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Single Crystal Piezoelectric Tonpilz Elements for Small Footprint, High Power…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Navy 		Award ID:
70470 		Program Year/Program:
2004 / STTR
Agency Tracking Number:
N045-033-0295 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
TRS CERAMICS, INC.
2820 East College Avenue State College, PA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2004
Title: Single Crystal Piezoelectric Tonpilz Elements for Small Footprint, High Power Acoustic Sensors
Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY
Contract: N00014-04-M-0211
Award Amount: $69,948.00
 

Abstract:

For this Phase I STTR program, TRS proposes to investigate the use of single crystal piezoelectric tonpilz elements for small footprint, high power acoustic sensors. Target applications are detection and homing acoustic sensors for small diameter (less than seven inches) vehicle platforms. Planar high power tonpilz arrays are the optimum way to obtain the required acoustic pressure and bandwidth for small footprint sensors. Tonpilz elements are designed with mechanical bias to reduce stress-induced failures and typically have electro-acoustic efficiencies greater than 70 percent. As the vehicle diameter becomes smaller, packaging the acoustic sensor power delivery electronics, energy storage, guidance and control intelligence, and propulsion become increasingly more difficult. The approach to providing viable small footprint sensors is to utilize single crystal piezoelectrics to reduce the length of the tonpilz transducer while maintaining the fundamental resonance frequency and acoustic intensity. Single crystal piezoelectrics may also reduce the size of the power delivery electronics as well. TRS Technologies Inc. will combine its single crystal piezoelectric expertise with the acoustic transducer expertise of the Applied Research Laboratory Penn State University for this Phase I STTR research.

Principal Investigator:

Paul W. Rehrig
Director of Research & Development
8142387485
paul@trstechnologies.com

Business Contact:

Wesley S. Hackenberger
President
8142387485
wes@trstechnologies.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

TRS CERAMICS, INC.
2820 East College Avenue State College, PA 16801

EIN/Tax ID: 251637806
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
Research Institution Information:
The Pennsylvania State University
Applied Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 30
State College, PA 16804
Contact: Richard J. Meyer
Contact Phone: (814) 865-9607
RI Type: Nonprofit college or university