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DESIGN OF AN EXPENDABLE GPS TRANSPONDER SYSTEM

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 15853
Amount: $49,995.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1991
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
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San Jose, CA 95131
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Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 George Avery
 Principal Investigator
 (408) 453-5057
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Research Institution
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Abstract

REDUCTION OF GPS TRANSPONDER VOLUME, WEIGHT, POWER CONSUMPTION AND COST IS NECESSARY TO STIMULATE A BROAD RANGE OF APPLICATIONS. THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES OF A 10 CUBIC INCH VOLUME AND A $300 UNIT COST ARE ONLY REALIZABLE IF THE COMPONENT COUNT CAN BE MINIMIZED. THE MONOLITHIC CO-INTEGRATION OF THIN FILM RESONATOR (TFR) FILTER FUNCTIONS WITH THE GPS TRANSPONDER ICS WILL YIELD THIS RESULT. A GPS TRANSPONDER DEMONSTRATION MODULE WILL BE DESIGNED AND FABRICATED TO VERIFY THE FEASIBILITY OF A 10 CUBIC INCH VOLUME IN PHASE I. A WORKING MODEL OF THE GPS TRANSPONDER THAT FITS INTO AN ARTILLERY ROUND FUZE CONFIGURATION WILL BE DESIGNED, FABRICATED AND TESTED IN PHASE II. THIS CONFIGURATION WILL UTILIZE SMT TECHNOLOGY AND WILL BE DESIGNED TO SURVIVE THE FIRING SHOCK OF 30,000 G'S.

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