Development of Optical Instrument for Aircraft Surface Drag Measurement
Ministry of Defence, ISTAR, Other · Awarded contract
AwardedDevelopment of Optical Instrument for Aircraft Surface Drag Measurement
Awarded 10 Nov 2015
Awarded10 Nov 2015
Value£82,469.00
SupplierIntercede Ventures Limited
RegionSouth West
CategoryDefense & Aerospace
Ended 10y 6mo ago6mo term
Awarded 10 Nov 2015Expired 8 May 2016
About
Ministry of Defence, ISTAR, Other 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 Challenge - Fuel and Lubricants programme.
The project involved establishing representative 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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