National Institute Of Aerospace Associates

NOIS3-TO-001 CONTINUING NASA'S PROBLEM SOLVING VIA THE REVOLUTIONARY AEROSPACE CONCEPTS - ACADEMIC LINKAGE (RASC-AL) CHALLENGE

Ends

Nov 12, 2026

Started

Jul 20, 2025

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541990

NOIS3-005 HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM COMPETITION (HLSC)

Ends

Sep 29, 2026

Started

Jul 23, 2025

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541990

GATEWAY TO BLUE SKIES COMPETITION

Ends

Sep 29, 2026

Started

Sep 1, 2025

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541990

NOIS3-TO-001 CONTINUING NASA'S PROBLEM SOLVING VIA THE REVOLUTIONARY AEROSPACE CONCEPTS - ACADEMIC LINKAGE (RASC-AL) CHALLENGE

Ends

Nov 12, 2026

Started

Jul 20, 2025

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541990

CAPABILITIES BROCHURE INCLUDING INTRODUCTION TO YOUR COMPANY, SERVICES PROVIDED RELATING TO NOIS3, AND CROWD SIZE. INFORMATION FOR SALESFORCE INCLUDING POINT OF CONTACT FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, AND EMAIL ADDRESS, GOOGLE-AFFILIATED EMAIL ADDRESS.

Ends

Sep 29, 2025

Started

Jul 13, 2025

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541990

NASA OPEN INNOVATION SERVICES 3 IS CROWDSOURCING SERVICES AND/OR PRODUCTS TO MULTIPLE NASA CENTERS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN SUPPORT OF NASA'S CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION

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—

Started

Jun 4, 2025

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541990

AERO-STRUCTURAL DESIGN SPACE EXPLORATION FOR WINGTIP PROPULSORS. THIS CONTRACT SHALL EXAMINE AERO-STRUCTURAL TRADES OF THE DESIGN SPACE ASSOCIATED WITH AN ADVANCED AIRCRAFT LEVERAGING WINGTIP PROPULSORS, INCLUDING TRADES INVOLVING INDUCED DRAG BENEFI

Ends

Dec 30, 2020

Started

Mar 15, 2020

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541712

MODEL-BASED AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION. MODERN AIRCRAFT ARE COMPLEX MACHINES WITH NUMEROUS INTERACTING SYSTEMS THAT ARE USED TO TRANSPORT GOODS OR PASSENGERS OVER GREAT DISTANCES AT HIGH SPEEDS. IMPROPER DESIGN OR OPERATION OF AN AIRCRAFT MAY POSE A SAFETY RISK TO CREW AND PASSENGERS ONBOARD THE MACHINE, AS WELL AS PEOPLE AND PROPERTY NEAR THE AIRCRAFT OPERATION. GIVEN THESE POTENTIAL RISKS, MOST AIRCRAFT ARE SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT-MANDATED SAFETY RULES THAT APPLY TO THE AIRWORTHINESS OF THE DESIGN, THE PRODUCTION PROCESSES USED TO MAKE THESE MACHINES, AND THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF INDIVIDUAL AIRCRAFT. CERTIFICATION REFERS TO SOME ACCEPTED FORM OF PROOF THAT THESE RULES HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED. MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (MBSE) IS AN EMERGING DISCIPLINE THAT LEVERAGES MODELS, RATHER THAN DOCUMENTS, FOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EXERCISES. THIS INCLUDES DEVELOPING MODELS THAT REPRESENT REQUIREMENTS, AND LINKING THESE MODELS TO OTHER MODELS OF VERIFICATION PROCEDURES. DEFINING REQUIREMENTS AND ASSOCIATED VERIFICATIONS IN MODELS, RATHER THAN DOCUMENTS, OPENS UP A VARIETY OF NEW DATABASE-DRIVEN APPROACHES TO STREAMLINE GENERATION OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING WORKFLOWS. AT ITS CORE, AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION IS A PRESCRIBED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROCESS IDENTIFICATION OF CORE REQUIREMENTS, SELECTION OF MEANS TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE, AND GENERATION OF EVIDENCE SUFFICIENT FOR VERIFICATION. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW MBSE TECHNIQUES CAN BE LEVERAGED TO GENERATE SPECIFIC AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE (MEANS OF COMPLIANCE).

Ends

Dec 21, 2020

Started

Apr 25, 2019

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541712

AIRCRAFT LOSS OF CONTROL (LOC) RESEARCH SUPPORT: ACCIDENT ANALYSIS&TEST SCENARIOS DEVELOPMENT 2. PURPOSE, OBJECTIVE, AND BACKGROUND OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED: THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO PROVIDE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT, TECHNICAL AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE, AND SUBJECT MATTER ENGINEERING CONSULTATION TO NASA'S VEHICLE SYSTEMS SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES (VSST) PROJECT TO CONDUCT RESEARCH THAT SUPPORTS RESEARCH ON AIRCRAFT LOSS OF CONTROL (LOC) PREVENTION AND RECOVERY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PARTICIPATE IN LOC ACCIDENT ANALYSES, LOC TEST SCENARIOS DEVELOPMENT, EXPERIMENT DESIGN, PILOTED EVALUATIONS OF NASA TECHNOLOGIES, PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS, AND OPERATIONS CONSULTING (INCLUDING FLIGHT CREW AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OPERATIONS). 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING TASK REQUIREMENTS: 3.1. WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) AND NASA, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL UPDATE AND REFINE A DATABASE OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS RELATED TO VEHICLE UPSETS AND LOSS OF CONTROL OVER A RECENT 15-YEAR TIME PERIOD. THESE ACCIDENTS SHALL COMPRISE CIVIL ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS FROM AVAILABLE PUBLIC RECORDS AND SHALL INCLUDE CORPORATE AS WELL AS AIRLINE OPERATIONS. 3.2. UTILIZING THE DATABASE DEVELOPED UNDER TASK 3.1, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL ACCIDENT PRECURSORS TO LOC. INDIVIDUAL PRECURSORS SHALL INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO): FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM AND COMPONENT FAILURES AND MALFUNCTIONS, ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES, CREW ERRORS, VEHICLE IMPAIRMENT AND UPSET CONDITIONS. 3.3. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PARTICIPATE IN AND/OR PROVIDE CONSULTATION FOR FURTHER ACCIDENT ANALYSES PERFORMED BY NASA TO IDENTIFY PRECURSOR COMBINATIONS AND SEQUENCES. 3.4. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ASSIST NASA IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF LOC TEST SCENARIOS THAT CAN BE TRACED TO THE ACCIDENT SET AND ANALYSIS AND USED IN THE EVALUATION OF LOC PREVENTION AND RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES BEING DEVELOPED BY NASA. 3.5. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT TO NASA IN THE DESIGN OF PILOTED SIMULATION EXPERIMENTS FOR LOC PREVENTION AND RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY EVALUATIONS. 3.6. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DOCUMENT RESULTS OF SUBTASKS 3.4 3.5 AS SECTIONS WITHIN A JOINT CONFERENCE PAPER, JOURNAL ARTICLE, AND/OR NASA TM OR TP TO BE PUBLISHED BY NASA, NTSB, AND CONTRACTOR. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: FROM THE DATE OF TASK AWARD THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2014.

Ends

Dec 30, 2018

Started

Aug 7, 2013

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541712

HYPERSONIC, COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION FEASIBILITY STUDY. THIS STUDY WILL EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY, PRACTICALITY, AND AFFORDABILITY OF COMMERCIAL HYPERSONIC TRANSPORTS AND TO USE THE RESULTS TO GUIDE FUTURE NASA HYPERSONIC RESEARCH INVESTMENTS.

Ends

Apr 4, 2021

Started

Nov 25, 2019

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541712

SUPPORT THE X-57 PROJECT OFFICE ON MANAGEMENT OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STATEMENT OF WORK IS TO PROVIDE THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) X-57 PROJECT OFFICE WITH SUPPORT ON PROJECT-RELATED TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ASSOCIATED WITH CERTIFICATION AND REGULATIONS UNDER TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) COVERING THE AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS FOR NORMAL CATEGORY AIRPLANES (PART 23), AIRCRAFT ENGINES (PART 33), AND PROPELLERS (PART 35), AS WELL AS THE ASSOCIATED MEANS OF COMPLIANCE TO THOSE REGULATIONS, BEING DEVELOPED BY THE ASTM COMMITTEE F44 ON GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT1 AND COMMITTEE F39 ON AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS2, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON SUBCOMMITTEE F39.05 ON DESIGN, ALTERATION, AND CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS. WHILE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IS A WELL-UNDERSTOOD PROCESS WHERE THE PROCESS OF DEMONSTRATING TECHNOLOGY IN RELEVANT ENVIRONMENTS HAS WELL-ESTABLISHED METHODS, THE ADDED COMPLEXITY OF ENSURING THAT THE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IS MADE MORE LITERATE IN A CERTIFICATION AND-OR REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REQUIRES SPECIAL ATTENTION. AT ONE LEVEL, THE CERTIFICATION AND-OR REGULATORY PRACTICES CAN BE USED TO FORM THE VERY DEFINITION OF THE RELEVANT ENVIRONMENT. HOWEVER, AN UNDISCIPLINED APPLICATION OF CERTIFICATION AND-OR REGULATORY PRACTICES CAN UNNECESSARILY CONSTRAIN THE TECHNOLOGY MATURATION PROCESS, AND EFFECTIVELY STUNT THE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION. THEREFORE, A KNOWLEDGEABLE AND SCRUPULOUS REVIEW OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH CERTIFICATION AND REGULATION EARLY IN THE PROJECT LIFE-CYCLE PROVIDES A MEANS BY WHICH THE TECHNOLOGY CAN DEMONSTRATE ITS FUNCTION IN A RELEVANT ENVIRONMENT, AS WELL AS INFORM THE RELEVANT ENVIRONMENT TO THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF THE TECHNOLOGY.

Ends

May 30, 2021

Started

Apr 7, 2019

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541712

TRADE STUDY, MODELING, AND ANALYSIS OF ROBOTIC DOCKING AND BERTHING AT THE LUNAR ORBITAL PLATFORM-GATEWAY. NASA SEEKS TO CONSTRUCT THE LUNAR ORBITAL PLATFORM-GATEWAY OVER A PERIOD STARTING FROM 2020 AND ENDING IN 2028. ALTHOUGH DESIGNED TO BE A MANNED SPACE STATION, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE GATEWAY WILL BE UNOCCUPIED FOR LONG STRETCHES TOTALING OVER 90% OF ITS LIFESPAN. TASKS SUCH AS DOCKING, BERTHING, MAINTENANCE, AND OTHER MANIPULATION TASKS DURING THE UNOCCUPIED PHASES MUST BE PERFORMED BY ROBOTS. SINCE THE ROUND-TRIP COMMUNICATION TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS, FULL TELEOPERATION IS NOT FEASIBLE, AND SOME DEGREE OF SUPERVISED AUTONOMY WILL BE REQUIRED. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS WORK ARE TO: 1) PERFORM A STUDY INCLUDING THE MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF SENSING AND CONTROLS REQUIREMENTS TO ENABLE SUPERVISED AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS TO PERFORM DOCKING, BERTHING, AND MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS, AND 2) PERFORM A TRADE STUDY WHICH WILL ASSESS THE STATE OF THE ART IN PLANNED GATEWAY ROBOTS TO INFORM THE DESIGN OF NEW ROBOTIC TOOLS TO ASSIST IN DOCKING AND BERTHING.

Ends

Sep 29, 2019

Started

May 28, 2019

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541712

SUPPORT FOR RADIATION PROTECTION GROUND TESTS: THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS WORK IS THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND USABILITY EVALUATIONS OF RADIATION PROTECTION CONCEPTS. A VARIETY OF GARMENTS, BLANKETS, AND SLEEPING BAGS HAVE

Ends

Dec 30, 2020

Started

Feb 1, 2018

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541712

PULSED ENERGY DEPOSITION FOR REDUCTION IN GROUND SONIC BOOM SIGNATURE. NASA IS EVALUATING THE BENEFITS OF PULSED ENERGY DEPOSITION BY ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES FOR ENHANCED AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE AND REDUCTION IN BOOM SIGNATURE OF SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT

Ends

Dec 30, 2022

Started

Aug 9, 2018

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541712

OPERATIONS LIMITS FOR PASSENGER-CARRYING URBAN AIR MOBILITY MISSIONS.

Ends

May 14, 2021

Started

Sep 24, 2019

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541712

U.S. DEMAND FOR A LOW-BOOM SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT. THIS TASK IS TO DETERMINE THE PASSENGER AND VEHICLE DEMAND FOR A LOW-BOOM SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT IN THE U.S. MARKET. A PREVIOUS TASK ORDER (NNL16AA36T) UNDER NASA/NIA CONTRACT NNL13AA08B EXAMINED THE GLOBAL MARKET FOR BOTH LOW-BOOM AND NON LOW-BOOM SUPERSONIC TRANSPORTS. THIS PREVIOUS STUDY IDENTIFIED TWO POTENTIALLY SEPARATE MARKETS FOR A SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT: A LONG RANGE (>2500 MI) MARKET FOR A NON LOW-BOOM SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT THAT HAS ROUTES PRIMARILY OVER OPEN WATER, AND AN INTERMEDIATE RANGE MARKET (BETWEEN 1,500 AND 2,500 MI) FOR A LOW-BOOM SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT THAT HAS ROUTES PRIMARILY OVER LAND. FOR THE LONG RANGE MARKETS, A LOW-BOOM SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT WOULD BE BURDENED BY THE WEIGHT AND PERFORMANCE PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH ITS LOW-BOOM DESIGN WITH LITTLE OR NO TRAVEL TIME BENEFIT COMPARED TO A NON LOW-BOOM AIRCRAFT, MAKING IT MUCH LESS COMPETITIVE. FOR THE INTERMEDIATE RANGE MARKETS, A LOW-BOOM SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT WOULD HAVE A CLEAR TRAVEL TIME ADVANTAGE OVER A NON LOW-BOOM TRANSPORT ON MOST ROUTES DUE TO ITS ABILITY TO CRUISE SUPERSONICALLY OVER LAND. IN ADDITION, IF THE DESIGN RANGE OF THE LOW-BOOM TRANSPORT WAS DECREASED TO REFLECT THE INTERMEDIATE RANGE MARKETS (DECREASING THE TAKEOFF GROSS WEIGHT (TOGW)), IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE CRUISE MACH NUMBER COULD BE INCREASED WITHOUT A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE BOOM SIGNATURE, PROVIDING EVEN MORE TRAVEL TIME SAVINGS. THE NEW STUDY WILL NARROW THE FOCUS TO LOW-BOOM SUPERSONIC TRANSPORTS OPERATING IN THE U.S., WHICH WILL PROVIDE A STRONG INDICATION OF THE VIABILITY OF AN INTERMEDIATE RANGE LOW-BOOM TRANSPORT. THE PROPOSED STUDY WILL ALSO EXAMINE THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF OPERATING A SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT AT U.S. AIRPORTS AND IN U.S. AIRSPACE. THE NEW AIRCRAFT COULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT AIRPORT/AIRSPACE CAPACITY, AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, AND COMMUNITY NOISE.

Ends

Dec 6, 2020

Started

Aug 22, 2018

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541712

ANALYSIS OF SATELLITE AND IN SITU OBSERVATIONS OF THE ASIAN TROPOPAUSE AEROSOL LAYER (ATAL). THE ASIAN TROPOPAUSE AEROSOL LAYER IS AN ENHANCEMENT OF AEROSOLS IN THE UPPER TROPOSPHERE AND LOWER STRATOSPHERE (UTLS) ASSOCIATED WITH DEEP CONVECTION OF BOUNDARY-LAYER POLLUTION DURING THE ASIAN SUMMER MONSOON. THE PRESENCE OF ATAL HAS IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS FOR CLOUD FORMATION, PRECIPITATION, UTLS CHEMISTRY, AND REGIONAL CLIMATE. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS TO USE OBSERVATIONAL DATA FROM SATELLITES, BALLOONS AND AIRCRAFT TO ILLUMINATE THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES, COMPOSITION, AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE ATAL ON THE UTLS REGION. FUTURE WORK MAY INCLUDE ADDITIONAL DEPLOYMENTS TO INDIA OR OTHER COUNTRIES TO MEASURE AND ANALYZE AEROSOL LEVELS IN THE UTLS, OR TO OTHER DOMESTIC OR INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS IN RESPONSE TO VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS TO STUDY THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF VOLCANIC PLUMES.

Ends

Apr 29, 2019

Started

Mar 22, 2018

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541712

AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT - EXPLORATION (ATM-X) RESEARCH. PROVIDE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT, TECHNICAL AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE, AND ENGINEERING CONSULTATION FOR AIRSPACE OPERATIONS AND SAFETY PROGRAM/ATM-X WORK

Ends

Sep 29, 2020

Started

Dec 20, 2019

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541712

ANALYSIS OF OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF ON DEMAND AIR MOBILITY: VERTIPORTS, AIRSPACE AND CONCEPTS. THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE (NIA), WORKING WITH THE MIT INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION (ICAT), CONDUCTED PART I OF THE OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF ON-DEMAND AIR MOBILITY STUDY FROM FEBRUARY 2016 THROUGH JULY 2017. THIS FIRST PART OF THE PROJECT COMPLETED A CASE STUDY IN LOS ANGELES TO IDENTIFY KEY SYSTEM-LEVEL CONSTRAINTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ON DEMAND MOBILITY (ODM) AVIATION SERVICES IN THE CONTEXT OF URBAN AIR MOBILITY (UAM). PART II OF THE STUDY, TITLED FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF ON-DEMAND MOBILITY, WAS CONDUCTED FROM JULY 2017 TO JANUARY 2019. PART II EXPANDED THE CASE STUDY METHODOLOGY DEVELOPED IN PART I TO TWO ADDITIONAL CITIES, PRIORITIZED AND CHARACTERIZED THE SEVERITY OF THE IDENTIFIED OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS, AND DEVELOPED INITIAL MODELING TECHNIQUES FOR VERTIPORT OPERATIONS AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. THIS WORK WAS PERFORMED UNDER NASA/NIA CONTRACT NO: NNL13AA08B TASK ORDER NO: 80LARC17F0074. THE INTENT OF THIS NEW TASK IS TO BUILD UPON THE FINDINGS AND OUTPUTS OF THE PART I AND II EFFORTS THROUGH A FOLLOW-ON STUDY. A PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS FOLLOW-ON WORK IS TO REFINE AND MATURE THE MODELS, TOOLS AND ANALYSIS METHODS DEVELOPED IN THE PREVIOUS PARTS OF THE PROJECT INTO A DOCUMENTED DELIVERABLE THAT CAN INFORM DEVELOPMENT OF THE NASA AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT-EXPLORATION (ATM-X) TESTBED FOR USE IN SIMULATION ENVIRONMENTS AND STUDIES. FURTHERMORE, WHERE REQUESTED BY NASA, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE CONTRACTOR WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF UAM CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS (CONOPS) AND TECHNOLOGY ROAD MAPPING THROUGH RESEARCH BRIEFS, TELECONFERENCES, AND PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL INTERFACE WITH OTHER RESEARCH PROGRAMS, SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, AND CONSULTANTS AS NECESSARY, FOR RESEARCH INTO SPECIFIC TOPICS THAT MAY ARISE.

Ends

May 30, 2023

Started

Jun 11, 2019

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541712

TD-FAST (TIME DOMAIN FAST ACOUSTIC SCATTERING TOOLKIT) APPLICATION AND ENHANCEMENT. ACCURATE AND EFFICIENT HIGH-FIDELITY NOISE PREDICTION TOOLS ARE CRITICAL TO THE DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT OF CONVENTIONAL AND UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATIONS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO FURTHER DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT AND VALIDATE AN EFFICIENT HIGH-FIDELITY TIME DOMAIN ACOUSTIC SCATTERING PREDICTION TOOL THAT IS CAPABLE OF CONSIDERING A COMPLETE AIRCRAFT, COVERING A FULL FREQUENCY RANGE OF INTEREST WITHIN A SHORT TURN-AROUND TIME. TIME DOMAIN ACOUSTIC SCATTERING PREDICTION CAPABILITIES HAVE SOME DISTINCT ADVANTAGES OVER FREQUENCY DOMAIN APPROACHES. MOST NOTABLY, SCATTERING SOLUTIONS AT ALL FREQUENCIES ARE OBTAINED WITHIN ONE SINGLE COMPUTATION. IN ADDITION, BROADBAND NOISE SOURCES AND TIME DEPENDENT TRANSIENT SIGNALS CAN BE SIMULATED AND STUDIED. THE TIME DOMAIN APPROACH ALSO COUPLES NATURALLY WITH NONLINEAR COMPUTATIONS WHERE MANY FREQUENCIES ARE GENERATED. FINALLY, WITH RECENT ADVANCES IN MULTI-LEVEL ALGORITHMS, COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY CAN BE GREATLY REDUCED, MAKING IT FEASIBLE FOR ROUTINE APPLICATION AT MID TO HIGH FREQUENCIES WITH REDUCED RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS. THIS TASK CONTINUES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TIME DOMAIN FAST ACOUSTIC SCATTERING TOOLKIT (TD-FAST) PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED UNDER NIA TASK ORDER 80LARC18F0106.

Ends

Apr 29, 2020

Started

Feb 12, 2019

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541712

"SIMULATION DEVELOPMENT AND HANDLING QUALITIES ANALYSIS OF LOW-BOOM FLIGHT DEMONSTRATOR (LBFD) DESIGNS" THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING TASK REQUIREMENTS:3.1. SIMULATION DEVELOPMENT - THE CONTRACTOR SHALL WORK WITH NASA AND UTILIZE MATH MODELS PROVIDED BY THE PROJECT TEAM TO DEVELOP A HIGH FIDELITY SIX DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM SIMULATION CAPABLE OF ACCURATELY MODELING THE FLIGHT DYNAMICS OF THE LBFD DESIGNS. THIS WILL INCLUDE EXPERIMENTING WITH AND DEVELOPING NEW SIMULATION AND MODELING TECHNIQUES TO MORE ACCURATELY MODEL THE EFFECTS OF AEROELASTICITY ON THE DYNAMIC FLIGHT RESPONSE OF LONG SLENDER VEHICLE DESIGNS.3.2.STABILITY AND CONTROL ANALYSIS - THE CONTRACTOR SHALL WORK WITH NASA TO PROVIDE AN EVALUATION OF VEHICLE STABILITY AND CONTROL CHARACTERISTICS AND VEHICLE FLIGHT DYNAMICS USING THE SIMULATION TOOLS DEVELOPED. RESULTS WILL BE COMPARED AGAINST VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS AND ANY AREAS OF CONCERN SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS PROPOSED. RESULTS WILL BE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED AT PROJECT MEETINGS AND REVIEWS AS WELL AS DOCUMENTED IN QUARTERLY REPORTS.3.3.TEST SUPPORT AND MODEL DEVELOPMENT THE CONTRACTOR MAY PROVIDE SUPPORT, AS NECESSARY, OF DEVELOPMENTAL TESTS (I.E. WIND TUNNEL, STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS, ETC.) THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SIMULATION MATH MODELS USED TO SIMULATE VEHICLE DYNAMICS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY ALSO BE ASKED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND GUIDANCE CONCERNING THE FORMAT AND CONTENT OF THE MATH MODELS UNDER DEVELOPMENT.3.4.FLIGHT CONTROLS DEVELOPMENT THE CONTRACTOR SHALL EXPERIMENT WITH VARIOUS CONTROL METHODOLOGIES TO PROVIDE VEHICLE STABILITY AUGMENTATION AND STRUCTURAL MODE CONTROL AS NEEDED TO MEET THE STABILITY AND CONTROL REQUIREMENTS AND IMPROVE VEHICLE HANDLING QUALITIES. THIS MAY INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL APPROACHES OR CONTROL DESIGN TECHNIQUES.

Ends

Mar 30, 2019

Started

Dec 31, 2013

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541712

RESEARCH SCIENTIST IN AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT AND ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIES. THE INTEGRATED STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY OF ADVANCED COMPOSITES (ISAAC) ROBOT AT NASA LANGLEY FACILITATES AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT (AFP) FOR FABRICATION OF ADVANCED COMPOSITE MAT

Ends

Dec 30, 2020

Started

Mar 7, 2018

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541712

RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF IN SITU AND ON-ORBIT OBSERVATIONS OF THE ASIAN TROPOPAUSE AEROSOL LAYER (BATAL - ATAL). THE ASIAN TROPOPAUSE AEROSOL LAYER (ATAL) IS AN ENHANCEMENT OF AEROSOLS IN THE UPPER TROPOSPHERE AND LOWER STRATOSPHERE (UTLS) ASSOCIATED WITH DEEP CONVECTION OF BOUNDARY-LAYER POLLUTION DURING THE ASIAN SUMMER MONSOON. THE PRESENCE OF ATAL HAS IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS FOR CLOUD FORMATION, PRECIPITATION, UTLS CHEMISTRY, AND REGIONAL CLIMATE. A BALLOON MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN OF THE ATAL (BATAL) IS A UNIQUE AND EFFECTIVE WAY TO VALIDATE SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS AND OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ON THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE ATAL THROUGH BALLOON-BORNE INSTRUMENTS. UNDER FUNDING FROM THE NASA HEADQUARTERS EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION UPPER ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH PROGRAM (UARP) AND ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION MODELING AND ANALYSIS PROGRAM (ACMAP) RESEARCH&ANALYSIS PROGRAMS THIS TASK BUILDS UPON PRIOR WORK TO THE ACQUIRE, PROCESS, ANALYZE, INTERPRET AND DISSEMINATE OBSERVATIONAL DATA FROM SATELLITES, BALLOONS AND AIRCRAFT TO ILLUMINATE THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES, COMPOSITION, AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE ATAL ON THE UTLS REGION.

Ends

Oct 30, 2019

Started

May 8, 2019

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541712

CONTINUATION OF FAR TERM TECHNOLOGY DASHBOARD TO SUPPORT THE AATT PROJECT. THE ADVANCED AIR TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY (AATT) PROJECT S OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO EXPLORE AND DEVELOP TECHNOLOGIES AND CONCEPTS TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENVIRONMEN

Ends

Nov 29, 2020

Started

Jul 16, 2018

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541712

SUPPORT NASA ENGINEERING AND SAFETY CENTER CROSS-PROGRAM ANALYSIS AND REVIEW OF THE EXPLORATION SYSTEMS DIRECTORATE AND PROGRAMS' PROGRESS ON MODAL TEST PLANNING, MODEL CORRELATION, FLIGHT LOADS READINESS AND SUPPORT.

Ends

Oct 30, 2022

Started

Mar 18, 2018

Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

NAICS

541712