81results about "Investigating composite materials" patented technology

Provided is a method for determining the adhesive penetration into at least one porous coating material which is pressed with at least one carrier plate and at least one adhesive layer arranged on the carrier plate. The adhesive penetrates or rises into the at least one porous coating material during the pressing process.

Provided is a method for determining the resin penetration into at least one porous coating material which is pressed with at least one carrier board and at least one resin layer arranged on the carrier board. During the pressing process the resin penetrates or rises into the at least one porous coating material.

The present application relates to the field of product quality inspection and evaluation of composite materials, and in particular, a method for rapid inspection and evaluation of zeolite loading and zeolite loading uniformity in zeolite composite materials, specifically as follows: in a multi-component system containing zeolite, by sequentially performing selective coloring operations and enhanced color development operations on zeolite microparticles, the originally colorless zeolite microparticles are transformed into zeolite particles with a specific dark color, and the color of the non-zeolite components is not changed during the above-mentioned treatment process, thereby transforming the microscopic zeolite loading determination technical problem into a macroscopic color depth analysis problem. The inspection and evaluation method of the present application has the advantages of being fast, low-cost, and capable of parallel operation. Based on the inspection and evaluation method provided by the present application, an analysis technology for continuous and non-omission load uniformity information of the inspection area can be developed.

Provided is a method for the simultaneous determination of parameters, in particular of at least two, three or four parameters, of at least one resin layer applied to at least one carrier material by recording and evaluating at least one NIR spectrum in a wavelength range between 500 nm and 2500 nm, preferably between 700 nm and 2000 nm, more preferably between 900 nm and 1700 nm, and particularly advantageously between 1450 nm and 1550 nm, using at least one NIR measuring head, in particular at least one NIR multimeter head.

Provided is a method for determining the resin penetration into at least one porous coating material which is pressed with at least one carrier board and at least one resin layer arranged on the carrier board. During the pressing process the resin penetrates or rises into the at least one porous coating material.

A computer-implemented method for characterizing a heterogeneous material comprising dispersed components, particularly particulate components, dispersed within a continuous phase of a condensate comprises the steps of: a) providing or selecting a sample of the heterogeneous material to be analyzed; b) acquiring at least one digital image of the sample by a camera of a computing device, particularly a mobile computing device, or by a camera connected to a computing device, particularly a mobile device, and / or by reading into the computing device at least one digital image previously recorded by a stand-alone camera; and c) determining the following characteristics: size parameters, particularly granularity parameters, shape parameters, and the like, determined by image analysis in the at least one digital image. performing image analysis, in particular image particle analysis, of at least one digital image to extract one or more of the following characteristics: particle shape parameters, in particular particle distribution, orientation parameters, in particular particle orientation parameters, surface parameters, in particular particle surface parameters, roughness parameters, in particular particle roughness parameters, packing density, uneven distribution parameters, color, and / or area fraction of components, in particular particulate components; and / or area fraction of continuous phases identified by image analysis in the at least one digital image; d) making one or more of the extracted characteristics in step c) available via a user interface, via a machine interface, and / or on a data storage medium.

A tool for use with Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) machines and systems for use in in-process inspection of composite parts. The AFP system uses a robot, fiber guide, compaction roller, heating system, and an in-process inspection tool. The in-process inspection tool utilizes at least one profiler housed within a support bracket, which mounts the profiler on an AFP head of the AFP system such that the profiler does not interfere with the AFP layup, but outputs an in-process inspection signal representing a surface profile of a fiber strip as it is placed onto a molding for a composite part by the AFP head.

A non-destructive method provided for characterising a component (12) comprising unidirectional continuous carbon fibres having a main x-y plane, the continuous fibres being oriented along the x-axis, the method comprising measuring broadband electromagnetic terahertz radiations in function of time using a plurality of time delay stage positions, the method allowing to retrieve a value of at least one parameter indicative of a carbon content of the component (12).

An inspection method that inspects an adhesion amount of a bed powder on a ceramic compact is provided. Also, a method for manufacturing a ceramic substrate using the inspection method is provided. A method for inspecting an amount of adhered bed powder according to an embodiment includes an adhesion process and an inspection process. The adhesion process includes adhering a bed powder to a surface of a ceramic compact. The inspection process includes inspecting an adhesion amount of the bed powder by using a photoelectric sensor or an image sensor and by detecting a reflected light or a transmitted light of the surface.

The invention relates to a hyperspectral borescope system, and discloses a method and apparatus for inspecting a structure. Electromagnetic radiation is transmitted from an electromagnetic radiation emission system to a surface on a structure. The response to electromagnetic radiation is filtered using a filter located within the borescope inspection housing. The filter is configured to pass several wavelengths in a response to electromagnetic radiation directed toward the surface on the structure. Data from a number of wavelengths passed through a filter is generated using a sensor array. A two-dimensional image of a surface on a structure is generated with a set of graphical indicators that indicate a set of inconsistencies that are not visible to the naked eye. The two-dimensional image is generated using data from the sensor array.

Composite component 1 comprises matrix material 3 interspersed with reinforcement material 2a, 2b and forming surface 4 of the component. Lamp 12 directs incident light 11 having a first wavelength on

The disclosure provides a novel method for inspecting a molded article, the method enabling non-destructive inspection of an internal condition of a molded article containing fluorine, and a method for producing a molded article including the inspection method. The method for inspecting a molded article includes a step (A1) of inspecting an internal condition of a molded article having a fluorine content of 30% by mass or more based on image data obtained by imaging the molded article by optical coherence tomography.

Inspection system for checking joint ends of a sheet product An inspection system 100 for checking a distance between joint ends 102 of a sheet product 104 having predetermined length, width and thickness parameters is provided. A marking unit prints transverse marks (T1, T2) on a first end 106 and a second end 108 at a predetermined distance (D1, D2) from first edge portions (110, 116), second edge portions (112, 118) and center portions (114, 120). A detection unit acquires images formed from pixels associated with the distance between the transverse marks (T1, T2).A processing unit applies a geometric mesh to surfaces of the sheet product 104 representing nodes identifying the first end 106, the second end 108, the first edge portions (110, 116), the second edge portions (112, 118) and the central portions (114, 120). A junction is defined based on calculated distances (C1, C2, C3, C4) between nodal points (T1.1, T1.2, T1.3, T1.4) on the transverse mark T1 and nodal points (T2.1, T2.2, T2.3, T2.4) on the transverse mark T2. Figure for abstract: Fig. 1.

A tack assessment system (3000) comprising a computer system (3012) and an analyzer (3014) in the computer system (3012). The analyzer (3014) is configured to control a spectroscopy system (3071) to generate a test electromagnetic scan (3075) for a test section (3027, 3324) of an unconsolidated composite material (3024) at a test location (3219, 3319) in a composite material manufacturing system (3023) in real time during manufacturing of the unconsolidated composite material (3024) by the composite material manufacturing system (3023). The analyzer (3014) is configured to determine a tack quality (3082, 3202, 3302) for the test section (3027, 3324) of the unconsolidated composite material (3024) at the test location (3219, 3319) based on a distance between the test electromagnetic scan (3075) and a number of reference electromagnetic scans (3086) for a number of reference unconsolidated composite materials (3086) having a number of known tack qualities (3087).

The present disclosure provides a defect-detectable fiber fabric, including a plurality of bunches of fibers and a plurality of braided threads configured to respectively fix together fibers of each bunch of fibers. The plurality of braided threads include first braided threads each having a color different from a color of any of the plurality of bunches of fibers, and a respective distance between every two adjacent first braided threads is configured to make wrinkle defects formed in fabric layers detectable. By using the fiber fabric including the high-density distributed first braided threads to manufacture blades of wind turbines and other products, the wrinkle defects can be identified in time according to the states of the first braided threads in the process of laying the fiber fabric on a large area. After the curing and molding, the positions of the defects and the layer(s) where the defects are formed can be determined according to the states of the first braided threads, thereby preventing destructive detection or maintenance.

Regarding to a fiber-reinforced material formed by deforming a reinforcing material composed of a plurality of fiber layers from an initial shape and molding into a predetermined shape, an identification device, an identification method, and an identification program generate a first data in which a physical quantity distribution inside the fiber-reinforced material is mapped to the initial shape, perform binarization of the first data to generate a second data in which a label identifying the fiber layer is mapped to the initial shape, and map the second data to a predetermined shape, based on a deformation data.

The present application relates to a method, system, equipment and medium for predicting the mineralization potential of rare metals. The prediction method comprises: obtaining tourmaline distribution data of a target area; performing microscopic petrographic analysis on tourmaline samples based on the tourmaline distribution data to identify the genetic type and ring-zone structure characteristics of the tourmaline samples; performing major element and trace element detection on the tourmaline samples according to the genetic type and ring-zone structure characteristics of the tourmaline samples to obtain major element data and trace element data; and determining the FeO2 content in the major element data based on the FeO2 content in the tourmaline samples. T The MgO ratio and the Nb and Sn contents in the trace element data, combined with the B isotope δ 11 B value, establish a magma-hydrothermal evolution model; based on the magma-hydrothermal evolution model, determine the characteristic element thresholds for rare metal mineralization potential; based on tourmaline distribution data and characteristic element thresholds, identify favorable prospecting areas in the target area. This application can effectively predict favorable areas for rare metal prospecting.

A wind turbine blade inspection system for inspecting a wind turbine blade part, such as a wind turbine blade shell part or a wind turbine blade spar cap, for defects, is described. The wind turbine blade shell part extends in a longitudinal direction, and wherein the system comprises: at least a first image capturing device; conveying means for moving the at least first image capturing device along the wind turbine blade part and configured so as to capture a plurality of acquired images comprising first images of parts of the wind turbine blade part along the wind turbine blade part; and an image processing unit configured to identify an anomaly in the plurality of acquired images and identify whether the anomaly relates to a defect in the wind turbine blade part.

To provide a method for characterizing a ply of fiber having a thermoplastic veil.SOLUTION: The system and the method include acquiring an image of a fiber material comprising strands of fiber and further comprising a veil of thermoplastic filaments, subdividing the image into a plurality of slices, determining an amount of melted filaments depicted within each of the slices, and determining an amount of unmelted filaments depicted within each of the slices.SELECTED DRAWING: None

The present invention provides a method for analyzing a halogenated structure in a composite semipermeable membrane. The method for analyzing a composite semipermeable membrane according to the present invention includes: a step A for immersing the composite semipermeable membrane in a solution containing alkali and at least one of nicotinamide and a derivative thereof; and a step B for performing fluorescence analysis on the solution obtained in step A.

One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for automatically reconstructing the reinforcing structure of a composite material along a reinforcing axis, the method comprising the steps of: - acquiring each image along a cross section perpendicular to the reinforcing axis; - for each acquired image, detecting the centroid and / or circumference of each cross section of the reinforcing line using an artificial neural network; - for at least one acquired image, assigning a label corresponding to the reinforcing line to each detected centroid or each detected circumference; - for each other acquired image, assigning a label corresponding to the centroid to each detected centroid and / or each detected circumference in the acquired reference image; - reconstructing the structure of each reinforcing line from each detected centroid and / or from each detected circumference, each detected centroid and / or each detected circumference having the label of the reinforcing line and a position on the reinforcing axis associated with the acquired image, on which the centroid and / or circumference has been detected.

A method for inspecting a joint portion between fluororesin members, including: a step (A1) of inspecting an internal condition of a joint portion between a fluororesin member (A1) and a fluororesin member (A2) based on image data obtained by imaging the joint portion by optical coherence tomography. Also disclosed is a method for inspecting a fluororesin member, including: a step (B1) of inspecting a defect inside a fluororesin member (B1) based on image data obtained by imaging the fluororesin member (B1) by optical coherence tomography.

A device for optical inspection of a component located on a fixture. The fixture picks up the component at a delivery point, conveys it along a conveying path to a deposit point, and deposits it there. A light source delivers light at a first acute angle to the optical axis of an imaging sensor onto a first end face of the component when the component located at the holder is oriented with its end face at least normal to the optical axis of the imaging sensor. The latter inspects at least one side surface of the component and / or an area inside the component near a second of the end surfaces and near respective ones of the side surfaces. The imaging sensor detects light emerging from the first end face to signal a distribution of the intensity of the emerging light to an evaluation device.

The invention relates to a rare metal mineralization potential prediction method, system and device and a medium. The prediction method comprises the following steps: acquiring tourmaline distribution data of a target area; based on the tourmaline distribution data, carrying out microscopic lithofacies analysis on the tourmaline sample, and identifying the cause type and girdle structure characteristics of the tourmaline sample; detecting major elements and trace elements of the tourmaline sample according to the cause type and the girdle structure characteristics of the tourmaline sample to obtain major element data and trace element data; based on the ratio of FeOT to MgO in the main element data and the contents of Nb and Sn in the trace element data, combining the delta 11B value of the B isotope of the tourmaline sample, and establishing a magma-hydrothermal evolution model; on the basis of a magma-hydrothermal evolution model, determining a characteristic element threshold value of the metallogenic potential of the rare metal; and determining a favorable prospecting area of the target area based on the tourmaline distribution data and the characteristic element threshold. According to the method, effective prediction of the rare metal prospecting favorable area can be realized.

An example fixture includes a hollow elongate section having a first end and a second end, and the first end has an opening for receiving a lens portion of an imaging device and the second end is structurally configured to brace against a surface of an object being imaged. The hollow elongate section is configured to hold the lens portion of the imaging device at a fixed distance from an object being imaged and to control an amount of incident light on the lens portion. Example methods of configuring an imaging device for capturing images of an object include holding, via a fixture, a lens portion of an imaging device at a fixed distance from an object being imaged, controlling an amount of incident light on the lens portion of the imaging device, and holding a calibration object in a field of view of the imaging device.

A method may include measuring, by an NIR device, a first near-infrared (NIR) spectrum at an edge of a composite panel formed using a blend of paper fragments and plastic fragments, measuring, by the NIR device, a second NIR spectrum at the edge of the composite panel, aggregating, by a controller of the NIR device, the first and second spectra to obtain an aggregated spectrum, and comparing the aggregated spectrum to calibration data to determine a plastic composition of the composite panel.

The invention provides an inspection method for inspecting the adhesion amount of powder on a ceramic molded body. Also provided is a method for manufacturing a ceramic substrate using the inspection method. A method for inspecting the adhesion amount of a powder according to an embodiment includes an adhesion step and an inspection step. In the adhesion step, the powder is adhered to the surface of the ceramic molded body. In the inspection step, reflected light or transmitted light of the surface is detected by using a photoelectric sensor or an image sensor, and the adhesion amount of the powder is inspected.