Tactical Olfactory Grenade Navy SBIR FY2011.3 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2011.3 Topic No.: N113-174 Topic Title: Tactical Olfactory Grenade Proposal No.: N113-174-0027 Firm: Physical Optics Corporation 1845 W. 205th Street Torrance, California 90501 Contact: Hans-Peter Brecht Phone: (310) 320-3088 Web Site: www.poc.com Abstract: To address the Navy's need for a nonlethal malodorant weapon that can be dispersed from a 40-mm delivered munition, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Tactical Olfactory Grenade (TOG). This proposed TOG device is based on a DoD-developed malodorant that only stimulates the olfactory nerve system. The innovation will enable the TOG to spray a malodorant similar to tear gas, but within Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) limits, to disperse crowds and clear rooms. POC's TOG will be available as a hand-thrown grenade or as 40-mm munition for use in the M203 grenade launcher. As a result, the TOG offers a malodorant munition that does not leak payload, despite transportation shock and military handling. Tests will establish what dosage will trigger olfactory nerve stimulation, without stimulating the trigeminal nervous system, which directly addresses acquisitions program requirements. In Phase I, POC will demonstrate feasibility of the TOG by determining the threshold at which trigeminal nerve activation occurs and testing the malodorant for optimal dosage to repel individuals from a 5 x 5 x 3 m room. In Phase II, POC plans to develop a mature TOG prototype, ready for Navy testing against highly and lightly motivated personnel. Benefits: The development of TOG will deliver benefits to government agencies by providing a novel means of crowd control and clearing of structures. POC's TOG will only trigger olfactory nerve stimulation and the use of it will not violate the United Nations Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction. POC's TOG can provide an additional tool in the hands of law enforcement agencies and private security companies for crowd control and area denial. Return