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Fuzing & Firing Systems at Sandia National Laboratories

R. Scott McEntire, Ph.D.
Program Lead Hard Target Systems Sandia National Laboratories rmcenti@sandia.gov (505) 845-9138

Paul Butler
Manager Joint DoD/DOE Munitions Program Sandia National Laboratories pcbutle@sandia.gov (505) 844-7874

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Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia is a multiprogram laboratory operated by Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin Company, for the United States Department of Energy under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000.

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Sandias FourMissionAreas
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Nuclear Weapons

Defense Systems and Assessments

Shuttle Heat Shield Inspection

B1 bomber drops B83

Energy, Resources, and Nonproliferation

WIPP

Homeland Security and Defense

Infrastructure Protection
Catastrophic Event Mitigation
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EvolutionofSandiasAdvanced Fuzing/FiringSystemsTechnologies
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Focus on Design and Weaponization

Mission: design, engineer, integrate, test, and provide production interface, for all non-nuclear components of a nuclear weapon
Radar Fuzes Impact Fuzes Firing Sets Shock Absorbers Casing Detonators Capacitors
B83 Total Parts=6519

Switches Switch Tubes Rectifiers Programmers Neutron Generators Reservoirs Stronglinks

Batteries Timers Spin Generators Parachutes Ejector Systems PAL Controllers Explosives

Maintain deep foundation of science and B61-11 Nuclear Earth Penetrator engineering in our technical competencies to position the nation to evaluate and respond to developments in the international environment or to developments in the weapons technology of other nations
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EvolutionofSandiaESADFuzeTechnology
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Firing Set Design Evolution

Patriot ESAD 1980s AMRAAM ESAD 1990s

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Mini ESAD 1999 MicroCDU 2000

M2CDU 2004
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SNLFuzing/FiringSystemsInvestment Areas
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Fuze Technology Development

Advance the fuze technology and component development to support the requirements of our new national challenges Explore strategies to survive new environments through miniaturization, integration, and robust packaging

Penetration Environment Characterization

Voltage 4000 3 2000 0 2 -2000 -4000 1 -6000 -8000 0 0.1000 -10000 0.1040 Deceleration (g)

Need to better understand the Hard Target penetration environment and fuze component environment
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Model of FMP2 Response

14000 12000 10000 8000 6000

Modeled G-Switch

Modeled FMP2 Axial Deceleration

0.1005

0.1010

0.1015

0.1020 Time (sec)

0.1025

0.1030

0.1035

Modeling and Simulation

Need the ability to model and predict environments seen by firing systems as penetrating warheads impact hard targets

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FuzeTechnologyDevelopment
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MiniatureElectronicInLineFuzeModules
MeetsafetythemeMILSTD1316EandMILSTD1901A

Monolithic MicroCDU (M2CDU)

Rugged, Miniature, In-Line CDU for ESAD

0.36 0.40 0.20 (T)

FMP2Hardened FiringSet

ModelingofSensorResponse forTargetDetectionImprovements
Redundantordistributed initiationdevices

MultipointInitiationandSelectableFiring
LowCurrentCarryingWires ControlandSafety Controllerw/ FiringUnit

c k

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PenetrationEnvironmentCharacterization
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MinPen (97)
3 Axis Recorder

HighGInstrumentation
3DDR (09) MilliPen (99)
Single Axis Recorder 3 Axis DTRA Data Recorder

Test Article Pre-Test

3AMP (02)
3 Axis Recorder

Test Article Post-Test Sandia National Laboratories

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ModelingandSimulation
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FullSystem Modeling Weapon ComponentLevel Modeling

Modelingof individualcircuit components

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FuzeTechnologyInvestmentPartners
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DTRA
HardTargetFuzingand Instrumentation Research

DOE DoD/DOEJoint MunitionsProgram

NuclearWeapons AdvancedDevelopment

Weaponsresearchin Areasofjointinterest

Army AMRDEC
Hardenedselectable outputwarheads

AirForce AFRL
Collaborativeteaming forhardtargetdefeat

SandiaLaboratory DirectedResearchand Development(LDRD)

HighSpeedHardTarget WarheadDevelopment

Navy SP
Highspeed Hardtarget defeat
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CRADAPartners

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DOEFiringSystemsforNuclearWeapons
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Lawrence Livermore
DevelopMainDetonators

DOEWeaponFiringSystem
Sandia
DevelopFiringSet CapacitiveDischargeBased OpticallyBased

SandiaworkswithLosAlamosand LawrenceLivermoreNational LaboratoriestodevelopFiringand InitiationSystemsforNuclear Weapons

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JointDoD/DOEMunitionsProgram(JMP) DoDDOEMemorandumofUnderstanding
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MOU signed by DoD/DDR&E and DOE/DP in 1985 Goal: explore and develop technologies intended to bring about major improvements in non-nuclear munitions benefitting both Depts. Jointly funded by DoD and DOE-Labs Focus and adapt the DOE nuclear weapons technology-base to enable major advances in DoD warfighting capabilities Support long-term R&D at the 3 DOE NW labs with DoD & DOE oversight Cooperative, jointly-funded efforts in:
Initiation, Fuzing, & Sensors Energetic Materials Computational Mechanics & Material Modeling Warhead Technologies Munitions Lifecycle

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Requires a balance between DoD and DOE priorities Participation is government only; technologies transitioned thru DOTC and lab mechanisms

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JMPTechnologyCoordinatingGroups(TCGs)
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I II III IV IX X XI

Computational Mechanics & Material Modeling Lethality Enhancement & Effectiveness Energetic Materials Warheads & Integration Technology Munitions Lifecycle Firing Systems Penetration Technology

XIII Sensors XIV Predictive Materials Aging & Reliability

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JointMunitionsProgram& Fuzing/FiringSystemsProjects
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LosAlamos,LawrenceLivermore,andSandia NationalLabshaveactiveR&Dprojectsinthisarea TechnologiessuchasExplodingFoilInitiators,Monolithic MicroCapacitiveDischargeUnits(M2CDU),andLow TemperatureCofiredCeramic(LTCC)Transformershave beendevelopedandtransitioned Oncetechnologiesaresufficientlymature,theyare offeredfortransitiontoindustrythroughtheDefense OrdnanceTechnologyConsortium(DOTC) (http://www.nwecdotc.org/)andlaboratory mechanisms DOTCdevelopmentprogramsareopportunitiestoreduce newtechnologyriskandachieveproductionreadiness
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WhatisaFuze?
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SimplifiedFuzingFunctions Fuze

Safing and Arming Device (S&A)

Target Detection Device (TDD)

Firing Subsystem

Initiation Subsystem

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WhatisaFuze?
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SimplifiedFuzingFunctions (AsappliedtoPostImpactSurvivalFuzing) Fuze

Not Required Safing and Arming to Device (S&A) Survive Impact

Target Firing Initiation Detection Must Survive Post-Impact Subsystem Subsystem Device (TDD)

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DTRAFundedFuzeDiagnosticRecorder(FDR) FocusAreas
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Fuze

Safing and Arming Device (S&A)

Target Detection Device (TDD)

Firing Subsystem

Initiation Subsystem

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DTRAFuzeandInstrumentationTechnology FuzeDiagnosticRecorder(FDR)Program
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PROJECTGOAL:
Improveelectronichardtarget fuzesbymonitoringandrecording postimpactcriticalfunctionsin harshimpactenvironments.
FY 09 FY 10

RESEARCHOBJECTIVES:
1. Improveunderstandingof weaknessesandfailuresin electronicfiringsystems exposedtohardtarget environments. 2. Developmethodologiesfor datacollectionofpostimpact criticalcomponentstoenable objective#1. 3. Improveimpactdetectionand targetsensingbymonitoringa suiteofinertialimpactsensors.
Build Type Specific Recorders (Purpose Based Devices) Fuze Diagnostic Recorder (Purpose A) Fuze Diagnostic Recorder (Purpose B) Fuze Diagnostic Recorder (Purpose C)

Project Planning SystemsEngineering WorkBreakdownStructure Budget,Schedule

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FDR Recorder(s) BreadboardDesign/Test BrassboardDesign/Test

Time

Initial Planning

Perform Needs Assessment Obtain Stakeholder Objectives Perform Function Analysis Identify Critical Technology Elements (CTE)

Project Plan

Technology Maturation (R&D Prior to Recorder Build) CTE-A (e.g. Monitoring Electronics) CTE-C CTE-B (e.g. Firing System and TDD (e.g. Impact Sensor Development) Components)

Schedule

Work Breakdown

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Questions?
R. Scott McEntire, Ph.D.
Program Lead Hard Target Systems Sandia National Laboratories rmcenti@sandia.gov (505) 845-9138

Paul Butler
Manager Joint DoD/DOE Munitions Program Sandia National Laboratories pcbutle@sandia.gov (505) 844-7874

Hae-Jung Murphy
Manager Hard Target Systems Sandia National Laboratories hlmurph@sandia.gov (505) 845-7501

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