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Development of novel high bandwidth beam steering mirrors
Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: FA9451-04-M-0241
Agency Tracking Number: B041-075-0565
Amount:
$99,963.00
Phase:
Phase I
Program:
SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code:
MDA04-075
Solicitation Number:
2004.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year:
2004
Award Year:
2004
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
2004-05-20
Award End Date (Contract End Date):
2005-06-25
Small Business Information
2400 Reach Road, Suite 204
Williamsport, PA
17701
United States
DUNS:
028856420
HUBZone Owned:
No
Woman Owned:
No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
No
Principal Investigator
Name: Gareth Knowles
Title: Principal Investigator
Phone: (570) 322-2700
Email: gknowles@qortek.com
Title: Principal Investigator
Phone: (570) 322-2700
Email: gknowles@qortek.com
Business Contact
Name: Cathy Brooke
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (570) 322-2700
Email: cbrooke@qortek.com
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (570) 322-2700
Email: cbrooke@qortek.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
The QorTek/Goodrich team is proposing a novel high stiffness SiC-SiC/C FSM design that incorporates a new self-assimilated actuation concept for multi-kHz tilt correction capability. The design concept will enable larger mirror clear aperture to be a reachable goal. The novel solution will enable a new level of performance in a compact lightweight design that is readily amenable to both conventional and fully distributed tip-tilt Fast Steering Mirror implementations. The high-speed microcontroller uses colocated sub nanometer absolute position sensing self-integrated into the actuator that exhibits large dynamic range and promises exceptional performance.
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