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Direct Drive Electromechanical Actuators for Jet Blast Deflectors

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Navy 		Award ID:
75293 		Program Year/Program:
2005 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
N052-103-0215 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Infoscitex Corporation
303 BEAR HILL RD WALTHAM, MA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2005
Title: Direct Drive Electromechanical Actuators for Jet Blast Deflectors
Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY
Contract: N68335-05-C-0417
Award Amount: $79,956.00
 

Abstract:

A direct-drive electric linear actuator for raising and lowering the jet blast deflector (JBD) is proposed that achieves the specific force necessary to be a form-fit-function replacement for the existing JBD hydraulic actuators. Moreover, we propose a design that is suited to modularity, allowing the actuator to be readily scaled to meet the requirements for other Navy shipboard applications. Successful replacement of all of these hydraulic actuators with electric actuators would allow the elimination of the entire catapult hydraulic system. A building block actuator and the associated power and control electronics will be designed during Phase I. In addition to the theoretical design work aimed at meeting fundamental performance requirements, attention will be paid to manufacturability, cost, reliability, maintainability, and operational features such as braking and cleanliness. During Phase II, construction and test of a single building block will be followed by prototypes with increasing capability until full-scale performance is achieved. The prototypes will demonstrate performance (force, stroke and speed) as well as maintainability and reliability of the actuator system. The Phase II design will be reworked during Phase III to produce a full-scale system JBD actuator to be installed and tested under realistic environmental and operational scenarios aboard a carrier.

Principal Investigator:

James H. Goldie
Senior Staff Specialist
7818901338
jgoldie@infoscitex.com

Business Contact:

William F. Thompson
Contracts Manager
7818901338
bthompson@infoscitex.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

INFOSCITEX CORP.
303 Bear Hill Road Waltham, MA 02451

EIN/Tax ID: 043537120
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No