SBIR/STTR Research Award
PAVEMENT ICE DETECTOR SYSTEM
Award amount
$133,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1987Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Millimeter Wave Technology,
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REMOTE MEANS FOR DETECTING ICE FORMATION ON PAVEMENT USING A MILLIMETER-WAVE RADIOMETRIC SENSOR IS PROPOSED. A RADIOMETRIC SENSOR HAS UNIQUE ADVANTAGES OVER OTHER REMOTE-SENSING SCHEMES AND HAS DEMONSTRATED ICE DETECTION CAPABILITIES IN OTHER, SIMILAR APPLICATIONS. THE SENSOR MAY BE DEVELOPED IN A TOTALLY PASSIVE MODE, OR ALTERNATIVELY, UTILIZED A WEAK TRANSMITTING SOURCE IN A SEMI-ACTIVE MODE.
Technology keywords
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