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Submarine Launched Acoustic Communication Buoy using Single Crystal Sonar

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N00014-07-M-0304
Agency Tracking Number: N071-076-1061
Amount: $100,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N07-076
Solicitation Number: 2007.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2007
Award Year: 2007
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2007-06-01
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2008-03-01
Small Business Information
2820 East College Avenue
State College, PA 16801
United States
DUNS: 782683007
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Kevin Snook
 Research Scientist
 (814) 238-7485
 kevin@trstechnologies.com
Business Contact
 Wesley Hackenberger
Title: President
Phone: (814) 238-7485
Email: wes@trstechnologies.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

For this Phase I SBIR program TRS Technologies and Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems (UEOS) will develop 3” diameter single crystal segmented ring transducers for an Acoustic Communications (ACOMMS) buoy with both gateway data transmission and long range tactical paging capability. The buoy will be sized for launch from the submarine signal ejector (SSE). The use of underwater ACOMMS has been limited by the deficiencies of conventional ceramic based sonar transducers in terms of data rate, range, and device size. With conventional ceramic, gateway data transmission transducers require high frequencies and broad bandwidth to achieve high data rates; however, use of high frequencies limits the transmission range. Tactical pagers require long ranges and therefore low frequencies, leading to large device sizes. TRS and UEOS will address this problem by developing a single, very broadband (2 octave) crystal transducer with high source level for long range paging and high data rate gateway functions in one compact device. TRS will optimize crystal segment aspect ratio and orientation to maximize transducer bandwidth. UEOS will test the transducer in water. In Phase II, transducers will be integrated into an SSE compatible buoy design supplying the Navy with a capability it does not currently have.

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