| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/R08377/01 |
| Title: |
Advancing Acoustography For Rapid Non-Destructive Inspection of Complex Aircraft Structures |
| Principal Investigator: |
Shark, Professor LK |
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| Department: |
Technology |
| Organisation: |
University of Central Lancashire |
| Scheme: |
JREI |
| Starts: |
01 March 2001 |
Ends: |
29 February 2004 |
Value (£): |
18,500
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Eng. Dynamics & Tribology |
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| EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications: |
| Aerospace, Defence and Marine |
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The proposed research aims to advance the technology of acoustography to enable rapid and reliable inspection of complex shaped aircraft components in a rough production environment. This is to be achieved by I) evaluation and validation of the current acoustography technology through a rigorous comparison with the conventional ultrasonic methods and other inspection methods like radiography and shearography. 2) Development of data pre-processing techniques to increase the sensitivity of defeat detection thereby achieving adequate feature representation in the acoustographic images for defect interpretation. 3) Development of prototype hardware platform and a novel software tool for automatic registration of acoustographic images with the three-dimensional component CAD model thereby providing a visualisation environment for characterisation and measurement of defects in complex aircraft components. 4) Performance optimisation and delivery of a final specification for the design of a practical acoustographic system for rapid inspection of complex aircraft components in the manufacturing environment.
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http://www.uclan.ac.uk |