Electrostatic Discharge Analysis of Reactive Material Formulations

MSI proposes the development of a sonar array module that has a very wide bandwidth and can support a range of array configurations including conforming to a curved hull structure. The MSI design will be built around piezoelectric ceramic/polymercomposite, a proven transducer material with inherent advantages that is finding ever-wider application in broad band sonar systems. The transmit array will be electronically beam steerable. Outboard receive signal processing, muxing, and telemetryelectronics will be integrated within the array module along with drive electronics for the transmit array, so that the only hull penetration requirements will be for DC power and data telemetry.In Phase I, MSI will conduct a design study to determine the feasibility of making an affordable modular conformal projector array that meets functionality specifications for the intended Navy application.In Phase II, MSI will perform build and test prototype array iterations and demonstrate that the final design meets performance, cost, environmental and configuration requirements for Navy use.In Phase III, MSI will establish a business relationship with appropriate platform and sonar systems integration contractors to transition the modules to production and will then produce the modules to meet Navy deployment requirementsThe proposed program will enable the navy to meet a specific platform sonar requirement. The technology developed during the program will have applicability to all Navy and commercial platforms, both surface and subsurface, that operate in the RFPspecified frequency ranges. This includes defense and commercial markets in which MSI already participates as a transducer array vendor.