SBIR/STTR 2015 Phase I Solicitation - Subtopic Listing by Technology Taxonomy
You can now search the solicitation by technology areas. Subtopics have been mapped to these major areas as a cross-reference. To view the subtopic description, you can click on a subtopic number below. To view subtopic titles, click on the the view subtopic titles link next to the first level technology area.
Note:Offerors may not submit a substantially equivalent proposal to more than one subtopic (Section 3.1).
| Aeronautics/Atmospheric Vehicles | |
|---|---|
| Aerodynamics | A1.02, A1.04, A1.06, A1.08, A2.01, A2.02, H6.01, S3.04, S5.01 |
| Air Transportation & Safety | A1.02, A1.04, A1.08, A2.01, A3.01, A3.02, A3.03, H6.01, S3.04 |
| Airship/Lighter-than-Air Craft | H6.01, S3.04, S3.06, Z6.01 |
| Avionics (see also Control and Monitoring) | A1.07, A2.01, A2.02, A3.03, H6.01, S3.04, S3.08, S4.01 |
| Analysis | |
| Analytical Instruments (Solid, Liquid, Gas, Plasma, Energy; see also Sensors) | A2.01, H10.01, H14.01, H4.02, H6.01, H7.01, H7.02, S1.06, S1.08, S4.05, S5.04 |
| Analytical Methods | A1.04, A1.06, H11.01, H4.02, H5.01, H5.02, H6.01, H7.01, H8.01, S4.05, S5.03, S5.04 |
| Astronautics | |
| Aerobraking/Aerocapture | A1.08, H5.03, H7.01, S4.03 |
| Entry, Descent, & Landing (see also Planetary Navigation, Tracking, & Telemetry) | A1.08, H14.04, H2.01, H5.02, H5.03, H7.01, H7.02, S3.03, S3.06, S4.03, Z3.01 |
| Navigation & Guidance | H14.04, H9.03, S3.05, S3.08, S4.03, S5.04 |
| Relative Navigation (Interception, Docking, Formation Flying; see also Control & Monitoring; Planetary Navigation, Tracking, & Telemetry) | H14.04, H9.03, S3.05, S3.08, S4.03, S5.04 |
| Space Transportation & Safety | A1.08, H13.02, H2.02, H6.01 |
| Spacecraft Design, Construction, Testing, & Performance (see also Engineering; Testing & Evaluation) | H11.01, H13.02, H2.02, H5.01, H5.03, S1.10, S3.01, S3.06, S4.03, S5.04 |
| Spacecraft Instrumentation & Astrionics (see also Communications; Control & Monitoring; Information Systems) | H5.03, S4.03, S4.04, S5.04, Z3.01 |
| Tools/EVA Tools | S4.04, S5.01 |
| Autonomous Systems | |
| Autonomous Control (see also Control & Monitoring) | A1.08, A2.02, A3.01, A3.02, A3.03, H4.03, H6.01, S3.03, S3.04, S3.08, S4.01, S4.03, S5.04, Z5.01 |
| Intelligence | A2.02, A3.01, A3.02, A3.03, H4.03, H6.01, H9.02, S3.03, S5.05 |
| Man-Machine Interaction | A2.02, A3.01, A3.02, A3.03, H4.01, H4.02, H4.03, H6.01, Z5.01 |
| Perception/Vision | A2.02, A3.02, A3.03, H6.01, S4.01, S4.02, Z5.01 |
| Recovery (see also Vehicle Health Management) | A2.02, A3.02, A3.03, H4.03, S5.05 |
| Robotics (see also Control & Monitoring; Sensors) | A2.02, A3.02, A3.03, H2.02, H6.01, S3.04, S4.02, S4.04, S5.04, Z5.01 |
| Biological Health/Life Support | |
| Biomass Growth | H3.02 |
| Essential Life Resources (Oxygen, Water, Nutrients) | H14.02, H3.01, H3.02, H3.03, H4.01, H4.02, H8.02 |
| Fire Protection | H4.02 |
| Food (Preservation, Packaging, Preparation) | H11.01 |
| Health Monitoring & Sensing (see also Sensors) | H12.01, H12.02, H12.03, H14.01, H14.04 |
| Isolation/Protection/Radiation Shielding (see also Mechanical Systems) | H11.01, H4.02 |
| Medical | H12.01 |
| Physiological/Psychological Countermeasures | H12.02, H12.03, H4.02, H6.01 |
| Protective Clothing/Space Suits/Breathing Apparatus | H11.01, H4.01, H4.02 |
| Remediation/Purification | H3.02, H3.03 |
| Waste Storage/Treatment | H11.01, H3.02, H4.01, H4.02 |
| Communications, Networking & Signal Transport | |
| Ad-Hoc Networks (see also Sensors) | A2.01, A2.02, H4.03, H9.02 |
| Amplifiers/Repeaters/Translators | A2.01, H4.03, S3.06, S4.04 |
| Antennas | A2.01, H4.03, H5.03, H9.01, S3.06 |
| Architecture/Framework/Protocols | A2.01, A2.02, H4.03, H9.02 |
| Cables/Fittings | A2.01, H5.03 |
| Coding & Compression | A2.01 |
| Multiplexers/Demultiplexers | A2.01, H4.03, S3.06, S4.04 |
| Network Integration | A2.01, A3.02, H4.03, H9.02 |
| Power Combiners/Splitters | A2.01, S3.06 |
| Routers, Switches | A2.01, S4.04 |
| Transmitters/Receivers | A2.01, H4.01, H4.03, H9.01, H9.02, S3.06, S4.04 |
| Waveguides/Optical Fiber (see also Optics) | A2.01, H14.04 |
| Control & Monitoring | |
| Algorithms/Control Software & Systems (see also Autonomous Systems) | A1.07, A2.01, A2.02, A3.01, A3.02, A3.03, H4.03, H6.01, H9.03, S3.05, S4.02, S5.04 |
| Attitude Determination & Control | A2.01, A2.02, S3.05, S3.08, S4.01, Z4.01 |
| Command & Control | A2.02, H4.03, H8.01, S3.04, S3.05, S3.09 |
| Condition Monitoring (see also Sensors) | A2.02, A3.02, H3.01, H4.03, H7.01, S4.01, S4.04 |
| Process Monitoring & Control | A2.01, H3.01, H3.02, H4.03, Z6.01 |
| Sequencing & Scheduling | A2.02, A3.01, A3.02, H6.01, S5.04 |
| Telemetry/Tracking (Cooperative/Noncooperative; see also Planetary Navigation, Tracking, & Telemetry) | A2.01, H14.04, H4.03, S3.04, S3.05, S3.06, S4.03 |
| Teleoperation | A2.01, H4.03, S3.04, S5.04 |
| Education & Training | |
| Mission Training | H6.01, S5.04 |
| Outreach | H4.02, H6.01 |
| Training Concepts & Architectures | H14.04, H6.01 |
| Electronics | |
| Circuits (including ICs; for specific applications, see e.g., Communications, Networking & Signal Transport; Control & Monitoring, Sensors) | A1.03, H4.03, H5.03, H9.01, S3.03, S3.09, S4.04 |
| Manufacturing Methods | H5.03, S3.09 |
| Materials (Insulator, Semiconductor, Substrate) | A1.03, H10.01, H11.01, H4.03, H5.03, S3.03, S4.04 |
| Superconductance/Magnetics | A1.03, S1.10, S4.04 |
| Energy | |
| Conversion | A1.03, A1.06, H10.01, H14.04, H3.02, H5.03, H8.01, H8.02, S3.01, S4.04, Z1.02 |
| Distribution/Management | A1.03, A1.06, A2.01, H2.04, H8.01, S3.03, S3.09, S4.04, S5.04 |
| Generation | A1.03, A1.06, H10.01, H14.04, H2.02, H5.01, H5.03, H8.01, H8.02, H8.03, S3.01, S3.06, Z1.02, Z4.01 |
| Sources (Renewable, Nonrenewable) | A1.06, H10.01, H14.04, H3.02, H5.03, H8.01, S3.01 |
| Storage | A1.03, A1.06, A2.01, H10.01, H14.04, H2.02, H2.04, H5.03, S3.03, S3.06, S4.04, Z1.01, Z4.01 |
| Engineering | |
| Characterization | A1.08, A2.01, H10.01, H11.01, H3.03, H5.02, Z6.01 |
| Models & Simulations (see also Testing & Evaluation) | A1.03, A1.05, A1.06, A1.08, A3.01, A3.02, A3.03, H11.01, H2.02, H4.02, H4.03, H5.01, H5.03, H7.01, S4.03, S5.01, S5.04, Z2.01, Z6.01 |
| Project Management | S5.04 |
| Prototyping | A1.06, A1.08, A3.01, A3.02, H14.01, S3.03, S5.04, Z6.01 |
| Quality/Reliability | H10.01 |
| Software Tools (Analysis, Design) | A1.05, A1.06, A3.01, A3.02, H11.01, H4.03, H5.01, H5.03, H7.01, S3.07, S5.01, S5.04 |
| Imaging | |
| 3D Imaging | A1.08, A2.01, H13.02, H14.01, H14.04, H6.01, S5.02, Z5.01 |
| Display | A2.01, H6.01, S5.02 |
| Image Analysis | A1.08, A2.01, H13.02, H6.01, S1.07, S2.01, S5.02, S5.03 |
| Image Capture (Stills/Motion) | A2.01, H6.01, H7.02, S1.07, S4.04, Z3.01 |
| Image Processing | A1.08, A2.01, H13.01, H13.02, H6.01, S5.02 |
| Radiography | H13.02 |
| Thermal Imaging (see also Testing & Evaluation) | A1.08, A2.01, H13.02, H14.04, H2.02, H7.02, S1.03, S1.07 |
| Information Systems | |
| Computer System Architectures | A2.01, A2.02, A3.01, A3.02, H4.03, S3.09, S5.01, S5.03, S5.04 |
| Data Acquisition (see also Sensors) | A1.08, A2.01, A3.01, A3.02, H13.02, H4.03, H7.02, S1.07, S4.04, S5.03, Z3.01, Z5.01 |
| Data Fusion | A2.01, A2.02, A3.01, A3.02, H13.02, H4.03, S5.02, S5.03 |
| Data Input/Output Devices (Displays, Storage) | A2.01, A3.03, H4.03, S4.04, S5.03 |
| Data Modeling (see also Testing & Evaluation) | A1.08, A2.01, A3.01, A3.02, A3.03, H13.02, H4.03, S5.01, S5.02, S5.03, S5.04 |
| Data Processing | A1.08, A2.01, A2.02, A3.01, A3.02, H13.01, H13.02, H4.03, S3.09, S5.02, S5.03 |
| Knowledge Management | A1.08, A2.01, A2.02, A3.01, A3.02, A3.03, H4.03, S5.02, S5.03 |
| Logistics | |
| Inventory Management/Warehousing | Z5.01 |
| Material Handing & Packaging | H11.01, H14.03, Z5.01 |
| Manufacturing | |
| Crop Production (see also Biological Health/Life Support) | H3.02 |
| In Situ Manufacturing | H11.01, H14.01, H6.01 |
| Processing Methods | H1.01, H11.01, H14.03, H2.01, H2.02, H2.03, H5.02, H5.03, Z2.01 |
| Resource Extraction | H1.01, H11.01, H14.03, H6.01 |
| Materials & Compositions | |
| Aerogels | H4.02, H5.03 |
| Ceramics | H11.01, H14.04, H2.02, H4.02, H5.02, H5.03 |
| Coatings/Surface Treatments | A2.01, H2.02, H4.02, H5.03, H8.01, S2.03, Z6.01 |
| Composites | A1.01, H11.01, H13.01, H14.04, H2.02, H2.04, H4.01, H4.02, H5.01, H5.02, H5.03, H6.01, H8.01, S2.02, Z2.01, Z6.01 |
| Fluids | H2.04, H8.01 |
| Joining (Adhesion, Welding) | H4.02, H8.01, S1.10, S4.05, Z2.01 |
| Metallics | A1.03, H11.01, H13.01, H2.01, H2.02, H4.02, H5.03, H8.01, Z6.01 |
| Nanomaterials | A1.01, A1.03, H11.01, H4.02, H5.03 |
| Nonspecified | H4.02, H5.01 |
| Organics/Biomaterials/Hybrids | H11.01, H4.02 |
| Polymers | A1.01, H10.01, H11.01, H14.03, H4.01, H4.02, H5.01, H5.02, H5.03, Z2.01 |
| Smart/Multifunctional Materials | A1.01, H11.01, H14.03, H4.01, H4.02, H5.03, S2.02, Z6.01 |
| Textiles | H11.01, H4.01, H4.02, H5.03 |
| Mechanical Systems | |
| Actuators & Motors | A1.03, A1.08, A2.01, H2.02, H5.03, S4.02, S4.04, Z5.01, Z6.01 |
| Deployment | H4.01, H5.01, H5.03, S2.02, S4.02, Z5.01 |
| Exciters/Igniters | A1.08, H2.01, S4.03 |
| Fasteners/Decouplers | H4.02 |
| Isolation/Protection/Shielding (Acoustic, Ballistic, Dust, Radiation, Thermal) | A1.08, H11.01, H2.02, H4.01, H4.02, H5.03, H9.01, S4.04, S4.05, Z6.01 |
| Machines/Mechanical Subsystems | A1.03, H4.01, H4.02, H5.01, H8.01, S4.04, S4.05 |
| Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) and smaller | A2.01, H4.03, H9.01, S1.06 |
| Pressure & Vacuum Systems | H10.01, H2.01, H2.02, H2.04, H4.01, H4.02, H7.02, S1.10 |
| Structures | H11.01, H13.01, H13.02, H2.02, H4.01, H4.02, H5.01, H5.03, S1.10, S2.02, Z2.01, Z4.01, Z6.01 |
| Tribology | H4.02, S4.04, Z6.01 |
| Vehicles (see also Autonomous Systems) | A1.08, A2.01, A2.02, H13.01 |
| Optics | |
| Adaptive Optics | A2.01, H14.04, S2.01, S2.03, S2.04, S5.04 |
| Fiber (see also Communications, Networking & Signal Transport; Photonics) | A2.01, H3.02, S2.01, S2.03, S3.08 |
| Filtering | A1.08, A2.01, H14.04, S2.01, S2.04, S3.08 |
| Gratings | A1.08, A2.01, H14.04, S2.04, S3.08 |
| Lenses | A1.08, A2.01, H14.04, H3.02, S2.04, S3.08 |
| Mirrors | A1.08, H14.04, H3.02, H9.01, S2.01, S2.03, S2.04, S3.08 |
| Telescope Arrays | H14.04, H9.01, S2.03, S2.04, S3.08 |
| Photonics | |
| Detectors (see also Sensors) | A2.01, H13.02, H14.04, H6.01, H7.02, H9.01, S1.03, S1.04, S1.06, S1.07, S1.08, S1.09, S2.01, S4.01 |
| Emitters | H14.04 |
| Lasers (Communication) | H14.04, H9.01 |
| Lasers (Guidance & Tracking) | H14.04, S3.08 |
| Lasers (Ladar/Lidar) | A2.01, H14.04, H6.01, S1.01, S1.08, S4.01 |
| Lasers (Measuring/Sensing) | A1.08, A2.01, H14.01, H14.04, H6.01, S1.06, S1.08, S1.09, S3.08, S4.01 |
| Lasers (Medical Imaging) | H14.04 |
| Lasers (Surgical) | H14.04 |
| Lasers (Weapons) | H14.04 |
| Materials & Structures (including Optoelectronics) | H11.01, H14.04, H9.01 |
| Planetary Navigation, Tracking, & Telemetry | |
| Entry, Descent, & Landing (see also Astronautics) | A1.08, H14.04, H7.02, S3.03, S4.01, S4.03, S5.04 |
| GPS/Radiometric (see also Sensors) | S3.05 |
| Inertial (see also Sensors) | S1.09, S3.05, S3.08, S4.01, Z4.01 |
| Optical | H14.04, S3.05, S3.08 |
| Ranging/Tracking | H14.04, H9.03, S1.09, S3.05, S4.03, Z4.01 |
| Telemetry (see also Control & Monitoring) | H14.04, S3.04, S3.06 |
| Propulsion | |
| Ablative Propulsion | H2.01, Z6.01 |
| Atmospheric Propulsion | A1.03, A1.04, A1.06, A1.07, S4.03 |
| Fuels/Propellants | H10.01, H2.01, H2.02, H2.03, S3.02, S4.03 |
| Launch Engine/Booster | H10.01, S4.03, Z6.01 |
| Maneuvering/Stationkeeping/Attitude Control Devices | H2.01, H2.03, H5.03, S3.02, S3.05 |
| Photon Sails (Solar; Laser) | H5.03 |
| Spacecraft Main Engine | H10.01, H2.01, H2.02, S3.02, S4.03, Z1.01 |
| Surface Propulsion | S5.04 |
| Sensors/Transducers | |
| Acoustic/Vibration | A1.04, A1.06, A1.08, A2.01, H13.01, H13.02, H5.03, H7.02, S1.09, Z5.01 |
| Biological (see also Biological Health/Life Support) | H14.01, H14.04, H3.01, H3.02, Z5.01 |
| Biological Signature (i.e., Signs Of Life) | H3.01, S1.06, S4.05 |
| Chemical/Environmental (see also Biological Health/Life Support) | A1.08, H14.01, H3.01, H3.02, H4.03, S1.06 |
| Contact/Mechanical | A1.08, A2.01, H13.01, H5.03, Z5.01 |
| Electromagnetic | A2.01, H13.02, H5.03, S4.01, Z5.01 |
| Inertial | A2.01, H9.01, S1.09, S3.05, S3.08, S4.01, Z5.01 |
| Interferometric (see also Analysis) | H10.01, H13.01, H13.02, H14.04, S1.09, S3.08 |
| Ionizing Radiation | H11.01, H13.02, H7.01, S1.06, S2.03 |
| Optical/Photonic (see also Photonics) | A1.08, A2.01, H13.01, H14.04, H3.02, H7.02, H9.01, S1.03, S1.06, S1.09, S3.05, S3.08, S4.01 |
| Positioning (Attitude Determination, Location X-Y-Z) | A1.08, A2.01, S1.09, S3.08, S4.01, Z5.01 |
| Pressure/Vacuum | A1.08, A2.01, H10.01, H2.02, H2.04, H7.01, H7.02, Z5.01 |
| Radiometric | H7.02, S1.06, S4.01, Z5.01 |
| Sensor Nodes & Webs (see also Communications, Networking & Signal Transport) | A2.01, H13.02, H4.03, H5.03, Z5.01 |
| Thermal | A1.08, A2.01, H13.01, H13.02, H2.02, H2.04, H5.03, H7.01, H7.02, S1.03, S1.06, S1.10, S4.01 |
| Software Development | |
| Development Environments | S5.01 |
| Operating Systems | A2.02, H4.03 |
| Programming Languages | S5.01 |
| Verification/Validation Tools | A2.01, A2.02, A3.01, A3.02, A3.03, H11.01, H4.03, S5.04 |
| Spectral Measurement, Imaging & Analysis (including Telescopes) | |
| Infrared | A2.01, H13.02, H14.04, H2.02, H6.01, H7.02, H9.01, S1.03, S1.06, S1.07, S3.08, S5.04 |
| Long | H13.02, H14.04, H7.02, S1.03, S1.06, S1.07 |
| Microwave | H13.02, H7.02, S1.02, S1.07 |
| Multispectral/Hyperspectral | H13.02, H14.04, H7.02, S1.03, S1.06, S1.07, S3.08, S5.03 |
| Non-Electromagnetic | H13.02, H7.02, S1.06, S1.07 |
| Radio | H7.02 |
| Terahertz (Sub-millimeter) | H13.02, H7.02, S1.03 |
| Ultraviolet | H13.02, H14.04, H7.02, S1.04, S1.06, S5.04 |
| Visible | A2.01, H14.04, H7.02, S1.03, S1.07, S3.08, S5.04 |
| X-rays/Gamma Rays | H13.02, H2.02, S1.04, S1.06 |
| Testing & Evaluation | |
| Destructive Testing | H14.04 |
| Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing | A1.06, A2.01, A2.02, H14.01, H14.04, H2.02, H4.01, H4.02, H4.03, H8.01, S4.01 |
| Lifetime Testing | H14.04, H2.01, H2.02, H4.02, H4.03 |
| Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE; NDT) | A2.01, H13.01, H14.04, H2.02, H5.03, H7.01, S3.08, Z6.01 |
| Simulation & Modeling | A1.06, A1.08, A2.02, A3.01, A3.02, A3.03, H11.01, H13.01, H2.02, H4.02, H4.03, H5.01, H5.02, H5.03, H7.01, H7.02, S2.04, S5.01, S5.04, Z1.01, Z6.01 |
| Thermal Management & Control | |
| Active Systems | H3.03, H5.03, H8.01, S1.10, S3.01, S4.04, S5.04 |
| Cryogenic/Fluid Systems | A1.03, A1.08, H14.01, H2.04, H9.01, S1.10 |
| Heat Exchange | H2.04, H3.03, H5.03, H8.01, S3.01, S3.07 |
| Passive Systems | H2.04, H4.02, H5.03, H8.01, S1.10, S3.01, S3.07, S4.04, Z4.01 |
| Vehicle Health Management | |
| Diagnostics/Prognostics | A2.01, A2.02, A3.02, H13.01, H13.02, H2.02, H4.03, H5.03, S4.05, S5.04, S5.05 |
| Recovery (see also Autonomous Systems) | A2.02, A3.02, H4.03, S5.04, S5.05 |
