SBIR-STTR Award

Lightweight Layered Protection Systems for Missile Launchers and Canisters
Award last edited on: 4/25/2019

Sponsored Program
STTR
Awarding Agency
DOD : Navy
Total Award Amount
$595,070
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
N10A-T018
Principal Investigator
Tom Mccants

Company Information

Strategic Insight LTD

2461 South Clark Street Suite 320
Arlington, VA 22202
   (703) 413-0700
   info@stratsight.com
   www.stratsight.com

Research Institution

Sandia National Laboratories

Phase I

Contract Number: N00014-10-M-0241
Start Date: 6/28/2010    Completed: 7/20/2011
Phase I year
2010
Phase I Amount
$99,962
The research objective is to develop Modeling and Simulation (M&S) tools to accurately predict the performance of new state-of-the-art material systems as protection for high value missiles deployed in their launchers or canisters. The focus is on adapting multi-layered novel and non-traditional material technologies to improve protection against penetration and fragment impacts, focused detonation hazards and fires (slow and fast heating coupled with penetration). Predictive M&S and underlying damage and ignition response assessment capabilities will be used to: characterize trade-offs in layered material penetration and thermal resistance; predict the degree and extent of damage from penetration threat and predict altered heat transfer paths and thermal response of a layered protection system; and quantify the uncertainty related to the protection system with respect to avoiding violent reaction. The outcome is a M&S-based methodology for design of lightweight layered protection systems that will benefit sea- and land-based missile high value missile systems against ballistic and fragment impacts and focused detonation hazards (specifically, RPGs) during operational use or transportation in hostile environments.

Benefit:
The beneficiaries of this research include designers of weapon systems, missile transporters, Navy ships, land facilities and personnel carriers. Novel non-traditional state-of-the-art material systems offer opportunity to design lightweight multi-layer protection systems that are effective in countering asymmetric threats characterized by the readily available rocket propelled grenades and easily assembled enhanced focused blast devices. The predictive capability will permit protection system designs that are effective, save weight, and can be installed as modules to protect high value missiles, high value facilities, e.g., command centers, and personnel in-situ or in-transit.

Keywords:
Rocket Propelled Grenade Protection, Rocket Propelled Grenade Protection, Layered Protection Systems, Thermal Effects Mitigation, Kinetic Threat Mitigation, Explosively Formed Projectile Protection, lightweight armor, Modeling and Simulation, Improvised Explosive Device Protection

Phase II

Contract Number: N00178-12-C-1004
Start Date: 8/15/2012    Completed: 2/14/2014
Phase II year
2012
Phase II Amount
$495,108
The research objective is to develop Modeling and Simulation (M&S) tools to accurately predict the performance of new state-of-the-art material systems as protection for high value missiles deployed in their launchers or canisters. The focus is on adapting multi-layered novel and non-traditional material technologies to improve protection against penetration and fragment impacts, focused detonation hazards and fires (slow and fast heating coupled with penetration). Predictive M&S and underlying damage and ignition response assessment capabilities will be used to: characterize trade-offs in layered material penetration and thermal resistance; predict the degree and extent of damage from penetration threat and predict altered heat transfer paths and thermal response of a layered protection system; and quantify the uncertainty related to the protection system with respect to avoiding violent reaction. M&S-based methodology for design of lightweight layered protection systems will benefit sea- and land-based high value missile systems facing ballistic and fragment impacts and focused detonation hazards during operational use or transportation in hostile environments. The methodology can be tailored to specific customer needs and validated via sectional testing of lightweight layered protection prototypes.

Keywords:
Propelled Grenade Protection, Propelled Grenade Protection, , Layered Protection Systems , Thermal E