
Airborne and Air-Deployed Multi-Sensor Search OptimizationAward last edited on: 8/2/2012
Sponsored Program
SBIRAwarding Agency
DOD : NavyTotal Award Amount
$1,091,111Award Phase
2Solicitation Topic Code
N04-022Principal Investigator
Donald DelbalzoCompany Information
Neptune Technologies Inc (AKA: Acoustics and sonar)
Location: Single
Congr. District: 02
County: Honolulu
Congr. District: 02
County: Honolulu
Phase I
Contract Number: N68335-04-C-0145Start Date: 3/17/2004 Completed: 9/17/2004
Phase I year
2004Phase I Amount
$99,907Phase II
Contract Number: N68335-05-C-0173Start Date: 4/14/2005 Completed: 4/14/2007
Phase II year
2005Phase II Amount
$991,204Benefit:
Current sonobuoy deployment planning is based on 50-yr, old deep-water tactics that do not optimize performance in complex, shallow-water, littoral areas, especially for the new multistatic active systems. This research will provide the first truly optimal approach for distributed system planning and will improve detection performance by about 30%. Commercial applications include sonar support to the Littoral Combat Ship and DD(X) Navy programs, to search and rescue operations, and to mammal detection / protection efforts