SBIR/STTR Research Award

A Light Weight, Low Power Rapidly Deployable Modular System of SpicySmoke Countermeasures to Protect Perimeters and Structures from Breach

Award identifier 19e57400668c06c72f631c4589358b5dda88e649a193aa57dbc470371312501dAwarding agency Department of Homeland Security

Award amount

$149,922

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

2022

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Homeland Security
Branch
Not reported
Recipient company
POLARIS SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Proposal award date
2022-05-05
Contract end date
2022-10-04
UEI
QLWWT11B15B3
Solicitation number
22.1
Topic code
DHS221-002

Research abstract

Polaris Sensor has developed a non-pyrotechnic system that may be used as a countermeasure to protect perimeters and structures from breech without the requirement of complex, heavy or expensive machinery.This modular system is implemented as a fixture or integrated into throwables or drones. These modules can be deployed together or in sequence to immobilize and delay a crowd of bad actors threatening to breech a parameter. CoolSmoke® is a chemical matrix that can be manufactured with a range of malodorant/irritant additives for a crowd diverting effect. This design focuses on capsaicin (a strong irritant) and garlic oil (a maloderant) that have been dissolved and lofted in the CoolSmoke® aerosol.To address the risk of fire from dangerous fusing, we developed this material to be electrically initiated at a low temperature. In particular, SpicySmoke® (CoolSmoke® + capsaicin) offers a combined least lethal chemical obscurant and lachrymator, producing situational confusion and immobilization for bad actors. CoolSmoke® + Garlic Oil could be used as a warning to prevent more aggressive actions. This chemistry base formulation is nontoxic. It is well suited for use among civilians in urban and indoor environments where bystanders are often present.The raw material is like caulk, it does not need to be packaged and can literally be dispensed around entrances and doorways, to provide a last line of defense against a threat.The raw material is undamaged by weather, and can be initiated in water.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

131 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2003–2025). Reported award amounts total $76,407,877. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Commerce

Agency intelligence

Department of Homeland Security

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