SBIR/STTR Research Award
ONLINE THICKNESS GAGING OF HOT SHEET STEEL
Award amount
$205,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1988Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Science Foundation
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Scientific Measurement Systems
- Proposal award date
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- Contract end date
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- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
RESEARCH IS PROPOSED TO DEVELOP MATHEMATICAL ALGORITHMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS CAPABLE OF USING TOMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR RAPID NONDESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION OF STEEL SHEET. THE TECH- NIQUE COULD PROVIDE A MEASUREMENT OF THICKNESS ACROSS THE FULL WIDTH OF THE SHEET AND POSSIBLY DETECTION OF SURFACE AND INTERNAL DEFECTS. THE EMPHASIS IS UPON SCANNING OF VARIOUS THICKNESS SHEETS AT MILL SPEEDS [100 FEET/SEC]. SUCH A DEVICE COULD ALSO BE INSTALLED AT A CUSTOMER FACILITY
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