SBIR/STTR Research Award

Handheld Hidden Chamber Detection

Award identifier f19cb5487b55a8f3ff1a74b7968e8dc5870bb09dd4608f700a0637b8c4810356Awarding agency Department of Defense · Special Operations Command

Award amount

$149,878

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

2018

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Special Operations Command
Recipient company
VAWD APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CORP
Proposal award date
2018-05-16
Contract end date
2018-11-16
UEI
GPAMJJLNK6M5
Solicitation number
2017.3
Topic code
SOCOM173-004

Research abstract

VAWD has extensive experience developing technologies and products for Sense Through The Wall (STTW) and RF Penetration through materials. Based on our experience we believe that the RF spectrum is a natural fit to solve this problem. Therefore we have constrained our trade space for an optimized microwave technology solution.VAWD proposes techniques that will use Multi-Frequency discrimination in order to have reliable detection and identification hidden chambers. The Multi-Frequency techniques will use some of the same radar hardware and signal processing concepts that enabled us to penetrate through common building materials such as brick, cinder block, concrete, wood, sheet rock, ply wood, etc. and measure human micro-Doppler. The difference is to simultaneously use a higher frequency that does not penetrate through obstructions. This frequency will be about ten times the STTW frequency with an antenna pattern designed to mimic the STTW antenna. This technique allows the system to discriminate between multipath within the room and reflections from another chamber. The structure features will be classified into rooms so that hidden chambers can be identified.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

8 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2012–2020). Reported award amounts total $8,191,830. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase II, Phase I

Agencies: Department of Defense

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Department of Defense

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