NASA SBIR SUCCESS STORY  Jet Propulsion Laboratory  
1992 PhaseII 

Spacecraft Integrated Health Monitoring System 

Innovative Dynamics, Inc. 

Ithaca, NY  
 

INNOVATION 
 
Integrated health monitoring system for aerospace structures
Spacecraft Integrated Health Monitoring System
Northrop Grumman Composite Sub-Scale Cryotank Test Stand at Marshall Space Flight Center
ACCOMPLISHMENTS 
 
  • Demonstrated feasibility of applying piezoelectric sensors for health monitoring
  • Damage identification method developed based on vibration signatures
COMMERCIALIZATION 
 
  • Contract with Boeing Aircraft to explore application in Joint Strike Fighter Program
  • System sold to Neurodyne Inc. for research and development work
GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS 
 
 
  • Receiver $100,000 contract from NASA Dryden Flight Research Center for evaluation on the F-18 vertical stabilizer
  • Completed $140,000 contract with Northrop-Grumman for evaluation on reusable launch vehicles under NASA's Space Launch Initiative Program
     
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Curator: SBIR Support            2/17/06