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Low-Drag Infrared Dome

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N68936-12-C-0106
Agency Tracking Number: N112-144-0933
Amount: $149,537.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N112-144
Solicitation Number: 2011.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2011
Award Year: 2012
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2011-10-13
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
6368 Dean Parkway
Ontario, NY -
United States
DUNS: 067420310
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Edward Fess
 Senior Research Engineer
 (585) 265-0160
 efess@optipro.com
Business Contact
 Tim Ansaldi
Title: Controller
Phone: (585) 265-0160
Email: tansaldi@optipro.com
Research Institution
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Abstract

Future missile systems will abandon the traditional hemi-spherical shape for shapes resembling a tangent Ogive. An ogive shaped dome has better aerodynamic capabilities than its spherical counterpart. This enables the missile to fly faster, farther, with more accuracy while also increasing its payload capacity. The optical material of choice is polycrystalline alumina, PCA, which is a hard ceramic material that OptiPro has extensive experience with. OptiPro has a unique opportunity create the manufacturing solution by combining its UltraSurf a newly developed non-contact measurement solution for the Navy"s ogive SBIR metrology program, its extensive knowledge of CAD/CAM, and freeform capable computer numerically controlled precision optical grinding and polishing products. OptiPro"s technologically advanced optical manufacturing capabilities along with a support partnership with the Penn State University Electro Optics Center, gives us a very strong team and, clear path towards solving the difficult problems associated with, grinding, finishing, and measuring of PCA ogive domes.

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