Aerospace - Pressure and Temperature Monitoring

We're experts in the design and development of custom wireless sensor solutions for industrial applications. Predictive or Condition-Based Maintenance can identify potential machine faults and failure before they occur. Our wireless sensor technology allows us to employ unique approaches to solve difficult sensing problems. Sensors can be placed or even embedded in locations that are usually difficult or impossible to access, or where sensing is simply not possible using wired sensors. Whether it's detecting abnormal material wear or overheating, to detecting electrical problems -  we can design a solution that can be custom implemented to uncover many small, hidden, potential machine faults, deterioration, and failures before they occur. Our latest sensors can even transmit through composite structure materials such as carbon fiber or Kevlar. Watch our video demo.

Phase IV partners with Crane Aerospace on its SmartStem® technology. SmartStem® is a wireless pressure and temperature sensor built into an airplane tire's inflation stem that makes the daily tire pressure check quick, easy, accurate, and automatically documented.

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Phase IV’s Dairy Cow Health Monitoring System provides automatic identification (RFID) and temperature monitoring of dairy cows for the early detection of disease.  With the consolidation of dairies in the US, dairies are continuing to look for technologies that can identify sick or low producing dairy cows.  Algorithms and protocols to identify fever and other milk producing diseases have reduced death loss from 7.5% to 5.5% in a typical 1,500 head dairy. The Dairy Cow Health Monitoring system is distributed exclusively by DVM Systems (www.DVMSystems.com).

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High Voltage Transmission Line Temperature Measurement System.  Small UHF beacon transmitter optimized for placement directly on high voltage transmission cables operating over 500,000 volts.  Allows a user to download and record cable or clamp temperatures from up to 100 meters away. Battery life of 5 years or longer permits very long maintenance intervals.

Truck tire air pressure patch – active RFID tag with temperature and pressure measurement. An extremely rugged transmitter and repeater system that measures the temperature and pressure of large, expensive off road mining tires (OTR tires).  Data is collected at the truck cab or fixed stations and transmitted to user’s system by Wi-Fi® link.

Active RFID tags developed for the U.S. Navy for long-term monitoring and recording of temperature, humidity and shock exposure of ordnance. The system included handheld receivers, or fixed receivers, that could be networked such that data from many hundreds of tags could be downloaded in just a few minutes. Tags had a long battery life of seven years.

Phase IV developed an advanced wireless sensor network system for Department of Defense (DoD) use.  Specialized protocols, secure transmission, high data through-put, self-configuring, self-healing, and large networks are hallmarks of the Phase IV system.  Network gateways have integrated Ethernet, Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth® and SATCOM connectivity. Systems have been deployed in military container monitoring and other applications that are proprietary.

Wireless Temperature beacon - can be used for skin temperature monitoring.  Patch is ultra-thin and suitable for being worn for up to 1 week. Accurately measures and transmits skin temperature and identification.

Ultra Miniature data logger sensor for high temperature applications up to 140 °C. RFID interface enables wireless programming and sensor data download.