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BLOSMM Overview
Beyond Line of Sight
Mobile Mesh Network
Navy Phase II SBIR
David R. Ahlgren
5/31/10
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The Problem – Bandwidth Everywhere Except
for the Forward Deployed Warfighters
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BLOSMM - Beyond Line of Sight Mobile Mesh
Warfighter Communication and Tracking System
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Small UAV/UAS Communications Payload
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Tier 1.5 through tier 3
Works with existing warfighter radios, laptops, PDAs etc.
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Extends Tactical Edge Network (TEN) to forward deployed teams
Relays - voice, video and data (2 Mbit/sec), Land or sea operation
Interoperable IPV4 & IPV6 communication system
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Also Sensors, Robots etc.
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Deployed on small man launched UAV
Very low cost alternative to expensive airborne resources
Hastily deployed, available when and where needed
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Special Operations Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard
Disaster and humanitarian relief, Homeland defense
High Speed IP Data Communications Relay
Tracks and Communicates with Forward Deployed Teams
Local Commander Control
Military and Commercial Applications
Extends the Global Information Grid (GIG) and the Tactical Edge
Networks (TEN)
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BLOSMM – Navy Applications
Expanded Maritime
Intercept Operations (EMIO)
 Navy
Application – SBIR
Funded (PMW 160)
Wireless Reach Back System
ONR AN/SSQ-131 (WRBS)
– A program of record
– Deployed on 125 DDG
– Support VBSS Teams
– Extends reach and capability
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Applications - Other
Navy Seals (NAVSOC)
– Naval Expeditionary
Operations (NEO)
– Port and Coastal Patrols
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Payload for small UAV or
Fire Scout
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BLOSMM – Typical Land Mission
 Forward
Operations
Locate and track
forward deployed
teams
– Relays voice, video
and data, anywhere
– Local commander UAV
mission control
– Land or sea Operation
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 Features
Voice, video, data relay
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– Long range, broadband width
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Hastily formed IP data link
– Low power disadvantaged users
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B – Video surveillance relay
– Payload for low cost small UAV
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C – Biometric identification
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BLOSMM is a Payload for
Tier 1.5, 2 and 3 UAVs
BLOSMM
Payload
Tier 1.5,
2&3
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SpotBeam ESAtm
Electronically Steered Antenna
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SpotBeam ESA Advantage
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SpotBeam ESA Antenna Specification
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High gain, low weight
Connects with low power radios
Reduces interference with neighbors
Allows spectrum reuse
Antenna
Side View
SpotBeam ESA
Type – SpotBeam ESA (Electronically
Steered Antenna)
Gain – 8dBi Full ground coverage
Steering – high speed electronic
Multiple beam positions
Example Configuration
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Freq – 2.4 to 2.485 GHz
Antenna – 6.5 x 6.5 x 0.5, 14 oz
Radio – 5 x 5 x 0.5, 6 oz
Battery – 4hrs, 14V 2.5Ah, 8 oz
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SpotTrack Auto Steering
Locks onto Ground Team Radio
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BLOSMM Business Opportunity
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Three Proprietary BLOSMM Technologies
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SpotBeam ESAtm Electronically Steered Antenna
SpotTracktm Radio Antenna Control Algorithm
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Hopscotch Meshtm
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Market
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UAS Optimized Mesh Network Radio and Antenna
Navy – Transition to existing program of record
Military – Applications in all branches
Enabler – Integrate other tactical radio technologies
Growth - Advanced UAV/UAS/UGV communication products
Funding
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Ground Team Communication and Tracking Technology
Current - Phase II SBIR - $600K, $150K option
Looking for phase II.5 and phase III funding
AhlTek Team
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Wireless and product development experts
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BLOSMM – Technology Demonstration
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Phase II SBIR Project
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Air to Air Radio – Hopscotch Mesh Network
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Transparent Layer 2 Mesh, IPV4 & IPV6
Relays voice, video and data
Small UAV Optimized, minimizes effects of instability
Air to Ground Radio – SpotTrack Radio/Antenna
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Phase II Option Approved
Unique and Differentiating Technologies
Warfighter, sensors, unmanned ground vehicles
SpotBeam ESA Electronically Steered Antenna
SpotTrack technology embedded in radio waveform
Small UAV Payload
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Very low SWAP – 4lbs, 10 Watts, 8 x 16 x 1”
Operates on land and sea
2 Mbits/sec bandwidth
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BLOSMM System Specifications
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System
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Operation
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Warfighter, forward deployed Personnel
Robots (UGV), Sensors
Warfighter Ground Radio
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70 km radius, 1 hr., 100 km2 in 10 min
Broadband Communication Relay
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Broadband data relay for land or sea missions
Man portable and man launched UAV’s
Ship, RHIB or land launched
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6 – 10 UAV nodes
UAV speed - 50 – 100 km/h
Bandwidth – 2 Mbit/sec
Technology Demo - COTS Wi-Fi - PDA, laptop or phone
Future Options - Tactical radios (JTRS etc.), M2M radios
Other Applications
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Surveillance and sensing subsystem
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BLOSMM References
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Public documents (note LRDH was renamed
BLOSMM)
ONR Program of Record - Wireless Reach Back System
(WRBS) AN/SSQ-131,
https://www.cnic.navy.mil/navycni/groups/public/@pub
/@mida/documents/document/cnicp_a131434.pdf
SBIR Abstract - AhlTek/Cubic Long Reach Drop-in
Hotspot (LRDH),
http://www.navysbir.com/07_1/52.htm
SBIR Topic - Global Information Grid (GIG) Tactical
Edge Networks (TEN)
http://www.navysbir.com/n07_1/n071-111.htm
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AhlTek Capabilities
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Wireless and Mesh Networking
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Array Antenna Design
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Hardware and Software Development
Repurposed COTS Products
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Conformal
Phased array
Embedded Computing
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RF design, Link budgets
Protocol development
Simulation and Modeling
Hastily Formed Networks
Portable Communications
Product and System Development
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Contact Information
AhlTek Entrée Wireless, LLC
1834 Glasgow Ave
Cardiff, CA 92007
David R. Ahlgren
877 364 5424
[email protected]
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