SBIR/STTR Research Award
The Blow-down Large Angle-of-attack Signatures Thrust Termination Toolkit (BLAST3)
Award amount
$999,998Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2012Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- SPECTRAL SCIENCES, INC
- Proposal award date
- 2012-08-23
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- N8CQNLSSAZY4
- Solicitation number
- 2010.3
- Topic code
- MDA10-022
Research abstract
The outcome of the proposed SBIR program will be the development of the Blow-down Large Angle-of-attack Signatures Thrust Termination Toolkit (BLAST3). BLAST3 will consist of a physics-based framework of modules for producing simulated imagery and radar scenes of solid rocket motor thrust termination plumes and debris, including time-dependent radar and infrared spectral signatures. This approach is based on several innovations including 1) a novel way of modeling debris generation in an SRM chamber, 2) the ability to generate chemical rates and radar and spectroscopic data for a variety of debris types including charred insulation, unburned propellant, and slag with novel crystal structures, and 3) a modular design that can be readily integrated to upgrade existing and next generation MDA engineering tools. Sources for debris to be examined include Al2O3/Al slag, unburned propellant and charred insulation. Radar and IR imagery calculated using the BLAST3 SRM model will be validated against available field data.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Enhanced Heat Flux Closure from Data Driven Modeling
- Development and Demonstration of an Efficient Multiphysics Modeling Framework for Rain-Induced Damage and Aerodynamic Effects on Hypersonic Vehicles
- Data-Driven Predictive Sporadic-E Model (D2PSEM)
- Comprehensive Utility for Thinning Mechanically via Automated Prescription (CUTMAP)
- Feature-aware Ablation and Reaction Simulator for Thermal Extremes
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Improved Thrust Termination Modeling for Solid Rocket Motors
- Improved Thrust Termination Modeling for Solid Rocket Motors
- The Blow-down Large Angle-of-attack Signatures Thrust Termination Toolkit (BLAST3)
Research funding history
349 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2026). Reported award amounts total $142,164,659. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Department of Agriculture, Department of Homeland Security