NEXTGEN AERONAUTICS, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF183-008
NEXTGEN AERONAUTICS, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from Department of Defense in a technical approach.
- Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
- Obligated amount $74,977. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
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- Amount
- $74,977
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF183-008
- Solicitation
- 2018.3
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2019-05-08 → 2021-05-08
Description
Advances over the last decade in sensors, miniature and flexible electronics, wireless protocols, and related technologies now make it feasible to sensecontinuously and accurately - environmental and operational parameters over the entire surface of an aircraft using a wide network of sensors. A specific example, and the subject of this proposal, is the AFRL-developed Artificial Hair Sensors (AHS) for flow velocity measurement. The overall goal of this SBIR is to mature the prototype AHS and associated technologies incubated at AFRL to develop reliable, easy-to-use, easy-to-install, low-cost flow sensors for air vehicles.To transition AHS from the lab to a viable, commercial product (or a family of application specific products) we will need to address cost, volume fabrication, handling, calibration, ease-of-installation and other manufacturing, operational and business issues. To this end, and consistent with the solicitation, NextGen proposes to establish the business case and define needed product and process improvements in Phase I. The study will include inputs from potential users, customers and other stakeholders; improvements will focus on fabrication processes, associated electronics, and ease-of-use for a set of targeted applications. We will segue to implementing both in a potential Phase II program.