About Us
ElectroDynamic Applications, Inc. (EDA) is a research and development firm principally focused on technologies for space and other severe environment applications. Our specialties include:
- Electric propulsion (EP)
- Hall thrusters
- Ion thrusters
- Electrodynamic tether propulsion
- Arcjets
- Cathodes
- Plasmas and plasma diagnostics
- Plasma chemistry
- Related space and vacuum technology
- Magnetic and electric field modeling
We do technology development at all stages from conceptual design and numerical simulation, to prototype fabrication, to testing and validation. We work closely with leading research universities as well as various NASA and Air Force centers and independent aerospace and DoD contractors. We provide “turn-key” automated testing in large vacuum facilities for commercial and government customers.
History
EDA was founded by two professors from the University of Michigan as a technology incubator to bring advanced research from the university setting to practical applications in the real world. We have since expanded to develop technology and applications for a range of sectors from university to commercial to government. Maintaining close ties with the University of Michigan and other universities, EDA is able to bring to bear a wide range of expertise to any problem. EDA’s experience with space flight missions, and collaboration with the University of Michigan’s Space Physics Research Laboratory, creates a capability not just in theoretical experimentation, but also in practical space flight system design.
Security Clearance
- Current Status
- EDA holds Active DoD SECRET Facility Clearance (FCL)
- Executive-Level Principal Investigators (PIs) hold Active DoD TOP SECRET and SECRET Personnel Clearances (PCL)
- Consulting Senior Engineer/Program Manager (PM) holds Active SECRET PCL
- Plans Underway
- PCL Sponsorship for Director of Research, two Senior PIs, and Operations Manager is established
- Investment requirements and funding sources to raise EDA to a possessing facility (enabling CLASSIFIED storage and computer-processing capabilities) are being researched