This is a $99,989.00 firm-fixed-price Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Smartgridz, Inc. (doing business as Netss). The contract is for the implementation and demonstration of the "Smart Aircraft Power Systems Simulator (SAPSS)" framework, which was developed under prior SBIR Phase I and Phase II contracts. The SAPSS framework is intended to ensure stability across...
This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Smartgridz, Inc. (also doing business as Netss) for the development of a "Dynamic Monitoring and Decision Systems (DYMONDS) Framework" to model and control aircraft electric power systems. The $749,276.00 firm fixed-price contract aims to advance NASA's aeronautics goals through innovative electric propulsion solutions. As...
Smartgridz, Inc., doing business as Netss, has been awarded a definitive contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to conduct research in support of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II Action. Valued at $748,931, the firm fixed price contract calls for Netss to perform work related to an integrated control and protection methodology based on energy-space modeling for electric aircraft. Research will take place in...
This is a $122,382.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Smartgridz, Inc. (doing business as Netss) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for the development of an "Integrated Control and Protection Methodology Based on Energy-Space Modeling for EAP Aircraft", to be performed in Sudbury, MA. The contract has a completion date of February 18, 2020 and was...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Hinetics LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, for the development of a very high specific power integrated electric turbofan propulsion system. The key innovation is the use of high fundamental operating frequencies (3-10 kHz) and a mostly air-core electromagnetic architecture to increase power density and efficiency. This technology aims to enable more...
This is a $746,352.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to 4D TECH Solutions, LLC, a HUBZone certified, veteran-owned small business. The contract is for the commercialization of an Intelligent Electronic Speed Controller (IESC) for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that will integrate propulsion system health monitoring sensors to predict propulsion system faults. The IESC will leverage an Artificial...
This is a SBIR Phase I contract award to Empirical Systems Aerospace Inc., doing business as Esaero, a small business manufacturer of aerospace goods and services. The $149,601.00 firm fixed price contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center for the development of an "Aircraft Traction Inverter for Hybrid-Electric and All-Electric Megawatt-Class Vehicles." This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project aims to advance...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Launchpoint Technologies, Inc. (doing business as Magnetic Moments), a subchapter S corporation. The $124,970 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of hardware and software for energy management in electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The focus is on techniques to ensure short-time-scale stability in power microgrids, and...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Launchpoint Technologies, Inc. (doing business as Magnetic Moments) to develop advanced solid-state power component technology for future hybrid aircraft systems. The contract is valued at $124,979 and is focused on creating smaller and higher-power solid-state power controller (SSPC) modules using silicon carbide and gallium nitride semiconductors. These enhanced SSPC...
This contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Continental Controls And Design, Inc., a California-based small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract, valued at $124,919.00, is for the development of prototype motors and inverters for small aircraft electric propulsion systems. The goal is to improve the efficiency and power density of these components, which are critical for enhancing the range of electric...