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Ultra-Light Interlaced Active Electronically Steerable Antennas (ULI-AESA)
- Small Business Information
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Woman-Owned: NoMinority-Owned: NoHUBZone-Owned: No
- Phase 2
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Fiscal Year: 2009Title: Ultra-Light Interlaced Active Electronically Steerable Antennas (ULI-AESA)Agency / Branch: DOD / DARPAContract: W31P4Q-09-C-0275Award Amount: $750,000.00
Abstract:
Toyon Research Corporation proposes to demonstrate a very lightweight, power-efficient AESA antenna to meet the needs of small UAVs performing ISR missions over the battlefield. The antenna utilizes a hybrid active/passive architecture that minimizes T/R module count and total power consumption for equivalent radar capability, while maintaining full ESA steering capability. The ESA electronics are also unique by virtue of using discrete devices bump-bonded onto low-cost substrates. This reduces cost by increasing T/R module yield. The devices themselves, utilize a mix of technologies that have been optimized for power-efficient operation. A clever low-power digital transceiver design based on COTs components is integrated into this antenna system providing scalability to various classes of UAVs and flexibility to process signals from a suite of on-board antennas.Small Business Information at Submission:TOYON RESEARCH CORP.
6800 Cortona Drive Goleta, CA 93117EIN/Tax ID: 953526665DUNS: N/ANumber of Employees:Woman-Owned: NoMinority-Owned: NoHUBZone-Owned: No
Award Information
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Agency: Department of Defense |
Branch: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
Award ID: 81284 |
Program Year/Program: 2009 / SBIR |
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Agency Tracking Number: 07SB2-0368 |
Solicitation Year: N/A |
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A |
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