D & K Engineering — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N181-036

D & K Engineering — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$122,764
Agency
Department of Defense · Navy
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
N181-036
Solicitation
2018.1
NAICS
Place of performance
CA
Period
2018-07-25 → 2019-01-21

Description

Develop a means to vertically stabilize a towed vertical array of low frequency acoustic projectors. The array is the Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS) and it is suspended below a host T-AGOS class ocean surveillance ship. A concept for eliminating the kite effect caused by hydrodynamic drag will be developed using electronic control, use of sensors and mechanical means for reducing hydrodynamic drag under various ocean environments and ship movements.