Physical Optics Corporation — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to advance the development in Phase II of the n
Physical Optics Corporation — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $729,992
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Solicitation
- 2010.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2012-04-20 → 2014-04-19
Description
Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to advance the development in Phase II of the new Electric and Magnetic Photonic Sensor (EMPHOS) system technology. In Phase I POC has conclusively demonstrated the feasibility of EMPHOS for enabling autonomous UAV navigation in the presence of power lines. To validate the EMPHOS system design, POC built and tested a proof-of-concept prototype compatible with current Army fielded small electric-powered UAVs physical configurations and operational requirements. Measurements with the prototype showed that the photonic sensors provide the high-performance electric and magnetic sensing in a small (