Spacecraft Cabin Particulate Monitor

Award Information

Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 88171	Program Year/Program: 2008 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 074344	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Aerodyne Research, Inc.
45 MANNING RD BILLERICA, MA -
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 2008

Title: Spacecraft Cabin Particulate Monitor

Agency: NASA

Contract: NNX08CD27P

Award Amount: $100,000.00

Abstract:
We propose to design, build and test an optical extinction monitor for the detection of spacecraft cabin particulates. This monitor will be sensitive to particle sizes ranging from a few nanometer to tens of micrometers in diameter. Designed to utilize commercial off-the-shelf components, the monitor, once calibrated, will require no recalibration and only periodic baseline determinations, a process which can be automated as part of the operation of the instrument. It employs no consumables. This monitor employs cavity attenuation phase shift technology and involves the use a light emitting diode coupled to a low-loss optical cavity. The Phase I project will involve a proof-of-principle demonstration followed by the monitoring of ambient particulates in an urban area.

Principal Investigator:
Andrew Freedman
Principal Investigator
9786639500
af@aerodyne.com

Business Contact:
Andrew Freedman
Business Official
9786639500
af@aerodyne.com

Small Business Information at Submission:

Aerodyne Research, Inc.
45 Manning Road Billerica, MA 01821

EIN/Tax ID: 042471226

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No