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Carbon Foam Lightning and Thermal Protection System
SBC: TOUCHSTONE RESEARCH LABORATORY, LTD. Topic: MDA14014Touchstone proposes to continue the development of an innovative combination of materials to provide protection from lightning and heat for large missile systems. Touchstone Research Laboratory (Touchstone) has been developing thermal protection system (TPS) concepts around its carbon foam product (CFOAM®) for several years. This material is a lightweight, high-temperature material with a low coe ...
SBIR Phase II 2020 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
Carbon Foam-Based Lightweight Mirrors
SBC: TOUCHSTONE RESEARCH LABORATORY, LTD. Topic: N/ASeveral current and upcoming space-based telescope and laser beam director designs, such as the Next-Generation Space Telescope (NGST) and the Airborne Laser (ABL), call for lightweight, high-stiffness optical components. Using conventionalmirror/director technologies, the cost and weight of these systems would be prohibitive. In addition, conventional materials, such as glass, offer insufficien ...
SBIR Phase II 2003 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
Lightweight Sandwich Structure Panels for Space Applications
SBC: TOUCHSTONE RESEARCH LABORATORY, LTD. Topic: N/ALightweight Sandwich Structure Panels for Space Applications The ballistic missile defense system is made up of a variety of components including land-based missiles, satellites, and space based laser. Minimum weight structures are needed, maximizingdisplacement, mechanical strength, reliability, and weight. There is a need for innovative high modulus, fiber-reinforced composites, and novel low-to ...
SBIR Phase II 2003 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
Lightweight Structures for Future Interceptors
SBC: TOUCHSTONE RESEARCH LABORATORY, LTD. Topic: MDA18006Touchstone Research Laboratory proposes to develop fiber reinforced aluminum (FRA) metal matrix composite components to replace those that were originally made from Ti-6-4. It was proven that the FRA is able to outperform titanium at temperatures up to 1000°F. Given the increase in elevated temperature strength, the components may be made with reduced material usage, leading to weight savings. Ph ...
SBIR Phase II 2022 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
25kW 200kWh Energy Storage System based on All-iron Hybrid Flow Battery
SBC: ESS Tech, Inc. Topic: 1This ARPA-e SBIR project is to research, design, construct and field trial a cost-effective and efficient 25kW 200kWh energy storage system based on the all-Iron Hybrid Flow Battery (IFB) technology. Energy Storage Systems Inc. (ESS) develops and commercializes grid-scale energy storage systems based on flow battery technologies. Applying its proprietary flow cell design, ESS demonstrated a 4-fo ...
SBIR Phase II 2012 Department of EnergyARPA-E -
Carbon Foam Lightning and Thermal Protection System
SBC: TOUCHSTONE RESEARCH LABORATORY, LTD. Topic: MDA14014The feasibility of using a low-cost, coal-based carbon foam (CFOAM) for providing lightning and thermal protection for ground-based missile systems was demonstrated during Phase I.Touchstone proposes to build on the Phase I efforts and take the development of this system to the next stage.During Phase I, a concept was developed that will provide sufficient thermal protection to the underlying mate ...
SBIR Phase II 2016 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
Carbon Foam Composite Tooling
SBC: TOUCHSTONE RESEARCH LABORATORY, LTD. Topic: MDA03049Touchstone Research Laboratory has developed a novel material, CFOAMr. The primary enabling carbon foam characteristic is that the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) values are comparable to carbon fiber polymer matrix systems in manufacturing advanced composites. Other advantages of carbon foam-based tools are low mass, reduced energy, easy modifications, unmatched repair capabilities, and r ...
SBIR Phase II 2004 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
Development of a Liner-less Storage Tank for the Space Based Laser System
SBC: TOUCHSTONE RESEARCH LABORATORY, LTD. Topic: N/AInnovative materials and manufacturing processes are required to meet the performance and cost objectives of current space-based NMD and TMD system programs. One example is the use of polymer matrix composites for the reactant storage tanks aboard theLaser Payload Element (LPE) of the Space Based Laser (SBL) satellite. Currently evolving designs include aluminum clad polymer matrix composite (PM ...
SBIR Phase II 2003 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
Uncooled, Long-Life Wavefront/Tracking Sensor
SBC: VOXTEL, INC. Topic: MDA04105A highly reliable InAlAs/InGaAs avalanche photodiode (APD) focal plane array (FPA) will be developed to replace the electron-bombarded charge-coupled device (EBCCD) camera presently used for Airborne Laser (ABL) wavefront sensing applications. Based on technology with a nominal lifetime of 105 hours of continuous operation, Voxtel’s monolithic solid-state architecture is both more manufacturable ...
SBIR Phase II 2006 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
Thermal Protection Systems for Space Applications
SBC: TOUCHSTONE RESEARCH LABORATORY, LTD. Topic: N/AThe Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) ballistic missile defense system is made up of a variety of components including land- and sea-based missiles, satellites, and space-based laser, all part of the Theater and National Missiles Defense Systems. Reusablehypersonic and reentry vehicles are being designed to meet Defense Department requirements. Two specific programs, the MDA's Space Based Laser (SB ...
STTR Phase II 2003 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency