SBIR/STTR Research Award

DEVELOPMENT OF A PORTABLE ICE-THICKNESS MEASURING INSTRUMENT

Award identifier 468e60de15bc6a1c4c4f21a72a35dcc59dfcd6528dcc2a271a2ff9e9cea83720Awarding agency Department of Defense · Army

Award amount

$49,942

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

1991

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Army
Recipient company
General Microwave Corpon
Proposal award date
Not reported
Contract end date
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UEI
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Solicitation number
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Topic code
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Research abstract

PHASE I OF THE PROPOSED STUDY ADDRESSES THE FEASIBILITY OF A NARROW BAND FM-CW MICROWAVE RADAR SENSOR TO MEASURE THE THICKNESS OF ICE WITH GOOD ACCURACY. THE SENSOR HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE PORTABLE AND LOW COST, BECAUSE OF THE NARROW BAND OF OPERATION AND RECENT ADVANCES IN MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS. THE DEVICE IS BASED ON A PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY THAT ACHIEVES A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN ACCURACY COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL FM-CW SYSTEMS. THE TECHNOLOGY HAS ALREADY BEEN DEMONSTRATED IN AN OBSTACLE DETECTION SENSOR FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS. PHASE I OF THE PROGRAM INVOLVES THE LABORATORY DEMONSTRATION OF THE CAPABILITY TO MEASURE THE THICKNESS OF ICE WITH AN ACCURACY OF 0.5 INCHES. A FULLY PORTABLE DEVICE CAN BE DEMONSTRATED IN PHASE II.

Technology keywords

Not reported

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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