ESA NCNDI-2T

Project title

Non-Contact Non-Destructive Inspection – Technologies Transfer (NCNDI 2T)

Identification code
AO/1-11052/21/NL/MH

Funding provider
ESA/ESAC – European Space Agency

Programme
EXPRO+ – ESA Express Procurement Plus

Prime contractor
OPTIMAL Structural Solutions Lda

Sub-contractors

• OPTONOR (Norway)
• University of West Bohemia (Czech Republic)

Project start
2022

Project end

2023

Project goals

Polymeric composite materials are in growing use in numerous applications, especially in automotive, aerospace and wind-energy industry. Barely visible and non-visible imperfections and flaws can occur during manufacturing and use of these structures. Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) can detect those defects and is particularly important for the products or components where failure or malfunction can have serious implications, including loss of hardware or the end-user protection. To perform these inspections without

contacting the part and when in multi-material assemblies represents an important technology advantage. Non-contact NDI technologies based on thermography and in the new laser shearography, successfully applied to polymer CFRP hardware, will be here tested for other market applications, such as car parts manufacturing.

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