SBIR/STTR Research Award
Portable, Multi-modal Nonlinear Elastic Wave Spectroscopy - Sonic Infrared (NEWS-SIR) System for Manufacturing Defects Characterization
Award amount
$1,000,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2015Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- Intelligent Automation, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2015-04-29
- Contract end date
- 2017-04-28
- UEI
- C3QJD7VXG167
- Solicitation number
- 2013.2
- Topic code
- MDA13-016
Research abstract
We propose to further design, develop and test a portable, multi-modal, reliable and sensitive non-destructive inspection (NDI) tool (NEWS-SIR) for in-process and post-production assessment of manufacturing defects in metallic and composite system components. It is able to scan over large scale structures with complex geometries and is much more sensitive to micro-damages than the most commonly used linear ultrasonic counterpart. This multi-modal non-destructive evaluation (NDE) approach enables a very high Probability of Detection (PoD) at high through-put, and allows fine characterization of small defects (microcracks, porosities, etc.) on or below structure surface. The final prototype sensor hardware/software will be effective and low cost. Approved for Public Release 15-MDA-8169 (20 March 15)
Technology keywords
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Research funding history
1,182 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1987–2021). Reported award amounts total $369,972,257. 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 Transportation, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security