SBIR/STTR Research Award
LOW FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC TRANSPONDER
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1988Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Kildare Corp, The
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
A PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF A PROJECTOR IS PRESENTED, BASED ON THE FITZGERALD FLEXBAR, THAT HAS AN ACOUSTIC OUTPUT AT FR 1000 HZ OF SOMEWHAT BETTER THAN 100 WATTS, WITH A QM 5 AND EFFICIENCIES OF 65 - 70%. THE PROPOSED FLEXDUCER MODULE IS 15" (...) IN DIAMETER BY 15" (...) HIGH AND CONSISTS OF 36 CERAMIC FLEXBARS, NODALLY MOUNTED IN TWO TIERS OF 18 EACH. THE PROJECTOR IS AIR-BACKED AND CARRIES ITS OWN PRESSURE TANK AND TWO-STAGE PRESSURE REGULATOR.
Technology keywords
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