ELECTRO OPTICAL SENSOR ON HYPERVELOCITY PLATFORMS

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Air Force	Award ID: 6186	Program Year/Program: 1987 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 6186	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Nichols Research Corp
4040 S Memorial Pkwy Huntsville, AL 35802
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 1987

Title: ELECTRO OPTICAL SENSOR ON HYPERVELOCITY PLATFORMS

Agency / Branch: DOD / USAF

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $49,976.00

Abstract:
DESIGN CONSTRAINTS ON WINDOWS FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL (EO) SENSORS ABOARD HYPERVELICITY PLATFORMS WILL BE ESTABLISHED. THESE CONSTRAINTS ARE BASED ON THE WAY SENSING OF INFRARED (IR) AND VISIBLE RADIATION ARE AFFECTED BY: (1) NEAR-WINDOW TURBULENCE, (2) IR WINDOW EMISSION INDUCED BY AERODYNAMIC HEATING, (3) DISTORTION INTRODUCED BY WINDOW CURVATURE, (4) SCATTERING AND EMISSION FROM ABLATING MATERIALS, AND (5) VISIBLE EMISSION INDUCED BY OUTGASSING. THE DESIGN CONSTRAINTS WILL BE EVALUATED FOR SPECIFIC EO SYSTEMS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WINDOW MATERIALS, GEOMETRIES, AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURES WILL BE MADE.

Principal Investigator:
Joseph mudar
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Small Business Information at Submission:

Nichols Research Corp
4040 S Memorial Pkwy Huntsville, AL 35802

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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No