Physically-Small VHF SAR Antenna

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency	Award ID: 68813	Program Year/Program: 2004 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 04SB1-0402	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: EMAG Technologies, Inc.
775 Technology Dr. Suite 300 Ann Arbor, MI -
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 2004

Title: Physically-Small VHF SAR Antenna

Agency / Branch: DOD / DARPA

Contract: W31P4Q-04-C-R230

Award Amount: $98,981.00

Abstract:
In this Phase I Small Business Innovation Research project, we propose to investigate and adapt a number of recently developed ultra-compact and wideband planar antenna designs for a VHF Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) application. The antenna is intended to be mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and should cover the 20-90 MHz band. A reconfigurable antenna architecture using a switching network will be investigated to cover the entire bend in a stepped frequency mode of operation. The use of a reactive impedance surface is proposed to make the radiation pattern of the antenna unidirectional and suppress the back lobes. The effect of the mounting platform on the performance of the antenna will be simulated using in-house electromagnetic simulation codes.

Principal Investigator:
Kazem F. Sabet
President
7349736600
ksabet@emagtech.com

Business Contact:
Kazem F. Sabet
President
7349736600
ksabet@emagtech.com

Small Business Information at Submission:

EMAG TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1340 Eisenhower Place Ann Arbor, MI 48108

EIN/Tax ID: 383209186

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No