Fiscal Year:
1989
Title:
IMPROVED AEROSOL DISCRIMINATION METHODS FOR ACTIVE OPTICAL FUZING APPLICATIONS
Agency / Branch:
DOD / USAF
Contract:
N/A
Award Amount:
$49,163.00
Abstract:
IT IS PROPOSED TO EXAMINE A VARIETY OF AEROSOL DISCRIMINATION TECHNIQUES ESPECIALLY THOSE CONCERNING RECENT WORK ON PULSE SHAPE AND ELECTRONIC SIGNAL PROCESSING TO OBTAIN IMPROVED TARGET DETECTION PERFORMANCE FOR AN ACTIVE OPTICAL FUZE IN AN AEROSOL ENVIRONMENT. BASED ON THIS STUDY A SYSTEM CONCEPT WILL BE DEVELOPED TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPROVED AEROSOL PERFORMANCE THAT IS OBTAINABLE AND THAT RELIABLE TARGET DETECTION IN AN AEROSOL ENVIRONMENT IS FEASIBLE. EXTENSIVE WORK HAS BEEN DONE AND WILL BE REVIEWED IN A DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURAL AEROSOL ENVIRONMENT AND IN TARGET CHARACTERISTICS THAT RELATE TO ACTIVE OPTICAL SENSORS. PAST EFFORTS IN DEVELOPMENT OF AEROSOL RESISTANT ACTIVE OPTICAL SENSORS IS CITED AS WELL AS STUDIES INDICATING ANTICIPATED IMPROVEMENTS THAT MAY BE ACHIEVED WITH INCREASED ELECTRONIC PROCESSING.
Principal Investigator:
Robert Humphrey
3014988200
Business Contact:
Small Business Information at Submission:
Advanced Technology & Research
14900 Sweitzer Ln - Ste 104 Laurel, MD 20707
EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS:
N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
HUBZone-Owned:
No