SBIR Phase I: Nondestructive Testing

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目解决了新的无损检测方法的问题。该研究将尝试开发一种基于电感耦合的智能复合材料。目标包括成功地将磁性材料集成到复合材料中而不引起分层，并成功地将信号传输出复合材料。结果将是在复合材料中嵌入传感器的低成本替代方案，并将特别适用于厚复合材料。商业应用可能包括监视很重要的所有类型的复合材料。这项技术将特别适用于土木结构，在这些结构中，复合材料的厚度通常限制了过去的监测。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project addresses the problem of new non-destructive testing methods. The research will try to develop a smart composite based on inductive coupling. Objectives include successful integration of magnetic material into the composite without causing delamination and successful transmission of the signal out of the composite. The result will be a low-cost alternative to embedding sensors in composites and will be geared especially for thick composites.Commercial applications may include all types of composites where monitoring is important. This technology will be especially useful for civil structures where thickness of composites has often limited monitoring in the past.