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Long-Life, Oil-Free, Light-Weight, Multi-Roller Traction Drives for Planetary…

Award Information

Agency:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
77826 		Program Year/Program:
2007 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
055238 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Nastec, Inc.
5310 West 161 Street, Suite G Brook Park, OH 44142-1601
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 2007
Title: Long-Life, Oil-Free, Light-Weight, Multi-Roller Traction Drives for Planetary Vehicle Surface Exploration
Agency: NASA
Contract: NNC07CA22C
Award Amount: $599,885.00
 

Abstract:

A multi-roller "oil free" traction drive is under development for use on vehicles used in hostile environments like those that will be encountered on planetary surfaces. The drive has been designed to meet the operating requirements of for an Apollo?class Lunar Rover. A drive geometry optimization study was conducted establishing that a 30-to-1, two-row, four planet multi-roller drive offers the best balance between size, weight, simplicity, motor operating speed and operational life. The drive can function without the use of liquid lubricants and will be able to operate at very cold temperatures and over a wide range of temperatures by using low wear, high friction solid lubricant materials. Liquid lubricants currently used in gear drives tend to become too viscous to flow at low temperature and too thin to lubricate at high temperatures. Because these drives use no liquids, "oil free" traction drives will not encounter the problems associated with the changing oil viscosities of liquid lubricants which will enable them to operate reliably over a wide range of temperatures. Also contamination of the lunar soil will not be a problem because there is no liquid to vaporize or leak.

Principal Investigator:

Richard K. Klein
Principal Investigator
2167657514
dickc123@earthlink.net

Business Contact:

Richard K. Klein
President
2167657514
dickc123@earthlink.net
Small Business Information at Submission:

Nastec, Inc.
1801 East Ninth Street, Suite 1111 Cleveland, OH 44114

EIN/Tax ID: 341297133
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No