SBIR/STTR Research Award
IMPROVED SWITCHING CONCEPTS FOR S-A DEVICES
Award amount
$250,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1987Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- EPOCH ENGINEERING, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
A PRINCIPAL PROBLEM IN THE DESIGN OF SAFE-ARM DEVICES FOR ANY MUNITION IS TO INSURE THAT WHEN IN SAFE POSITION CERTAIN SWITCHES WHICH SHOULD BE CLOSED, REMAIN CLOSED, AND CERTAIN SWITCHES WHICH SHOULD BE OPEN, REMAIN OPEN, WHEN THE MUNITION IS SUBJECTED TO THE VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTS OF SHOCK, VIBRIATION, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, OR TEMPERATURE EXTREMES THAT MAY BE EXPERIENCED IN THE STOCKPILE-TOTARGET SEQUENCE. AFTER ARMING, WHEN THESE SWITCHES HAVE BEEN OPERATED, THE SAME CRITERIA SHOULD AGAIN APPLY. MECHANICAL, MAGNETIC, AND OPTICAL TECHNIQUES WILL BE DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE NEW AND NOVEL SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM.
Technology keywords
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