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Lidar Wind Profiler for the NextGen Airportal

Award Information

Agency:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
95542 		Program Year/Program:
2010 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
095188 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
A3 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Masstech, Inc.
6992 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DR, #200 COLUMBIA, MD -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2010
Title: Lidar Wind Profiler for the NextGen Airportal
Agency: NASA
Contract: NNX10CE84P
Award Amount: $99,980.00
 

Abstract:

MassTech, Inc. proposes to develop a Lidar Wind Profiler for standoff sensing of concurrent 3-component wind velocities using an eye-safe, rugged, reliable optical device. We propose to use a multi-beam lidar system to obtain aerosol backscatter data from the flowfield and to develop a time-lag cross-correlation algorithm to extract three-component velocity measurements. In addition, we propose to determine the feasibility of measuring atmospheric turbulence, cloud ceiling as well as the location and intensity of aircraft wake vortices from the lidar backscatter data, in combination with the derived wind data products. In Phase I, a breadboard prototype will be designed and built to demonstrate proof-of-concept of obtaining velocity measurements from a representative flowfield and the results will be validated using sonic and cup-and-vane anemometers. This breadboard will be used to benchmark the system requirements for the design of an ALV prototype that will be built in Phase II and tested in an experimental test facility such as a wind tunnel. These measurements will be validated by comparing with anemometers and existing test data, along with computational predictions. Key design goals are reliability, eye-safety, portability and low cost.

Principal Investigator:

Anand Radhakrishnan
Principal Investigator
4435393102
anand@sesi-md.com

Business Contact:

Richard Lee
CFO
4435391742
rlee@apmaldi.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Masstech, Inc.
6992 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, MD 21046

EIN/Tax ID: 522333154
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No