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Development of an Innovative Wear indicating Spherical Lined Bearing

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N68335-12-C-0189
Agency Tracking Number: N121-016-1455
Amount: $79,915.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N121-016
Solicitation Number: 2012.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2012
Award Year: 2012
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2012-04-02
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
200 Yellow Place Pines Industrial Center
Rockledge, FL -
United States
DUNS: 175302579
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Brian Tews
 PI/Sr. Engineer
 (321) 631-3550
 bet@mainstream-engr.com
Business Contact
 Michael Rizzo
Title: CFO
Phone: (321) 631-3550
Email: mar@mainstream-engr.com
Research Institution
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Abstract

Spherical-lined bearings play a crucial role in the operation of many aerospace applications. They provide connections between structural components experiencing rotating and/or misaligning motion. The inability to accurately measure liner wear on these bearings leads to premature or overdue bearing replacement, and occasionally costly catastrophic failures. A simple yet accurate and reliable bearing wear measurements device will provide much needed time and cost savings. Mainstream"s proposal addresses this need with an innovative detection technique that will provide technicians with a time saving, simple and accurate bearing wear indicator for critical spherical-lined bearings. A simple, reliable, passive system indicates bearing liner wear by use of an electrical continuity measurement. The technique can identify when a spherical lined bearing has reached the maximum acceptable wear and is due for replacement. Service technicians can perform the check, more accurately and faster, in deployed operations without specialty tools or gauges.

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