Category Archives: Air Force

Air Force Partnership: Advanced, Automated F-16 Exterior Inspection Using 5D Virtualization

Extending Quidient Reality® to enable detection of exterior surface anomalies on the F-16 airframe to enhance Air Force readiness. Columbia, Maryland, 1/23/2025 – Quidient announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase I contract in the amount of $75K focused on advanced, automated F-16 exterior inspection using 5D virtualization technology to…

Air Force Partnership: Photorealistic 3D Models for AR/VR Training

Photorealistic 3D Models for AR/VR Virtual Environments & Training Applications Using Mobile COTS Devices. Columbia, Maryland – Quidient announces that it has been selected by AFWERX for a STTR Phase I contract in the amount of $110K focused on generating robust photorealistic 3D Models for AR/VR virtual environments & training applications using mobile COTS…

Quidient Awarded SpaceWERX Orbital Prime Contract

Columbia, Maryland, 5/25/2023 – Quidient announces it has been awarded a Phase II SBIR under the SpaceWERX Orbital Prime Program. Quidient has been selected by SpaceWERX for a SBIR Phase II in the amount of $1.7M to investigate how its Generalized Scene Reconstruction platform, Quidient Reality®, might enable In-space Service Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM)…

Air Force Partnership: Counterfeit Parts Inspection

Transforming Mobile Devices into Highly Capable 3D Counterfeit Part Identifying Tools. Columbia, Maryland, 5/17/2023 – Quidient announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase I contract in the amount of $75K focused on automated visual inspection of parts for counterfeit identification, to investigate its potential to fill capability gaps in the…

Air Force Partnership: Confined Space Inspection

Automated Confined Space Inspection Using Mobile Devices and Systems Enabled With 3D+ Software Platform. Columbia, Maryland, 4/19/2023 – Quidient announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Phase II SBIR contract in the amount of $1.25M focused on automated visual inspection of confined spaces to investigate its potential to fill capability gaps in…

Air Force Partnership: Aircraft Surface Inspection

Automated Visual Inspection & Database Maintenance Software (AVID). Columbia, Maryland, 11/03/2022 – Quidient announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Direct to Phase II SBIR contract in the amount of $1.25M focused on automated visual inspection of aircraft exterior surfaces to investigate its potential to fill capability gaps in the Department of…

Air Force Partnership: Engine Bay Inspection

Automated Aircraft Engine Bay Inspections Using 3D+ Software Platform. Columbia, Maryland, 9/15/2022 – Quidient announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II project in the amount of $750K focused on Generalized Scene Reconstruction to investigate its potential to fill capability gaps in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).