SBIR/STTR Research Award
Enhanced Energy-Absorbing Aircraft Seats
Award amount
$69,881Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2001Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- MIDE TECHNOLOGY CORP
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- C6C8KS7Y1K76
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
Mid¿ is proposing innovative energy-absorbing seat and restraint system enhancements for improving crashworthiness in aircraft, using Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs). It is proposed that the passive superelastic properties (energy-absorption) of SMA¿s are investigated for integration into various components of the seat, support, and restraint system. These alloys are capable of absorbing energy in the form of strain, to a much higher degree than conventional materials such as steel and aluminum alloys. Phase 1 will downselect among the proposed concepts and determine feasibility.
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)
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