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* ACCOMPLISHMENTS Developed fiber optic sensors for up to 400o C Developed methods to imbed fiber optic sensors into polymer matrix composites Methods of entrance and egress of optical fibers from autoclaves and molds to instrumentation were developed A simple instrument capable of monitoring 16 fiber optic sensors was developed COMMERCIALIZATION Received commercial, DOE, and DOD funding totaling $250K Phase III . DOE work was on resin transfer molded composites and DOD work was on monitoring the cure of molded explosives. As a result of this SBIR, Geo Centers further enhanced their business by purchasing a technical competitor, Micromet, Inc. Two new jobs were created INNOVATION GEO-CENTERS, INC. Newton Center, MA Small Business Innovation Research GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS Important to NASA’s Aeronautics High Temperature Materials HITEMP , High Speed Civil Transport HSCT , and Enabling Propulsion Materials EPM Programs. Important to all military advance propulsion engine programs. Lewis Research Center 9/97 Fiber Optic Systems for Composite Process Monitoring and Control Polymer Matrix Cure Monitoring Process Control System Fiber optic sensors for monitoring polymer matrix cure state, temperature, and pressure 1987 Phase II NAS3-25817, SS-168 NASA Contact - Kenneth Bowles ACCOMPLISHMENTS Developed fiber optic sensors for up to 400o C Developed methods to imbed fiber optic sensors into polymer matrix composites Methods of entrance and egress of optical fibers from autoclaves and molds to instrumentation were developed A simple instrument capable of monitoring 16 fiber optic sensors was developed COMMERCIALIZATION Received commercial, DOE, and DOD funding totaling $250K Phase III . DOE work was on resin transfer molded composites and DOD work was on monitoring the cure of molded explosives. As a result of this SBIR, Geo Centers further enhanced their business by purchasing a technical competitor, Micromet, Inc. Two new jobs were cr