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IMPROVED SMART MUNITIONS PERFORMANCE
Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 4207
Amount:
$49,454.00
Phase:
Phase I
Program:
SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A
Solicitation Number:
N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year:
N/A
Award Year:
1986
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date):
N/A
Small Business Information
360 Herndon Pkwy - Ste 1200
Herndon, VA
22070
United States
DUNS:
N/A
HUBZone Owned:
No
Woman Owned:
No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
No
Principal Investigator
Name: DR CHARLES M DAVIS
Phone: (703) 478-0844
Phone: (703) 478-0844
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
THE U.S. ARMY IS SEEKING A COMPACT, ECONOMICAL ACCELERATION SENSOR WITH A WIDE OPERATION RANGE FOR INCORPORATING INTO "SMART" PROJECTILE TARGETING SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE WITH RESPECT TO DETECTION AND RESOLUTION OF MOTION AND DISTANCES. OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (OPTECH) PROPOSES A UNIQUE FIBER-OPTIC ACCELERATION SENSOR TO MEET THIS NEED. THE PROPOSED SENSOR HAS THE FOLLOWING FEATURES: SMALL SIZE: 0.5 MM DIAMENTER AND 5 CM LENGTH; MINIMUM DETECTABLE ACCELERATION AS SMALL AS 10 -2 G; DYNAMIC RANGE OF 100 DB; LOW COST; SMALL CROSS-AXIS SENSITIVITY, AND ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE (EMI) AND ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE (EMP) IMMUNITY.
* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *
