TA Develops an Inductive Dust Sensor for the M1 Tank

The AGT 1500 engine developed by Honeywell for the M1 Ground Combat Vehicle is believed to suffer premature performance degradation due to ingestion of dust, sand, and FOD (Foreign Object Debris). TA was contracted to determine the feasibility of using OEM and original engineering to provide an Embedded Dust Detector (EDD) suitable for near-term deployment aboard the M1 and other military vehicles. This has resulted in extensive testing of TA's inductive technology for monitoring dust concentrations in fast-moving air flows.