A Dynamic Diagnostic and Prognostic System for the Joint Strike Fighter Navy SBIR FY2005.2 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2005.2 Topic No.: N05-104 Topic Title: A Dynamic Diagnostic and Prognostic System for the Joint Strike Fighter Proposal No.: N052-104-0386 Firm: Barron Associates, Inc. 1410 Sachem Place Suite 202 Charlottesville, Virginia 22901-2496 Contact: Jason Burkholder Phone: (434) 973-1215 Web Site: http://www.barron-associates.com Abstract: The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is the Department of Defense's next generation strike aircraft, featuring advanced airframe, logistics, avionics, propulsion, stealth, and firepower systems. With a focus on cost reduction, the JSF Program is being developed with integrated Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) and condition-based maintenance (CBM) technologies. The inclusion of such systems will allow continuous evaluation of aircraft component health to improve safety and minimize upkeep expense through maintenance performed according to a condition-based schedule. Barron Associates, Inc. (BAI) has teamed with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a prime JSF contractor, to propose the development of a diagnostic and prognostic system for JSF subsystems that operate in dynamic environments and under widely varying operating conditions. The proposed work brings together algorithms developed by BAI for online, real-time model parameter identification, fault detection and isolation (FDI), and prognostic functions to accomplish the goals set in this topic. Benefits: Prognostic and health management systems are becoming increasingly common in aviation, marine, and industrial applications due to the potential operational improvements and cost savings. The generic, open-architecture modeling, FDI, and prognostic software developed under this research program will be suitable for many military and commercial applications. Barron Associates is in a particularly strong position to commercialize the technology developed under this SBIR program due to the inclusion of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, the prime JSF contractor, on the proposing team. The resultant ability to leverage previous successful R&D collaborations, existing BAI expertise developing subsystems for LM Aero's simulation software that will be used in Phase I, and Lockheed Martin's ability to help guide and direct the research to meet the overall JSF project objectives is a clear advantage. Through its relationship with LM Aero, BAI will have access to unique JSF simulation-based and hardware-based testing environments in which to validate its proposed algorithms. BAI has a long history of SBIR and commercial success, particularly in developing sophisticated signal processing and control algorithms and implementing those algorithms in innovative ways to solve real-world problems --- teaming with LM Aero further enhances the commercialization opportunity for BAI. Return