SBIR/STTR Research Award
Thermal History Optical Readout (THOR) System for Condition Based Maintenance
Award amount
$99,928Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2007Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2007-05-03
- Contract end date
- 2008-05-03
- UEI
- RMG1AZ1ZH8Q7
- Solicitation number
- 2007.1
- Topic code
- AF071-138
Research abstract
Physical Sciences Inc. proposes a novel and highly robust Thermal History Optical Reader (THOR) system concept capitalizing on mature optical, processing, and software technology developed by PSI and proven in the condition based maintenance field for both DoD and commercial applications. The proposed portable battery operated system will allow the enabling technology for wirelessly recording a fingerprint of the thermal history of an array of glass-ceramic substrates developed by the Air Force to effectively and rapidly enter field evaluations and provide benefits for life prediction and health monitoring of components in extreme environments. Proven optical instrumentation and pattern recognition tools developed at PSI are presented that allow rapid development and demonstration of the THOR concept within the Phase I program.
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.
- Off-axis Laser Event Recorder (OALER)
- TFLN Interconnect for Gigabit-rate Environment Ruggedization (TIGER)
- Advanced Ruggedized Modulators for Onboard Receivers (ARMOR)
- Modular Bypass Valve for Solid Fuel Ramjets
- Bio-inspired Energy Dissipating Structures for Enhanced Airdrop Capabilities
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- A Glass-Ceramic Optical Thermal History Sensor for Extreme Environments
- A Glass-Ceramic Optical Thermal History Sensor for Extreme Environments
Research funding history
1,763 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2026). Reported award amounts total $698,949,224. 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, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency