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AN ADAPTIVE CONTACT FUZE
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Woman-Owned: NoMinority-Owned: NoHUBZone-Owned: No
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Fiscal Year: 1993Title: AN ADAPTIVE CONTACT FUZEAgency / Branch: DOD / NAVYContract: N/AAward Amount: $566,181.00
Abstract:
CRUSH SENSORS AND PROBES USED IN INEXPENSIVE MISSILES AS CONTACT DEVICES ARE EASILY DAMAGED BY HANDLING OR ANTI-MISSILE DEFENSES. PIEZOELECTRIC ACCELEROMETER CONTACT FUZES WITH FIXED THRESHOLDS HAVE TROUBLE DETECTING A "SOFT" IMPACT WITH AN AIRCRAFT-S ALUMINUM SKIN IN THE PRESENCE OF ACCELERATION NOISE. AN ADAPTIVE CONTACT FUZE IS NEEDED TOSENSE SUCH SOFT IMPACTS IN THE PRESENCE OF ROCKET MOTOR, WIND BUFFETING AND RAIL/HAIL NOISE. - SILICON DESIGNS HAS DEVELOPED A NEW LOW COST ACCELEROMETER TECHNOLOGY FOR SAFE-AND-ARM DEVICES THAT HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR TWO ARMY MISSILES, AAWS-M AND HOMS. WE ARE ALSO DEVELOPING AN ELECTRONIC RETARD SENSOR FOR BOMB FUZES AND AN ADVANCED CONTACT FUZE UNDER CONTRACT TO NWC. THE BASIC TECHNOLOGY IS RADIATION-HARD TO50,000 RADS (SI), AND A RADIATION-HARD VERSION TO 1 MEGARAD. WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP AN ADAPTIVE CONTACT FUZE THAT CHANGES ITS THRESHOLD ASA FUNCTION OF THE AMBIENT NOISE SO THAT NOISE HAS ONLY A SMALL PROBABILITY OF TRIGGERING THE FUZE. THE DEVICE WOULD FIT INTO A 20-PIN LCC AND COST LESS THAN $100 TO PRODUCE IN LARGE QUANTITIES. WE PROPOSETO INVESTIGATE TWO DIFFERENT ADAPTIVE CONTACT FUZES: ONE USING ACCELERATION AND ONE USING ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS.Small Business Information at Submission:Principal Investigator:
John C Cole
Principal Investigator
2063918329Business Contact:
Silicon Designs Inc.
1445-nw Mall Street Issaquah, WA 98027EIN/Tax ID:DUNS: N/ANumber of Employees: N/AWoman-Owned: NoMinority-Owned: NoHUBZone-Owned: No
Award Information
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Agency: Department of Defense |
Branch: Navy |
Award ID: 15541 |
Program Year/Program: 1993 / SBIR |
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Agency Tracking Number: 15541 |
Solicitation Year: N/A |
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A |
Solicitation Number: N/A |