SBIR/STTR Research Award
ACQUISITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF HELICOPTERS IN DEFILADE
Award amount
$496,127Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1992Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Mirage Systems
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF FRIEND-OF-FOE FOR HELICOPTERS OUT OF LINE-OF-SIGHT IS ADDRESSED. A SYSTEM CONCEPT USING BI-STATIC RADAR PRINCIPLES AND OPERATING IN THE HIGH HF/LOW VHF RANGE IS DESCRIBED. THE SYSTEM PROVIDES BELOW LINE-OF-SIGHT OPERATION BY UTILIZING GROUND WAVE PROPAGATION. THE RANGE TO TARGET GOALS ARE MET BECAUSE OF SMALL, INEXPENSIVE RECEIVERS CARRIED BY FIRE TEAMS. THE TRANSMITTER IS TRUCK MOUNTED AND OPERATES FROM A SECURE LOCATION. SYSTEM PRINCIPLES AND OPERATION IS EXPLAINED. INITIAL CALCULATIONS, SUPPORTED BY EXPERIENCE, SHOW POTENTIAL FEASIBILITY. A PLAN FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS AND FEASIBILITY CONFIRMATION IS PROVIDED.
Technology keywords
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