SBIR/STTR Research Award
Tactical Vehicle Underbody Blast Energy Absorber Kit
Award amount
$119,631Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2008Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- CELLULAR MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2008-12-16
- Contract end date
- 2010-02-16
- UEI
- UXMNC56MVY75
- Solicitation number
- 2008.2
- Topic code
- A08-161
Research abstract
CMI proposes a MicroTrussTM armor solution which is capable of absorbing at least 30% of a blast equivalent to a STANAG 4569 Level 2 Blast (6 kg of explosives detonated under the center of the vehicle at a standoff of 16”, or roughly equal to the clearance height of a Humvee less the depth of the proposed armor solution). By absorbing this blast energy, the armor will minimize damage to the vehicle skin and reduce the vertical lift and the internal g-forces. This armor solution will weigh less than 20 psf and will be able to be produced cost-effectively.
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.
- Spray Protection for Landing on Aluminum Ships
- High Heat Flux Thermal Management Technologies for Aluminum Decks
- Tactical Vehicle Underbody Blast Energy Absorber Kit
- Innovative Cost-effective Aluminum Joining Systems
- Electrical power generation for sustained high speed flight
Research funding history
16 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2002–2021). Reported award amounts total $4,362,262. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security, National Aeronautics and Space Administration