Completed R&D Projects

A number of Sensors and Automation Research and Development (R&D) projects previously funded by the Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) have been completed. Fact sheets for these projects are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Prime applications are listed in parenthesis beside project titles. Download Adobe Reader.

Advanced Sensor Technologies

Development of a Versatile Laser Ultrasonic System and Application to On-Line Measurement for Process Control (Steel) (PDF 803 KB)
In-Situ, Real-Time Measurement of Melt Constituents in the Aluminum, Glass, and Steel Industries (PDF 794 KB)
Remote Automatic Material On-Line Sensor (PDF 702 KB)
Solid State Sensors for Monitoring Hydrogen (Chemicals) (PDF 1.2 MB)
Thermal Imaging Control of High Temperature Furnaces (Steel, Glass) (PDF 307 KB)
Tunable Diode Lasers Sensors for Monitoring and Control of Harsh Combustion Environments (PDF 392 KB)

Affordable Wireless Technologies

Distributed Wireless Multisensor Technologies - A Novel Approach to Reducing Motor Energy Usage (PDF 1.2 MB)
Eaton Wireless Sensor Network for Advanced Energy Management Solutions (PDF 1.2 MB)
ITP Role in Developing Transformational Wireless Technology (PDF 1.3 MB)
Wireless and Sensing Solutions Advancing Industrial Efficiency (PDF 1.2 MB)
Wireless Telemetry for Industrial Applications (PDF 1.2 MB)

Improved Information Processing, Next Generation Control & Automation, and Robotics

Robotically Enhanced Advanced Manufacturing Concepts
SQA: Surface Quality Assured Steel Bar Program (PDF 1.2 MB)

Next Generation Control & Automation

Diagnostics and Control of Natural Gas-Fired Furnaces via Flame Image Analysis (PDF 590 KB)
Integrated Industrial Process Sensing and Control System Applied to and Demonstrated in Cupola Furnaces (Metalcasting) (PDF 251 KB
Intelligent Extruder for Polymer Compounding (Chemicals) (PDF 941 KB)

SBIR Grant Projects

Broadly Tunable Mid-Infrared Hydrocarbon Sensor (PDF 155 KB)
Cavity-Enhanced Gas Analyzer for Process Control Applications (PDF 144 KB)
Fiber-Optic Sensor for Industrial Process Measurement and Control (PDF 144 KB)
Low-Cost Vibration Power Harvesting for Industrial Wireless Sensors (PDF 696 KB)
Parallel Beam X-Ray Diffraction System (PDF 912 KB)
Real-Time Gas Composition Analyzers for On-Line Process Control (PDF 483 KB)