Company Profile

Alexandre Terentiev (AKA: AT-TEK)
Profile last edited on: 7/8/24      CAGE: 7VG02      UEI: MELREN4UKKW6

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Year Founded
2017
First Award
2018
Latest Award
2019
Program Status
Active
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Location Information

26 Hop Ranch Circle
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
   (707) 540-1765
   alejoterentiev@gmail.com
   N/A
Location: Single
Congr. District: 02
County: Sonoma

Public Profile

Minimal information re. the firm and its principal. Following is therefore something we don't usually do - merely to list the project description. "NNASA is developing a common launch infrastructure to support multiple types of rockets. In order to reduce cost and simplify service of infrastructure, automation of multiple processes is highly desirable. In this approach, Autonomous Control Technologies perform functions such as anomaly and fault detection, fault isolation, diagnostics and prognostics for critical components. There is a clear need for instrumented monitoring of critical seal components of the propellant delivery system, since a loss of propellant lines integrity can cause great damage, as learned from the Challenger accident, which was caused by a faulty O-ring. A team of physicists and engineers from AT-Tek will design, fabricate, and test an inexpensive elastomer seal with an embedded sensor that can be in-situ-interrogated by compact electronics built into the vacuum flange. The integrated “smart seal” package can self-monitor such parameters as compression and elasticity of the seal material, both of which are critical for preventing catastrophic seal failures. Compared to previous attempts, AT-Tek’s novel approach will dramatically increase the sensitivity of the detection of critical seal parameters and realize a practical smart seal for the first time. The ultimate goal of this innovation is to integrate a smart seal into an autonomous propellant management infrastructure, thus enabling condition-based maintenance (not time-based) of critical elastomer seals for the first time. Another advantage of seal monitoring is ability to detect degradation of the seal before actual failure, with an option to adjust process parameters (pressure, temperature, etc) or bypass the degrading connection without aborting the process. This will minimize the risk of failure even if maintenance of degrading seal is not readily possible. If successful, the AT-Tek smart seal will form another smart asset integrated into NASA’s Autonomous Control Technologies s

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
1-4
Revenue Range
Less than .5M
VC funded?
No
Public/Private
Privately Held
Stock Info
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IP Holdings
N/A

Awards Distribution by Agency

Most Recent SBIR Projects

Year Phase Agency Total Amount
2019 2 NASA $810,656
Project Title: Smart Elastomer Seal with Remote Monitoring for Condition Based Maintenance

Key People / Management

  Alexandre Terentiev

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