ALPHASENSE, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: In this proposal, AlphaSense, Inc. details the development of a novel, low cost and handhe

ALPHASENSE, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$80,000
Agency
Department of Defense · Navy
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Solicitation
2013.1
NAICS
Place of performance
DE
Period
2013-06-18 → 2013-12-15

Description

In this proposal, AlphaSense, Inc. details the development of a novel, low cost and handheld microwave sensor for the detection and evaluation of incipient composite heat damage. The merits of the proposed sensor and its advantages over other techniques are listed below: a) Compact, handheld and low cost, b) Sensitive for incipient heat damage detection, c) Capable of quantitative analysis of the incipient heat damage levels, d) Capable of interrogating through coating layers, e) High throughput measurement process, and f) Easy and safe to the operators.