The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) offers this grant to address bias and drift in chip-scale Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) components through the Primary and Secondary Calibration on Active Layer (PASCAL) paradigm. PASCAL focuses on in-situ calibration of inertial sensors and clocks. The program aims to deliver an ultra-miniaturized integrated microsystem (gyroscope, accelerometer, or clock) with on-chip calibration. It must achieve less than 1 ppm deviation over one month, be under 30 mm³ in size, consume under 50 mW, and ensure long-term stability in harsh military environments, enduring extreme temperatures, vibrations, and shock.
Opportunity ID: 92973
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DARPA-BAA-11-43 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Primary and Secondary Calibration on Active Layer (PASCAL) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant Other Procurement Contract |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 12.910 — Research and Technology Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 10, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | Dec 28, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DARPA – Microsystems Technology Office |
| Description: | The program seeks to address challenges associated with the long-term bias and scale-factor drift of chip-scale components for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) tasks, and is specifically interested in development of Primary and Secondary Calibration on Active Layer (PASCAL) paradigm for in-situ calibration of inertial sensors and clocks. The deliverable of this program is an integrated, ultra-miniaturized microsystem (gyroscope, accelerometer, and/or clock) with in-situ calibration capabilities strategically implemented on-chip. The effective bias and scale factor deviation of the microsystem should not exceed 1 part per million (< 1 ppm) from a nominal input/output function over a one month period. The total size of the integrated micro-system should be on the order of 30 cubic millimeters (< 30 mm3) and consume less than 50 milliwatt of power (< 50 mW). The micro-system is expected to deliver long-term stability performance in a harsh military environment, with thermal variations from -550C to +850C, vibrations from 5 Hz to 5 kHz with an average amplitude of 5 g, spin rates on the order of 300 Hz, and mechanical shock on the level of 15,000 g. Please note that this Solicitation was originally anticipated to be funded with 6.3 funds only and therefore was only posted to FedBizOpps. However, the anticipated funding type has now changed to include 6.2 funds and has thus been added to Grants.gov to allow for assistance instrument proposals/applications. See DARPA-BAA-11-43 attached. |
| Link to Additional Information: | MTO Solicitations website |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Andre Shkel
DARPA Program Manager Email:DARPA-BAA-11-43@darpa.mil |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 92973 Full Announcement-1 -> darpa-baa-11-43_pascal_proposer checklist.pdf
Folder 92973 Full Announcement-1 -> darpa-baa-11-43_amendment 01_final for posting_10may11.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Andre Shkel DARPA Program Manager Email: DARPA-BAA-11-43@darpa.mil |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.910 | PKG00053030 | May 10, 2011 | Jun 28, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
92973 RR_SF424-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
92973 RR_FedNonFedBudget-1.1.pdf
92973 RR_FedNonFed_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
92973 RR_OtherProjectInfo-1.1.pdf
92973 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
92973 RR_KeyPersonExpanded-1.1.pdf
92973 RR_PerformanceSite-1.1.pdf
92973 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
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