SBIR Phase I: Electromechanical Mass Transfer System for Space Operations

SBIR 第一阶段：用于太空操作的机电传质系统

• 批准号: 2335593
• 负责人: Scott Ziegler
• 金额: $ 27.5万
• 依托单位: SPACE KINETIC CORP.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-03-15 至 2025-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2335593&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Electromechanical; Mass; Transfer

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will be to advance a novel electromechanical platform for in-space logistics to facilitate economic development, technical and scientific advancement on the lunar surface, and in other low gravity environments. On other celestial bodies (e.g. Mars), this platform can similarly be utilized to enable early exploration and development with minimal wraparound infrastructure investments. The subject of the SBIR project is an electromechanical mass transfer system; this will be the first such innovation that enables a cost-effective mass transfer in low gravity environments leveraging centrifugal acceleration. This platform can enable the movement of resources through space without the use of consumable fuels or on-board propulsion systems, unlocking more cost-effective space operations. The successful execution of this project will enable swift TRL raising of the platform. The comprehensive testing and validation process will demonstrate the capabilities of our technology to potential customers and stakeholders, providing tangible evidence of its reliability, accuracy, and efficiency. The successful development of the platform can provide the mobility required to empower robust exploration, science, and economic development on the surface of the Moon. This platform will be more economical than other alternatives due to its low mass and plug-and-play functionality. Ultimately, the system aims to provide the cheapest, most comprehensive logistics services that catalyze the promising lunar market. This SBIR Phase I Project will address the technical challenges associated with transporting resources across the lunar surface with a novel electromechanical "throwing" platform. The platform, which utilizes an electromechanical system to throw payloads across the lunar surface, offers an innovative solution for lunar surface logistics and other space-based mobility problems. The goals of the proposed R&D include developing a reliable, accurate, and energy-efficient prototype and demonstrating its feasibility and capabilities on Earth. Lunar operations are complex and expensive, and with novel technology such as the proposed platform, customers and other stakeholders will be looking for assurances that the platform will be both repeatable and accurate. Wear and tear on the system, varying environmental effects such as variable Lunar gravity, and built-in system inaccuracies such as error bands around release angle and velocity can cause a failure that could put customers at risk. The purpose of this effort is to demonstrate with specific hardware improvements that the platform can safely and repeatably deploy assets across the lunar surface.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）I期项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力将是推进一个新型的机电平台，用于空间物流，以促进月球表面以及其他低重力环境的经济发展，技术和科学进步。 在其他天体（例如火星）上，该平台可以同样用于通过最少的环绕式基础设施投资来实现早期探索和开发。 SBIR项目的主题是机电传质系统。这将是第一次在低重力环境中利用离心加速度的质量有效的传质的创新。该平台可以使资源通过空间移动，而无需使用易消耗燃料或车载推进系统，从而解锁了更具成本效益的空间操作。该项目的成功执行将使Swift TRL升高平台。全面的测试和验证过程将向潜在客户和利益相关者展示我们技术的能力，从而提供其可靠性，准确性和效率的切实证据。该平台的成功发展可以提供赋予月球表面强大探索，科学和经济发展所需的流动性。由于其质量低和插件功能，该平台将比其他替代方案更经济。最终，该系统旨在提供最便宜，最全面的物流服务，以促进有前途的农历市场。 这个SBIR阶段项目将通过一种新型的机电“投掷”平台来解决与在月球表面运输资源相关的技术挑战。该平台利用机电系统将有效载荷在月球表面上投掷，为月球表面物流和其他基于空间的移动性问题提供了创新的解决方案。拟议的研发的目标包括开发一个可靠，准确且节能的原型，并证明其在地球上的可行性和能力。月球运营既复杂又昂贵，并且使用新颖的技术（例如拟议的平台），客户和其他利益相关者将寻求保证该平台将既可重复又准确。系统上的磨损，诸如可变的月球重力等不同环境效果以及内置系统的不准确性（例如释放角度和速度周围的错误频段）可能会导致失败，这可能会使客户处于危险之中。这项工作的目的是通过特定的硬件改进来证明该平台可以安全，重复地在月球表面部署资产。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛影响的评估审查标准来通过评估来获得支持的。