March 2018 — Pocket-sized Surface Flotation Device for Cold-Water Aviation Survival (Phase II)
Safe, Inc. was awarded a Phase II SBIR program from the United States Navy/NAVAIR, to further develop and design Safe’s proposed surface flotation device (raft) for an aviation mishap survivor. The lightweight, pocket-sized raft will be worn or carried on the aircrew without interfering with the aviator’s flight duties. Safe’s proposed design included auto-inflation, a method for easy survivor entry, and effective protection from exposure to cold water. The Phase II included computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling, inflator design revision, optimization through DOE with CO2 and N2O, delivery of three inflators, testing, and manufacturing.
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