Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
Abstract
This project explores innovative concepts pursuant to Public Law 106-554 (Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2000) and Public Law 107-50 (Small Business Technology Transfer Program Reauthorization Act of 2001), which mandates a two-phase competition for small businesses with innovative technologies that can also be commercialized. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs will develop new dual-use technologies for possible future MDA BMDS needs. Dual-use means that the technologies will also be judged on their potential for future private sector investment both as a vehicle for reducing development time and cost, unit costs of new MDA BMDS technologies, and as a route to national economic growth through new commercial products. MDA will conduct the competition and will award and manage the contracts with assistance from our executing agents. The Missile Defense Agency`s SBIR/STTR investments are divided into eight Research Areas: Interceptors: advanced focal plane arrays and seeker components, axial and divert/attitude control systems technology, guidance & control, on-board discrimination, and improved lightweight structures for BMD systems. Space: large format focal plane arrays and imaging components, photovoltaics and lightweight reserve batteries, radiation hard electronics and electro-optics, and lightweight space-environment structures and components. Directed Energy: solid-state laser systems and components, thermal management, scene generation technology for HWIL testing, directed energy electro-optics, and laser materials. Modeling and Simulation: software tools to enhance BMDS M&S capability, improved physics/chemistry- based phenomenology for improved models. Manufacturing, Producibility and Field Sustainment: technologies for improved system affordability, producibility and reliability covering all aspects of BMDS hardware. Radar: improved systems and components for BMD radar systems including transmit/receive modules, wide-band gap semiconductors, thermal management, array technologies, and improved algorithms and signal processing tools. C2BMC: tools and techniques for enhancing battle management, end-to-end communications, sensor registration and multi-sensor/multi-shooter engagement scenarios. Innovative Concepts and Special Focus Area: emerging game changing approaches to missile defense and special emphasis technologies such as strained layer super-lattice materials.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- ZX45_0605502C_6_0400_PB_2012
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