SI2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N142-114

SI2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$79,996
Agency
Department of Defense · Navy
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
N142-114
Solicitation
2014.2
NAICS
Place of performance
MA
Period
2014-10-27 → 2015-08-27

Description

SI2 Technologies, Inc. (SI2) will develop a lightweight spectrum monitoring payload for the ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with custom wideband antennas and a lightweight low power electronics package. SI2 will leverage recently flight tested wideband technology developed for the RQ-21a Blackjack to provide instantaneous coverage of the full band of interest with a minimal number of sub-bands and components. The antenna system will have omni-directional well characterized pattern coverage which is ideal for the intended end use. The payload will allow for integration of other atmospheric sensors, such as a humidity gauge and functions, such as direction finding or angle of arrival estimation. SI2s experience developing UAV payloads enables a laboratory scale demonstration on Phase I and a full-scale flight test prototype during Phase II.