An Official Website of the United States Government
ECONOMIC EJECTED GAS CANNISTER (BULLETS 2 AND 3)
- Small Business Information
-
Woman-Owned: NoMinority-Owned: NoHUBZone-Owned: No
- Phase 1
-
Fiscal Year: 1987Title: ECONOMIC EJECTED GAS CANNISTER (BULLETS 2 AND 3)Agency: NASAContract: N/AAward Amount: $49,983.00
Abstract:
PURPOSE: DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF NEW, LOW COST COMPONENTS FOR 3-AXIS ATTITUDE CONTROL. SUBSYSTEM COST GOALIS $100K. THIS WILL REQUIRE ENGINEERING INNOVATION AND ATTENTION TO MANUFACTURE AND TEST PROCESSES AND, ULTIMATELY,REASONABLE VOLUME. THE ATTITUDE CONTROL ALGORITHMS ARE FLIGHT PROVEN ON HCMM, SAGE, ERBS AND SME. KEY ELEMENTS: AN INNOVATIVE 4-POINT SCANNING HORIZON SENSOR THAT IS ALTITUDE INDEPENDENT. THE SENSOR WILL USE A STANDARD MOTOR ALREADY PRODUCED AND A PYRO-ELECTRIC DETECTOR. A DEMONSTRATION MODEL HAS BEEN PRODUCED. THE SENSOR IS INHERENTLY INEXPENSIVE TO BUILD, AND DOES THE JOB OF TWO CONICAL EARTH SENSORS WITH LESS ELECTRONICS. A LOW COST MOMENTUM/REACTION WHEEL OF 1-2 FT. LB. SECONDS. WE WILL WORK WITH SCHAEFFER MAGNETICS TO DEVELOP A PRELIMINARY DESIGN: COST GOAL, $15,000. SCHAEFFER MAKES THEMOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR OUR PRESENT CONICAL EARTH SENSOR. EXISTING MOMENTUM/REACTION WHEEL VENDORS ARE MUCH TOO COSTLY. THE MAGNETIC CONTROL SYSTEM PROVIDES ACQUISITION, ROLL-YAW CONTROL, NUTATION DAMPING, AND MOMENTUM CONTROL. SIMPLIFIED CIRCUITRY, INNOVATIVE PACKAGING, STANDARDIZED DOCUMENTATION AND AUTOMATIC TESTING ARE THE KEYS TO CONTROL COSTS.Small Business Information at Submission:Principal Investigator:
0Business Contact:
Vaughn Selby
InvestigatorIthaco Inc.
735 W. Clinton Street P.o. Box 6437 Ithaca, NY 14851EIN/Tax ID:DUNS: N/ANumber of Employees: N/AWoman-Owned: NoMinority-Owned: NoHUBZone-Owned: No
Award Information
|
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Branch: N/A |
Award ID: 5070 |
Program Year/Program: 1987 / SBIR |
|
Agency Tracking Number: 5070 |
Solicitation Year: N/A |
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A |
Solicitation Number: N/A |