artificially intelligent small UAS (SUAS) platforms capable of self-directed missions in GPS-denied reconnaissance in cluttered, unstructured environments. This effort anticipates a Phase II objective of applying the methodology for the development and validation of AI capabilities for autonomous systems that accomplish priority objectives for the USAF.