Efficient On-Aircraft Composite Repair Process Requiring Minimal Support Equipment - P4450

Under this Phase II SBIR program, Materials Sciences Corporation (MSC) and our manufacturing partner Seemann Composites Inc. (SCI) are proposing to leverage our extensive expertise in the field of composite marine structural design and fabrication to transition the successful findings of our Phase I effort, into the development of a comprehensive “Structural Repair Manual” for the various composite components on the Navy’s next-generation Air Cushioned Vehicle (ACV) platform, the Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC). Our team’s primary goals for this Phase II effort are two-fold; to deliver the Navy the knowledgebase and documentation required to successfully execute a range of damage assessment and repair activates for any anticipated SSC Composite Component damage scenarios and to refine and demonstrate the ability to execute high-quality, in-situ repairs using the “Composite Repair Kit” approach initiated under Phase I.