Design of High Speed High Endurance Mine Warfare Craft (7129-120)

Not Available Electromagnetic probes covering frequency bands of kHz to tens of GHz are known to detect corrosion, cracks, and flaws hidden under paint and other materials. These probes, however, are not uniquely responsive towards corrosion. The nonlinear response of the corrosion products could be easily combined with the microwave surface resistance measurement technique and an innovative system using combinations of these techniques is proposed. The handheld probe will provide realtime detection of corrosion hidden under paints and other materials, will be robust and will be able to discriminate corrosion from other flaws. During Phase I, we propose to perform laboratory experiments and numerical analysis to determine the optimized parameters. We provide a proof-of-concept demonstration and a plan for prototype construction.