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Smart Sensor Hub for Corrosion Monitoring
Navy SBIR FY2007.3
| Sol No.: |
Navy SBIR FY2007.3 |
| Topic No.: |
N07-169 |
| Topic Title: |
Smart Sensor Hub for Corrosion Monitoring |
| Proposal No.: |
N073-169-0598 |
| Firm: |
Luna Innovations Incorporated
1 Riverside Circle
Suite 400
Roanoke, Virginia 24016 |
| Contact: |
Fritz Friedersdorf |
| Phone: |
(434) 220-0148 |
| Web Site: |
www.lunainnovations.com |
| Abstract: |
Corrosion of aircraft and rotorcraft is the single largest maintenance cost driver for the Navy and Marine Corps. In order to maximize aircraft availability and minimize inspection and maintenance demands, Luna proposes to develop a smart sensor hub to support corrosion monitoring of aircraft. The sensor hub will be the central application device for a complete corrosion monitoring system that detects early stages of corrosion and estimates corrosive severity. The smart sensor hub will perform wireless network communications, transducer communications, and data conversion and application functions. It will also provide power management to the transducer circuitry and energy scavenging devices to maximize service life. The system will have an open architecture and configurable interface with loading options to accommodate the widest possible range of sensors. Luna's corrosion monitoring system will fuse diverse datasets for improved state awareness and reduced uncertainty in measuring corrosion damage and estimating useful life remaining. The Phase I program will conclude with a breadboard demonstration of the functional elements of the smart sensor hub including power management, control and communication, and data storage. Luna will also demonstrate corrosion sensor response to early stage corrosion damage of aircraft alloys |
| Benefits: |
This corrosion sensor and smart sensor hub system have broad military, civil and commercial applicability for monitoring corrosion damage, environmental severity and providing performance data on corrosion control systems. The important smart sensor hub attributes of small size, low weight, open plug-and-play interface architecture, self diagnostics and validation make this a valuable interface and controller platform for other industrial and military monitoring applications. The system simplicity and low cost allows for wide area coverage by monitoring multiple sites on an individual structure and for fleet-wide vehicle condition monitoring. Other than Military vehicles, the smart sensor hub has market potential in stationary structures, industrial processes, and civil and commercial transportation. |
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