UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED Distribuon Statement A. Approved for Public Release. Distribuon is unlimited. FY17 Department of Navy Additive Manufacturing Print FY17 Department of Navy Additive Manufacturing Print - - a a - - Thon Thon AM Mini Sonobuoy AM 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 components and modular container Integrate into POD launcher Perform testing on AM version of container Incorporate into at-sea AM demonstration Business Case: Alternative ASW platforms including UxVs need deployable and expendable buoys small enough to meet platform size/weight/power restrictions. Existing fleet ASW air and undersea assets will be challenged to meet a growing number of threats. The ability to construct minibuoy containers aboard ships using mature AM capabilities reduces logistics requirements where storage capacity is limited. The Technology: Industrial AM Systems: 3DSystems Vanguard si2 Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) and Stratasys FORTUS 900mc AM platforms AM Technology: Industrial-grade powder bed fusion and thermoplastic extrusion technologies. Materials: Nylon 11, PC-ABS, ULTEM9085 Benefits: AM provides the ability to design an expendable, part-count consolidated, weight-optimized container Functional AM container with integrated wiring, as-printed air chambers, and quick-assembly features allow for the small form- factor design. Watertight construction to incorporate quick post-processing solutions to seal/waterproof electronics. Containers can be printed on-demand from at-sea platforms. Challenges: Container design to accommodate all deployment scenarios (launch, water impact, etc.) Flight certification for manned air platforms Maintaining backward compatibility with fielded ASW air systems that require RF communications Everything you always wanted in a buoy...and less. WILCOXON RESEARCH HIGH FREQUENCY VECTOR SENSOR MODEL: VS-403 WEIGHT (WITH CABLE & CONNECTOR): 24 GRAMS (0.85 OUNCES) SSQ-53F DIFAR HYDROPHONE WEIGHT: 1,185 GRAMS (41.80 OUNCES) SSQ-53F CO HYDROPHONE WEIGHT: 66 GRAMS (2.33 OUNCES) WEIGHT (WITHOUT CABLE & CONNECTOR): 12 GRAMS (0.42 OUNCES) Enhanced Capability Concept Enhanced Capability Concept