Defence R&D Canada - Mission. To ensure the Canadian Forces are technologically prepared and operationally relevant. Potential Applications of PWST

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1 Ptential Applicatins f PWST Nezih Mrad, Ph.D. Defence R&D Canada (DRDC) Air Vehicles Research Sectin (AVRS) 28 July Passive Wireless Sensr Technlgy (PWST) Wrkshp, Hustn, TX, USA, July 27-28, 2011 Defence R&D Canada - Missin T ensure the Canadian Frces are technlgically prepared and peratinally relevant. Advise n Science & Technlgy Cnduct Defence research, develpment and analysis Assess technlgy trends, threats, and pprtunities Engage industrial, academic and internatinal partners in the cmmercializatin f technlgy Cnduct S&T prjects fr nn-dnd clients CORA 1

2 Defence R&D Canada (DRDC) Centres Weapns Effects Autnmus Systems Military Engineering CB Defence Radar, EW Space Systems Infrmatin Operatins Cmmunicatins Synthetic Envirnments Centre fr Security Science Centre fr Operatinal Research and Analysis DG Military Persnnel Research and Analysis Office f the CEO COS Organizatin DGSTO DCRDCS Electr-ptics Cmbat Systems Cmmand & Cntrl Infrmatin Management Systems Envirnment Underwater Sensing Marine Vehicles Signature Mgt. Human Factrs Decisin Supprt Cmmand Effectiveness Operatinal Medicine Simulatin & Mdelling 2 Defence S&T Capability Areas f Expertise Cntaining 3 dmains f S&T expertise Human Systems Integratin Human Dmain Behaviural Effects Cntaining 11 areas f S&T expertise Cmmand and Cntrl Cmmunicatins Netwrks Infrmatin Dmain Intelligence, Surveillance and Recnnaissance Cmplex Systems System Autnmy Prtectin f Assets Persnnel Prtectin Physical Dmain Mbile Systems Weapns Systems 3

3 Defence R&D Canada - Funding DRDC Emphasis n R&D ACTD (US) JE (CA) RELATIVE EMPHAS IS TIF TDP Pursue high risk, high-payff research DIR Demnstrate technlgy slutins TI/TA (ARP) 0.4 Supprt industry R&D initiatives Pursue R&D Thrust business plans Industrial Emphasis n R&D Emerging Technlgy TRL 1-2 TRL 3-6 TRL 7->9 4 Applied Research Explratry Develpment Advanced Develpment Engineering Develpment Sample f Platfrms f Interest fr PWST CC-130 Hercules transprt aircraft Cyte LAV-1 Wheeled armured recnnaissance vehicle CH149 Crmrant SAR helicpter Cld weather testing centre fr icing research in gas turbines 5

4 Cst f O&S The Need fr PWST Reduce O&S Reduced LCC Increased availability 6 PWST Alternatives Fiber Fabry Pert (FFP) PZT actuatr Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Alignment tube Single mde fiber R T- Multi mde fiber Cmpensated Fabry Pert s Epxy MEMS Strain Sensr Iwa State University Shape Memry allys Piezelectric Materials Optical fiber sensrs Nan & MEMS Wireless Crrsin sensing CVM Data fusin & mining VS&WSN FOS 7

5 Current Air Related Activities Advanced Health Mnitring Capability Develpment and Demnstratin Sensrs develpment, evaluatin and demnstratin (strain, lad, crrsin, chemical, damage, cracking, etc.) Mdeling, simulatin and analysis Experimental capability develpment Engine PHM Capability Develpment and Demnstratin Sensrs develpment, evaluatin and demnstratin (H/L Temp blade strain and temperature, blade damage and ersin, il quality/debris mnitring and leak Data fusin and mining, etc. RF Sensing RFID Aut ID 8 Asset mnitring and tracking fr decisin making and cmmand and cntrl Materials visibility and cnditin assessment (e.g. ratin, fuel, spare parts, etc.) Advanced Health Mnitring Capability Develpment and Demnstratin Nan sensrs (crack, humidity, impact damage, etc.) MEMS sensrs (acceleratin, strain Wireless SHM/PHM sensrs (vibratin, lad, strain, etc.) Piez based sensrs and sensry systems Fiber ptic sensr systems (multi-parameter, highly hl multiplexed, high frequency (>100khz), small size and weight) RFID chemical and crrsin sensrs Energy harvesting (RF, vibratin, thermal) Full scale demnstratin facility Integrated UT fr embedded crack detectin Fiber ptic interrgatin system RFID system Nan crack sensr MEMS humidity sensr Wireless SHM sensr SHM PZT based damage analysis sftware PZT sensr evaluatin sensr 9

6 Engine PHM Capability Develpment and Demnstratin Hp sensr n F404 engine Electrstatic cnditin assessment Spectrscpic assessment system Spectrscpic fault assessment Data mining based prgnstics Eddyy current blade cnditin mnitringg Strain and temperature sensr depsitin and blade cnditin mnitring Engine il quality/debris and leak cnditin mnitring Data mining based methdlgy Bearing cnditin mnitring MEMS wireless sensr fr engine mnitring Virtual sensrs develpment and dem Full scale engine PHM capability develpment and demnstratin. HT Strain and Temp depsited n Turbine blade Engine il cnditin, il leak and fuel leak mnitring 0.08 Amplitude (Vlt) Blade cnditin mnitring N il (test 1) 17-mm il spread (test 2) 34-mm il spread (test 3) 50-mm il spread (test 4) Time Delay (µs) 100 Asset mnitring and tracking fr decisin making and cmmand and cntrl Supply chain and life cycle management Asset mvement planning and executin Asset visibility (Active and passive RFID, UID) Sensr technlgy (UID, visibility and tracking, DPS, RFID, ibuttns, chemical fingerprint, UID, temperature, event tagging and chrnlgy, shelf life mnitring, crrsin detectin, stress and wear & tear, vibratin & shck, intrusin, wireless) Sftware Agents Sense and Respnd Lgistics (S&RL) Autnmic lgistics PRFID, ARFID and wireless Cntainer security 11 6 SAVI ST-674 Active RFID Tag Maintenance frecasting reprt (Surce:LOGTOOL)

7 Des Wireless Technlgy Meet the challenge? Example fr peratinal Lad Mnitring using strain gauges Wired system 20 meters per channel Installatin and materials cst = $40 per meter 250 Strain sensrs Sensrs & cabling instrumentatin = $200,000 Cmputer cst $ = 5,000 Amplifier and signal cnditiner cst = $100 per channel Ttal cst fr strain survey using 250 Gauges = $230,000 Much f the cst is installatin f the wiring lms if these were t be attached t the airframe cmpnents additinal cst is required t clear any engineering mdificatins t the airframe Wireless system Cst per 1 channel = $150 (3 channel device) Installatin cst = $100 per device (3 channels) 250 Strain sensrs Sensrs and instrumentatin cst = 46,000 Data strage cst = $100 per device ($8,300) Cmputer cst $ = 5,000 Ttal cst fr strain survey using 250 Gauges = $60,000 Wired system cst = $230K (4x) Wireless system cst = $60K 12 Challenge Pwer, Size, Weight PWST Capability Implementatin Challenges Ecnmic Return n Investment (business Case), Technlgy Technlgy maturity (TRL) Physical : Size, weight, weight distributin, redundancy. Cst: Systems cst, instrumentatin, maintenance and peratin (data acquisitin and interpretatin). Pwer: pwer management and reliability. Certificatin - (mdificatin f prcedures and manuals) Benefit Credits: Maintenance credit, Operatinall credits, and Future platfrm design and analysis ceredits 13

8 Nezih Mrad, Ph.D., Defence Scientist Phne: , Cell: Air Vehicles Research Sectin (AVRS), Defence R&D Canada Atlantic (DRDC) Department f Natinal Defence (DND), Natinal Defence Headquarters 1200 Mntreal Rad, Bldg. M-14, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0R6 14