Difference between revisions of "Technology Readiness Level"

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|style="background:#f0f0f0;vertical-align:text-top;"| Scientific research has led to observation and reports of basic principles which has evolved to applied research and development.
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;vertical-align:text-top;"| Basic principles observed.
  
 
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|style="background:#ffffff;vertical-align:text-top;"| Practical applications for the observed basic physical principles is found and reported.
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|style="background:#ffffff;vertical-align:text-top;"| Technology concept formulated.
  
 
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;vertical-align:text-top;"| The most critical functions of the new technology is validated by using both analytical and experimental methods.
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;vertical-align:text-top;"| Experimental proof of concept.
  
 
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|style="background:#ffffff;vertical-align:text-top;"| The concept is tested to assure that the technical elements can be integrated together and achieve the desired performance, at a component and/or breadboard level.
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|style="background:#ffffff;vertical-align:text-top;"| Technology validated in lab.
  
 
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;vertical-align:text-top;"| The components making up the concept is tested individually in realistic environment.
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;vertical-align:text-top;"| Technology validated in a relevant environment (industrially relevant environment in the case of key enabling technologies).
  
 
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|style="background:#ffffff;vertical-align:text-top;"| A model or prototype of the concept, not individual components, is tested in a relevant environment.
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|style="background:#ffffff;vertical-align:text-top;"| Technology demonstrated in a relevant environment (industrially relevant environment in the case of key enabling technologies).
  
 
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;vertical-align:text-top;"| A prototype is tested in the environment in which the final product will operate, e.g. in the original NASA framework this meant to test the technology in space.
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;vertical-align:text-top;"| System prototype demonstration in an operational environment.
  
 
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|style="background:#ffffff;vertical-align:text-top;"| The technology is built to the specifications of the final product and is tested in the operational environment alongside all systems it will interact with.
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|style="background:#ffffff;vertical-align:text-top;"| System complete and qualified.
  
 
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;vertical-align:text-top;"| At this level the technology development has been completed and the technology is performing as intended in the real-world environment.
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;vertical-align:text-top;"| Actual system is proven in an operational environment (competitive manufacturing in the case of key enabling technologies; or in space).
  
 
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Revision as of 22:35, 2 March 2020

TRL Code TRL Description
TRL 1 Basic principles observed.
TRL 2 Technology concept formulated.
TRL 3 Experimental proof of concept.
TRL 4 Technology validated in lab.
TRL 5 Technology validated in a relevant environment (industrially relevant environment in the case of key enabling technologies).
TRL 6 Technology demonstrated in a relevant environment (industrially relevant environment in the case of key enabling technologies).
TRL 7 System prototype demonstration in an operational environment.
TRL 8 System complete and qualified.
TRL9 Actual system is proven in an operational environment (competitive manufacturing in the case of key enabling technologies; or in space).
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