SBIR/STTR Research Award
Fabric with Variable Air Permeability for Use in Parachutes
Award amount
$729,939Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2012Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Wizbe Industries, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2012-09-25
- Contract end date
- 2014-09-30
- UEI
- LK2CLHLLZMH8
- Solicitation number
- 2010.3
- Topic code
- A10-163
Research abstract
Wizbe Innovations has developed a fabric with controllable air flow. This system used in parachutes has the potential to reduce opening shock, the time in the air, stability, directional control, and the landing speed. During Phase II, further development of the concepts derived in Phase I will be pursued with the ultimate goal to demonstrate the technology on prototype parachutes. Wizbe Innovations and its partners will develop, demonstrate, and deliver a parachute prototype that has the ability to actively change air permeability upon application or removal of a trigger mechanism.
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.
- Customized Hardened Composite Replacement for Heavy Transport Trailers
- Airfoil Controlled Glide and Directional Control
- Next Generation Textiles for Multi-Threat Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Fabric with Variable Air Permeability for Use in Parachutes
- Aircrew Personnel Lowering Device
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
Research funding history
6 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2006–2020). Reported award amounts total $1,276,193. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, National Aeronautics and Space Administration