Overview

Virginia-based SENTEL has successfully commercialized its Electronic Portable Information Collection (EPIC) system, an innovative product enabling distributed paperless testing. Originally developed in cooperation with NASA, EPIC records and maintains the hundreds of mission-critical procedures that must be completed prior to each rocket launch. EPIC replaces time-consuming, paper-intensive procedures with a wireless network that communicates a series of work authorization procedures in almost real time. Since developing EPIC with NASA, under the auspices of the U.S. Government's Small Business Innovative Research program (SBIR), which encourages the commercialization of advanced R&D projects, SENTEL has worked with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) and Lockheed-Martin to successfully integrate EPIC into the Atlas V rocket program. EPIC presents an opportunity to shave cycle time from complex testing procedures across industries. In developing this system, SENTEL also learned some important lessons about how small businesses can partner with larger entities to create innovative technology products. 
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