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A Magnetoresistive, Remote-Field Eddy-Current Probe for Use with the Boeing…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Air Force 		Award ID:
41012 		Program Year/Program:
1998 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
41012 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
TPL, Inc.
3921 Academy Parkway North, NE Albuquerque, NM -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1998
Title: A Magnetoresistive, Remote-Field Eddy-Current Probe for Use with the Boeing MAUS III Scanner
Agency / Branch: DOD / USAF
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $99,998.00
 

Abstract:

Remote-field eddy-current techniques offer a powerful tool for the detection of deeply-buried damage in aging aircraft. Coil -based system, however, have poop sensitivity to the low frequencies used in remote-field measurements. What is needed is a remote field probe that utilizes a superior low-frequency magnetic field sensor.TPL, in collaboration with Boeing and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will design, build and field test a remote-field probe based on a magnetoresistive detector. The prototype will be integrated with Boeing's MAUS III System for field evaluation. Prototype performance will be compared with both conventional coil-based sensors and with advanced magnetoresistive eddy-current sensors. The results of these comparisons will serve as a quantitative assessment of the new technique. TPL has pioneered the development of advanced magnetoresistive sensors for NDE applications and has a proven track-record in the commercialization of new technologies. By teaming with NIST and the Boeing Company, TPL can utilized the most advanced magnetic sensors and integrate this new technology with a proven, widely-used scanning system to assess its real-world performance potential. The inclusion of data from both conventional and emerging technologies will provide an objective assessment of both the fundamental and realizable sensitivity limits of this new technique.

Principal Investigator:

Eric S. Boltz, Phd
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TPL, INC.
3921 Academy Parkway North NE Albuquerque, NM 87109

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