Not Available The objective of this SBIR project is to develop a compact, efficient Extreme Ultra-Violet (EUV) radiation source for application to advanced sub-0.1micron lithography. The EUV radiation is produced by a dense plasma focus (DPF) discharge driven by a pulsed, high current source. … More

Not Available The availability of large amount format, multicolor, staring infrared focal plane arrays (IRFPA¿s) is of utmost importance for DOD mission for the next millennium. Due to its bandgap tunability in the entire IR range and its high quantum efficiency, HgCdTe is the material of choice… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with the Penn State Applied Research Laboratory, propose the development and implementation of component level strategies and system level architectures for integrated shipboard prognostics capable of predicting criticalequipment component failures and enabling… More

Impact Technologies proposes to develop and demonstrate a monitoring system that assesses the health of aircraft hydraulic pumps and motors. The approach described herein includes performance models, feature level fusion, and adaptive modeling forestimating degradation through the collection of… More

The following program will develop an advanced Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) system design tool that integrates a model-based FMECA methodology with state-of-the-art PHM system strategies directly linked to downstream Life Cycle Costs (LCC). Anautonomous PHM system optimization will seek… More

The following program will develop an advanced Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) system design tool that integrates a model-based FMECA methodology with state-of-the-art PHM system strategies directly linked to downstream Life Cycle Costs (LCC). Anautonomous PHM system optimization will seek… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with GE Aircraft Engines, Pratt & Whitney and Spectro Inc., propose the development, implementation and validation of diagnostic and prognostic (D&P) technologies specifically designed for real-time, automated healthassessment of oil-wetted components in gas… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with Pratt & Whitney, proposes the development of real-time engine test facility monitoring and diagnostic software that is capable of model-based fault detection of engine sensor signals using an economically adaptedreduced-order engine model tuned from test cell… More

Impact Technologies in cooperation with the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University propose the development and implementation of a commercial software program to impartially evaluate the performance and effectiveness of CBMtechnologies. A software product called the CBM Metrics… More

Impact Technologies in cooperation with Sytronics propose the development of an advanced engine test cell troubleshooting and diagnostic system that is capable of statistical anomaly detection of engine sensor signals, mechanical and performance-baseddiagnostics, and vibration image fault… More

Impact Technologies in cooperation with Sytronics propose the development of an advanced engine test cell troubleshooting and diagnostic system that is capable of statistical anomaly detection of engine sensor signals, mechanical and performance-baseddiagnostics, and vibration image fault… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with the Penn State ARL, propose the development and validation of prognostic tools for predicting the remaining useful life of complex mechanical systems through fusion of stochastic physics-based failure mode models,relevant system or component level health… More

Impact Technologies in cooperation with the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University propose the development and implementation of a commercial software program to impartially evaluate the performance and effectiveness of CBMtechnologies. A software product called the CBM Metrics… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with the Boeing Company, propose the development of a low cost health monitoring system for propulsion system malfunction detection, diagnosis and risk assessment that can be retrofitted to legacy commercial aircraft. Proven sensor validation algorithms will be… More

"The proposed program is focused specifically on developing and optimizing advanced Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) system designs for various Joint Strike Fighter aircraft systems and subsystems. A PHM design optimization tool developed under aseparate program will be utilized to examine… More

"Impact Technologies, in cooperation with the Boeing Phantom Works and the Georgia Institute of Technology, propose the development of a software simulation Test Bench specifically focused on the design, development and implementation of AutomatedContingency Management (ACM) technologies for… More

"Impact Technologies, in cooperation with GE Aircraft Engines, Rolls Royce and UDRI/UES, propose to develop, implement and validate specific diagnostic and prognostic (D&P) technologies designed for real-time, automated health assessment of oil-wettedcomponents in gas turbine engines. Various… More

"Impact Technologies proposes to develop and implement an integrated sensor validation software module that is capable of signal processing-based and model-based fault detection of sensor signals from F-100 engine test cell measurements. This advancedengine test cell monitoring software will… More

"Impact Technologies, in cooperation with Epoch Engineering, Rolls Royce, and Honeywell propose to develop and demonstrate a unique vibration monitoring system that integrates high fidelity, acoustic emissions data from a laser interferometer withintelligent feature extraction and fault isolation… More

"Impact Technologies, in cooperation with the Georgia Institute of Technology, propose the development of an autonomous health management supervisory software capable of fault detection, isolation and accommodation utilizing adaptable models implementedthroughout all regimes of vehicle operation. … More

"Impact Technologies LLC, in collaboration with the Penn State Applied Research Laboratory, proposes to develop and demonstrate a fluid quality monitoring system based upon broadband impedance spectroscopy. The approach described herein includes prototypesensor design, signal processing,… More

"Impact Technologies proposes to develop and demonstrate a generic software modeling tool that integrates advanced stochastic failure mode modeling, measured failure progression rate features and inspection data, and available experience bases, to enablethe predictive part of Prognostics and Health… More

"In response to the USAF's Small Business Innovative Research Topic AF02-243, Impact Technologies in cooperation with the Boeing Company and Battelle, propose to develop an integrated mission simulation environment software tool directly linked withlogistics and maintenance support cost models, data… More

"Impact Technologies proposes an Integrated System Design and Maintenance Modeling Tool (ISDMMT) for automating and optimizing the prescription element associated with prognostic information used to facilitate condition based maintenance (CBM). The ISDMMTconsists of a core real-time distributed… More

"Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Honeywell Defense Avionics Systems, proposes to develop and demonstrate improved on-board embedded diagnostics for avionics as well as open communications architectures that enable information continuity betweenon-board and off-board systems or maintenance… More

"Impact Technologies proposes to develop a suite of Statistical Influence Models (SIMs) and fusion techniques for enhancing physics-based prognostic models and calibrating them in the presence of various forms of fault detection or state awareness inaircraft mechanical systems. While the robustness… More

"In response to SBIR topic N02-195, Impact Technologies, in cooperation with RLW, propose to develop and demonstrate a multi-disciplinary prognostic and health management (PHM) approach specifically designed for real-time, automated remaining useful lifeassessments of propulsion system and drive… More

"Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Boeing Phantom Works and Moog Inc., proposes to develop and demonstrate a prognostic modeling paradigm for use with actuator fault detection to failure progression. Actuators are complex mechanisms utilized invarious aircraft systems from flight control… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Epoch Engineering, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls Royce/Allison, is currently developing a unique health management system that integrates high fidelity, vibration and acoustic emissions data with advanced featureextraction and fault isolation algorithms to… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with Pratt & Whitney, propose the development of a dynamic failure mode and effects simulation environment (FMECA++) specifically focused on the design and analysis of EHM technologies for legacy and new acquisitionengines. The proposed FMECA++ design tool will… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Honeywell, is developing improved embedded diagnostics for avionics as well as open communications architectures that enable information continuity between on-board and off-board systems. Within this paradigmshift approach, embedded diagnostics improvements… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with Northrop Grumman, propose to develop a Remaining Useful Life (RUL) Prognostics Test Bench that can be used by PHM system developers for rigorously analyzing vehicle prognostic approaches in terms of overallprediction accuracy, modeling/measurement… More

Impact Technologies proposes to develop an automated reasoning software package for prognostics and health management (PHM) of flight control actuators. Actuators are complex mechanisms utilized in various aircraft systems from flight control surfaces tolanding gear, cargo doors and weapon systems.… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Rolls Royce, proposes to develop and demonstrate a prognostic modeling paradigm for use with drive train components. Drive train and clutch systems on modern weapons platforms are highly dynamic and have thepotential for high load densities due to compact… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with Honeywell Engines and Systems and The Mathworks, propose the development of a software simulation environment specifically focused on the integrated modeling aspect required for rigorously evaluating the failuremode interactions between all subsystems and… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with AERA and FractureAnalysis Consultants, propose the development and implementationof generic gear prognostics software tool set and an associatedset of testing/verification tasks that will provide comprehensivegear prognostics for helicopter drive trains. The… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with AERA and FractureAnalysis Consultants, propose the development and implementationof generic gear prognostics software tool set and an associatedset of testing/verification tasks that will provide comprehensivegear prognostics for helicopter drive trains. The… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Luna Innovations, proposes to develop and demonstrate a prognostic health assessment system for aircraft engine nozzles and their associated actuation components. Modern aircraft deployed in limited runwaysituations have specific requirements for Short… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with the Honeywell F-35 PTMS development team, propose the development, customization and implementation of a software simulation environment specifically focused on the integrated modeling of the F-35 PTMS (PowerThermal Management System), but can be applied… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology, proposes an innovative data driven prognostic system based on the integration of an Anomaly Reasoning Agent (ARA), Diagnostics Reasoning Agent (DRA), and Prognostic ReasoningAgent (PRA). With an Airborne Laser… More

Impact Technologies in cooperation with the Boeing Company and Battelle, propose a web-based software tool capable of performing mission-based logistics and maintenance simulation analysis and support cost modeling for managing air vehicle logistics activities and life cycle costs. The… More

During the follow-on Phase II effort proposed herein, Impact Technologies will lead an Integrated Product development Team (IPT) to develop and demonstrate a software tool set, including advanced maintenance reasoning technologies within an open-systems software architecture, to support a… More

Impact Technologies (Impact), in collaboration with Rolls-Royce (RR), proposes to further develop and demonstrate a prognostic modeling and data processing paradigm for use with drive train components such as gears, bearings, shafts and clutches. Drive train and clutch systems on modern weapons… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) and GE Aircraft Engines, propose to develop a practical yet innovative damage identification and prognosis system for composite structures that uses an optimized suite of reliable COTS sensors/actuators… More

Impact Technologies, with the support of Lockheed Martin, proposes to develop and demonstrate a model-based software for the design and development of a Self-Evolving Maintenance Reasoner for PHM systems. Impact Technologies will develop and demonstrate a web-enabled software tool set, including… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with HR Textron and Luna Innovations, propose the development of an innovative health management system for the Airborne Laser (ABL) but applicable to optical systems in general. The Optical Health Management System or OHMS, will be both a model-based and… More

In response to SBIR topic N03-197, Impact Technologies, in collaboration with The Northrop Grumman Corporation and Harris Government Communications Systems (developer of electronic power supplies for the JSF), proposes to develop and demonstrate an on-board integrated diagnostic/prognostic system… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with the Timken Company, proposes the development, implementation and validation of diagnostic and prognostic (D&P) technologies specifically designed for real-time, automated health assessment of ceramic hybrid bearings. Using the team's in-depth knowledge of… More

Impact Technologies and Honeywell Engines, Systems, and Services propose the development and validation of an Automated Contingency and Life Management (ACLM) system for integrated propulsion and power systems. The ACLM will integrate advanced health monitoring capabilities with engine and power… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology and Boeing Phantom Works, proposes the development of an agent-based software for airspace management and deconfliction of networked unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to optimize UAV performance while still assuring stability… More

Impact Technologies LLC, in cooperation the Georgia Institute of Technology, proposes to develop and demonstrate an innovative Automated Contingency Management (ACM) concept for advanced propulsion systems that will provide a superior level of engine fault accommodation and optimized performance… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Lord Corporation and the Georgia Institute of Technology, propose to develop an affordable/miniaturized health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Based upon the unique requirements of UAVs, an innovative… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology, propose to develop and implement an advanced, open-systems (OSA-CBM) software simulation environment for Verification and Validation (V&V) of prognostics and health management (PHM) technologies for the F-35 (JSF). The… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University, propose to develop an Integral Engine Control and Health Management System for Marine Diesel Engines that controls engine operation, monitors engine performance, executes real-time diagnostics and… More

The Impact Technologies, UDRI and Brown University team have successfully developed an initial concept for autonomously detecting, classifying, and predicting damage in carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites using subtle changes in the resistivity signature of the structure. The… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with Pratt & Whitney and Qualtech Systems Inc., propose to develop and commercialize a simulation-based design application for dynamic failure mode and effects analysis (FMECA++) that specifically focuses on designing and verifying EHM technologies for legacy and… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Luna Innovations proposes to further mature and demonstrate the Prognostics Health Monitoring (PHM) technologies developed in Phase I for on-board PHM of the Three-Bearing Swiveled Module (3BSM) of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). On the Short Take-off and… More

Based on a series of successful Phase I demonstrations, Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) and GE Aircraft Engines, propose to further develop and implement an autonomous system for detecting, localizing and predicting the extent of damage… More

Impact Technologies and Honeywell Engines, Systems, and Services propose the development and validation of an Automated Contingency and Life Management (ACLM) system for integrated propulsion and power systems. The ACLM will combine advanced prognostic health monitoring (PHM) capabilities with… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with The Northrop Grumman Corporation and Harris Government Communications Systems (developer of electronic power supplies for the JSF), proposes to develop and demonstrate an on-board integrated diagnostic/prognostic system for assessing the remaining useful life… More

Impact Technologies, LLC (Impact) proposes to further develop and demonstrate diagnostic and prognostic (D&P) technologies specifically designed for real-time, automated health assessment of high-performance conventional and ceramic bearings. Bearing components play an integral role in machine… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Intelligent Automation Corporation (IAC), proposes to develop and demonstrate an integrated, agent-based, self-evolving maintenance reasoning system that can effectively utilize PHM system data/information and support an autonomic logistics concept. The… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with The Boeing Company and Lord Corporation, propose to develop an affordable and lightweight health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Based upon the requirements for UAV health monitoring investigated in Phase I, the… More

Automated Contingency Management (ACM), or the ability to confidently and autonomously adapt to fault conditions with the goal of still achieving mission objectives, can be considered the ultimate technological goal of a health management system. In an innovative Phase I STTR program, Impact… More

Impact Technologies, LLC, proposes to develop an Integrated Rocket Motor Life Prediction Software System. Shelf life of missiles is limited due to aging and damage to the solid propellants. This, in turn, is due to daily and annual variation in storage conditions, shocks, stresses and transportation… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology and support from various JSF system suppliers, propose to further develop and deploy an advanced, open-systems software application that provides a comprehensive resource for Verification and Validation (V&V) of… More

Impact Technologies proposes to develop a Matlab/SimulinkT based Probabilistic Modeling and Analysis Toolbox (P-MAT) application that provides an intuitive and information-rich modeling environment for probabilistic reliability analysis with a powerful toolset consisting of Bayesian Update, Monte… More

Impact Technologies, LLC, in collaboration with Pratt & Whitney and Pennsylvania State University proposes the development and validation of a software tool for the analysis of robustness and performance of integrated flight and propulsion control systems. This tool will enable automated analysis of… More

Impact Technologies, LLC will lead an effort that will be supported by Standard Aero, San Antonio, Texas to formulate a methodology that will extend the current maintenance cost modeling tool to account for differing time since overhauls (TSO) and differing reliabilities of engine modules. Starting… More

Mechanical transmission couplings and shafts are used to transmit power in rotorcraft, Short Take-off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) aircraft, land, and marine propulsion systems. These components are susceptible to degradation and failure caused by extreme loads and temperatures, misalignment, and… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Rolls Royce Naval Marine (support letter attached) and Life Cycle Engineering (LCE), propose the development and demonstration of a shipboard and shore-based maintenance decision tool that can autonomously and optimally select and schedule maintenance… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, propose to develop and demonstrate a comprehensive sensor health assessment software product that is capable of detecting sensor faults and isolating corrupt data acquired from critical ship systems. The proposed concept is… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Honeywell Engines and Systems, propose to develop an innovative Dynamic Decision Support (D2S) concept for critical aircraft systems using simulation-based fault classifiers and adaptive contingency management techniques, which will be implemented through a… More

In response to SBIR topic N05-093, Impact Technologies proposes to develop and demonstrate an onboard integrated prognostics and health management (PHM) system for aircraft digital electronic boards. The proposed non-invasive PHM system, consisting primarily of advanced software and a minimal sensor… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with our F-35 partners, proposes to develop an embedded health monitoring software package for prognostics and health management (PHM) of propulsion control system actuators using a model-based approach. This approach will feature a detailed dynamic model of the… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Honeywell Inc., proposes to develop and demonstrate improved on-board embedded diagnostics for avionics as well as open communications architectures that enable information continuity between on-board and off-board systems or maintenance aids. Within this… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with our F-35 partners, proposes to adapt and demonstrate false alarm mitigation techniques for use in Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) development and verification software. The proposed work will utilize propulsion and drivetrain development data and… More

Impact Technologies, LLC., in collaboration with Life Cycle Engineering, Inc., proposes to develop and demonstrate mission readiness assessment techniques using component and subsystem health indexes in an open systems architecture (OSA). The proposed work will utilize mission requirements,… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology, proposes the development of stochastic pursuit-evasion differential games with multi-pursuers and multi-evaders. Specifically, this project will consist of 1) Development of multi-pursuit and multi-evader game… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the Penn State Applied Research Laboratory, proposes to develop and demonstrate an automated, acoustic sensing based machinery condition monitoring system for operation in a plant environment. Utilizing advanced sensor design, unique and innovative signal… More

Based on the problem formulation for pursuit-evasion differential game with the payoff of the optimal capture time and innovative multi-pursuers multi-evaders differential game techniques developed in Phase I, Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of technology, propose… More

Impact Technologies, LLC is developing and demonstrating an Integrated Rocket Motor Life Prediction Software System called mLIFET. Shelf life of missiles is limited due to aging and damage to solid propellants, which results from environmental related variations in storage conditions, shocks,… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Goodrich and Pratt & Whitney proposes to further mature and demonstrate the Prognostics Health Monitoring (PHM) technologies developed in Phase I for on-board PHM of the shaft-coupling designed for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). In addition, Impact and its… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with Standard Aero and Northrop Grumman, will lead an effort to develop a web-based software tool capable of optimizing the maintenance repair and overhaul work scopes associated with gas turbine engines that yield realistic cost estimates on a per engine flying… More

Impact Technologies LLC proposes to develop and demonstrate a system for mission readiness assessment using component and subsystem health indices in an open systems architecture (OSA). The proposed work will utilize mission requirements, component health states, and available models to develop a… More

Impact Technologies proposes to develop an open-interface software module encapsulating the algorithms and statistical analysis package used in verification software test environment. Developments include system-engineering analysis to identify the additional technical and procedural sources of… More

Impact Technologies, LLC (Impact) proposes to further develop and demonstrate PHM solutions for mixed mode radio frequency / digital (RF/D) electronic systems. The monitoring and software package incorporates an innovative approach utilizing existing system operational data, anomalous event… More

DoD is continually focusing on improving weapon system affordability through the use of automated, integrated computer systems dedicated to advanced logistics and support concepts, yet current cost models for acquisition, development and operations/support are typically performed independently and… More

Impact Technologies, collaborating with the Georgia Institute of Technology and Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, propose to develop and demonstrate a real-time diagnostic and prognostic system for assessing, predicting and accommodating for faults/failures of critical electric power system components… More

Continued development of compact, high-reduction ratio gearboxes, including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lift Fan Gearbox, relies on the use of advanced steel alloys and high-temperature fracture-tough coatings to create gear configurations with low noise and vibration characteristics. All gearbox… More

Impact Technologies, LLC in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology and its industrial partners, Honeywell Laboratories and General Dynamics, is proposing to investigate and develop an integrated framework for collaboration among Autonomous Unmanned Systems (UMS), in which multiple… More

Impact Technologies LLC, with the support of Honeywell Aerospace, propose to develop and demonstrate innovative enhancements to existing power assurance methods for the T55-714A engine. The development team will build off the proven success of the Aviation Diagnostic and Engine Prognostic (ADEPT)… More

Impact Technologies, LLC proposes to develop and demonstrate the use of an automated reasoner to provide decision-making support for fleet management of military aircraft. The proposed work will adhere to open-systems architecture (OSA) standards and utilize operational data downloaded from each… More

Objective: Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Ohio State University (OSU) and with the support of Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems, propose to develop a novel framework for corrosion prognosis addressing corrosion initiation and differentiation physics of failure models, imperfect… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the USAF's premier MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) organization Standard Aero, propose to develop and demonstrate an innovative software product that integrates maintenance and PHM system data to provide improved fault diagnostics and prediction of… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with General Electric's Global Research Center, propose an intelligent pattern factor control concept that will utilize an innovative Silicon Carbide photodiode-based UV Flame Temperature Sensor (FTS) in an adaptive/learning controller that can compensate for… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with the major propulsion engine manufacturers (OEMs) propose to develop and demonstrate a unique very high frequency vibration monitoring system that integrates various vibro-acoustic data with intelligent feature extraction and fault isolation algorithms to… More

Impact Technologies, LLC proposes to develop embeddable software modules for autonomous health management of gas turbine engine accessory components, including actuators, valves, pumps, APUs, and other auxiliary components. As part of the proposed approach, customized physical models will be… More

Impact Technologies, with the support from our commercialization partner General Dynamics Land Systems, propose the development and demonstration of a suite of integrated computer modeling/simulation tools that can perform detailed durability and fatigue life predictions on ground vehicle subsystems… More

Impact Technologies LLC, in collaboration with the Ohio State Fontana Corrosion Center, proposes to develop and demonstrate an innovative multi-scale Bayesian-based approach for both correlating probabilistic corrosion model predictions with accelerated test data and for definitively improving the… More

Impact Technologies, LLC, in collaboration with the Digital Imaging and Remote Sensing Laboratory of the Rochester Institute of Technology, proposes to develop and demonstrate a micro-surface terrain inferencing algorithm capability. This capability will ultimately be used within mission planning… More

Impact Technologies, LLC, with support from Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, proposes to develop and demonstrate a Wireless Mobile Asset Tracking (WMAT) system with integrated reasoning algorithms to monitor and locate in-process manufactured parts. Implementation will hinge on development of both… More

Energy Conservation (ENCON) measures currently employed by Navy surface combatants require labor-intensive, time-consuming data entry from which fuel curves are generated for each ship's propulsion plant machinery alignment. From these rudimentary curves optimal transit speeds, configurations, and… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with The Boeing Company and IMR Test Labs, proposes to develop a low power, lightweight, miniature sensing device capable of sensing parameters which contribute to corrosion development in aircraft structures and components. By monitoring the primary drivers of… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Sun Microsystems, proposes to develop and deploy electronic Prognostics and Health Management (ePHM) capability for Afloat Information Technology (IT) networks and infrastructure. Working on a selected computing and data management subsystem, Impact… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology and our commercialization partner Raytheon, propose to develop and demonstrate a suite of core self-aware processing technologies that can autonomously adapt available computing resources based on the real-time processing… More

In response to SBIR topic A07-023, Impact Technologies, collaborating with Allient Techsystems, Incorporated (ATK), proposes to develop and demonstrate a modular embedded vibration management platform for the collection, signal processing, real-time analysis, and reduction of vibration data. The… More

Impact Technologies, with support from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Honeywell, propose to develop and demonstrate a suite of real-time Fault Contingency Management (FCM) algorithms for application within an Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) system. The proposed FCM software will… More

Impact Technologies propose to further develop and demonstrate an innovative software product that integrates maintenance and PHM system data to provide improved fault diagnostics and prediction of the remaining useful life of critical components. The proposed methodologies will enable the… More

Impact Technologies, LLC (Impact), in collaboration with Georgia Tech, and with consultation from Lockheed Martin, propose to further develop and demonstrate an embeddable diagnostic/prognostic solution for mission critical digital electronic systems present on avionic platforms, specifically… More

Continued development of compact, high-reduction ratio gearboxes, including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lift Fan Gearbox, relies on the use of advanced steel alloys and high-temperature fracture-tough coatings to create gear configurations with low noise and vibration characteristics. All gearbox… More

Impact Technologies LLC, with Honeywell Aerospace as an industry partner, proposes to develop and demonstrate innovative enhancements to existing power assurance methods for the T55-714A engine. The development team will build off the proven success of the Phase I SBIR and Aviation Diagnostic and… More

Impact Technologies, LLC, in collaboration with SC Solutions and University of California at San Diego proposes the development and testing of a software tool for the analysis of robustness and performance of integrated flight and propulsion control systems. The goal of this tool is enable the… More

Impact Technologies, LLC proposes to further develop the use of an automated reasoner to provide decision support for fleet management of military aircraft. The proposed tool will consist of four tightly integrated components: data mining, availability assessment and maintenance optimization,… More

Impact Technologies propose to further develop and test a shipboard and shore-based maintenance decision tool that can autonomously and optimally select and schedule maintenance actions for Naval Ship Systems from a readiness and cost/benefit perspective. The proposed strategies will include the… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the Penn State Applied Research Laboratory, proposes to develop and demonstrate a prognostic health management system for aircraft batteries that accounts for environmental effects, charge/discharge characteristics, and directly compensates for battery… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the University of Rochester s Center for Future Health, propose to develop and demonstrate a truly integrated wireless physiological sensor suite and associated health monitoring software system capable of assessing first responders health status during… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with a world class team of information management practitioners, test equipment/TPS manufacturers, diagnostic modelers, and platform integration experts, proposes to develop and demonstrate a real-time remote diagnostics environment for SPO and OEM support of… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with Dr. Darrin Young of Case Western Reserve University, with oversight from turbine engine OEMs, propose to develop and demonstrate a high-temperature wireless data transmission technology for high speed bearing data with a goal of achieving a telemetry distance… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, propose to develop and demonstrate foundational elements of an advanced Health Management system for Rocket engine turbopumps. The project team intends to build off of a best-in-class technology review and… More

The Air Force has identified a need for the development of predictive design tools that can be used to accurately determine the fatigue life of components containing both applied and engineered residual stresses and determine the optimal location and processing parameters for residual stress… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with Crane Aerospace and Electronics, proposes an end to end wireless solution for aircraft brake and tire monitoring. The proposed system will serve to reduce safety risks and increase efficiency during flight and ground testing by providing long-range wireless… More

Impact Technologies LLC, with Honeywell Aerospace and Boeing as industry partners, proposes to develop and demonstrate innovative methods for validating and synthesizing torque sensor readings for the T55 engine. The development team will build off its proven success in previous… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with our commercialization partner Boeing, propose to develop a portable, non-destructive inspection (NDI) system that can quickly and accurately determine the damage state of an aircraft composite structure using vibro-acoustic feature analysis. The… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with Raytheon, proposes to develop and demonstrate an innovative prognostics approach for aircraft digital electronics. The proposed non-invasive prognostic approach consists of advanced software and a minimal sensing, focused on incipient fault detection,… More

Impact Technologies LLC, with support of the University of California Santa Cruz, proposes to develop and demonstrate a set of enhancements to NASA's Hybrid Diagnostic Engine (HyDE) that represent valuable and, in some cases, critical features for IVHM system developers in NASA and non-NASA… More

In response to SBIR topic N08-184, Impact Technologies proposes to develop and demonstrate an automated monitoring system with the ability to detect, identifying, and repair performance problems within a widely distributed submarine combat system. The proposed non-invasive Prognostic and Health… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Georgia Institute of Technology, proposes to develop and demonstrate innovative technologies to integrate prognostics into Automated Contingency Management (ACM) for advanced aircraft controls. Without consideration of prognostic information, the… More

Impact Technologies, with support from the prime JSF manufacturer, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, proposes to develop and demonstrate a system for in-situ calibration of strain sensors on in-service fleet aircraft that are used for structural life tracking. Key tasks in Phase I include: 1)… More

Impact Technologies, with its partners; Georgia Institute of Technology and General Dynamics Amphibious Systems (GDAMS), propose to develop a Hydro-pneumatic Suspension Unit (HSU) Maintenance Support tool in support of initial production deployment of the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV). … More

Impact Technologies, collaborating with the Georgia Institute of Technology and our commercialization partner Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (NGSS), propose a Phase II program that will further develop and demonstrate innovative diagnostic and prognostic technologies for predicting and accommodating… More

Impact Technologies, LLC, with support from General Electric, proposes to develop and demonstrate an automated knowledge discovery and reliability analysis tool for the F414 engine. The proposed work is fully based on the F414 maintenance data available in the Maintenance Data Warehouse (MDW)… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with GasTOPS Inc., proposes a miniaturized, integrated, on-line sensing solution for detection of lubricant quality, metal wear debris and debris elemental analysis. The multi-sensor device created in this program will serve as a direct replacement for legacy chip… More

Impact Technologies, LLC, along with our industry partners, proposes to develop a prognostic system framework and technologies implementing the state of the art in system prognostics and health management creating a truly prognostic enabled health management system answering the requirements for the… More

Impact Technologies proposes a Phase I program that will develop an architecture capable of extending the operational capabilities of unmanned or low-manned vehicles in the presence of functionally degraded systems. The proposed system will be capable of performing at three levels: First, the… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with Dr. Lynn Fuller of Rochester Institute of Technology, with oversight from SFA's Defense Products Division (DPD) who produce the Tactical Water Purification System (TWPS) for the military, proposes to develop a MEMS based sensor platform that integrates… More

Impact Technologies, with direct support from our commercialization partner General Dynamics Land Systems, propose the development and integration of a suite of life prediction modules that can perform durability and fatigue analysis of ground vehicle subsystem assemblies comprised of multiple,… More

Maintaining the health of fluid systems is critically important to preventing breakdowns and maximizing machinery performance. Current fluid quality analysis practices are based on a laborious and expensive oil sample analysis program in which samples drawn from equipment are sent to a laboratory… More

Impact Technologies, LLC, in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology, is proposing to develop, test, and evaluate a prototype Condition-Based Maintenance system for critical machining operations at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. The proposed effort is intended for… More

Impact Technologies, LLC, in collaboration with Georgia Institute of Technology, proposes to develop a framework for work package optimization. The proposed work is based on historical and current maintenance data available in a number of disparate databases. Data mining techniques will be applied… More

Automated Contingency Management (ACM) is an emerging and game-changing area of engineering and scientific research that integrates prognostics and health management concept and intelligent control. As leaders in this field, Impact Technologies and Georgia Institute of Technology, propose to build… More

Impact Technologies and The Center for Industrial Sensors and Measurements at The Ohio State University propose to develop a sensing system for determining the presence of vapors from explosives or chemical agents (CWA). Such agents include nerve agents Sarin, blister agents (e.g. mustard gas) and… More

Impact Technologies, LLC in collaboration with Georgia Tech, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and our commercialization partner Boeing, is proposing to develop a bio-inspired autonomous Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) platform capable of agile flight operations in cluttered urban environments.… More

NASA's vision for an "intelligent engine" will be realized with the development of a truly distributed control system and reliable smart transducer node components; however a significant hurdle in its realization is the reliability of these components when subjected to the harsh operating… More

Impact Technologies, LLC in collaboration with Wright State University and Pratt & Whitney, propose to develop innovative methods to differentiate sensor failure from actual system or component failure for advanced propulsion systems. In sharp contrast to many conventional methods which deal with… More

Impact Technologies proposes to develop a real-time prognostic and fault/failure accommodation system of critical electric power system components including power converters and electro-mechanical drives for the aerospace and aeronautical industry. The innovation of project is focused on the… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology, proposes to develop and demonstrate an innovative flight envelope estimation and protection system for aircraft under damage upset conditions or severe flight variations. Through the integration of advanced fault… More

Impact Technologies, in close collaboration with GasTOPS, Inc. and with the support of Boeing Rotorcraft Division and Sikorsky, proposes to develop a miniaturized, integrated, on-line sensing solution for detection of lubricant quality, metal wear debris and analysis of debris elemental composition… More

Impact Technologies, LLC proposes development of a Wireless Mobile Asset Tracking (WMAT) system with integrated reasoning algorithms to track the location of in-process production materials. Implementation will hinge on the creation of hardware and software technologies. The hardware will be… More

Impact Technologies is creating a low-power, modular wireless sensor network for health and usage monitoring of bridge and vehicle structures. The system utilizes a mesh network of flexible sensor nodes connected to a communication node that transmits high-level health metrics to an external system… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with our partners Raytheon and Georgia Tech, is developing a suite of integrated components of a self-aware processing and adaptive, intelligent control system for next generation computing systems. During the Phase I program, the team developed a flexible… More

Impact Technologies with its OEM partner Boeing, proposes to use a combination of newly developed technologies and leverage existing technologies to develop a comprehensive software suite that will assist the Navy personnel in accurately and quickly assessing the impact of actual aircraft usage on… More

Impact Technologies, LLC, in cooperation with American Fujikura LTD/ Noyes (AFL Noyes), propose to develop a hand-held fiber optic connector inspection system that provides a "GO / NO-GO" result based on automatic determination of the terminus endface cleanliness, workmanship, and health. This… More

Impact Technologies, LLC in collaboration with Wright State University and Northrop Grumman, proposes to develop and demonstrate a mobile-agent-based decentralized data fusion system that fuses the data from geographically-dispersed heterogeneous sensors into an integrated ISR information system.… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with Allen Vanguard Corporation proposes a small disposable sensing system for dynamic pressure wave exposure seen by deployed soldiers. The proposed system will serve to reduce safety risks by accurately and quickly assessing the blast exposure level of… More

A significant barrier to the realization of a fully distributed control system is the availability of reliable smart transducers that can both communicate data to the FADEC through a network and be capable of fault tolerance and self-validation. In this Phase I project, Impact Technologies, in… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Rolls-Royce, proposes to develop and demonstrate an integrated approach to predicting remaining life of gas turbine engine accessories. The approach features novel very high frequency (VHF) vibration diagnostics, specifically customized for detection of… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with our research partners at Georgia Tech, propose to develop an evolutionary, learning-based object recognition technology suite that is capable of robust, in situ adaptation of underwater target assessments. The automated feedback learning mechanisms proposed… More

The Air Force has identified a need for the development of predictive design tools that can be used to accurately determine the fatigue life of components containing both applied and engineered residual stresses and determine the optimal location and processing parameters for residual stress… More

Impact Technologies, with cooperation from the University of Louisville and the Rochester Institute of Technology and with oversight from Goodrich Sensors and Integrated Systems, proposes an end to end wireless solution for aircraft tire and brake monitoring. The proposed system will serve to reduce… More

Impact Technologies, LLC proposes to develop a vertically integrated prognostics and health management (PHM) capability for Apache weapon system electronic power supplies. Extending Phase I and related technologies for the assessment of DC-DC switched mode power supplies, Impact will provide… More

The proposed effort will build upon the achievements of a Phase II SBIR program as well as a subsequent Phase III program, to test, validate and enhance 3BSM torque estimation and lifing algorithms and there by assist NAVAIR in meeting the Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) as well as Condition… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Penn State Applied Research Laboratory, proposes to develop an advanced Battery Monitoring and Management System (BMMS) for lithium-ion battery packs that ensures adequate, safe, and reliable operation. This system will focus on real time diagnostics,… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with Dr. Mohammed Daqaq from Clemson University, propose to develop a magnetostrictive materials based device for harvesting energy from mechanical vibration. The energy harvesting device will harness power from ship-hull vibrations in order to power sensing… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the Georgia Tech Center for Innovative Fuel Cell and Battery Technologies, proposes to develop tools for Lithium Ion Battery Risk Assessment (LIBRA). These tools will allow the Navy to analyze proposed Li-Ion battery designs and assess the overall risk to… More

Impact Technologies and Montana State University propose to develop a Dynamic Prognostic and Health Management (PHM) modeling capability and related test, validation, and support toolsets that will enable standardized approaches to model representation, information exchange, and PHM system support,… More

As NASA develops next generation space exploration systems as part of the Constellation program, new prognostics and health management tools are needed to ensure reliability, safety, mission success, and fault tolerant reconfiguration capabilities. Electrical power systems constitute a critical… More

Impact Technologies LLC, with the support of Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), proposes to continue developing key enhancements to NASA's Hybrid Diagnostic Engine (HyDE) that represent valuable and, in some cases, critical features for Integrated System Health Management (ISHM) developers in NASA… More

Impact Technologies in collaboration with Pratt & Whitney and Wright State University, proposes to continue the development of an innovative nonlinear adaptive method for detecting and isolating sensor faults, actuator faults, and component faults for jet engines. In sharp contrast to many… More

Impact Technologies, LLC in collaboration with the Rochester Institute of Technology, proposes to develop an innovative and revolutionary method for a miniature low cost, weight, and power, highly accurate INS system coupled with GPS receivers providing stable and highly accurate positioning,… More

Impact Technologies has proposed development of a real-time prognostic and fault accommodation system for power converters and electro-mechanical (EM) drive applications. The main goal for this program is development of techniques that enable fault tolerant control based on diagnostic features from… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology and its industrial partners, proposes to develop and demonstrate innovative technologies to integrate anomaly detection and failure prognosis algorithms into automated fault mitigation strategies for advanced aircraft… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Rochester Institute of Technology and the Boeing Company, is proposing to complete the development, testing and evaluation of a novel biologically-inspired Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) conceptualized in Phase I and… More

Impact Technologies, LLC, proposes to develop and demonstrate an A Meta-modeling Approach to Failure Prognosis Using Existing Data. The approach will serve as the basis for a prognostic system framework using cause-effect meta-model Response Surface Method (RSM) concepts to capture the relationship… More

Built-in test, systematic troubleshooting, and tech manuals offer an incremental step towards alleviating troubleshooting complexity, but the ability of system designers to provide meaningful test data and specify optimal troubleshooting at point of design is constrained by necessary development… More

Aircraft availability requirements demand quick and accurate repairs in order to meet mission needs. Impact Technologies LLC, in collaboration with American Fujikura Limited Noyes (AFL Noyes), propose a novel approach to fiber optic connector cleaning and inspection that reduces the cleaning time of… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with our OEM partners, proposes to develop a hybrid approach for real-time prognostics of electromechanical actuators (EMAs) that will advance the state-of-the-art in prognostics technologies and help enable the use of EMAs in high power applications. The… More

Impact Technologies, together with Dr. Lynn Fuller of Rochester Institute of Technology and with cooperation from the OEM for the Armyf?Ts Tactical Water Purification System, (Global Group North America, Global Defense Engineering) is developing a sensor to measure multiple water quality parameters… More

Given the criticality of gears in the main and tail-rotor drivetrains for rotorcrafts, there is a need for robust life prediction tool that will provide improved design guidance, provide current health assessment as well as provide prognostics capabilities to support CBM initiatives at the Army. … More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with our engine OEM partners, is proposing to develop, test, and validate a very high frequency vibration-based engine accessory health management system that is capable of predicting current and future health while deployed on embedded hardware. Phase I… More

Impact Technologies proposes to capture actual operating time and life usage related parameters on selected mission critical machinery at Warner Robins, ALC in lieu of the traditional machine "powered time" in order to schedule condition-directed maintenance activities. In order to realize the… More

Impact Technologies is creating a low-power, low-cost, and modular wireless sensor network for health and usage monitoring of bridge and vehicle structures. The system utilizes a network of flexible sensor nodes connected to a communication node that transmits high-level health metrics to an… More

Impact Technologies, with assistance from Illionix and oversight from Boeing and Lockheed Martin, proposes to develop an integrated, easily scalable, low-cost wireless, batteryless sensing network for enabling advanced structural health monitoring (SHM) of key components on DoD (and commercial)… More

Impact Technologies, LLC proposes to further develop and demonstrate an automated knowledge discovery and reliability analysis tool for the F414 engine. The work is based on available data in NAVY databases such as DECKPLATE or DECKETR or potentially the Maintenance Data Warehouse (MDW) maintained… More

In this project, Impact Technologies is adapting an existing composite material damage assessment technology to composite armor structures. A vibro-acoustic methodology is applied to determine damage location and severity on composite armor using both passive and active approaches. The passive… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the Penn State Applied Research Laboratory and our OEM partners, proposes to develop and demonstrate an advanced battery management system for lithium-ion vehicle battery packs that ensures adequate, safe, and reliable operation. This system will produce an… More

Maintaining the health of fluid systems has always been critical to preventing problems and keeping Air Force equipment at a high state of readiness and availability. Current fluid quality practices in most applications still rely heavily on off-line analysis to screen for oil quality, debris, and… More

Impact Technologies, LLC, in collaboration with Engineering Reliability Software Group, LLC (ESRG), propose development of a widely applicable anomaly detection and sensor/data health assessment software product in support of condition based maintenance. The technology is innovative in that it uses… More

Impact proposed an embedded System for Automated Test and Integrity Verification (SAT-IV) that automatically monitors and performs corrective/repair actions for network, hardware and software components of a submarine's combat system in real-time. In the base period of this Phase I effort we… More

Impact Technologies, with oversight from the prime JSF manufacturer, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, proposes to develop and demonstrate a system for in-situ calibration of strain sensors that are used for structural life tracking on in-service fleet aircraft. Key tasks in Phase II include: 1)… More

Impact Technologies, LLC proposes to further develop a framework for work package optimization. The proposed work is based on historical and current operational and maintenance data available in a number of disparate databases. Data mining techniques will be applied to operational data and depot… More

Given the criticality of main- and tail-rotor spline couplings on rotorcrafts, there is a need for robust tools that will provide better design guidance, provide current health status as well as provide prognostic capabilities for spline couplings. To meet this need, Impact Technologies, LLC… More

U.S. Navy submarines are now equipped with a number of actuators, including directional thrusters, that can enable an unprecedented level of maneuverability with a properly designed and executed control system. In this Phase I project, Impact Technologies has teamed with L-3 Communications and… More

Impact Technologies, with support from multiple helicopter system OEMs, proposes to develop a universal, low-power, modular, wireless-capable system that can monitor the condition of winch components. The system will utilize a limited number of digital smart sensors to collect necessary data and… More

Engine thrust is a critical measurement in military engine acceptance tests, and this measurement may be too noisy or to extract meaningful information. Impact Technologies therefore proposes to develop an accurate real-time military engine thrust estimator to compute "virtual measurements" of… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with the MicroElectronics Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology, proposes to create a single-chip MEMS multi-sensor device capable of collecting comprehensive prognostic data. By integrating many of the sensing elements required for effective… More

Impact Technologies, LLC is developing a prognostic system framework and technologies that implement state-of-the-art system prognostics and health management to create a truly prognostic-enabled health management system for the Armys newest Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS). Principal… More

Autonomous Data Fusion is an essential technology to support the non-traditional surveillance systems that employ small autonomous systems communicating with each other - forming a distributed sensor network. Based on the Phase I achievements, Impact Technologies in collaboration with Wright State… More

Impact Technologies has proposed development of an effective prognostic and fault accommodation system for critical DC power systems including PV systems. Overall goal for this program is development of techniques that enable power system fault tolerance based on diagnostic features from the solar… More

Impact Technologies, LLC in collaboration with the Rochester Institute of Technology, proposes to develop and demonstrate a flight-worthy hardware prototype of a miniature, low cost/weight/ power device that provides stable and highly accurate near continuous positioning, attitude, and inertial… More

Fault-Tolerant Control (FTC) is an emerging area of engineering and scientific research that integrates prognostics, health management concepts and intelligent control. Impact Technologies and the Georgia Institute of Technology, propose to build off of a strong foundation in fault-tolerant control… More

As 'fly-by-wire' technologies become more prevalent in the aerospace systems, the need to develop innovative monitoring, diagnostic and fault tolerant techniques for the electrical systems is becoming obvious. Among all the possible electrical system failures, two types of failures are considered… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Tennessee State University, propose to develop and demonstrate an adaptive system identification and multi-loop control methodology that provides real-time aircraft structural mode suppression associated with aeroservoelastic interaction under upset and… More

In this Phase I project, Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Prof. R.K. Yedavalli, propose a novel verification environment for eventual rapid certification of distributed engine control systems (DCS). Our approach is focused on providing a set of tools to the government and industry that… More

Impact Technologies and Montana State University (MSU) are developing a Dynamic Prognostic and Health Management (PHM) modeling capability and related test, validation, and support toolsets that will enable standardized approaches to model representation, information exchange, and PHM system… More

Impact Technologies, LLC, in partnership with Brandeis University, proposes to develop a brain-computer interface (BCI) that enables real-time control of autonomous devices in battlefield environments by extracting high-level commands from noninvasive EEG signals from operators. In addition to the… More

ABSTRACT: Impact Technologies, proposes a Wrist Computer System for use by pilots before, during and after flight missions. The proposed system will serve to increase pilot"s productivity by displaying concise information through seamless integration with surrounding electronics. The current… More

ABSTRACT: Impact Technologies proposes to develop and demonstrate dynamic sensor registration and data association algorithms implemented within an intelligent-agent framework that will increase the robustness of multi-INT information for the USAF. The project team plans to achieve this goal by… More

ABSTRACT: Impact Technologies is teaming with Raytheon to develop a methodology and supporting tool to assess and quantify robustness for electrical power systems. Developmental fighter aircraft, unmanned systems, and emerging aerospace systems present challenges to traditional aircraft design… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the Rochester Institute of Technology, Virginia Tech and the Boeing Company, proposes to develop and demonstrate a rugged, GPS-independent, miniature, low-power and light-weight device that provides highly accurate position and attitude measurements for USV… More

Impact Technologies LLC, proposes to design, develop and demonstrate a SHM enabled Decision Support Toolkit for the Littoral Combat Ship. Our focus is on delivering innovative technologies to the Navy that will transform raw SHM data into actionable information serving both LCS Operators and… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the Rochester Institute of Technology, proposes to develop a low-cost, light-weight, low-power inertial navigation system for highly accurate vehicle position and attitude determination without relying on the GPS. The device is capable of use in many… More

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Rochester Institute of Technology proposes to develop and demonstrate a novel algorithm for estimating aircraft gross weight and center-of-gravity location using an innovative nonlinear real-time filter based method. The proposed algorithm uses known… More

Impact Technologies, LLC, in partnership with the Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms at the University of Oklahoma, proposes to develop a real-time, accurate, and reliable mesoscale ensemble forecasting for the probabilistic analysis of adverse weather in a 4-D framework to assist aviation… More

ABSTRACT: Impact Technologies, in collaboration with our OEM partners, proposes to develop a hybrid approach for real-time prognostics of electromechanical actuators (EMAs) that will advance the state-of-the-art in prognostics technologies and help enable the use of EMAs in high power applications.… More

ABSTRACT: Impact Technologies, LLC, proposes to develop and demonstrate an A Meta-modeling Approach to Failure Prognosis Using Existing Data. Historically, implementation of CBM/PHM algorithms for fault diagnosis and prognosis require the availability of"ground truth"fault progression… More

ABSTRACT: Impact Technologies, LLC, proposes to develop and demonstrate an intelligent and systematic methodology to troubleshooting that aims to improve current practice and expedite the diagnosis/repair cycle. An expert decision support system will be developed to assist the maintainer in… More

Impact Technologies, in cooperation with the MicroElectronics Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology, are creating an ultra-small sensing system for measuring temperature, relative humidity and shock for use in prognostic applications. The long term II goal is to create a device that is… More

Impact Technologies, LLC, proposes to develop a hand-held fiber optic connector inspection system that provides a"GO / NO-GO"result based on automatic determination of the terminus endface cleanliness, workmanship, and health. The Fiber Readiness Examination Diagnostics (FRED) unit shall… More

U.S. Navy submarines are equipped with an increasing number of actuators, including azimuth thrusters, that can enable an unprecedented level of maneuverability with a properly designed and executed control system. In this Phase II effort, Impact Technologies has teamed with L-3 Communications and… More

Given the drivetrain issues on the tail rotor splined shaft for the Seahawk, there is a need for robust tools that will provide better design guidance, provide current health status as well as provide prognostic capabilities for gearbox splines. To meet this need, Impact Technologies, LLC proposes… More

Test cell acquisition of thrust data for the Joint Strike Fighter is often corrupted by vibrations, noise and interference associated with the test cell environment. Impact Technologies is partnering with Pratt and Whitney and Saratoga Control Systems, Inc. to develop a thrust estimation system… More

Impact Technologies, with support from multiple helicopter system OEMs, proposes to develop a universal, low-power, modular system that can monitor the condition of winch components. The system will utilize a limited number of sensors to collect necessary data and autonomously generate and display… More

The defense and industrial communities are faced with major challenges to monitor, process, and optimize the operation of complex systems/processes. Of particular interest to the Navy are critical shipboard auxiliary systems that support chilled water and electrical processes. The complexity of… More