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Engineering Sensors for Towed Array Reliability

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N00024-14-C-4043
Agency Tracking Number: N111-075-0529a
Amount: $5,466,808.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N111-075
Solicitation Number: 2011.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2011
Award Year: 2014
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2013-11-15
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2015-11-15
Small Business Information
14585 Avion Pwy Suite 200
Chantilly, VA 20151
United States
DUNS: 000000000
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 John Tullai
 Program Manager
 (410) 712-0471
 John.Tullai@3phoenix.net
Business Contact
 Linda Leonard
Title: Director of Contracts
Phone: (703) 956-6480
Email: Linda.Leonard@3phoenix.net
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

The operational need for this improved towed array technology insertion initiative stems from the necessity to improve availability and reliability of towed arrays in use on submarines in both shallow and deep water environments, and represents a critical submarine capability enhancement. The proposed project will extend and transition the telemetry, packaging and iPEN technologies developed under SBIR Topic N111-075, and N04-138. The specific emphasis of this technology transition is improved reliability for the TB-29A Towed Array. Optimal TB-29A performance and availability requires a balance of design ruggedness, improved resilience, and improved reliability. The use of previous SBIR technologies has the potential to increase all of these. These reliability improvements are based on simplified architecture and corresponding connector reduction, lower power, and the use of pressure vessels to protect the telemetry components from towing and handling stresses while also allowing for failure analysis and repair. A collateral benefit is improved monitoring from additional sensors built into the telemetry components. 3Pi plans to build one (1) TB-29A Reliability Upgrade (RU) Towed Array and test through array harness testing, factory acceptance testing, lake and sea trial testing during this effort.

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