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Ground Based Scramaccelerator Launcher

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 18130
Amount: $61,194.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1992
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
5301 North Commerce Avenue, Suite A
Moorpark, CA 93021
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Joseph Humphrey, Phd
 (805) 523-2585
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

Phase I will analyze use of a hypervelocity launcher to provide ahigh mass (2 to 20 kilograms), hypervelocity (4 km\sec) demonstrator for a Theater Missile Defense (TMD) System. Current ballistic powder guns, along with one and two stage light gas guns, cannot meet the high mass requirements while maintaining high velocities required for rapid target aquisition. A concept that would provide low cost options with the mass and velocity requirements above will be investigated. Advanced Projects Research, Inc. will design a propulsion concept using controlled and stabilized Oblique Detonation Waves (ODW) to enhance launcher technology and capability. When this propulsion concept is applied to the acceleration of tube launched projectiles, an ODW Scramaccelerator can be designed using conventional gaseous propellants and accelerating projectiles of practical size (.1 to 100 kilograms) up to five kilometers per second and beyond.

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