The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Luna Innovations Incorporated, a small business that develops fiber optic sensing and measurement systems. The $125,000 fixed-price contract is for Luna to develop a distributed anemometer that can directly measure flow field velocity profiles using high-definition fiber optic sensing technology. This represents an extension of hot-film anemometry to provide a...
This contract was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Test Center to Vigyan Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I research project. The $149,875 firm-fixed-price purchase order has a completion date of May 10, 2018. Vigyan Inc. is a for-profit organization that provides professional engineering services to government agencies, including past work for the Department of the Navy under the SEAPORT Next...
This is a firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Innoveering LLC, a limited liability company. The contract is for the development of a plasma-based wind speed sensor, with a potential value of $124,998.00 and a completion date of November 19, 2021. Innoveering LLC is an advanced technology company that has received prior federal grants from NASA to develop...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Nanohmics Inc., a small for-profit technology company based in Austin, Texas. The $129,989 fixed-price contract is for the development of an instantaneous volumetric 3D plenoptic flow imaging system to capture rapid flow phenomena during aerodynamic testing and development. The proposed system leverages Nanohmics' existing technologies in plenoptic...
Aeromancer Technologies Corporation, a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business in Washington, D.C., was awarded a $124,969.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract is for the development of a 3D LIDAR Global Airspeed Sensor (3D-GLAS) for remote optical sensing of three-component airspeeds in wind tunnel applications. This SBIR Phase I contract will fund requirements...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,863 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Boulder Nonlinear Systems Inc. to develop a compact, low-size, weight, and power (low-SWAP) 3D wind sensor system that can be deployed on small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The goal is to provide wider coverage and cheaper operation for measuring 3D wind vectors, which is critical for understanding climate processes, weather prediction, and planetary...
This is a firm fixed price Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Interdisciplinary Consulting Corp (IC2), a for-profit small business manufacturer. The contract is set aside for total small business participation. Under this $124,986 award, IC2 will develop a fiber-optic, micromachined five-hole probe for three-dimensional flow measurements in harsh environments. The goal is to create a...
This is a $748,284 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Test Center to Vigyan Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II full-scale development and demonstration of an automated active damper sting. The contract is a set-aside for small businesses and was awarded on January 24, 2019, with a completion date of January 22, 2021. Vigyan Inc. is a professional engineering services...
This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA to Nanosonic Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Pembroke, Virginia. The contract, valued at $125,000.00, is focused on developing high-sensitivity, high-frequency nanomembrane-based surface sensors for use in hypervelocity testing and analysis on wind tunnel models and aerospace vehicles. The goal is to create low-modulus, conformal nanomembrane sensor skins with integrated interconnect elements and...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Sporian Microsystems, Inc., a for-profit technology company based in Lafayette, Colorado. The contract, valued at $899,991.00, is for the development of a windspeed sensor for planetary science applications. The ultimate completion date for this contract is December 20, 2025. Sporian Microsystems has been awarded this SBIR Phase II contract to continue...