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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| SBIR I ROBUST SYSTEM FAULT CLASSIFICATION & DETECTION SYSTEM (ROBUSTDETECT) | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $149,962 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | Sep 15, 2025 | Sep 29, 2025 | Mar 27, 2026 | ||
| FY23 SBIR PHASE II - SEMIAUTONOMOUS ANOMALY MONITORING AND EARLY DETECTION (SAMY) SYSTEM | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $849,969 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | Jun 1, 2023 | Jun 1, 2023 | May 31, 2025 | ||
| AUTONOMOUS OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGIES FOR GROUND AND LAUNCH SYSTEMS (SBIR) | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $149,993 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | Jul 21, 2022 | Jul 25, 2022 | Jan 25, 2023 | ||
| FLEXIBLE AERIAL SYSTEMS TESTING WITH THE RECONFIGURABLE AND EXPANDABLE PAYLOAD (FASTREP) | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $149,985 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | Jul 19, 2022 | Jul 25, 2022 | Jan 25, 2023 | ||
| SBIR/STTR PHASE I RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $149,995 | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC23NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT | Dec 6, 2021 | Dec 6, 2021 | Aug 5, 2022 | ||
| CUSTOMIZABLE INTERSYSTEM WIRELESS DATA/ENERGY TRANSFER (CUSTOS-WIT) SYSTEM | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $749,956 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | Jul 7, 2021 | Jul 7, 2021 | Jul 6, 2023 | ||
| DRONE MODULAR SMART PALLET (DRONEMSP) | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $41,665 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Aug 27, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | Mar 1, 2021 | ||
| NEURO-COGNITIVE RADAR-IMAGERY SEGMENTATION AND IDENTIFICATION (NEURO-RSI) | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $124,988 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Aug 27, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | Mar 1, 2021 | ||
| CUSTOMIZABLE INTERSYSTEM WIRELESS DATA/ENERGY TRANSFER (CUSTOS-WIT) SYSTEM | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $124,988 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Aug 26, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | Mar 1, 2021 | ||
| ADAPTIVE RUGGEDIZED UBIQUITOUS SENSOR NETWORK FOR AIRCRAFT HEALTH MONITORING (ARGUS-4AHM) | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $749,988 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 2, 2020 | Jul 2, 2020 | Jul 1, 2022 | ||
| BROAD ADVANCED INTELLIGENT NETWORKED (BRAIN) SYSTEM | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $124,999 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Aug 6, 2019 | Aug 19, 2019 | Feb 18, 2020 | ||
| ADAPTIVE RUGGEDIZED UBIQUITOUS SENSOR NETWORK FOR AIRCRAFT HEALTH MONITORING (ARGUS-4AHM) SYSTEM | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $124,994 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Aug 1, 2019 | Aug 19, 2019 | Feb 18, 2020 | ||
| RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IGF::OT::IGF | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $999,980 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AD91 | Nov 29, 2018 | Nov 29, 2018 | Nov 25, 2020 | ||
| TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT AT NASA S STENNIS SPACE CENTER (SSC) TESTING FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE MONITORING OF REMOTE OR INACCESSIBLE MEASUREMENT LOCATIONS, AMERICAN GNC CORPORATION (AGNC) AND RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (RPI) HAVE DEVELOPED THE THROUGH WALL WIRELESS INTELLIGENT SENSOR AND HEALTH MONITORING (TWALL-ISHM) SYSTEM. THIS TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS DEPLOYING FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENTATION AND HEALTH MONITORING CAPABILITY IN FULLY ENCLOSED AREAS SUCH AS VACUUM JACKETED PIPELINES OR PRESSURIZED TANKS BY A NON-INTRUSIVE DATA AND ENERGY TRANSFER THROUGH-WALL SYSTEM WHERE PERFORATIONS ARE AVOIDED, MAINTAINING STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF MONITORED SYSTEMS. MAJOR INNOVATIONS AND CAPABILITIES ARE: (A) NON-INTRUSIVE SENSING WHERE HOLES IN ISOLATING WALLS ARE NOT REQUIRED (B) WIRELESS DATA AND POWER TRANSMISSION THROUGH SOLID WALLS BY ROBUST ULTRASOUND TECHNIQUES (C) SELF-DIAGNOSTICS OF PIEZOELECTRIC (PZT) ELEMENTS USED EITHER FOR ULTRASOUND COMMUNICATIONS OR AS SENSORS (D) EMBEDDED INTELLIGENT ALGORITHMS IN THE TIMS (TRANSDUCER INTERFACE MODULES), I.E. SMART SENSORS AND (E) SENSOR NETWORK OPERATION CAPABILITY, I.E. SMART SENSORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE WALL AND IN REMOTE LOCATIONS CAN COMMUNICATE TO A NETWORK COORDINATOR. TWALL-ISHM IS AN INTEGRAL SOLUTION WITH INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT METHODS, ADVANCED ULTRASOUND COMMUNICATIONS (IN ADDITION TO RF AND WIRED COMMUNICATION), AND HEALTH MONITORING IN AN INNOVATIVE YET PRACTICAL PRODUCT. | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $749,992 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 17, 2018 | Sep 17, 2018 | Sep 16, 2020 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF STATUS REPORT | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $224,997 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541712 | AC32NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Aug 24, 2017 | Aug 16, 2017 | May 19, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF NASA'S STRATEGIC NEEDS INCLUDE THOSE RELATED TO FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENTATION CAPABLE OF MONITORING REMOTE OR INACCESSIBLE MEASUREMENT LOCATIONS WITHIN STENNIS SPACE CENTER (SSC) TESTING FACILITIES. LOOKING TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF NASA SSC'S INFRASTRUCTURE, AMERICAN GNC CORPORATION (AGNC) AND THE RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (RPI) ARE PROPOSING THE THROUGH WALL WIRELESS INTELLIGENT SENSOR AND HEALTH MONITORING (TWALL-ISHM) SYSTEM. DISTINCTIVE TWALL-ISHM SYSTEM CORE CAPABILITY IS MONITORING REMOTE AND/OR INACCESSIBLE MEASUREMENT LOCATIONS CONSTRAINED OR COMPLETELY SEALED BY BARRIERS (SUCH AS METALLIC WALLS, COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, OR EVEN CONCRETE LAYERS) WHERE WIRING THROUGH THE BARRIER (WALL OR ENCLOSED STRUCTURE) IS NOT AN OPTION. TWALL-ISHM SYSTEM'S KEY ADVANTAGES ARE: (A) NONINTRUSIVE SENSING SCHEME, MEANING THAT PERFORATIONS THROUGH THE ISOLATING WALL ARE NOT REQUIRED; (B) CAPABILITY OF WIRELESS DATA AND POWER TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE WALL BY ROBUST ULTRASOUND TECHNIQUES; (C) LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE (PZT) ELEMENTS SELF-DIAGNOSTICS (THOSE USED EITHER FOR ULTRASOUND COMMUNICATION OR AS SENSORS); (D) EMBEDDED INTELLIGENT ALGORITHMS WITHIN TRANSDUCER INTERFACE MODULES (TIM, I.E. SMART SENSORS); (E) NETWORK CAPABLE APPLICATION PROCESSOR (NCAP) WITH HIGH LEVEL ANALYSIS, MORE POWERFUL ALGORITHMS, AND STANDARD COMMUNICATIONS; AND (F) SENSOR NETWORK OPERATION CAPABILITY, I.E. SEVERAL SMART SENSORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE WALL AND IN REMOTE LOCATIONS CAN COMMUNICATE TO THE NCAP. | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $124,998 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 9, 2017 | Jun 9, 2017 | Jun 8, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF AMERICAN GNC CORPORATION (AGNC) AND LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (LATECH) ARE PROPOSING A SIGNIFICANT BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY, THE INTEGRATED MONITORING AWARENESS ENVIRONMENT (IM-AWARE) CONSISTING OF AN ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE WITH CLOSELY COUPLED SMART SENSOR NETWORKS AND ENHANCED IT SECURITY TO ENABLE: (I) REAL TIME MONITORING OF THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS HEALTH; (II) SUPPORTING MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS AND CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT; AND (III) MAKING THE SYSTEM CLIENTS AWARE, IN AN UBIQUITOUS WAY, WHEN AN ENTITY (SENSOR, VALVE, PIPELINE, MOTOR-PUMP, ETC.) FAILURE IS DETECTED. KEY COMPONENTS OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE ARE: (I) A LOW LEVEL STANDARDIZED SMART SENSOR NETWORK WITH EMBEDDED DIAGNOSTICS AT THE SENSOR AND INTELLIGENT SENSOR NETWORK COORDINATOR LEVELS AND (II) CLIENT-SERVER ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE CONTAINING A DATABASE, SECURE COMMUNICATIONS, AND SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS FOR SMARTPHONES, TABLETS, AND/OR RUGGEDIZED DEVICES. KEY ADVANTAGES OF THE SYSTEM INCLUDE: (A) NOVEL SENSOR SELF-DIAGNOSTICS WITH A NON-SPATIAL CORRELATION ALGORITHM; (B) NOVEL TIMED FAILURE PROPAGATION GRAPHS (TFPG) ALGORITHM, FOR JOINT SENSOR/COMPONENT FAULT DIAGNOSTICS; (C) SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING BY STOCHASTIC INFERENCE THAT MIMICS HUMAN TROUBLESHOOTING REASONING; (D) APIS FOR THE TFPGS, BAYESIAN NETWORKS (BN), AND INFLUENCE DIAGRAMS TO FACILITATE AND EXPEDITE DIAGNOSTIC DEPLOYMENT WITHIN CUSTOM EMBEDDED APPLICATIONS; AND (E) RUGGEDIZED HARDWARE MODULES DESIGN. ADVANCED SENSING SCHEMES ARE PROVIDED FOR LEAKAGE DETECTION, HEAT FLUX APPLICATIONS, AND FIRE DETECTION, IN ADDITION TO MONITORING TEST FACILITY PARAMETERS (FLOW, PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE). TO PROVIDE RETROFITTING AND SCALABILITY CAPABILITY STRATEGIES INCLUDE STANDARDIZED AND SCALAR SMART SENSOR DESIGN AS WELL AS SOFTWARE APIS AND TOOLBOXES DEVELOPMENT. | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $749,993 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 30, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Sep 29, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF FOR SUPPORTING NASA'S EFFORTS IN ENHANCING ROBOTIC AUTONOMY AND OFF-LOADING WORK FROM OPERATORS AND ASTRONAUTS, AMERICAN GNC CORPORATION HAS DEVELOPED THE "REAL-TIME INTEGRATED NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR PLANETARY EXPLORATION" (RT-INSPEX) TO PROVIDE AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION WITH GNSS-FREE LOCALIZATION, TERRAIN AWARENESS AND TRAVERSABILITY ESTIMATION, AND LOCAL/GLOBAL MAPPING OF UNKNOWN ENVIRONMENTS. KEY CURRENT CAPABILITIES ARE: (A) ADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSING FOR VISUAL ODOMETRY BASED ON STEREO PROCESSING AND AN INNOVATIVE ROUTINE OF FEATURE DETECTION, TRACKING, AND PRUNING FOR HIGHLY ACCURATE ROBOT MOTION AND POSITION ESTIMATION; (B) IMPROVED LOCALIZATION BY VISION AND INERTIAL SYSTEM FUSION; (C) SIMULTANEOUS ONLINE LOCAL AND GLOBAL MAPPING; AND (D) VISION AND TOUCH BASED TERRAIN TRAVERSABILITY ESTIMATION USING A COMBINATION OF ENVIRONMENT CLASSIFICATION, GROUND PLANE DETECTION, AND GROUND INTERFACE ANALYSIS. DURING PHASE II, THE SYSTEM WILL BE CUSTOMIZED FOR OPERATING IN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS AND FOR ANY ROBOTIC VEHICLE TYPE WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASED AUTONOMY BY PROVIDING A COMPLETE GNSS-FREE AWARENESS OF LOCATION, AN UNDERSTANDING OF SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENTS, AND THE ABILITY TO NAVIGATE AUTONOMOUSLY. AREAS OF WORK IN PHASE II INCLUDE: (1) CUSTOMIZATION TO NASA'S ROBOTIC PLATFORMS SUCH AS ROBONAUT; (2) ACCURATE LOCALIZATION OVER MULTIPLE KILOMETER DISTANCES WITHOUT GNSS; (3) COMPLETE INTEGRATED TOUCH AND VISION BASED TRAVERSABILITY SYSTEM; (4) HOLISTIC SCENE AND INDOOR/OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT UNDERSTANDING; (5) CONSISTENT GLOBAL MAP GENERATION WITH INCLUDED TRAVERSABILITY INFORMATION; (6) OPTIMAL ROUTE PLANNING WITH OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE FOR AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION; (7) ROBUSTNESS TO DIVERSE OR ADVERSE CONDITIONS IN INDOOR OR PLANETARY ENVIRONMENTS; AND (8) VERIFICATION&VALIDATION, EMBEDDED DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION IN ROBOTIC VEHICLES. THE FINAL SYSTEM CAN BE APPLIED TO A VARIETY OF SYSTEMS FOR NASA, THE MILITARY, AND IN THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR. | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $749,989 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 6, 2016 | May 6, 2016 | Jul 5, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF FOR THIS TOPIC, AMERICAN GNC CORPORATION (AGNC) IS PROPOSING THE "REAL-TIME INTEGRATED NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR PLANETARY EXPLORATION" (RT-INSPEX) TO OFF LOAD WORK FROM ROBOT OPERATORS AND ASTRONAUTS BY PROVIDING SEMI TO FULLY-AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION WITH INFRASTRUCTURE-FREE LOCALIZATION, TERRAIN AWARENESS AND TRAVERSABILITY ESTIMATION, AND MAP GENERATION OF UNKNOWN ENVIRONMENTS. NASA IS CURRENTLY REQUIRING IMPROVED MOBILE ROBOTICS NAVIGATION SOLUTIONS FOR OPERATION IN BOTH MAN-MADE AND UNSTRUCTURED ENVIRONMENTS BASED ON EMERGING STATE-OF-THE-ART SENSORS AND SOFTWARE. A COMMON THEME IN PLANETARY EXPLORATION MISSIONS IS LACKING ACCESS TO THE GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS), MAKING AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION OF VEHICLES SUCH AS ROVERS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFICULT. FOR ADDRESSING NASA'S NEEDS, THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY WILL PROVIDE TERRAIN-AWARE AND INFRASTRUCTURE-FREE NAVIGATION WITH: (1) ADVANCED VISION PROCESSING; (2) ROBOT LOCALIZATION WITHOUT GNSS BASED ON FUSION OF VARIOUS ODOMETRY SOURCES; (3) TERRAIN TRAVERSABILITY ESTIMATION, WHERE MEASURED TERRAIN PARAMETERS ARE MATCHED TO TERRAMECHANICS MODELS FOR ASSESSING TRAFFICABILITY; AND (4) LOCAL MAP GENERATION. PHASE II WORK TAKES THESE TECHNOLOGIES AS A FOUNDATION FOR ADAPTIVE COLLISION AVOIDANCE OF SEMI/FULLY-AUTONOMOUS ROBOTICS BASED ON CONSISTENT GLOBAL MAPS GENERATION AND OPTIMAL ROUTE PLANNING NAVIGATION. | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $124,998 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 5, 2015 | Jun 17, 2015 | Dec 17, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF FOR THIS STTR PROJECT, AMERICAN GNC CORPORATION (AGNC) AND LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (LATECH) ARE PROPOSING A SIGNIFICANT BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY FOR IMPROVING EMBEDDED SENSING, REMOTE AND WIRELESS MONITORING, AND THE CAPTURE OF DATA, INFORMATION, AND KNOWLEDGE (DIAK) AT PROPULSION GROUND TEST FACILITIES WITH THE INTEGRATED MONITORING AWARENESS ENVIRONMENT (IM-AWARE). THIS SYSTEM CONSISTS OF SMART SENSORS THAT INTERFACE WITH TRANSDUCERS MEASURING PARAMETERS SUCH AS HEAT FLUX, TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE, STRAIN, AND NEAR-FIELD ACOUSTICS. LOW-LEVEL FAULT DIAGNOSTIC AUTONOMY IS GRANTED BY ADVANCED ALGORITHMS THAT NOT ONLY EXTRACT FEATURES IN MEASURED DATA WHICH ARE HIGHLY CORRELATED WITH POTENTIAL FAILURE MODES, BUT ALSO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE INTERRELATIONS IN A LARGE, COMPLEX SYSTEM. HIGH-LEVEL KNOWLEDGE IS INFUSED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT WITH GRAPH-BASED METHODS WHICH ALLOW DESCRIBING CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS. THESE CORE CAPABILITIES ARE THEN DEPLOYED IN AN INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISE NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE BASED ON WIRELESS AND UBIQUITOUS INFORMATION SHARING. FINALLY, AT THE FRONT-END OF IM-AWARE, GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES (GUI) FOR BOTH PCS AND MOBILE DEVICES DELIVER A COMPLETE PICTURE OF THE MONITORED SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED DIAK WITH REAL-TIME UPDATES. | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $124,998 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 5, 2015 | Jun 17, 2015 | Jun 17, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF LANDING ZONES IDENTIFICATION (LZI) SBIR II | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $998,563 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC56 | Sep 5, 2014 | Sep 5, 2014 | Dec 5, 2016 | ||
| PROGRESS REPORT N132-144 | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $149,989 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541712 | AC61 | Feb 11, 2014 | Feb 11, 2014 | Dec 10, 2014 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A MINIATURE, MEMS IMU BASED, ACCURATE ISOLATION AND STABILIZATION SYSTEM FOR BEAM POINTING OF A LASER DESIGNATOR. INERTIAL STABILIZATION AND RELATIVE ATTITUDE CONTROL ARE THE TWO KEY ELEMENTS CONSTITUTING THE PROPOSED ACCURATE POINTING CONTROL. INERTIAL STABILIZATION ALLOWS ISOLATION FROM INTERFERENCE AND VIBRATION. RELATIVE ATTITUDE CONTROL IS USED FOR TARGET TRACKING AND TO COMPENSATE POINTING DRIFT CAUSED BY GYRO DRIFT AND THE EARTH'S ROTATION. IN PHASE I OF THIS PROJECT, FIRST, USING THE SIMULATION TOOLS AND EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEMS OF AGNC, MODELING AND IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSED MEMS-BASED INERTIAL POINTING SYSTEM ARE PERFORMED. THROUGH THE MODELING AND SIMULATION OF THE CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM, THE IMPLEMENTATION METHOD AND THE SPECIFICATION OF THE MEMS DEVICES AND POINTING SYSTEM WILL BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED. THEN, AN INERTIAL MOTION MEASUREMENT DEVICE TEST AND TUNING ARE PERFORMED. MEMS GYROS FOR POINTING STABILIZATION ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE PLATFORM STRUCTURE. NEXT, SYSTEM INTEGRATION OF THE MEMS STABILIZATION PLATFORM IS INVESTIGATED. AN ACCURACY EVALUATION OF THE POINTING STABILIZATION SYSTEM IS PERFORMED. FINALLY, THE MECHANICAL STRUCTURE OF THE STABILIZATION PLATFORM AND THE INTEGRATION OF THE MEMS WITH THE SYSTEM'S MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS IS PROPOSED AND INVESTIGATED. | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $124,960 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 7, 2013 | May 23, 2013 | Nov 23, 2013 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE 1, TOPIC # OSD12-ER1 | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $149,992 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEPT OF THE ARMY | — | 541712 | AD95 | Apr 4, 2013 | Apr 4, 2013 | Oct 4, 2013 | ||
| SBIR I--LANDING ZONES IDENTIFICATIONS | AMERICAN GNC CORP | $149,994 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC51 | Feb 14, 2013 | Feb 14, 2013 | Nov 21, 2013 |