SBIR/STTR Research Award
Nondestructive Characterization of Transparent Armor
Award amount
$511,180Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2019Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- OPTOWARES INC
- Proposal award date
- 2018-10-12
- Contract end date
- 2020-06-10
- UEI
- L8NSHTM6E7U3
- Solicitation number
- 17.1
- Topic code
- A17-114
Research abstract
We propose to develop a device that is capable of rapidly characterizing multilayered transparent armor using Raman spectroscopy. The proposed Raman device is designed to spectroscopically identify the materials, provide the sequence of materials, and determine material thicknesses in transparent armor that may contain up to 15 layers and may be up to 6 inches overall thickness. The entire system will be portable, enabling its use anywhere a sample can be examined.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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- Ambient Pressure-Dried Ormosil Hybrid Aerogel Composite Blankets for Advanced Space Suit Insulation
- Low-SWaP real-time plasma sensor for hypersonic flight
- Ambient Pressure-Dried Ormosil Hybrid Aerogel Composite Blankets for Advanced Space Suit Insulation
- Electromagnetic Manipulation of Plasma Sheath on Hypersonic Vehicles
- Innovative Aerogel Production for Low-cost and High-R Insulation
Awards with the same topic code
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- Non-destructive characterization of transparent armor
- Rapid Nondestructive Characterization of Transparent Armor by Raman Spectroscopy Depth Profiling
Research funding history
60 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2004–2025). Reported award amounts total $36,777,388. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Transportation, Department of Energy