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Distributed Satellite Communications (SATCOM) On-the-Move (OTM) Aperture

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
 Program Year/Program:
2011 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
A2-4415 		Solicitation Year:
2009 		Solicitation Topic Code:
A09-066 		Solicitation Number:
2009.2
Small Business Information
Toyon Research Corporation
6800 Cortona Drive Goleta, CA 93117-3021
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 2011
Title: Distributed Satellite Communications (SATCOM) On-the-Move (OTM) Aperture
Agency: DOD
Contract: W15P7T-11-C-H238
Award Amount: $365,000.00
 

Abstract:

Toyon Research Corporation proposes a multiple-aperture coherently combined distributed-aperture-system prototype at X-band. This multi-aperture system will use our MIMO signal combining technology, our Closed-Loop Coherent Subarray Phase Tracker design, and our Reconfigurable X-band Array designed during Phase I. Toyon"s unique reconfigurable antenna technology allows the beam from each aperture to be steered down to 70-degrees off boresight, a significant improvement over traditional flat panel arrays. The apertures (subarrays) will be separated by three to six feet and mounted onto a moving platform in order to emulate On-the-Move (OTM) operation and then measurements of the system gain and phase tracking will take place in our antenna chamber. The primary goal for the Phase II effort is the successful demonstration of a distributed-aperture system that can achieve coherent RF signal combining of electrically reconfigurable subarrays and maintain the satellite within the 1-dB beamwidth of the main beameven during simulated vehicle motion. The Closed-Loop Coherent Subarray Phase Tracker will serve to maintain the satellite within the narrow central gain lobe formed from the interference pattern of the multiple distributed apertures.

Principal Investigator:

Ryan Strader
Senior Analyst
(805) 968-6787
rstrader@toyon.com

Business Contact:

Marcella Lindbery
Director of Contracts
(805) 968-6787
mlindbery@toyon.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Toyon Research Corp.
6800 Cortona Drive Goleta, CA -

EIN/Tax ID: 953526665
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No