53rd Annual Fuze Conference
"Next Generation Fuzing - Maximum Advantage for the Warfighter"
19 - 21 May 2009
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
General Session
Keynote Speaker:
- Mr. Darold Griffin, Engineering Management Executives (EME)
Session II
- DTRA Overview, Danny Hayles, Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- ARDEC Overview, COL Scott Flynn, COL Scott Flynn, USA
- DOE Fuzing and Firing Systems Overview, Paul Butler and Scott McEntire, Sandia National Lab
- Navy Overview, Randy Cope, NAWCWD China Lake
- Air Force Acquisition Strategy, Marcelious Willis, Jr., 679th Armament Systems Squadron
- Fuze IPT Perspective, Chuck Kelly, OUSD (AT&L)
Open Sessions
Session IIIA
- Precision Guidance Kit (PGK), Anthony Pergolizzi, US Army - AFMO
- Flight Controlled Mortar (FCMortar), Sanford L. Steelman, III, NSWC Dahlgren
- AURORA A Next Generation Fuzing System, Laurie John Turner, Thales Missile Electronics Ltd
- "Pyro-MEMS: Technological Breathrough In Fuzes Domain", Renaud Lafont, NEXTER Munitions
- Guidance Integrated Fuze (GIF), System Development & Testing, Wayne C. Worrell, III, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division
- Wireless Programming Of 40mm Grenade Launcher Ammunition, Christian Johnsen, Nammo Raufoss
- M759 30mm Fuze Sensitivity Improvements, John Geaney, US Army - ARDEC
- Fuze Redesign for M67 and Anti-Structure Munition (ASM) Grenade, Dr. Carl Campagnuolo, US Special Operations Command (US SOCOM)
- Joint Programmable Fuze Emulation, 2Lt Jack Wiese, USAF - 679 ARSS
- Future Fuzing: New Operational Needs And Fuze Technical Challenges, Max Perrin, JUNGHANS
- A Strain Gage Based Projectile Health Monitor And Salvage, Ronald G. Lundgren, Applied Research Associates
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Session IVA
- High Fuze Reliability Today And In The Future, Frank M. Kienzler, JUNGHANS microtec GmbH
- Dual Function Fuze DM173 For Cartridge 120mm HE, Frank M. Kienzler, JUNGHANS microtech GmbH
- Development Of A Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze for High Mechanical Shock Load Applications, Perry A. Salyers, L-3 Fuzing & Ordnance Systems
- Development of a General Purpose Data Recorder for Very High Mechanical Shock Load Applications, Marc A. Worthington, L-3 Fuzing & Ordnance Systems
- Development of Electronic Time Fuze For Self-Propelled Long-Range Howitzer, Seong Hun Kim,, HANWHA Corporation
- A Robust Planar Triggered Sparkgap Switch for High Power Pulse Applications, Dr. Thomas A. Baginski, Auburn University
- A New Generation of High-Shock Accelerometers With Extreme Survivability Performance, Randy Martin, Endevco Corporation
- Piezoelectric Power Supply For Medium Caliber Ammunition, Hege Jodahl, FFI
Session VA
- Design And Fabrication Of Small-Sized Radar- Radiometer Sensors With A Single Antenna Configuration in W-Band For Sensor-Fuzed Systems, Dr. Wan-Joo Kim, Agency for Defense Development
- BGA Technology In High-G Environments, Stephen Redington, PE, US Army - ARDEC
- Inertial Igniters With Programmable Safety Features For Small Thermal Batteries For Munitions Fuzing, H.L Nguyen, Omnitek Partners, LLC
- MEMS Impact Sensor, Dr. Daniel L. Jean, Naval Surface Warfare Center - Indian Head Division
- High Voltage Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors For High Pulse Current Applications, John Rogers, Vishay Intertechnology Inc.
- Hazards Of Inappropriate Fuzing Design, Lars-Erik Pettersson, Life Time Engineering AB
- Variable Acceleration Profiling And Characterization Of S&A Escapement Mechanisms, Dr. Michael A. Deeds, Naval Surface Warfare Center - Indian Head Division
- MEMS Shock Sensor Field Results Using Alternate Packaging, Robert D. Sill, PCB Piezotronics Inc.
- Dent Block Acceptance Test Susceptibility, Robert Savoyski, Technical Ordnance, Inc.
- Intelligent Fuzing For Penetrating Munitions: Experiments And Analysis Of Representative Configurations, Jean-Marc Sibeaud, DGA - Centre d'Etudes de Gramat
- Explosive Train for XM1158 40mm Proximity Fuze, Charles Scott Lyon & Timothy M. Mohan,, US Army ARDEC