An Official Website of the United States Government
Hybrid Variable Velocity Electric Gun
- Small Business Information
-
Woman-Owned: NoMinority-Owned: NoHUBZone-Owned: No
- Phase 1
-
Fiscal Year: 2011Title: Hybrid Variable Velocity Electric GunAgency: DODContract: W9113M-11-C-0053Award Amount: $97,729.00
Abstract:
The deployment of the C-RAM weapon system has increased the desire of the Army to have the ability to"dial in"a velocity to guns to respond to a wider range of scenarios. Responding to this request, TRI/Austin proposes designing, fabricating, and testing an electro-thermal launcher for a feasibility test-bed for larger caliber launchers that will evolve into a replacement/upgrade for the C-RAM. TRI/Austin will team with the Institute for Advanced Technology at the University of Texas at Austin, which houses a world class pulsed power facility and gun range for testing of prototype design. Projectiles of electrically conductive and non-conductive materials will be tested at velocities similar to a .22 caliber bullet and a demonstration of variable velocity will be performed. Research will also be conducted into the potential for transforming a next-generation launcher into an electro-thermal chemical launcher using a combustible fuel in tandem with a current pulse to replace the powder charges presently in bullets. This research has the potential to affect a reduction in the supply chain (through the removal of propellant) and serve as a template to permit exploration of portions of the Army arsenal to be converted to a variable velocity system.Small Business Information at Submission:Texas Research Institute Austin, Inc.
9063 Bee Caves Road Austin, TX -EIN/Tax ID: 742518103DUNS: N/ANumber of Employees:Woman-Owned: NoMinority-Owned: NoHUBZone-Owned: No
Award Information
|
Agency: Department of Defense |
Branch: N/A |
Award ID: |
Program Year/Program: 2011 / SBIR |
|
Agency Tracking Number: A111-059-0497 |
Solicitation Year: 2011 |
Solicitation Topic Code: A11-059 |
Solicitation Number: 2011.1 |