SBIR/STTR Research Award
Non-Contact Inspection System
Award amount
$149,972Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2012Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- CREARE LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2011-09-28
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- JDKYAKDT4TT6
- Solicitation number
- 2011.2
- Topic code
- AF112C-117
Research abstract
ABSTRACT: Inspection of machined composite laminate parts is currently performed using a precision milling machine (PMM) to maneuver a touch probe. When performed on complex parts, this inspection process is extremely time consuming and ties up the PMM for longer time periods than the actual machining. PMM throughput needs to be increased to achieve the F-35 FY2017 program goal of one aircraft per day. The goal of this project is to increase production rates by performing part inspection and verification during milling operations. Our approach will increase production rates, provide automated quality assurance, and enable on-line verification of machine accuracy. BENEFIT: The technology developed on this project will provide a new method for automated, real-time measurement of the key features of these composite laminate parts (e.g., inner mold line surface and edge profiles and holes). Use of this technology is expected to significantly reduce F-35 production time and cost.
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.
- Rapid Advanced Non-Contact Measurement System
- Rapid Advanced Non-Contact Measurement System
- PROSI: PRECISION OPTICAL-GPS METROLOGY FOR SIMULTANEOUS MACHINING AND INSPECTION
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