This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project targets multifunctional meta-materials having acoustic impedance equal to tissue and optimized for solid-state tactile sensing. Optimized multifunctional performance of these newly developed meta-materials includes enhanced mechanical, acoustic… More
Award Year / Program / Phase:2011 / SBIR / Phase I
Agency:DOD
Principal Investigator:Yuri Shkel, Managing Member – (608) 277-9417
Award Amount:$98,929.00
Abstract:
A bi-stable meta-material which rejects high amplitude harmful sound but transfers sound levels needed for the situation awareness is proposed. A threshold intensity of the sound is determined by the material design and is set to 90 dBA all signals exceeding this level will be attenuated at least… More
Award Year / Program / Phase:2012 / STTR / Phase I
Agency / Branch:DOD / USAF
Research Institution:University of Wisconsin, Madison
Principal Investigator:Yuri Shkel, Managing Member – (608) 277-9417
Award Amount:$99,999.00
RI Contact:J. L. Shohet
Abstract:
ABSTRACT: An instrument measuring volume charges in thin dielectric films is proposed. The instrument utilizes an enhanced Pulsed Electro-Acoustic (PEA) technique and delivers submicron spatial and at least 0.1 micro-Coulombs per cubic centimeter resolutions of the charge density. Traditional PEA… More