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Empirical Systems Aerospace INC
$42M obligated·67 awards·2 agencies·2 NAICS
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| Date | Agency | PIID | NAICS | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | 80AFRC19F0254 | 541712 | THIS TASK ORDER IS ISSUED TO EXPAND SCOPE OF TESTING OF CRUISE MOTORS AND CRUISE MOTOR CONTROLLERS (CMCS)FOR THE X-57 AIRCRAFT. | $5K |
| Sep 27, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | 80AFRC19F0254 | 541712 | THIS TASK ORDER IS ISSUED TO EXPAND SCOPE OF TESTING OF CRUISE MOTORS AND CRUISE MOTOR CONTROLLERS (CMCS)FOR THE X-57 AIRCRAFT. | $211K |
| Aug 14, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC19C0094 | 541715 | VALIDATION OF UAM DYNAMICS MODELING TOOL SUITE USING SCALED MODULAR AERIAL RESEARCH TESTBED. | $748K |
| Jun 5, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | 80AFRC19F0087 | 541712 | THIS TASK ORDER IS ISSUED IN SUPPORT OF MOD III WING&SYSTEM INTEGRATION. WORK SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATTACHED PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT ENTITLED: "MOD III WING&SYSTEM INTEGRATION FOLLOW-ON" DATED 30 MAY 2019. | $2.0M |
| May 29, 2019 | Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL | FA865019C9222 | 541715 | SMART AIRCRAFT DESIGN FOR LONG ENDURANCE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE | $3.0M |
| May 13, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC19C0038 | 541715 | THE AQUIFER PROGRAM LOOKS TO TACKLE TWO MAJOR FORWARD LOOKING ISSUES WITH THE CAS PROJECT. SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE USE OF BATTERY TECHNOLOGY FOR ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT NOISE REDUCTION OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT FOR THE PURSUIT OF AN ALL/PARTIAL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT, INTEGRATION OF THE BATTERIES TO PREVENT CELL TO CELL PROPAGATION AND THERMAL RUNAWAY PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN THAT MUST BE ADDRESS FOR ANY DESIGN. ADDITIONALLY, BATTERIES ALSO PRESENT ISSUES IN TERMS OF CHARGING LOGISTICS, POWER/ENERGY COUPLING AND RANGE, CURRENTLY PLAGUING ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT. TO MITIGATE THESE CONCERNS, AQUIFER IS LOOKING INTO THE USE OF A NON-COMBUSTIBLE NANO-ELECTRIC FUEL (NEF) WITH THE POTENTIAL TO REACH SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER ENERGY DENSITIES TO REPLACE THE USE OF CONVENTIONAL BATTERIES. IMPLEMENTING THE NEF DESIGN INTO AN AIRCRAFT, AQUIFER IS LOOKING TO TIGHTLY COUPLE THE DESIGN INTO A RIM DRIVEN MOTOR (RDM). THIS DESIGN HELPS TO REDUCE EMI BY ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR LONG WIRING FROM THE BATTERY TO THE MOTOR. ALONG WITH THE INTEGRATION EFFICIENCIES GAINED BY TIGHTLY COUPLING THE NEF WITH AN RDM, THE RDM DES | $300K |
| Dec 3, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | 80AFRC19F0023 | 541712 | COMPLETE INTEGRATION AND TEST FOR THE SCEPTOR MOD II CONFIGURATION | $1.4M |
| Sep 21, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | 80AFRC18F0149 | 541712 | NASA AIRCRAFT X-57 MOD IV SUPPORT THROUGH CRITICAL DESIGN REVIEW. | $1.7M |
| Sep 20, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC18C0216 | 541715 | A SERIES OF RDT&E ACTIVITIES IS PROPOSED TO CREATE AND DEMONSTRATE A RECONFIGURABLE, AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT CONTROLLER FOR THE AIRCRAFT FOR DISTRIBUTED ELECTRIC PROPULSION THROTTLE-BASED FLIGHT CONTROL (ADEPT-FC) WHICH WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT IN PHASE I, A 33 LB REMOTE CONTROLLED AIRCRAFT FEATURING EIGHT OVERWING ELECTRIC DUCTED FANS (EDFS) DISTRIBUTED SPANWISE ALONG THE WING S TRAILING EDGE. THE PROPOSED STUDY WILL BE THE FIRST TO SHOW THAT A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPULSION AIRFRAME INTEGRATION (PAI) EFFECTS ENABLES AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT OF A DEP AIRCRAFT USING A STANDARD APPROACH TO MODEL-BASED FLIGHT CONTROL. A COMBINATION OF MODELING&6DOF DYNAMIC SIMULATION LEVERAGING OPENVSP/VSPAERO, WIND-TUNNEL AND HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP (HITL) GROUND TESTING, AND SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION (SYSID) FLIGHT TESTING WILL BE COMPLETED TO SUPPORT THE DESIGN OF THE AUTONOMOUS CONTROLLER. THE RESULTANT CONTROLLER WILL BE DEMONSTRATED IN FLIGHT ON THE ADEPT-FC RESEARCH AIRCRAFT AT MULTIPLE STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING TRIM FLIGHT WITH UNIFORM AND ASYMMETRIC THROTTLE MIXING AS WELL AS DEP SYSTEM FAULT TOLERANCE THROUGH AUTONOMOUS CONTROLLER RECONFIGURATION. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH PRODUCTS FROM THE STUDY WILL INCLUDE AN EMPIRICALLY-DERIVED BODY OF KNOWLEDGE PERTAINING TO PAI FOR DEP AIRCRAFT, A DEP ARRAY CUSTOM COMPONENT FOR OPENVSP, AND VSPAERO VALIDATION ARTIFACTS TO CHARACTERIZE THE TOOL S ABILITY TO PREDICT PAI BEHAVIORS, ALL OF WHICH ARE INTENDED TO BE DISSEMINATED OPEN SOURCE TO THE AEROSPACE COMMUNITY. AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT CONTROL OF DEP AIRCRAFT WITH STRONG PAI EFFECTS IS ONE PIECE OF A GREATER INTEGRATED AUTONOMOUS CONTROLLER (IAC) ENVISIONED FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION (HEDP) AIRCRAFT, A TECHNOLOGY FORESEEN BY ESAERO TO ENABLE SUBSTANTIAL RISK PROBABILITY AND CRITICALITY REDUCTION, IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND REDUCED PILOT WORKLOAD. | $749K |
| Sep 14, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | 80AFRC18F0145 | 541712 | TASK ORDER FOR SOFTWARE TEST SUPPORT FOR SCEPTOR FLIGHT CRITICAL SOFTWARE | $66K |
| Aug 6, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | 80AFRC18F0131 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THIS TASK ORDER IS ISSUED TO PERFORM IN COOPERATION WITH NASA THE INTEGRATION OF THE ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR THE X-57 AIRCRAFT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE CONTINUED ENGINEERING SERVICES TO INTEGRATE THE ELECTRICAL MOTORS INTO THE TECNAM ENGINE NACELLES, AND PERFORM THE REQUIRED TRACTION SYSTEM, COMMAND SYSTEM, AND INSTRUMENTATION INTEGRATION IN THE AIRCRAFT. | $421K |
| Jul 26, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | 80AFRC18F0128 | 541712 | STRUCTURAL FABRICATION OF A NEW WING TO REPLACE THE EXISTING WING ON THE TECNAM P2006T AIRCRAFT AND THE FUSELAGE INTERFACE ASSEMBLIES REQUIRED TO INTERFACE THE WING TO THE FUSELAGE. KEY TASKS TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THIS TASK ORDER INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: THE CONTRACTOR WILL POPULATE THE COMPLETED MOD III WING WITH FLIGHT SYSTEMS TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE CONTRACTOR WILL STRUCTURALLY INTEGRATE THE MOD III WING TO THE FIT CHECK FUSELAGE AT THE CONTRACTORS FACILITY. | $766K |
| Jul 24, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC18P1904 | 541715 | ESAERO WILL DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED AUTONOMOUS CONTROLLER (IAC) WITH HEALTH STATE AWARENESS (HSA) WHICH WILL BE CAPABLE OF DETECTING, CHARACTERIZING, AND ADAPTING TO PRE-CRITICAL FAULTY BEHAVIOR IN A DISTRIBUTED ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM INCLUDES A PIXHAWK AUTOPILOT WITH ARDUPILOT SOFTWARE THAT WILL BE CUSTOMIZED WITH PROPULSOR HEALTH STATE VARIABLES AND RELEVANT AUTONOMOUS DIRECTIVES SUCH AS LIMITING THE THROTTLE OF AN AT-RISK PROPULSOR, A JETSON TX2 MODULE EMBEDDED WITH ESAERO S PROPRIETARY FAULT DETECTION ALGORITHM, AND DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM WITH A SUITE OF LOW-COST SENSORS THAT ARE TO BE INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT. THE IAC WILL BE INSTALLED ON AN EXISTING CUSTOM HEXACOPTER TEST PLATFORM OWNED BY ESAERO AND DEMONSTRATED IN FLIGHT WITH SIMULATED FAULT EVENTS AT ESAERO S FLIGHT TEST FACILITY IN OCEANO, CA. WITH GENERALITY AS A KEY OBJECTIVE OF THE DESIGN, THE IAC SHOULD BE SUITABLE FOR INTEGRATION ON A WIDE VARIETY OF AIRCRAFT REQUIRING ONLY MINOR MODIFICATION. THE IAC IS EXPECTED TO BE A KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGY TO SAFER OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT TESTING AND IN-SERVICE USE. SECONDARY BENEFITS INCLUDE RELIABILITY-CENTERED MAINTENANCE (RCM) AND MORE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF HYBRID ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS. | $125K |
| Jul 23, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC18P1895 | 541715 | COMPLEX AND OFTEN VIOLENT URBAN WIND ENVIRONMENTS POSE A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE TO THE SAFETY AND RIDE QUALITY FOR VEHICLES INTENDED FOR THE URBAN AIR MOBILITY (UAM) MARKET. UAM AIRCRAFT CONCEPTS MUST HAVE CONTROL AUTHORITY, TURBULENCE REJECTION, AND RIDE COMFORT AS FIGURES OF MERIT AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE CONFIGURATION SELECTION PROCESS. HOWEVER, THE EVALUATION OF HANDLING QUALITIES HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN LATE IN THE DESIGN PROCESS WHEN MOST OF A VEHICLE'S CHARACTERISTICS ARE ESTABLISHED. ADVANCED DESIGN METHODS IN EARLY CONCEPTUAL DESIGN ARE JUST RECENTLY ADOPTING THE USE OF PHYSICS-BASED AIRCRAFT DYNAMICS MODELS TO IDENTIFY HANDLING QUALITY METRICS AND EDUCATE THE CONFIGURATION DOWN SELECTION PROCESS. ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THOSE TOOLS INTO UNIQUE VTOL CONFIGURATIONS DESIGNED FOR THE UAM MARKET ARE NOT UBIQUITOUS DUE TO THE INCREASED COMPLEXITY AND DIVERSITY OF VTOL CONCEPTS. EMPIRICAL SYSTEMS AEROSPACE, INC., (ESAERO) WILL DEVELOP A QUANTITATIVE RIDE QUALITY ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY AND ACCOMPANYING TOOL SUITE TO ENABLE THE ANALYSIS AND DOWN-SELECTION OF EVTOL CONFIGURATIONS DURING THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PROCESS. ESAERO WILL LEVERAGE PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF 6DOF DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS OF VEHICLES WITH DISTRIBUTED ELECTRIC PROPULSION (DEP) CONTROL AUTHORITY TO INTEGRATE HANDLING QUALITIES INTO THE DESIGN AND CONFIGURATION PROCESS WHERE SYSTEM LEVEL CHANGES ARE LEAST EXPENSIVE. PHYSICS-BASED MODELS IN ESAERO S PROPULSION AIRFRAME INTEGRATION FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC RESEARCH (PANTHER) TOOL SUITE WILL BE EXTENDED TO SCALABLE DYNAMICS MODELS FOR THE LATEST EVTOL PROPULSION TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS ELECTRIC DUCTED FANS (EDF) AND SMALL, DISTRIBUTED PROPELLERS. ESAERO S RECENT EXPANSION OF OPENVSP/VSPAERO TO CHARACTERIZE HANDLING QUALITIES WILL BE UTILIZED IN THE CREATION OF THE DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS. BY LEVERAGING OPENVSP, PANTHER, AND PHYSICS BASED 6DOF SIMULATION, THIS EFFORT WILL ENABLE RAPID EVALUATION OF HANDLING QUALITIES AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PROCESS. POTENTIAL NASA | $125K |
| Jul 20, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | 80AFRC18F0126 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF MOD II_IV FUSELAGE TO WING FAIRING ENGINEERING SERVICES | $380K |
| Jul 20, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC18P2081 | 541715 | DURING THIS PHASE I EFFORT ESAERO AND PSI WILL EXPLORE THE APPLICATION OF POWERED PARAGLIDERS ENABLED BY THE INTEGRATION OF FLEXIBLE SOLAR CELLS INTO A FLEXIBLE WING TO PERFORM SCIENCE MISSIONS AT VENUS. PHASE I WILL ALSO INCLUDE DEFINING THE DESIGN SPACE IN TERMS OF ALTITUDE, LATITUDE, SOLAR IRRADIANCE, WINDS ALOFT, PLATFORM MASS, AND MISSION PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS SUCH AS AIRSPEED, CLIMB AND DESCENT PERFORMANCE, AND ALTERNATE MISSION PROFILES. PARAMETER SPACE WILL INCLUDE TRADEOFFS BETWEEN ALTITUDES FLOWN, LATITUDES FLOWN, AND AIRSPEEDS ON MISSION DURATION AS WELL AS BASIC PPG DESIGN PARAMETERS SUCH AS ASPECT RATIO, WING LIFT COEFFICIENT, FLIGHT SPEED, AND GROSS MASS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ESAERO/PSI TEAM WILL IDENTIFY COATINGS THAT ARE TRANSPARENT AT VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE SOLAR CELLS TO PROVIDE POWER, AND WILL DEVELOP A SIMPLE, ROBUST CONCEPTUAL APPROACH FOR SEPARATING FROM THE ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY VEHICLE AND SAFELY DEPLOYING IN THE VENUSIAN ATMOSPHERE. THIS PHASE I EFFORT WILL ALSO DEFINE BASIC PARAMETERS AND APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT OF ONBOARD AUTONOMY. | $125K |
| Apr 9, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | 80AFRC18F0083 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN ORDER TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD, TEST OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CEPT FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE, NASA AFRC REQUIRES THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ESAERO WHICH, AS THE DEP WING PRIME CONTRACTOR, HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSESSES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE DEP WING AND ASSOCIATED SUB-SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING GA AIRCRAFT WITH NASA FURNISHED ELECTRIC MOTORS, NASA DRIVEN POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN, INTO AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AFRC NEEDS UNIQUE ESAERO EXPERTISE SUPPORT, SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL DATA, SOFTWARE, TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND/OR DRAWINGS USED IN THE TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND/OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE TO FACILITATE MODIFICATION AND/OR REPAIR OF THE TEST SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC CEPT RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES REVIEWING PLANNED TEST SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PROVIDING DESIGN SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE ESAERO SYSTEMS, AND ASSISTANCE IN AFRC PERFORMED ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY OR TO PARTICIPATE/ASSIST IN THE MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS, AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PERFORM AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, AND FABRICATE EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE, WHERE THE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCEPTANCE, QUALIFICATION AND INTEGRATION TESTING OF MOTORS, CONTROLLERS, AND AVIONICS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR CEPT VEHICLE. AFRC MAY ALSO REQUEST RESEARCH STUDIES USING ESAERO DEVELOPED MODELS AND EXPERTISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELING OF A SMALL HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SUPPORT OF THE HYBRID ELECTRIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TESTBED (HEIST). HEIST IS A STATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION GROUND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING OF THE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION HARDWARE COMPONENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION, TEST, MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEPT TEST SYSTEMS AND THE BUILD-UP OF HEIST. | $120K |
| Feb 1, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND16SE37T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF EMPIRICAL SYSTEMS AEROSPACE WILL DESIGN AND PLAN A TEST AND EVALUATION PROGRAM TO DEVELOP REQUIREMENTS, TECHNIQUES, TOOLS AND PROCEDURES FOR TESTING TIGHTLY INTEGRATED PAI SYSTEMS. A SYSTEMS EMPLOYING A WINGTIP MOUNTED PROPELLER AND/OR TURBINE WILL BE TESTED BECAUSE IT IS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE INHERENT CHALLENGES OF TESTING PAI SYSTEMS IN FLIGHT. THIS PROJECT WILL NOT DEVELOP A COMPLETE AIRCRAFT; INSTEAD IT WILL DEVELOP A TEST APPARATUS THAT CAN BE MOUNTED ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT OR WIND TUNNEL FOR EVALUATION. | $58K |
| Sep 29, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND16SE37T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF EMPIRICAL SYSTEMS AEROSPACE WILL DESIGN AND PLAN A TEST AND EVALUATION PROGRAM TO DEVELOP REQUIREMENTS, TECHNIQUES, TOOLS AND PROCEDURES FOR TESTING TIGHTLY INTEGRATED PAI SYSTEMS. A SYSTEMS EMPLOYING A WINGTIP MOUNTED PROPELLER AND/OR TURBINE WILL BE TESTED BECAUSE IT IS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE INHERENT CHALLENGES OF TESTING PAI SYSTEMS IN FLIGHT. THIS PROJECT WILL NOT DEVELOP A COMPLETE AIRCRAFT; INSTEAD IT WILL DEVELOP A TEST APPARATUS THAT CAN BE MOUNTED ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT OR WIND TUNNEL FOR EVALUATION. | $200K |
| Sep 29, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC17C0090 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF | $653K |
| Sep 28, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC17P1126 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGFOPEN VEHICLE SKETCH PAD IS AN OPEN-SOURCE PARAMETRIC AIRCRAFT GEOMETRY TOOL THAT ALLOWS USERS TO CREATE A 3D SURFACE MODEL DEFINED BY COMMON ENGINEERING PARAMETERS. OPENVSP HAS THRIVED AS MAINLINE GEOMETRY TOOL FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS THROUGH ITS EASE OF USE, FLEXIBILITY, SCRIPTING, BROAD RANGE OF GEOMETRY OUTPUTS, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT. CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT FURTHER ENHANCES THE SOFTWARE CAPABILITIES WHILE IMPROVING ROBUSTNESS. | $50K |
| Sep 26, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | 80AFRC17F0080 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGFIGF::OT::IGF DESIGN AND INTEGRATION OF A SECONDARY EGRESS OPTION FOR X-57 | $144K |
| Sep 26, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | 80AFRC17F0106 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THE CONTRACTOR WILL PERFORM IN COOPERATION WITH NASA THE DESIGN AND INTEGRATION OF AN ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR THE SCALABLE CONVERGENT ELECTRIC PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONAL RESEARCHER (SCEPTOR) PROJECT. THE SCEPTOR PROJECT WILL RETROFIT A PRODUCTION TECNAM P2006T AIRCRAFT (MINUS THE ROTAX ENGINES) WITH AN ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM. TWO AIRCRAFT SUBSYSTEMS, THE CRUISE MOTOR CONTROLLER (CMC) AND THE BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (BMS), CONTAIN SAFETY CRITICAL SOFTWARE. IN ORDER TO PROCEED TO FLIGHT, THE SCEPTOR PROJECT MUST FIRST BE GRANTED APPROVAL TO FLY BY THE AFRC AIRWORTHINESS AND FLIGHT SAFETY REVIEW BOARD (AFSRB). AUTHORITY TO FLY IS GRANTED AFTER THE SCEPTOR PROJECT PRESENTS TO THE BOARD ITS PLAN FOR AIRWORTHINESS AND IS SUBSEQUENTLY AGREED TO BY THE BOARD. THIS REQUIRES THAT ALL FLIGHT SAFETY CRITICAL SOFTWARE BE DESIGNED AND TESTED TO NASA STANDARDS AS SPECIFIED IN THE SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT PLAN (SMP-CEPT-001). THE SCEPTOR BMS AND CMC SOFTWARE SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN DEEMED LEVEL 1-S SAFETY CRITICAL SOFTWARE. THEY WILL NEED TO BE UNIT TESTED AND ALSO VERIFIED AT THE SYSTEM LEVEL. ALSO, NASA REQUIRES TEST SUPPORT FOR THE COCKPIT DISPLAY SYSTEM (CDS) AND THROTTLE ENCODER (TE) SYSTEM. | $250K |
| Sep 7, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | 80AFRC17F0077 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGFIGF::OT::IGF PROCUREMENT OF ADDITIONAL X-57 CRUISE MOTORS AND CONTROLLERS | $260K |
| Aug 1, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND15SA77T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN ORDER TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD, TEST OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CEPT FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE, NASA AFRC REQUIRES THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ESAERO WHICH, AS THE DEP WING PRIME CONTRACTOR, HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSESSES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE DEP WING AND ASSOCIATED SUB-SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING GA AIRCRAFT WITH NASA FURNISHED ELECTRIC MOTORS, NASA DRIVEN POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN, INTO AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AFRC NEEDS UNIQUE ESAERO EXPERTISE SUPPORT, SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL DATA, SOFTWARE, TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND/OR DRAWINGS USED IN THE TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND/OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE TO FACILITATE MODIFICATION AND/OR REPAIR OF THE TEST SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC CEPT RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES REVIEWING PLANNED TEST SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PROVIDING DESIGN SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE ESAERO SYSTEMS, AND ASSISTANCE IN AFRC PERFORMED ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY OR TO PARTICIPATE/ASSIST IN THE MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS, AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PERFORM AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, AND FABRICATE EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE, WHERE THE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCEPTANCE, QUALIFICATION AND INTEGRATION TESTING OF MOTORS, CONTROLLERS, AND AVIONICS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR CEPT VEHICLE. AFRC MAY ALSO REQUEST RESEARCH STUDIES USING ESAERO DEVELOPED MODELS AND EXPERTISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELING OF A SMALL HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SUPPORT OF THE HYBRID ELECTRIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TESTBED (HEIST). HEIST IS A STATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION GROUND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING OF THE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION HARDWARE COMPONENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION, TEST, MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEPT TEST SYSTEMS AND THE BUILD-UP OF HEIST. | $11K |
| Jun 9, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND17SA64T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN ORDER TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD, TEST OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CEPT FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE, NASA AFRC REQUIRES THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ESAERO WHICH, AS THE DEP WING PRIME CONTRACTOR, HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSESSES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE DEP WING AND ASSOCIATED SUB-SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING GA AIRCRAFT WITH NASA FURNISHED ELECTRIC MOTORS, NASA DRIVEN POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN, INTO AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AFRC NEEDS UNIQUE ESAERO EXPERTISE SUPPORT, SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL DATA, SOFTWARE, TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND/OR DRAWINGS USED IN THE TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND/OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE TO FACILITATE MODIFICATION AND/OR REPAIR OF THE TEST SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC CEPT RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES REVIEWING PLANNED TEST SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PROVIDING DESIGN SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE ESAERO SYSTEMS, AND ASSISTANCE IN AFRC PERFORMED ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY OR TO PARTICIPATE/ASSIST IN THE MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS, AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PERFORM AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, AND FABRICATE EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE, WHERE THE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCEPTANCE, QUALIFICATION AND INTEGRATION TESTING OF MOTORS, CONTROLLERS, AND AVIONICS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR CEPT VEHICLE. AFRC MAY ALSO REQUEST RESEARCH STUDIES USING ESAERO DEVELOPED MODELS AND EXPERTISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELING OF A SMALL HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SUPPORT OF THE HYBRID ELECTRIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TESTBED (HEIST). HEIST IS A STATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION GROUND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING OF THE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION HARDWARE COMPONENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION, TEST, MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEPT TEST SYSTEMS AND THE BUILD-UP OF HEIST. | $226K |
| Jun 8, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | NNX17CD10P | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN THE PROPOSED STTR STUDY, EMPIRICAL SYSTEMS AEROSPACE, INC. (ESAERO) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (UIUC) WILL CREATE A METHODOLOGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FLIGHT CONTROL ALGORITHM FEATURING DIFFERENTIAL THRUST PROVIDED BY A DISTRIBUTED ELECTRIC PROPULSION (DEP) SYSTEM. THE FOCAL PIECE OF THE STUDY IS A DYNAMICALLY SCALED CIRRUS SR22T UAV AT UIUC, WHICH WILL BE MODIFIED TO INCLUDE MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL DUCTED FANS (EDF) ARRANGED TO EXHIBIT STRONG PROPULSION-AIRFRAME INTEGRATION (PAI) EFFECTS. ALTHOUGH AERO-PROPULSIVE EFFICIENCY OF THE DEP SYSTEM WILL BE MONITORED, THE TEAM'S GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH A METHODOLOGY WHICH CAN BE APPLIED TO ANY DEP AIRCRAFT REGARDLESS OF HOW WELL IT IS DESIGNED. THE STUDY WILL INCLUDE A COMBINATION OF LOW-ORDER AERODYNAMIC SIMULATION VIA OPEN VSP/VSPAERO, DYNAMICS MODELING IN MATLAB/SIMULINK, WIND TUNNEL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE EDF UNITS, AND FLIGHT TESTING TO EDUCATE AND DEMONSTRATE THE FLIGHT CONTROL ALGORITHM. DURING PHASE I, THE TEAM WILL CHARACTERIZE THE BASELINE VEHICLE AS THE CONTROL FOR THE EXPERIMENT AND THEN COMPARE MEASURED CONTROL AUTHORITY OF THE DEP SYSTEM AGAINST A SIMPLE THRUST-LINE DYNAMICS MODEL TO DETERMINE THE INFLUENCE OF PAI. SUBSEQUENT PHASES WILL DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE CLOSED-LOOP FLIGHT CONTROL USING DIFFERENTIAL THRUST FROM THE DEP SYSTEM. | $125K |
| Jun 4, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | NNX17CC43P | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN THE PROPOSED SBIR STUDY, EMPIRICAL SYSTEMS AEROSPACE, INC. (ESAERO) WILL DEVELOP A FAULT DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION AVIONICS SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING A GENERIC STATISTICAL FAULT DETECTION ALGORITHM AND DEMONSTRATE THE SYSTEM'S EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH FLIGHT TESTING ON BOARD A VTOL UAV TESTBED. THE ALGORITHM IS AIMED TO BE GENERIC IN THE SENSE THAT IT IS AGNOSTIC TO THE SPECIFIC PLATFORM OR AVIONICS SUITE ON WHICH IT IS IMPLEMENTED, MAKING THE DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY BROADLY APPLICABLE TO VTOL AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATIONS, OTHER AIRCRAFT TYPES, AND BEYOND. USING A STATISTICS-BASED METHOD, THE SYSTEM WILL NOT NEED TO HAVE DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THE SENSORS, THE SYSTEM, OR THE VEHICLE CONFIGURATION. BY SIMPLY MONITORING THE AVAILABLE SENSORS AND COMPARING THEIR SIGNALS TO A TRAINED NOMINAL STATISTICAL DATA MODEL, ABNORMALITIES IN SYSTEMS, SUB-SYSTEMS AND INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS CAN BE DETECTED BEFORE A MAJOR FAILURE OCCURS, GREATLY IMPROVING SYSTEM OPERATIONAL SAFETY AND POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING MAINTENANCE COSTS. TO DEVELOP THE FAULT DETECTION SYSTEM, THE TEAM WILL LEVERAGE PREVIOUS EPHM (PROGNOSTIC AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT) INVESTMENT AND CONFIGURE A COTS VTOL UAV WITH A SENSOR SUITE AND ONBOARD DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING SYSTEM. THE TEAM WILL OPERATE THIS VTOL UAV TESTBED TO ACQUIRE DATA FOR NOMINAL OPERATION AND THEN INTENTIONALLY INJECT FAILURES INTO THE SYSTEM TO GATHER DATA FOR VARIOUS FAULTY OPERATIONS. THE ALGORITHM WILL BE ADAPTED TO THIS DATASET AND LOADED ONTO THE TESTBED. FINALLY, IN PHASE I, ESAERO WILL DEMONSTRATE THE FAULT DETECTION ALGORITHM IN FLIGHT VERIFYING THAT THE ALGORITHM IS CAPABLE OF BOTH DETECTING AND IDENTIFYING FAULTS DURING ACTUAL OPERATION. IN PHASE II, ESAERO ENVISIONS FURTHER PRODUCTIONIZING THE TECHNOLOGY BY WORKING WITH COMMERCIAL MOTOR AND SPEED CONTROL VENDORS TO BROADEN THE STATISTICAL DATASET AND MINIATURIZE THE SENSOR AND PROCESSING MODULES WITH THE GOAL TO INTEGRATE INTO EXISTING HARDWARE OFFERINGS. | $125K |
| May 17, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND17SA61T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN ORDER TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD, TEST OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CEPT FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE, NASA AFRC REQUIRES THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ESAERO WHICH, AS THE DEP WING PRIME CONTRACTOR, HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSESSES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE DEP WING AND ASSOCIATED SUB-SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING GA AIRCRAFT WITH NASA FURNISHED ELECTRIC MOTORS, NASA DRIVEN POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN, INTO AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AFRC NEEDS UNIQUE ESAERO EXPERTISE SUPPORT, SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL DATA, SOFTWARE, TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND/OR DRAWINGS USED IN THE TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND/OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE TO FACILITATE MODIFICATION AND/OR REPAIR OF THE TEST SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC CEPT RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES REVIEWING PLANNED TEST SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PROVIDING DESIGN SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE ESAERO SYSTEMS, AND ASSISTANCE IN AFRC PERFORMED ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY OR TO PARTICIPATE/ASSIST IN THE MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS, AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PERFORM AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, AND FABRICATE EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE, WHERE THE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCEPTANCE, QUALIFICATION AND INTEGRATION TESTING OF MOTORS, CONTROLLERS, AND AVIONICS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR CEPT VEHICLE. AFRC MAY ALSO REQUEST RESEARCH STUDIES USING ESAERO DEVELOPED MODELS AND EXPERTISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELING OF A SMALL HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SUPPORT OF THE HYBRID ELECTRIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TESTBED (HEIST). HEIST IS A STATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION GROUND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING OF THE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION HARDWARE COMPONENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION, TEST, MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEPT TEST SYSTEMS AND THE BUILD-UP OF HEIST | $666K |
| May 12, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND17SA40T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN ORDER TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD, TEST OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CEPT FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE, NASA AFRC REQUIRES THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ESAERO WHICH, AS THE DEP WING PRIME CONTRACTOR, HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSESSES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE DEP WING AND ASSOCIATED SUB-SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING GA AIRCRAFT WITH NASA FURNISHED ELECTRIC MOTORS, NASA DRIVEN POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN, INTO AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AFRC NEEDS UNIQUE ESAERO EXPERTISE SUPPORT, SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL DATA, SOFTWARE, TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND/OR DRAWINGS USED IN THE TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND/OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE TO FACILITATE MODIFICATION AND/OR REPAIR OF THE TEST SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC CEPT RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES REVIEWING PLANNED TEST SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PROVIDING DESIGN SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE ESAERO SYSTEMS, AND ASSISTANCE IN AFRC PERFORMED ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY OR TO PARTICIPATE/ASSIST IN THE MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS, AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PERFORM AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, AND FABRICATE EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE, WHERE THE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCEPTANCE, QUALIFICATION AND INTEGRATION TESTING OF MOTORS, CONTROLLERS, AND AVIONICS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR CEPT VEHICLE. AFRC MAY ALSO REQUEST RESEARCH STUDIES USING ESAERO DEVELOPED MODELS AND EXPERTISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELING OF A SMALL HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SUPPORT OF THE HYBRID ELECTRIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TESTBED (HEIST). HEIST IS A STATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION GROUND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING OF THE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION HARDWARE COMPONENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION, TEST, MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEPT TEST SYSTEMS AND THE BUILD-UP OF HEIST. | $100K |
| Apr 18, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND17SA38T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN ORDER TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD, TEST OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CEPT FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE, NASA AFRC REQUIRES THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ESAERO WHICH, AS THE DEP WING PRIME CONTRACTOR, HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSESSES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE DEP WING AND ASSOCIATED SUB-SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING GA AIRCRAFT WITH NASA FURNISHED ELECTRIC MOTORS, NASA DRIVEN POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN, INTO AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AFRC NEEDS UNIQUE ESAERO EXPERTISE SUPPORT, SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL DATA, SOFTWARE, TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND/OR DRAWINGS USED IN THE TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND/OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE TO FACILITATE MODIFICATION AND/OR REPAIR OF THE TEST SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC CEPT RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES REVIEWING PLANNED TEST SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PROVIDING DESIGN SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE ESAERO SYSTEMS, AND ASSISTANCE IN AFRC PERFORMED ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY OR TO PARTICIPATE/ASSIST IN THE MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS, AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PERFORM AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, AND FABRICATE EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE, WHERE THE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCEPTANCE, QUALIFICATION AND INTEGRATION TESTING OF MOTORS, CONTROLLERS, AND AVIONICS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR CEPT VEHICLE. AFRC MAY ALSO REQUEST RESEARCH STUDIES USING ESAERO DEVELOPED MODELS AND EXPERTISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELING OF A SMALL HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SUPPORT OF THE HYBRID ELECTRIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TESTBED (HEIST). HEIST IS A STATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION GROUND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING OF THE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION HARDWARE COMPONENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION, TEST, MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEPT TEST SYSTEMS AND THE BUILD-UP OF HEIST | $44K |
| Apr 18, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND17SA39T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN ORDER TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD, TEST OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CEPT FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE, NASA AFRC REQUIRES THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ESAERO WHICH, AS THE DEP WING PRIME CONTRACTOR, HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSESSES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE DEP WING AND ASSOCIATED SUB-SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING GA AIRCRAFT WITH NASA FURNISHED ELECTRIC MOTORS, NASA DRIVEN POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN, INTO AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AFRC NEEDS UNIQUE ESAERO EXPERTISE SUPPORT, SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL DATA, SOFTWARE, TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND/OR DRAWINGS USED IN THE TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND/OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE TO FACILITATE MODIFICATION AND/OR REPAIR OF THE TEST SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC CEPT RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES REVIEWING PLANNED TEST SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PROVIDING DESIGN SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE ESAERO SYSTEMS, AND ASSISTANCE IN AFRC PERFORMED ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY OR TO PARTICIPATE/ASSIST IN THE MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS, AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PERFORM AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, AND FABRICATE EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE, WHERE THE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCEPTANCE, QUALIFICATION AND INTEGRATION TESTING OF MOTORS, CONTROLLERS, AND AVIONICS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR CEPT VEHICLE. AFRC MAY ALSO REQUEST RESEARCH STUDIES USING ESAERO DEVELOPED MODELS AND EXPERTISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELING OF A SMALL HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SUPPORT OF THE HYBRID ELECTRIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TESTBED (HEIST). HEIST IS A STATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION GROUND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING OF THE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION HARDWARE COMPONENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION, TEST, MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEPT TEST SYSTEMS AND THE BUILD-UP OF HEIST | $65K |
| Apr 17, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND17SA63T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN ORDER TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD, TEST OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CEPT FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE, NASA AFRC REQUIRES THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ESAERO WHICH, AS THE DEP WING PRIME CONTRACTOR, HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSESSES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE DEP WING AND ASSOCIATED SUB-SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING GA AIRCRAFT WITH NASA FURNISHED ELECTRIC MOTORS, NASA DRIVEN POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN, INTO AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AFRC NEEDS UNIQUE ESAERO EXPERTISE SUPPORT, SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL DATA, SOFTWARE, TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND/OR DRAWINGS USED IN THE TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND/OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE TO FACILITATE MODIFICATION AND/OR REPAIR OF THE TEST SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC CEPT RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES REVIEWING PLANNED TEST SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PROVIDING DESIGN SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE ESAERO SYSTEMS, AND ASSISTANCE IN AFRC PERFORMED ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY OR TO PARTICIPATE/ASSIST IN THE MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS, AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PERFORM AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, AND FABRICATE EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE, WHERE THE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCEPTANCE, QUALIFICATION AND INTEGRATION TESTING OF MOTORS, CONTROLLERS, AND AVIONICS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR CEPT VEHICLE. AFRC MAY ALSO REQUEST RESEARCH STUDIES USING ESAERO DEVELOPED MODELS AND EXPERTISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELING OF A SMALL HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SUPPORT OF THE HYBRID ELECTRIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TESTBED (HEIST). HEIST IS A STATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION GROUND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING OF THE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION HARDWARE COMPONENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION, TEST, MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEPT TEST SYSTEMS AND THE BUILD-UP OF HEIST | $16K |
| Sep 30, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND16SE02T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN ORDER TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD, TEST OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CEPT FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE, NASA AFRC REQUIRES THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ESAERO WHICH, AS THE DEP WING PRIME CONTRACTOR, HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSESSES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE DEP WING AND ASSOCIATED SUB-SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING GA AIRCRAFT WITH NASA FURNISHED ELECTRIC MOTORS, NASA DRIVEN POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN, INTO AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AFRC NEEDS UNIQUE ESAERO EXPERTISE SUPPORT, SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL DATA, SOFTWARE, TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND/OR DRAWINGS USED IN THE TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND/OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE TO FACILITATE MODIFICATION AND/OR REPAIR OF THE TEST SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC CEPT RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES REVIEWING PLANNED TEST SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PROVIDING DESIGN SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE ESAERO SYSTEMS, AND ASSISTANCE IN AFRC PERFORMED ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY OR TO PARTICIPATE/ASSIST IN THE MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS, AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PERFORM AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, AND FABRICATE EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE, WHERE THE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCEPTANCE, QUALIFICATION AND INTEGRATION TESTING OF MOTORS, CONTROLLERS, AND AVIONICS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR CEPT VEHICLE. AFRC MAY ALSO REQUEST RESEARCH STUDIES USING ESAERO DEVELOPED MODELS AND EXPERTISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELING OF A SMALL HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SUPPORT OF THE HYBRID ELECTRIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TESTBED (HEIST). HEIST IS A STATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION GROUND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING OF THE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION HARDWARE COMPONENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION, TEST, MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEPT TEST SYSTEMS AND THE BUILD-UP OF HEIST | $573K |
| Sep 30, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND16SE02T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN ORDER TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD, TEST OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CEPT FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE, NASA AFRC REQUIRES THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ESAERO WHICH, AS THE DEP WING PRIME CONTRACTOR, HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSESSES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE DEP WING AND ASSOCIATED SUB-SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING GA AIRCRAFT WITH NASA FURNISHED ELECTRIC MOTORS, NASA DRIVEN POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN, INTO AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AFRC NEEDS UNIQUE ESAERO EXPERTISE SUPPORT, SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL DATA, SOFTWARE, TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND/OR DRAWINGS USED IN THE TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND/OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE TO FACILITATE MODIFICATION AND/OR REPAIR OF THE TEST SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC CEPT RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES REVIEWING PLANNED TEST SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PROVIDING DESIGN SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE ESAERO SYSTEMS, AND ASSISTANCE IN AFRC PERFORMED ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY OR TO PARTICIPATE/ASSIST IN THE MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS, AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PERFORM AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, AND FABRICATE EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE, WHERE THE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCEPTANCE, QUALIFICATION AND INTEGRATION TESTING OF MOTORS, CONTROLLERS, AND AVIONICS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR CEPT VEHICLE. AFRC MAY ALSO REQUEST RESEARCH STUDIES USING ESAERO DEVELOPED MODELS AND EXPERTISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELING OF A SMALL HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SUPPORT OF THE HYBRID ELECTRIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TESTBED (HEIST). HEIST IS A STATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION GROUND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING OF THE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION HARDWARE COMPONENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION, TEST, MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEPT TEST SYSTEMS AND THE BUILD-UP OF HEIST | $40 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND16SE02T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN ORDER TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD, TEST OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CEPT FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE, NASA AFRC REQUIRES THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ESAERO WHICH, AS THE DEP WING PRIME CONTRACTOR, HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSESSES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE DEP WING AND ASSOCIATED SUB-SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING GA AIRCRAFT WITH NASA FURNISHED ELECTRIC MOTORS, NASA DRIVEN POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN, INTO AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AFRC NEEDS UNIQUE ESAERO EXPERTISE SUPPORT, SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL DATA, SOFTWARE, TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND/OR DRAWINGS USED IN THE TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND/OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE TO FACILITATE MODIFICATION AND/OR REPAIR OF THE TEST SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC CEPT RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES REVIEWING PLANNED TEST SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PROVIDING DESIGN SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE ESAERO SYSTEMS, AND ASSISTANCE IN AFRC PERFORMED ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY OR TO PARTICIPATE/ASSIST IN THE MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS, AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PERFORM AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, AND FABRICATE EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE, WHERE THE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCEPTANCE, QUALIFICATION AND INTEGRATION TESTING OF MOTORS, CONTROLLERS, AND AVIONICS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR CEPT VEHICLE. AFRC MAY ALSO REQUEST RESEARCH STUDIES USING ESAERO DEVELOPED MODELS AND EXPERTISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELING OF A SMALL HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SUPPORT OF THE HYBRID ELECTRIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TESTBED (HEIST). HEIST IS A STATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION GROUND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING OF THE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION HARDWARE COMPONENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION, TEST, MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEPT TEST SYSTEMS AND THE BUILD-UP OF HEIST | $544K |
| Sep 29, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND16SE45T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN ORDER TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD, TEST OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CEPT FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE, NASA AFRC REQUIRES THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ESAERO WHICH, AS THE DEP WING PRIME CONTRACTOR, HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSESSES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE DEP WING AND ASSOCIATED SUB-SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING GA AIRCRAFT WITH NASA FURNISHED ELECTRIC MOTORS, NASA DRIVEN POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN, INTO AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AFRC NEEDS UNIQUE ESAERO EXPERTISE SUPPORT, SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL DATA, SOFTWARE, TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND/OR DRAWINGS USED IN THE TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND/OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE TO FACILITATE MODIFICATION AND/OR REPAIR OF THE TEST SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC CEPT RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES REVIEWING PLANNED TEST SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PROVIDING DESIGN SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE ESAERO SYSTEMS, AND ASSISTANCE IN AFRC PERFORMED ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY OR TO PARTICIPATE/ASSIST IN THE MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS, AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PERFORM AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, AND FABRICATE EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE, WHERE THE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCEPTANCE, QUALIFICATION AND INTEGRATION TESTING OF MOTORS, CONTROLLERS, AND AVIONICS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR CEPT VEHICLE. AFRC MAY ALSO REQUEST RESEARCH STUDIES USING ESAERO DEVELOPED MODELS AND EXPERTISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELING OF A SMALL HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SUPPORT OF THE HYBRID ELECTRIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TESTBED (HEIST). HEIST IS A STATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION GROUND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING OF THE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION HARDWARE COMPONENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION, TEST, MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEPT TEST SYSTEMS AND THE BUILD-UP OF HEIST | $661K |
| Sep 29, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND16SE37T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF EMPIRICAL SYSTEMS AEROSPACE WILL DESIGN AND PLAN A TEST AND EVALUATION PROGRAM TO DEVELOP REQUIREMENTS, TECHNIQUES, TOOLS AND PROCEDURES FOR TESTING TIGHTLY INTEGRATED PAI SYSTEMS. A SYSTEMS EMPLOYING A WINGTIP MOUNTED PROPELLER AND/OR TURBINE WILL BE TESTED BECAUSE IT IS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE INHERENT CHALLENGES OF TESTING PAI SYSTEMS IN FLIGHT. THIS PROJECT WILL NOT DEVELOP A COMPLETE AIRCRAFT; INSTEAD IT WILL DEVELOP A TEST APPARATUS THAT CAN BE MOUNTED ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT OR WIND TUNNEL FOR EVALUATION. | $555K |
| Sep 16, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND16SE01T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN ORDER TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD, TEST OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CEPT FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE, NASA AFRC REQUIRES THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ESAERO WHICH, AS THE DEP WING PRIME CONTRACTOR, HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSESSES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE DEP WING AND ASSOCIATED SUB-SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING GA AIRCRAFT WITH NASA FURNISHED ELECTRIC MOTORS, NASA DRIVEN POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN, INTO AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AFRC NEEDS UNIQUE ESAERO EXPERTISE SUPPORT, SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL DATA, SOFTWARE, TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND/OR DRAWINGS USED IN THE TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND/OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE TO FACILITATE MODIFICATION AND/OR REPAIR OF THE TEST SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC CEPT RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES REVIEWING PLANNED TEST SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PROVIDING DESIGN SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE ESAERO SYSTEMS, AND ASSISTANCE IN AFRC PERFORMED ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY OR TO PARTICIPATE/ASSIST IN THE MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS, AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PERFORM AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, AND FABRICATE EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE, WHERE THE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCEPTANCE, QUALIFICATION AND INTEGRATION TESTING OF MOTORS, CONTROLLERS, AND AVIONICS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR CEPT VEHICLE. AFRC MAY ALSO REQUEST RESEARCH STUDIES USING ESAERO DEVELOPED MODELS AND EXPERTISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELING OF A SMALL HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SUPPORT OF THE HYBRID ELECTRIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TESTBED (HEIST). HEIST IS A STATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION GROUND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING OF THE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION HARDWARE COMPONENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION, TEST, MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEPT TEST SYSTEMS AND THE BUILD-UP OF HEIST | $1.8M |
| Jul 24, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND16SE02T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN ORDER TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD, TEST OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CEPT FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE, NASA AFRC REQUIRES THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ESAERO WHICH, AS THE DEP WING PRIME CONTRACTOR, HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSESSES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE DEP WING AND ASSOCIATED SUB-SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING GA AIRCRAFT WITH NASA FURNISHED ELECTRIC MOTORS, NASA DRIVEN POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN, INTO AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AFRC NEEDS UNIQUE ESAERO EXPERTISE SUPPORT, SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL DATA, SOFTWARE, TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND/OR DRAWINGS USED IN THE TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND/OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE TO FACILITATE MODIFICATION AND/OR REPAIR OF THE TEST SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC CEPT RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES REVIEWING PLANNED TEST SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PROVIDING DESIGN SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE ESAERO SYSTEMS, AND ASSISTANCE IN AFRC PERFORMED ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY OR TO PARTICIPATE/ASSIST IN THE MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS, AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PERFORM AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, AND FABRICATE EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE, WHERE THE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCEPTANCE, QUALIFICATION AND INTEGRATION TESTING OF MOTORS, CONTROLLERS, AND AVIONICS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR CEPT VEHICLE. AFRC MAY ALSO REQUEST RESEARCH STUDIES USING ESAERO DEVELOPED MODELS AND EXPERTISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELING OF A SMALL HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SUPPORT OF THE HYBRID ELECTRIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TESTBED (HEIST). HEIST IS A STATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION GROUND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING OF THE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION HARDWARE COMPONENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION, TEST, MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEPT TEST SYSTEMS AND THE BUILD-UP OF HEIST | $1.5M |
| Jul 12, 2016 | Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL | FA865015C2570 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE II - OPENVSP SMART CONCEPTUAL DESIGN TOOL | $182K |
| Jun 26, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND15SA77T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN ORDER TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD, TEST OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CEPT FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE, NASA AFRC REQUIRES THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ESAERO WHICH, AS THE DEP WING PRIME CONTRACTOR, HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSESSES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE DEP WING AND ASSOCIATED SUB-SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING GA AIRCRAFT WITH NASA FURNISHED ELECTRIC MOTORS, NASA DRIVEN POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN, INTO AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AFRC NEEDS UNIQUE ESAERO EXPERTISE SUPPORT, SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL DATA, SOFTWARE, TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND/OR DRAWINGS USED IN THE TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND/OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE TO FACILITATE MODIFICATION AND/OR REPAIR OF THE TEST SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC CEPT RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES REVIEWING PLANNED TEST SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PROVIDING DESIGN SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE ESAERO SYSTEMS, AND ASSISTANCE IN AFRC PERFORMED ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY OR TO PARTICIPATE/ASSIST IN THE MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS, AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PERFORM AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, AND FABRICATE EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE, WHERE THE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCEPTANCE, QUALIFICATION AND INTEGRATION TESTING OF MOTORS, CONTROLLERS, AND AVIONICS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR CEPT VEHICLE. AFRC MAY ALSO REQUEST RESEARCH STUDIES USING ESAERO DEVELOPED MODELS AND EXPERTISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELING OF A SMALL HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SUPPORT OF THE HYBRID ELECTRIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TESTBED (HEIST). HEIST IS A STATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION GROUND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING OF THE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION HARDWARE COMPONENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION, TEST, MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEPT TEST SYSTEMS AND THE BUILD-UP OF HEIST. | $745K |
| Jun 10, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | NNX16CL85P | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF NASAS OPENVSP TOOL SUITE PROVIDES A COMMON PARAMETRICALLY DRIVEN GEOMETRY MODEL FORMANY DIFFERENT ANALYSES FOR AIRCRAFT AND IS PRIMARILY USED IN THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PHASE. THE CURRENT 3.5.1 RELEASE CURRENTLY CONTAINS SIGNIFICANT GAPS WHEN ASSESSING HANDLING QUALITIES FOR A PARTICULAR CONFIGURATION FORCING THE ENGINEER TO RELY ON HISTORICAL METHODS WITH LIMITED APPLICABILITY TO ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DESIGN CONCEPTS WITH UNCONVENTIONAL CONFIGURATIONS. IN THE PROPOSED EFFORT, ESAERO WILL DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED WORKFLOW WITHIN THE OPENVSP SUITE FOR QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF HANDLING QUALITIES ENABLING THE ENGINEER TO EXPLORE NEW DESIGN SPACES WITH UNCONVENTIONAL CONFIGURATIONS. ALONG WITH THIS WORKFLOW A SET OF PRE-REQUISITE TASKS TO IMPROVE THE SYSTEM MODELING CAPABILITIES WILL BE COMPLETED AS WELL. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDE: IMPROVING FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACE MODELING, IMPROVED MASS PROPERTIES REPRESENTATION FOR GENERIC COMPONENTS, A NEW AERODYNAMIC TRIM SOLVER, A NEW VEHICLE DYNAMICS MODEL CALCULATION, AND A NEW PARAMETER SWEEP CAPABILITY TO TIE GEOMETRY TO QUANTITATIVE PHYSICS BASE HANDLING QUALITIES. THESE EFFORTS WILL ALSO LAY THE GROUND WORK FOR FOLLOW ON STUDIES OF HIGH LIFT AERODYNAMICS AND CLOSED LOOP FLIGHT CONTROL. THE PROPOSED EFFORTS ARE DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT THE EXISTING AND ACTIVE OPENVSP AND VSPAERO DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. | $121K |
| Jun 10, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND15SA77T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN ORDER TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD, TEST OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CEPT FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE, NASA AFRC REQUIRES THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ESAERO WHICH, AS THE DEP WING PRIME CONTRACTOR, HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSESSES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE DEP WING AND ASSOCIATED SUB-SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING GA AIRCRAFT WITH NASA FURNISHED ELECTRIC MOTORS, NASA DRIVEN POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN, INTO AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AFRC NEEDS UNIQUE ESAERO EXPERTISE SUPPORT, SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL DATA, SOFTWARE, TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND/OR DRAWINGS USED IN THE TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND/OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE TO FACILITATE MODIFICATION AND/OR REPAIR OF THE TEST SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC CEPT RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES REVIEWING PLANNED TEST SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PROVIDING DESIGN SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE ESAERO SYSTEMS, AND ASSISTANCE IN AFRC PERFORMED ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY OR TO PARTICIPATE/ASSIST IN THE MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS, AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PERFORM AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, AND FABRICATE EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE, WHERE THE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCEPTANCE, QUALIFICATION AND INTEGRATION TESTING OF MOTORS, CONTROLLERS, AND AVIONICS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR CEPT VEHICLE. AFRC MAY ALSO REQUEST RESEARCH STUDIES USING ESAERO DEVELOPED MODELS AND EXPERTISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELING OF A SMALL HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SUPPORT OF THE HYBRID ELECTRIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TESTBED (HEIST). HEIST IS A STATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION GROUND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING OF THE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION HARDWARE COMPONENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION, TEST, MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEPT TEST SYSTEMS AND THE BUILD-UP OF HEIST. | $1.5M |
| Jun 10, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND16SA94T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF A WING AND FUSELAGE INTERFACE ASSEMBLIES FOR THE SCALABLE CONVERGENT ELECTRIC PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONAL RESEARCHER (SCEPTOR) PROJECT. | $605K |
| May 27, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | NND16SA88T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SCALABLE CONVERGENT ELECTRIC PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY FOR OPERATIONS RESEARCH (SCEPTOR) SOFTWARE | $351K |
| May 11, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | NNX16CD03C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF ESAERO'S VAST TEDP AND HEDP-SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE, HELDEN AEROSPACE'S DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION AIRFRAME INTEGRATION EFFECTS&CFD ANALYSIS EXPERIENCE, AND ROLLS-ROYCE'S PROPULSION AND POWER, THERMAL MANAGEMENT, AND FAULT TOLERANT MICROGRID SYSTEMS DESIGN EXPERIENCE WILL BE LEVERAGED TO DEVELOP THE ECO-150 AND ECO-80 CONCEPTS AS VISION VEHICLES WHICH CAN BECOME RESEARCH PLATFORMS TO INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL MERITS OF NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES AND STAND AS WELL-DEFINED AND REPUTABLE REFERENCE VEHICLE BENCHMARKS. THE ECO CONCEPTS WILL REPRESENT RATIONAL APPROACHES TO INCORPORATING MULTIPLE NASA TECHNOLOGIES IN A SYNERGISTIC MANNER FOR THE 2030-2040 TIMEFRAME, INCLUDING DISTRIBUTED ENERGY MANAGEMENT, EMBEDDED FAN SPLIT-WING CONFIGURATION FOR POWERED LIFT AND IMPROVED AERODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY AND STRUCTURAL RIGIDITY, DUCTED RADIATOR COOLING SYSTEMS, HYBRID POWER SUPPLEMENTATION, AND TAIL REDUCTION VIA PROPULSIVE AIRCRAFT CONTROL. COMPLETE DESIGN ITERATIONS OF THE ECO-150 AND ECO-80 CONCEPTS WILL INCORPORATE LESSONS LEARNED RELATING TO THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES AND CROSSCHECK THEM WITH THE EXISTING VEHICLE DESIGN, COMPETING DISCIPLINE REQUIREMENTS, AND DETAILED COMPONENT INTEGRATION: (1) ADVANCE THE TEDP SYSTEM DESIGN THROUGH NON-SUPERCONDUCTING, HIGH POWER MICROGRID DESIGN AND DETAILED MOTOR/GENERATOR SENSITIVITY ANALYSES; (2) ADVANCE THE TMS DESIGN WITH A NEW TMS ARCHITECTURE FOR REDUNDANCY AND BY APPLYING THERMAL CAPACITANCE TO ACHIEVE TRANSIENT PERFORMANCE TARGETS; (3) TAKE CREDIT FOR THE PROPULSION SYSTEM?S UTILITY AS AN AIRCRAFT CONTROL MECHANISM AND ADDRESS ANY NEW DESIGN REQUIREMENTS THIS IMPOSES ON THE AIRCRAFT; (4) INVESTIGATE HYBRID POWER SUPPLEMENTATION AND ESTABLISH A ROADMAP FOR THE SIZING AND SYNTHESIS OF HEDP ARCHITECTURES; (5) CONTINUE THE HIGH-FIDELITY AERO-PROPULSION CFD STUDY TO IMPROVE THE HIGH LIFT AND CRUISE EFFICIENCY OF THE SPLIT-WING DESIGN, AND USE THE CFD RESULTS TO VALIDATE AND CALIBRATE ESAERO?S ANALYTICAL PROPULSION DUCT MODELS. | $747K |
| Mar 24, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER | NND15SA77T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN ORDER TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD, TEST OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CEPT FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE, NASA AFRC REQUIRES THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ESAERO WHICH, AS THE DEP WING PRIME CONTRACTOR, HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSESSES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE DEP WING AND ASSOCIATED SUB-SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING GA AIRCRAFT WITH NASA FURNISHED ELECTRIC MOTORS, NASA DRIVEN POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN, INTO AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AFRC NEEDS UNIQUE ESAERO EXPERTISE SUPPORT, SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL DATA, SOFTWARE, TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND/OR DRAWINGS USED IN THE TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND/OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE TO FACILITATE MODIFICATION AND/OR REPAIR OF THE TEST SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC CEPT RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES REVIEWING PLANNED TEST SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PROVIDING DESIGN SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE ESAERO SYSTEMS, AND ASSISTANCE IN AFRC PERFORMED ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY OR TO PARTICIPATE/ASSIST IN THE MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS, AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PERFORM AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, AND FABRICATE EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE, WHERE THE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCEPTANCE, QUALIFICATION AND INTEGRATION TESTING OF MOTORS, CONTROLLERS, AND AVIONICS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR CEPT VEHICLE. AFRC MAY ALSO REQUEST RESEARCH STUDIES USING ESAERO DEVELOPED MODELS AND EXPERTISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELING OF A SMALL HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SUPPORT OF THE HYBRID ELECTRIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TESTBED (HEIST). HEIST IS A STATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION GROUND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING OF THE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION HARDWARE COMPONENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION, TEST, MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEPT TEST SYSTEMS AND THE BUILD-UP OF HEIST. | $160K |
| Dec 22, 2015 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER | NND15SA77T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF IN ORDER TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD, TEST OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CEPT FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE, NASA AFRC REQUIRES THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ESAERO WHICH, AS THE DEP WING PRIME CONTRACTOR, HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSESSES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE DEP WING AND ASSOCIATED SUB-SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING GA AIRCRAFT WITH NASA FURNISHED ELECTRIC MOTORS, NASA DRIVEN POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN, INTO AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AFRC NEEDS UNIQUE ESAERO EXPERTISE SUPPORT, SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL DATA, SOFTWARE, TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND/OR DRAWINGS USED IN THE TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND/OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE TO FACILITATE MODIFICATION AND/OR REPAIR OF THE TEST SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC CEPT RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES REVIEWING PLANNED TEST SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PROVIDING DESIGN SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE ESAERO SYSTEMS, AND ASSISTANCE IN AFRC PERFORMED ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY OR TO PARTICIPATE/ASSIST IN THE MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS, AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PERFORM AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, AND FABRICATE EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE, WHERE THE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCEPTANCE, QUALIFICATION AND INTEGRATION TESTING OF MOTORS, CONTROLLERS, AND AVIONICS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR CEPT VEHICLE. AFRC MAY ALSO REQUEST RESEARCH STUDIES USING ESAERO DEVELOPED MODELS AND EXPERTISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELING OF A SMALL HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SUPPORT OF THE HYBRID ELECTRIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TESTBED (HEIST). HEIST IS A STATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION GROUND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING OF THE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION HARDWARE COMPONENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION, TEST, MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEPT TEST SYSTEMS AND THE BUILD-UP OF HEIST. | $122K |
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