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DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXPENDABLE GLIDER SYSTEM

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 5445
Amount: $500,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1988
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
825 Myrtle Ave
Monrovia, CA 91016
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr P B S Lissaman
 (818) 357-9983
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

DISPERSING SONAR BUOYS OVER A TWO-DIMENSIONAL OCEAN AREA WOULD BE FACILITATED IF SOME OF THE BUOYS WOULD GLIDE PERPENDICULAR TO THE FLIGHT PATH OF THE DISPENSING AIRPLANE. TO DEVELOP THE TECHNOLOGY FOR THIS LATERAL FLIGHT, A PROGRAM IS PROPOSED WHICH, AFTER OUR INTER-ACTIONS WITH THE SPONSOR ON PATTERN SHAPE AND ACCURACY REQUIREMENTS, 1) EXPLORES VARIOUS CONFIGURATION CHANGES WHICH WOULD PROVIDE A GLIDE RATIO EXCEEDING 1:1 FOR A VEHICLE HAVING SPIRAL STABILITY; 2) INVESTIGATES METHODS FOR GUIDING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY ALONG THE PERPENDICULAR; 3) TESTS SOME CANDIDATE VEHICLES TO ESTABLISH HOW WELL THEY ACHIEVE (1) AND ESTABLISH IF THEY CAN FLY STRAIGHT ENOUGH TO SIMPLIFY (2) WITHOUT RESOURCE TO ACTIVE CONTROL; AND THEN 4) PRESENTS RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT THE BEST WAY TO MOVE TOWARD THE GOAL OF A VERY INEXPENSIVE DEVICE. THERE ARE MANY TRADEOFFS BETWEEN THE REQUIRED PATTERN, THE MODIFIED BUOY CONFIGURATION, AND THE TECHNIQUES FOR ACHIEVING STABILITY AND CONTROL, ALL CONSIDERED WITHIN A FRAMEWORK OF RELIABILITY AND LOW COSTS IN MASS PRODUCTION. THUS THIS IS TO BE AN INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROGRAM, WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS.

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