Electroactive Polymer Actuators for Unmanned Undersea and Surface Vehicles Navy SBIR FY2018.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2018.1 Topic No.: N181-032 Topic Title: Electroactive Polymer Actuators for Unmanned Undersea and Surface Vehicles Proposal No.: N181-032-1174 Firm: TRITON SYSTEMS, INC. 200 TURNPIKE ROAD CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts 1824 Contact: Tyson Lawrence Phone: (978) 856-4158 Web Site: http://www.tritonsys.com Abstract: Actuators, especially fin actuators, have long been a source of reliability problems in ocean-going vehicles. Compared with air vehicles, where much of the servo market focuses their products, control surfaces in the water see much higher loadings due the harsh environment of the ocean�?Ts surface. Triton Systems proposes a single-piece actuator based on Electro Active Polymer technology for unmanned underwater vehicle and unmanned surface vehicle applications. During Phase I, the team will develop a concept for an EAP-based actuator and determine the technical feasibility of this concept through analysis and demonstration. Benefits: The actuator design will target immediate Navy applications in unmanned vehicles, however the design will be broadly applicable in ocean robotics. Vectored thrust for ROVs and fins for small UUVs are large potential markets. Return