Sensors & sensing: open SBIR/STTR topics
31 open or upcoming topics mention sensors & sensing, across 2 agencies. Matched by keywords in the topic title and description.
AI/ML for Next Generation of Missile Detection, Warning, Tracking, and Reporting
The purpose of this topic is to address a critical need within the U.S.
Agentic AI Based Cognitive Radar for GEOINT Mission
Agentic AI enables autonomous control of expert systems for desired information gathering or completing a task.
Artificial Intelligence Performance Evaluation Tool
The proposed research effort aims to address critical gaps in the evaluation and validation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems within the Air Force by developing an Artificial Intelligence Performance Evaluation Tool.
Automated Combat Assessment at the Edge
Combat assessment (physical and functional) provides tactically relevant information for re-strike and re-planning.
Bio-inspired Underwater Teams
Bio-inspired underwater vehicles have nearly matched the speeds and efficiencies of real fish.
Compact Passive Radar
In contested A2/AD environments, active radar emissions act as beacons for adversary Electronic Warfare.
DIRECT TO PHASE II: Minimally Invasive Remote Blood Collection Device for Free-Ranging Cetaceans
Navy bottlenose dolphins are valuable Fleet assets whose health and well-being are essential to sustaining mine countermeasures, port security, and object recovery missions.
Design of RoomTemperature THz and Infrared Sensing Devices Using Non-Toxic, Supply-Chain Secure Material Platform
Infrared sensing sits at an inflection point.
Localization, Characterization, and Modeling of Freestream Disturbances in Hypersonic Wind Tunnels
Hypersonic ground-test facilities are critical for evaluating aerodynamic forces, aerothermodynamic heating, and boundary-layer transition (BLT) behavior on high-speed flight vehicles.
Low SWaP-C Tactical Awareness Payload for Proliferated, Agile Satellites (TAPPAS) for Space Domain Awareness
This D2P2 effort is to develop low Size, Weight, Power, and Cost (SWaP-C) technology for an on-board sensing payload to provide local situational awareness.
Low-Cost Multi-Function Ku-Band RF System for Prompt Strike Weapons
Current multifunction radar systems for use onboard various types of small airborne platforms are prohibitively expensive to procure at scale, and this is especially true for systems engineered for use in demanding high subsonic regimes (peak velocity greater than Mach 3 but under Mach 5).
Novel Radio Frequency Sensing Technologies
Detecting and mapping deep subsurface mineral deposits typically requires localized or low-altitude operations.
OPEN - Proliferated Low-Altitude Detection for C-sUAS
This DAF focused open topic seeks C-sUAS detect options for transition into the USAF and USSF, specifically supporting AFLCMC/ES and the JIATF 401 marketplace.
Resilient Integrated Photonic Transport In Denied Environments (RIPTIDE)
Future autonomous operations will occur in contested electromagnetic environments where traditional positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) references cannot be assumed.
TRIAGE-X: Autonomous Casualty Triage and Treatment in Chemically Contaminated Mass Casualty Events
DARPA seeks innovative approaches to autonomous chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear (CBRN) triage that measurably improve casualty survival and increase the effective capacity of a medical response during CBRN disasters.
Vision Language Model (VLM) for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) target search and classification from Sensor Independent Complex Data (SICD)
Vision language models (VLMs) combine multimodal (Video, SAR and Infrared Imagery) data/imagery and generative AI models to understand and process video, image, and text.
Agile Wire Harness Manipulation and Installation for Unmanned Aerial Systems
Context & BackgroundModern Department of Defense (DoD) manufacturing and depot sustainment environments increasingly depend on agile automation to scale up production and maintain rapid operational readiness.
Cleaner for the Time Domain Reflectometer Tank Level Indicator
Fouling on the TDR sensor used for TLI is a persistent problem. The TDR is necessary to provide accurate and precise readings for fuel measurement.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Rapid Maturation
Inexpensive, highly maneuverable, commercially available unmanned aerial systems (UAS) threaten tactical forces, critical infrastructure, and installations.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Rapid Maturation
Inexpensive, highly maneuverable, commercially available unmanned aerial systems (UAS) threaten tactical forces, critical infrastructure, and installations.
Fusion of Cooperative Information Sharing for Uncrewed Air Systems (FOCISAUS)
Distributed air operations increasingly depend on timely awareness of objects, hazards, and activities beyond the field of view of any individual platform.
Advanced Metrology and Sensors
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Chemical and Environmental Sensing and Data
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Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a rapidly evolving field that involves the interconnection and interaction of smart objects (objects or devices with embedded sensors, onboard data processing capability, and a means of communication) to provide automated services that would otherwise not be possible.
IoT Sensors and Actuators
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Networked Sensors and Sensing
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Novel Advanced Materials-based Sensors
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Novel Power and Thermal Management Sensors
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Novel Semiconductor-based Sensors
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Quantum Sensing and Metrology
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Wearables and External Sensors
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Past SBIR/STTR awards in sensors & sensing
Since 2021, SBIR.gov records 1,518 SBIR/STTR awards worth $785.5M here. Top agencies: Defense (930), NASA (196), Energy (137), Health and Human Services (89), National Science Foundation (70), Commerce (33). Most frequent awardees: PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. (38), INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC (30), TRITON SYSTEMS, INC. (20), SPECTRAL ENERGIES LLC (16), TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION (16), ALPHACORE INC (14).
- Modular and Adaptable Systems for Real-time Fusion of R/N and Contextual Data by PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. (Phase I, Homeland Security, 2024, $174,987)
- Chip-scale Large-aperture, Ultrawide-angle LiDAR by 2PI INC (Phase I, NASA, 2023, $149,782)
- SBIR Phase I:High-performance, ultra-compact 3D sensor enabled by metasurface flat optics by 2PI INC (Phase I, National Science Foundation, 2023, $256,000)
- Fast Field Screening of PFAS in Non-Portable Waters.. by 2WITECH SOLUTIONS LLC (Phase I, Health and Human Services, 2023, $173,075)
- Preventing Biofouling of Oceanographic Sensors Using UV Illumination Powered by a Compact Wave Energy Converter by 3NEWABLE LLC (Phase II, Energy, 2023, $1,149,047)
- Multifunctional Multi-channel Scalable Cognitive Electromagnetic wide band Transceiver (MUSCET) by A10 SYSTEMS INC (Phase I, Defense, 2023, $149,549)
- Advanced High Temperature Sensors for Hypersonic Vehicles by ACREE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED (Phase I, NASA, 2023, $149,999)
- A Sensor Patch for Continuous Monitoring of Sodium, Glucose, and Ketones Concurrently and in Real-Time by ACTIOX LLC (Phase I, Health and Human Services, 2023, $242,832)
- Optical NMR using Diamond Quantum Sensing for Imaging Metabolic Processes in Live Cells by ADAMAS NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC (Phase II, Energy, 2023, $1,650,000)
- Novel multi-sensing seat cover system for prevention of sitting-related pressure injuries in individuals with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias by ADAPT DESIGN WORKS, LLC (Phase I, Health and Human Services, 2023, $496,520)
Source: SBIR.gov public award dataset, matched by keywords. Not an official classification.
Related areas: Autonomy & robotics · Artificial intelligence & machine learning · Communications & networking · Data analytics & software · Maritime & undersea
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