SBIR-STTR Award

Company proposes a research and development effort for integration of its TRL 6 corrosion maintenance technologies in order to deliver hardware and software design for eventual phase II prototype fabrication of a single tool, 5 function full process, dual miniaturized end effector and manual use technology for agile depot maintenance modernization

Benefit:
The system has application in a variety of industries including transportation, nuclear energy, oil & gas and mining.

Keywords:
corrosion imaging infrared repair robotic depot maintenance laser, corrosion imaging infrared repair robotic depot maintenance laser

The company will perform late-stage laboratory research and development work and prototype engineering in the areas of reflectance imaging underneath Navy maritime coatings, laser processing of coated corroded alloys and coating application. Advanced processing (lasers) such as for applications including welding and associated characterization data for Navy use cases are to be generated in collaboration with a university subcontractor. Software engineering using computer vision and collision avoidance for the robotic arm and end effector is a key element to the Phase II program. Final deliverable is an integrated, modular full process corrosion end effector technology (hardware, software) solution at TRL 6 (month 12) and TRL 7 (month 18).

Benefit:
The anticipated benefits to the Department of Navy are corrosion remediation forecasted to be validated ultimately by a quantitative ROI for the technology. Commercial market demand for remediation of corrosion based on the integrated modular end effector similarly exists at MRO facilities in commercial aviation, maritime shipyards and across (up, mid, down) the oil and gas industry.

Keywords:
laser infrared imaging corrosion robotic optic portable