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Bear Technologies Llc

  • Contact Person: Karron Myrick
  • Contact Phone: 804-556-6645
  • Contact Email: karron.myrick@comcast.net
  • Business Structure:
  • Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
  • Business Type:
  • Self Certified Small Disadvantaged Business
  • For Profit Organization
  • Subchapter S Corporation
  • Industries Served: Hardware Manufacturing, Machine Shops, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
  • Product Areas: BUOYS, MOTORS, ELECTRICAL, SERVICES (ENGINEERING), R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: SERVICES (ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT), R&D- ENERGY: WIND (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT), WIND ENERGY (APPLIED/EXPLORATORY), OTHER ENERGY (ENGINEERING), R&D- ENERGY: OTHER (ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT), R&D-NAT RES-MARINE & OCEAN-ENG DEV, R&D- NATURAL RESOURCE: MARINE AND OCEANOGRAPHIC (ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT), R&D- SPACE: AERONAUTICS/SPACE TECHNOLOGY (ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT), R&D-AERO & SPACE TECH-ENG DEV, R&D-SPACE SCIENCE & APPL-ENG DEV, R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT), ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES, SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL

Sampling of Federal Government Funding Actions/Set Asides

In order by amount of set aside monies.

  • $275,000 - Tuesday the 18th of March 2014
    National Aeronautics And Space Administration
    NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
    BEAR ENGINEERING PROPOSES TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE HIGH TORQUE, LOW SPEED, DIRECT DRIVE MOTOR IN ORDER TO MEET NASA'S REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH DEVICES. FUNDAMENTALLY, ALL ELECTRIC MOTORS BASICALLY WORK ON THE SAME ELECTROMAGNETIC PRINCIPLE: A TANGENTIAL ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE ATTRACTS THE ROTOR TO THE STATOR. JUST WHEN THE ROTOR FIELD IS CLOSEST TO THE STATOR FIELD AND THE ELECTROMAGNETIC ATTRACTION IS GREATEST, THE POWER IS INTERRUPTED AND ANOTHER SET OF MAGNETIC POLES REPEATS THE CYCLE. FURTHERMORE, THE TWO MAGNETICALLY ATTRACTED ELEMENTS NEVER MAKE CONTACT, WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE OFFER THE HIGHEST FORCE OF ATTRACTION. THE PROPOSED NOVEL MOTOR DESIGN, SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATED AT TRL 4 IN PHASE 1, OPERATES AND BEHAVES ENTIRELY DIFFERENTLY FROM ALL OTHER KNOWN ELECTRIC MOTOR DESIGNS AND IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING INCREDIBLY HIGH, DIRECT DRIVE TORQUES AT LOW ROTATIONAL SPEEDS. ITS OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF A STEPPER MOTOR WITH A 1000:1 GEARHEAD ATTACHED, BUT THE SIMILARITY ENDS THERE. THE MOTOR IS CONFIGURED SUCH THAT ITS LENGTH TO DIAMETER ASPECT RATIO IS OPPOSITE THAT OF TRADITIONAL MOTORS AS IT HAS A RELATIVELY LARGE DIAMETER AND SHORT AXIAL LENGTH; THIS OFFERS ALL NEW PACKAGING OPPORTUNITIES. THE DESIGN ALSO ALLOWS FOR A SINGLE, LARGE DIAMETER BEARING PAIR TO BE USED FOR THE MOTOR'S OUTPUT SHAFT WHICH RENDERS IT STIFF ENOUGH TO DIRECTLY MOUNT THE DRIVEN ELEMENTS. THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL BEARING SUPPORTS AND BEARING MOUNTING STRUCTURE IS THUS ELIMINATED. BY THE END OF PHASE 2, THE SYSTEM WILL BE DESIGNED, DEVELOPED AND TESTED AT TRL 6 WITH MARS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.

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