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TIP CLEARANCE SIGNAL PROCESSOR DEVELOPMENT

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 6611
Amount: $57,175.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1987
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
Po Box 66
Christiansburg, VA 24073
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 LAWRENCE W LANGLEY
 (703) 382-9322
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

VATELL CORPORATION WILL DESIGN, ASSEMBLE AND TEST A BREADBOARD SIGNAL PROCESSING MODULE FOR ON-LINE, REAL-TIME COMPUTATION OF TURBOMACHINE BLADE CLEARANCE AND TIME OF ARRIVAL. THE MODULE WILL PROCESS SIGNALS FROM THE VATELL PROBE, A NEW TYPE OF EDDY-CURRENT PROXIMITY SENSOR. CLEARANCE AND TIME OF ARRIVAL VALUES WILL BE COMPUTED FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL BLADE AND COMMUNICATED TO A HOST COMPUTER. THE BREADBOARD SYSTEM WILL BE TESTED WITH THE VATELL PROBE ON A PRATT & WHITNEY JT15-D FAN STAGE AT VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, THEN DELIVERED TO THE AIR FORCE FOR FURTHER TESTS OR USE.

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