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A THERMAL IMAGING SYSTEM FOR NASP STRUCTURAL TESTING

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 17937
Amount: $60,752.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1992
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01810
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Michael B. Frish
 (508) 689-0003
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

PSI TECHNOLOGY COMPANY (PSIT) PROPOSES TO BUILD AND DEMONSTRATE AN OPTICAL INSTRUMENT FOR RELIABLY AND ACCURATELY MEASURING THE TEMPERATURES OF ADVANCED STRUCTURAL MATERIALS BEING TESTED FOR USE IN HYPERSONIC AEROSPACE VEHICLES SUCH AS THE NATIONAL AEROSPACE PLANE (NASP). THE INSTRUMENT WILL BE AN ADAPTATION OF PSIT'S INNOVATIVE SHORT-WAVELENGTH OPTICAL PYROMETRY CONCEPT, BUT WILL BE DESIGNED TO AVOID INTERFERENCES DUE TO REFLECTION OR SCATTERING OF THE EMISSION FROM THE VORTEK LAMP USED TO HEAT THE MATERIALS. A CAPABILITY FOR SINGLE POINT MEASUREMENTS OVER THE ENTIRE TEMPERATURE RANGE OF INTEREST AND WITH THE DESIRED TEMPERATURE ACCURACY AND RESOLUTION WILL BE DEMONSTRATED AT THE NASP HIGH TEMPERATURE TESTING LABORATORY DURING PHASE I. THIS WILL DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING A THERMAL IMAGING INSTRUMENT WITH THE SAME ACCURACY DURING PHASE II.

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