SBIR Contract Awards

Nova Sensors has been awarded a number a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contracts since it was founded in April 1998.  A list of these contracts appears below.

Phase I STTR

Autonomous Detection of Missile Targets Using Neuromorphic Multi-Chip Module Techniques

STTR Topic Number AF98T019

Contract # F08630-98-C-0078

Investigations were made to determine the feasibility of designing highly integrated infrared sensor electronics for potential use in a variety of Air Force applications.  In addition, Nova's university partner for this Phase II STTR program was the Center for Quantum Devices (CQD) at Northwestern University.  Their goal was to perfect the growth of multiple quantum well detector material on a silicon substrate, leading to the potential for even further system integration in future infrared sensor designs.

Phase I SBIR

General Purpose Real-Time Digital Processor Development for Microdewar-Based Seekers

SBIR Topic Number AF00-174

Contract # F08630-00-C-0036

This Phase I program produced operational hardware that mated to the Phase II system under STTR Topic Number AF98T019 as described below.  The "Real-Time Processor" board was designed to be reprogrammable through the use of in-system programmable logic and was configured to perform useful functions for missile interceptor applications.

Phase I STTR

Neuromorphic Techniques Applied to Navy UAV Imaging Processing Requirements

STTR Topic Number N98T003

Navy PO # N00014-98-M-0175

Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) applications under study by the Navy were interested in considering the use of massively-parallel analog processing functions to aid in the high-speed processing of real-time imagery for the purpose of target detection and identification.

Imaging the Future