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Small Footprint LIDAR for Continuous Monitoring of Atmospheric State Variables

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N66001-14-P-5103
Agency Tracking Number: N132-141-0381
Amount: $148,309.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N132-141
Solicitation Number: 2013.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2013
Award Year: 2014
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2013-12-23
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2014-06-23
Small Business Information
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01810-1077
United States
DUNS: 000000000
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 David Sonnenfroh
 Group Leader, Atmospheric
 (978) 689-0003
 sonnenfroh@psicorp.com
Business Contact
 David Green
Title: President and CEO
Phone: (978) 689-0003
Email: green@psicorp.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

As Navy operations change from open ocean to littoral regions, the impact of environmental effects on battlespace awareness increases. Defending against threats such as cruise missiles can be complicated by atmospheric effects that may change quickly in littoral regions. Evaporative ducts and related phenomena can affect propagation of not only radar but other RF systems. Improving the capability for monitoring the atmosphere will increase the effectiveness of Navy systems. Physical Sciences Inc., in collaboration with its subsidiary Q-Peak Inc., proposes to develop an advanced, compact Raman Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) capable of continuous, automated profiling of atmospheric parameters, including pressure, temperature and relative humidity, over ranges of 5 to 500 m at a spatial resolution of 1 m and temporal resolution of 1s. State of the art miniaturized laser designs enable a sensor footprint on the order a few cubic feet. The Phase I program will develop conceptual designs for the lidar. The Phase I Program Option will perform additional engineering design to integrate the sensor into the designated demonstration platform. The Phase II Program will develop and test a field-worthy prototype sensor. The Phase III Program will integrate and test the prototype on a designated Navy platform.

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