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The target markets can be broken down into immediate and potential long-term markets. The primary immediate market is the scientific test, measurement and instrumentation market. These applications constitute a low volume/high average selling price (ASP) market entry, which allows for slightly higher margins to garner resources for market-centric innovation. The inherently expensive nature of conducting these measurements represents a very niche market with highly specific needs coupled with stringent transducer performance specifications. The high performance and relatively low volume enables establishment of a value based on per-unit cost while addressing long term customer needs. This approach also allows for room to resolve product issues related to process variations and yield. It also helps make improvements by incorporating customer feedback on product performance while generating revenue. IC2s technology attempts to address this market directly through the development efforts proposed in this proposal and a follow-on Phase II. The proposed technology seeks to meet all performance and operational requirements for the scientific instrumentation market. As part of IC2s longer-term vision, the company will later seek to slide the product focus of this technology into a higher volume market. The potential long-term markets include scientific flight-test measurements and operational in-flight sensors for feedback and control.","description":"The Interdisciplinary Consulting Corporation (IC2) proposes the development of a fiber-optic, micromachined five-hole probe for three-dimensional flow measurements in harsh environments. The goal of this research is to develop a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based, optical probe capable of significantly improved performance compared to existing available sensors, by enabling faster response time, higher bandwidth transduction and increased angular measurement range while reducing sensor power requirements. The proposed technology offers these benefits in a compact, high-temperature capable package, extending past successes in fiber-optic, micromachined pressure sensing technology. Specifically, this sensor technology will be developed to address NASAs objective to develop innovative tools and technologies that can be applied in NASA?s ground-based test facilities to revolutionize wind tunnel testing and measurement capabilities and improve utilization and efficiency as per subtopic A1.08 Aeronautics Ground Test and Measurements Technologies of the NASA FY 2017 SBIR/STTR Solicitation.","startYear":2017,"startMonth":6,"endYear":2017,"endMonth":12,"statusDescription":"Completed","principalInvestigators":[{"contactId":3164723,"canUserEdit":false,"firstName":"Stephen","lastName":"Horowitz","fullName":"Stephen Horowitz","fullNameInverted":"Horowitz, Stephen","primaryEmail":"shorowitz@thinkIC2.com","publicEmail":true,"nacontact":false},{"contactId":444520,"canUserEdit":false,"firstName":"Stephen","lastName":"Horowitz","fullName":"Stephen B Horowitz","fullNameInverted":"Horowitz, Stephen 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The target application for entry is as wind-tunnel instrumentation for improved flow angularity measurements. Currently, similar measurements are performed at NASA Langley (Flow Physics & Control Branch), but are limited by the performance specifications of available measurement tools. These measurements are critical to the design and validation of vehicles with improved aerodynamic performance. The target application for entry into the NASA Aeronautics Test Program is as instrumentation for 3D flow measurements within ground test facilities such as those at NASA Langley, Glenn, and Ames Research Centers. In addition, the instrumentation can be further miniaturized to enable entry into flight test facilities, such as those at Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center. Existing and state-of-the-art multi-hole probe technology available to NASA and industry limit measurement capabilities due to large sensor probe diameters, long pressure ports for routing to transducers located distantly or outside the flow field, and restricted operational temperature ranges. The existing technological limitations introduce excessive angular error and long settling and response times, limiting measurement to either static operation or at best, minimal bandwidth dynamic operation (Telionis, 2009). Our proposed technology surmounts these constraints.
The primary commercial applications targeted for this technology are in the scientific test, measurement and instrumentation market, specifically for aircraft design and development. The proposed technology seeks to meet all performance and operational requirements for the scientific instrumentation market, first addressing ground-test applications followed later by flight-test. Potential commercial customers include industry aircraft manufacturers, such as Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Gulfstream, Bombardier, and many smaller developers. Additionally, we have been making inroads into the academic research community with our current commercial products and see similar potential (for scientific test) for this product. Additional commercial applications target operational in-flight air data probes sensors for aircraft feedback and control. Potential customers include the same batch of customers as described above for aircraft development but for operational rather than design environments. Another major market is the UAV market, via miniaturization of the system for use as an air data probe. Potential customers include the multitude of small commercial UAV system and service providers (e.g. Prioria Robotics), large corporate entities developing commercial and military UAV/UAS (e.g. General Atomics and Aerovironment) and various branches of government (e.g. NASA, USDA, DHS, DOD).","description":"The Interdisciplinary Consulting Corporation (IC2) proposes the development of a fiber-optic, micromachined five-hole probe for three-dimensional flow measurements in harsh environments. The goal of this research is to develop a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based, optical probe capable of significantly improved performance compared to existing available sensors, by enabling faster response time, higher bandwidth transduction and increased angular measurement range while reducing sensor power requirements. The proposed technology offers these benefits in a compact, high-temperature capable package, extending past successes in fiber-optic, micromachined pressure sensing technology. Specifically, this sensor technology will be developed to address NASAs objective to develop innovative tools and technologies that can be applied in NASA ground-based test facilities to revolutionize wind tunnel testing and measurement capabilities and improve utilization and efficiency as per subtopic A1.08 Aeronautics Ground Test and Measurements Technologies of the NASA FY 2017 SBIR/STTR Solicitation. The proposed innovations will specifically provide the following benefits for wind-tunnel applications:Faster response/settling time, higher bandwidth performance and increased angular resolutionMicromachined pressure transducers for high bandwidth transductionOptical transduction for lower power, EMI-immune operationCompact package for high spatial resolutionHigh temperature, harsh-environment capability via use of advanced materialsModular for extension to other probe tip geometries","startYear":2018,"startMonth":4,"endYear":2020,"endMonth":4,"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
Schedule and links for the SBIR/STTR solicitations and selection announcements
Federal and non-Federal sources of assistance for small business
Search our complete archive of awarded project abstracts to learn about what NASA has funded
Still have questions? Visit the program FAQs
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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
Schedule and links for the SBIR/STTR solicitations and selection announcements
Federal and non-Federal sources of assistance for small business
Search our complete archive of awarded project abstracts to learn about what NASA has funded
Still have questions? Visit the program FAQs
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