SBIR/STTR Research Award
Fastener Measurement Tool
Award amount
$1,154,843Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2014Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- CREARE LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2014-08-19
- Contract end date
- 2016-11-21
- UEI
- JDKYAKDT4TT6
- Solicitation number
- 13.1
- Topic code
- AF131-120
Research abstract
ABSTRACT: Accurate measurement of fastener profile relative to the aircraft skin is critical to ensure that aircraft meet operation specifications and to identify areas that require rework to meet tight manufacturing tolerances. Current measurement methods rely on mechanical dial indicators that struggle to provide the required accuracy, are difficult to use in tight areas, and demand a high degree of operator skill. The goal of this project is development of an automated, handheld tool for measurement of fastener profile that is fast, easy to use, and highly accurate. During Phase I we demonstrated that our approach provides extremely high accuracy, precision, and repeatability and is well suited for development of a fully automated inspection tool. BENEFIT: The technology developed on this project will provide a new methodology for high speed, easy to use measurement of fastener profile in aircraft assemblies.
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.
- Improving Signal-to-Noise in Military Boom-Mounted Microphones
- Scratch Removal from Acrylic Windscreens
- A multi-function earplug that measures in-ear noise, standard noise dosimetry and hearing function
- Development of an automated Needle Decompression Device
- MOF Based Adsorbent System for the Removal of CO2
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Fastener Measurement Tool (FMT) Countersink Capability & Automated Outer Mold Line Defect Characterization for Depots
- Fastener Measurement Tool
- Hand-Held Fastener Surface Measurement
- Handheld, Snapshot-Based 3D Fastener Inspector
Research funding history
1,365 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2026). Reported award amounts total $507,020,394. 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 Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Department of Commerce