SBIR/STTR Research Award
Life improvement of Plain Airframe Bearings by Preventing Contamination
Award amount
$1,499,646Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2015Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- TRITON SYSTEMS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2015-09-24
- Contract end date
- 2018-10-20
- UEI
- DA91DUWSMSQ7
- Solicitation number
- 2013.1
- Topic code
- N131-016
Research abstract
Plain, self-lubricating spherical bearings operating in high levels of airborne abrasive contaminant particle environments, such as desert regions, are subject to accelerated wear of their PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) liner systems. Accelerated bearing wear has been observed in fielded aircraft and leads to increased maintenance costs, Flight Safety Risk and reduced operational availability. The Navy has a need to protect bearings from contamination in order to increase bearing life and relieve maintenance burdens. Triton Systems proposes to develop a prototype device to improve plain bearing performance in a contaminated environment. Triton will design and fabricate and test prototypes of the device.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Coatings for Reliable Compact Rotary Engines
- Pre and Post Weld Heating Innovations
- Biological Noise Modeling for Active and Passive Sonar System Performance Predictions
- Ambient Acoustic Noise Cancelling for Military Boom Microphones
- Advanced Fretting Fatigue Life Prediction Method for Naval Aerospace Applications
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Contamination Prevention for Plain Airframe Bearings (1002-048)
- Advanced Cermet Liner for Reduced Wear and Contamination in Plain Airframe Bearings
- Life Improvement of Plain Airframe Bearings by Preventing Contamination
- Contamination Prevention for Plain Airframe Bearings (1001-958)
Research funding history
927 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1993–2026). Reported award amounts total $388,500,403. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Transportation