Portable Calibration Standards for Traceability Navy SBIR FY2005.2 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2005.2 Topic No.: N05-134 Topic Title: Portable Calibration Standards for Traceability Proposal No.: N052-134-0515 Firm: DDL Omni Engineering, LLC 8260 Greensboro Drive, Suite 600 McLean, Virginia 22102 Contact: James DuValeus Phone: (703) 903-9777 Web Site: ddlomni.com Abstract: DDL OMNI proposes a ruggedized, portable, programmable device for the calibration of embedded sensor networks. Based entirely on Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) hardware and software, DDL OMNI proposes to instrument a system to quantifying the performance of sensors to NIST traceable standards. The proposed device is a self-contained calibration test standard housing a commercial Pentium processor and interface cards capable of simultaneous multi-channel source output and measurement input. Combined with tailored application software the design is modular, scaleable, extensible, traceable and consistent with commercial development trends. Designed to meet open architecture tenets, protocols and communications, the device ensures interoperability with multi-vendor equipment and future sensor developments. The resulting device is capable of performing a wide array of simulation/stimulation output, measuring and quantifying the sensor/system response output, and providing simultaneous monitored control of the output source signal. The packaged system provides comprehensive automated closed-loop calibration and monitoring with operator intuitive displays and indicators for rapid status assessments. Further, once implemented, the device can analyze historical sensor performance trends for the development of condition-based calibration requirements. Benefits: The DDL OMNI proposed device is rapidly configurable to support an array of military simulation/stimulation applications for the generation of test signals, targets and calibration signals while simultaneously providing the capability to measure processing system and operator responses. The device can be used to analyze and synthesize requirements and support the calibration of structural health monitoring and condition based maintenance applications involving large complex networks of sensors. The device could be further applied to provide training stimulus for measurement of operator responses in training scenarios. The DDL OMNI proposed device can be extended to include virtually any commercial interface allowing for a wide variety of use where large sensor networks must be regularly monitored against objective performance standards. The device can be tailored to suit applications in manufacturing including process and quality control. The system can provide automated 24/7 feedback required to monitor and regulate large processes to ensure that manufacturing processes are controlled. The system can further be utilized for post-production testing of electronics systems. Return