TRITON SYSTEMS, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N171-055

TRITON SYSTEMS, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$224,718
Agency
Department of Defense · Navy
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
N171-055
Solicitation
2017.1
NAICS
Place of performance
MA
Period
2017-09-06 → 2019-01-22

Description

In operational use of towed arrays, environmental factors conspire to degrade the acoustic performance of the array. Overall improvements in performance will be the result of a systems approach that addresses the entire degradation equation. Triton Systems proposes a simple effective straightening approach that will work at all speeds and will have minimal acoustic impact on the array. During Phase I, the team will develop the concept into a preliminary design and demonstrate feasibility to straighten the array and avoid the bottom using hydrodynamic modeling and simulation of the system under a variety of ocean environments and ship movements. Specifications for straightness measurement components will be developed and feasibility demonstrated.