This is a firm fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corporation (IFOS), a small business based in Milpitas, California. The contract, valued at $124,971.00, is for the development of an effective real-time, in-situ damage locating and growth monitoring system for composite structures using a smart, high-speed fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor and piezoelectric actuator network. The project aims to design an...
This is a $125,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Luna Innovations Incorporated, a small business manufacturer based in Roanoke, Virginia. The contract supports the development of a multifunctional structural health monitoring solution for lightweight composites used in long-duration space habitats. The solution will combine fiber optic sensors for strain and temperature monitoring with piezo...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Luna Innovations Incorporated, a small business manufacturer of goods focused on fiber optic sensing and measurement systems. Under this $735,139 fixed-price contract, Luna proposes to continue development of integrated high-definition fiber optic sensors (HD-FOS) and carbon nanotube (CNT)-graphene piezoresistive sensors for inflatable space habitat...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to San Diego Composites, Inc. (SDC), a manufacturer of complex composite components, assemblies, and engineering services for the aerospace, defense, and space systems markets. The contract, worth $749,948, focuses on establishing a closed-loop system and software for the structural health monitoring (SHM) and manufacturing quality control (MQC) of composite...
This SBIR Phase I contract, awarded by NASA, is with Nanosonic Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Pembroke, Virginia. The $125,000 firm-fixed-price contract will fund the design, optimization, and integration of multifunctional, self-healing and self-diagnosing hybrid silicone (HyBridSil) composites for use in lighter weight EVA space suit pressure garments. These advanced composites will provide enhanced durability and reliability through the incorporation of electrically conductive...
This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA to San Diego Composites, Inc. (SDC) for the development of a non-invasive environmental sensing system called the "NON-INVASIVE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING SYSTEM FOR LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT (NIEL)". The NIEL system will integrate a network of fiber optic sensors into composite materials used for spacecraft and space structures, providing real-time data on strain, temperature, radiation, and damage throughout...
This is a $124,939.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I award issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to San Diego Composites, Inc. (SDC), a manufacturer of complex composite components, assemblies, engineering, and tooling for the aerospace, defense, and space systems markets. Under this contract, SDC will develop techniques for the reduction and analysis of fiber optic data, with a focus on associating changes in frequency domain behavior with...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Harp Engineering LLC, a woman-owned small business, to develop a new low-cost, self-healing thermosetting polymer for high-temperature fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites. The proposed polymer is intended to exhibit high glass transition temperature (Tg > 550°F), high strength, stiffness, and toughness, while allowing for room temperature processing...
This federal contract award, valued at $747,642.00, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Prime Photonics, LC, a small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the development of a multi-mode, enhanced piezoelectric acoustic emission sensing system to detect and monitor damage events in structures. The system will utilize macro fiber composite (MFC) sensors to provide simultaneous acoustic emission and strain data, enabling advanced non-destructive...
This is a $121,968 firm fixed price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Redondo Optics, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business located in Redondo Beach, California. Under this contract, Redondo Optics will develop, demonstrate, and deliver a miniature, lightweight, self-powered, wireless communication embedded optical fiber sensor (EFISENSE) system for structural health monitoring (SHM) of NASA's trailing body deployable decelerator systems such as parachutes and ballutes....