Smart Machinery Spaces

RLW, Inc. is submitting this Phase II Proposal on SBIR Topic # OSD01-CBM02 ""Smart Machinery Spaces"" in response to a written invitation following the completion of Phase I work. In Phase I, RLW successfully demonstrated the feasibility of using thewireless sensor technology and network and processing software to provide an online, real-time ""snapshot"" of equipment health by building a prototype system. When fully implemented, such a system will wirelessly provide consistent and accurate status ofspecified monitored parameters in a given ""space"" on a ship. Using temperature, pressure, flood, smoke, and other transducers, RLW will expand its Phase I prototype system to monitor all parameters found in the target application: Shaft AlleyCompartment (#5-300-0-E) of DDG-51 Class ships. RLW will test the Phase II system in its own lab and at a realistic land-based platform. In the Phase II Option, RLW will install the test system on a Navy ship. As in Phase I, RLW will again partner withtwo industry leaders, General Dynamics-Electric Boat, a well-known and long-time manufacturer of submarines for the Navy, and Sentinel Business Systems, a company with vast commercial experience in networking hardware and software, data management, anddatabase integration.