SBIR/STTR Research Award
Plug&Play Integrated Hybrid Power System for Humanoid Robot
Award amount
$415,514Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2012Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- AERODYNE RESEARCH INC
- Proposal award date
- 2012-07-13
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- HTMHV7AL9A86
- Solicitation number
- 2010.2
- Topic code
- A10-125
Research abstract
A robotic platform, such as the BEAR humanoid robot, offers exceptional capabilities but its mission duration is severely constrained by its batteries energy capacity. For maximum operational flexibility, the power source must be contained within the BEAR outer form and not attached externally to the BEAR which presents a challenging requirement for its power source. In the Phase I program, Aerodyne Research, Inc (ARI) and its teaming partner, Busek Co., have demonstrated the feasibility of developing a JP-8 fueled hybrid power source based on ARIs miniature engine-generator technology that meets the requirements of the BEAR robot application. In the Phase II program, a fully packaged 3 kW hybrid power source for the BEAR robot application will be developed, tested, and delivered to the government.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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Awards with the same topic code
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Research funding history
410 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2025). Reported award amounts total $116,799,166. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Commerce