Technology Readiness Level (TRL)

What Does Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Mean?

• Method for understanding the evolution of invention

• Method for understanding the technical maturity of a technology during its acquisition phase

• Strategy of invention metamorphosis

TRL Originally developed by?

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NASA in the 1970s inspired TRL from what field?

• Deepsea exploration

• Oil and gas

• Space exploration technologies

• Seismic Technology

TRLs are based on a scale from what?

• TRL 1 to TRL 7

• TRL 1 to TRL 8

• TRL 1 to TRL 9

• TRL 1 to TRL 10

On what stage that TRL being the most mature technology?

• TRL 7

• TRL 8

• TRL 9

• TRL 10

State THREE (3) phase progression for TRL. Please choose THREE (3) of them.

• Development

• Deployment

• Production

• Research

• Exploration

At what stage of TRL, the development of technology stage will be started?

• TRL 1-TRL 3

• TRL 4-TRL 5

• TRL 4-TRL 6

• TRL 7-TRL 9

Scientific observations made and reported. Examples could include paper-based studies of a technology’s basic properties. What is the TRL stage for that example?

• TRL 1

• TRL 2

• TRL 3

• TRL 4

Prototype system verified. Examples might include a prototype system/model being produced and demonstrated in a simulated environment.What is the TRL stage for that example?

• TRL 5

• TRL 6

• TRL 7

• TRL 8

System/model proven and ready for full commercial deployment. An example includes the actual system/model being successfully deployed for multiple missions by end users.What is the TRL stage for that example?

• TRL 7

• TRL 8

• TRL 9

• TRL 10