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Spread Spectrum Techniques for Sonar Ping Technology

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N68335-11-C-0092
Agency Tracking Number: N101-005-0863
Amount: $748,254.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N101-005
Solicitation Number: 2010.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2010
Award Year: 2011
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2011-03-16
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
877 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd Suite 210
Severna Park, MD -
United States
DUNS: 958055055
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Drake Guenther
 Senior Engineer
 (410) 431-7148
 dguenther@signalsystemscorp.com
Business Contact
 Annette Lanham
Title: Contracts Manager
Phone: (410) 431-7148
Email: alanham@signalsystemscorp.com
Research Institution
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Abstract

Coherent distributed active sonar systems are of great importance for the prosecution of modern day underwater threats. Existing systems typically employ sensor management strategies that underutilize the full capabilities of the multistatic sensor field. If the distributed multistatic field could continuously transmit waveforms, which are sensitive to both high-Doppler and low-Doppler bistatic regimes, from all deployed sources simultaneously the sensor field would achieve better war-fighting performance. This project seeks to mature this concept of multi-input multi-output sonar with spread spectrum and continuous transmission capability. We will validate spread spectrum ping technology as a sensor management strategy that outperforms conventional multistatics by exploiting the spatial, temporal, and bandwidth characteristics of the sonar system. We will use Monte Carlo war-fighting analysis, in-air tests and underwater tests to mature our waveform and processing design for a multistatic spread spectrum and continuous active sonar system that improves field detection, classification and localization capability. An integral part of this work will be to prepare for a transition into the NAVAIR Multistatic Active Coherent system.

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