MIDE TECHNOLOGY CORP — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: A14-083

MIDE TECHNOLOGY CORP — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$100,000
Agency
Department of Defense · Army
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
A14-083
Solicitation
2014.2
NAICS
Place of performance
MA
Period
2013-12-13 → 2015-12-13

Description

A CAS consists of actuators, canard position measurement sensors and a canard opening and closing system. A CAS design has been a highly dynamic, time consuming process specified by the various requirements such as its cost, weight, size, high G survivability, and GN&C performance objectives. A CAS design typically involves several iterations of the processes of selecting actuators and sensors, revising the designs of mechanical components and control software to incorporate changes in mechanical, electrical, and software configurations of a projectile and its production requirements. Therefore, it is highly desired to develop a method that can reconfigure a CAS design to systematically incorporate changes in hardware and software design specifications, which will enable rapid development of a gun-launched precision projectile and lead to significant cost reduction and performance enhancement. Mid proposes to meet this goal by developing a set of analytical models that accurately characterize actuation systems with sufficient scaling parameters to meet the Armys goals.