Contracting Agency: U.S. Navy
Point of Contact: solutions@kbsi.com

Overview

With the Navy tasked to reduce overall ship maintenance costs and transition towards a more cost effective condition-based maintenance schedule, high-cost high-duration periodic maintenance events are being eliminated for faster corrosion detection methods and predictive condition-based systems.

The goal of the SHIP project was to develop condition-based maintenance procedures and models for detecting paint coating thickness on ship hulls. This technological capability enabled closed loop control for cathodic protection systems, thus increasing the operational life of the ship’s hull and reducing the ship’s life cycle maintenance costs.