SBIR/STTR Research Award
Liquid Crystal-based Sensors for Detection of Airborne Toxic Chemicals for Integration with Unmanned Robotic Systems
Award amount
$999,975Program and phase
STTR · Phase IIAward year
2014Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- PLATYPUS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2014-09-29
- Contract end date
- 2015-09-30
- UEI
- CR97YQK8M1U5
- Solicitation number
- 2013.0
- Topic code
- A13A-T004
Research abstract
In Phase I we successfully reached all goals and milestones in developing liquid crystal sensors that detected 100 ppb of each of four target gases (DMMP, hydrogen sulfide, nitrogen dioxide and ammonia) within 60 seconds. In Phase II, we propose to expand this detection capability to a total of seven gases, adding volatile organic compounds, chlorine and half-mustard to the set. We then propose to develop three types of sensors for three gases (threshold, semi-quantitative and quantitative), develop a subsystem for integration of threshold sensors into unmanned vehicles, and test one of the sensors on the ARA Pointman robot. Our first target product for Phase II is a threshold sensor for hydrogen sulfide suitable for integration with unmanned ground vehicles.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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- Wearable Multi-Gas Technologies for Monitoring Personal Air Quality
- A direct-reading dosimeter badge for monitoring personal exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
- A Direct-Reading Liquid Crystal Based Formaldehyde Dosimeter for Personal Exposure Monitoring
- Wearable Liquid Crystal Based Chemical Sensor Badge for the Identification of Toxic Industrial Chemicals
- Liquid Crystal-based Sensors for Detection of Airborne Toxic Chemicals for Integration with Unmanned Robotic Systems
Awards with the same topic code
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Research funding history
34 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2001–2022). Reported award amounts total $16,425,324. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Agriculture