Predictive Maintenance System for Rotorcraft Platforms

Nokomis proposes to leverage its miniaturized, low-Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP), ultra-sensitive RF sensing capability to develop and build embedded, networked Prognostics Health Monitoring (PHM) modules to be placed within Army rotorcraft components to provide continuous monitoring and health status reporting of each component. Each of the modules emplaced onto or embedded within the physical chassis of the component being monitored will be networked, via the Aviation Diagnostics and Assessment Network (ADAN), such that the health status of any or all of the components can be accessed at any time from a central network hub. Nokomis will conclusively demonstrate the feasibility of utilizing RF emissions to detect aging trends and ultimately determine Remaining Useful Life (RUL) on representative avionics components via an RF front end physically attached to the device being monitored. Nokomis will also develop a preliminary architectural design for the ADAN infrastructure, which will include network interface protocols, data access, management and throughput, and operational environment sensor interfacing and structure.