PREVIOUS PROJECTS
SBIR Topic Development
IV-LLC has 10+ year’s experience in conceiving and developing Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) topics for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC); many of these SBIR projects are managed by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) directorate technical POCs (TPOC). The topics have focused on fulfilling major command (MAJCOM) technology needs, often in conjunction with A5 (Plans) or A3 (Operations) MAJCOM customers. A considerable amount of research and vetting of each SBIR topic occurs before being published by DoD or USAF to request proposed solutions by Industry. A small number of the prior topics are listed here; many are in development or have been moved to active capabilities for the warfighter.
These include use of 4GLTE, UHF, and HF communications for battlefield command-control (C2) cloud operations in delayed/disrupted-intermittent-high latency radio-frequency (RF) conditions; predictive communications visualization within the battlespace; and cyber-protected cockpit-to-weapons datalinks.
Intelligent Visioneering for Medicine (IVM)
Retinal Imaging System (IRIS)
IV-LLC’s legacy project began in 2008 as a concept to utilize a major defense industry’s mapping and photo-interpretation domain expertise within an internally-funded venture-capital process. The goal of the IVM Retinal Imaging System (IRIS) was to apply innovative techniques and tools to evaluate patients for very-early detection and treatment of diabetic retinopathy (EDTDR). A team of key individuals, doctors, and scientists from leading institutes came together to study new means to safely examine, detect, analyze, and treat the earliest signs of diabetes (esp. Type 2). Unfortunately, a corporate CEO decision to remain firmly with defense industrial channels forced cancellation of this and other projects before achieving Board of Directors (BoD) approval and funding.
Wideband High-Frequency (WBHF) BLOS Radio
We conceived and promoted a number of projects to implement WBHF capabilities for enhanced Command-Control (C2) and Communications (C3)—to introduce and use high-throughput digital HF communications for rapid and secure transmission/receipt of voice, video, and critical C2 data using ionospheric Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) [or Over-The-Horizon (OTH)] HF radio. These communications are critical to both warfighting and aircrew safety for combat and airlift missions around the world. This is especially important in the case of any loss or degradation of any space-based communications assets or channels.
Initial attempts were to look at incorporation of HF channels into the aerial combat cloud. While HF allows, typically, extremely slow transmission of data, the BLOS qualities offer worldwide communications far beyond those of VHF and UHF line-of-sight communications.
Aerial Cloud
IV-LLC conceived and promoted a number of projects to implement WBHF and traditional HF capabilities for enhanced Command-Control (C2) and Communications (C3) use in the battlespace.
