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High Accuracy, Fast Response Meteorological Profiling Payload with CICADA Compatibility
Award last edited on: 11/15/2018

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : Navy
Total Award Amount
$1,132,104
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
N171-082
Principal Investigator
Raymond Hoheisel

Company Information

Blacksky Aerospace LLC

623 19th Street South
Arlington, VA 22202
   (202) 500-3743
   N/A
   www.blacksky-aerospace.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 08
County: Arlington

Phase I

Contract Number: N68335-17-C-0361
Start Date: 6/1/2017    Completed: 10/15/2018
Phase I year
2017
Phase I Amount
$218,036
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.

Benefit:
Commercial Applications: (a) Meteorological UAS applications (UAV or weather balloon based). (b) Agricultural applications on Micro-Climate level (UAV based). (c) Industrial and residential air quality and air flow monitoring (HVAC).

Keywords:
pressure, pressure, Meteorological profiling, humidity, EMV, UAS, UAV, temperature, Fast Response Measurement

Phase II

Contract Number: N68335-20-C-0095
Start Date: 1/2/2020    Completed: 1/3/2022
Phase II year
2020
Phase II Amount
$914,068
A High Accuracy, Fast Response Meteorological Profiling Payload with micro-UAS compatibility is proposed.