SBIR/STTR Research Award
MK-6 LIFE RAFT IMPROVEMENTS
Award amount
$49,998Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1989Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Ross-mcnatt Inc
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE PHASE I MK 6 LIFE RAFT IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM WILL ASSESS AND IDENTIFY SPECIFIC NEEDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MK 6 LIFE RAFT AND WILL SYSTEMATICALLY DEVELOP FEASIBILITY STUDIES OF ALTERNATIVE IMPROVEMENTS WHICH WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO AN IMPROVED TOTAL LIFE RAFT. IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE EVALUATED AT THE COMPONENT AND SUBSYSTEM LEVEL FOR VITAL RELIABILITY-RELATED EQUIPMENTS SUCH AS THE INFLATION SYSTEM AND ENCAPSULATION METHOD. IN-WATER PERFORMANCE RELATED FEATURES SUCH AS THE RAFT SHAPE AND BALLAST SYSTEMS WILL ALSO BE EVALUATED FOR IMPROVEMENT. PHASE I WILL INCLUDE A PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING PLAN FOR THE PHASE II PROGRAM.
Technology keywords
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