80NSSC24PB465

Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase I

Services for Ongoing Assessment of Risk (SOAR)

The Longbow Group, LLC (LONGBOW), with Daniel H. Wagner Associates, Inc. (DHWA) as a subcontractor, will demonstrate the feasibility of developing key components of a future In-Time Aviation Safety Management System (IASMS) and commercializing those components as IASMS Services, Functions, and Capabilities (SFCs) within one or more Supplemental Data Service Providers (SDSPs) supporting Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM). Services for Ongoing Assessment of Risk (SOAR) will be able to monitor and record real-time telemetry data from UAS and provide efficient safety prognostic decision-supporting tools that can identify and alert the operator about emergent anomalous behaviors to prevent critical system failures. Specifically, SOAR will monitor, record, and assess UAS subsystem health & status, including battery health, RF signals for Command and Control (C2), GPS signal strength, and IMU and Compass data. SOAR will utilize state-of-the-art Machine Learning (ML) models to perform short-term prediction of subsystem status/behavior, where each model has been trained on large amounts of recorded flight data of the same type, including operations with controlled subsystem failures (e.g., lost link, lost GPS, battery failure, etc.). Initial target markets are other ANSPs and UTM providers and UAS Operators with use cases such as Security, Search and Rescue, Disaster Relief and Air Cargo transportation. Future target markets include Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Air Taxi providers.

The goal of phase I is to establish the technical merit, feasibility, and commercial potential of proposed R&D efforts and determine the quality of performance of the small business awardee organization.

A3

24A3031016

SBIR-2024-Phase 1

Nasa Sbir Support Office