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The Award database is continually updated throughout the year. As a result, data for FY24 is not expected to be complete until March, 2025.

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  1. NOVEL FIBER OPTIC MULTIMODE FEED FOR MONOPULSE LIDAR ANTENNA APPLICATION

    SBC: Anro Engineering, Inc.            Topic: N/A

    A NOVEL MULTIMODE FEED FOR A COHERENT AMPLITUDE MONOPULSE LIDAR IS PROPOSED. THE HEART OF THIS FEED CONFIGURATION IS A MULTIMODE GRADIENT INDEX (SLAB) FIBER COUPLED TO THE SECOND FIBER IDENTICAL WITH THE FIRST TO FORM A MULTIMODE DIRECTIONAL COUPLER WITH SPECIALIZED PERFORMANCE. THE SIGNAL (BEACON OR LIDAR RETURN) IS FOCUSSED BY THE ANTENNA OBJECTIVE ONTO THE PLANE END OF ONE FIBER. THE SPOT DISPL ...

    SBIR Phase II 1989 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
  2. OPTICAL CELLULAR AUTOMATON COMPUTER FOR MASSIVELY PARALLEL SYMBOLIC PROCESSING

    SBC: FOSTER-MILLER, INC.            Topic: N/A

    STRATEGIC DEFENSE COMPUTING NEEDS CALL FOR MASSIVELY PARALLEL DATA PROCESSING FOR BATTLE MANAGEMENT, AND THE ABILITY TO GO BEYOND NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS TO DIRECT SYMBOLIC PROCESSING. A NEW APPROACH TO ALL-OPTICAL COMPUTING IS BEING STUDIED BASED ON A CELLULAR AUTOMATON ARCHITECTURE NEVER BEFORE DEMONSTRATED IN AN ALL-OPTICAL CONTEXT. TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE, THE NONLINEAR TRIPLE PROCESSOR DEVICEIS ...

    SBIR Phase II 1989 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
  3. HIGH STRENGTH ELECTRICAL INSULATION COMPOSITES

    SBC: FOSTER-MILLER, INC.            Topic: N/A

    ELECTROMAGNETIC GUNS PRESENT AN EXTREMELY HARSH ENVIRONMENT FOR DIELECTRIC MATERIALS USED AS INSULATING RAILS. THE COMBINATION OF A PROPRIETARY ARAMID AND MICA PAPER WITH AN EPOXY RESIN IMPREGNANT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED TO MEET THE SEVERE MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTSFOR INSULATION OF A HIGH VOLTAGE ARMATURE WINDING IN AN ELECTRICAL GENERATOR WITH A SUPERCONDUCTING FIELD WINDING. BASED ON THE S ...

    SBIR Phase II 1989 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
  4. LIGHTWEIGHT CRYOGENIC FLUID TANKS FOR SPACE-BASED SYSTEMS

    SBC: FOSTER-MILLER, INC.            Topic: N/A

    CRYOGENIC FUEL TANK MATERIALS HAVING HIGH SPECIFIC STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS, GOOD DIMENSIONAL STABILITY, AND GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL RESISTANCE ARE NEEDED FOR USING LIQUID HYDROGEN AND METHANE FUELS IN PROPULSION, TRANSPORTATION AND SPACE-BASED SYSTEMS. CURRENTLY USED METALS LACK THE DESIRED WEIGHT TO STIFFNESS RATIO WHILE ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS SUCH AS GRAPHITE/EPOXY SHOW MATRIX FAILURE DURING TEM ...

    SBIR Phase II 1989 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
  5. BISTABLE ORGANIC POLYMER NONLINEAR OPTICAL DEVICES

    SBC: FOSTER-MILLER, INC.            Topic: N/A

    OPTICAL COMPUTING PROMISES TO EXCEED THE CAPABILITY OF PRESENT DAY MACHINES BY SEVERAL ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE. MUCH HIGHER SPEEDS AND HIGH INFORMATION DENSITY MAKE OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY PROMISING FOR LARGER SCALEPARALLEL PROCESSING. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS AND DEVICE FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES ARE NEEDED TO REALIZE THE POTENTIAL. BISTABLE DEVICES ARE ONE APPROACH TO ADDRESS THIS IS ...

    SBIR Phase II 1989 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
  6. SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC BEARINGS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE MOMENTUM-EXCHANGE EFFECTOR

    SBC: Rct Systems, Inc.            Topic: N/A

    PRECISION POINTING OF LARGE PAYLOADS REQUIRES TORQUES AND ANGULAR MOMENTUM STORAGE CAPACITIES THAT ARE LARGE IN COMPARISON TO THE CAPABILITIES OF AVAILABLE HARDWARE. IN ADDITION, THE POINTING ACTUATOR MUST HAVE EXTREMELY LOW TORQUE JITTER. HIGH TORQUE AND LOW NOISE COMBINE TO PRODUCE AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT DESIGN CONSTRAINT FOR MECHANICAL BEARINGS SINCE ROLLING ELEMENTS TRANSMIT VIBRATIONS DIRECTL ...

    SBIR Phase II 1989 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
  7. MAGNETIC BEARINGS APPLICATIONS TO ROTATING MACHINERY FOR SPACE POWER GENERATION

    SBC: Rct Systems, Inc.            Topic: N/A

    MAGNETIC BEARINGS REPRESENT A PROMISING APPROACH TO CONTROLLING THE LARGE ANGULAR MOMENTUMS AND IMBALANCES ASSOCIATED WITH SPACE BASED POWER GENERATING MACHINERY. WITHOUT THIS CONTROL, THESE LARGE ANGULARMOMENTUMS AND IMBALANCES WOULD LEAD TO UNACCEPTABLE TORSIONAL AND TRANSLATIONAL INTERACTIONS WITH THE SPACECRAFT. ROTATING MACHINE SYSTEMS INCLUDING TURBINES, GENERATORS, FLYWHEELS, AND THEIR CONT ...

    SBIR Phase II 1989 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
  8. MEASURING LIVE LOAD STRESSES ON BRIDGES

    SBC: SCIENCE & ENGINEERING ASSOC., INC.            Topic: N/A

    THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) IS REQUIRED TO MAIN- TAIN THE NATION'S BRIDGES AND ENSURE THEIR SAFETY. HOWEVER,A LARGE NUMBER OF BRIDGES HAVE NOT BEEN RECENTLY INSPECTED TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE CAPABLE OF SAFELY SUPPORTING THE TRAFFIC THAT IS CROSSING THEM. THE CURRENT METHOD OF SURVEYING BRIDGES, TO DETERMINE THEIR STRESS CONDITION, IS COSTLY AND TIME-CONSUMING. THIS PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP ...

    SBIR Phase II 1989 Department of Transportation
  9. EXPANDING FLOW PLASMA SOURCE FOR HIGH BRIGHTNESS NEGATIVE DEUTERON BEAMS

    SBC: Science Research Laboratory, Inc            Topic: N/A

    THE TRANSPORT OF AN INTENSE BEAM OF PARTICLES FROM A SOURCE TO A DISTANT TARGET REQUIRES A HIGH QUALITY BEAM WITH A BRIGHTNESS GREATER THAN CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. A HIGH DENSITY NEGATIVE ION BEAM SOURCE FOR PRODUCING HIGH BRIGHTNESS NEUTRAL PARTICLE BEAMS IS BEING INVESTIGATEDTHAT UTILIZES A HIGH DENSITY PLASMA DISCHARGE FOR PRODUCING HIGH BRIGHTNESS NEGATIVE DEUTERON BEAMS. A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMEN ...

    SBIR Phase II 1989 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
  10. MULTIPLE ION IMPLANTATION OF BURIED LAYERS FOR SILICON-ON-INSULATOR

    SBC: Spire Corporation            Topic: N/A

    FABRICATING SILICON-ON-INSULATOR (SOI) SUBSTRATE IS A SUBJECT OF KEEN INTEREST BECAUSE OF THE WIDE VARIETY OF MAJOR ELECTRICAL BENEFITS THATCAN BE OBTAINED FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS. THE MOST PROMISING TECHNOLOGY IS ION IMPLANTATION OF BURIED LAYERS BECAUSE OF PROCESS CONTROLLABILITY, MILD DEFECTS, AND LARGE AREA UNIFORMITY. COMPLEX DEVICE FABRICATION HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATED. THE IMPLANTA ...

    SBIR Phase II 1989 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
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