Planck Aerosystems Inc
Autonomous vision-aided relative navigation system enabling drones to launch and land on moving vehicles and vessels
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Total capital
- $2M
- Federal grants
- $1.8M
- 4 awards · 2017–2020
- Rank in peer group#17 of 44
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $121K
- 2 awards · Commerce, Defense
- Rank in Aerospace#679 of 1335
- Granted patents
- 3
- 9 pending · first 2020
- Rank in peer group#3 of 44
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Universal Navigation Solution Manager$150K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Visual Compass for Small UAS in Contested Environments$50K
- Federal contractDefense · Visual Compass For Small UAS For Operation In Contested Environments$50K
- Federal contractCommerce · Unmanned Aircraft System Along With Operations And Training Support$71K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · STTR Phase II: Autonomous Landing of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems onto Moving Platforms$1.4M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · STTR Phase I: Autonomous Landing of sUAS onto Moving Platforms$225K
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Standing among 44 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Software
- Federal grants#17 · top 39%
- Granted patents#3 · top 7%
- Linked publications#2 · top 5%
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Founders and team
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 3 granted of 12- GrantedSystems And Methods For Charging Unmanned Aerial Vehicles On A Moving PlatformUSPTOUS 11,086,337
- GrantedUnmanned Aircraft Navigation System And MethodUSPTOUS 10,705,541
- GrantedMethods And Apparatus For Unmanned Aircraft-based Object DetectionUSPTOUS 10,701,913
Show all 12 patent records
- Systems And Methods For Charging Unmanned Aerial Vehicles On A Moving PlatformAug 10, 2021 · US 11,086,337Granted
- Unmanned Aircraft Navigation System And MethodJul 7, 2020 · US 10,705,541Granted
- Methods And Apparatus For Unmanned Aircraft-based Object DetectionJul 7, 2020 · US 10,701,913Granted
- Systems And Methods For Charging Unmanned Aerial Vehicles On A Moving PlatformApplication PCTUS2018038330Pending
- System And Method For Drone TetheringApplication 62675643Pending
- Systems And Methods For Charging Unmanned Aerial Vehicles On A Moving PlatformApplication 62556044Pending
- Systems And Methods For Charging Unmanned Aerial Vehicles On A Moving PlatformApplication 62522563Pending
- Methods And Apparatus For Unmanned Aircraft-based Object DetectionApplication PCTUS2017013203Pending
- Systems And Methods For Delivery Using Unmanned Aerial VehiclesApplication PCTUS2020013494Pending
- Unmanned Aircraft Navigation System And MethodApplication PCTUS2016024347Pending
- System And Method For Drone TetheringApplication PCTUS2019033792Pending
- Systems And Methods For Delivery Using Unmanned Aerial VehiclesApplication 62792810Pending
Recent research by its founders
- Enabling technologies for autonomous offshore inspections by heterogeneous unmanned teams201711 cites
- Using vessel-based drones to aid commercial fishing operations20175 cites
- Real-time automated detection, tracking, classification, and geolocation of dismounts using EO and IR FMV20150 cites
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- MOMENTUM OPTICS INCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $117K in contracts
Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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