SBIR/STTR Research Award
Automated Fiber Optic Cleaner for Aerospace Connector Maintenance
Award amount
$991,372Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2010Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Linden Photonics, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2010-09-08
- Contract end date
- 2013-07-20
- UEI
- CPK3R55EDG83
- Solicitation number
- 2009.1
- Topic code
- N091-040
Research abstract
Linden Photonics proposes a novel approach to cleaning a connector endface. In our design we will use a new cleaning media. This will allow for cleaning male and female connector endfaces. Material will allow a technician to clean a termini that is inside an aligment sleeve on the female side of a connector. This is critical for properly cleaning the 38999 style connector sets. This design will have significant advantages over traditional cleaning methods including Teflon type tape and will be designed to be small and compact so as to fit in tight spots and be highly portable. It will have a 99% cleaning efficacy and clean termini in under 5 seconds.
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.
- Rugged and Durable Fiber Optic Replacement
- Energy Reducing, Ruggedized, Solar Lighting System
- Rugged and Durable Fiber Optic Replacement
- Automated Fiber Optic Cleaner for Aerospace Connector Maintenance
- Rugged and Durable Fiber Optic Replacement
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Automated Fiber Optic Cleaner for Aerospace Connector Maintenance
- Robotic Fiber Optic Connector Cleaner
Research funding history
15 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2002–2014). Reported award amounts total $5,321,552. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense