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Cambridge Sensoriis wins NATEP grant to deliver an onboard Detection & Avoidance Radar Tracking technology

Cambridge Sensoriis Ltd, an ARPAS-UK member with deep expertise in radar technology, has been awarded a NATEP (National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme) grant to deliver an ultra-lightweight onboard Detection and Avoidance Radar Tracking (oDART) avionics system. oDART leverages micro radar technologies that have been specifically developed for low altitude flight onboard Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) and shall adapt and introduce these into crewed aircraft.

Our edge-cutting radar technology will support navigation, collision avoidance, and airspace deconfliction, during the critical take-off and landing phases of flight. Few competing micro–Air-To-Air Radar (ATAR) exist, and those that do have been designed for light-aircraft obstacle detection at high altitudes and are often ineffective at lower altitudes.
Dr. Steve Clark, Founder and CEO of Cambridge Sensoriis

High frequency radar provides excellent all weather object detection performance but has traditionally been large and expensive. Cambridge Sensoriis has designed a low Size, Weight, Power, and cost (SWaPc) radar, suitable for object detection. Other technologies have limited ability to distinguish between low flying small aircraft and ground-based structures like cranes, larger antenna, or electricity pylons. oDART supports reduced crew operation – part of the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Advanced Systems stream – by providing greater and relevant situational awareness of flying and ground-based obstructions. Resilient pilot supporting systems are essential, especially within congested urban airspace.

Project oDART falls within the ATI strategy of accelerating the introduction of novel aircraft platforms to establish the UK as a global leader for Net Zero aerospace. I am delighted to be supporting Cambridge Sensoriis and I am just as enthusiastic as them to help develop their product and see it being brought to market.
Dave Howells, NATEP Technology Manager, who has supported project oDART since its application was submitted

Novel aircraft include battery powered eVTOLs (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft) – these are an integral part of the route towards zero carbon aviation which is a further ATI strategic objective. Safe and certified eVTOL flight will require advanced supporting avionics systems, such as those proposed within the oDART program.

Cambridge Sensoriis is the project lead of this 18-month project which launched in June 2023, and
they will be supported by other funded project partners, including ARPAS-UK members Across Safety Development and TEKTowr. Across Safety Development are specialists in safety management and regulatory affairs, providing expertise across all aspects of the aviation industry, and have facilitated CAA approvals for numerous projects in the UK and abroad.

Bringing certified UAS, motors, and components to market will be a game changer and will establish leading positions for forward thinking developers. With our experience in regulatory affairs, and our understanding of current and proposed regulations, we can help manufacturers such as Cambridge Sensoriis with the planning and implementation of a workable certification strategy.
Anthony Venetz, Managing Director of Across Safety Development

TEKTowr is an engineering solutions company bringing innovative products and services to market within safety-critical, security-critical software environments. Matt Banham and his engineers have decades experience in high-integrity software engineering.

More about Cambridge Sensoriis
Cambridge Sensoriis is a UK company with deep domain expertise in radar technology, whose mission has been to develop radar solutions in a micro form that are suitable for deployment on Uncrewed Aerial Systems, to support collision avoidance, and autonomous landing.

More about The National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme (NATEP)
The Aerospace Growth Partnership developed the National Aerospace Technology Exploitation
Programme (NATEP) aimed at small and medium sized suppliers to help them develop their own
innovative technologies to enhance their capabilities and increase their ability to win new business
with higher tier companies anywhere in the world.

11 December 2023

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Talk To The Eye In The Sky: Cambridge Wireless Event

29 March 2023: 10.30am – 4pm

Location: TTP, Melbourn Science Park, Melbourn, SG8 6EE

Join the Radio Technology SIG at their next in-person event where they will explore the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles industry, to establish the current landscape, the technology needs to evolve and hear from successful examples of UAVs being deployed in real-life.

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From Tanzania to Scotland, demonstration missions have shown that UAVs can provide vital services such as delivering medical supplies to regions with limited road infrastructure and inspection of assets in locations hazardous to humans. Being able to do Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) safely and securely is key to make this commercially successful and enable large scale operations. Several pieces of the puzzle need to align to make this commercially successful – ranging from reliable command and control; means to integrate safely with airspace via various layers of deconfliction; optimising for size, weight, and cost to improve uptake; and close integration with enterprise or appropriate use-case workflows.

At this event, you will hear from various stakeholders on their perspective of where the industry is, how technology needs evolve and hear some successful examples of these being deployed in real-life.

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BVLOS flight testing at the Snowdonia Aerospace Centre – Watch Again

A discussion on the challenges faced by drone operators in the UK with regard to BVLOS development, how the Snowdonia Aerospace Centre can help members accelerate their BVLOS capability, and how best to prepare for a BVLOS flight test campaign.

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Jeremy Howitt

Snowdonia Aerospace

Future Flight Lead

Jeremy has a 35-year career in aerospace research with a focus on automatic and autonomous guidance, navigation and control systems, and is a former Assistant Technical Director of Aerospace Systems at QinetiQ where he was the progenitor of their small drone trials programme. He is a Royal Aeronautical Society Team Gold Medal winner and also a former Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor in Systems Engineering. Jeremy now leads the future flight activities at the Snowdonia Aerospace Centre and is a member of the Space Wales Leadership Group.

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Micro Secondary radar, for drone autonomy and navigation by Cambridge Sensoriis: Watch Again

Micro Radar are becoming available for Drones, allowing all-weather, long-range detection of obstacles. But there are multiple other uses for these software configurable Radar, High precision measurement of landing pads for autonomous control; finding a journey endpoint within centimetres, without GNSS; and assured positioning while a drone surveys infrastructure. Both technology insights and practical use cases will be covered.

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Dr Steve Clark

Cambridge Sensoriis Ltd

CEO & Founder

Dr Steve Clark is the founder and CEO of Cambridge Sensoriis. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering and Physics at Loughborough University, and his PhD at the Australian Centre for Field Robotics at the University of Sydney. He has over 25 years’ experience as a founder and entrepreneur in radar technology for industrial automation. Steve co-founded Navtech Radar from 1999, where he designed and manufactured radar solutions for the security, industrial automation, and traffic safety markets. World first systems include radar navigation for autonomous straddle carriers at Australian container ports; radar for tunnel and motorway stopped vehicle detection in the UK and internationally; and radar on autonomous iron-ore bulk carrier trains for obstacle avoidance. Steve is now designing all weather micro radar systems at Sensoriis, to support autonomy and BVLOS flight for commercial drone services.