RESEARCH ON LARGE, HIGHLY ACCURATE INFLATABLE REFLECTORS

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Air Force	Award ID: 241	Program Year/Program: 1984 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 241	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Spectra Research, Inc.
2790 Indian Ripple Road Russ Research Center Dayton, OH -
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1984

Title: RESEARCH ON LARGE, HIGHLY ACCURATE INFLATABLE REFLECTORS

Agency / Branch: DOD / USAF

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $499,650.00

Abstract:
VERY LARGE AND ACCURATE REFLECTIVE SURFACES WILL BE REQUIRED FOR FUTURE APPLICATIONS SUCH AS LASER POWER TRANSMISSION, LASER PROPULSION, SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION, ANTENNAS AND TELESCOPES. PRESENT TECHNIQUES USED TO CONSTRUCT HIGHLY ACCURATE REFLECTORS ARE LIMITED IN APPLICATION TO DIAMETERS OF A FEW METERS (LESS THAN 5). METALLIZED THIN-FILM MEMBRANES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF MOST FUTURE APPLICATIONS WITH MINIMUM WEIGHT SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT PROPOSES TO IDENTIFY MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF INFLATABLE REFLECTORS OVER THAT ACHIEVED BY PREVIOUS EFFORTS. A NEW AND NOVEL APPROACH TO ACTIVE CONTROL WILL BE COMPARED TO BEST EFFORTS ATTAINED BY CONVENTIONAL PRESSURE SHAPING OF HOMOGENEOUS AND GORED THIN-FILM REFLECTORS.

Principal Investigator:

Business Contact:
Dr d david marshall
2058300375

Small Business Information at Submission:

Spectra Research Systems
999 Explorer Blvd Huntsville, AL 35806

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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No