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A TETHERED FLOATING FIBER OPTIC PERISCOPE FOR SUBMARINES

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Navy 		Award ID:
12341 		Program Year/Program:
1990 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
12341 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Coleman Research Corp.
5950 Lakehurst Drive Orlando, FL 32819
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1990
Title: A TETHERED FLOATING FIBER OPTIC PERISCOPE FOR SUBMARINES
Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $49,905.00
 

Abstract:

A REMOTE PERISCOPE IS PROPOSED THAT CAN BE DEPLOYED FROM A SUBMARINE. THE DEVICE REPLICATES THE FUNCTIONS OF A CONVENTIONAL PERISCOPE WHILE MAINTAINING ITS UNIQUE FEATURES. PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS ON THE NEW DEVICE HAVE BEEN SET. THE DEVICE SHOULD RISE TO ABOUT 4 M ABOVE THE WATERLINE FOR VIEWING OVER WAVES. THE RANGE SHOULD BE GREATER THAN 10 KM. THE PERFORMANCE AT RANGE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO DETECT AND RECOGNIZE SMALL OBJECTS. THE PERISCOPE SHOULD HAVE A +60 TO -5 DEG FIELD OF REGARD IN ELEVATION AND 360 DEG IN AZIMUTH. A MAXIMUM POSSIBLE FIELD-OF-VIEW (FOV) IS DESIRABLE. DIRECT OPTICS FOVS ARE OPTIMISTIC GOALS FOR IMAGING DEVICES. THE OPTICAL ELEMENT DIAMETER, D, HAS DIRECT BEARING ON THE PERFORMANCE. THE LARGER D, THE LARGER EFFECTIVE RANGE. HOWEVER, OBSERVABILITY, SIZE, AND COST OF THE PACKAGE ALSO GROW WITHD. AFTER RELEASE FROM A STORAGE TRUNK, THE DEVICE (PROPORTIONED LIKE A TORPEDO) SWIMS TO A REMOTE STATION JUST UNDER THE SURFACE, FAR FROM THE SUBMARINE. HERE, THE AFT PORTION IS FLOODED, CAUSING A ROTATION TO VERTICAL. THE FORWARD PART IS THEN RAISED IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO THAT OF A CONVENTIONAL PERISCOPE. TWO STABILIZATION SYSTEMS WILL BE USED. THE FIRST (COARSE) SYSTEM WILL KEEP THE DEVICE VERTICAL AND WILL HOLD STATION AGAINST SURFACE SURRENTS. THE FINE SYSTEM WILL STABILIZE THE LINE-OF-SIGHT (LOS) TO A TARGET BY MOVING A MIRROR IN THE PERISCOPE HEAD. THE FINE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THE MIRROR IN PITCH AND YAW. ROLL ABOUT THE LOS WILL BE STABILIZED ELECTRONICALLY.

Principal Investigator:

Joel Greenstein
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Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Coleman Research Corp
5950 Lakehurst Dr Orlando, FL 32819

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No