TrellisWare Technologies, Inc. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: Existing increments of the Mounted Soldier System provide wireless voice communications; f
TrellisWare Technologies, Inc. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $69,942
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Solicitation
- 2010.3
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2011-02-14
Description
Existing increments of the Mounted Soldier System provide wireless voice communications; future increments will further require untethered video connectivity to a distance of 500 meters. Owing to the sensitivity of the transmitted data and the size, weight, and power (SWaP) constraints of helmet-mounted systems, a number of unique requirements can be identified for an Untethered Secure Video Transmission sub-system of the MSS including waveform covertness (LPI/LPD), waveform robustness (dynamic multipath resistance), low-SWaP crypto, and video Quality of Service (QoS). TrellisWare Technologies, Inc. ("TrellisWare") and its subcontracting partner ViaSat Inc. presently propose to develop an Untethered Secure Video Transmission system that meets precisely these requirements. In particular, we will synthesize (i) TrellisWare"s advanced waveform technology, (ii) ViaSat"s FPGA-based Type I crypto, and (iii) TrellisWare"s MIL-STD-810 certified software defined radio (SDR) platforms in this innovative research and development effort.