SBIR/STTR Research Award
Advanced Hybrid Photonic Based Fiber Optic Sensor for Lunar Habitats
Award amount
$149,326Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- INTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS CORP
- Proposal award date
- 2024-08-06
- Contract end date
- 2025-02-06
- UEI
- HCXHVBD9HKN9
- Solicitation number
- SBIR-2024-Phase 1
- Topic code
- Z2
Research abstract
IFOS introduces LunarSense™, a cutting-edge hybrid sensing system designed to revolutionize real-time environmental monitoring in NASA's lunar habitats. By integrating Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors for precise temperature and pressure monitoring with Fiber Optic Chemical Sensors (FOCS) for advanced chemical analysis, LunarSense™ ensures both safety and operational efficiency within lunar habitats. Its lightweight design and seamless integration with high-speed interrogators facilitate swift data processing, enabling informed decision-making in the demanding lunar environment. By safeguarding structural integrity and astronaut well-being, Lunar*Sense™ significantly enhances the success and longevity of lunar missions, aligning perfectly with NASA's vision for sustainable lunar exploration.
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.
- Optical Gyro Distributed Temperature Compensation for Precision Orbital Power Beaming
- Ring Laser Gyroscope Operating at Exceptional Point with Extremely High Sensitivity
- High Flux Compact Strontium Source
- Subwavelength Surface Gratings for Ultra-Efficient Fiber-to-Photonic-IC Coupling
- Photonically Sensorized Robotic Subsurface Sampling System
Research funding history
172 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1994–2025). Reported award amounts total $61,008,158. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Department of Agriculture