Project Number:

N00421-23-9-0012

Member:

FBS, Inc.

Award Amount:

$183,249.21

Description:

A painted, HY-100 steel guiderail may contain cracks in areas of interest spanning its entire length. The only means of inspecting guiderails currently is to uninstall the entire weldment and ancillary equipment. This time-intensive process would negatively impact operational availability, increase maintenance costs, and inhibit periodic inspections. Therefore, the US Navy is seeking to prototype a solution that will allow it to detect, locate, and characterize cracks in a painted, HY-100 steel guiderail while it is installed.