SBIR/STTR Research Award

DISTRIBUTED FIBER OPTIC ICE DETECTION SYSTEM

Award identifier 02c8033a327112f444bb9a7ee96bb8418ae9671db0dcdae609a2070c263b5d7aAwarding agency Department of Defense · Air Force

Award amount

$49,796

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

1988

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Air Force
Recipient company
GEO-CENTERS, INC.
Proposal award date
Not reported
Contract end date
Not reported
UEI
KNFLL6RLCWJ9
Solicitation number
Not reported
Topic code
Not reported

Research abstract

THE FORMATION AND BUILDUP OF ICE ON OR IN OUTDOOR STRUCTURES IS A SIGNIFICIANT PROBLEM IN NORTHERN LATITUDES, OFTEN RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND NEARBY OBJECTS. WOODEN SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR AEDC COOLING TOWERS ARE EXPOSED TO ICE BUILDUP THAT MUST BE DETECTED MANUALLY BEFORE CORRECTIVE OPERATING MODES CAN BE IDENTIFIED. A DISTRIBUTED FIBER OPTIC ICE DETECTION SYSTEM IS PROPOSED TO ALLOW AUTOMATION OF OPERATING MODES IN RESPONSE TO ICE BUILDUP. THE SYSTEM CONSISTS OF MULTIPLE ARRAYS OF SINGLE POINT SENSORS DEPLOYED OVER A LARGE AREA. NETWORKED NODES CONTROL THE ARRAYS AND REPORT THE LOCATION OF ICE FORMATION TO A MASTER CENTRAL CONTROL SYSTEM. THIS INFORMATION CAN THEN BE SENT TO AN OPERATOR OR CONTROL SYSTEM TO INITIATE PREVENTATIVE/CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE DISTRIBUTED FIBER OPTIC ICE DETECTION SYSTEM OFFERS A COST-EFFECTIVE MEANS TO DETECT AND PREVENT ICE BUILDUP ON AEDC COOLING TOWERS.

Technology keywords

Not reported

Other awards by this recipient

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Research funding history

69 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2000). Reported award amounts total $10,503,039. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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