SBIR/STTR Research Award
Terahertz Thickness Sensor Guided Coating Removal Tool
Award amount
$750,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2018Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- TeraMetrix, LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2018-07-30
- Contract end date
- 2020-07-30
- UEI
- U8AFCLY28UJ3
- Solicitation number
- 2017.1
- Topic code
- AF171-104
Research abstract
A terahertz guided cutting tool will be built and tested.An initial brass board prototype will be built based on a commercial off the shelf (COTS) THz specialty coating thickness measurement system with handheld probe TeraMetrix has developed.This will be adaptable to both non-metallic straight blades and a metallic circular cutter.This system will be tested with various coupons to ensure cutting accuracy, ability to handle various features and areas of high curvature, comfortable and ergonomic use and maintainability.This will be followed by an alpha prototype customizing the handheld probe and incorporating lessons learned.The system will be lightweight (300 mils. The THz method does not exhibit thickness error in the presence of curved surfaces, fasteners or seams.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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- Ruggedized, Lower Cost, Terahertz Specialty Coating Thickness Measurement System for Aircraft Depot and Field Sustainment
- Ruggedized, Lower Cost, Terahertz Low Observable Thickness Measurement System for Aircraft Depot and Field Sustainment
- In-Process Cure Monitoring of Specialty Material Coatings
- Nondestructive Evaluation of Composite Substrate Below Thick Top Coat Materials
- Tailpipe Coating Thickness Measurement Capability
Awards with the same topic code
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Research funding history
59 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1992–2020). Reported award amounts total $26,725,799. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Homeland Security, National Science Foundation