Structural Integrity Assessment and Analysis Tools for Structural Health Monitoring

Structural Integrity Assessment and Analysis Tools for Structural Health Monitoring
Navy SBIR FY2010.3

Sol No.:	Navy SBIR FY2010.3
Topic No.:	N103-228
Topic Title:	Structural Integrity Assessment and Analysis Tools for Structural Health Monitoring
Proposal No.:	N103-228-0136
Firm:	McQ Inc. 1551 Forbes St. Fredericksburg, Virginia 22405-1603
Contact:	Brent Roeder
Phone:	(540) 373-2374
Web Site:	www.mcqinc.com
Abstract:	The Navy has a critical need for the ability to predict, monitor, and assess the structural health of their high performance ships. While methods currently exist that attempt to fulfill this need, they are undesirably labor-intensive and time consuming and do not have the ability to process operational variables such as load, material condition, sea-state, weather, etc. A software toolset that can collect, analyze, and display data from a variety of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) sensors in a way that aides decision makers in determining operational and maintenance planning would be invaluable to the Navy. To provide this capability, McQ will develop the Integrated Naval Ship Condition Assessment Toolset (INSCAT). As the name implies, the INSCAT will be comprised of several software subsystems integrated into a single toolset for monitoring the structural health of naval ships. At a minimum, the INSCAT will include a multi-tiered CAD based GUI to display pertinent SHM data, AI (SOM) based SHM algorithms for real time situational awareness and long term SHM oversight, and a flexible data interface to facilitate integration with current Navy systems such as the integrated condition assessment system (ICAS).
Benefits:	The commercialization of the INSCAT is possible in both military and commercial ship markets because the composition and performance of both sector's ships is trending similarly. In addition, the INSCATs flexibility in terms of the sensors and systems it can interface with make it possible to target it towards any structure requiring SHM including airplanes, bridges, buildings, etc.

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