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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| SBIR PHASE II | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $528,661 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH | Jan 12, 2023 | Jan 12, 2023 | Jan 21, 2025 | ||
| NEUROMORPHIC AND OPTICAL CONSTELLATION TRACKER FOR UNSTABLE SPACECRAFT | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $149,915 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC11NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH | Dec 14, 2022 | Dec 12, 2022 | Dec 12, 2023 | ||
| SBIR PHASE I | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $239,843 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC11NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 21, 2021 | Sep 21, 2021 | Jan 31, 2023 | ||
| KICK-OFF BRIEFING MATERIALS & FWA CERT. | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $239,891 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC11NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH | May 20, 2021 | Jun 7, 2021 | Jun 7, 2022 | ||
| NON-INTRUSIVE FIBER-OPTIC BOUNDARY LAYER PROFILE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $124,889 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | May 7, 2021 | May 19, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 | ||
| NON-INTRUSIVE THERMO-STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF WATER-ICE CLOUDS | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $124,860 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Aug 12, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | Mar 1, 2021 | ||
| PHASE II SBIR: ABRAMS ENGINE STALL DETECTION SENSOR | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $998,761 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEPT OF THE ARMY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AZ11 | Aug 14, 2018 | Aug 14, 2018 | Aug 18, 2021 | ||
| RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SBIR PH II IGF::OT::IGF | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $999,653 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC62 | Mar 14, 2018 | Mar 14, 2018 | Oct 1, 2020 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $1,735,156 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC62 | Mar 6, 2018 | Mar 6, 2018 | Mar 6, 2023 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF NON DESTR QUANT OF DEGRADED ELASTIC MODULES | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $149,968 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541711 | AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH | May 31, 2017 | May 31, 2017 | Feb 28, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF PRIME PHOTONICS PROPOSES TO TEAM WITH DR. DUKE OF VIRGINIA TECH TO DEVELOP A MULTI-MODE, ENHANCED PIEZOELECTRIC ACOUSTIC EMISSION SENSING SYSTEM TO COUPLE LARGE DAMAGE EVENTS TO LOCAL DISTRIBUTION OF DAMAGE ACCOMMODATION. OUR SYSTEM WILL BE CENTERED AROUND AN INSTRUMENT DESIGNED TO ACCEPT THE OUTPUT OF A PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER SENSITIVE TO IN-PLANE ACOUSTIC EVENTS. THE SIGNAL PROCESSING PATH WILL NOT ONLY MONITOR HIGH ENERGY ACOUSTIC EMISSION EVENTS TO DETECT IMPACT EVENTS, BUT ALSO TRANSITIONS IN THE BACKGROUND POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY OF THE ACOUSTIC EMISSION EVENTS, AND REAL TIME STRAIN. THE SYSTEM WILL BE DESIGNED TO OPERATE WITH MACRO FIBER COMPOSITE (MFCS) SENSORS TO PROVIDE THE SIMULTANEOUS AE AND STRAIN DETECTION, BUT WILL ALSO ACCEPT AS INPUTS TRADITIONAL ISOMETRIC TYPE TRANSDUCERS. AUGMENTATION OF BACKGROUND ACOUSTIC ENERGY TRANSITION STATES WITH TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL INFORMATION ABOUT IMPACT AND STRAIN ENABLES UNPRECEDENTED NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE SEMI-AUTONOMOUS STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING OF SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS. | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $747,642 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 29, 2016 | Sep 29, 2016 | Dec 31, 2018 | ||
| SBIR PHASE I TOPIC N162-097 IGF::OT::IGF | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $149,875 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541712 | AC61 | Sep 26, 2016 | Sep 26, 2016 | Jan 8, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF AWARD PHASE I SBIR TO PRIME PHOTONICS | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $148,733 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEPT OF THE ARMY | — | 541712 | AZ11 | Sep 16, 2016 | Sep 16, 2016 | Mar 20, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF ARMY SBIR PHASE II EFFORT ENTITLED, "MINIATURIZATION OF A HYBRID PHOTOVOLTAIC/MAGNETOTHERMAL ENERGY HARVESTER FOR SOLAR AIRCRAFT" | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $997,634 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEPT OF THE ARMY | — | 541712 | AD92 | Aug 10, 2016 | Aug 10, 2016 | Jan 31, 2019 | ||
| PROGRESS REPORT "IGF::OT::IGF" | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $149,919 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541712 | AC61 | Jun 8, 2016 | Jun 8, 2016 | Sep 1, 2017 | ||
| SBIR PH II R&D IGF::OT::IGF | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $999,654 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541712 | AC62 | Mar 14, 2016 | Mar 14, 2016 | Feb 1, 2018 | ||
| RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT IGF::OT::IGF | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $321,914 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541712 | AC62 | Jul 9, 2015 | Jul 9, 2015 | Jul 30, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF MONITORING OF STRUCTURAL STRAIN IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE FATIGUE LIFE AND OPERATIONAL LOADS OF AEROSPACE VESSELS, AIRCRAFT, BRIDGES, AND OTHER LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURES. INFORMATION FROM EXTENSIVE INSTRUMENTATION USING 100'S TO 1000'S OF STRAIN GAGES CAN BE FED INTO A CONDITION BASED MAINTENANCE (CBM) ALGORITHM TO IMPROVE STRUCTURAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, DETECT DAMAGE, AND LOWER MAINTENANCE COSTS. CURRENT METHODS FOR MEASURING STRAIN ARE TOO CUMBERSOME, BULKY, AND COSTLY TO BE PRACTICAL FOR A LARGE SCALE DENSE NETWORK OF STRAIN SENSORS. FURTHERMORE, EXISTING PIEZOELECTRIC-BASED VIBRATIONAL ENERGY HARVESTERS ARE BUILT AROUND GENERAL PURPOSE COMPONENTS DESIGNED FOR OPERATION IN LOW-TEMPERATURE APPLICATION SPACES. TO REALIZE PERVASIVE STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF THERMAL AND VIBRATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS, A LOW COST, MINIMALLY INTRUSIVE, LOW MAINTENANCE, AND RELIABLE TECHNOLOGY IS NEEDED. CUTTING EDGE MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) SENSORS FOR MEASUREMENTS OF STRAIN, ACCELERATION, PRESSURE, ACOUSTIC EMISSION, AND TEMPERATURE ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY AVAILABLE FOR USE IN CBM AND STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING (SHM). WHILE THESE SENSORS OFFER A PROMISING FUTURE FOR WIRELESS SENSING NETWORKS (WSN), IMPLEMENTATION FOR CBM REMAINS CUMBERSOME DUE TO THE LACK OF VERSATILE, COST-EFFECTIVE POWERING SOLUTIONS. WIRING EXTERNAL POWER TO SENSORS IS AN UNATTRACTIVE SOLUTION GIVEN THE REQUIRED INSTALLATION OVERHEAD AND ASSOCIATED MAINTENANCE COSTS. BATTERY POWERED SOLUTIONS ARE UNRELIABLE AND BATTERY MAINTENANCE FOR A DENSE NETWORK OF THOUSANDS OF SENSOR NODES IS NOT PRACTICAL. FOR THIS STTR EFFORT, PRIME PHOTONICS PROPOSES TO TEAM WITH VIRGINIA TECH TO DEVELOP A MULTIMODE VIBRATIONAL-THERMAL HARVESTER WITH EFFECTIVE ENERGY CAPTURE AND EFFICIENT CONVERSION. | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $124,952 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 9, 2015 | Jun 17, 2015 | Jun 17, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF A VARIETY OF NONDESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION (NDI) TECHNIQUES ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE FOR DETECTION OF SMALL DEFECTS WITHIN STRUCTURES. THESE TECHNIQUES, ALTHOUGH USEFUL, PROVIDE LITTLE INSIGHT IN TERMS OF THE REMAINING USEFUL LIFE OF COMPONENTS OR STRUCTURES. FURTHERMORE, NDI TECHNIQUES RELY ON STATISTICAL ANALYSES OF HISTORICAL USAGE RECORDS AND CAN OFTEN RESULT IN SITUATIONS WHERE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES ARE OCCURRING MORE OFTEN THAN NECESSARY TO INSURE SAFE OPERATION. INTELLIGENT MONITORING OF THE STATE OF CONSTITUENT MATERIALS ALLOWS FOR OPERATION AT REDUCED SUSTAINMENT COSTS WITHOUT SACRIFICING MISSION SAFETY. PRIME PHOTONICS, LC. PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A NOVEL ACOUSTIC EMISSION MONITORING SENSOR AS PART OF A LARGER STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF PROVIDING END-OF-USEFUL LIFE DETERMINATION. THE DESIGNED ACOUSTIC EMISSION SPECTRUM (AES) SYSTEM WILL COMBINE CONSTITUENT FATIGUE HISTORY WITH LOCAL IMPACT EVENTS TP PROVIDE A COMPLETE VIEW OF COMPONENT LIFETIME. | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $124,907 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 9, 2015 | Jun 17, 2015 | Jun 17, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF FY14 SBIR PHASE 1 | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $149,892 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC57 | Jun 30, 2014 | Jun 24, 2014 | Mar 31, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF PRIME PHOTONICS PROPOSES DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE (SAW) BASED TEMPERATURE GRADIENT SENSOR FOR INSTRUMENTATION OF THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS (TPS). THIS DEVICE WILL UTILIZE A PASSIVE, WIRELESS INTERROGATION APPROACH TO PRODUCE A ROBUST MEASUREMENT PLATFORM COMPATIBLE WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTS. | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $120,898 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 28, 2014 | Jun 20, 2014 | Dec 19, 2014 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF ADVANCES IN THE CAPABILITIES OF ELECTRONICS HAVE ENABLED HIGH POWER DENSITY DEVICES. HOWEVER, EVEN IN LIGHT OF ADVANCES IN ELECTRONICS EFFICIENCY FIGURES, THE INCREASED POWER DENSITY OPERATIONAL POINTS RESULT IN THE GENERATION OF EXCESS HEAT. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN EFFICIENCY AND TO PRODUCT SENSITIVE COMPONENTS FROM THERMALLY-INDUCED FAILURE, INTELLIGENT REJECTION OF THERMAL ENERGY IS OFTEN A CRITICALLY LIMITING CONSTRAINT IN SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT. NOVEL CONCEPTS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT ARE PARTICULAR NECESSARY IN APPLICATIONS WITH FINITE ENERGY STORES, SUCH AS LONG-DURATION SPACE MISSIONS. THE PRIME PHOTONICS MAGNETOTHERMAL FLUID PUMP PROVIDES FOR GAME-CHANGING, AUTONOMOUS SELFPOWERED THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. OUR SELF-POWERED PUMP CONVERTS EXCESS THERMAL ENERGY INTO POINT-OF-USE MECHANICAL ENERGY WITH A LOW MASS INSERTION PENALTY. THE OPERATIONAL FREQUENCY OF THE PUMP IS PROPORTIONAL TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE THERMAL GRADIENT, SUPPLYING ADDITIONAL PUMP CAPACITY IN RESPONSE TO INCREASED THERMAL LOADS. | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $749,936 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Apr 22, 2014 | Apr 22, 2014 | Apr 21, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF HIGH TEMPERATURE STRAIN GAGE FOR STATIC AND DYNAMIC TESTS | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $149,978 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC11NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH | Aug 8, 2013 | Aug 9, 2013 | May 9, 2014 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF THE TEAM OF PRIME PHOTONICS, VIRGINIA TECH, AND UTRON KINETICS PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A FABRICATION TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL RESULT IN DROP-IN REPLACEMENTS FOR A DIMINISHING SUPPLY OF NASA FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETER RING CORES. SPECIFICALLY, WE PLAN TO CAPITALIZE ON TRENDS OBSERVED DURING THE PHASE I EFFORT IN TERMS OF CONTROL OVER MATERIAL PROPERTIES IN BULK, COBALT-RICH METALLIC GLASS MATERIALS WITH INCREASED PERMEABILITY, TUNABLE CURIE TEMPERATURE, HIGHLY CONTROLLED COERCIVITY AND SATURATION INDUCTANCE, ALL WITHOUT THE INTRODUCTION OF MAGNETOSTRICTIVE-BASED EXCESS NOISE. THE BULK NATURE OF THE MATERIAL WILL PROVIDE AN UNPRECEDENTED DEGREE OF FREEDOM IN CORE GEOMETRY DESIGN OVER EXISTING RIBBON-FORM AMORPHOUS ALLOYS, ALLOWING FOR NET SHAPE, DROP-IN FLUXGATE CORES THAT CAN COMPETE WITH, OR EXCEED NOISE LEVELS OBSERVED IN THE 6-81.3 PERMALLOY FAMILY. THE PHASE I EFFORT BROUGHT THE TECHNOLOGY FROM OBSERVED TRENDS IN MATERIALS, A TRL OF 1, TO A LEVEL WHEREIN ANALYTICAL OBERSEVATIONS AND PROOFS OF CONCEPT HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT, A TRL OF 3. DURING THE PHASE II EFFORT, WE PROJECTION A MINIMUM TRL OF 4 AT THE COMPLETION OF THE EFFORT. | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $699,923 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 19, 2013 | Jul 19, 2013 | Jul 18, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF THE ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE THERMAL LOADS IS INCREASINGLY A PRIMARY DESIGN CONSTRAINT FOR MANY EMERGING ENGINEERED SYSTEMS. SYSTEMS RANGING FROM MILITARY AIRCRAFT TO COMPUTATIONAL PLATFORMS TO PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) POWER GENERATION ALL GENERATE UNWANTED HEAT AND TRADITIONAL METHODS FOR TRANSPORTING AND REMOVING THIS HEAT ARE OFTEN HEAVY, CUMBERSOME, POWER HUNGRY, OR LACK ADEQUATE HEAT REMOVAL CAPACITY. EXCESS HEAT CAN RESULT IN REDUCED EFFICIENCY IN PV SYSTEMS, LIMIT DUTY CYCLES FOR PULSED POWER APPLICATIONS, AND ULTIMATELY CAUSE FAILURE OF CRITICAL COMPONENTS IF NOT MANAGED PROPERLY. SIMILAR PROBLEMATIC SCENARIOS EXIST FOR MANY POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS, HIGH POWER RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) DEVICES, PORTABLE ELECTRONICS, AND LASERS, TO NAME A FEW. A HOST OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INCLUDING HEAT PIPES, LIQUID IMMERSION, JET IMPINGEMENT AND SPRAYS, THERMOELECTRIC COOLERS, AND REFRIGERATION. WHILE THESE TECHNIQUES ARE ADEQUATE IN SOME CASES, NONE OF THESE METHODS ALONE CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF FUTURE HIGH POWER THERMAL MANAGEMENT WITHOUT INCURRING LARGE PENALTIES OF WEIGHT, POWER, OR VOLUME. THE TECHNOLOGY PROPOSED HERE OVERCOMES THESE LIMITATIONS THROUGH AUTONOMIC, SELF-POWERED, AND SELFCOOLING FUNCTIONALITY BY DIRECTLY CONVERTING THE UNWANTED THERMAL ENERGY INTO USEABLE MECHANICAL ENERGY FOR USE IN COOLANT PUMPS OR REFRIGERATION COMPRESSORS. | PRIME PHOTONICS, LC | $122,816 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 22, 2013 | May 23, 2013 | Nov 23, 2013 |