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DIGITAL ACCELERATION SENSORS FOR INERTIAL GUIDANCE OF SMART MUNITIONS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 2329
Amount: $144,430.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1987
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
2239 Townsgate Rd - Ste 208
Westlake Village, CA 91361
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr Edward J Staples
 (805) 495-9388
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

AN INERTIAL GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR SMART MUNITIONS USING SAW RESONATOR BASED ACCELERATION SENSORS IS PROPOSED. THE ADVANTAGES ARE LARGE DYNAMIC RANGE, TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION, 12 BIT ACCURACY, AND A DIGITAL OUTPUT WITHOUT ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION, SMALL SIZE, AND LOW COST. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN INTEGRATED ERROR RATES LESS THAN 1 NAUTICAL MILE/HOUR CAN BE ACHIEVED. THESE ADVANTAGES ENABLE THE SAW SENSOR TO MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF INERTIAL ACCELERATION SENSORS FOR SMART MUNITIONS. THE PROPOSED PHASE I STUDY WILL PROVIDE A DETAILED DESIGN STUDY OF SAW SENSORS AND A BASELINE INERTIAL SYSTEM WILL BE SIMULATED TO VERIFY THE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF SMART MUNITIONS INERTIAL REQUIREMENTS. HARDWARE IMPLEMENTATION AND TESTING WILL BE PERFORMED IN PHASE II OF THE PROJECT.

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