Product Research and Development
Nelson Engineering Company (NEC) provides a complete range of advanced technology engineering services to government and industry.
Our goal is to facilitate the development and application of technology by encouraging partnering between industry, government, and academia. Through research grants, we have become an established provider of scientific, engineering, and technical services. Examples of research and development Nelson Engineering Co. has supported include:
- Nano-satellite bus development
Nelson Engineering developed a design for a highly configurable Command and Data Handling (C&DH) system for nano-satellites for DARPA. The design was based on a highly configurable set of circuit boards sharing a common data bus that could be "mixed-and-matched" to meet specific mission requirements. The architecture developed by NE for this contract was scalable and expandable, open to future hardware upgrades and mission requirements, had wide range of interface capabilities, conformed to existing software and hardware standards, and utilized commercial off the shelve (COTS) components with a proven reliability record.
- Submarine hydraulic oil filtration system design
Nelson Engineering obtained a research grant from the Navy to research and develop a commercially-viable, lightweight portable filtration system capable of restoring hydraulic fluid to better than new condition for use aboard United States Navy (USN) Los Angeles Class Attack Submarines. The portable hydraulic fluid filtration unit must fit through submarine hatchways and be operated by one person. Existing commercially manufactured hydraulic fluid filtration units do not remove both water and particulates effectively and are too large and heavy to meet the Navy's requirements.
- Advanced material ship chock insert design
Nelson Engineering obtained a research grant from the Navy to investigate the capabilities of a new self-lubricating polymer known as Nylatron® NSM and its potential for use in a chock insert designed to significantly reduce the wear imparted to mooring lines. Developed and delivered a Nylatron® NSM full scale two-piece chock insert prototype during Phase I to demonstrate constructability and facilitate attachment method concept visualization.
- Free floating off-shore wind turbine platform
Nelson Engineering obtained a research grant from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design a free floating off-shore wind turbine platform. The plafrom is designed to maintain station without the use of mooring lines or support structure, and can be postioned in a location with consistant wind velocities, allowing steady generation of electricity. The free-floating design also provides for easy startup, relocation as required, and can readily be towed to a maintenance facility when repair is required.
We provide engineering services to NASA on support contracts at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB).
With innovative approaches and cutting edge technology, NEC turns science and engineering into profit for the benefit of our customers and investors.