SBIR/STTR Research Award
LOW COAST ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEM
Award amount
$500,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1988Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Ithaco, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
ITHACO PROPOSES DEVELOPING A LOW-COST, LOW-POWER, EARTH SENSOR AS A COMPONENT IN A COMPLETE LOW-COST ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE EFFORT ENTAILS COST REDUCTION OF MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES USED ON THE SCANNER ASSEMBLY PRESENTLY IN PRODUCTION. THE EFFORT ALSO INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SMALL, LOW-POWER, LOW-COST MICROCOMPUTER BASED CONTROLLER. THE PROPOSED EFFORT IS AN EXTENSION OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDYCOMPLETED IN PHASE I. THAT STUDY CONCLUDED THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO BUILD AND MARKET A COMPLETE ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR LESS THAN $200K. PHASE II TASKS: * - DEFINE SYSTEM DESCRIPTION * - COST REDUCE SCANNER * - DESIGN CONTROLLER * - DESIGN REVIEW * - WRITE FINAL REPORT
Technology keywords
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