IRES Track I: Design, Mechanics and Manufacturing of Active and Sustainable Composite Structures

IRES 轨道 I：活性和可持续复合结构的设计、力学和制造

• 批准号: 2246315
• 负责人: Junuthula Reddy
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-04-01 至 2026-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2246315&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Track; Design; Mechanics; Manufacturing

The aim of this proposal is to develop an International Research Experience for Students (IRES), organized by researchers under the auspices of the Center of Innovation in Mechanics for Design and Manufacturing (CiMDM) at Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) at Texas A&M University (TAMU) and Bristol Composites Institute (BCI), UK. The project sends 6 U.S. undergraduate and/or graduate students from diverse backgrounds per year to gain cutting edge experience in the design, manufacture, and testing of advanced composite materials (which are produced by combining two or more materials to obtain third material with desirable functionalities) at BCI. Expertise in the development of advanced sustainable composites is critical to building and maintaining US competitiveness in this area which is critical to the US defense industry in particular. These structures are poised to offer an attractive, energy and material efficient, and sustainable way for manufacturing products ranging from small-scale components (such as prosthetics and wearable sensors) to large-scale structures (such as advanced air craft, civil infrastructure, wind turbines, and so on). This IRES program offers a chance for the US to leverage its excellent relationship with the UK and train a diverse group of students (and future workforce) in an emerging area in a high-value industry with significant growth. This TRACK 1 IRES site focuses on Design, Mechanics and Manufacturing of Active and Sustainable Composite Structures at the Bristol Composites Institute (BCI), University of Bristol, UK. The IRES students will participate in different research projects built around this theme based on challenges posed by our industrial partners and research questions considered by our collaborators at BCI. The proposal builds on our collaboration with BCI and under the auspices of the Center of Innovation in Mechanics for Design and Manufacturing (CiMDM), Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) at Texas A&M University (TAMU). Europe and the US have embarked on major Research and Development initiatives in this area focused on the emerging area of digital engineering of composites to address the difficulties of managing complex and evolving technologies over their lifecycles. The IRES team at TEES have been investigating novel digital modeling techniques (based on nonlocal mechanics) for the multiscale modeling of the durability and fracture of a broad range of engineered mesostructures. The BCI has focused on digital engineering (integrated simulation-based design and manufacturing) of composites and are considered world leaders in this field. Based on this complementary approach and past collaborations, the PIs have crafted the student projects focused on smart digital manufacturing of composites to optimize processes and cost. The projects are: (1) design of smart composite materials and structures for the development of composite systems with novel functionality; (2) bio-based natural fiber composites and circular life cycle design for the development of recyclable composites; (3) health monitoring and composite strength and durability studies focused on increasing the durability and resilience of composites; and (4) smart digital manufacturing of composites to optimize processes and cost. Specific research challenges in each of these four areas will be posed in consultation with our industry partners NCC (design and prototype development), Vestas (Wind turbines), Airbus(Aircraft), and Rolls Royce (composites for fan blades).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该提案的目的是为学生开发一个国际研究经验（IRES），由研究人员在德克萨斯a&m大学（TAMU）工程实验站（TEES）的设计和制造力学创新中心（CiMDM）和英国布里斯托尔复合材料研究所（BCI）的赞助下组织。该项目每年派遣6名来自不同背景的美国本科生和/或研究生，在BCI获得先进复合材料（通过结合两种或多种材料获得具有理想功能的第三种材料）的设计、制造和测试方面的前沿经验。开发先进可持续复合材料的专业知识对于建立和保持美国在这一领域的竞争力至关重要，这对美国国防工业尤为重要。这些结构有望提供一种有吸引力的、能源和材料效率高的、可持续的方式，用于制造从小型部件（如假肢和可穿戴传感器）到大型结构（如先进的飞机、民用基础设施、风力涡轮机等）的产品。这个IRES项目为美国提供了一个机会，利用其与英国的良好关系，在一个具有显著增长的高价值行业的新兴领域培养多样化的学生（和未来的劳动力）。英国布里斯托尔大学布里斯托尔复合材料研究所（BCI）的TRACK 1 IRES网站专注于主动和可持续复合材料结构的设计、力学和制造。根据我们的工业合作伙伴提出的挑战和我们在BCI的合作者考虑的研究问题，IRES的学生将参与围绕这一主题建立的不同研究项目。该提案建立在我们与BCI的合作基础上，并得到了设计与制造力学创新中心（CiMDM）、德克萨斯农工大学（TAMU）工程实验站（TEES）的支持。欧洲和美国已经开始了该领域的主要研究和开发计划，重点关注复合材料数字工程的新兴领域，以解决在其生命周期中管理复杂和不断发展的技术的困难。TEES的IRES团队一直在研究新的数字建模技术（基于非局部力学），用于多种工程细观结构的耐久性和断裂的多尺度建模。BCI专注于复合材料的数字工程（基于集成仿真的设计和制造），被认为是该领域的世界领先者。基于这种互补的方法和过去的合作，pi精心设计了学生项目，重点关注复合材料的智能数字化制造，以优化流程和成本。项目包括：(1)设计智能复合材料和结构，开发具有新功能的复合材料系统；(2)生物基天然纤维复合材料与循环生命周期设计，开发可回收复合材料；(3)健康监测和复合材料强度和耐久性研究，重点是提高复合材料的耐久性和弹性；(4)复合材料智能数字化制造，优化工艺和成本。这四个领域的具体研究挑战将与我们的行业合作伙伴NCC（设计和原型开发），维斯塔斯（风力涡轮机），空中客车（飞机）和劳斯莱斯（风扇叶片复合材料）协商提出。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。