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Completed TRL 3 (started at 2, targeting 5)
Future project funding capture and risk reduction for future proposals for a space-hardened frequency modulated continuous wave - light detection and ranging (FMCW-LiDAR) sensor / lunar environment navigation instrument.
Project will develop an approach for the necessary thermal, radiation, vacuum, vibration, and other ruggedization considerations needed for adaptation of frequency modulated continuous wave light detection and ranging (FMCW-LiDAR) sensor for use in space and the lunar environment. FMCW-LiDAR sensors provide range and velocity information for objects scanned in a field of view (FOV), and are capable of creating high resolution three dimensional terrain maps for navigation and visualization and the development of sophisticated simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) algorithms.
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