SBIR/STTR Research Award
Variable Speed and Energy Efficient Depth Changing Buoys
Award amount
$1,744,806Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2020Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Recipient company
- PacMar Technologies LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2020-03-11
- Contract end date
- 2020-12-11
- UEI
- L1WZRB6JKWJ4
- Solicitation number
- DARPA HR001119S0035-15
- Topic code
- HR001119S0035-15
Research abstract
Current deep-sea profiling gliders and buoys are designed for maximum dive cycles with high fidelity sampling rates, which limits vertical dive and assent velocities. Designed for oceanographic measurement proficiency, affordability, and endurance leaves available profiling systems deficient in performance metrics of interest to Department of Defense specific missions. The family of existing profiling buoys and gliders do not support the desired dive cycles and ascent/descent rates for some envisioned applications with only one currently available float (MRV Systems ALAMO) sized to fit a standard A-size sonobuoy launch tube for easy aerial and undersea launch.
Technology keywords
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Other awards by this recipient
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Awards with the same topic code
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- Variable Speed and Energy Efficient Depth Changing Buoys Phase II Option
- Variable Speed and Energy Efficient Depth Changing Buoys
Research funding history
57 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1998–2025). Reported award amounts total $39,694,517. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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