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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| THIS PHASE I PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE NASA NEEDS FOR TECHNICAL AREA TA12 WHICH PROVIDES TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORTING ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, STRUCTURES, AND MATERIALS. IN THIS PROGRAM, ULTRASONIC THERMOMETRY METHODS WILL BE ADAPTED TO ENABLE REAL TIME, TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS DURING A FRICTION STIR WELD, FSW. WHILE FSW IT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY USED AT NASA-MSFC IN THE ROBUST JOINING OF THINNER PANELS OF ALUMINUM ALLOYS, THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH QUALITY WELDED JOINTS IN THICKER PANELS OR HIGHER MELTING TEMPERATURE MATERIALS REMAINS CHALLENGING. KNOWING AND CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE IS ESSENTIAL TO OPTIMIZE THE PROCESS TO ENSURE THE PRODUCTION OF REPEATABLE, ROBUST COMPONENTS. USING SENSORS ATTACHED TO THE STIR WELD TOOL, PRECISE TIME-OF-FLIGHT (TOF) MEASUREMENTS OF ULTRASOUND PROPAGATING THROUGH THE WELD ZONE WILL BE USED TO ESTIMATE TEMPERATURE. THIS TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT MADE IN THE WELD ZONE IS NON-INTRUSIVE AND DOES NOT INFLUENCE THE THERMAL TRANSPORT. TEMPERATURE DATA CAN BE OBTAINED AT DATA RATES AS HIGH AS 1 KHZ WITH THE PRECISION OF A FEW DEGREES CENTIGRADE. ONCE THIS SMART STIR WELD TOOL TEMPERATURE SENSOR IS DEMONSTRATED, THIS TECHNIQUE CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO A CONTROL STRATEGY AND READILY MIGRATED TO ANY OF THE FSW VARIATIONS UNDER DEVELOPMENT AT THE NASA-MSFC. | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $124,983 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 20, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | Feb 15, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF THERMAL STIR WELDING (TSW) IS A SOLID STATE WELDING PROCESS WHICH HAS SHOWN PROMISE IN JOINING HIGH STRENGTH, HIGH TEMPERATURE METALS NEEDED FOR SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEMS. ALTHOUGH TSW OFFERS AN APPROACH WHICH ALLOWS MORE PRECISE CONTROL OF THE TEMPERATURE, BETTER MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE IN THE WELD ZONE IS NEEDED. THE INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM INC. (IMS INC.) AND UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (UAH) TEAM PROPOSE TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF ULTRASONIC THERMOMETRY TECHNIQUE TO MEASURE TEMPERATURE, IN REAL-TIME, IN THE FUSION ZONE, DURING THE TSW PROCESS. USING SENSORS ATTACHED TO THE CONTAINMENT PLATES, PRECISE TIME-OF-FLIGHT (TOF) MEASUREMENTS OF ULTRASOUND PROPAGATING THROUGH THE FUSION ZONE WILL BE USED TO ESTIMATE TEMPERATURE. THIS TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT IS NON-INTRUSIVE AND DOES NOT INFLUENCE THE THERMAL TRANSPORT IN THE WELD ZONE. TEMPERATURE DATA CAN BE OBTAINED AT DATA RATES AS HIGH AS 1 KHZ WITH THE PRECISION OF A FEW DEGREES CENTIGRADE. THUS, THESE MEASUREMENTS CAN BE USED AS FEEDBACK CONTROLS IN IN-SITU PROCESS CONTROL STRATEGY FOR THE TSW PROCESS. PRECISE TEMPERATURE CONTROL WILL ENABLE SUPERIOR MECHANICAL PROPERTIES IN THE WELD JOINT AND THUS MAXIMIZE THE CAPABILITY OF THE TSW WELD PROCESS. | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $124,988 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 6, 2016 | Jun 10, 2016 | Dec 9, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III FOR MECHANICAL PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS ON CURVED 3-D TPS. THE ANALYSIS WILL INCLUDE A PROPERTY COMPARISON OF CURVED HEEET TPS WITH RESULTS OBTAINED PREVIOUSLY ON FLAT AND CURVED HEET TPS FOR LONGITUDINAL AND SHEAR VELOCITIES TO DETERMINE SPATIAL UNIFORMITY. SPECIFIC REGIONS WILL BE SELECTED FOR CALCULATION OF ELASTIC AND ENGINEERING CONSTANTS ON CURVED HEEET TPS. | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $6,990 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541380Testing Laboratories and Services | H293EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS TESTING- NONMETALLIC FABRICATED MATERIALS | Apr 9, 2015 | Apr 9, 2015 | Jun 1, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III FOR MECHANICAL PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS ON 3-D TPS. MEASURE PROPERTIES ON FLAT NASA-PROVIDED HEEET MATERIAL AND EVALUATE FEASIBILITY OF PULSE-ECHO MEASUREMENTS OF ELASTIC PROPERTY DETERMINATION IN THE HEEET MATERIAL. EXTRACT HIGH STIFFNESS AND LOW STIFFNESS COMPONENT AND MEASURE ELASTIC CONSTANTS AND ENGINEERING CONSTANTS FOR BOTH MATERIALS INDEPENDENTLY. MEASURE PROPERTIES ON CURVED NASA-PROVIDED HEEET MATERIAL AND COMPARE RESULTS ON CURVED SAMPLES WITH THOSE OBTAINED ON FLAT SAMPLES OF THE SAME MATERIAL. | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $11,100 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541380Testing Laboratories and Services | H293EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS TESTING- NONMETALLIC FABRICATED MATERIALS | Dec 18, 2014 | Dec 18, 2014 | Mar 28, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF - THE PHASE I PROGRAM DEMONSTRATED THE EFFICACY OF REAL-TIME OF ULTRASONIC RECESSION MEASUREMENTS ON LOW DENSITY TPS MATERIALS. MEASUREMENTS ON INTERNAL ECHOES ESTABLISHED THE FEASIBILITY OF NON-INTRUSIVE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS. IN THE PHASE II PROGRAM WE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE, OPTIMIZE, AND EXTEND THE TECHNOLOGY. SENSORS WITH BETTER ELEVATED TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE WILL BE DEVELOPED AND CONFIGURED FOR ABLATION MEASUREMENTS. INSTRUMENTATION WITH IMPROVED LOW FREQUENCY AND MORE ROBUST TIME-OF FLIGHT ALGORITHMS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE SYSTEM. CONFIGURATIONS WITH MULTIPLE SENSORS SUITABLE FOR MAPPING RECESSION PROFILES WILL BE EVALUATED. THE MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE WILL BE APPLIED AND MEASUREMENT RESULTS VERIFIED THROUGH A SERIES OF ABLATION TESTS WHERE THE REAL-TIME RECESSION DATA WILL BE QUANTITATIVELY COMPARED TO THAT OBTAINED FROM POST-ABLATION ANALYSIS. | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $741,794 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Dec 19, 2012 | Jan 2, 2013 | Feb 29, 2016 | ||
| INCREMENTALLY FUNDED STTR PHASE II | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $749,963 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AJ16 | Nov 26, 2012 | Dec 1, 2012 | Nov 30, 2014 | ||
| PHASE I SBIR BASED ON PROPOSAL A121-056-0378 | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $149,975 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEPT OF THE ARMY | — | 541712 | AD92 | Aug 22, 2012 | Aug 22, 2012 | Jun 18, 2013 | ||
| ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES HAVE BEEN MADE IN GROUND-BASED TESTING AND SIMULATIONS, IT IS STILL IMPOSSIBLE TO PRECISELY REPLICATE THE DIVERSITY OF IN-FLIGHT CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED BY ABLATIVE THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS (TPS). THIS LEADS TO UNCERTAINTY IN THE PREDICTIONS OF THE MAGNITUDE AND RATE OF TPS ABLATION. BECAUSE IN-FLIGHT MONITORING IS DIFFICULT, THE UNCERTAINTY IN ACTUAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS AND MODELS MUST BE CONSIDERED WHEN DESIGNING A TPS. TO REDUCE RISK, DESIGNERS MUST RESORT TO TRADE-OFFS WHICH OFTEN INVOLVE INCREASING HEAT SHIELD MASS. DIRECT ABLATOR TEMPERATURE, HEAT FLUX AND RECESSION MEASUREMENTS WOULD ALLOW ENGINEERS TO REDUCE DESIGN UNCERTAINTY AND IMPROVE MODELING. THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL LEAD TO DECREASED HEAT SHIELD MASS, ENABLING MISSIONS THAT ARE NOT OTHERWISE FEASIBLE AND DIRECTLY INCREASING SCIENCE PAYLOAD AND RETURNS ULTRASONIC METHODS FOR REAL-TIME MONITORING OF ABLATOR CONDITIONS INCLUDING INTERNAL TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION, HEAT FLUX AND RECESSION WILL BE DEVELOPED IN THIS PROGRAM. INTERNAL LOCALIZATION METHODS OF ULTRASONIC THERMOMETRY WILL BE USED TO ACCURATELY MEASURE TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION TO WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF SURFACE CHARRING. TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION WILL BE APPLIED TO ULTRASONIC THICKNESS GAUGING TECHNIQUES TO ESTIMATE SURFACE RECESSION IN REAL TIME. HEAT FLUX CAN BE EXTRACTED FROM THE MEASURED TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION. COMBINED TOGETHER, THESE ULTRASONIC TECHNIQUES WILL FORM A SENSOR SYSTEM CAPABLE OF SENSING AND RELATING REAL-WORLD ABLATOR PERFORMANCE TO COMPUTATIONAL MODELS AS WELL AS QUALIFYING ABLATOR MATERIALS. WHEN DEVELOPED TO MATURATION, SUCH A SENSOR SYSTEM EVEN HAS APPLICATIONS FOR IN-FLIGHT HEALTH MONITORING. | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $124,997 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Feb 13, 2012 | Feb 13, 2012 | Aug 13, 2012 | ||
| (STTR PHASE I) - NOVEL MATERIALS FOR IN-SITU ABLATION SENSING | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $99,996 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AJ16 | Oct 31, 2011 | Nov 1, 2011 | Jul 31, 2012 | ||
| SBIR II | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $749,999 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC16 | Aug 4, 2010 | Aug 4, 2010 | Jun 28, 2013 | ||
| TECHNOLOGIES FOR RAPID AFFORDABLE HYPERSONIC FLIGHT TESTING | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $749,966 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH | Nov 19, 2009 | Nov 25, 2009 | Apr 23, 2012 | ||
| INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $100,000 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AD91 | Mar 24, 2009 | Mar 17, 2009 | Nov 25, 2009 | ||
| SBIR I | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $100,000 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541711 | AC61 | Mar 20, 2009 | Mar 20, 2009 | Dec 21, 2009 | ||
| TECHNOLOGIES FOR RAPID AFFORDABLE HYPERSONIC FLIGHT TESTING | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $100,000 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541711 | AC11NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH | Dec 5, 2008 | Dec 5, 2008 | Aug 24, 2009 | ||
| INNOVATIVE FLIGHT INSTRUMENTATION FOR HYPERSONICS | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $748,628 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AD95 | Mar 25, 2008 | Mar 25, 2008 | Aug 4, 2010 | ||
| INDUSTRIAL MEASURMENT SBIR I | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $99,999 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC11NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH | Apr 3, 2007 | Apr 3, 2007 | Jan 31, 2008 | ||
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| — | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $0 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 334513Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables | AD92 | Jul 22, 2003 | Jul 22, 2003 | — | ||
| — | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $0 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY | — | — | 541710 | AZ13 | Jul 15, 2002 | Jul 15, 2002 | Jan 15, 2003 | ||
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| — | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $0 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | — | — | 541330Engineering Services | AZ12 | Jun 13, 2000 | Jun 13, 2000 | — | ||
| — | INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC | $0 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | — | — | — | AZ12 | Feb 25, 1999 | Feb 25, 1999 | — |