Projects
IWT ICON project (ihkv SIM4): DETECT-ION Model-supported non-destructive testing for the detection of defects structures: an industrial solution in lightweight Vrije Universiteit Brussel
DETECTION: Model-supported non-destructive testing for the detection of defects in lightweight structures: an industrial solution. KU Leuven
The general objective of this project is to develop industrial non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques for damage and defect detection and characterisation in composite and 3D-printed structures. The proposed methodologies aim at bringing together innovations in excitation, sensing, digital data processing and numerical modelling. Sensing techniques range from point-wise to full-field measurements and use both contact sensors and contactless ...
Analysis and design of lightweight solutions for structural vibrations induced by subsonic confined flows KU Leuven
To reduce the fuel consumption and the material use, the use of lightweight materials is entering the industrial practice for flow-confining structures, such as ventilation ducts, automotive exhaust systems and car underbodies. Unfortunately, such lightweight constructions typically exhibit poor vibro-acoustic properties and unsteady pressure fluctuations in the flow can easily excite vibrations of the structure. These flow-induced vibrations ...
Design of tuned lightweight metamaterials for broadband sound transmission and sound absorption KU Leuven
Over the past decades, tightening ecologic and economic requirements have urged industry to introduce lightweight design. Lightweight structures typically combine low mass with high stiffness, which impairs their noise and vibration insulation performance. This conflicts with rising customer expectations and increasingly stringent noise exposure regulations. Classical solutions to improve the vibro-acoustic performance usually rely on adding ...
Lightweight public-key cryptography. KU Leuven
Design and analysis of compact, lightweight material concepts for sound mitigation in flow ducts. KU Leuven
In applications such as automotive exhaust and HVAC systems, a flow duct is the main transmission path for the noise generated upstream. The increasing legal regulations and customer expectations regarding noise emission call for efficient noise control measures in such systems. However, the conventional solutions require a large volume (and subsequent weight) to be effective at low frequencies, conflicting with the trend towards lightweight ...
Raw materials for lightweight mobility: body and chassis Ghent University
This network of infrastructure is part of the Lighthouse Program “Raw material solutions for a sustainable European Mobility industry”. The different projects in this lighthouse program on Networks of Infrastructure (NoI), and education are interlinked in order to create the optimal solutions to bring technology to the market. More specifically there are three proposals for NoI related to this Lighthouse Program e.g. body and chassis, ...
Efficient theoretical and numerical prediction techniques for the design and dynamic analysis of innovative lightweight materials with favourable vibro-acoustic properties. KU Leuven
The proposed research comes at the crossing of two trends. On the one hand, people become more and more aware of the negative health impact of excessive noise and vibration exposure. On the other hand, every kilogram of mass removed from the logistics chain has a direct economic and ecological benefit. However, noise control engineering solutions typically come with significant mass additions. Therefore, there is a strong need for low-mass, ...
Lightweight Recyclable Automotive thermoplastic CompositE structural parts for large series production Ghent University
The objective of this project is accelerating the development of acrylic based thermoplastic composite materials, a possible substitute to metal based solutions, and aims at developing this solution to meet the technical and economic needs of the mass market automotive industry. The project will define and develop a real automotive structural part, design an injection machine to allow the continuous operation of the part production process, ...