SIGNAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N231-048
SIGNAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
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- Amount
- $139,986
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Navy
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- N231-048
- Solicitation
- 23.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MD
- Period
- 2023-08-09 → 2024-02-20
Description
U.S. Navy countermining operations can be made more efficient by acoustically confirming the success of neutralization events, eliminating the need to revisit the site with mine sensing equipment. The goal of this project is to develop a small, lightweight signal processor that can be embedded in the surface unit of a sonobuoy to detect and localize neutralization events using a resident ultra-short baseline acoustic communications array. Our approach uses advanced acoustic signal processing algorithms to detect and localize impulsive transients, and a modern machine learning approach for classification. Ultimately, our solution is expected to occupy a cylindrical volume less than ¼ inch of a standard A-size sonobuoy’s length, consume less than 2 W of power, weigh less than 4 ounces, and cost less than $500 per unit in single quantity lots.