Hedgefog Research

Hedgefog Research (HFR) is a privately held research and development company headquartered in San Pedro, California, United States. Founded in 2015, the company describes itself as one of the most innovative small R&D firms in Southern California, built on two principles: being the best in its areas of expertise and applying that knowledge to unfamiliar problems. HFR operates across the full product lifecycle, from early research through to manufacturing and commercial delivery. The company's work spans several distinct technology areas. In vision care, HFR develops the Dayton AVT Automated Vision Tester, a system created through a multi-year collaboration with the U.S. Air Force Operational Based Vision Assessment (OBVA) laboratory, designed to modernize aircrew vision testing. It also produces the BlueStar Needle Endoscope, a surgical endoscope offering high resolution and color reproduction in a 23-gauge needle form factor. In space technology, HFR has developed bendable dust shields for lunar and Martian missions, with first samples scheduled for a flight on the International Space Station in 2025; this large-area flexible circuit manufacturing capability was originally established for NASA dust mitigation shields. In metrology and sensors, HFR has developed an industrial optical scanner, atmospheric analysis system, inertial navigation sensor, magnetometers, flow meters, and non-invasive aircraft fuel flow meters. The company also pursues deep learning and artificial intelligence for healthcare and complex sensor data analysis, and offers software development including edge-fog-cloud distributed computing systems for healthcare IT. HFR provides contract R&D and manufacturing services, with expertise in photonics and imaging, optical and electrical design, mechanical design, software development, medical device development, vacuum technology, environmental sensing, computational fluid dynamics, and mass spectroscopy. Its tight integration of R&D and manufacturing teams allows rapid transfer of new products to production. The company remains privately held and active as of the available evidence.

Hedgefog Research (HFR) was started in 2015 and is headquartered in San Pedro, California, United States. From its inception, the company positioned itself as a small but highly innovative research and development firm in Southern California, guided by two principles: be the best in your area of expertise and don't be afraid to apply what you know to unfamiliar problems. A defining early decision was that manufacturing would be an integral part of the R&D company, with the final goal of any development project being the delivery of a product that HFR can manufacture and sell to its customers. Over its development, HFR built expertise across vision care, metrology and sensors, deep learning, and manufacturing. In vision care, the company developed the Dayton AVT Automated Vision Tester through a multi-year collaboration with the U.S. Air Force Operational Based Vision Assessment (OBVA) laboratory, designed to modernize aircrew vision testing procedures. It also developed the BlueStar Needle Endoscope, a surgical endoscope offering high resolution and color reproduction in a 23-gauge needle. In metrology and sensors, HFR established a track record with diverse platforms including an industrial optical scanner, an atmospheric analysis system, an inertial navigation sensor, magnetometers, and flow meters, including non-invasive aircraft fuel flow meters configurable for challenging operating scenarios. In space technology, HFR developed bendable dust shields for active dust mitigation on lunar and Martian missions. The company's large area flexible circuit manufacturing capability was established for production of dust mitigation shields for NASA, and first samples of the bendable dust shields are scheduled for a flight on the International Space Station in 2025. HFR also expanded into software development, including edge-fog-cloud distributed computing systems for healthcare IT, and into deep learning data analysis tools for healthcare and complex sensor applications. HFR offers contract R&D and manufacturing services spanning photonics and imaging, optical design, electrical design, mechanical design, software development, medical device development, vacuum technology, environmental sensing, computational fluid dynamics, and mass spectroscopy. Its integration of R&D and manufacturing teams allows it to adapt new products at any stage of development and quickly transfer them to production. The company remains privately held and active.

• 2025

  First samples of HFR's bendable dust shields are scheduled for a flight on the International Space Station.

• 2015

  Hedgefog Research is started in Southern California.

• HFR develops the Dayton AVT Automated Vision Tester through a multi-year collaboration with the U.S. Air Force Operational Based Vision Assessment (OBVA) laboratory.

• HFR establishes large area flexible circuit manufacturing capability for production of dust mitigation shields for NASA.

A small, innovation-driven R&D and manufacturing company in Southern California that develops advanced products from early R&D through production, serving demanding applications in vision testing, medical imaging, space technology, and advanced sensors.

• Dayton AVT Automated Vision Tester

  An automated vision tester designed to completely modernize aircrew vision testing procedures, developed through a multi-year collaboration between HFR and the USAF Operational Based Vision Assessment laboratory.

• BlueStar Needle Endoscope

  A surgical endoscope offering unprecedented resolution and color reproduction packaged in a 23-gauge needle.

• Bendable Dust Shields

  Space dust mitigation technology for Earth, Moon, and beyond; first samples are scheduled for a flight on the International Space Station in 2025.

• Non-invasive aircraft fuel flow meter

  HFR's non-invasive flowmeters can be configured for most challenging operating scenarios.

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