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Low Cost, Tailor able Avionics for Rapid Response Satellites

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Air Force 		Award ID:
72801 		Program Year/Program:
2005 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
F051-032-1601 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
SEAKR Engineering, Incorporated
6221 South Racine Circle Centennial, CO -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2005
Title: Low Cost, Tailor able Avionics for Rapid Response Satellites
Agency / Branch: DOD / USAF
Contract: FA9453-05-M-0113
Award Amount: $99,804.00
 

Abstract:

A significant element of costs and development time for a satellite is the complexity of the avionics (command and control, interface electronics, data storage, etc.). Typically, the approach is to design a unique system for a specific mission incurring high costs and risk associated with developing a once-use only system. Additionally, these systems have not been very flexible and are typically not able to adjust to changing mission demands or correct unforeseen design errors that might not have identified prior to launch. SEAKR's ReConfigurable Computers (RCC) offers a flexible reprogrammable platform that could be used in a number of spacecraft applications from interface electronics controls, guide and navigation control, high end processing of sensor data such as loss-less compression or image processing, robotic controls, real time encryption/decryption, packet switching, or target recognition and identification. The RCC architecture reduces risk, costs, and schedule for satellite missions by providing a reprogrammable space based platform that could be used for a number of different spacecraft avionic applications. For this proposal, SEAKR will develop an engineering flight design of a two CoProcessor (COP), Virtex II-Pro RCC (RCC3). In phase II, the flight design could be easily manufactured and delivered in time to fly on the AFRL JSW-D2, Advanced Responsive Tactically Effective Military Imaging Spectrometer (ARTEMIS) satellite formerly known as TACSAT-III.

Principal Investigator:

Paul Murray
Mgr IR&D
3037908499
paul@seakr.com

Business Contact:

Scott Anderson
VP and Owner
3037908499
scott@seakr.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

SEAKR ENGINEERING, INC.
6221 S. Racine Circle Centennial, CO 80111

EIN/Tax ID: 841318847
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No