PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N181-022
PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $124,917
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Navy
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- N181-022
- Solicitation
- 2018.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MA
- Period
- 2018-05-24 → 2018-11-23
Description
To decrease the probability of false alarms encountered in radar detection of periscopes in the cluttered environment presented by operation in littoral regions, the Navy seeks to develop a complementary technology to existing periscope search radars. Physical Sciences Inc., in collaboration with our subsidiary Q-Peak Inc., proposes to develop a SWIR lidar for long-range detection of periscopes in maritime environments from aircraft at both low and high altitudes. Our SWIR lidar utilizes a highly compact, state-of-the-art solid state laser transmitter operating at 1.5 m for eye safety. Our laser transmitter design benefits from experience gained while developing a related, multispectral solid state laser transmitter for the Navy in support of the Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis (COBRA) program. The Phase I program will develop designs for both the laser transmitter and the lidar system.