SBIR/STTR Research Award
Point of Use Oil Quality Analysis
Award amount
$729,865Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2005Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- MAKEL ENGINEERING, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2005-10-31
- Contract end date
- 2007-10-31
- UEI
- YGVHEZ1D2ZH6
- Solicitation number
- 2003.2
- Topic code
- A03-232
Research abstract
The objective of Makel Engineering’s proposal is to develop a multi-tasked microsensor based system capable of monitoring hydraulic fluid performance along with data acquisition systems and communication protocol for preventative maintenance and diagnostics. Along with Phase II partners Rockwell Automation, Lubrizol, Ford Motor Company, and Case Western Reserve University, Makel Engineering, Inc. (MEI) will deliver a fully functional prototype system that combines the most effective suite of sensing capabilities from the range of conductivity, total acid number (TAN), viscosity, wear metals, and contaminant measurements. The data provided by this portable diagnostic system will be applicable to relational databases such as those developed by the Army Oil Analysis Program. The system will tie fluid measurements to each vehicle and use this information in oil life prognostics for improved operational availability, and the automated process will reduce bookkeeping burden and potential operator error.
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.
- High Pressure, In-Situ Hydrogen Sensor For Space Based Regenerative Fuel Cell Systems
- Bio-Gauge, Low Cost Biodiesel Fuel Fraction Sensor
- Compact, Low Power, Multi-Parameter Astronaut Life Support Sensor (M-PALSS)
- Wearable Multimodal Aerosolized Chemical Threat Detector
- Compact, Low Power, Multi-Parameter Astronaut Life Support Sensor (M-PALSS)
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Point of Use Oil Quality Analysis
- Point of Use Oil Quality Analysis
- Point of Use Oil Quality Analysis
- Point of Use Oil Quality Analysis
Research funding history
79 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1996–2025). Reported award amounts total $27,853,283. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Commerce, Department of Homeland Security, National Science Foundation