SBIR/STTR Research Award
Determination of the Onset of Widespread Fatigue Damage
Award amount
$77,755Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1996Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Transportation
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Qual-x, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
QUAL-X proposes to nondestructively inspect the extensive surface areas of aging commercial airliners for corrosion and fatigue damage. QUAL-X will characterize the above surfaces both at local and global areas of interest using chemical gas penetrants and advanced gas sensor techniques; both of which were developed as an extension of the company's unique and singular experience with the ket gas penetrant system.
Technology keywords
Not reported