SBIR/STTR Research Award
Terahertz Imaging for Detection of Corrosion and Defects Under Hull Coatings
Award amount
$1,936,821Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- LUNA INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED
- Proposal award date
- 2024-08-21
- Contract end date
- 2026-08-05
- UEI
- SJHFCDGKJJC5
- Solicitation number
- 12.1
- Topic code
- N121-064
Research abstract
Luna Innovations is proposing to update and refine the T-ray terahertz control unit and scanners to improve usefulness for measuring characteristics within and under coatings which are applied to the hulls of vessels. Luna Innovation THz systems consist of 4 main components: 1. THz Control Unit (TCU) 2. Human Machine Interface Hardware (Monitor, Keyboard, and a Mouse) 3. Remote THz Line Scan Imager 4. Optical electrical umbilical interconnection the TCU and remote handheld line scanner Key improvements to be made include: ruggedization and size reduction of the various components of the system (TCU, scanner, and umbilical), software enhancements, optimization for lower frequency terahertz bands, and adding new measurement capabilities to the system. In the proposed staged effort Luna will develop and validate the systems for operation in a dockside environment
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.
- Rugged Miniature SWDM Mux and Demux for Military Aircraft
- Distributed Linear and Angular Acceleration Measurement
- Advanced Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) for Naval Safety
- Ultra-High Temperature Dynamic Seals for Extreme Environments
- Automated, High-Quality Composite Repair
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Terahertz Imaging for Detection of Corrosion and Defects Under Hull Coatings
- Terahertz Imaging for Detection of Corrosion and Defects Under Hull Coatings
- Broadband Multimode Terahertz Imaging for Detection of Corrosion and Defects Under Hull Coatings
Research funding history
994 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1991–2026). Reported award amounts total $336,438,763. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency