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AM Mini SonobuoyAM Mini Sonobuoy
Project Description: Adapt emerging designs in transducer and
battery technologies into miniaturized sonobuoy components.
Using FDM and SLS technologies, these components will leverage
fabrication advantages of high-performance additive manufacturing
(AM) processes and materials.
Transition:
Proposed to PMA264 and PMA299
1 Year Development and Test Schedule
Design buoy internal componentsand modular container
Integrate into POD launcher
Perform testing on AM version ofcontainer
Incorporate into at-sea AMdemonstration
Business Case:
Alternative ASW platforms including UxVs need deployable andexpendable buoys small enough to meet platformsize/weight/power restrictions.
Existing fleet ASW air and undersea assets will be challenged tomeet a growing number of threats.
The ability to construct minibuoy containers aboard ships usingmature AM capabilities reduces logistics requirements wherestorage capacity is limited.
The Technology:
Industrial AM Systems: 3DSystems Vanguard si2 Selective LaserSintering (SLS) and Stratasys FORTUS 900mc AM platforms
AM Technology: Industrial-grade powder bed fusion and thermoplasticextrusion technologies.
Materials: Nylon 11, PC-ABS, ULTEM9085
Benefits:
AM provides the ability to design an expendable, part-countconsolidated, weight-optimized container
Functional AM container with integrated wiring, as-printed airchambers, and quick-assembly features allow for the small form-factor design.
Watertight construction to incorporate quick post-processing solutionsto seal/waterproof electronics.
Containers can be printed on-demand from at-sea platforms.
Challenges:
Container design to accommodate alldeployment scenarios (launch, waterimpact, etc.)
Flight certification for manned airplatforms
Maintaining backward compatibility withfielded ASW air systems that require RFcommunications
Everything you always wanted in a buoy...and less.
WILCOXON RESEARCHHIGH FREQUENCY VECTOR SENSORMODEL: VS-403WEIGHT (WITH CABLE & CONNECTOR):
24 GRAMS (0.85 OUNCES)
SSQ-53F DIFAR HYDROPHONEWEIGHT: 1,185 GRAMS (41.80 OUNCES)
SSQ-53F CO HYDROPHONEWEIGHT: 66 GRAMS (2.33 OUNCES)
WEIGHT (WITHOUT CABLE & CONNECTOR):12 GRAMS (0.42 OUNCES)
Enhanced Capability ConceptEnhanced Capability Concept