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"AN ELECTRONICALLY SCANNED IMPULSE RADAR FOR THE DETECTION OF MINES"

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 18492
Amount: $526,561.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1993
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
Five Militia Drive Suite 104
Lexington, MA 02173
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Gerald F. Ross, Ph.d.
 (617) 862-3000
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

AN INNOVATIVE ADVANCEMENT IN SCANNING IMPULSE RADAR ARRAY TECHNOLOGY OFFERS A NEW CAPABILITY TO DETECT BURIED METALLIC AND NONMETALLIC MINES. THE SCANNING IMPULSE RADAR ARRAY SYSTEM WILL INCORPORATE ACTIVE CANCELLATION AND POLARIZATION CONTROL TO ENHANCE THE MINE-SOIL INTERFACE TO PERMIT DETECTION. IN PHASE I OF THIS PROGRAM, A CONCEPT FEASIBILITY DEMONSTRATION WILL BE CONDUCTED. ADVANCED SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES WILL BE INCORPORATED IN PHASE II OF THIS PROGRAM TO FURTHER IMPROVE MINE DETECTION PROBABILITIES AND TO REDUCE THE FALSE ALARM RATE. THE SCANNING IMPULSE RADAR ARRAY IS PROJECTED TO BE ABLE TO DETECT MINES FROM A HEIGHT OF UP TO 1O FEET, AND MAY BE CARRIED BY A LOW-FLYING HELICOPTER, OR BE MOUNTED ON BOOM FORWARD OF A MINE-CLEARING VEHICLE.

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