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An innovative optical based wireless communications technology for smart munitions

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: DAAE30-03-C-101
Agency Tracking Number: A022-2015
Amount: $119,979.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 2003
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
Conklin Hall, SUNY Farmingdale, Melville Road
Farmingdale, NY 11735
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Alex Treyger
 Project Manager
 (631) 752-1559
 tspinell@optonline.net
Business Contact
 Jahangir Rastegar
Title: Vice President
Phone: (631) 632-8314
Email: Jahangir.Rastegar@sunysb.edu
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

The objective of this SBIR project is to study the feasibility of a novel wireless, optical based communications concept for data transmission between sensors, actuators, processors and communications devices within munitions housing. The concept beingproposed is an alternative to Radio Frequency (RF) wireless transmissions, and will provide a noise free and high bandwidth communication interconnect between major munitions elements, as well as close proximity sister munitions. The communicationstechnology to be developed under this project is capable of withstanding the harsh environment of gun launched munitions, such as the high temperatures and pressures of firing and very high accelerations of sometimes in excess of 100,000 g's. The developedinterconnect technology would also not emit energy, so that intelligence could not be monitored by external means. The proposed data communication networks also provide the possibility of being integrated into the structure of munitions, thereby occupyingminimal added volume and greatly simplifying the problems related to wiring and their survivability, as well as high g hardening and survivability in the harsh firing environment Secure wireless optical based communications technologies that provide noisefree and high bandwidth communication interconnect between various components of a device have numerous other military and commercial applications. Such communications links are ideal for use in different types of missiles and rockets, in satellites and indifferent types of commercial handheld electronic devices.

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