NANOSONIC INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: A17-127
NANOSONIC INC. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $150,000
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- A17-127
- Solicitation
- 17.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- VA
- Period
- 2017-10-03 → 2020-09-25
Description
The objective of this Phase I SBIR program is to design and build a system that measures the strain of (or the force transferred through) the parachute riser fabric throughout a paratrooper jump. More specifically, a surface applied riser sensor shall provide a non-invasive mechanism to monitor the forces and resulting strain on risers during a jump. These sensors are comprised of NanoSonic’s patented Metal Rubber material – a thin, extremely flexible, and conductive polymer which shall be designed to survive the airdrop environment. These Metal Rubber sensors shall become a non-invasive riser monitoring device that is easily applied without modification to the original riser or parachute system. The novel Metal Rubber sensors have the ability to monitor riser strain as the sensors change their electrical resistance as the base riser stretches and lengthens. These sensors will be placed on the woven riser material of the parachute system and provide the Army with a method of recording strains and force levels during airdrop operations.