SQUARE ONE SYSTEMS DESIGN, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: AF073-131
SQUARE ONE SYSTEMS DESIGN, INC. — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Defense funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- Obligated amount $1,399,823 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Topic code AF073-131 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $1,399,823
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- AF073-131
- Solicitation
- 2007.3
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- WY
- Period
- 2018-03-13 → 2020-03-13
Description
Space-based systems have become indispensable elements of global communication, militaryreconnaissance and scientific research. The expenses associated with any space launch areenormous and, once in orbit, a system failure can have catastrophic consequences. ExtensiveEarth-based testing is essential to ensure a high success rate. To approximate the demands of space deployment, the Air Force maintains large test chambers capable of creating low temperature, high vacuum environments. However, the motion control mechanisms within these chambers are often poorly suited to the harsh cryo-vac environment, and failures are not uncommon. A program of applied research is proposed to develop a family of versatile, high-precision positioning systems fully compatible with space chamber environments. Under Phase II, research will continue into motion technologies that are inherently more compatible with cryo-vac conditions and design strategies with the potential for further improving the performance of these technologies. Ultimately, a six degree-of-freedom Tri-Sphere positioning system will be built and validated.