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Development of Contact Mode Instrument for Measuring Surface Morphology on Military Aircraft

Awarded 09 Nov 2015

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Awarded09 Nov 2015

Value£82,469.00

SupplierIntercede Ventures Limited

AgencyMINISTRY OF DEFENCE

RegionSouth West

CategoryDefense & Aerospace

Ended 10y 6mo ago6mo term

Awarded 9 Nov 2015Expired 7 May 2016

About

The Ministry of Defence awarded a contract to Intercede Ventures Limited for the development of a contact mode instrument to measure critical parameters of surface morphology that determine drag on military aircraft surfaces, under the SBRI Fuels and Lubricants programme (application 61067-444228 part 8 held by Innovate UK).

The project involved establishing representative aircraft surfaces and an experimental optical analysis rig, exploring and down-selecting algorithms to specify a prototype instrument, designing, manufacturing and validating a prototype on laboratory samples, validating laboratory results on static aircraft, and delivering a final Phase 1 report.

The contract value was AUD 82,469.

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