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Auto-tracking Steerable Laser Range Finder

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: W15QKN-08-C-0032
Agency Tracking Number: A072-037-2631
Amount: $119,999.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: A07-037
Solicitation Number: 2007.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2007
Award Year: 2007
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2007-11-15
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2008-05-15
Small Business Information
15400 Calhoun Drive Suite 400
Rockville, MD 20855
United States
DUNS: 161911532
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Benjamin Bachrach
 Vice President
 (301) 294-5237
 bach@i-a-i.com
Business Contact
 Mark James
Title: Director of Contracts and Proposals
Phone: (301) 294-5221
Email: mjames@i-a-i.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

The next generation of infantry weapons will include small arms capable of delivering air busting ammunitions over considerable ranges. These weapons will be equipped with sophisticated target acquisition/fire control systems (TA/FC). In order to accomplish its purpose, the TA/FC system needs accurate range information to the target. This information will be provided by a laser range finder (LRF) integrated with the TA/FC system, and it will be up to the soldier to accurately aim the laser range finder at the enemy target of interest. To facilitate the soldier’s task of obtaining an accurate range to the target, Intelligent Automation Inc. proposes to augment the TA/FC capabilities with a miniature steerable LRF operating in conjunction with a target tracking system. By integrating the two systems together it will no longer be necessary for the soldier to aim the range finder exactly at the desired target, but only to its vicinity. The potential of the proposed effort cannot be sufficiently emphasized. Based on preliminary data, it can be substantiated that the success of the proposed project has the potential of translating into significant increases in system lethality (in the order of 50%). Improvements of such magnitude require little justification.

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