CONTROLLED DYNAMICS INC.

Defense · Private

Radiation-hardened inertial measurement unit (IMU) for missile kill vehicles

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · controlled-dynamics.com

Sector: Defense
Total capital: $6.5M

Federal grants: $1.1M; 2 awards · 2014–2016; Rank in peer group#84 of 113
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $5.3M; 10 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Defense#516 of 1442
Granted patents: 2; 6 pending · first 2025; Rank in peer group#24 of 113

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2023Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I Platform Isolation And Control$150K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Compact Optical Inertial Ref Unit For Hel Sys Line-of-sight$750K
Aug 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High-End Tactical Grade Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) Technology for Missile Defense$1.0M
Aug 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II Research&development$996K
Jun 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Compact Optical Inertial Reference Unit For High Energy SBIR I$149K
Dec 2014Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High-End Tactical Grade Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) Technology for Missile Defense$125K
Aug 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II Topic N131-010 "optical Inertial Reference Unit For Navy Tactical Airborne High Energy Laser (hel) Applications"$1.0M

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Apr 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Optical Communication Links Provide Higher Data Transfer Rates With Lower Mass, Power, And Volume Than Conventional Radio-frequency Links. For Deep Space Applications At Long Operational Ranges, High Performance Stabilization Of The Space Terminal Data Link Is Required. To Meet This Need, Cdi Has Developed A Novel Application Of Our Free-floating Isolation Platform. Based Upon A Shuttle-proven Technology, This Approach Yields 6-DOF Isolation From The Disturbances Of The Host Vehicl$1.2M
May 2013Federal contractDefense · SBIR1 Topic N131-010 Entitled "optical Inertial Reference Unit For Navy Tactical Airborne High Energy Laser (hel)applications." Igf::ot::igf$146K
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Optical Communication Links Provide Higher Data Transfer Rates With Lower Mass, Power, And Volume Than Conventional Radio-frequency Links. For Deep Space Applications At Long Operational Ranges, High Performance Stabilization Of The Space Terminal Data Link Is Required. To Meet This Need, Cdi Proposes A Novel Application Of Our Free-floating Isolation Platform. Based Upon A Shuttle-proven Technology, This Approach Yields 6-DOF Isolation From The Disturbances Of The Host Vehicle Whi$125K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Controlled Dynamics Inc SBIR Phase II$708K
Oct 2007Federal contractDefense · Controlled Dynamics Inc SBIR Phase I$70K

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Standing among 113 peers

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Defense · Device

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#24 · top 21%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 2 granted of 8

Jun 23, 2026GrantedConnecting Mechanism And Method Of ManufacturingUSPTOUS 12,663,031
Oct 9, 2025PendingDocking And Locking Mechanism And Method Of ManufacturingUSPTOApplication 19246075
Jun 24, 2025GrantedDocking And Locking Mechanism And Method Of ManufacturingUSPTOUS 12,339,694

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Connecting Mechanism And Method Of ManufacturingJun 23, 2026 · US 12,663,031Granted
Docking And Locking Mechanism And Method Of ManufacturingOct 9, 2025 · Application 19246075Pending
Docking And Locking Mechanism And Method Of ManufacturingJun 24, 2025 · US 12,339,694Granted
Hinge For Interconnecting Machine Guarding PanelsApplication 63677767Pending
Hinge For Interconnecting Machine Guarding PanelsApplication PCTUS2025039264Pending
Docking And Locking Mechanism And Method Of ManufacturingApplication 63267579Pending
Docking System For Transport CartApplication PCTUS2025039275Pending
Docking System For Transport CartApplication 63677757Pending

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Sources

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SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.