REENTRY VEHICLE WINDOW SYSTEM DESIGN OPTIONS

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense

Branch: Air Force

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 8963

Amount: $49,991.00

Phase: Phase I

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1988

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

Pda Engineering

2975 Redhill Ave

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: J R STETSON
Phone: (714) 540-8900

Business Contact

Phone: () -

Research Institution

N/A

Abstract

NEW REENTRY VEHICLE CONCEPTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT BY THE AIR FORCE HAVE ANTENNA WINDOW REQUIREMENTS THAT PUSH THE LIMITS OF CURRENT DESIGN TECHNOLOGY. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INVESTIGATE MATERIALS AND DESIGN OPTIONS DEVELOPED TO MEET ADVANCED REENTRY SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS WITHOUT COMPROMISING VEHICLE INTEGRITY OR EFFECTIVENESS. CURRENT AND FUTURE ANTENNA WINDOW SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS WILL BE DEFINED. MATERIAL AND DESIGN CONCEPTS WILL BE SELECTED FOR TRADE-OFF COMPARISONS FOR USE ON SPECIFIED RV SYSTEMS. GROUND TESTS WILL BE DEFINED TO IDENTIFY MATERIAL AND DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR CURRENT REENTRY SCENARIOS. AEROTHERMAL AND STRUCTURAL RESPONSE CAPABILITIES WILL BE RECOMMENDED. THIS PROGRAM WILL EMPHASIZE ANTENNA WINDOW DESIGN OPTIONS BASED ON NEW MATERIALS AND NEW DESIGN CONCEPTS USING ADVANCED TEST METHODS AND ANALYTICAL METHOD ENHANCEMENTS.

* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *

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REENTRY VEHICLE WINDOW SYSTEM DESIGN OPTIONS