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The fault management (FM) architecture development augments the Cluster Flight Application (CFA) that Emergent is developing under DARPA's System F6 project. The CFA is focused on guidance, navigation and control software to support cluster flight. The CFA and this fault management architecture have significant potential for reuse on clustered spacecraft missions in the future. DARPA is currently looking for options to demonstrate technologies developed under the System F6 program. Any such demonstration of CFA could also host FFMACF. In a few years commercial manned spacecraft will dock with the ISS or other commercial space stations. Commercial systems are sensitive to size, weight, power, and cost. Rendezvous-capable vehicles at any scale will benefit from FM enhancements. The applications for our FFMDS are not limited to space. Non-space applications include groups of UAVs, groups of marine vessels, and autonomous transportation vehicles. 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The technologies developed in this project will be integrated into our work for DARPA's System F6 project. It can also be used to support other DoD or commercial multi-satellite missions that involve cluster flight, orbital rendezvous or even docking. It is anticipated that in a few years commercial manned spacecraft will dock with the ISS or other commercial space stations. Commercial systems are especially sensitive to size, weight, power, and cost and will benefit from the proposed FM enhancements when building rendezvous capable vehicles at any scale. As mentioned previously, the applications of the proposed FM enhancements are not limited to space. Non-space applications include flocks or formations of UAVs, groups of marine vessels, and autonomous transportation vehicles. Any cluster of vehicles with both GPS/CDGPS navigation and relative measurements available is a potential target for commercialization.","description":"Emergent Space Technologies proposes to develop a flexible, service-oriented Fault Management (FM) architecture for cluster fight missions. This FM architecture will include algorithms to be run on each cluster module for fault detection, isolation, and recovery, software to be used at a ground station to direct recovery actions, and protocols for communication of fault information between cluster modules and between modules and the ground station. Individual components of the architecture will be designed so that they do not work together directly, but interact through predetermined interfaces. This will allow for flexibility, scalability and robustness. During Phase 1 of the proposed research, the focus of the research will be a fault detection and isolation system to be incorporated into the FM architecture.","startYear":2013,"startMonth":5,"endYear":2013,"endMonth":11,"statusDescription":"Completed","website":"","program":{"acronym":"SBIR/STTR","active":true,"description":"
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The SBIR and STTR programs have 3 phases:
The SBIR and STTR Phase I contracts last for 6 months with a maximum funding of $125,000, and Phase II contracts last for 24 months with a maximum funding of $750,000 - $1.5 million.
Opportunity for Continued Technology Development Post-Phase II:
The NASA SBIR/STTR Program currently has in place two initiatives for supporting its small business partners past the basic Phase I and Phase II elements of the program that emphasize opportunities for commercialization. Specifically, the NASA SBIR/STTR Program has the Phase II Enhancement (Phase II-E) and Phase II eXpanded (Phase II-X) contract options.
Please review the links below to obtain more information on the SBIR/STTR programs.
Provides an overview of the SBIR and STTR programs as implemented by NASA
Provides access to the annual SBIR/STTR Solicitations containing detailed information on the program eligibility requirements, proposal instructions and research topics and subtopics
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Search our complete archive of awarded project abstracts to learn about what NASA has funded
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