Assured Positioning Navigation and Timing

In a contested environment, mission success depends on PNT data that is both accurate and continuously available. Leidos introduces the Assured Data Engine for Positioning and Timing (ADEPT), a resilient software solution to APNT across all domains of battle.
When GPS is silent, the military relies on this system to take its place.
Assured Data Engine for Positioning and Timing (ADEPT)
"Any platform, any sensor, anytime." Your resilient navigation solution is one click away.
"Architectural Concepts and Interfaces for Open System Positioning Navigation and Timing (PNT)" - Greg Farley, Evans Jacobson (Collins Aerospace), Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D., and Jonathan Wetherbee (Leidos)
"Implementation of an Open Architecture for Plug-and-Play Navigation Software" - Patrick O'Leary, Joshua Eliser, Michael Turbe, and Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D. (Leidos)
"GPS-Denied Field Test Results for Real-Time Plug-and-Play Navigation Software" - Michael Turbe, Troy Mitchell, Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D., Jonathan Ryan, Douglas Stranghoener, Jonathan Wetherbee, Patrick O'Leary, and Michael Carroll (Leidos)

ADEPT FOR
Airborne APNT
Take back the advantage. ADEPT enables manned and unmanned aircraft to safely complete missions in the most hostile, GPS-denied environments using vision-based navigation.
"Vision Navigation Feature Prediction Model using Deep Learning for GPS-Denied Mission Planning" - Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D., David Francis, Aaron Maitland, Jonathan Ryan, and Christopher Yeager (Leidos)
"Vision Navigation Test Results for the Integration on a UAV Platform" - Greg Reynolds and Clinton Blankenship, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center, Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D., Rasheed Ibrahim, Patrick O'Leary, Jonathan Ryan, Scott Sexton, and Velislav Stamenov (Leidos)
"Real-Time Processor-in-the-Loop Demonstration of Alternative Navigation Systems for UAV Swarm Applications" - Greg Reynolds and Clinton Blankenship, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center, Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D., Jordan Britt, Justin Klotz, Jonathan Ryan, and Velislav Stamenov (Leidos)
"Vision Navigation Software Enhancements for Operational Use on the MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV" - Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D. (Leidos), U.S. Army AMRDEC
“Towards Operational Deployment of a Real-Time GPS-denied Airborne Vision Navigation System" - Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D., Jonathan Ryan, Chris Yeager, Patrick O'Leary, Tom Grieve, and Rasheed Ibrahim (Leidos)
"Airborne Vision-Based Navigation for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAS" - Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D. (Leidos), U.S. Army AMRDEC

ADEPT FOR
Ground Vehicle / Mounted APNT
ADEPT uses plug and play sensor fusion, vision aiding, and AI/ML techniques to locate ground vehicles in all terrains and weather conditions.
"Using Vision Navigation and Convolutional Neural Networks to Provide Absolute Position Aiding for Ground Vehicles" - Jonathan Ryan, Kyung-min Su, David Francis, Christopher Rose, Scott Sexton, Aaron Maitland, Christopher Yeager, Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D. (Leidos), and Paul Muench (U.S. Army TARDEC)
"Ground Vehicle Vision-Aided Navigation Demonstration at the Joint Warfighting Assessment (JWA) 2018.1" - Gary Katulka, Paul Olson, Steve Huie (U.S. Army CERDEC), William Sudnikovich, Scott Rutter (Banc3); Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D., Ben Brink, Jordan Britt, Troy Mitchell, Patrick O'Leary, and Frank Willis (Leidos)
“Using Vision Navigation to Provide Absolute Position Aiding for Ground Vehicles" - Jonathan Ryan, Kyung-min Su, Christopher Rose, Scott Sexton, Aaron Maitland, Christopher Yeager, and Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D. (Leidos)
"Robustness Testing of a Vision-Aided GPS-Denied Ground Vehicle Navigation System" - Douglas Stranghoener, Jordan Britt, Patrick O'Leary, Troy Mitchell, Joshua Eliser, Tom Grieve, and Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D. (Leidos)

Without GPS, will algorithms and sensors help soldiers know where they are?
ADEPT FOR
Pedestrian / Dismounted Soldier APNT
A war zone is a dangerous place, especially without GPS. Leidos’ ADEPT software uses collaborative navigation techniques to determine and share location information across a squad to ensure safety and mission success.
"Further Advancements in Collaborative Navigation for Squads with Warfighters and Unmanned Systems" - Jonathan D. Wetherbee, Jordan H. Britt, Ph.D., and Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D. (Leidos)
"Polaris – A Versatile, Low-Cost Multimode Navigation System" - Tom Wallace, Jeff Buente, and Ariel Baron (Vesperix), Troy Mitchell, Jordan Britt, Tom Grieve, and Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D. (Leidos), Mike Tinston (Expedition Technology), Capt. Johnathan Rohde (AFRL Sensors Directorate RYWN)
"Advancements in Collaborative Navigation for Squads with Warfighters and Unmanned Systems" - Jonathan Wetherbee, Douglas Stranghoener, Jordan Britt, Ph.D. Thomas Grieve, Ph.D., and Kevin Betts, Ph.D. (Leidos)

ADEPT FOR
Maritime APNT
Lost at sea without GPS? Leidos’ software provides Naval fleets with assured position information.
"Real-Time Testing of Accurate Global Navigation using Very Low Frequency Signals" - Michael Turbe, Justin Klotz, Douglas Stranghoener, Kyung-min Su, and Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D. (Leidos)
"Further Advancements towards Accurate Global Navigation using Very Low Frequency Signals" - Patrick O'Leary, Michael Turbe, Douglas Stranghoener, Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D. (Leidos), Tom Wallace, and Chia-lie Chang (Vesperix)
"Advancements towards Accurate Global Navigation using Very Low Frequency Signals" - Douglas Stranghoener, Michael Turbe, Patrick O’Leary, and Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D. (Leidos)
"Test Results for a Marine Navigation System Using Multiple Geophysical Sources" - Douglas Stranghoener, Shon Sloat, and Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D. (Leidos)
"Overview of Leidos SIMON and TRICORDER Navigation Programs" - Kevin M. Betts, Ph.D., Shon Sloat, and Doug Stranghoener (Leidos)
