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Industry & Technology Followers Group (ITFG) workshop. Research funded by EC. Framework Programme FP7 (2007-2013) on Aeronautics Air Transport. High level targets: - Greening of air transport - Increasing t ime efficiency - Satisfaction and Safety - Cost-efficiency improvement
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Research funded by EC Framework Programme FP7 (2007-2013) on Aeronautics Air Transport High level targets: - Greening of air transport - Increasing time efficiency - Satisfaction and Safety - Cost-efficiency improvement - Pioneering the air transport
Research funded by EC Research and technology acquisition Demonstrator Product development Prototype Fundamental knowledge Technology development Technologyvalidation Product definition Product design and development EU Framework Programme Level 1 Product demonstration DOTNAC Level 2 Production
Frame of the presented results Development andOptimization ofTHz NDT on Aeronautics Composite Multi-layered Structure
Frame of the presented results [100 GHz, 10 THz] 0,01A° 0,1A° 100m 1A° 1mm 10A° 1m 10m 10cm 100A° 0,1m 1cm Infrared (IR) Microwaves X-rays Ultra-violet (UV) Visible light -rays … THz waves 30GHz 3GHz 30THz 3THz 300GHz Visual Inspection IR Thermography X-Ray Imaging MMW Imaging
Frame of the presented results THz characteristics • Penetration capacity (non-metals) • Non-ionizing wave • High-resolution potential • Imaging, spectroscopy, time-of-flight • Reflection, transmission • Chemical and structural analysis, thickness measurements, foreign inclusions, water content, inhomogeneities, adhesive bonds, delaminations • Non-invasive, contact-free, hazard-free operation
Frame of the presented results Penetration • Ceramics, paper, plastics, fabrics, foams • Adhesives, paintandvarnish • Fiberglass • NDT APPLICATIONS • Aeronautics industry • Pharmaceutical & chemical industry • Food industry • NDT on ceramics & plastics
DOTNAC Objectives MAIN GOAL To develop a fast, high-resolution, non-invasive and non-contact inspection system for assessing aeronautic composite parts during production. PROJECT OBJECTIVES • Integrated pulsed THz imager (optical fibre coupling) • Integrated CW THz imager (electrical cable coupling) • Performance assessment of THz NDT for aeronautic composite parts • Demonstration, in industrial setting, of THz NDT potential • Development of Industry & Technology Followers Group (ITFG)
DOTNAC/ITFG Objectives NDT THz Mate-rials Aero-nautics Industry DOTNAC CONSORTIUM & Activities Research laboratory Academic community
DOTNAC Methodology Calibration and blind samples Aircraft composite materials 3D scanner FMCW THz NDT (small band) Pulsed THz NDT (wide band) Focused Tomo- synthesis Tomo- synthesis Focused Synthetic Aperture processing THz validation vs X-Ray, Ultra-sound, Thermography In-situ THz-NDT testing on a real part
DOTNAC Progress • Aeronautical NDT Requirements • THz Time Domain System Integration • THz FMCW System Integration • Testing of conventional &THz techniques on calibration samples • Testing of conventional & THz techniques on blind samples Sep ‘10 Sep ‘11 Sep ‘12 Sep ‘13 Mar ‘11 Mar ‘12 Mar ‘13 ITFG 1 ITFG 2
DOTNAC Consortium • Signal Processing • System Integration • Dissem./Exploit. • THz Sensor • THz Sensor • Signal Processing • NDT Expert • NDT Expert • Data Handling • End User BE Royal Military Academy (RMA) BE Verhaert New Products & Services BE Innov Support DE TechnischeUniversität Kaiserslautern (UNIKL) DE Fraunhofer Gesellschaft e.V. (Fh-IPM) FR CNRS ES Centro de Tecnologias Aeronauticas (CTA) ES Applus+ LGAI Technological Centre S.A. ES CIMNE ILIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI)
Agenda • Reporting on DOTNAC • Lab tour • DOTNAC systems • Poster session • Round table discussion • Wrap-up • Workshop closure lunch
Agenda Reporting on DOTNAC • General introduction • Description of the samples • THz system description: • Continuous wave and pulsed system • THz signal & image processing • Full assessment of THz NDT • Overall THz NDT performance
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