Some Sandia technology provider opportunities

• Smart sensors
• Embedded control system diagnostics/prognostics and software development
• Automatic reasoning application to prognostics
• Intelligent design tools for PHM technology
• Diagnostics/prognostics impact on risk control and other technical aspects of NW
• Integrating diagnostic/Prognostic processes and standards into model-based design, engineering, and NW surveillance activities throughout the Product Knowledge Lifecycle
• Diagnostics/prognostics technology applied to the NW stockpile surveillance program to minimize defect detection time and maximizes data collection, retention, and accuracy
• Validate NW innovative product test solutions and data acquisition

Technologies for SNL's nuclear weapon's enhanced surveillance and life extension programs

• Modeling and Simulation
  • Predictive analyses
  • Sensitivity/uncertainty analyses
  • Optimization analyses
• Microsensor Development
  • Fiber-optic chemical sensors
  • Integrate/micromachine sensors
  • Micromachine ion mobility spectrometer
  • Chem lab on a chip
• Life Prediction Algorithms
  • Fuzzy logic
  • Neural networks, Bayesian networks
  • Genetic algorithms
  • Bayesian updating
• Electronics Quality/Reliability Center
  • Failure analysis
  • Burn-in elimination and testing
  • Life prediction
• Materials Aging
  • Life extension
  • Reliability predictions