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Distributed Collaborative Environment for Simulation-Based Design and…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Army 		Award ID:
48548 		Program Year/Program:
2001 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
A992-2891 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
LAKE SHORE CRYOTRONICS, INC.
575 McCorkle Blvd. Westerville, OH 43082-8699
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 2001
Title: Distributed Collaborative Environment for Simulation-Based Design and Acquisition
Agency / Branch: DOD / ARMY
Contract: DACA42-01-C-0047
Award Amount: $729,789.00
 

Abstract:

The monitoring and analysis of the structural integrity of buildings, bridges and machines is increasingly important as the average age of these structures increases and as buildings are built in more locations which are prone to natural disasters.Structural monitoring can be accomplished through the addition of a magnetostrictive material to structural members, either directly or through a composite. Changes in the structure are reflected in stress-induced changes in the magnetic signature fromthe magnetostrictive material. Microfluxgate sensors were demonstrated in Phase I to be capable of detecting such changes and to be suitable for integration with application specific integrated circuits (ASIC's) for inexpensive mass production. In PhaseII, the ASIC will be produced and the microfluxgate integrated with it, resulting in a commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) product. An array of such integrated sensors will be fabricated and tested, and a hand-held reading instrument and a transducer will bedesigned and prototyped. The transducer will be designed to be used with commercially available data transmission and collection instrumentation systems. In Phase III, final structural monitoring equipment will be designed and deployed. Commercialproducts will also be designed for non-structural markets.

Principal Investigator:

Jeffrey Dierker
Vice President
6148912243
rsapienza@metss.com

Business Contact:

Michael Swartz
Vice President, R&D
6148912243
rsapienza@metss.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

LAKE SHORE CRYOTRONICS, INC.
575 McCorkle Boulevard Westerville, OH 43082

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No