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Electrically conductive aircraft transparency materials via Innlay surface-embedding

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N68335-11-C-0024
Agency Tracking Number: N102-120-0879
Amount: $149,872.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N102-120
Solicitation Number: 2010.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2010
Award Year: 2011
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2010-10-07
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
3624 Market St. Suite 5E
Philadelphia, PA -
United States
DUNS: 829972103
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: Yes
Principal Investigator
 Michael Young
 Director of Technology De
 (267) 499-2087
 mike.young@innovadynamics.com
Business Contact
 Alexander Mittal
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Phone: (267) 499-2086
Email: alex.mittal@innovadynamics.com
Research Institution
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Abstract

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project proposal to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Navy, requests funding for Innova Dynamics, Inc. to enable innovative manufacturing of robust, non-delaminating, highly conductive aircraft transparency materials through Innlay surface-embedding of military-spec polycarbonate and acrylic. The proposal addresses known challenges with existing conductive aircraft transparency technologies, such as the problematic issue of coating delamination, leading to negative optical properties and high repair and replacement costs, as well problems associated with under-performing conductive transparency materials, such as inadequate charge dissipation and inadequate electromagnetic interference shielding. The primary innovation of the current proposal is to use Inlay surface-embedding to develop an inherently conductive aircraft transparency based on currently qualified transparency structural materials wherein the conductive properties are"built-in"through Innlay as opposed to applied via coatings to overcome the above challenges. Sheet resistance of 80% are expected, along with optical and mechanical properties meeting appropriate military specifications.

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