This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to CU Aerospace L.L.C., a for-profit limited liability company. The contract, valued at $124,987.00, is for the development of the CUA OpenMP Nonlinear Optimization Tool (COMPNOT), a parallel computing-based nonlinear programming (NLP) solver. The goal of this effort is to create a parallel NLP solver compatible with shared memory systems, which could enable...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to CU Aerospace L.L.C., a for-profit limited liability company, to develop a novel large-scale Nonlinear Parallel Optimization Tool (NLPAROPT) software package. This $754,968.00 Firm Fixed Price contract aims to eliminate the computational bottleneck of current NASA analysis tools such as GMAT, EMTG, and NASTRAN, which rely on serial nonlinear programming solvers. The...
This federal contract award, with identification number NNX16CG36P, was issued by the Shared Services Center of a civilian federal agency. The contract was awarded to CU Aerospace L.L.C., a for-profit small business based in Champaign, Illinois, specializing in aerospace research and development. The contract is for the further development of a new Nonlinear Parallel Optimization Tool (NLPAROPT), a black-box nonlinear programming solver intended to take advantage of multicore processors and...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to CU Aerospace L.L.C., a for-profit limited liability company specializing in aerospace research, development, testing, and evaluation services. The contract, valued at $754,947.00, is for the development of "DYNAMICALLY LEVERAGED AUTOMATED (N) MULTIBODY TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION" and has a completion date of May 13, 2022. In addition to this SBIR...
This is a $750,000.00 Firm Fixed Price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Applied Optimization, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business. The objective of the research is to use probability theory to combine physics-based models for additive manufacturing processes like selective laser melting (SLM) and electron beam melting (EBM) in order to predict and mitigate defects, achieve...
This is a $149,987.00 Firm Fixed Price STTR Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Intact Solutions, Inc., a for-profit small business. The contract is for the development of an "Application Programming Interface for the Design, Simulation, and Optimization of Tow-Steered Composites", which supports NASA's research and engineering needs. Intact Solutions has previously received SBIR Phase I and II awards from NASA,...
This is a Firm Fixed Price contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to CU Aerospace L.L.C., a for-profit limited liability company, for the development of a Low Flame Temperature Monopropellant Propulsion Unit for CubeSats (MPUC). The contract, valued at $124,992.00, was awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract has a designated Total Small Business set-aside, supporting the growth of...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Firm Fixed Price contract for $124,974.00 to CU Aerospace L.L.C., a for-profit limited liability company, under the SBIR Program Phase I. The contract is for the development of a "SUITE OF LAGRANGIAN COHERENT STRUCTURE (SUITELCS) SOFTWARE" and is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside. CU Aerospace specializes in areas such as propulsion systems, spacecraft components, sensors, navigation systems, and combustion...
This is a $911,000.00 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Interdisciplinary Consulting Corp (IC2), a small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract supports the development of "ADVANCED PHASED ARRAY INSTRUMENTATION AND PROCESSING FOR ENGINE INLET MEASUREMENTS," which is a critical research and development effort in the aerospace domain. As a Total...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract in the amount of $749,917.00 to CFD Research Corporation, a small business, under the SBIR Program Phase II. The contract is for an "Intelligent Framework Based on Parametric Reduced-Order Model Database for Uncertainty Quantification in Aeroelasticity" and is scheduled for completion by November 27, 2024. This SBIR Phase II award builds upon prior federal work CFD Research has...