{"id":28624,"date":"2024-05-13T16:41:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T16:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=28624"},"modified":"2024-05-13T16:41:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T16:41:47","slug":"vigilant-aerospace-awarded-ocast-grant-to-develop-distributed-airspace-management-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/oklahoma\/vigilant-aerospace-awarded-ocast-grant-to-develop-distributed-airspace-management-system\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Vigilant Aerospace Awarded OCAST Grant to Develop Distributed Airspace Management System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Vigilant Aerospace Systems<\/a>, the leading developer of multi-sensor airspace management and collision avoidance software for drones and advanced air mobility, has been awarded a $500,000 grant as part of a nearly $1 million project to work with the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education<\/a> (OAIRE) at Oklahoma State University to develop a distributed version of its detect-and-avoid system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The grant is provided by the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology<\/a> (OCAST). Vigilant Aerospace also won an OCAST grant in 2019 to work with OSU integrating new radars into its collision avoidance system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project addresses the challenges posed by the increasing\nnumber of uncrewed aircraft operating in the National Airspace System,\nincluding inspection and delivery drones, first responder drones, and larger\nair taxi and cargo drones. While these autonomous vehicles offer significant\nsocietal and economic benefits, they require new airspace management paradigms\nto ensure safe integration into the existing airspace and air traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vigilant Aerospace provides the software and networked\nsensors and radars to allow uncrewed aircraft to safely fly long distances and\nbeyond the visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) of the pilot \u2013 which is essential to\nenabling the next generation of aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVigilant Aerospace is an industry leader developing crucial\ntechnology for aviation safety right here in Oklahoma,” said Dr. Jamey\nJacob, OAIRE executive director. “The ability for drones and larger\nautonomous vehicles to detect and avoid collisions with other aircraft is\ncritical for the future of aviation and for multiple efforts throughout the\nnation. Projects like this keep Oklahoma at the forefront of the industry,\nwhile supporting innovative local businesses. This initiative has far-reaching\nimpact as a wide range of autonomous aircraft take to the air.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The OCAST grant is provided through its highly competitive\nOklahoma Applied Research Support (OARS) program, which supports businesses\ndeveloping innovations and technologies that create new jobs and diversify\nOklahoma\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project also received support from the US Economic Development Administration (EDA) as part of the $38.2 million Build Back Better grant awarded to a Tulsa-based coalition to support new aerospace initiatives in Oklahoma. Projects include the Skyway Range Flight Corridor<\/a>, a 114 nautical mile drone corridor and one of the most ambitious advanced air mobility projects in the nation. The new corridor serves as the perfect platform for Vigilant\u2019s distributed airspace management system to enable true BVLOS flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWorking with OSU helps to speed our R&D and provide the\nSkyway Range Flight Corridor with the most advanced airspace management system\nin the nation,” said Kraettli L. Epperson, CEO of Vigilant Aerospace.\n“It\u2019s an excellent example of public-private co-operation to fast-track\nthis high-potential technology both in the region and beyond. We are grateful\nto our sponsors at OCAST and the EDA for their support and are excited to work\nwith our partners at OSU with their exceptional capabilities and resources.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 OSU and OAIRE support\nthe project with unique capabilities including research engineers, pilots and\nsubject matter experts, test aircraft, flights at the OSU Unmanned Aircraft\nFlight Station near Stillwater, and special research waivers from the FAA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOklahoma continues to be a hotbed of innovation in\nautonomous flight, with a number of research institutions in the state already\nsupporting this growth,” said Jennifer McGrail, Executive Director of\nOCAST. “This grant award brings together research and industry, helps to\nsupport innovation in the state and diversification of our economy. We look for\nground-breaking initiatives, with potentially broad industry impact, and\nVigilant Aerospace\u2019s proposal fit that description.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vigilant Aerospace Systems, the leading developer of multi-sensor airspace management and collision avoidance software for drones and advanced air mobility, has been awarded a $500,000 grant as part of a nearly $1 million project to work with the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE) at Oklahoma State University to develop a distributed version […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-oklahoma","category-unmanned-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28624"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28626,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28624\/revisions\/28626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}