Research and Development
KCF Technologies performs funded technology development for the purpose of solving challenging problems and bringing the solution into commercial form through strategic partnerships. The projects are grouped according to KCF’s five technical focus areas.
- Since 2004, KCF has earned a Phase 2 or Phase 3 contract on every Phase 1 SBIR contract awarded to the company
- Non-SBIR revenues account for 58% of KCF Technologies total sales
- KCF has achieved a commercial product outcome for every completed Phase 2 SBIR
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Underwater Navigation and Devices
- Compact Ruggedized Orientation Sensor Board for Underwater and Vehicle Applications
- Smart Tether Navigation System for Towfish, including Sidescan SONAR and Magnetometers
- Retractable UUV Antenna with Smart Tether Navigation (N08-194)
- Smart Tether Positioning for Kongsberg SONAR Systems
- Smart Tether Positioning for DIDSON Diver-Handheld SONAR Systems
- Smart Tether Navigation for EOD Ship Hull Applications (Phase 2 Option under N04-T020)
- Smart Tether Positioning System for Relative Localization of Moored and Towed Bodies (N04-T020)
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Prosthetics and Electro-Mechanical Devices
- Self-Powered Prosthetic Limb Technology (Self-Powered Prosthetic Limb Technology TATRC)
- Electro-Active Polymer Energy Harvesting for Prosthetic Limbs (NSF SBIR 2010)
- High-Pressure Micro-Hydraulic Valve for Low-Power Flow Control
- Adjustable Pylon for Lower-Limb Prosthetics
- Energy Harvesting for Prosthetic Limbs (A06-T031)
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Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensors
- Energy Harvesting for WMD Detection Systems (DTRA102-004)
- Energy Harvesting Circuit Board with Compact Form Factor and High Efficiency
- Opportunistic Energy Harvesting to Power Wireless Sensors on Ground and Sea Vehicles (N09-190)
- Smart Rod End for Wireless Monitoring of Helicopter Rotor Components (N08-006)
- Wireless Accelerometer with Ultra-Compact Energy Harvesting for Rotorcraft (N07-076)
- Harvester-Powered Wireless Accelerometers for Extreme Temperature Monitoring in Fossil Fuel Power Plants (DoE 2010 SBIR Extreme Temperature)
- Wireless Vibration Sensors for Shipboard Environments with Broadband Energy Harvesting (N06-T020)
- Harvester-Powered Wireless Sensors for Industrial Machine Monitoring and Condition Based Maintenance (DoE 2004 SBIR)
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Noise and Vibration Control and Optimization
- Innovative Quiet UAV Technologies (N101-039)
- Designing Quiet Structures through Vibro-Acoustic Optimization
- Testing and Analysis for On-Highway Wheel Vibration
- Wireless Video Monitoring inside Automotive Wheels
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Piezoelectric and Smart Material Devices
- Micro-Robot Swarms for Desktop Manufacturing (N11A-T037)
- Compact Narrowband High-Acoustic Sound Source for Enhanced HVAC Filtering (C111-108)
- Low-Cost Liquid Atomization and Dispensing with a Miniature Piezoelectric Device
- Extreme Amplitude Piezoelectric Noise Source for HUMVEE Air Filter Cleaning
- High-Temperature Piezoelectric Alarm for Personnel Safety Devices
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