SBIR/STTR Research Award
STANDOFF MINEFIELD MARKING FOR VERY SHALLOW WATER (VSW) SURF ZONE AND BEACH
Award amount
$61,237Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1990Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Sparta, 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 NEED EXISTS TO MARK LANES CLEARED THROUGH MINEFIELDS IN VERY SHALLOWWATER, SURF ZONE AND BEACH SO THAT ASSAULT VEHICLES AND LANDING CRAFT CAN BE GUIDED SAFELY TO THE BEACH. SPARTA PROPOSES TO INVESTIGATE AND DEMONSTRATE THE COST-BENEFIT OF GPS LOCATORS ON THE BREACHING VEHICLE AND ASSAULT VEHICLE LOCATION AND A DIGITAL DISPLAY MAP SHOWINGTHE CLEARED LANE AND THE ASSAULT VEHICLE LOCATION TO PROVIDE STANDOFF MINEFIELD MARKING. A DETAILED ENGINEERING DESIGN WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR TESTING DURING PHASE II AGAINST SPECIFIC SYSTEM AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING PACKAGING, VOLUME, WEILGHY, POWER AND METHOD OF OPERATION.
Technology keywords
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