Projects

The aim of the SINOPES project is to build a network of research institutions, industrial clusters and companies. In this network, all participants should learn from each other. A jointly built knowledge base about the potentially applicable solutions and the external partners potentially available for support will enable further individual use of sensor technology and process monitoring.

In this project, characteristic properties of photoacoustic imaging such as the "sparsity" of the photoacoustic signals are to be exploited, because the measured ultrasound signal is zero everywhere except where absorbing structures were excited in the light focus.

The aim of the iFLOWS project will be to design, develop, integrate, test and validate a novel, multi-level, synergistic toolkit to improve the information gathering, screening and detection of illicit materials and hazardous substances in courier and mail flows moving across and within EU borders.

The HISTRATE project aims to form the scientific and technological basis for establishing and implementing of a robust framework for the certification of advanced composite structures subject to high strain rate loading.

ENVIROMED aims to reduce the environmental footprint of pharmaceuticals throughout their lifecycle (from design and fabrication to their use and disposal), without hindering the benefits derived for modern societies.

Conduct research in the areas of infrared process measurement technology, laser ultrasound and photoacoustics, optical coherence tomography, and terahertz technology for nondestructive characterization and inline process and quality control.

The aim of the LAUDENT project is to develop a non-destructive laser-ultrasonic test system for the detection of impact and lightning damage, delamination and cracks inside modern CFRP structures, which can be deployed flexibly and quickly in the service area of an airport thanks to its drone-based autonomous flight capability.

The central objective of KombiPhoton is the research and development of a fast, non-contact, and non-destructive inspection system for high integrity, complex-shaped lightweight aerospace components. In this context, the combination of laser ultrasound and thermography will provide essential insights for the identification of "indications" through a new data fusion approach.

Das COMET-Project ReWaste F aims to tackle the global challenge of sorting plastics and other mixed non-hazardous waste, which requires innovative and sustainable long-term solutions. 

PHOENIX aims to enable the seamless, timely and cost-friendly transfer of nano-pharmaceuticals from lab bench to clinical trials by providing necessary advanced, affordable and easily accessible services through the Phoenix-OITB (open-innovation test-bed), that will be established as a novel legal entity in 2022.

In this project, research is therefore being conducted on a new laser-ultrasound system for a Gleeble testing machine, in which the measuring frequency is significantly increased and new evaluation algorithms are implemented. The necessary scripts are to be programmed in such a way, that the sequence of data analysis via the derivation of the parameter sets necessary for the microstructure simulation up to the implementation in the FE-code becomes possible in a minimum of time. The significant reduction in the development time of new parameter sets should then also enable industries with less research affinity to carry out simulation-supported process optimisation with microstructure modelling.

In this project, heat is used to look beneath the surface. A strong light source such as a laser, for example, is deflected very strongly in various directions in human tissue, i.e. scattered, and therefore one cannot see directly into the body. However, the scattered light can penetrate several centimetres under the skin and heat light-absorbing structures such as blood vessels there.