SBIR/STTR 2018 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 | Z7.03, A1.04, A1.08, A1.03, A1.06, A1.01, A1.05, A1.09, A2.01 |
| Air Transportation & Safety | Z11.01, A1.07, A1.02, A1.06, A1.09, A3.02, A3.03, A3.01 |
| Avionics (see also Control and Monitoring) | A2.01 |
| Analysis | |
| Analytical Instruments (Solid, Liquid, Gas, Plasma, Energy; see also Sensors) | Z10.03, S4.05, Z11.01, A1.03, H8.01, H3.01, S1.08, S3.04 |
| Analytical Methods | S4.05, S4.03, S5.03, S5.02, A1.01, A1.05, H8.01, S1.08, S3.04 |
| Astronautics | |
| Aerobraking/Aerocapture | Z7.03 |
| Entry, Descent, & Landing (see also Planetary Navigation, Tracking, & Telemetry) | S4.03, Z7.03, Z7.01, A1.05 |
| Navigation & Guidance | Z7.01, S1.10, S3.04 |
| Relative Navigation (Interception, Docking, Formation Flying; see also Control & Monitoring; Planetary Navigation, Tracking, & Telemetry) | Z7.01, S3.04 |
| Space Transportation & Safety | Z10.03, S5.06 |
| Spacecraft Design, Construction, Testing, & Performance (see also Engineering; Testing & Evaluation) | S4.04, H8.01, S3.04 |
| Spacecraft Instrumentation & Astrionics (see also Communications; Control & Monitoring; Information Systems) | S4.04, S5.06, A1.03, H8.01, H2.01 |
| Tools/EVA Tools | S4.04 |
| Autonomous Systems | |
| Autonomous Control (see also Control & Monitoring) | Z10.03, S2.01, S3.08, Z4.02, H10.02, A2.02, A3.02, A3.03, A3.01, Z8.02, H6.02, H6.03, Z5.02, H6.01, S1.08, S5.05, S3.04 |
| Intelligence | A2.02, H6.03, Z5.01, Z5.02, H6.01, S5.05 |
| Man-Machine Interaction | S5.02, A2.02, A3.02, A3.03, A3.01, Z5.01, Z5.03, Z5.02 |
| Perception/Vision | A2.02, Z5.01, Z5.03, Z5.02 |
| Recovery (see also Vehicle Health Management) | A1.03, A2.02, A3.02, A3.03, H6.02, H6.01, S5.05 |
| Robotics (see also Control & Monitoring; Sensors) | S4.04, S3.08, A2.02, A3.02, A3.03, A3.01, H6.03, Z5.03, Z5.02, S4.06, S1.08, S4.02 |
| Biological Health/Life Support | |
| Essential Life Resources (Oxygen, Water, Nutrients) | H4.01, H3.02, H3.01, H1.01 |
| Fire Protection | S4.04 |
| Food (Preservation, Packaging, Preparation) | H12.04 |
| Health Monitoring & Sensing (see also Sensors) | S4.04, Z11.01, Z4.01, H8.01, H6.01 |
| Isolation/Protection/Radiation Shielding (see also Mechanical Systems) | Z10.03, S4.05, Z4.01, H12.01 |
| Medical | H8.01, H12.01 |
| Protective Clothing/Space Suits/Breathing Apparatus | S4.04, H4.02, H4.01, H4.03 |
| Remediation/Purification | H12.04, H3.02, H3.01 |
| Waste Storage/Treatment | H3.02, H3.01 |
| Communications, Networking & Signal Transport | |
| Ad-Hoc Networks (see also Sensors) | Z8.02 |
| Amplifiers/Repeaters/Translators | S4.04, Z8.02, H9.05 |
| Antennas | Z8.02, H9.05, S1.02 |
| Architecture/Framework/Protocols | S5.02, Z8.02, S1.08 |
| Cables/Fittings | S4.04 |
| Coding & Compression | H9.01, S1.08 |
| Network Integration | S5.02, Z8.02 |
| Power Combiners/Splitters | S1.02 |
| Routers, Switches | Z8.02 |
| Transmitters/Receivers | S4.04, Z8.02, H9.05, S1.08, S1.02 |
| Waveguides/Optical Fiber (see also Optics) | Z8.02, H9.01, S1.08 |
| Control & Monitoring | |
| Algorithms/Control Software & Systems (see also Autonomous Systems) | S4.03, Z11.01, H10.02, A1.01, A2.02, A3.02, H8.01, H6.03, Z5.02, H9.03, S1.08, S3.03, S3.04 |
| Attitude Determination & Control | Z8.02, S1.10, S3.04 |
| Command & Control | S3.08, H10.02, Z8.02, H9.03, S1.08 |
| Condition Monitoring (see also Sensors) | H10.02, H6.01, S1.08, H12.03 |
| Process Monitoring & Control | H7.02, Z11.01, H10.02, A1.03, S1.08 |
| Sequencing & Scheduling | H9.03 |
| Telemetry/Tracking (Cooperative/Noncooperative; see also Planetary Navigation, Tracking, & Telemetry) | S4.03, Z8.02, H9.03, S1.10 |
| Teleoperation | S2.01, Z8.02, Z5.02 |
| Education & Training | |
| Mission Training | S5.02, A1.03, Z5.01, Z5.02 |
| Outreach | S5.02, Z5.02 |
| Training Concepts & Architectures | S5.02 |
| Electronics | |
| Circuits (including ICs; for specific applications, see e.g., Communications, Networking & Signal Transport; Control & Monitoring, Sensors) | S4.04, S3.08, S5.06, Z1.03, Z8.03, H8.01, S1.06, S1.08, S1.02, H12.03, S3.03 |
| Manufacturing Methods | S4.04, H7.03, Z1.03, S1.02 |
| Materials (Insulator, Semiconductor, Substrate) | S4.04, Z4.01, A1.07, A1.03, Z1.03, H8.01, S1.05, S1.06, S1.04, S3.03 |
| Energy | |
| Conversion | S4.04, A1.07, A1.03, Z1.03, S3.03, S3.01 |
| Distribution/Management | S4.04, A1.07, A1.06, S3.03 |
| Generation | A1.07, A1.03, Z1.03, Z1.01, H5.01, S3.01 |
| Sources (Renewable, Nonrenewable) | A1.07, A1.03, Z1.03, H6.01, H1.01 |
| Storage | S4.04, A1.07, S3.03 |
| Engineering | |
| Characterization | S4.05, S4.04, S5.04, S5.06, H10.01, A1.03, S1.08 |
| Models & Simulations (see also Testing & Evaluation) | Z10.03, S4.04, Z7.01, S5.04, S5.06, Z11.01, H10.01, A1.08, A1.03, A1.06, A1.01, H8.01, Z5.02, S3.03 |
| Project Management | A1.03, S1.08 |
| Prototyping | S4.04, A1.03, Z5.02, H4.03, S1.08, S1.02, H5.01 |
| Quality/Reliability | S4.05, S4.04, H6.02 |
| Software Tools (Analysis, Design) | S5.04, S5.06, A1.03, A1.06, A1.05, S1.08 |
| Imaging | |
| 3D Imaging | Z11.01, A1.03, Z5.02 |
| Display | Z5.02 |
| Image Analysis | S5.03, S5.06, Z11.01, A1.03, S1.08 |
| Image Capture (Stills/Motion) | S4.04, S1.05 |
| Image Processing | S5.03, S5.06, Z11.01, S1.08 |
| Radiography | Z11.01 |
| Thermal Imaging (see also Testing & Evaluation) | S4.04, Z11.01, A1.03, S1.04 |
| Information Systems | |
| Computer System Architectures | S5.03, S5.01, S5.06, S5.02, Z8.03, S1.08 |
| Data Acquisition (see also Sensors) | Z10.03, Z7.01, S5.03, S5.06, Z11.01, A1.03, H8.01, S1.08 |
| Data Fusion | S5.03, S5.02 |
| Data Input/Output Devices (Displays, Storage) | S5.03, S5.02, S1.08 |
| Data Modeling (see also Testing & Evaluation) | S5.04, S5.03, S5.01, S5.06, S5.02, Z11.01 |
| Data Processing | Z7.01, S5.03, S5.01, S5.06, S5.02, Z11.01, S1.08 |
| Knowledge Management | S5.06, S5.02, A3.03 |
| Logistics | |
| Inventory Management/Warehousing | Z5.01 |
| Material Handing & Packaging | S4.05 |
| Manufacturing | |
| In Situ Manufacturing | H7.02, H7.03, H7.01, Z11.01, H2.01 |
| Microfabrication (and smaller; see also Electronics; Mechanical Systems; Photonics) | H7.02, H7.03 |
| Processing Methods | Z10.03, H7.02, H7.03, H7.01, Z3.01, Z1.03, H1.01, H2.01 |
| Resource Extraction | H1.01, H2.01 |
| Materials & Compositions | |
| Aerogels | Z4.01 |
| Ceramics | Z10.03, S4.04, H5.02, Z11.01, Z4.01, H10.01 |
| Coatings/Surface Treatments | Z10.03, S4.05, H5.02, Z4.01, H10.01, A1.09, H8.01, H4.02 |
| Composites | Z10.03, S4.04, S4.03, H5.02, Z7.01, Z11.01, Z4.01, H10.01, Z1.03, S3.03 |
| Fluids | S4.05, S4.03, H10.01, A1.03 |
| Joining (Adhesion, Welding) | Z10.03, Z1.03 |
| Metallics | Z10.03, S4.03, H5.02, Z3.01, Z11.01, Z4.01, H10.01, A1.03 |
| Minerals | H3.01, H2.01 |
| Nanomaterials | Z3.01, Z11.01, Z4.01, A1.07, A1.03, H3.01, S3.03 |
| Nonspecified | H7.01, A1.07 |
| Organics/Biomaterials/Hybrids | Z4.01, A1.03, H3.01, H2.01 |
| Polymers | S2.01, S4.04, H7.01, Z4.01, A1.09 |
| Smart/Multifunctional Materials | H7.01, Z4.01, H8.01 |
| Textiles | Z7.03, Z4.01 |
| Mechanical Systems | |
| Actuators & Motors | S2.01, S2.03, S4.04, Z4.01, H10.01, A1.03, A1.06, A1.01, A2.01, Z5.03, Z5.02, H5.01 |
| Deployment | S2.01, S2.03, S2.02, Z4.02, Z5.02, S4.06, S1.02, H5.01 |
| Exciters/Igniters | S4.04, H10.01, A1.03 |
| Fasteners/Decouplers | Z4.02 |
| Isolation/Protection/Shielding (Acoustic, Ballistic, Dust, Radiation, Thermal) | Z10.03, Z4.01, H10.01, A1.04, A1.03, S4.06, S1.08, S3.03 |
| Machines/Mechanical Subsystems | S2.02, Z4.02, A1.06, Z1.03, Z5.02, S4.06, S1.08, H5.01 |
| Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) and smaller | Z4.01, Z5.03 |
| Pressure & Vacuum Systems | H10.01, Z1.03, S1.08 |
| Structures | S2.01, S2.03, S2.02, S4.04, H5.02, Z4.01, Z4.02, H10.01, A1.03, A1.01, H5.01 |
| Tribology | S4.04 |
| Vehicles (see also Autonomous Systems) | S4.03, H10.01, A1.06, A3.01, Z5.02 |
| Microgravity | |
| Biophysical Utilization | H8.01 |
| Optics | |
| Adaptive Optics | S2.01, S2.03, H9.01 |
| Fiber (see also Communications, Networking & Signal Transport; Photonics) | Z7.01, Z4.01, A1.03, H8.01, H9.01 |
| Filtering | S2.04, A1.03, H9.01 |
| Gratings | S2.04, Z4.01, H9.01 |
| Lenses | S2.01, S2.04, Z4.01, H9.01 |
| Mirrors | S2.01, S2.04, S2.03, Z4.01, H9.01, S1.10 |
| Telescope Arrays | S2.01, S2.04, S2.03, H9.01 |
| Photonics | |
| Detectors (see also Sensors) | S4.04, Z7.01, S5.06, Z11.01, Z4.01, A1.03, H8.01, H9.05, S1.05, S1.01, S1.04, S1.08 |
| Emitters | S1.04, S1.08 |
| Lasers (Communication) | S4.04, H9.01 |
| Lasers (Guidance & Tracking) | S1.01 |
| Lasers (Ladar/Lidar) | S1.01 |
| Lasers (Measuring/Sensing) | A1.03, S1.10, S1.01, S1.08 |
| Materials & Structures (including Optoelectronics) | Z4.01, H8.01, S1.04 |
| Planetary Navigation, Tracking, & Telemetry | |
| Entry, Descent, & Landing (see also Astronautics) | Z7.01, S5.06 |
| GPS/Radiometric (see also Sensors) | S3.04 |
| Inertial (see also Sensors) | S1.10, S3.04 |
| Optical | Z7.01, Z4.01, S1.01, S3.04 |
| Ranging/Tracking | Z7.01, H9.01, S1.10, S1.02, S3.04 |
| Telemetry (see also Control & Monitoring) | Z5.02 |
| Propulsion | |
| Atmospheric Propulsion | A1.04, A1.02, A1.06, Z9.01 |
| Fuels/Propellants | Z10.01, Z10.03, S4.03, H10.01, A1.03 |
| Launch Engine/Booster | H10.01, Z9.01 |
| Maneuvering/Stationkeeping/Attitude Control Devices | Z10.02, Z8.01 |
| Photon Sails (Solar; Laser) | Z10.02 |
| Spacecraft Main Engine | Z10.02, Z10.03, S4.03, H10.01, Z8.01 |
| Surface Propulsion | S4.03, Z5.02 |
| Tethers | Z4.01, Z5.02 |
| Sensors/Transducers | |
| Acoustic/Vibration | Z11.01, H10.01, A1.03, A1.01, S1.07, S1.11 |
| Biological (see also Biological Health/Life Support) | A1.03, H8.01 |
| Biological Signature (i.e., Signs Of Life) | S1.07, S1.11 |
| Chemical/Environmental (see also Biological Health/Life Support) | Z5.03, H3.01, H2.01, S1.07, S1.08, S1.11 |
| Contact/Mechanical | S4.05, Z5.03 |
| Electromagnetic | S5.06, S1.09, S1.06, S1.07, S1.03, S1.11 |
| Inertial | Z7.01, A2.01, H12.03 |
| Interferometric (see also Analysis) | S1.02 |
| Ionizing Radiation | S4.05, S4.04, S5.06, Z11.01, Z4.01, Z1.03, S1.06 |
| Optical/Photonic (see also Photonics) | S4.04, Z7.01, S5.06, Z11.01, Z4.01, H8.01, H9.01, S1.05, S1.01, S1.09, S1.03, S1.08, S1.11 |
| Positioning (Attitude Determination, Location X-Y-Z) | S4.04, Z7.01, S5.06, Z5.03, S1.10, S3.04 |
| Pressure/Vacuum | S4.04, Z7.01, S1.07 |
| Radiometric | S1.07, S1.03, S1.02, S1.11, S3.04 |
| Sensor Nodes & Webs (see also Communications, Networking & Signal Transport) | S4.04, S5.06, S1.06, S1.02 |
| Thermal | Z10.03, S4.05, Z7.01, Z11.01, A1.03, S1.04 |
| Software Development | |
| Development Environments | S5.03, S5.01, A1.03, Z5.02 |
| Operating Systems | S5.06, A1.03, Z5.02 |
| Programming Languages | S5.03, A1.03, Z5.02, S1.08 |
| Verification/Validation Tools | S5.04, S5.03, S5.06, A1.01, A3.02, A3.03, A3.01, Z5.02, S1.08 |
| Spectral Measurement, Imaging & Analysis (including Telescopes) | |
| Infrared | S2.04, S4.04, Z7.01, Z11.01, Z4.01, A1.03, S1.09, S1.07, S1.04, S1.08, S1.11 |
| Long | S4.04, S1.07, S1.03, S1.04, S1.11 |
| Microwave | Z11.01, S1.07, S1.03, S1.02, S1.11 |
| Multispectral/Hyperspectral | Z11.01, S1.05, S1.07, S1.03, S1.04, S1.08, S1.11 |
| Non-Electromagnetic | Z11.01, Z4.01, S1.07, S1.11 |
| Radio | S1.07, S1.03, S1.02, S1.11 |
| Terahertz (Sub-millimeter) | S4.04, Z11.01, S1.09, S1.07, S1.04, S1.02, S1.11 |
| Ultraviolet | Z7.01, S5.06, Z11.01, Z4.01, S1.05, S1.09, S1.07, S1.08, S1.11 |
| Visible | S2.04, S4.04, Z7.01, S5.06, Z4.01, A1.03, S1.09, S1.07, S1.08, S1.11 |
| X-rays/Gamma Rays | S2.04, S5.06, Z11.01, Z4.01, S1.05, S1.09, S1.07, S1.11 |
| Testing & Evaluation | |
| Destructive Testing | S4.05 |
| Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing | H8.01, Z5.02, H5.01 |
| Lifetime Testing | H10.01, S1.06 |
| Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE; NDT) | S4.05, Z11.01, H10.01 |
| Simulation & Modeling | S4.05, Z7.01, S5.04, S5.01, S5.06, Z11.01, Z4.01, H10.01, H10.02, A1.08, A1.03, A1.01, A3.02, A3.03, A3.01, Z5.02, S1.06, H5.01 |
| Thermal Management & Control | |
| Active Systems | Z10.03, S4.04, Z4.01, Z2.01, A1.03, Z5.02, S1.09 |
| Cryogenic/Fluid Systems | Z10.01, Z10.03, H10.01, H10.02, H1.01, S1.09 |
| Heat Exchange | Z10.03, Z2.01, A1.03, Z1.03, H3.02 |
| Passive Systems | Z10.03, S4.04, H5.02, Z4.01, A1.03, S1.06 |
| Vehicle Health Management | |
| Diagnostics/Prognostics | S4.05, S4.04, S5.06, Z11.01, A1.03, H8.01, Z5.02, H6.01, S5.05 |
| Recovery (see also Autonomous Systems) | H6.02, Z5.02, H6.01, S5.05 |
