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NEWEST GENERATION SOLID STATE INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT APPLICATION TO TANK AND HOWITZER-FIRED INERTIALLY GUIDED CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 9520
Amount: $249,890.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1990
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
Po Box 100
Hillpoint, WI 53937
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Robert G Brown
 (608) 583-2232
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Research Institution
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Abstract

FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR APPLICATION OF MICROMECHANICAL GYRO AND ACCELEROMETER TECHNOLOGY OR OTHER SOLID STATE INERTIAL SENSORS FOR INERTIALLY GUIDED CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS. INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNITS (IMU'S) ARE CONCEPTUALLY DEFINED FOR USE ON THE MUNITION AND ON THE WEAPON DELIVERY PLATFORM. ESTIMATES OF IMPACT ACCURACY MADE. IMU REQUIREMENTS ARE DEFINED. INNOVATIVE DUAL IMU APPROACH APPLIED TO TANK OR HOWITZER. ELEMENTS OF ALGORITHM DEFINED FOR COMPUTATION OF WEAPON DELIVERY MOTION AND ALLOW RAPID FIRING. ASSESSMENT MADE OF NEWEST GENERATION SOLID STATE INERTIAL SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES.

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