Microminiature Sensor System for FORCENet Navy SBIR FY2004.2 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2004.2 Topic No.: N04-181 Topic Title: Microminiature Sensor System for FORCENet Proposal No.: N042-181-0 Firm: Softronics LImited 6920 Bowman Lane NE Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402-1576 Contact: Robert Sternowski Phone: (319) 431-0314 Web Site: www.softronicsltd.com Abstract: A microminiature radio sensor system may be decomposed into antenna, RF, and digital subsystems, plus support elements (power, case, datalink, storage, etc.). The difficult aspect of the requirements is the simultaneous requirement for small size, wide frequency coverage, low power consumption, dynamic range, and integral datalink. Most are classical tradeoffs for radio system designs, but newer technologies may enable better solutions and compromises. Softronics proposes to begin with a system requirements analysis, and proceed to survey the newest available technologies in each subsystem, combine them with our knowledge of classical surveillance system techniques and technology, and generate a preliminary system design candidate for Phase I Option critical breadboarding and Phase II prototype implementation. Our proposed tasking will consider all possibilities from our trade studies in developing new architectures best meet the requirements set, but also offers several novel and innovative RF and antenna architectures for consideration based on internal Softronics research. Benefits: The commercialization strategy is to design and field Navy microminiature sensors under SBIR Phases I, II and III, separately proliferate and evolve them to other DoD and non-DoD US Government users, and finally market them to FMS, homeland security, and law enforcement users. We will remain conscious of the sensitivity of the technology and systems capabilities, and will proliferate the technology outside the US Government only with appropriate approvals. We envision spinning various technologies and subsystems to the commercial communications sector, where they can add capability and/or value to existing communications systems and equipment. Return