SBIR/STTR Research Award
Open Call for Robotics, 3D Printing, Autonomous Systems, and Other Immersive Training Solutions with Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need
Award amount
$74,999Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2019Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Tucker Innovations Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2019-03-06
- Contract end date
- 2020-03-06
- UEI
- MM2NU3NAQCC6
- Solicitation number
- 19.1
- Topic code
- AF191-004
Research abstract
Tucker Innovations has jointly developed a robot metal additive path planning software called SculptPrint RAM with its partners Lincoln Electric and Wolf Robotics. An industrial robot with an arc welding end effector is transformed into a metal 3D printer through immersive 3D software for path planning. SculptPrint RAM path planning software allows a minimally trained user to produce a tool path for 3d printing a part design. The robot executes the 3d printing path in a semi-autonomous fashion. The phase I project will identify a steel or stainless steel tool needed for maintenance operations at Robins AFB and attempt to print this part using the robot metal additive process. The strategy for first deployment will be via supplying Air Force depots with steel tooling for maintenance activities with second deployment to general airframe parts once the processes can achieve certification of airworthiness.
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.
- Robotic Additive Manufacturing Path Planning via HPC
- Robotic Additive Manufacturing Path Planning via HPC
- Rapid Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Tool-path Programming
- Rapid Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Tool-path Programming
- Algorithms for Dynamic 4D (3D space with time) Volumetric Calculations and Analysis
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Design, Fabrication and Testing of an Advanced Robotic Munitions Loader for Large Airframes: MHU-TSX/M
- Holos AR/VR Education and Training Platform
- SBIR Phase II FA8649-19-9-9035: Remote Video Training Platform, TACFI SBIR Phase II Altus AFB, OK
- EMPACT Virtual Reality Flight Trainer for the T-6B
- Open Call for Robotics, 3D Printing, Autonomous Systems, and Other Immersive Training Solutions with Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need
Research funding history
6 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2010–2019). Reported award amounts total $2,177,506. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy