SBIR/STTR Research Award

Large Coilable Shape Memory Composite Truss

Award identifier 4dbb0cf335cc703417e81b311ab59dac1056c918b9ac826a9e01d63530c3fd2bAwarding agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Award amount

$69,892

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

2001

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Award details

Awarding agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch
Not reported
Recipient company
AEC-Able Engineering Company, Inc.
Proposal award date
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Contract end date
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UEI
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Solicitation number
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Topic code
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Research abstract

AEC-Able Engineering Co., Inc. (ABLE) has invented a method for inclusion of elastic shape memory composite (EMC) elements in a high-performance ultra-light deployable coilable truss (CT) with ultra-low stowed volume. The performance of the heritage ¿CoilABLE¿ mast system can be increased 100x in bending stiffness and 10,000x in strength, for an equal mass per unit length. The proposed program will demonstrate the feasibility of the key element of this new structure - a collapsible EMC tube that can be coiled - while advancing preliminary design detail of the new EMC-CT system in preparation for a spaceflight application.

Technology keywords

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Agency intelligence

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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