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Low Cost Aerodynamic Spinel Domes via 3D Printing
Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: W31P4Q-17-C-0017
Agency Tracking Number: A162-091-0082
Amount:
$99,972.59
Phase:
Phase I
Program:
SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code:
A16-091
Solicitation Number:
2016.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year:
2016
Award Year:
2017
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
2016-12-08
Award End Date (Contract End Date):
2017-06-08
Small Business Information
133 Defense Highway, Suite 212, Annapolis, MD, 21401
DUNS:
153908801
HUBZone Owned:
N
Woman Owned:
Y
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
N
Principal Investigator
Name: Lynda Renomeron
Title: Senior Research Scientist
Phone: (410) 987-1656
Email: lrenomeron@techassess.com
Title: Senior Research Scientist
Phone: (410) 987-1656
Email: lrenomeron@techassess.com
Business Contact
Name: Sharon Fehrenbacher
Phone: (410) 224-3710
Email: sharon@techassess.com
Phone: (410) 224-3710
Email: sharon@techassess.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
TA&T proposes to show how 3D printing of spinel domes and ogives with high optical transparency can meet the Army's requirements for low cost, aerodynamic missile domes by providing a lower cost alternative to the conventional processing techniques of dome production. 3D printing enables a significant decrease in labor, tooling, and capital equipment costs, with the added benefit of creating a more dimensionally accurate and repeatable blank. This increase in process reliability would help further decrease overall cost by reducing the cost of fixturing for grinding and polishing. Such a "digital" manufacturing process that has virtually unlimited geometric dome design flexibilty would be a great benefit. * Information listed above is at the time of submission. *