Distributed Spectrum develops low size, weight, and power-cost (SWaP-C) sensors that provide real-time monitoring and visualization of radio frequency (RF) environments. Their technology enables users to detect and classify RF signals, enhancing situational awareness for defense applications and facilitating actionable alerts without requiring technical expertise.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
In dynamic radio frequency (RF) environments, defense and security stakeholders often lack comprehensive, real-time situational awareness, hindering their ability to detect threats and respond effectively. Traditional RF monitoring solutions are often bulky, expensive, and require specialized technical expertise, limiting their deployability and usability in the field.
Solution
Distributed Spectrum provides low size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) sensors that deliver real-time monitoring and visualization of RF environments. These sensors enable users to detect, classify, and localize RF signals of interest without requiring extensive technical knowledge. The system facilitates actionable alerts and enhanced situational awareness through an intuitive software platform designed for easy integration with existing interfaces like ATAK and MAVLINK. By processing data at the edge, the sensors provide powerful signal analysis even on resource-constrained hardware and in environments with limited network connectivity.
Target Audience
The primary users are defense and security stakeholders who require real-time RF situational awareness, including military personnel, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies.
Features
- Real-time signal characterization and localization
- Software platform designed for rapid integration with systems like ATAK and MAVLINK
- Intuitive, plug-and-play deployment requiring no specialized technical expertise
- Operation on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware for cost-effectiveness and easy component replacement
- Signature-reduced operation via low-bandwidth LPI links or complete passive mode
- Optimized for energy efficiency, providing multiple days of battery life
- Flexible deployment options: unmanned/manned vehicles, personnel-carried, or left in the field
- Passive signature detection with local processing and data offload via wire or connection when available
- System integrations with data and alerts stored in common formats, easily convertible to any platform and use-case