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REAL-TIME NDE USING MULTI-FUNCTION ROBOTIC SONOSCOPE

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 15702
Amount: $50,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1991
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
530 East Green Street
Bensenville, IL 60106
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Albert Wey Phd
 Principal Investigator
 (708) 766-7088
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

MANUFACTURING REQUIRES REAL-TIME EVALUATION OF MATERIALS TO DETERMINE STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES, INCLUDING INSPECTION FOR LATENT DEFECTS. CURRENT OFF-LINE EVALUATION TECHNIQUES UTILIZE SPECIAL FACILITIES AND INCREASE COSTS. THIS PROJECT DEVELOPS A MULTI-FUNCTION ROBOTIC SONOSCOPE (MFRS) FOR ON-LINE INSPECTION. MFRS IS A GENERAL PURPOSE NDE TOOL. IT USES A SCANNING LASER BEAM FOR INSPECTING SURFACE ANOMALIES, PRODUCES C-SCAN ACOUSTIC IMAGES TO DETECT SUBSURFACE FLAWS, USES SPECTRAL ANALYSIS FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES, AND PRODUCES REAL-TIME THROUGH TRANSMISSION ACOUSTIC IMAGES FOR ON-LINE INSPECTION. MFRS CAN BE USED TO INSPECT INTERNAL DEFECTS SUCH AS DELAMINATIONS, INCLUSIONS, VOIDS, AND POROSITY IN METALS, CERAMICS, COMPOSITES, AND ELECTRONIC MATERIALS. IT IS ALSO USEFUL FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION OF FATIGUE CRACKS AND IMPACT DAMAGE IN STRUCTURAL COMPOSITE MATERIALS.

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