SBIR-STTR Award

The requirement for a light weight underwater detonator arises from the need to provide a reliable trigger signal under all conditions. The object of the Phase I is to determine the feasibility of an optical self-generating signal that has low power/energy requirments. This device will have a simple user interface and rugged construction. The aim of the proposed program is to build a prototype unit and evaluate it under a variety of realistic conditions. The results of this work are expected to be an underwater detonator that sends a reliable, unique signal due to a self-generating optical method. The commerical application of this device mining, demolition and avalanche control.

The requirement for an underwater sympathetic detonation detector arises from the need to provide a reliable trigger signal under all conditions. The object of the Phase 2 is to transition from the current laboratory proof-of-principle brassboard to a system that can be integrated into the existing SYDET hardware and that has low power/energy requirements. The aim of the proposed program is to build a prototype unit and evaluate it under a variety of realistic conditions

Keywords:
sympathetic, detonator, underwater, socom