PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. — Department of Defense STTR Phase I: MDA14-T004
PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. — STTR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $99,934
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase I
- Topic
- MDA14-T004
- Solicitation
- 2014.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MA
- Period
- 2015-04-28 → 2015-10-27
Description
Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) proposes to design, develop, and demonstrate a portable, non-invasive, real-time sensor to assess the chemical and physical health of solid rocket motors (SRMs) as a function of age without affecting the motors integrity. In Phase I, a sensor to monitor specific gas species that are markers of the chemical and mechanical aging processes of composite and double base propellants will be developed. The operational feasibility of the sensor will be demonstrated and validated. Mathematical models that correlate the spectral signatures-to-adverse changes in propellant material properties will be simultaneously developed. PSI will manufacture this sensor and transition this to a missile defense application. Approved for Public Release 15-MDA-8161 (11 March 15)