Tao Of Systems Integration Inc

Aerospace · Private

Miniaturized high-sensitivity sensor and instrumentation system for measuring aerodynamic disturbances (pressure, temperature, density, velocity fluctuations, particulates) in hypersonic flight at hig

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · taosystems.us

Sector: Aerospace
Total capital: $9.2M

Federal grants: $750K; 1 award · 2018; Rank in peer group#5 of 14
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $8.5M; 38 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#257 of 1335
Granted patents: 2; 7 pending · first 2015; Rank in peer group#4 of 14

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Latest events

Mar 2019Federal contractNASA · Characterization Working Group (wtcwg). Hot Wire Anemometry Has Been The Typical Measurement Technique For Such Measurements. However, The Transonic Sensor Sensitivities Are Not Characteristic Of Low Speed Or Supersonic Environments. The Transonic Measurements Of Velocity, Density, Temperature, And Flow Angle That Make Up Free Stream Turbulence Will Require Simultaneous And Independent Measurements Using A Four-channel Anemometer System.$17K
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf STTR Phase II 24 Months$750K
Jun 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Balloon-Based Disturbance Measurements in the Upper Atmosphere$750K
Sep 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igfthis Research Will Focus On Transonic Wind Tunnel Turbulence Measurements Sponsored By Wind Tunnel Characterization Working Group (wtcwg). Hot Wire Anemometry Has Been The Typical Measurement Technique For Such Measurements. However, The Transonic Sensor Sensitivities Are Not Characteristic Of Low Speed Or Supersonic Environments. The Transonic Measurements Of Velocity, Density, Temperature, And Flow Angle That Make Up Free Stream Turbulence Will Require Simultaneous And Independent $28K
Jun 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Tao Systems And University Of Minnesota Propose To Develop A Sensor System Providing Sectional Aerodynamic Forces And Moments With Fast Response, Low Volume/size/power Requirements For Ease Of Installation, And Minimal Calibration Requirements. Aviation Loss Of Control (loc) Accidents Often Result From Stall And Uncertain Weather/flow Conditions, Often At Low Altitudes E.g., Take-off/landing. The Sensor System: (1) Uses A Robust Transduction Mechanism, (2) Has A One-time Lifetime C$125K
May 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf (STTR Phase I) Balloon-based Disturbance Measurements In The Upper Atmosphere$150K
Aug 2016Federal contractDefense · Hot Film Sensor Array$41K

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Aug 2015Federal contractNASA · 4-CHANNEL Constant Voltage Anemometer$50K
Jun 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Tao Systems Proposes To Develop A Sensor System Providing Quantitative In-flight Boundary Layer Flow Characterization With Fast Response, Low Volume, Minimal Intrusion, High Accuracy And Robustness To Weather Conditions. Aviation Loss Of Control (loc) Accidents Often Results From Stalls And Uncertain Weather/flow Conditions, Often At Low Altitudes E.g., Take-off/landing. We Propose To Develop A Robust Sensor System To Assess Stall Conditions And Surface Boundary Layer Phenomena Thro$125K
May 2015Federal contractNASA · Hot Film Sensor Array$7K
May 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Control Of Extremely Lightweight, Long Endurance Aircraft Poses A Challenging Aeroservoelastic (ase) Problem Due To Significantly Increased Flexibility, And Aerodynamic, Structural, And Actuator Nonlinearities. To Obtain The Benefits Of Increased Aerostructural Efficiency, The Controller Needs To Trim At A Specified Optimal Shape While Minimizing Structural Fatigue From Gust Disturbances. Tao Systems, Texas A&m University And University Of Minnesota Propose To Develop A Distributed,$750K
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Model 25 - 100N Annemoter$140K
Jul 2014Federal contractNASA · Constant Voltage Anemometer$25K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Control Of Extremely Lightweight, Long Endurance Aircraft Poses A Challenging Aeroservoelastic (ase) Problem Due To Significantly Increased Flexibility, And Aerodynamic, Structural, And Actuator Nonlinearities. To Obtain The Benefits Of Increased Aerostructural Efficiency, The Controller Needs To Trim At A Specified Optimal Shape While Minimizing Structural Fatigue From Gust Disturbances. Tao Systems And Texas A&m University Propose To Develop A Distributed, Passivity-based, Ase Con$125K
Apr 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Upgrade Tao Systems 4-600 Cva From 1-CHANNEL To 4-CHANNEL$18K
Sep 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Development Of A Vorticity State Estimator (vse) To Obtain Unsteady Aerodynamic Response In Gusting Flows And Validate The Vse Using Wind Tunnel Test Data From Iit, Chicago. The Wind Tunnel Tests Provides Data For Validation Of Analytical And Numerical Computation Fluid Dynamic Codes In Determining Flow State In Unsteady Flow Conditions Including The Effect Of Gusts.$100K
Jun 2013Federal contractNASA · 1-CHANNEL Constant Voltage Anemometer$10K
Feb 2013Federal contractNASA · Hot Film Sensor$8K
Dec 2012Federal contractNASA · Sensor$8K
Sep 2012Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Other Functions: Wind Tunnel Experiments Supporting Vorticity State Estimation (vse) In Simulated Gusting Flow Development Of More Efficient Software Tools For Predicting And Understanding The Response Of An Airframe Under The Simultaneous Influences Of Structural Dynamics, Thermal Dynamics, Steady And Unsteady Aerodynamics, And The Control System Under SBIR Phase I Purchase Order Number NNX11CD64. This Effort Is To Design, Build, And Instrument A Two-dimensional Wing Model For Th$100K
Sep 2012Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Other Function: Distributed Aerodynamic Sensing And Processing (dasp) Toolbox For The NASA F/A-18A, TN853 Airplane Tao Of Systems Integration Inc. Demonstrated The Feasibility, Development, And Maturation Technologies For Advanced Flight Research Experimentation Under STTR Phase II Purchase Order Number NNX11CIO9P. This Effort Is To Design, Build And Validate A Distributed Aerodynamic Sensing And Processing (dasp) Toolbox Using Aerodynamic `observable For Flight Research And Develop$267K
Jun 2012Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Other Function - New Aircraft Designs Depend On An Integrated Active Approach To Flight Control, Flutter Suppression And Structural Mode Attenuation To Meet Desired Handling Quality Performance And Gust Load Alleviation. Tao Systems Will Team With Professor Gary Balas At The University Of Minnesota To (1) Develop A Robust Controller That Demonstrates Improved Aerostructural Performance Over Current State-of-the-art Techniques By Utilizing A Novel Aerodynamic Load Sensor, And (2) Pro$750K
Apr 2012Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Other Function - Large Amplitude, Unsteady Heating Loads And Steep Flow Gradients Produced In Regions Of Shock-wave/turbulent Boundary-layer Interaction (swtbli) Pose A Serious And Challenging Problem For Designers Of Hypersonic Vehicles. Characterizing Swtbli Flow Features, Such As The Size Of Flow Separation, Is Important For Design Evaluation And Cfd Validation. Tao Systems And Cubrc Propose To Develop A Wide-bandwidth, Thin-film Heat Transfer Sensor System That Quantifies The Hi$750K
Feb 2012Federal contractNASA · Flight Control, Structural Reliability, And Efficiency Depend Critically On The Ability To Assess The Time-accurate Unsteady Aerodynamic Loads And Moments For Each Lifting Surface Under Nominal And Adverse Flow Conditions. Tao Systems And California Institute Of Technology Propose To Develop A Flow Control System That Utilizes Advanced Sensors And A Vorticity State Estimator (vse) To Reach Flow States Unattainable Without Continuous Control Feedback. The Flow Control Scheme Enables Manipulation $125K
Sep 2011Federal contractNASA · Other Function Robust Aeroservoelastic Control Utilizing Physics-based Aerodynamic Sensing Improve The Effectiveness Of Flight Testing By Simplifying And Minimizing Sensor Installation, Measuring New Parameters, Improving The Quality Of Measurements, And Minimizing The Disturbance To The Measured Parameter From The Sensor Presence Or Deriving New Information From Conventional Techniques.$65K
Jun 2011Federal contractNASA · Tamu Wind Tunnel Leading Edge Stagnation Point (lesp) Test And Data Correlation Wind Tunnel Data Will Be Analyzed To Determine The Extent Of Lesp Correlation With Airfoil Lift And Flow Conditions. Understand And Document The Dynamics Of Lesp Movement And The Measured Aerodynamic Coefficients As Related Through Circulation For Various Pitch And Plunge Rates.$59K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · Aerodynamic And Structural Reliability And Efficiency Depends Critically On The Ability To Accurately Assess The Aerodynamic Loads And Moments For Each Lifting Surface. A Thin-film, Flight-worthy Sensor Capable Of Providing Spatio-temporally Accurate Estimation Of Aerodynamic Coefficients Enables Revolutionary Energy-efficient, Physics-based, Force-feedback Flight Control Of A Wide Range Of Vehicles From Subsonic To Supersonic Flows. Recent Biophysics Research Has Uncovered Sensory Techniques To$100K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · Large Amplitude, Unsteady Heating Loads And Steep Flow Gradients Produced In Regions Of Shock-wave/turbulent Boundary-layer Interaction (swtbli) Pose A Serious And Challenging Problem For Designers Of Hypersonic Vehicles. Characterizing Swtbli Flow Features, Such As The Size Of Flow Separation, Is Important For Design Evaluation And Cfd Validation. Tao Systems And Cubrc Propose To Develop A Wide-bandwidth, Thin-film Heat Transfer Sensor System That Quantifies The High Frequency Swtbli At Duplica$99K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · New Aircraft Designs Depend On An Integrated Active Approach To Flight Control, Flutter Suppression And Structural Mode Attenuation To Meet Desired Handling Quality Performance And Gust Load Alleviation. Tao Systems Will Team With Professor Gary Balas At The University Of Minnesota To (1) Develop A Robust Controller That Demonstrates Improved Aerostructural Performance Over The State-of-the-art By Utilizing A Novel Aerodynamic Load Sensor, And (2) Provide A Robust Linear Parameter Varying Contro$100K
Aug 2010Federal contractNASA · Hot Film Work For Gulfstream III Subsonic Research Aircraft$254K
Jul 2010Federal contractNASA · Ultra-low Power Sensor For General Force Feedback Aircraft Control Aerodynamic And Structural Reliability And Efficiency Depends Critically On The Ability To Accurately Assess The Aerodynamic Loads And Moments For Each Lifting Surface. An Ultra-low-power, Thin-film, Flight-worthy Sensor Capable Of Providing Spatial-temporal Accurate Estimation Of Aerodynamic Coefficients Enables Revolutionary Energy-efficient, Physics-based, Force-feedback Flight Control Of A Wide Range Of Vehicles From Subsoni$43K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · The Tracking Of Critical Flow Features (cffs) Such As Stagnation Point, Flow Separation, Shock, And Transition In Flight Provides Insight Into Actual Aircraft Performance/safety. Sensing Of These Cffs Across Flight Regimes Involves Numerous Challenges Such As A Wide Temperature/pressure Range From Subsonic To Hypersonic Flows. Tao Systems, Mesoscribe Technologies And Virginia Tech Propose To Develop A Novel Direct-write Sensor Architecture For The In-flight Measurement Of Skin Friction And Heat $100K
Dec 2009Federal contractDefense · Reconfigurable Structural And Aerodynmanic State Sensing System For Multi-functional Structures$747K
Jul 2009Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III Entitled "evaluation Of A New Unsteady Aerodynamic Methodology Based On Tracking Motion Of Furcation Points." Tao Of Systems Integration Has Successfully Demonstrated The Use Of Stagnation Point Sensing For Closed Loop Control Of Unsteady Aerodynamic Forces Associated With High Altitude, Long Endurance Vehicles Under Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Contract NND04AA04C For Real-time Aeroelastic Measurement System (rams) For In-flight Flutter Testing. The Lessons Learned F$420K
Dec 2008Federal contractDefense · Reconfigurable Structural And Aerodynamic State Sensing Syst$100K
Nov 2008Federal contractDefense · (STTR Phase I) A Phenomenological Aproach To Adaptive Flight Control Of Agile Mavs$100K
Dec 2007Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III - Distributed Aerodynamics Sensing And Processing (dasp) Toolbox$238K
Sep 2007Federal contractDefense · Adaptive, High-resolution Accelerometer$749K
Feb 2007Federal contractDefense · Tao SBIR II$852K

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Standing among 14 peers

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Aerospace · Instrument

Federal grants#5 · top 36%
Granted patents#4 · top 29%

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USPTO · 2 granted of 9

Jan 9, 2018GrantedMethod And System For Determining Aerodynamic Loads From Downstream Flow PropertiesUSPTOUS 9,863,974
Jan 6, 2015GrantedSystem and Method for Determining Fluid SpeedUSPTOUS 8,925,391
PendingSystem And Method For Determining Fluid SpeedUSPTOApplication PCTUS2012063301

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Method And System For Determining Aerodynamic Loads From Downstream Flow PropertiesJan 9, 2018 · US 9,863,974Granted
System and Method for Determining Fluid SpeedJan 6, 2015 · US 8,925,391Granted
System And Method For Determining Fluid SpeedApplication PCTUS2012063301Pending
Method For Predicting Flow And Performance Characteristics Of A Body Using Critical Point LocationApplication PCTUS2009049914Pending
System And Method For Closed Loop Control Of Boundary Layer Shear StressApplication PCTUS2005008145Pending
Active Sensor Circuit With One Or More T-network PairsApplication PCTUS2005007223Pending
Method And System For Determining Aerodynamic Loads From Downstream Flow PropertiesApplication PCTUS2015063150Pending
Method And System For Locating Critical Flow Feature Indicators In Three Dimensional Flow RegimesApplication PCTUS2004028336Pending
Method and system for determining aerodynamic loads from downstream flow propertiesApplication 62123914Pending

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration

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