SBIR/STTR Research Award
Aerodynamic Infrared Dome
Award amount
$99,263Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2008Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- OPTIMAX SYSTEMS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2008-07-22
- Contract end date
- 2009-01-22
- UEI
- D2FSKN8TUFK7
- Solicitation number
- 2007.3
- Topic code
- N07-182
Research abstract
An innovative technique for rapid polishing of optics called VIBE is discussed. How it can be applied to the fabrication of aerodynamic domes in the shape of an ogive is presented. Preliminary results are presented that show the VIBE process can effectively polish ALON. In addition, the very significant improvement in the rate of polishing with VIBE as compared to conventional processing is documented.
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.
- Super Polished Coronagraph Mirrors
- Advanced Manufacturing and Smoothing of X-Ray Mirrors, Phase II
- Advanced Manufacturing and Smoothing of X-Ray Mirrors
- Improved Curved Transparent Ceramic Structural Components
- Additive Manufacturing and Thin Film Coating Development for Lightweight Directed Energy Reflective Optics
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Aerodynamic Infrared Dome
- Aerodynamic Infrared Dome
- Aerodynamic Infrared Dome
- Aerodynamic Infrared Dome
Research funding history
43 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2008–2025). Reported award amounts total $16,061,855. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security