SBIR/STTR Research Award
FIBER OPTIC WEAPONS SIGHT
Award amount
$495,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1992Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- APTEK, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THIS PROPOSAL IS TO USE OPTICAL FIBER GRADED-INDEX (GRIN) ROD LENSES TO DEVELOP A WEAPONS SIGHT THAT HAS MAGNIFICATION, A BRIGHT IMAGE, REQUIRES THE EYE TO ONLY FOCUS AT ONE DISTANCE, IS RUGGED, IS ACCURATE, IS SIMPLE, IS SMALL, IS USER FRIENDLY, AND IS COMPATABLE TO BE MOUNTED ON EXISTING WEAPONS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES VALIDATING THE CONCEPT, FABRICATING A TEST UNIT, AND TESTING THE UNIT ON A M16A2 RIFLE. THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY WILL BE PRESENTED IN A FINAL REPORT.
Technology keywords
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