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COMBAT VEHICLES

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 33
Amount: $39,600.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1983
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
1417 Coffeyville Tr.
Plano, TX 75023
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
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Business Contact
 Timothy R. Minor
Phone: (214) 272-0515
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

A VARIETY OF ELECTRICAL/HYDRAULIC MOTORS, PUMPS, FANS, AND BLOWERS EMPLOYED WITHIN COMBAT VEHICLES IMPOSE UNACCEPTABLE NOISE LEVELS ON CREW MEMBERS. THIS INVESTIGATION ADDRESSES DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A PROTOTYPE NOISE REDUCTION PROCESSOR SUITABLE FOR LATER IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN A SELF- CONTAINED HEADSET. COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN CREW MEMBERS WOULDBE ACOUSTICALLY COUPLED WITH NOISE REDUCTION OCCURRING IN THE DESTINATION HEADSET. UTILIZATION OF A SIMPLE (BUT POWRFUL), SPEECH TRANSPARENT ALGORITHM IS PROPOSED. THE ANTICIPATED HARDWAER SIZE, COST, AND POWER, MADE POSSIBLE BY RECENT STRIDES IN VSLI, WOULD RENDER THE TECHNIQUE APPLICABLE SO A VARIETY OF PROBLEMS, INCLUDING NOISE REDUCTION IN RF COMMUNICATIONS; AND S/N ENHANCEMENTS FOR SPEECH ENCODERS. THIS EFFORT WOULD ENCOMPASS DEVELOPMENT OF A PRESSTYPE PROCESSOR, WITH EVALUATION TO ASSESS NOISE REDUCTION CAPABILITY AND QUALITY OF PROCESSED SPEECH. OPTIMUM (FIXED) PARAMETERS FOR A FUTURE (PHASE II) ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT MODEL (ADM) WOULD BE DETERMINED DURING THE TESTING .

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