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Compact Low Noise Acoustic Sensors for Sonobuoys
Award last edited on: 11/1/2018

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : Navy
Total Award Amount
$1,155,692
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
N182-136
Principal Investigator
Timothy Mudarri

Company Information

MSI Transducers Corp (AKA: MSI~MSI Transducers Corp~Materials Systems Inc)

543 Great Road
Littleton, MA 01460
   (978) 486-0404
   info@msitransducers.com
   www.msitransducers.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 03
County: Middlesex

Phase I

Contract Number: N68335-18-C-0738
Start Date: 10/15/2018    Completed: 4/18/2019
Phase I year
2018
Phase I Amount
$124,940
Through this effort, the team of MSI Transducers and QorTek will develop a compact, low-cost, low-noise acoustic sensor for sonobuoys. The MSI concept fully utilizes its expertise in the design, development, and fabrication of transducers, combined with QorTeks expertise in power electronics, underwater amplifiers and next generation piezoelectric materials, to develop a compact low-noise system.

Benefit:
The proposed design will meet all Navy requirements for sensitivity, noise, the mechanical envelope and cost. The reduced size will allow the sonobouy manufacturer to include more sensors packaged into the same fixed volume.

Keywords:
hydrophone, hydrophone, acoustic sensor, preamplifier, Low-noise Sensor, Sonobuoy, transducer

Phase II

Contract Number: N68335-20-C-0104
Start Date: 12/20/2019    Completed: 12/31/2021
Phase II year
2020
Phase II Amount
$1,030,752
Through this effort, the team of MSI Transducers and QorTek will develop a compact, low-cost, low-noise acoustic sensor for sonobuoys. The MSI concept fully utilizes its expertise in the design, development, and fabrication of transducers, combined with QorTek’s expertise in power electronics, underwater amplifiers and next generation piezoelectric materials, to develop a compact low-noise system.