Enabling Fuze Advanced Technology
Abstract
Enabling Fuze Advanced Technology focuses on the following key areas: - Extreme Environment Survivable Fuzing - develops fuze components to increase the effectiveness of high-speed munitions by improving the prediction tools and testing methodologies to evaluate the survivability and functionality of future fuzes. - Tailorable Effects Fuzing and Warhead Initiation - develops fuzing for tailorable effects weapons that encompasses the ability to selectively vary the output of the weapon (Dial-a-Yield) and/or the ability to generate selectable effects (e.g., directed blast, fragmentation). - High Reliability Safe and Arm Technology - develops high reliability fuzing architectures, fuzing components, and Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) reduction features enabling the next generation of cluster munitions to achieve the required <1% UXO goal while Increasing the reliability across the board for future weapon systems. - Target Detection and Burst Point Control develops sensing and algorithm solutions to demonstrate smaller, more capable target detection while meeting or exceeding the performance of existing technologies in order to operate in extreme and challenging weapon environments. FY 2020 Accomplishments: - Developed for 3D printed conformal antenna designs and techniques to support Joint applications of Next Generation Proximity Sensor. - Developed and published for use by DoD fuzing weapon developers, Optimal potting guidelines/solutions for High G confined electronics and fuzes. - Developed and released new version of weapon design software that incorporates improved interface models to more accurately simulate and predict fuze to warhead interaction in high shock, extreme environments.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 8cf3d4e923efeefb086e70eaaf7ea41f