This is a $1,892,148.77 Firm Fixed Price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the U.S. Department of the Army to Fluxworks, Inc., a small business, for the development of a "Magnetic Gear Integrated Motor Generator for Reduced Maintenance, Increased Survivability, Extended Range, and Enhanced Payload Capacity of Autonomous Vehicles." The contract was set aside for small businesses. Fluxworks is a for-profit organization specializing in innovative magnetic gear technologies for...
This $149,920 SBIR Phase I contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Fluxworks, Inc., a HUBZone-certified small business, for the development of a "Compact Integrated Sensing and Control of Magnetic Gear for End Effectors Suitable for Extreme Environments." The contract is focused on advancing Fluxworks' proprietary "Flux Angle Mapping" magnetic gearbox technology, which has applications in aerospace, robotics, and automation systems,...
Fluxworks LLC has been awarded a $74,837 firm fixed price purchase order from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I solicitation. The award will support development of backlash-free, back-drivable, flux angle mapping magnetic gears for increased survivability, agility, and precision of unmanned aerial systems and robotics operating in harsh and urban environments. Performance will take place in College...
This federal contract award is for the development of a magnetic gearbox technology by Launchpoint Technologies, Inc. (doing business as Magnetic Moments) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The contract, valued at $124,969.00, is for a Phase I research project to create a lightweight, non-contact magnetic transmission solution for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and rotorcraft applications. The magnetic gearbox...
This $156,361.00 firm fixed price purchase order was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Fluxworks LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I effort to develop a "Scalable Magnetically Geared Actuator for Future Missions in Dusty & Extremely Cold Environments." This contract is set aside for small businesses. The period of performance runs through...
This is a firm fixed-price $124,913 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Launchpoint Technologies, Inc., doing business as Magnetic Moments. The contract is for the design, build, and testing of a magnetic transmission system to optimize the integration of high-speed electric motors and efficient propellers for use on electric or hybrid-electric aircraft. The proposed magnetic transmission aims to...
This is a $124,944 firm fixed price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to small business prime contractor US Hybrid Corporation. The contract is for the development of magnetic gearing applications for space under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. US Hybrid Corporation specializes in power conversion systems for electric, hybrid, and fuel cell commercial vehicles. This award is part of US Hybrid's portfolio...
This is a $988,025.88 cost-plus-fixed-fee Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command to Balcones Technologies, LLC, a small business based in Georgetown, Texas. The contract is for the research and development of novel rotating electrical machines with integrated energy storage, as well as complex mechanical systems including suspension and vibration isolation technologies. Balcones Technologies has previously received...
This federal contract award is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the Department of the Army to Orbital Traction, LTD., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The $249,827.24 firm-fixed-price contract supports research and development of advanced power generation and transmission technologies, including continuously variable transmission systems and electrical generators, to improve efficiency for defense applications. The work will be performed in...
This is a $150,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the U.S. Army's TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM) to Hyper TECH Research Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of advanced conductive materials and electric propulsion technologies. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract with a period of performance through September 26, 2017. Hyper TECH Research Inc. has previously received SBIR Phase I, II, and III awards from NASA, as well as grants...