SBIR/STTR Research Award
ACV Autonomous Sled Technologies
Award amount
$820,382Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2018Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- PacMar Technologies LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2018-08-30
- Contract end date
- 2019-10-29
- UEI
- L1WZRB6JKWJ4
- Solicitation number
- 17.2
- Topic code
- N172-133
Research abstract
A craft capable of transporting an ACV from a well deck ship to shore at speeds in excess of 30 knots is being proposed. This craft, referred to as a “Sled,” is based on the use of inflatable drop-stitch panels coupled to a simple aluminum frame. This approach offers the means to collapse the sled in constituent parts that can be stored in a small volume. The propulsion system is also modularized for rapid integration. The sled design allows for loading of the ACV while in the well of the ship and will deploy the ACV in deep water or on the beach. Ultimately the craft will operate autonomously. In Phase II a scaled demonstrator will be designed, fabricated, and tested. The sled design is simple and will offer an inexpensive means to rapidly transport ACVs from ship to shore.
Technology keywords
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Research funding history
57 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1998–2025). Reported award amounts total $39,694,517. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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