Dual Use Technology Development Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) 2020
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Grants.gov   https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=323817

John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC) is the primary NASA rocket propulsion testing center. SSC tests items ranging from multi-engine stages to individual components of rocket engines. Propulsion test customers include NASA, the Department of Defense and the commercial space launch industry. SSC manages a large federal city that is home to over forty federal, state, university and industry entities. SSC manages a restricted airspace that is available for development, testing and operation of unmanned aerial vehicles. SSC engineering laboratories design and test electronics, sensors, algorithms and mechanical components.

Areas of Interest: SSC technology interests, include, but are not limited to, the following:

Propulsion system test technology:   In-line cryogenic quality measurement;  Cryogenic flow measurement

Innovative components & materials:  Cryogenic pumps;   Valves designed for 15kpsi and higher

Autonomous & intelligent systems:   Machine learning & adaptive systems;  Anomaly detection & identification;         Fault tolerant systems;  Autonomous operations

Big data processing & analysis:  HPC & cloud computing; Real-time, high-speed, streaming data analytics;         Predictive monitoring and forecasting

Advanced sensors & instruments:  Internet of Things (IoT);   Nonintrusive flow monitoring; NDE of pipes and structures

Systems engineering & optimization:  MBSE of multi-domain systems using SysML and/or MATLAB;  Optimization of operations & logistics;  Automation of system design; Robust cost estimation tools/practices

Image & signal processing:  High-speed signal processing;  Deep learning & neural networks

Computational modeling & simulation:   CFD

Airspace management:   Airspace monitoring & control

Decision support tools & systems:  Software development & test; Predictive & Condition Based Maintenance

Science Mission Support:  Develop hardware, software, algorithms and/or processes to expand the role of NASA science assets in data-driven environmental management

Academic Rocket Propulsion Testing