SBIR/STTR Research Award
FIELD REPAIR TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT FOR FIBER OPTIC
Award amount
$491,966Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1992Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Litecom, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY HAS INDICATED A NEED FOR FIBER OPTIC FIELD REPAIR TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY APPLICABLE TO USE WITH HELICOPTERS. THE PROPOSED FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS AND TECHNIQUES FOR FIELD REPAIR ARE BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF (1) DEFINITION OF REQUIREMENTS AND REPAIR METHODOLOGY FOR FIELD MAINTENANCE OF FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS AND CABLES IN HELICOPTER APPLICATIONS. (2) ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT MAINTENANCE TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS FOR ADEQUACY IN MEETING ARMY REQUIREMENTS. (3) DEVELOPMENT OF ADEQUATE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES FOR USE IN ADVERSE ENVIRONMENT. (4) A NEW METHOD TO CONSTRUCT A FIBER OPTIC CLEAVE-AFTER-CRIMP FIELD TOOL TO REPAIR TERMINATION CONNECTORS. (5) A METHOD TO IMPROVE FIBER OPTIC FIELD SPLICING ASSEMBLY PROCEDURES FOR PURPOSES OF BETTER MAINTAINABILITY.
Technology keywords
Not reported