Air Force 27.1: fuse what several uncrewed aircraft see, even on a bad link
DAF27TZ01-DV003 (FOCISAUS) is about cooperative information sharing among uncrewed air systems: pick what to send, live with bad radios, and fuse the rest into better perception.
Official notice(opens in a new tab)Facts
- Air Force
- SBIR 27.1 DAF27TZ01-DV003 — FOCISAUS cooperative UAS info sharing
- Oct 28, 12:00 PM ET
- Due Nov 25, 12:00 PM ET
- U.S. Small Businesses
- SBIR Proposal on DSIP
What they’re asking for
Official topic text: prototype capabilities for distributed sharing, compression, adaptive transmission, and fusion of sensor data. Fusion is a core requirement (point clouds, imagery, radar, tracks, or other). Also of interest: operation under degraded/intermittent comms and scale across multiple sensing platforms. Example capabilities listed include discovery/retrieval of sensor information, adaptive fidelity, and fused products delivered to autonomy or operators.
How to respond
A proposal on DSIP after 27.1 opens. Search DAF27TZ01-DV003.
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