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Self-Sustaining Crop Production Unit
SBC: FREIGHT FARMS, INC. Topic: T604NASA's goals to explore deep space through manned missions requires development of self-sustaining life support systems. A diverse team from Freight Farms, Inc. have partnered with Clemson University to merge knowledge of sustainable farming with engineering expertise to create off-grid infrastructure for self-sustaining plant life that will assist NASA with their goals. Freight Farms' current pro ...
STTR Phase I 2016 National Aeronautics and Space Administration -
Dual Band Long-Wave Infrared p-type InAs/(In)GaSb Superlattice Focal Plane Arrays
SBC: SK Infrared LLC Topic: MDA10012The objective of the overall STTR program is to develop a high performance mid-format dual band long wave infrared (IR) focal plane array (FPA) using p-type InAs/(In)GaSb strained layer superlattices (SLS). The project consists of three primary research thrusts including (1) improvement of quantum efficiency, (2) optimized sidewall passivation, and (3) focal plane array fabrication and testing. ...
STTR Phase II 2016 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
Passive Wireless Sensor System for Space and Structural Health Monitoring
SBC: Aviana Molecular Technologies, LLC Topic: T1201Aviana Molecular (Aviana) and the University of Central Florida (UCF) propose to develop a Passive Wireless Sensor System (PWSS) for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). SAW sensors are lightweight, passive (battery-less), simple, reliable, scalable, sensitive, do not disturb the operating environment, can be permanently placed on the critical components, allow quick and inexpensive acquisition of ...
STTR Phase I 2016 National Aeronautics and Space Administration -
Spacecraft Swarm Coordination and Planning Tool
SBC: AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION Topic: T403Fractionated spacecraft architectures to distribute mission performance from a single, monolithic satellite across large number of smaller spacecraft, for missions like close proximity inspection, sparse aperture arrays, robotic assembly, servicing, refueling, etc., can enable higher mission capability, reconfigurability and robustness. This distributed satellite architecture, with large numbers o ...
STTR Phase I 2016 National Aeronautics and Space Administration -
AstroCube: An Asteroid Prospecting CubeSat Mission
SBC: BUSEK CO., INC. Topic: T402Busek, in partnership with Arizona State University (ASU), proposes to develop a robotic resource prospecting mission to a near-Earth asteroid using a 6U CubeSat, nicknamed "AstroCube". This ambitious mission is enabled by Busek's iodine-fueled BIT-3 RF ion propulsion system that can deliver ~1mN of thrust and ~2200sec of total Isp with 65W nominal input power. With 1.6kg of solid iodine propell ...
STTR Phase I 2016 National Aeronautics and Space Administration -
Fiber Optic Health Monitoring of 3D Woven Preforms and Composites Employing Structurally Integrated Sensors
SBC: MATERIALS RESEARCH & DESIGN INC Topic: T1201Woven TPS (WTPS) is an attractive option for thermal protection because it allows for a design to be tailored to a specific mission ? material composition can be adjusted by weaving different fiber types together and controlling their placement using computer-controlled, automated, 3D weaving technology. NASA?s HEEET program is responsible for the development of WTPS, with the objective of enablin ...
STTR Phase I 2016 National Aeronautics and Space Administration -
Increasing the Performance of Autonomous Planetary Robots Through Environmental Manipulations
SBC: PROTOINNOVATIONS, LLC Topic: T1101ProtoInnovations, LLC and Carnegie Mellon University propose to research, design, develop, and test software tools and hardware that will greatly increase the performance of planetary robots by manipulating the environment around them. We are specifically interested in developing new planning algorithms and non-prehensile manipulation techniques and simple robotic tools that will allow rovers to ...
STTR Phase I 2016 National Aeronautics and Space Administration -
The Small Mixed Field Autonomous Radiation Tracker (SMART) Dosimeter
SBC: RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES, INC. Topic: T602Active dosimeters for astronauts and space weather monitors are critical tools for mitigating radiation induced health issues or system failure on capital equipment. Commercial spaceflight, deep space flight, and satellites require smarter, smaller, and lower power dosimeters. There are a number of instruments with flight heritage, yet as identified in NASA's roadmaps, this technology does not l ...
STTR Phase I 2016 National Aeronautics and Space Administration -
Low-Cost, Scalable, Hybrid Launch Propulsion Technology
SBC: PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. Topic: T101Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), in collaboration Purdue University, proposes to develop a novel launch propulsion technology for rapid insertion of nano/micro satellites (~ 5-50 kg scale) into low earth orbit, with the potential to lower the current state-of-the-art launch stage cost by a factor of two. The technology employs a propulsion scheme comprising a storable liquid oxidizer and a unique sol ...
STTR Phase I 2016 National Aeronautics and Space Administration -
Ceramic Matrix Composite Environmental Barrier Coating Durability Model
SBC: MATERIALS RESEARCH & DESIGN INC Topic: T1202As the power density of advanced engines increases, the need for new materials that are capable of higher operating temperatures, such as ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), is critical for turbine hot-section static and rotating components. Such advanced materials have demonstrated the promise to significantly increase the engine temperature capability relative to conventional super alloy metallic ...
STTR Phase II 2016 National Aeronautics and Space Administration