ROI WITH THE SUPPORT OF A STRATEGIC PARTNERS FROM THE DECELERATOR VEHICLE BUSINESS WILL COMPLETE THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCE, EXTENSIVELY LABORATORY TEST, ENVIRONMENTALLY QUALIFY ON A RELEVANT PARACHUTE PLATFORM, AND DELIVER TO NASA A LOW POWER LIGHTWEIGHT, SMALL FORM FACTOR, WEAVED DIFOS SHM SYSTEM. AT THE END OF THE PHASE II PROGRAM, ROI WILL IDENTIFY A RELEVANT PARACHUTE PLATFORM AN INSTRUMENTED WITH A LARGE ARRAY OF POF SENSORS WEAVED WITHIN THE TEXTILE FABRICS OF THE PARACHUTE. THE INSTRUMENTED PARACHUTE DEMONSTRATION PLATFORM WILL BE LABORATORY AND AIRBORNE TESTED UNDER SIMULATED LOAD TEST CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED BY NASAS DECELERATOR SYSTEMS, AND IT WILL EVALUATE THE TIME SYNCHRONIZE DATA COLLECTION AND WIRELESS DATA TRANSFERRING FIDELITY AND QUALITY OF THE DIFOS SHM SYSTEM. ROI WILL ALSO DEVELOP AM AIRWORTHINESS QUALIFICATION PLAN, INCLUDING COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL, VIBRATION, SHOCK, PRESSURE, AND WATER IMMERSION.

DEFINITIVE CONTRACT won by REDONDO OPTICS, INC. · work in REDONDO BEACH, CA
$1,002,175
RecipientREDONDO OPTICS, INC. UEI K51ES74N9J65
Award ID80NSSC18C0119
Award amount$1,002,175
Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
Awarding agencyNational Aeronautics and Space Administration — National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAICS541715 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
PSCAR11
Set-asideSmall business
Start dateJun 6, 2018
End dateJun 30, 2022
Place of performanceREDONDO BEACH, CA
Record updatedJun 20, 2022

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