SBIR/STTR Research Award
Cetane Sensor for Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Propulsion Systems that Operate on Heavy Fuel
Award amount
$150,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2013Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- YELLOWSTONE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
- Proposal award date
- 2013-07-25
- Contract end date
- 2014-02-25
- UEI
- WPHLTHLDDPG8
- Solicitation number
- 2013.1
- Topic code
- AF131-158
Research abstract
ABSTRACT: We propose to develop a lightweight, compact Cetane sensor interfaced to a fiberoptic probe immersed in the RPA fuel tank to continuously measure, update and report Cetane number to the engine electronics for control of engine settings for RPA internal combustion engines (ICE) operating on heavy fuels. The sensor will be based on laser light scattering and will be made small and light enough to be part of the RPA system, able to make real time calculations of the Cetane number of the fuel being utilized. BENEFIT: Success of both Phases of the SBIR program would move the Company rapidly toward the development of a device for jet fuel analysis in the field designed both for commercial markets and for meeting the Air Force specifications for use in the RPA environment.
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.
- Adherence Monitor for Substance Use Disorder Treatment
- Adherence Monitor for Substance Use Disorder Treatment
- Device for Noninvasive Monitoring of Multiple Biomarkers for Drug Abuse
- Monitor for Multiple Biomarkers for Detection of Alcohol Consumption
- Novel Prebiotic Fiber as Targeted Dietary Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Ultra Compact, Lightweight, Fast Response Cetane Sensor for Heavy Fuels
- Ultra Compact, Lightweight, Fast Response Cetane Sensor for Heavy Fuels
- Cetane Sensor for Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Propulsion Systems that Operate on Heavy Fuel
Research funding history
6 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2013–2019). Reported award amounts total $2,238,027. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense