MRI: Acquisition of a Digital Imaging Correlation System to Advance Research, Training and Education in Engineering

MRI：获取数字成像相关系统以推进工程研究、培训和教育

• 批准号: 0821517
• 负责人: Brad Kinsey
• 金额: $ 10.31万
• 依托单位: University of New Hampshire
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-08-15 至 2011-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0821517&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Digital; Imaging; Correlation

Through this major research instrumentation grant, a Digital Imaging Correlation (DIC) system, which provides non-contact, full-field 2D or 3D strain or displacement measurements, will be acquired. Such data provides essential knowledge for several scientific and engineering research applications and thus will advance the state-of-the-art in various fields. Faculty members from Mechanical, Ocean, Civil, Electrical and Materials Engineering will use the system to conduct experiments under both quasi-static and high deformation rates and at multiple size scales, from the macroscale to the nanoscale through the integration of the system with a Scanning Electron Microscope or an Atomic Force Microscope. Through each project, extensive intellectual merits will be created, from characterizing the behavior of various metallic, structural, and biomechanic materials, to structural health monitoring of bridges on U.S. roadways, to evaluating deformation at the micro- and nanoscales. The projects combine both fundamental and applied research approaches to advance the current knowledge base in the given fields. Several broader impacts will be created through this grant. First, graduate and undergraduate research students will be trained on and use this advanced equipment. Furthermore, the results from projects and the DIC system will be incorporated into several engineering courses from various disciplines. Graduate courses on quantitative image visualization and non-destructive testing are planned. As a shared instrument between several engineering departments, the DIC system will promote interactions amongst faculty members and students with respect to both research and teaching. The societal benefits from the various research efforts are eclectic from increasing whale populations, to assisting surgeons with large vessel sealing during surgeries, to enhancing the ability of disabled individuals to communicate. Finally, women faculty members and Research Experience for Teacher participants from minority high schools will attempt to address diversity issues in engineering through outreach activities which focus on this equipment.

通过这项主要的研究仪器赠款，将获得一个数字成像相关（DIC）系统，该系统将获得非接触，全场2D或3D应变或位移测量。 这样的数据为几种科学和工程研究应用提供了基本知识，因此将推进各个领域的最新知识。 机械，海洋，民用，电气和材料工程的教职员工将使用该系统在准静态和高变形率和高尺寸尺度下进行实验，从宏观到纳米级，通过将系统与扫描整合到纳米级。电子显微镜或原子力显微镜。 通过每个项目，将创造广泛的智力优点，从表征各种金属，结构和生物力学材料的行为到美国道路上的桥梁的结构健康监测，再到评估微观和纳米级的变形。这些项目结合了基本和应用研究方法，以推动给定领域的当前知识库。 通过这笔赠款将产生一些更广泛的影响。 首先，研究生和本科生将接受培训并使用此高级设备。 此外，项目和DIC系统的结果将纳入来自各个学科的几个工程课程。 计划了有关定量图像可视化和非破坏性测试的研究生课程。 作为几个工程部门之间的共享工具，DIC系统将在研究和教学方面促进教师和学生之间的互动。 各种研究工作所带来的社会益处是折衷的，从增加鲸鱼人群，在手术期间为外科医生提供大量船只密封，以增强残疾人交流的能力。 最后，少数族裔高中的教师参与者的女教师和研究经验将试图通过关注该设备的外展活动来解决工程中的多样性问题。