CORNERSTONE RESEARCH GROUP INC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: H5.01
CORNERSTONE RESEARCH GROUP INC — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Amount
- $124,999
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- H5.01
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- OH
- Period
- 2016-06-10 → 2016-12-09
Description
CRG proposes to advance the solar sail boom system with a bi-stable, deployable, composite boom which implements a composite electrically activated shape memory polymer (EASMP) to transition the matrix with characteristics representing an elastomer, for storage and deployment, into a thermoset creating a rigid boom. This bi-stable solution will allow for a lightweight, reliable, and controlled solution of deployment while consuming less power upon deployment compared to current metal booms. This technology will not be limited by mission; it is scalable for larger solar sails in future missions and missions with similar applications such as the Lunar Flashlight.