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Patents

  1. Raghu Venkataraman, Peter Seiler, and Brian Taylor (2017). Fault-tolerant aircraft flight control using a subset of aerodynamic control surfaces. (U.S. Patent No. US20170349267A1). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Research Grants and Awards (Prime Contractor)

  1. 2021 - 2023: AFWERX Agility Prime Phase II STTR, $749,371, Common Flight Control System.
  2. 2021: Air Force Phase I SBIR, $44,666, Rugged Portable Data Acquisition System.
  3. 2020 - 2021: AFWERX Agility Prime Phase I STTR, $149,216, Common Flight Control System.
  4. 2020 - 2022: NASA Phase II SBIR, $733,814, Performance Based Autonomous Precision Approach and Landing System.
  5. 2019: NASA Phase I SBIR, $111,562, Performance Based Autonomous Precision Approach and Landing System.
  6. 2019: NASA Phase I SBIR, $117,794, Real-Time Flight Envelope Estimation and Feedback for UAS Verification, Validation, and Certification.
  7. 2014 - 2020: NASA NRA, $5,620,000, Lightweight Adaptive Aeroelastic Wing for Enhanced Performance Across the Flight Envelope.
  8. 2015 - 2017: NASA NRA, $400,000, A Rapid Autonomy Platform and Testbed Reconfiguration Suite.
  9. 2014 - 2016: Minnesota’s Discovery, Research, and InnoVation Economy (MnDRIVE), $500,000, Precision Agriculture, Robotics and Sensor Development for Revolutionary Improvements in the Global Food Supply and Reduced Environmental Impact in the Agriculture Industry.
  10. 2013 - 2015: Department of Homeland Security, $160,883, Development and Testing of a Cell- Phone Signal Based GPS-Denied Navigation System for Small UAVs.
  11. 2014: Minnesota’s Discovery, Research, and InnoVation Economy (MnDRIVE), $20,000, Smart Actuators for Preventative Maintenance of Small Uninhabited Aircraft.