SBIR/STTR Research Award
Z-Wave Directed Energy for Neutralizing IEDs
Award amount
$69,931Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2011Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2011-02-08
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- MXT5BGZX32S3
- Solicitation number
- 2010.2
- Topic code
- A10-045
Research abstract
We have proposed the development of a novel, low frequency, directed energy concept for neutralizing IEDs at a safe distance in front of moving vehicles. The concept is based on launching an"Energetic RF Zenneck-mode Surface Waves"(Z-waves), which unlike conventional RF free field propagation, its intensity falls off at a 1/r rate, and is capable of penetrating ground and shielded enclosures. The Z-wave generator promises to be a robust piece of equipment capable of long term continuous operation in rough terrain. In addition to direct neutralization of IEDs, Z-waves can potentially disrupt nearby communication devices used to trigger IEDs.
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.
- SPAROW for Drone Tracking
- Tomographic High-Energy Laser Measurement Apparatus (THELMA) for Non-Contact HEL Beam Profiling
- SARA Proposal 003-2025-9220 - High Power Microwave Phase Shifter STTR Phase I
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- DMEA241-003 Ultra-high Voltage Reliability Test System
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Z-Wave Directed Energy for Neutralizing IEDs
- Development of a Novel Efficient Solid State Compact RF/microwave DEW System
- Development of a Novel Efficient Solid State Compact RF/microwave DEW System
Research funding history
183 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1991–2025). Reported award amounts total $77,383,618. 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, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Commerce