Fiber Optic, On-Board Generator Health Management System

Luna Innovations proposes to develop a comprehensive fiber-optic on-board generator health monitoring system for the E-2C generator. Luna will apply its extensive experience in fiber-optic sensing to design and develop state-of-the-art fiber-optic sensorsand demodulation systems for measuring critical parameters that indicate common generator failures specific to the E-2C. Luna's team member, Impact Technologies, will leverage its expertise in health management design and development to create thediagnostic/prognostic software for the system. This system will fuse fiber-optic sensory inputs with supplemental data in order to analyze generator performance, identify faults, and predict future problems and remaining useful life. Together, Luna'ssensing components and Impact's software and expertise will produce a comprehensive generator health management system. This system is anticipated to have significant return on investment by enabling streamlined maintenance procedures, extending generatorlife, reducing failures, and limiting mission aborts.