SPECTRAL ENERGIES LLC

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Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) for missile propulsion

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · spectralenergies.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Beavercreek, OH
Total capital: $260M

Federal grants: $82.4M; 141 awards · 2015–2026; Rank in peer group#3 of 164
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $178M; 262 awards · Defense, NASA, Interior; Rank in Defense#54 of 1442
Granted patents: 0; 1 pending

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2026Federal contractNASA · STTR Phase 1USING Particle Image Velocimetry To Explore Two-phase Flows In Microgravity Environments$224K
Sep 2026Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase II$1.3M
Sep 2026Federal grantNASA · Phase II · SBIR Phase II$1.3M
Sep 2026Federal grantNASA · Phase I · STTR Phase 1USING Particle Image Velocimetry To Explore Two-phase Flows In Microgravity Environments$224K
Jul 2026Federal contractDefense · In This Task, We Aim To Study Various Aspects Of Leo Sop Based Alt-pnt That Would Help To Improve Our Selected Kpis Including Accuracy, Precision, Stability/continuity, Coverage, And Swap.$1.8M
Jul 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · In This Task, We Aim To Study Various Aspects Of Leo Sop Based Alt-pnt That Would Help To Improve Our Selected Kpis Including Accuracy, Precision, Stability/continuity, Coverage, And Swap.$1.8M
Jul 2026Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase II STTR 80NSSC26C0037 Multi-parameter Measurements For Thermal Shock And Thermo-mechanical Loading In Rdres$850K

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Jul 2026Federal contractNASA · Phase II STTR 80NSSC26C0037 Multi-parameter Measurements For Thermal Shock And Thermo-mechanical Loading In Rdres$850K
Jul 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Spectral Energies, Llc Onr SBIR Phase II$635K
Jul 2026Federal contractDefense · Ghz Burst Mode Ultrashort Pulse Laser$1.8M
Jul 2026Federal contractDefense · Spectral Energies, Llc Onr SBIR Phase II$635K
Jun 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Ghz Burst Mode Ultrashort Pulse Laser$1.8M
Jun 2026Federal contractDefense · STTR PH2 A22B-T006 Enhancement For Fast And Robust Algorithms And Software For Limited-data Computed Tomography.$850K
May 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · STTR PH2 A22B-T006 Enhancement For Fast And Robust Algorithms And Software For Limited-data Computed Tomography.$850K
Apr 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 873AUTHORITY$898K
Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$898K
Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research On Tunable Vacuum-ultraviolet (vuv) Laser Source, Topic No. OSD25D-001$250K
Mar 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Innovation Research On Tunable Vacuum-ultraviolet (vuv) Laser Source, Topic No. OSD25D-001$250K
Mar 2026Federal contractDefense · Real-time Magnetic Field Simulation Framework For End-to-end Testing Of Magnetic Anomaly Navigation Scenarios$1.8M
Mar 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Real-time Magnetic Field Simulation Framework For End-to-end Testing Of Magnetic Anomaly Navigation Scenarios$1.8M
Feb 2026Federal contractDefense · Fast Ml-assisted Laser And Tamper Optimization For High-fidelity Impulse Simulations$200K
Jan 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Fast Ml-assisted Laser And Tamper Optimization For High-fidelity Impulse Simulations$200K
Jan 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 873AUTHORITY$140K
Jan 2026Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$140K
Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · A Cost-effective Target Scene Generation Package For The Standard Missile 3$180K
Dec 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 873AUTHORITY$139K
Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$139K
Dec 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · A Cost-effective Target Scene Generation Package For The Standard Missile 3$180K
Dec 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 873AUTHORITY$140K
Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$140K
Nov 2025Federal contractInterior · Turbulent Boundary Layer (tbl) Drag Reduction Flight Demonstration Via Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuators$1.3M
Nov 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development.$140K
Oct 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development.$140K
Sep 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Direct To Phase II- Disruptive Propulsion Technology To Enhance The Missile Defense System$2M
Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · SBIR Direct To Phase II- Disruptive Propulsion Technology To Enhance The Missile Defense System$2M
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR I A Long-wavelength IR Sensor For Water Drop Temperature Measurement$150K
Sep 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · STTR Phase II$750K
Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase II$1.0M
Aug 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR I A Long-wavelength IR Sensor For Water Drop Temperature Measurement$150K
Aug 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 873AUTHORITY$2M
Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$2M
Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II: Directed Energy Lethality Assessments Of Hypersonic Threats$2M
Aug 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Directed Energy Lethality Assessments Of Hypersonic Threats$2M
Jul 2025Federal contractNASA · Phase II SBIR - Simultaneous Velocimetry, Thermometry, And Chemical Species Measurements For High- Enthalpy Flows$850K
Jul 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase II SBIR - Simultaneous Velocimetry, Thermometry, And Chemical Species Measurements For High- Enthalpy Flows$850K
Jul 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 873AUTHORITY$140K
Jul 2025Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$239K
Jul 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development.$139K
Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development.$140K
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development.$240K
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · Spectral Energies (se) Proposes To Modify Its Moza Vehicle Into Moza+ A Biologically Inspired Resupply Vehicle (birv). Moza Will Be Ideal For These Types Of Missions Given Its Low Cost Of Transport And Small Acoustic Signature.$400K
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I AF251-0010-0435-PIONEERING 100-KHZ Laser Diagnostics For Hypersonic Velocity And Non Equilibrium Temperatures$140K
Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I AF251-0010-0435-PIONEERING 100-KHZ Laser Diagnostics For Hypersonic Velocity And Non Equilibrium Temperatures$140K
Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development.$139K
May 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Topic No. AF23C-T003, STTR Phase II Proposal F2-18430- Transient Distortion And Swirl Generator Using Circulation Control Airfoils$1.9M
May 2025Federal contractDefense · Topic No. AF23C-T003, STTR Phase II Proposal F2-18430- Transient Distortion And Swirl Generator Using Circulation Control Airfoils$1.9M
Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · SBIR 2 N242-D06$999K
Apr 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Advancing Beam Steering With A New Polarization-insensitive Liquid Crystal$200K
Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · Advancing Beam Steering With A New Polarization-insensitive Liquid Crystal$200K
Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I Research & Development: Ground-up Additive Manufacturing Of Platform-ready Long-pulse/qcw Hels Leveraging Highly Modular And Reconfigurable Architectures$150K
Apr 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Convection-conduction Wall Models$180K
Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · Convection-conduction Wall Models$180K
Apr 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · STTR Phase I Research & Development: Ground-up Additive Manufacturing Of Platform-ready Long-pulse/qcw Hels Leveraging Highly Modular And Reconfigurable Architectures$150K
Mar 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III - Component And Modeling Advancements For Rdres$2.2M
Feb 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development.$140K
Feb 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development.$140K
Jan 2025Federal contractDefense · Advanced High-reflectance Microstructures For Mwir-lwir Sensor Resilience$204K
Jan 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Advanced High-reflectance Microstructures For Mwir-lwir Sensor Resilience$204K
Dec 2024Federal contractDefense · F242-0015-0400 Spectral Energies, Llc. The Team Shall Develop A Novel Phase-time Method For Accurate Doppler Measurement Of Iridium Next Signals In The Time Domain.$180K
Dec 2024Federal contractDefense · Laser Intended To Scale Total Energy, Number Of Pulses Within A Ghz Burst, And On-the-fly Waveform Tunability Within A Compact Commercial Architecture.$180K
Nov 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 873AUTHORITY$139K
Nov 2024Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$239K
Nov 2024Federal contractDefense · Research And Development.$139K
Nov 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development.$139K
Oct 2024Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation For Multiparameter Diagnostics And Modeling Of Chemical Reactions In Dust And Debris Laden Environments$167K
Oct 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Innovation For Multiparameter Diagnostics And Modeling Of Chemical Reactions In Dust And Debris Laden Environments$167K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Iot-inspired Wireless Sensor Networks For Ground And Flight Test Instrumentation$150K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Multi-parameter Measurements For Thermal Shock And Thermo-mechanical Loading In Rdres$150K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- A Portable Multi-resolution Holographic Particle Imaging System To Improve Awareness Of Icing Potential For Aam Operation$147K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Simultaneous Velocimetry, Thermometry, And Chemical Species Measurements For High-enthalpy Flows$150K
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research & Development$150K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II - Versatile Aptu Combustion System Health Monitoring Sensor Suite Topic Number: AF231-0001$1.6M
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research & Development$150K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Real-time Magnetic Field Simulation Framework For End-to-end Testing Of Magnav Scenarios$180K
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research & Development$150K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research & Development$150K
Jul 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Multi-parameter Measurements For Thermal Shock And Thermo-mechanical Loading In Rdres$150K
Jul 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Simultaneous Velocimetry, Thermometry, And Chemical Species Measurements For High-enthalpy Flows$150K
Jul 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Iot-inspired Wireless Sensor Networks For Ground And Flight Test Instrumentation$150K
Jul 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I- A Portable Multi-resolution Holographic Particle Imaging System To Improve Awareness Of Icing Potential For Aam Operation$147K
Jul 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II - Versatile Aptu Combustion System Health Monitoring Sensor Suite Topic Number: AF231-0001$1.6M
Jul 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Real-time Magnetic Field Simulation Framework For End-to-end Testing Of Magnav Scenarios$180K
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$240K
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$140K
Jul 2024Federal grantAgriculture · **awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** The Animal Industry Plays A Crucial Role In Supplying Essential Protein Products. Detecting Ammonia Levels Is Of Paramount Importance Within Animal Production Settings, As Elevated Ammonia Concentrations Can Pose A Significant Threat To The Health And Well-being Of Animals (with Limits Set At 35 Ppm For Short-term Exposure And 300 $175K
Jun 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$240K
Jun 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I$140K
Jun 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$140K
Jun 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · STTR Phase II Proposal F2-17567 - Robust And Reliable Ignition Systems For Versatile Rotating Detonation Engine (rde) Flight Envelope$1.8M
Jun 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$140K
Jun 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development$500K
Jun 2024Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.0M
Apr 2024Federal contractDefense · A2-9783 In Response To Small Business Innovation Reasearch Topic A22B-T006 - Fast And Robust Algorithms And Software For Limited-data Computed Tomography$1.1M
Apr 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · A2-9783 In Response To Small Business Innovation Reasearch Topic A22B-T006 - Fast And Robust Algorithms And Software For Limited-data Computed Tomography$1.1M
Apr 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Topic No. AF23C-T003, STTR Phase I Proposal F23C-T003-0034- Transient Distortion And Swirl Generator Using Circulation Control Airfoils$200K
Apr 2024Federal contractDefense · Topic No. AF23C-T003, STTR Phase I Proposal F23C-T003-0034- Transient Distortion And Swirl Generator Using Circulation Control Airfoils$200K
Apr 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I T224-005-0035$167K
Apr 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I T224-005-0035$167K
Apr 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR 2 OSD232-D05$1.7M
Apr 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR 2 OSD232-D05$1.7M
Mar 2024Federal contractDefense · Ultra-lightweight Nickel Foam-graphene Composites For Electromagnetic Interference/electromagnetic Pulse Shielding$180K
Mar 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Ultra-lightweight Nickel Foam-graphene Composites For Electromagnetic Interference/electromagnetic Pulse Shielding$180K
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · Replacing 1950S Technology: Low-cost, Real-time Optical Mass-flow Sensor For Enhanced Air-breathing Propulsion Testing$1.2M
Feb 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Replacing 1950S Technology: Low-cost, Real-time Optical Mass-flow Sensor For Enhanced Air-breathing Propulsion Testing$1.2M
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · Efficient And Reliable Multi-kernel Plasma Ignitor For Hypersonic Scramjets$1.8M
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase II Proposal F2-17567 - Robust And Reliable Ignition Systems For Versatile Rotating Detonation Engine (rde) Flight Envelope$1.8M
Feb 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II$999K
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$2M
Feb 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Efficient And Reliable Multi-kernel Plasma Ignitor For Hypersonic Scramjets$1.8M
Jan 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d - Machine Learning Based Inertial Navigation Device For Hypersonic Flight And Weapon Systems$3M
Jan 2024Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d - Machine Learning Based Inertial Navigation Device For Hypersonic Flight And Weapon Systems$3M
Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · Optimize The Mir Grating Design$1.2M
Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · High Speed Predictive Neural Network Assessment Of Laser Performance Using Sparse Wavefront Sampling$1.2M
Dec 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High Speed Predictive Neural Network Assessment Of Laser Performance Using Sparse Wavefront Sampling$1.2M
Oct 2023Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$900K
Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.0M
Aug 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · GHz Frame-Rate Laser Diagnostics of HED Plasmas for 10 Hz LaserNetUS Facilities$1.1M
Aug 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Injection Cooling for Improved Hypersonic Seeker Window Survivability and Performance$1.2M
Aug 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · MOZA -- Biologically-informed Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles$848K
Aug 2023Federal contractDefense · Small Business Technology Transfer Research Biologically-informed Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles$1.7M
Aug 2023Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I - Fiber-based Multi-resolution Imaging Tools And Algorithms For Ejecta Dynamics In Plume Surface Interactions$150K
Jul 2023Federal grantNASA · Phase I · An Intelligent and Wireless Communication Enabled Plasma Probe for Full Scale Rocket Testing$150K
Jul 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small-to-Medium Range Battlefield Advantage with Versatile, Next Generation Solid Detonation Propulsion Systems$1.2M
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · Low-cost Tabletop Material Testbed For Rapid Development Of Ceramic Nanocomposite And 3D Materials For Hypersonic Engine Components$1.2M
Jul 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Low-Loss Diodic Injectors with Rapid External Mixing for Hypersonic and Detonation Propulsion Systems$1.2M
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · Enhanced Rde Ignition And Operability Using A Compact Plasma Source$1.2M
Jul 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Aerodynamics State Sensing for Hypersonic Flight Control using Plasma Sensors, Data Fusion, and Modeling$139K
Jul 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · A Multimodal Thermophysical Sensor for Molten Salts$200K
Jul 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · An Accurate and Efficient Flight Simulation Tool for Maneuvering Hypersonic Vehicles$139K
Jun 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Advanced High-Resolution Optical Sensor for Time-Resolved Measurements in Extreme Exhaust Plumes$140K
Jun 2023Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$240K
Jun 2023Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Optimization of Multiphase Injector Dynamics for Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines$850K
Jun 2023Federal contractNASA · FY23 SBIR Phase II Optimization Of Multiphase Injector Dynamics For Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines$1.2M
Jun 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Snap-Shot UV¬–MWIR Hyperspectral Imaging Sensor for Real-time TPS Material Surface Temperature Monitoring$180K
Jun 2023Federal contractDefense · Versatile Aptu Combustion System Health Monitoring Sensor Suite$180K
Jun 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Automatic Mesh Adaptation Method for Aero-Thermal-Structural Design$140K
Jun 2023Federal contractInterior · Physics-based Understanding Of Fuel Injection In Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines$1.8M
May 2023Federal contractDefense · Big Data Analytics For Managing And Parsing Computational And Experimental Data$150K
May 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Real-Time Flow Monitoring:?Low-Cost Optical Mass-Flow Sensor for High-Mach Testing Replacing 1950’s Technology$75K
May 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Controllable Volumetric Spark Ignitor for RDE and Hypersonic Scramjets$75K
May 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Robust and Reliable Ignition Systems for Versatile Rotating Detonation Engine Flight Envelope$75K
Apr 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Unaided Inertial Navigation using Poly-Sensor Geometries for Enhanced Precision and Improved SWAP-C$1.8M
Feb 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Signals of Opportunity Aided Inertial Navigation in GPS Denied Environments$1.5M
Jan 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · In-Situ Sensor Suite for Contact-Free Characterization of Aerosol Morphology$183K
Dec 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Additive Manufacturing of Large Astronomical Mirrors via Interlocking Features$149K
Nov 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Scalable Physics Modeling of Jet Interaction Phenomena$149K
Nov 2022Federal contractDefense · Small-to-medium Range Battlefield Advantage With Versatile, Next Generation Solid/liquid Detonation Propulsion Systems$75K
Nov 2022Federal contractDefense · Low-loss Diodic Injectors With Rapid External Mixing For Hypersonic And Detonation Propulsion Systems$75K
Nov 2022Federal contractDefense · Reaction Jets For Highly Maneuverable Hypersonic Weapon Systems And Improved Seeker Window Survivability$75K
Nov 2022Federal contractDefense · X224-OCSO1 SBIR Phase I Proposal FX224-OCSO1-1227 - Digital Twin For Cost Efficient Life Cycle Management$75K
Nov 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Distributed Remote Sensing of Hypersonic Vehicle Performance based on Sonic Boom$75K
Nov 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High Speed Pulsed Laser Ablation Measurements of Cone-Tip Materials in Realistic Hypersonic Environments$75K
Nov 2022Federal contractDefense · Ai-enhanced Camouflaged Movement Detection (cmd) In Battlefield$75K
Oct 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · A Low-cost, Carbon-free Plasma Propulsion System for Super-/Hyper-sonic Air Vehicles$75K
Oct 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Low-cost Tabletop Material Testbed for Rapid Development of Ceramic Nano-composite and 3D Materials for Hypersonic Engine Components$74K
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · Advanced Diagnostics For Agent Defeat$2.4M
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · The Purpose Of This Sole Source Acquisition Is To Procure A Burst-mode Laser System.$760K
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · High Speed Predictive Neural Network Assessment Of Laser Performance Using Sparse Wavefront Sampling$150K
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR I "enabling High Efficiency Multi-terawatt Ultrafast Mir Gratings Through Advanced Lithography And Coating"$150K
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · Award Of STTR Phase 1 From DOD Baa 22.B To Spectral$173K
Sep 2022Federal grantNASA · Phase II · High-Repetition-Rate, Two-Line Kr Tagging Velocimetry for Full Boundary Layer Velocity Profile Measurement in a Single Tunnel Test$750K
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Enhancement of rotating detonation wave dynamics using robust passive acoustic control technologies$1.0M
Aug 2022Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$2M
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Data Mining for high-resolution in-orbit debris detection and surveillance$250K
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Data Analytics Tool to Extract Useful Information from Large Datasets$150K
Aug 2022Federal contractDefense · Proposal FX21S-TCSO1-0274, Real-time Additive Manufacturing Defect Mitigation In Space Environment Using Pulsed Thermography.$250K
Jul 2022Federal contractNASA · EO14042 SBIR Phase I Optimization Of Multiphase Injector Dynamics For Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines$150K
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · Time Resolved, Spatially Filtered Imaging System For Obscure Target Detection By Multiplexed Structured Image Capture$735K
Jul 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · An on-orbit object acquisition system$249K
Jun 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$140K
Jun 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · GHz Frame-Rate Laser Diagnostics of HED Plasmas for 10 Hz LaserNetUS Facilities$200K
Jun 2022Federal contractDefense · Icp Research, Diagnostic Research And Development$3.6M
Jun 2022Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$239K
May 2022Federal contractDefense · First Monthly Technical Report--$249K
Apr 2022Federal contractDefense · Femtosecond Spectroscopy System Purchase$555K
Mar 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High Throughput Store Release System for Hypersonic Wind Tunnels During a Single Test Run$750K
Mar 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Plasma Enhanced Thermionic Power Generation in Hypersonic Vehicles$750K
Mar 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Compact Hybrid Laser System for Threat Neutralization [in Milliseconds (not Seconds) with 100 kW Average Power and 100 GW Peak Power]$750K
Nov 2021Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research & Development - Signals Of Opportunity Aided Inertial Navigation In GPS Denied Environments$150K
Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · Memristors And Quantum Materials And Processes$1.2M
Aug 2021Federal contractDefense · Artificial Intelligence-based Modeling And Control For Scramjet Engines$750K
Aug 2021Federal contractNASA · 300 Khz-rate Multi-parameter Laser Diagnostics For High-speed Flows$375K
Aug 2021Federal contractDefense · Compact And Non-intrusive Heat Flux Sensor For Advanced Propulsion Systems$750K
Aug 2021Federal contractDefense · Quantum-sensing And Machine Learning Based Navigation System For Hypersonic Weapons$750K
Aug 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Spatiotemporal Evolution of Hydrometeors and Flow Interactions During Aerobreakup$2M
Jun 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Fail-Safe Hybrid Flow Control of a Supersonic Inlet$140K
Jun 2021Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase 1$240K
May 2021Federal contractNASA · High-repetition-rate, Two-line Kr Tagging Velocimetry For Full Boundary Layer Velocity Profile.measurement In A Single Tunnel Test$125K
Apr 2021Federal contractDefense · High Throughput Store Release System For Hypersonic Wind Tunnels During A Single Test Run$50K
Apr 2021Federal contractDefense · Compact Hybrid Laser System For Threat Neutralization [in Milliseconds (not Seconds) With 100 Kw Average Power & 100 Gw Peak Power]$50K
Apr 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Broadly Tunable Localized RF Bursts for Remote Electronic Denial$50K
Mar 2021Federal contractDefense · High-energy Atomic Oxygen Source For Low Earth Orbit Equivalent Exposure Tests$750K
Mar 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Real-Time Fuel Chemistry Analysis for Hypersonic Propulsion System Ground T&E Using Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry$750K
Feb 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Artificial Intelligence-based Modeling and Control for Scramjet Engines$50K
Feb 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Artificial Intelligence (AI) Based Sensor Fusion and Sensor Management Software for Distributed Engine Control Systems$50K
Feb 2021Federal contractDefense · Thermionic Power Generation In Hypersonic Vehicles$50K
Feb 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Compact and non-intrusive heat flux sensor for advanced propulsion systems$50K
Feb 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Quantum-Sensing and Machine Learning based Navigation System for Hypersonic Weapons$50K
Jan 2021Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Concurrent High-Fidelity Measurements and Simulations for Advancing the Design of Rotating Detonation Engines$750K
Jan 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Target Identification and Tracking Via Time-Frequency Analysis of Acoustic Signatures$1.5M
Jan 2021Federal contractDefense · Milestone 5$1.0M
Oct 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Ac Plasma Sensor Suite For Hypersonic Test Facilities And Flight Systems$1.2M
Oct 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Risk Reduction and Resiliency Modeling Software for Industrial Control Systems$240K
Oct 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · A Physics-Based Modeling Approach and Design Tool for the Mitigation of Projectile Trajectory Instability During Target Penetration$139K
Oct 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Hypersonic Wake Studies Using Optical Emission Species Detection with an AC Plasma Anemometer$140K
Aug 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase II · High-Repetition-Rate, Narrow-Linewidth Burst-Mode Optical Parametric Oscillator for High-Speed Flow and Combustion Diagnostics$750K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · NASA Aero-science Ground Test Facilities, Including Transonic, Supersonic And Hypersonic Wind Tunnels, Provide Critical Data And Fundamental Insight Required To Understand Complex Phenomena And Support The Advancement Of Computational Tools$1.1M
Aug 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High-Fidelity Diagnostics of Aerosols and Vapors at High Temperatures and Pressures$745K
Jul 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR Topic N201-032$140K
Jun 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · An Instrument Platform for Controlling Weld Microstructures to Minimize Stress Corrosion Cracking in Dry Storage Canister$206K
Jun 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Quantum-enabled nanoscale temperature sensor via additive transfer single quantum emitters to an optical fiber$149K
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · Onr STTR$240K
Jan 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Development of a Personal Aerosol Collector and Spectrometer (PACS) for Detecting Airborne Nanomaterials in an Operational Environment$750K
Jan 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Development Of A Personal Aerosol Collector And Spectrometer (pacs) For Detecting Airborne Nanomaterials In An Operational Environment$599K
Dec 2019Federal contractDefense · Innovative Defense Related Dual Purpose Technologies/solutions$148K
Dec 2019Federal contractDefense · Time Resolved, Spatiallyfiltered Imaging System For Obscure Target Detection By Music (multiplexed Structured Image Capture) F19C-005-0168$150K
Nov 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High-Fidelity Optical Techniques for In-Situ Position and Attitude Determination of Wind-Tunnel Models$949K
Nov 2019Federal contractDefense · Sibr Hypersonics Phase II Pitch Day - Spectral Energies$946K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · Novel Diagnostic Methods Development And Evaluation$15.5M
Sep 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Ultrahigh-Bandwidth Robust Performance Diagnostics for Rotating Detonation Engines$150K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · NASA Aero-science Ground Test Facilities,including Transonic, Supersonic And Hypersonic Wind Tunnels, Provide Critical Data And Fundamental Insight Required To Understand Complex Phenomena And Support The Advancement Of Computational Tools For Model.$125K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · Concurrent High-fidelity Measurements And Simulations For Advancing The Design Of Rotating Detonation Engines$125K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · Spectral Energies In Collaboration With University Of California At Irvine (the Team) Proposed To Develop A Design Tool For Nozzles That Include Acoustics. During The Course Of The SBIR Phase I, The Team Has Demonstrated A Viable Method For Acoustic Optimization Of Nozzles Relevant To N+2/N+3 Aircraft.using Rans Based Methods. This Method Was Demonstrated To Optimize The Thickness Of The Third-stream For Reduced Noise Production. These Results Were Verified Experimentally And Computationally. Du$748K
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · High-fidelity Optical Techniques For In Situ Position And Attitude Determination Of Wind-tunnel Models$50K
Jul 2019Federal contractNASA · Extension Of Detection Capability For Interferometric Rayleigh Scattering Measurements In Ground Test Facility$240K
Jul 2019Federal contractDefense · An Automated, High-throughput Acid Etcher For Die Extraction And Reassembly$149K
Jun 2019Federal contractDefense · Multisensor-integrated Organ-on-a-chip - STTR Phase I$150K
Jun 2019Federal contractDefense · Adroit Materials- F191-044-2095$150K
Jun 2019Federal contractDefense · High Energy Atomic Oxygen Source For Low Earth Orbit Equivalent-exposure Tests$149K
Jun 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Compact Waste Heat Recovery Power Generation System$140K
Apr 2019Federal contractDefense · Spatially And Temporally Resolved Temperature And Species Concentration Measurement System$2.6M
Mar 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Computerized Robotic Delayering and Polishing System$149K
Feb 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High-Fidelity Diagnostics of Aerosols and Vapors at High Temperatures and Pressures$150K
Feb 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Development of Compact and Portable Material Test Bed Environment for Simulation of Materialâ€“Plasma Interactions at Hypersonic-Flow Conditions$149K
Jan 2019Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d: High Performance Mems Inertial Measurement Unit For Missile Systems.$1.5M
Jan 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Non-Intrusive, Time-Resolved Turbulence Measurements in Large-Scale Hypersonic Wind Tunnels$750K
Dec 2018Federal contractDefense · Design Tool For Aero Induced Mechanical Jitter Using Innovatinve Modeling Approaches$149K
Dec 2018Federal contractDefense · Additive Manufacturing Capability For Advanced, Embedded Temperature And Heat Flux Sensors$150K
Nov 2018Federal contractDefense · Development Of 100-KHZ-RATE Non-intrusive$150K
Oct 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Fiber-Coupled Hyperspectral Thermal LWIR Imaging Sensor Suite for Combustion System Diagnostics$750K
Oct 2018Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Award Under Topic #CBC181-006$150K
Sep 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Rapid High Throughput Laser Assisted Die Extraction and Reassembly of Integrated Circuits$750K
Sep 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Short-Pulse, High-Speed Laser Platform for Temperature Measurements and Chemical Species Imaging at 100 kHz for Combustor/Augmentor Stability$1.5M
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · An Immersed Boundary Framework For Topology Optimization Of Nonlinear Thermoelastic Structures With$749K
Aug 2018Federal contractDefense · Khz-mhz Rate Laser-based Tracking Of Particles And Product Gases For Multiphase Blast$750K
Aug 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Computerized Robotic Delayering and Polishing System$150K
Jul 2018Federal contractNASA · Current Noise Prediction Methods Are Ill Suited For The Design Of Future Nozzle Geometries As They Are Either Too Computationally Expensive Or Do Not Contain The Necessary Physics To Adequately Predict Noise From Desired Nozzle Types. As Such, There Is A Need For Innovative Technologies And Methods For Noise Prediction To Enable Acoustic Optimization Of Multistream, 3D Nozzle To Meet The Noise Goals For Nasas N2 N3 Aircraft. We Propose To Extend The Reynold Averaged Navier Stokes Rans Based Mode$124K
Jul 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High Bandwidth Optical Sensor for Time Resolved Detection of Multiple Species Related to Explosives and Detonations$746K
Jul 2018Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Development of Burst-mode Laser based High-speed Microwave and Thomson Scattering Instruments for Fusion Plasma Devices$150K
May 2018Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Igf::ot::igf$130K
May 2018Federal contractDefense · "spatiotemporal Nonlinear Data Analysis" STTR Phase II$750K
May 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Die Extraction and Reassembly of Hybrid Photonic Integrated Circuits$150K
Mar 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High-Speed Measurements of Flame-Stabilization Processes in Vitiated Augmentor Environments for Understanding Screech, Rumble, and Blowoff$750K
Jan 2018Federal contractDefense · 2D Velocity Field Sensor$479K
Nov 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Supersonic Turret Advanced Research (star) SBIR Phase III$300K
Nov 2017Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I High Performance Mems Inertial Measurement Unit For Missile Systems$150K
Sep 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High-Speed Measurements of Dynamic Flame Stabilization Processes in High-Pressure Combustion Systems$750K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf (STTR Phase I) Ac Plasma Sensor For High Enthalpy Hypersonic Test Facilities$150K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Velocity Field Sensor$245K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR 2 - Advanced Circuit Technologies For Reliable, Low-cost, High Temp Electronic Controls$1.5M
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Experimentally Derived Scaling Laws$750K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Immersed Boundry Framework For Topology Optimization$150K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Integrated Circuit (ic) Die Extraction And Reassembly (der) For More Complicated Ics.$150K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I AF171-010 Non Intrusive-time Resolved Turbulence Measurements In Large-scale Hypersonic$150K
Jul 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Fiber-coupled Hyperspectral Thermal Lwir Imagine Sensor Suite For Combustion System Diagnostics - STTR I$150K
Jul 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf STTR I Khz-mhz Rate Laser-based Tracking Of Particles And Product Gases For Multiphase Blast$150K
Jul 2017Federal grantNASA · Phase II · High-Repetition-Rate Interferometric Rayleigh Scattering for Velocity, Density, and Temperature Meas$749K
Jul 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igflarge Ground-test Facilities, Which Simulate Real Flow Conditions From Subsonic To Hypersonic, Are Used Extensively To Generate Forces And Moments As Well As Surface Measurements Of Test Articles Required To Validate Computational Tools Used To Extrapolate Wind Tunnel Data To Realistic Flight Conditions And Hardware. The Development Of Fast Instrumentation And Measurement Capabilities That Can Readily Be Integrated Into The Extreme Conditions Present Under Such Test Conditions Is One$988K
Feb 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High Resolution Measurement of the Coupled Velocity and Acceleration Fields of both the Fluid and Structure in Hydrodynamic Fluid Structure Interactio$248K
Dec 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Technical Abstract (limit 2000 Characters, Approximately 200 Words) There Is A Need For Innovative Technologies And Methods For Noise Reduction, Noise Prediction, And Noise Diagnostics. A Comprehensive Approach To Reducing Noise From Any Flow Is Predicated On A Clear Understanding Of Noise Sources, I.e., The Turbulent Flow Itself. Although Much Has Been Discovered In The Last Several Decades About The Connection Between Turbulence And Noise, The Heuristic Element Of The Analysis Has$124K
Oct 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Objective Of This Effort Is To Expand The Phase II Research Activities To Complete The Development Of Picosecond Laser Electronic Excitation Tagging Pleet Velocimetry Technique And Construct A Picosecond Burst Mode Laser Capable Of Performing Pleet-based Velocimetry At A Rate Of 100 Khz Or Greater. The Designed System And The Developed Technique Could Be Applied In NASA Large Ground Test Facilities For Velocimetry Measurements. The Overall Goal Was To Develop Innovative Seedle$320K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Reduced-order Model For Prediction Of Supersonic Jet Noise$1.4M
Sep 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Reduced-Order Model for the Prediction of Supersonic Aircraft Jet Noise$749K
Sep 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Agile Optical Methods for Fireball Species and Particle Characterization$149K
Aug 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · MHz-rate Nonlinear Spectroscopy and Imaging Platform for Transient and Nonequilibrium Flows$750K
Aug 2016Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Clinical Evaluation of Point of Care Raman Analysis for Diagnosis of Gout$223K
Jul 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Burst-Mode-LaserBased Sensor Suite for High-Speed 2D Fuel-Air Ratio and Heat-Release Rate Measurement for Combustor/Augmentor Instability$1.2M
Jul 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf High-spped Measurements Of Dynamic Flame$150K
Jul 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Experimentally Derived Scaling Laws For Spatiotemporally Resolved Measurements In High-pressure Combustors$150K
Jul 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf High-speed Measurements Of Flame-stabilization Processes In Vitiated Augmentor$150K
Jun 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Development of High-Temperature LTCC Smart Node for FADEC$150K
Jun 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Advanced Analytical Tools for the Characterization of Fundamental Jet Noise Sources and Structures$124K
Jun 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Subsonic, Transonic, Supersonic, And Hypersonic Ground Test Facilities Are Used Extensively To Evaluate Forces And Moments As Well As Surface Measurements On Test Articles Required To Validate Computational Tools Used To Extrapolate Wind Tunnel Data To Realistic Flight Conditions And Hardware. The Development Of Fast And Noninvasive Instrumentation And Measurement Capabilities That Can Readily Be Integrated Into The Extreme Environments Is One Of Several Major Technological Challen$125K
Jun 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf High-lift Airfoils Employ Trailing Edge Flaps During Takeoff And Landing And Are Stowed During The Cruise. These Airfoils Enhance The Lift Characteristics At Subsonic Speeds But Suffer Due To Flow Separation Over The Deflected Flap Surface. During Cruise At Transonic Speeds, The Shock Induced Separation Results In Drag Penalty And Structural Fatigue. Traditionally, High-lift Airfoils Employ Multi-element Flaps To Eliminate Flow Separation During Takeoff And Landing But At The Cost $125K
May 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase III Spectral Energies$749K
Sep 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Spatio-temporal Dynamical System Analysis Tools for Very Large Data Sets$995K
Aug 2015Federal grantNASA · Phase II · High-Speed, Noninvasive, Multi-Parameter Laser Diagnostics for Transonic Flows$1.2M
Aug 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Reduced Order Model For The Prediction Of Supersonic Aircraft Jet Noise$150K
Jul 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Single-port Fiber-optic Probe for Imaging and Spectroscopy in Practical Combustion Systems$750K
Jul 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Pulse-burst-laser-based Sensor Suite For High-speed 2D Fuel-air Ratio And Heat-release Rate Measurements$150K
Jul 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Mhz-rate Nonlinear Spectroscopy And Imaging Platform For Transient And Nonequilibrium Flows$150K
Jul 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · In Situ Quantitative Spatially-resolved Ablation Diagnostics in High-Enthalpy Flows$150K
Jul 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf DOD 2015.A Absorption Spectroscopy System For Measurements Of H20, C02 And Co Temperatures And Concentrations In Rotating-detonation Engines At 800KHZ STTR Solicitation$80K
Jun 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I: Multi-camera Background-oriented Schlieren (bos) Imaging$150K
Jun 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Advanced Diagnostic Method Development And Evalu$16.4M
May 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf To Be Useful For Computational Combustor Design And Analysis Using Tools Like The National Combustion Code (ncc), Low-dimensional Chemical Kinetic Mechanisms For Modeling Of Real Fuel Combustion Chemistry Must Be Sufficiently Compact So That They Can Be Utilized In Multi-dimensional, Multi-physics, Reacting Computational Fluid Dynamics (cfd) Simulations. Despite Advances In Cfd-appropriate Kinetic Mechanism Reduction For Kerosene-range Fuels, Significant Combustion Property Variatio$899K
Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR II Portable Sensor For Detecting Airborne Nanomaterials In An Operation Environment$749K
Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Spectral Energies, SBIR Ph 1$150K
Jun 2014Federal contractDefense · The Sensor System Based On Time-division$337K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf To Be Useful For Computational Combustor Design And Analysis Using Tools Like The National Combustion Code (ncc), Low-dimensional Chemical Kinetic Mechanisms For Modeling Of Real Fuel Combustion Chemistry Must Be Sufficiently Compact So That They Can Be Utilized In Multi-dimensional, Multi-physics, Reacting Computational Fluid Dynamics (cfd) Simulations. Despite Advances In Cfd-appropriate Kinetic Mechanism Reduction For Kerosene-range Fuels, Significant Combustion Property Variatio$125K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf When Ice Accretes On A Wing Or Other Aerodynamic Surface, It Can Produce Extremely Complex Shapes. These Are Comprised Of Well-known Shapes Such As Horns And Feathers But Also Include Other Shapes Such As The Scallops That Are Associated With Swept Wing Icing. The Development Of The Larger Ice Shapes Is Generally Believed To Be Influenced Or Built Up From Smaller Scale Surface Structures Such As Roughness Elements Which Can Grow Into The Precursors Of Feathers Or Scallops Seen On La$125K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Numerous Ground Test And Wind Tunnel Facilities Are Used Extensively To Generate Forces And Moments As Well As Surface Measurements Of Test Articles Required To Validate Computational Tools Used To Extrapolate Wind Tunnel Data To Realistic Flight Conditions And Hardware. Accurately Mapping Velocity Flow Fields Remains A Significant Challenge In These Facilities. In Addition, Spatially And Temporally Resolved Measurements Of Flow Parameters Such As Density, Pressure, And Temperature $125K
May 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Topic N141-007 "automated Warhead Characterization"$80K
May 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR 14.1 - Single-port Fiber-optic Probe For Imaging And Sp$150K
Mar 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase 2: Spectral Energies, Llc$749K
Mar 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Advanced Optical Diagnostics/modeling Platform For Plasma Assisted Combustion In Vitiated Air$150K
Dec 2013Federal contractDefense · Triple-pulse Particle Image Velocimeter For The Simultaneous Measurement Of The Velocity And Acceleration Fields Of Fluid And Flexible Structure Undergoing Coupled Fluid-structure Interaction (N2-4491)$495K
Oct 2013Federal contractDefense · N132-102$80K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR II Spectral Energies$995K
Aug 2013Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II For Air Force Topic Number AF093-167, High-bandwidth Plasma Sensors For Turbine Inlets$500K
Aug 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Prediction And Avoidence Of Turbine Blade Fatigue Using A Fluid/thermal/structure Ineraction Methodology$150K
Jul 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR I- Optimal Turbine Blade Topology For Small Engines$150K
Jun 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Development Of A Personal Aerosol Collector And Spectrometer (pacs) For Detecting Airborne Nanomateria, Usa$150K
Jun 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf STTR Phase I$150K
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Proposed Research Effort Explores The Use Of A Nanosecond Pulse Driven Offset Semiconducting Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge (ssdbd) Device For The Control Of High Speed, Near Surface Air Flows And The Reduction Of Skin Friction Drag. With The Nanosecond Discharge, Very High Field Strengths Are Applied And Then The Field Is Turned Off Before Glow-to-filamentary Transition Occurs. The Semiconducting Surface Array Suppresses The Backward Breakdown That Has Previously Been Sho$125K
May 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR P1 AF131-188-1274 Fast Measurements Of Particle Emission Using Combined Dma And Lii Technologies$150K
May 2013Federal contractDefense · Fiber Collimator$104K
May 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf High-bandwidth Laser-based Measurements And Modeling For Instabilities In Combustors For Aerospace Fuels$749K
Mar 2013Federal contractDefense · Spectroscope System$235K
Mar 2013Federal contractDefense · Parametric Generator,optical$235K
Jan 2013Federal contractDefense · Plif Spectrometer System$103K
Dec 2012Federal contractDefense · Aero-optical Flow Control For Mitigation Of Shock Effects In Airborne Applications$1.2M
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Novel Laser-based Diagnostics For Quantitative Characterization Of Burning In The Turbine Phenomenon$1.7M
Jun 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I - X-ray Tomography And Structured Light Topography Of 40D Fuel Mass Distributions In Rocket Sprays$150K
Jun 2012Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$150K
Jun 2012Federal contractDefense · FA8650-12-C-2232 - Planar Liquid-vapor Imaging Of Fuel Sprays For JP-8 And Alternative Fuels SBIR II$1.2M
May 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR I Spatio Temp Dynamic Sys Analy Tool For Large Data Set$149K
May 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR III$9.7M
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR II: Id&active Control Of Jet Noise Sources Using Hi Res Coupled Measurement Devices And Methods$1.1M
Jan 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR II$1.5M
Dec 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR I: High-bandwidth Laser-based Measurements&modeling$149K
Nov 2011Federal contractDefense · Cars Camera System$95K
Oct 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR I - Spectral Energies$100K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR I, Aero-optical Flow Control For Mitigation Of Shock Effects In Airborne Applications$150K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · 2D Tomography System$314K
Aug 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Topic N112-098$80K
Jul 2011Federal contractDefense · Development And Validation Of Reaxff Potential For Hydrocarb$749K
Apr 2011Federal contractDefense · Picosecond Lif And Camera System$239K
Mar 2011Federal contractDefense · Planar Liquid-vapor Imaging Of Fuel Sprays For JP-8 And Alte$100K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · The Proposal Is Aimed At The Development Of A Miniature High Bandwidth (1 Mhz Class) Plasma Sensor For Flow Measurements At High Enthalpies. This Device Uses A Plasma Discharge Between Two Encapsulated Electrodes As The Primary Sensing Element To Measure Various Flow Parameters Including Mass Flow. The Advantages Of The Plasma Sensor Are That It Requires No Frequency Compensation Up To Its A.c. Carrier Frequency, Has An Amplitude-modulated Output That Has Excellent Common-mode Rejection With A S$100K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · NASA, And All Users Of Turbomachinery, Continuously Requires Improvements In Engine Durability And Efficiencies. As Combustion Engineers Push Turbine Inlet Temperatures To New Extremes, Cooling Designers Are Faced With Increasing Heat Loads And Less Available Coolant Usage. Surface Cooling Techniques Such As Film Cooling Have Proven Invaluable In This Quest. Films Generated By Forcing The Coolant To Bleed Through A Porous Substrate Have Been Shown To Perform Substantially Better Than Discrete Fi$100K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · Fundamental Understanding Of Noise Generation And The Development Of Noise Reduction Technology Requires The Development Of Tools That Can Analyze Simultaneously The Relationship Between The Turbulent Flow Field And The Pressure Field Both Near And Far. In This Proposal We Will Demonstrate How Wavelet Stochastic Estimation (wse) Is The Most Optimal Method For Correlating The Source Region To The Sound Field When Using A Microphone Array And Particle Image Velocimetry. Wse First Transforms The Fa$100K
Jan 2011Federal contractDefense · Identification And Active Control Of Jet Noise Sources Using$100K
Jan 2011Federal contractDefense · Novel Laser-based Diagnostics For Quantitative Characterizat$99K
Jan 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR I$100K
Jan 2011Federal contractDefense · Microwave Energy Deposition And Control Using Ultrafast Lasers For Improving The Performance Of High Speed Vehicles$100K
Dec 2010Federal contractDefense · Spectral Energies$100K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · Mid-infrared Optical Pump$160K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · Oral Presentations Interim Rpt Final Rpt$60K
Jul 2010Federal contractDefense · High-bandwidth Noninvasive Sensor Systems For Measuring Enthalpy And Mass Flux In Detonation-powered Devices$1.5M
Jun 2010Federal contractDefense · 3D Topographic Reconstruction Of Flow Fields$750K
Apr 2010Federal contractDefense · R&d Topic N101-016$80K
Apr 2010Federal contractDefense · Spectral Energy - Advanced Laser Based Linear$5M
Mar 2010Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$750K
Mar 2010Federal contractDefense · Af SBIR I - AF093-167; High Bandwidth$100K
Feb 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR I - Develop Force Field Based Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulation Program For Hydrocarbon Cracking Catalysis$100K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · The Proposed Phase I SBIR Program Will Study The Feasibility Of Building Next-generation Burst-mode Laser Diagnostics That Will Enable Unparalleled Planar Imaging Capabilities For Quantitative Analysis Of Flow Parameters, Such As Velocity, Temperature, And Species Concentration In Large-scale Hypersonic Flow Facilities, Including Short Run Duration "impulse" Facilities. In Particular, The Instrumentation Would Provide The Unique Capability For Measurements Of Multiple Parameters At Data Collecti$100K
Dec 2009Federal contractDefense · (STTR Phase II) Ultrafast Diagnostics For Novel Energetic Materials In Rocket Engine Environments$600K
Oct 2009Federal contractDefense · Manufacturer - Spectral Energies,llc (937)902-6546 Picosecond Cars Laser System: This Laser System Should Be Tested And Integrated With The Coherent Anti-stokes Raman Scattering (cars) System Available At The Afit Coal Laborartory. This Laser System Should Be Able To Pump A Broadband Modeless Picosecond Laser That Provides The Stokes Beam For The Cars System. See Quote #20090211-01-01 Attached To 1348-6. Fob: Destination.$152K
Oct 2009Federal contractDefense · Broadband Dye Laser$182K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Plif And Absorption Sensor$100K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · AF07-134 - Picosecond-laser Cars Spectroscopy System$998K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Phase II R&d SBIR Topic N07-173$989K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Scientific Research Services$100K
Aug 2009Federal contractDefense · STTR (phase 1) - Direct Numerical Simulation Of Hypersonic Boundary Layer Transition For Heat Transfer Prediction$100K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · R&d STTR Topic N09-T011$70K
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · Pump Probe Upgrade$185K
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · Laser Based Spectroscopy$805K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · AF083-102; SBIR I; 3D Tomographic Reconstruction$100K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · High-bandwidth Noninvasive Sensor Systems For Measuring$100K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · AF083-101; SBIR I; Femtosecond Temporal Pulse$100K
Feb 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR 2 Award$750K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · Plasma Control Of Turbine Secondary Flows We Propose Phase I And II Efforts That Will Focus On Turbomachinery Flow Control. Specifically, The Present Work Will Investigate Active Control In A High Speed Turbine Flow. The Flow Control Actuators Will Be Single Dielectric Barrier Discharge (sdbd), Or "plasma Actuators." The Work Will Be Primarily Experimental, With A Focus On Realistic Operating Environments For Investigating The Efficacy Of The Actuators. The Proposed Measurements Will Be The Fir$100K
Jan 2009Federal contractDefense · High Power Laser-based Xe Velocity$245K
Dec 2008Federal contractDefense · High Speed Piv And Cars Camera System$238K
Dec 2008Federal contractDefense · Augmentor Design System$1.9M
Nov 2008Federal contractDefense · High-power Laser-based Sensor$245K
Oct 2008Federal contractDefense · Optics And Motorized Translation Stage$30K
Oct 2008Federal contractDefense · STTR (phase I) - Ultrafast Diagnostics For Novel Energetic Materials In Rocket Engine Environments$100K
Oct 2008Federal contractDefense · STTR (phase I) - Active-distributed Boundary Layer Management Using Flow Sensory Actuators$100K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Research Prog, Plan, Organize, Conduct$60K
Aug 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR P1 Topic N08-142$80K
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · Two Color Plif System, Computer, Labsmith Controller Lc 880, Cabinet, Setup, System Integration And Training$300K
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · Lens System To Support Coal Lab$40K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR P1 Topic N08-037$149K
Apr 2008Federal contractDefense · AF02-293$100K
Mar 2008Federal contractDefense · Flame Ignition$1.1M
Mar 2008Federal contractDefense · Schlieren Based Seedless Piv For High Frequency Cavity Flow Control Applications In Large Scale Wind Tunnel Facilities$750K
Mar 2008Federal contractDefense · Space Propulsiion And Xe Velocity Calibration System$255K
Jan 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR I - F073-059-1004 Spatially And Temporally$100K
Jan 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic N07-173$149K
Oct 2007Federal contractDefense · Two Component Zenon Velocity Sensor$150K

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