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Advanced Terrain Imaging with Communication Signals, Year 1

Completed TRL 6 (started at 4, targeting 6)

Description

Identify advanced methods and processing for combined communicating/sensing paradigm; develop a terrain mapping capability with RF radios

Benefits

Provides situational awareness capabilities to support cognitive radio. Strong potential for cognitive experiment, direct application to planetary exploration.

Details

Technology areaCommunications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems > Revolutionary Communications Technologies > Cognitive Networking
ProgramCenter Innovation Fund: GRC CIF (GRC CIF)
Lead organizationGlenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH
Start date2014-11-01
End date2015-10-01

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