Effects of Hardbody-Plume Interactions on Radar Returns

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: N/A	Award ID:	Program Year/Program: 2011 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: B2-1769	Solicitation Year: 2009	Solicitation Topic Code: MDA09-031	Solicitation Number: 2009.3

Small Business Information: Propulsion Science and Technology, Inc.
848 Town Center Drive Langhorne, PA -
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 2011

Title: Effects of Hardbody-Plume Interactions on Radar Returns

Agency: DOD

Contract: HQ0147-11-C-7739

Award Amount: $999,984.00

Abstract:
An effective missile defense requires an understanding of the combined radar signature of a hardbody and plume and a capability for predicting that signature. The proposed program will develop a state-of-the-art, computational tool that provides an interface between hardbody and plume RCS software to obtain the combined signature of a missile and its exhaust plume. The software is designed around the CrossFlux method, which allows the best available missile hardbody RCS software and the best plume RCS software to be coupled together in a mathematically rigorous way. This program will provide MDA with a near-term capability for examining the importance of this phenomenon to the Aegis BMD program as well as other programs being developed for early intercept missions.

Principal Investigator:
Charles Berman
Senior Research Scientist
(267) 276-0180
charlie@propulsionscience.com

Business Contact:
Margaret W. Taylor
President
(267) 276-0181
peg@propulsionscience.com

Small Business Information at Submission:

Propulsion Science and Technology, Inc.
848 Town Center Drive Langhorne, PA -

EIN/Tax ID: 222808054

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: Yes

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No