DEVELOPMENT OF A SAFE SEPARATION SENSOR ACCELEROMETER

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense

Branch: Navy

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 1149

Amount: $44,085.00

Phase: Phase II

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1985

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

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

Small Business Information

Silicon Designs, Inc.

1445 Nw Mall St

Issaquah, WA 98027

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: John C. Cole
Phone: (206) 391-8329

Business Contact

Phone: () -

Research Institution

N/A

Abstract

MAJOR ADVANCES IN MICROELECTRONIC AND MICROMECHANICAL COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN RECENT YEARS. THE OFFEROR HAS DEVELOPED A PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR A VERY LOW-COST ACCELEROMETER THAT COMBINES THE SENSOR, SENSE AMPLIFIER AND A/D CONVERTER ON A SINGLE CHIP. ANALYSES INDICATE THAT THE DESIGN OFFERS A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN TEMPERATURE STABILITY OVER CONVENTIONAL APPROACHES. THE OFFEROR PROPOSES TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH APPLYING THIS DESIGN AS A SAFE SEPARATION SENSOR. ADVERSE EFFECTS OF VIBRATION WILL BE EXAMINED ON SIMILAR MICROMECHANICAL COMPONENTS. A SCALED BREADBOARD OF THE SENSORS AND ELECTRONICS WILL BE FABRICATED AND TESTED. DAMPING METHODS COMPATIBLE WITH MICROELECTRONIC AND MICROMECHANICAL COMPONENTS WILL BE INVESTIGATED. MODIFICATIONS TO AN EXISTING FABRICATION PROCESS WILL BE EXAMINED WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING ASSEMBLY YIELD. FINALLY, A COST MODEL WILL BE DEVELOPED TO EVALUATE COMMERCIAL FEASIBILITY.

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