NASA STTR 2006 Solicitation
FORM B - PROPOSAL SUMMARY
PROPOSAL NUMBER: |
06-2 T8.01-9912 |
PHASE 1 CONTRACT NUMBER: |
NNM07AA63C |
RESEARCH SUBTOPIC TITLE: |
Manufacturing Technologies for Human and Robotic Space
Exploration |
PROPOSAL TITLE: |
Post Process Characterization of Friction Stir Welded
Components |
SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN (SBC): |
RESEARCH INSTITUTION (RI):
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NAME: |
Luna Innovations Incorporated |
NAME: |
University of Alabama, Huntsville |
STREET: |
1 Riverside Circle, Suite 400 |
STREET: |
300 Sparkman Drive, VBRH E12 |
CITY: |
Roanoke |
CITY: |
Huntsville |
STATE/ZIP: |
VA 24016 - 4962 |
STATE/ZIP: |
AL 35899 - 0001 |
PHONE: |
(540) 552-5128 |
PHONE: |
(256) 824-2657 |
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/PROJECT MANAGER (Name,
E-mail, Mail Address, City/State/Zip, Phone) Mark J
McKenna submissions340@lunainnovations.com
Expected Technology Readiness Level (TRL) upon completion of
contract:
TECHNICAL ABSTRACT (Limit 2000 characters, approximately 200
words) Luna Innovations Incorporated proposes in this STTR Phase II
project to continue development and validation of Luna's
amplitude-dependent, nonlinear ultrasonic inspection technique applied to
friction stir welded (FSW) components. The technique was successfully
demonstrated in the Phase I project on samples made from aluminum-lithium
alloy 2195. The proposed Phase II project will focus on refining the
ultrasonic hardware and software needed to implement the technique on
materials and weld geometries with near-term application in support of the
Constellation launch vehicle development program. A multi-channel sensor
implementation is planned. Luna's results will be compared to conventional
NDE techniques currently used; this testing will be conducted primarily by
collaborators at the University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH). The
project will also include a review of state-of-the-art NDE techniques
applied to FSW joints and early planning for comprehensive probability of
detection experiments needed to fully qualify the new technique.
POTENTIAL NASA COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS (Limit 1500 characters,
approximately 150 words) The primary NASA application is post process,
quality assurance inspection of friction stir welds of fuel tank and other
structural components for the Constellation program vehicles.
POTENTIAL NON-NASA COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS (Limit 1500
characters, approximately 150 words) Commercial applications of the
technique include evaluation of FSW joints in aging aircraft, FSW bonds in
nuclear waste storage containers, and FSW joints in marine and ferry
structural applications. Friction stir welding is also increasingly being
used to create suspension components and wheel rims for the automotive
industry.
NASA's technology taxonomy has been developed by the SBIR-STTR program
to disseminate awareness of proposed and awarded R/R&D in the agency.
It is a listing of over 100 technologies, sorted into broad categories, of
interest to NASA.
TECHNOLOGY TAXONOMY MAPPING |
Earth-Supplied Resource Utilization Launch and
Flight Vehicle Metallics Sensor Webs/Distributed
Sensors Tankage
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