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3D Measurement for Aircraft Maintenance and Part Remanufacture

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: FA8103-05-C-0163
Agency Tracking Number: F051-267-0338
Amount: $99,990.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: AF05-267
Solicitation Number: 2005.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2005
Award Year: 2005
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2005-08-18
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2006-05-18
Small Business Information
4835 University Square, Suite 8
Huntsville, AL 35816
United States
DUNS: 059626395
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Blair Barbour
 President
 (256) 704-3416
 Blair@Photon-X.com
Business Contact
 Blair Barbour
Title: President
Phone: (256) 704-3416
Email: Blair@Photon-X.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Those responsible for maintaining the operational status of the aircraft of the United States Air Force face many increasingly difficult challenges in completing their mission. With an ever aging, and yet, ever more valuable inventory of older aircraft, the maintenance depots assigned their upkeep and readiness continually work to maximize flight time and minimize costs. As a result, many are looking to technology-based solutions to improve their inspection and overhaul processes with tools for nondestructive testing and virtual parts modeling. To address these process enhancements, Photon-X proposes a non-contact, 3D measurement solution utilizing its passive, single-camera technology producing high-resolution surface map output of imaged objects. This 3D imagery is then used directly for inspection/measurement applications or output as CAD/CAM files for part-design modification and manufacturing. And, unlike current 3D imaging systems, this approach requires no special illumination, is fast in data collection/processing, is optics-independent (offering various fields of view), is small and easily transported, and is very cost-effective. During Phase I, a prototype system will be designed and demonstrated onsite, showing how the underlying technology will be ultimately used and offering a low-risk, rapid transition into a pre-production prototype to be delivered in Phase II.

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