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Structural Integrity Assessment and Analysis Tools for Structural Health…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
 Program Year/Program:
2011 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
N103-228-0136 		Solicitation Year:
2010 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N103-228 		Solicitation Number:
2010.3
Small Business Information
McQ Inc.
1551 Forbes St. Fredericksburg, VA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2011
Title: Structural Integrity Assessment and Analysis Tools for Structural Health Monitoring
Agency: DOD
Contract: N00167-11-P-0187
Award Amount: $79,910.00
 

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).

Principal Investigator:

Brent Roeder
Engineer II
(540) 373-2374
broeder@mcqinc.com

Business Contact:

Keith Armstrong
Chief Operating Officer
(540) 373-2374
karmstrong@mcqinc.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

McQ Inc.
1551 Forbes St. Fredericksburg, VA -

EIN/Tax ID: 541341225
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No