SBIR/STTR Research Award
NDE of Marcelling in Composites
Award amount
$69,882Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1997Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- FOSTER-MILLER, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- XDF1FRDG8KK4
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
Foster-Miller is proposing a novel NDE approach, Time Reversal Mirror (TRM) technology, for the detection of marcelling in thick fiber-reinforced composite structures. TRM is an ultrasonic inspection phased-array technique that will inspect composite structural components for anomalies faster, deeper, and with more sensitivity than competing technologies. TRM is valuable in areas where existing complex component geometry or complex microstructure make conventional inspections difficult or impossible. TRM utilizes existing phased-array hardware, and while TRM principles have been known for years, only recently has the declining cost and availability of intensive computation made it practical. The Phase I team will consist of Foster-Miller, Bell Helicopter-Textron and R/D Tech. R/D Tech is the holder of development rights for TRM and has developed other NDT instrumentation for commercial use.
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.
- Electromechanically and Sensor Enhanced Endoscopic Tools
- Novel Hydrogel-Based System for Hemorrhage Control
- Self-Assembling System for Targeted Nanodelivery of Proteins (STOP)
- Clean Burning Waste Gasifier to Produce Tar-Free Gas for Internal Combustion Engines
- High Temperature Ionic Liquid Lubricant for Advanced Aircraft Turbine Engines
Research funding history
924 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2006). Reported award amounts total $172,256,128. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency