SBIR Phase II: Modular Tensioning Cartridge

SBIR 第二阶段：模块化张紧筒

• 批准号: 1758668
• 负责人: Stephen Franklin
• 金额: $ 74.84万
• 依托单位: The Montalvo Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-03-01 至 2022-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1758668&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Modular; Tensioning

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will address the design, prototype and testing of a modular tension control device for individual tension regulation in the composite manufacturing sector. Composites are increasingly used in mission critical applications where the material and the product must perform reliably, while at the same time improving productivity, increasing product quality and lowering cost. By precisely and consistently controlling tension, there are fewer voids, skips or uneven tows, resulting in a higher quality product. This is particularly important when safety is dependent on the structural integrity of the materials. Overall, composite applications are greener and have a positive environmental impact. Comparably priced but safer automobiles from composites will be lighter and consume less fuel. Composites further reduce reliance on fossil fuels, as they are the building blocks to harness renewable energy. Wind blades, solar panels and underwater turbines are all made from composites. This is a rapidly growing multi-billion-dollar market, and the projected share of the targeted tension control market is in the range of $200 million, growing equally fast, if not faster. This project will solve a problem that has plagued the composites industry since its inception. Tension control is especially difficult (and yet very important in the composites industry), as multiple materials with different tear strengths and varying elasticity are combined to make stronger products. Lack of cost effective tension control has, up to this point, limited the speed and quality of finished products. Phase II objectives are to prototype and develop the manufacturing process for the Modular Tensioning Cartridge. The Phase II Objectives are: 1) Control package design - the goal is to create a central base station to provide power, communications and a central interface for the use of multiple Modular Tensioning Cartridge units; 2) Finalization - all successfully tested components must be assembled into a singular industrial grade prototype unit and then tested; 3) Product release - upon final prototype testing, field trials will be conducted to validate and finalize technology leading to full production. In phase I, feasibility of the individual components to meet performance requirements was successfully demonstrated. In Phase II, prototype units will be developed and tested refining the design to meet the performance expectations of the customers.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第二阶段项目将解决复合材料制造行业中用于单独张力调节的模块化张力控制装置的设计，原型和测试。复合材料越来越多地用于使命关键应用中，材料和产品必须可靠地运行，同时提高生产率，提高产品质量并降低成本。通过精确和一致地控制张力，可减少空隙、漏丝或不均匀丝束，从而生产出更高质量的产品。当安全性取决于材料的结构完整性时，这一点尤其重要。总的来说，复合材料应用更环保，对环境有积极的影响。价格相当但更安全的复合材料汽车将更轻，消耗更少的燃料。复合材料进一步减少了对化石燃料的依赖，因为它们是利用可再生能源的基石。风力叶片、太阳能电池板和水下涡轮机都是由复合材料制成的。这是一个快速增长的数十亿美元的市场，预计目标张力控制市场的份额在2亿美元左右，增长同样快，如果不是更快的话。该项目将解决自成立以来一直困扰复合材料行业的一个问题。张力控制特别困难（但在复合材料行业中非常重要），因为具有不同撕裂强度和不同弹性的多种材料被组合在一起，以制造更坚固的产品。到目前为止，缺乏成本有效的张力控制限制了成品的速度和质量。第二阶段的目标是原型设计和开发模块化张紧盒的制造工艺。第二阶段的目标是：1）控制包设计-目标是创建中央基站，以提供电力、通信和中央接口，用于使用多个模块化张紧盒单元; 2）最终确定-所有成功测试的部件必须组装成单个工业级原型单元，然后进行测试; 3）产品发布-在最终原型测试后，将进行现场试验，以验证和最终确定技术，从而实现全面生产。在第一阶段，成功地证明了各个组成部分满足性能要求的可行性。在第二阶段，将开发和测试原型装置，以完善设计，以满足客户的性能期望。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。