SBIR/STTR Research Award
Innovative Energy Absorbing Aerial Refueling (AR) Hose
Award amount
$1,488,433Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2016Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- MIDE TECHNOLOGY CORP
- Proposal award date
- 2016-05-03
- Contract end date
- 2019-03-27
- UEI
- C6C8KS7Y1K76
- Solicitation number
- 2011.2
- Topic code
- N112-112
Research abstract
Aerial refueling can be a dangerous mission, particularly when there is a failure in the tanker system or poor pilot technique on the receiver side. During these instances, sine waves can be developed in the hose that create loads that are damaging to both tanker and receiver aerial refueling systems. The primary objective of this Phase II.5 effort is to finish development and provide the necessary data required to support qualification and airworthiness of the new hose design. This effort, if successful, will provide a truly fail safe aerial refueling system by incorporating energy absorbing materials into the hose.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- ARBOOM - Novel, Tactical-Sized Reconfigurable Aerial Refueling Boom
- Project Patchwork - Wirelessly Networked Structural Analysis Devices for Aircraft
- RASP - Automated Scoring Program for Rodent Ultrasonic Vocalizations (USVs)
- Cut Resistant Hose for Vibration Isolation Module (SEASNAKE)
- Data Logger for Measuring Body Dynamics in Spaceflight Environment (MBISE)
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Energy Absorbing Aerial Refueling Hose
- Innovative Energy Absorbing Aerial Refueling (AR) Hose
- Aerial Refueling Hose Energy Absorbing Device
Research funding history
144 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1994–2019). Reported award amounts total $41,924,515. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Transportation, Department of Homeland Security, Environmental Protection Agency