SBIR-STTR Award

Wireless Sensor Nodes with Energy Harvesters for Joint Weapons Systems Diagnostics/Prognostics
Award last edited on: 12/4/2009

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : Navy
Total Award Amount
$69,930
Award Phase
1
Solicitation Topic Code
N08-109
Principal Investigator
Jack P Salerno

Company Information

Agiltron Inc (AKA: Agiltron Corporation)

15 Presidential Way
Woburn, MA 01801
   (781) 935-1200
   info@agiltron.com
   www.agiltron.com
Location: Multiple
Congr. District: 05
County: Middlesex

Phase I

Contract Number: M67854-09-C-6526
Start Date: 3/13/2009    Completed: 9/13/2009
Phase I year
2009
Phase I Amount
$69,930
In this SBIR program, Agiltron proposes to develop a new class of wireless sensor nodes with integrated energy harvesters, which will be indefinitely self-powered, for use in Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) environments. The proposed effort leverages on industry-wide development in ultra-low power sensors and low-power wireless sensor network modules (IEEE 1451.5 standard), as well as Agiltron’s recently demonstrated energy harvesting technology. The proposed device and system design would enable high power harvesting efficiencies, superior reliability, a small packaged footprint, and at the same time, manufacturable at low system cost, thereby overcoming major shortcomings of existing technologies. The carefully balanced choice of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components and in-house development holds strong promise for near term commercialization. In the Phase I program, sensor nodes with state-of-the-art energy harvesters with ruggedized assembly and packaging that meet the current, voltage, and temperature sensing and wireless transmission requirements in LAV applications will be demonstrated. Fully functional devices will be developed in Phase II.

Keywords:
Wireless Sensor Network., Microsensors, Condition-Based Maintenance, Mems, Energy Harvester,

Phase II

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