Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:
Ohio University
Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact
First Name:
Chris
Last Name:
Bartone
Phone Number:
740-591-1660
Title:
Professor
Special Temporary Authority application - Certification
Applicant certification
Neither the applicant nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. The applicant hereby waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the prvious use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests authorization in accordance with this application. (See Section 304 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.) The applicant acknowledges that all statements made in this application and attached exhibits are considered material representations, and that all the exhibits part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application; undersigned certifies that all statements in this application are true, complete and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief and are made in good faith. Applicant certifies that construction of the station would NOT be an action which is likely to have a significant environmental effect. See the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR1.1301-1.1319.
Date:
2016-03-08 00:00:00.0
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):
Chris G. Bartone...
Title of Applicant (if any):
Professor
Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
This STA request is to transmit a radar type signal on a mobile unmanned aerial system (UAS) platform to test a detect and avoid capability for a mobile UAS platform. Many UASs in operation today do not have any detect and avoid capability and run the risk of hitting stationary and mobile objects. This research will focus on adding a low-cost, light weight, short-range radar to a UAS (i.e., less than 55 lbs) to help minimize UAS-to-fixed obstacle and UAS-to-mobile collisions.
Special Temporary Authority application - Information
Callsign:
WJ9XOE
Class of Station:
MO
Nature of Service:
Experimental
Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer
Equipment 1 Experimental
Yes
Equipment 1 Manufacturer
Ancortek
Equipment 1 Model Number
OU-SCR-940
Equipment 1 No. Of Units
1
Equipment 2 Experimental
Yes
Equipment 2 Manufacturer
Infineon
Equipment 2 Model Number
BGT24MTR12
Equipment 2 No. Of Units
1
Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
The purpose of these operations will be to test a low-cost, light weight, short-range radar that is installed on a test UAS (i.e., 3DR Robotics X8 UAS). A small target UAS will be instrumented with an aluminum spherical ball, that will provide a uniform radar cross section (RCS) to the radar. The target UAS will remain in a hover and the radar equipped UAS will slowly approach the target UAS and hover at fixed ranges (i.e, 200, 100, 50, 20 meters). Data will collected on-board the radar equipped UAS and the data will be processed. The primary objective of these first tests will be to characterize the detection range.
Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation