SBIR/STTR Research Award
Advanced Characterization Techniques that Improve Durability of Fracture Critical DoD Components
Award amount
$69,110Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2008Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- VIBRANT CORP
- Proposal award date
- 2008-05-12
- Contract end date
- 2009-03-12
- UEI
- HPJ9UY3F7HP9
- Solicitation number
- 2008.1
- Topic code
- N08-065
Research abstract
The objective of this proposed effort is to develop and demonstrate tools and techniques for detecting fatigue and fractures in critical DoD components. Under the proposed effort, Vibrant will attempt to adapt Process Compensated Resonance Testing (PCRT) technology, to detect fatigue and fractures in DoD components. PCRT uses Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy (RUS) coupled with genetic sorting algorithms to determine the unique resonance patterns of components. Vibrant’s efforts will focus on developing advanced fatigue and fracture characterization techniques to assess turbine component durability. Vibrant’s technology will be used to provide a non-destructive evaluation (NDE) technique to assess whether fractures or thermal-mechanical fatigue (TMF) is present in components. This new capability will provide higher confidence assessments and improved durability management of fracture critical DoD components that is not available currently.
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.
- PCRT for Improved Defect Detection, Sustainment Efficiency, and Fleet Readiness for Navy Landing Gear Components
- Advanced Non-Destructive Testing in Support of Life Cycle Management for Weapons System Components
- Process Compensated Resonance Testing for Qualification of Additively Manufactured Launch and Space Vehicle Components
- Enhanced Nondestructive Evaluation of Air Force Aircraft Engine Compressor Blades with Process Compensated Resonance Testing
- Process Compensated Resonance Testing for Additive Manufacturing Process Monitoring and Control and Gas Turbine Engine Component
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Advanced Characterization Techniques that Improve Durability of Fracture Critical DoD Components
- Advanced Characterization Techniques that Improve Durability of Fracture Critical DoD Components
Research funding history
17 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2007–2025). Reported award amounts total $11,683,565. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense