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Roadside Explosive Device X-Ray Detecting System

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N00014-04-M-0380
Agency Tracking Number: N042-901-0198
Amount: $99,995.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N04-901
Solicitation Number: 2004.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2004
Award Year: 2004
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2004-08-30
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2004-11-30
Small Business Information
Photonic Systems Div 20600 Gramercy Place Bldg 100
Torrance, CA 90501
United States
DUNS: 153865951
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Michael Gertsenshteyn
 Group Leader
 (310) 320-3088
 sutama@poc.com
Business Contact
 Gordon Drew
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (310) 320-3088
Email: gdrew@poc.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

The Marine Corps needs an instrument that can detect roadside improvised explosive devices (IEDs), which continue to threaten U.S. forces as they conduct overseas operations. The system should be mounted on a small, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) or a man-operate vehicle, or should be man-portable; so that it can detect concealed IEDs, even through metal. Existing backscatter imaging sensors for detecting explosive devices take a truck to transport, are expensive, and above all are hazardous. To meet this need, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Roadside Explosive Device X-ray (REX) Detecting System that focuses hard X-rays to discriminate IEDs from similar objects. REX can examine suspect roadside objects from all points of view, recovering full 360 degrees imagery of potential IEDs in real time. The proposed REX system images IEDs and other hidden objects by means of Compton backscattering. It will operate in the X-ray energy range from 40 to 80 keV. The REX system has high resolution and high signal-to-noise ratio because of its true focusing capabilities. In Phase I POC will develop a preliminary proof-of-concept prototype of the REX system. In Phase II, a preproduction REX system will be fabricated and tested.

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