SBIR/STTR Research Award
UNIQUE SIGNAL DEVICES
Award amount
$639,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1986Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Quantic Industries, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
QUANTIC INDUSTRIES HAS DEVELOPED FIVE DIFFERENT USD DESIGNS RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO PREVENT INADVERTENT INITIATION OF PROPULSIVE ORDNANCE FUNCTIONS OF THE MISSILE SYSTEM AND SUBSEQUENT WARHEAD MOVEMENT. PRESENT DEVICES ARE HEAVY, SLOW, EXPENSIVE, AND HAVE HUNDREDS OF SMALL, MOVING PARTS. QUANTIC PROPOSES A PROGRAM TO ASSEMBLE, TEST, AND EVALUATE TWO OF THESE DESIGNS, TO ENSURE THE RELIABILITY AND CAPABILITY OF PASSING NUCLEAR SAFETY SURETY CRITERIA. THROUGH THE RECEIPT OF A VALID COMMAND CODE QUANTIC'S ELECTROMECHANICAL DISCRIMINATOR HAS PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE BECAUSE IT IS LIGHT WEIGHT, FAST ARMING, AND HAS FEWER THAN 20 MOVING PARTS.
Technology keywords
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