RF Sensing & Signal Analysis
Detect, geolocate and characterize RF emitters — turning the transform domain into actionable insight with lines of bearing (AoA), isochrones (TDOA) and heat maps (Geometric probability density functions).
RF · Sensing · Spectrum · Communications
An engineering firm that designs, prototypes and fields RF, sensing and communications systems — working side by side with you from first concept to fielded capability.
On the road
Visit Aspen's booth at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Warfighter Dominance Technical Review & Science and Technology Expo — September 9–11, 2026 · Quantico, VA.
On the road
Visit Aspen's booth at the 63rd Annual AOC International Symposium & Convention — December 8–10, 2026 · National Harbor, MD.
What we do
Aspen Applied pairs deep technical focus with the agility of a small team to design, prototype and field one-of-a-kind solutions across the sensing, RF and spectrum space — engineered to a high quality standard.
Detect, geolocate and characterize RF emitters — turning the transform domain into actionable insight with lines of bearing (AoA), isochrones (TDOA) and heat maps (Geometric probability density functions).
Signal detection, interference characterization and mitigation — understanding and managing how and where signals appear across crowded spectrum.
Unique radio waveforms and transceiver hardware coupled with our channel emulator for HWIL RF emulation to test and validate designs, algorithms and ideas before stepping out of the lab.
The thread that connects it
We unify sensing and wireless connectivity in a single design discipline — the same RF expertise that finds and characterizes signals also moves data through crowded, congested spectrum.
The result is compact, customizable payloads for platforms: smaller, lower-cost, more adaptable building blocks that put new capability within reach — on a vehicle, a UAV, or a bench.
Real work, real hardware
From our lab to our test beds to the field — every system we build is designed and fabricated to go out, perform in the representative environment, and help get the job done.
Our products
<10 lb VHF–SHF software-defined transceiver with a full waveform library — designed and built in-house.
RF Channel EmulationDistributed hardware-in-the-loop RF and GNSS emulation for communications and signal-analysis systems.
Signal GeneratorCreate analog/digital, radar and interference waveforms for COTS and GOTS SDRs.
Aspen Applied to your mission.
From rapid prototypes to fielded systems built on our ARK platform, engineered around your mission.