July 1st 2012
NSF Phase I Award Press Release
Atlanta, GA
Title: Structural Health Monitoring using Embedded Frequency Steered Acoustic Transducers
EngeniusMicro is proud to announce the award of a Phase I SBIR to investigate “Structural Health Monitoring using Embedded Frequency Steered Acoustic Transducers”. This SBIR effort seeks to develop high-temperature wirelessly interrogated acoustic sensors for monitoring insulated structures such as piping and storage vessels that are in difficult to access locations and operate at elevated temperatures. Current 2-D acoustic imaging systems are wiring and data processing intensive, as well as difficult to embed in a permanently installed structural health monitoring system. The proposed innovation addresses this challenge through taking advantage of the advanced capabilities of the frequency-steered acoustic transducer (FSAT).
A significant commercial benefit of this technology lies in the cost and energy savings that can be gained through efficient condition-based maintenance of equipment, and especially in the harsh environments seen in the aerospace and industrial processing sectors.
Title: Real Time Structural Health Monitoring of High Velocity Impact Events Atlanta, GA - 06/05/2012
EngeniusMicro is proud to announce the award of a Phase I SBIR to investigate “Real Time Structural Health Monitoring of High Velocity Impacts”. This SBIR effort seeks to develop a structural health monitoring system that can monitor structural components of vehicles that are subjected to possible blast loading conditions and high-velocity impacts. The system provides the following characteristics; capable of capturing real-time stress measurements under blast loading conditions, capable of surviving extreme pressure wave environments, adaptable to complex geometries and installation requirements, and potentially be able to be self-powered by external vibrations or other power sources. The Phase I effort will demonstrate simple damage detection utilizing directional sensor elements, as well as sensor survivability under blast loading conditions.
A significant commercial benefit of this technology lies in the cost and energy savings that can be gained through efficient condition-based maintenance of equipment, and especially in the harsh environments seen in the aerospace and industrial sectors.
