Integrated Wear and Oil Condition Sensing System

Poseidon Systems, LLC, in collaboration with Impact Technologies (Sikorsky Innovations), Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls-Royce, proposes the development of an integrated online oil debris and oil condition sensing system. The proposed device will perform inline health monitoring of the lubrication system of fixed and rotary wing aircraft propulsion systems. It will determine the Remaining Useful Life of the lubricant through detection and trending of debris, contaminants and additive breakdown in oil. It will also monitor health of lubricated components through detection, classification (ferrous and non-ferrous), sizing, and trending of wear debris. It will meet the size, weight and environmental requirements for on-board mounting for new aircraft and retrofitting on existing aircraft. Poseidon's significant background in fluid diagnostic sensor development will accelerate the development and commercialization of the resulting technology. The device will provide significant improvements in on-board, oil quality monitoring capabilities. A fully functional prototype system will be demonstrated to Navy personnel and other stakeholders at the conclusion of Phase I.