Army 8. Small Business Innovation Research (sbir) Proposal Submission Instructions
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| The Army continues to transition toward a “training on demand” paradigm, where the amount of time and money required to initiate training is reduced through the use of persistent & on-demand training products. A low-impact, reusable, easy-to-use alternative for blank cartridges would give the Army the flexibility to offer live-fire training with low overhead and little impact on operational capability. Having this capability would propel live Force on Force training forward toward full “training on demand” compliance.
PHASE I: 1. Analyze/conduct a feasibility study and identify alternatives to blank cartridges for small arms weapons chambered in 5.56mm and 7.62mm that are inexpensive, easy to use, and require no firearm modification 2. Develop a proposed design for alternatives identified in Task 1. 3. Document a set of use-cases for the device based on doctrine and possible applications. PHASE II: After the scientific & technical merit of such a device is measured and approved, efforts during Phase II would entail the development of prototypes of the devices designed in Phase I. PHASE III DUAL USE APPLICATIONS: The commercialization potential of the product developed in Phase II is significant given the widespread use of MILES SATs. REFERENCES: 1. MILES, SAT, TESS
TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Weapons The technology within this topic is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), which controls the export and import of defense-related material and services. Offerors must disclose any proposed use of foreign nationals, their country of origin, and what tasks each would accomplish in the statement of work in accordance with section 5.4.c.(8) of the Announcement. OBJECTIVE: To develop a high efficiency high-energy laser (HEL) with a reduced Size Weight and Power (SWaP) footprint for integration into smaller, more tactical platforms. DESCRIPTION: Current high energy lasers have a large SWaP footprint due in large part to their low electrical to optical efficiency of around 40%. The low efficiency of these systems requires substantial cooling systems to remove the waste heat from the system and requires large power banks to supply the electrical power. The large size of these systems limit our ability to integrate lasers into smaller, more tactical systems. PHASE I: The phase I effort will result in a design concept and analysis of both the efficiency and scalability. The phase I effort shall include a final report with modeling and simulation, and/or proof of concept experimental results supporting performance claims. PHASE II: The phase II effort will build upon the phase I and will include lasing demonstration and scalability experiments. It is acknowledged that a full power demonstration may not be possible at this stage, but its feasibility should be well documented and validated. PHASE III DUAL USE APPLICATIONS: DoD laser weapons offer benefits of graduated lethality, rapid deployment to counter time-sensitive targets, and the ability to deliver significant force either at great distance or to nearby threats with high accuracy for minimal collateral damage. Future laser weapon applications will range from very high power devices used for air defense (to detect, track, and destroy incoming rockets, artillery, and mortars) to modest power devices used for counter-ISR. The phase III effort would be to design and build high efficiency HELs for integration into a variety of military platforms. The US Army Space and Missile Defense Technical Center as part of its Directed Energy research would execute military funding for this Phase III effort. REFERENCES: 1. D. J. Richardson, J. Nilsson, and W. A. Clarkson, "High power fiber lasers: current status and future perspectives [Invited]," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 27, B63 (2010). 2. N. W. Carlson, Monolithic Diode-Laser Arrays (1994). 3. M. N. Zervas and C. A. Codemard, "High Power Fiber Lasers: A Review," IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 20, 219–241 (2014). 4. W. F. Krupke, “Diode pumped alkali lasers (DPALs) – A review,” Prog Quant Electron. 36, 4-28 (2012) KEYWORDS: High energy laser, tactical, directed energy, laser weapons, high efficiency, high power laser
TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Sensors OBJECTIVE: To develop an algorithm capable of reliable target classification for a wide range of targets, including, but not limited to, Rockets, Artillery and Mortars (RAM); Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs); and cruise missiles. DESCRIPTION: For defensive High Energy Laser (HEL) missions, the engagement timeline can be very short. Thus, it is highly desirable to have a robust target classification system that, at the very least, can provide additional information to the operator. It has been established that reliable classification cannot be accomplished using only state information such as target velocity and acceleration. However, modern HEL systems have multiple imaging sensors, and a laser range finder in addition to radar queueing information. This suite of sensors provides a wealth of information about the target that when combined together, can help with identification and classification of targets. PHASE I: The phase I effort will result in analysis and design of the proposed algorithm. The phase I effort should include the development of tools to test and evaluate the efficacy of the algorithm. The phase I effort shall include a final report. PHASE II: The phase II effort shall include development and testing of a breadboard system. The designs will then be modified as necessary to produce a final prototype. A complete demonstration system (camera, lens, etc.) will need to be provided by the offeror and larger items such as radars can be utilized for testing as GFE if they are required and available. The final prototype will be demonstrated in a field test against targets of interest to validate performance claims. PHASE III DUAL USE APPLICATIONS: High energy DoD laser weapons offer benefits of graduated lethality, rapid deployment to counter time-sensitive targets, and the ability to deliver significant force either at great distance or to nearby threats with high accuracy for minimal collateral damage. Future laser weapon applications will range from very high power devices used for air defense (to detect, track, and destroy incoming rockets, artillery, and mortars) to modest power devices used for counter-ISR. The Phase III effort would be to design and build a target identification/classification processor that could be integrated into the Army’s High Energy Laser Mobile Tactical Truck (HELMTT) vehicle. Military funding for this Phase III effort would be executed by the US Army Space and Missile Defense Technical Center as part of its Directed Energy research. REFERENCES: 1. B. Khaleghi, A. Khamis, F.O. Karray, and S.N. Razavi, “Multisensor data fusion: A review of the state-of-the-art,” in Information Fusion, Vol. 14, Issue 4, pp. 28-44, 2013 2. E. Blasch and B. Kahler, “Multiresolution EO/IR Target Tracking and Identification,” in 7th International Conference on Information Fusion, pp. 275-282, 2005 3. J.F. Khan, M.S. Alam, and S.M.A. Bhuiyan, “Automatic target detection in forward-looking infrared imagery via probabilistic neural networks,” in Applied Optics, Vol. 48, Issue 3, pp. 464-476, 2009 4. S.P. Yoon, T.L. Song, and T.H. Kim, “Automatic Target Recognition and Tracking in Forward-Looking Infrared Image Sequences with a Complex Background,” in International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems, Vol. 11, Issue 1, pp. 21-32, 2013 5. H. Zhang, N.M. Nasrabadi, Y. Zhang, and T.S. Huang, “Multi-View Automatic Target Recognition using Joint Sparse Representation,” in IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 2481-2497, 2012 6. L.M. Novak, M.B. Sechtin, and M.J. Cardullo, “Studies of target detection algorithms that use polarimetric radar data,” in IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Vol. 25, Issue 2, pp. 150-165, 1989
TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Ground/Sea Vehicles OBJECTIVE: Dual-voltage Lithium-ion 6T packs (24V/48V) capable of supporting low-voltage and high-voltage ground vehicle and robotic applications. DESCRIPTION: The military requires low-voltage 24V batteries to provide energy and power for starting, lighting, & ignition (SLI) and Silent Watch on legacy ground vehicle platforms. There are however current and future military ground vehicle platforms that use or will be using higher voltages ranging from 48V to as high as 600V. Common 48V examples include medium-size military ground robotic platforms, such as the TALON, and 48-V hybrid-electric all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). While the 6T format is widely used in 95% of Army ground vehicles, Lead-Acid and Lithium-ion 6T batteries currently only support 12V and 24V vehicle buses respectively. Therefore, there is a need for a Lithium-ion 6T battery which can support at a minimum 48V operations. To avoid the need for multiple fielded batteries to meet both needs, having a Lithium-ion 6T battery which can support multiple voltages is preferred. Accordingly, innovative solutions must be developed and demonstrated which will allow for a Lithium-ion 6T to operate at both 24V and 48V without greatly increasing cost of the 6T product or affecting its fit and function in legacy 6T applications. Additionally, the higher characteristic voltage of 48V should allow the Lithium-ion 6T to serve as a building block for higher voltage systems up to at least 300V. The Dual-Voltage version of the Lithium-ion 6T in the 24V mode should meet all existing requirements of MIL-PRF-32565. The existing 6T form factor should be maintained to the greatest extent possible, however additional provisions for the higher voltage output are allowable as long as the added components do not increase 6T height beyond post height and do not impede battery tie downs. Technology developed to allow 24V/48V dual-voltage operation should be fully integral to the Lithium-ion 6T battery, with the exception of power output provisions. Technology developed for allowing the Dual-Voltage Lithium-ion 6T to build larger voltage packs (ex: 300V mobility packs) may use external components housed in some type of battery box/enclosure. Technologies developed should additionally allow for achieving 48-V operations using two Dual-Voltage Lithium-Ion 6Ts in 24-V mode in series and using two Dual-Voltage Lithium-ion 6Ts in 48-V mode in parallel. Concepts should also take into account all new required battery electrical and thermal interfaces, battery safety, and battery-to-battery communication requirements to allow for higher voltage operations. PHASE I: Identify and determine the engineering, technology, and embedded hardware and software needed to develop this concept. Drawings showing realistic designs based on engineering studies are expected deliverables. Additionally, modeling and simulation to show projected performance and Ah capacity of a single Dual-Voltage Lithium-ion 6T (<5% reduction in overall Li-ion 6T pack capacity to achieve 48-V dual-voltage operation) developed in this phase is expected. Cost analysis projections should also be performed to determine the cost premium between a Standard and Dual-Voltage Lithium-ion 6T (<20% increase in overall Lithium-ion 6T product cost). A bill of materials and volume part costs for the Phase I design should also be developed. This phase also needs to address the challenges identified in the above description, including scaling to larger voltage mobility packs. PHASE II: Develop and integrate prototype embedded hardware and software into 24V Lithium-ion 6T's to create Dual-Voltage Li-ion 6Ts capable of both 24V and 48V operations. Additionally, hardware and software should be developed to allow Dual-Voltage Lithium-ion 6Ts in 48V mode to be combined into and demonstrated as a 300V hybrid mobility pack. Analysis should also be performed to show potential for operation up to a 600V pack. Testing should be performed on single Dual-Voltage Li-ion 6T batteries in both the 24V and 48V mode to demonstrate operation, performance, and Ah-capacity (<5% reduction in overall Li-ion 6T pack capacity to achieve 48-V dual-voltage operation). Additionally, 48-V operation should be tested on a 2-series set of two Dual-Voltage Lithium-ion 6T batteries set to 24V mode and on a 2-parallel set of two Dual-Voltage Lithium-ion 6T batteries set to 48V mode. Series operation up to 300V using Dual-Voltage Lithium-ion 6T's in the 48V mode should also be demonstrated. Cost analysis should also be performed on the finalized product to determine the cost premium between a Standard and Dual-Voltage Lithium-ion 6T (<20% increase in overall Lithium-ion 6T product cost). A bill of materials and volume part costs for the Phase II design should also be developed. Deliverables include electrical drawings and technical specifications, software, M&S and test results, and at least six Dual-Voltage Li-ion 6T batteries with the integrated embedded hardware and software improvements as well as software and hardware required to operate the batteries in a 300V hybrid mobility pack configuration. PHASE III DUAL USE APPLICATIONS: This phase will begin installation of Dual-Voltage Lithium-ion 6T packs using the solutions developed in Phase II on selected vehicle platforms (military, commercial EV/HEV, etc.) and will also focus on integration of Phase II embedded hardware and software technologies into the production processes of current Li-ion 6T batteries. REFERENCES: 1. “PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION; BATTERY, RECHARGEABLE, SEALED, 6T LITHIUM-ION,” MIL-PRF-32565, https://assist.dla.mil. 2. Kim, Taesic, Wei Qiao, and Liyan Qu. "A series-connected self-reconfigurable multicell battery capable of safe and effective charging/discharging and balancing operations." Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2012 Twenty-Seventh Annual IEEE. IEEE, 2012. 3. F. Baronti, R. Di Rienzo, N. Papazafiropulos, R. Roncella, “Investigation of series-parallel connections of multi-module batteries for electrified vehicles,” Electric Vehicle Conference (IEVC), 2014 IEEE International, pages 1 – 7, 17-19 Dec. 2014.
TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Ground Sea OBJECTIVE: Develop a portable instrument or method for the rapid measurement of corrosion inhibitor/lubricity improver in military fuel. DESCRIPTION: In certain field situations the Army is required to field additize commercial jet fuel with military fuel additives to make it acceptable for use in military air and ground equipment [1]. The Army would like to develop a light weight portable instrument or simple field method for the determination corrosion inhibitor/lubricity improver additive concentrations in military fuels. Analysis of fuel additive concentrations is critical to the Army for ensuring the proper additive levels during fuel distribution and in the additive injection processes, as too much or too little additive can lead to mechanical and fuel stability problems. Instrumentation must be portable and able to operate off battery power in field conditions, total weight for the solution will be under 10 pounds. The threshold ability of the instrument/method is being able to detect and quantify corrosion inhibitor/lubricity improver (0 – 36 ppm) [2] as required in JP-8 fuel [3]. Additional objective detection goals for the instrumentation/methodology include the detection and quantification of static dissipater (quantity to be able to provide a measurable conductivity between 0 – 1050 picosiemens per meter), fuel system icing inhibitor additives (0 – 2250 ppm) [3], and incidental contaminants. The Army’s goal is to use the device for testing fuel samples and/or monitoring fuels for correct additive levels to ensure the proper function of fuels. PHASE I: Develop an approach for the design of a portable analytical instrument(s) that is capable of analyzing fuels to determine the concentration of corrosion inhibitor/lubricity improver and other fuel additives. Conduct proof of principle experiments supporting the concept and providing evidence of the feasibility of the approach. PHASE II: Develop, build, and demonstrate a prototype portable analytical instrument(s) or methodology that is capable of analyzing fuels to determine the concentration of corrosion inhibitor/lubricity improver and other fuel additives. The prototype shall be delivered to the government. PHASE III DUAL USE APPLICATIONS: Technology developed under this SBIR could have a significant impact on commercial and military fuel distribution and field additive injection processes, the intended transition path is into the Army’s Petroleum Expeditionary Analysis Kit or alternatively the Petroleum Quality Analysis System - Enhanced. REFERENCES: 1. Schmitigal, Joel; Bramer, Jill, “JP-8 and Other Military Fuels (2014 UPDATE),” 17 June 2014. 2. Military Performance Specification MIL-PRF-25017H w/Amendment 1, “Inhibitor, Corrosion/Lubricity Improver, Fuel Soluble,” 25 March 2011. 3. Military Specification MIL-DTL-83133J, “Turbine Fuels, Aviation, Kerosene Types, NATO F-34 (JP-8), NATO F-35, and JP-8+100,” 16 December 2015.
TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Electronics OBJECTIVE: The goal of this SBIR is to reinvestigate the feasibility of preview sensing suspension by leveraging private industry autonomous preview sensing technology and modifying it for an off-road military application. DESCRIPTION: Preview Sensing Suspension technology was originally investigated through the SBIR process in 1997. A Phase 1 and Phase 2 SBIR titled “Active Suspension Using Preview Information and Model Predictive Control” was awarded to Scientific Systems Company, Inc. At the conclusion of Phase 2 it was determined that the concept would have to wait until a future date when technological advancements could achieve the maturity required to successfully execute this concept. The technological shortfalls included radar and sensor technology and processing speed. The radar technology was difficult to calibrate for the needed resolution and range. The sensors that met the required high frequency range generated so much noise that the data was inundated and almost unusable. Once significant effort was put into refining the data limitations it was then determined that the processing speed wasn’t fast enough to receive, process, and respond before the vehicle reached the identified terrain. A significant lesson learned during the original investigation was that a Kalman Filter, linear quadratic estimation, was not able to isolate the dynamic motion of the vehicle when processing the terrain data acquired by the radar and sensors. Any future work would require control algorithm development that includes significant understanding of vehicle dynamics. PHASE I: Conduct a feasibility study to determine if technology has reached a maturity that addresses the challenges that were identified during the initial investigation. The study should address the technological improvements and how they will be utilized throughout the project. The study should also define what the physical design may be, conduct mobility analysis’s to determine any positive or negative mobility of incorporating a system, and determine the scalability of a system to be included onto larger tracked or wheeled vehicles. PHASE II: The focus of phase II will be more on the physical design, implementation, and testing of the preview sensing suspension. A prototype system shall be constructed and installed in a vehicle to conduct physical testing and analysis to prove the validity of the technology. PHASE III DUAL USE APPLICATIONS: This SBIR will focus on the further development of the preview sensing system for military application and the integration and production of the system at low rate manufacturing levels for military vehicles and potentially carrying over to the commercial sector. REFERENCES: 1. https://www.sbir.gov/sbirsearch/detail/300950 2. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02943668?no-access=true 3. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/095915249380005V 4. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1474667016392606
TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Ground/Sea Vehicles OBJECTIVE: To develop, examine, and evaluate the plausibility of diesel engine in-cylinder wear coatings to reduce high power density diesel engine friction and fuel consumption while maintaining military engine acceptable durability and reliability targets. DESCRIPTION: Future military combat engines require very low heat rejection and high engine power density in order to aid in minimizing the overall propulsion system size. Such engine performance characteristics include fundamental power cylinder tribology challenges associated with high in-cylinder temperatures and pressure inherent of low heat rejection diesel engine technology. One possible technology to aid in addressing such challenges are durable in-cylinder coatings capable of enduring mixed and boundary lubrication regimes at high oil temperatures over noticeably longer portions of the cycle time than standard commercial four-stroke diesel engines. An additional benefit from such coatings is possible engine friction reduction that correlates to reduced fuel consumption based on the particular duty cycle. The objective of this topic is to develop, examine, and evaluate in-cylinder wear coatings for high output, low heat rejection two and four stroke diesel engines that are durable, reduce engine friction by 15%, and decrease fuel consumption by 2% to 5 % based on engine speed and load. Such engines must operate on military fuels including DF-2, JP-8, and F-34 while utilizing 15W-40, OW-30, and 0W-20 oils for lubrication and cooling purposes. Additionally, such military engines must be able to operate under stringent desert like operating conditions nominally in the 125 F ambient temperature range that include engine oil sump temperatures exceeding 260 F. PHASE I: Identify and assess possible in-cylinder wear coatings that are plausible under the conditions described in the description section and also provide a relevant bench top demonstration of possible engine targeted candidates. Such an effort should include any necessary analysis to support coating selection candidates along with necessary material (composition) analysis. The outcome of this phase should be a selection of wear coating candidate(s) for evaluation in phase II. PHASE II: Demonstrate and validate the performance of the chosen phase I candidate wear coatings in a multi-cylinder two or four stroke diesel engine at relevant military operating conditions. Such a demonstration should focus both on the durability of the wear coating(s) and any associated engine friction and fuel consumption reductions. Yüklə 0,91 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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