EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Innovation in Non-Destructive evaluation (FIND)

FIND CDT的愿景是成为在无损评估(NDE)的传感、成像和分析方面的博士级别培训的领先国际卓越中心。我们的目标是，在8年内，所有NDE的主要最终用户将至少有一名我们的博士毕业生晋升到高级研究和技术职位。这些毕业生将有助于使英国工业在预期的第四次工业革命中整合无损检测(即物理和数字领域的无缝整合)方面成为世界领先者。NDE是一种基础技术，涵盖了广泛的传感、成像和分析技术。无损检测的社会影响是巨大的；如果不使用无损检测来确保其安全和持续运行，飞机将无法飞行，发电厂将无法发电。它用于工程生命周期的每个阶段：a)在制造过程中确保质量，b)整个生命周期确保安全，c)延长工厂寿命。NDE也是一种经济推动因素，对许多重要的工业部门至关重要，例如航空航天、能源、核能、汽车、国防和可再生能源。作为一项基础技术，NDE支持英国政府产业战略的许多方面，如清洁能源和未来制造业。Find是由49家公司组成的财团积极联合创建的，其中包括行业领先者，如空中客车、劳斯莱斯、法国电力公司、英国宇航系统公司和壳牌公司，这些公司贡献了超过300万GB的现金。这些公司发现，这一领域的博士技能严重短缺，劳动力老龄化。这种技能需求是由新材料、先进制造技术、机器人系统、民用核能复兴以及延长我们日益老化的国家基础设施寿命的迫切要求等发展推动的。这一愿景将通过以队列为基础的培训方法来实现，该方法将使我们的毕业生具备研究、开发和实施最先进的无损检测技术的能力，以及对行业面临的挑战有清晰的理解。我们将把这项培训作为当前CDT在定量无损评估方面的发展，根据已确定的新的和不断发展的行业需求，包括技术和技能，对所有方面进行更新和扩展。我们将我们的研究与新的主题结合起来：未来的无损检测技术、未来的基础设施无损检测和未来的制造业无损检测，旨在推动第四次工业革命。我们的技术培训将涵盖无损检测传感和成像技术(例如电磁、超声波、射线照相)和数据分析(例如信号处理、探测理论)。可转让技能培训将通过与我们的行业合作伙伴共同创建的定制模块来提供。共同创造意味着，工业界将参与教授模块的各个方面，并提供大量的实习和资金。例如，在行业方面，我们将开展培训，以确保我们的毕业生拥有创新所需的技能，并将新的研究推向市场。通过这些合作关系，我们将确保我们的CDT提供行业所需的博士培训的广度和深度，使我们的毕业生能够在确保未来英国繁荣方面发挥重要作用。

The vision of the FIND CDT is to be a leading international centre of excellence in Doctoral-level training in sensing, imaging and analysis for Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE). Our aim is that in 8 years' time all the major end-users of NDE will have at least one of our doctoral graduates progressing to senior research and technical roles. These graduates will have been instrumental in making UK industry world leaders in the integration of NDE in the anticipated 4th industrial revolution (i.e. the seamless integration of the physical and digital domains). NDE is an underpinning technology that encompasses a wide range of sensing, imaging and analysis techniques. The societal impact of NDE is hugely significant; aircraft would not fly and power stations would not generate electricity without the use of NDE to ensure their safe and continued operation. It is used at every stage in the engineering life-cycle: a) during manufacture to ensure quality, b) through-life to ensure safety and c) for plant life-extension. NDE is also an economic enabler that is crucial for many important industrial sectors, e.g. aerospace, energy, nuclear, automotive, defence and renewables. As an underpinning technology NDE supports many aspects of the UK Government's Industrial Strategy, such as clean energy and future manufacturing. FIND has been actively co-created by a consortium of 49 companies including industry sector leaders such as: Airbus, Rolls-Royce, EDF, BAE Systems and Shell who are contributing over £3M in cash. These companies have identified a significant doctoral skills shortage in this area as well as an ageing workforce. This skills need is driven by developments such as new materials, advanced manufacturing technologies, robotic systems, the civil nuclear renaissance and the pressing requirement to extend the life of our ageing national infrastructure. This vision will be achieved through a cohort-based approach to training that will equip our graduates with an ability to research, develop and implement state-of-the-art NDE techniques as well as a clear understanding of the challenges faced by industry. We will develop this training as an evolution of the current CDT in Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation, with all aspects refreshed and extended based on the identified new and evolving industrial needs, both technical and skills based. We align our research with new themes: Future NDE technologies, Future infrastructure NDE and Future manufacturing NDE, designed to drive forward the 4th industrial revolution. Our technical training will cover the range of NDE sensing and imaging techniques (e.g. electromagnetic, ultrasonic, radiographic) and the analysis of data (e.g. signal processing, detection theory). Transferable skills training will be delivered through tailored modules co-created with our industrial partners. The co-creation means that industry will be involved in delivering aspects of the taught modules as well as providing significant placements and funding. For example, with industry we will develop training to ensure that our graduates have the skills needed to innovate and bring new research to market. Through these partnerships we will ensure that our CDT delivers the breadth and depth of doctoral training required by industry, enabling our graduates to play major roles in ensuring future UK prosperity.