PacMar Technologies LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: A18-148
PacMar Technologies LLC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $99,969
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- A18-148
- Solicitation
- 18.3
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- HI
- Period
- 2019-02-06 → 2020-02-11
Description
Current military deployable shelters require soldiers to spend large periods of time on setup and take down rather than focusing on their combat missions. With the Army moving to a more expeditionary focus, existing shelter systems have significant disadvantages that make them unsuitable for high-tempo operational missions. Navatek will advance the state-of-the-art for rapidly-deployable shelters by using drop-stitch panels as the primary material for the shelter. Drop-stitch material is an offset fabric that, when coated and inflated, creates very stiff, flat panels; when deflated, they can be as low as 5% of the total inflated volume. In this program, we will demonstrate that a combination of drop-stitch fabric and proper coatings can be combined to create a rapidly inflated/deflated, thermally-insulated shelter that meets all of the MILSPECS for temperature, waterproof, fireproof, and life cycle requirements.