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Advanced Rotorcraft Comprehensive Analysis

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: W911W6-09-C-0006
Agency Tracking Number: A082-017-1008
Amount: $119,917.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: A08-017
Solicitation Number: 2008.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2008
Award Year: 2008
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2008-10-22
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2009-04-21
Small Business Information
1330 Charleston Rd
Mountain View, CA 94043
United States
DUNS: 149732315
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Hossein Saberi
 Vice President (Engineering)
 (650) 968-1464
 saberi@flightlab.com
Business Contact
 Donna Carrig
Title: Vice President (Finance)
Phone: (650) 968-1464
Email: donna@flightlab.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

The focus of this research is to develop an advanced rotorcraft comprehensive analysis tool that will significantly improve the accuracy of the performance, load, vibration, and aeroelastic stability predictions. The product is intended to support new aircraft design and engineering applications. The Rotorcraft Comprehensive Analysis System (RCAS) has been selected for the advancement of the rotorcraft analysis tool. The development will emphasize the improvement of a software environment that enables the easy integration of new functionalities and straightforward interface of external control system and CFD codes. The integration of new nonlinear unsteady dynamic stall airloads and the improvement of vortex wake models along with a multi-load path drivetrain system and a high fidelity turboshaft engine are considered. A graphical user interface (GUI) that will allow users to generate complex rotorcraft configurations, run scenarios, and provide standard output are also included. In Phase I, the functional requirement definition, the theoretical formulations, and the algorithms will be developed to pave the way for full implementation of all the new functionalities. The software infrastructure for the inclusion of new functionalities will be developed and tested. Selected functionalities will be prototyped.

* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *

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