SBIR-STTR Award

X-Boom
Award last edited on: 7/13/2016

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
NASA
Total Award Amount
$124,881
Award Phase
1
Solicitation Topic Code
H5.01
Principal Investigator
John Abrams

Company Information

Analytical Mechanics Associates Inc (AKA: AMA)

21 Enterprise Parkway Suite 300
Hampton, VA 23666
   (757) 865-0000
   amainc@ama-inc.com
   www.ama-inc.com
Location: Multiple
Congr. District: 03
County: Hampton city

Phase I

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Phase I year
2015
Phase I Amount
$124,881
The proposed X-Boom is an innovation on rollable boom design directly relevant to NASA SBIR topic H5.01, Deployable Structures. The X-boom is a rollable Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) boom with an open and symmetrical cross-section. X-boom exhibits superior strength when compared to other open section state of the art (SOA) rollable booms and reduced system integration complexity when compared to both open and closed section SOA rollable booms.

Phase II

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