Research Leader: Prof Rhys Jones, Monash University
Industry Advisor: Dr Bruce Hinton, DSTO
Participants: ANSTO, DSTO, Monash, QR, QUT, Rio Tinto Aluminium, UWA, Curtin.
Programme Overview
Advanced Sensors is developing sensor technologies for intelligent maintenance systems to detect and quantify machine degradation and structural damage, including:
- Applications ranging from sub-components to large-scale structures, and
- Detecting onset and progression of corrosion and material degradation in many different environments.
Understanding the early detection and repair of corrosion, material degradation and structural damage (MDSD) is an important aspect of operating modern infrastructure in industry sectors such as mining, military aircraft, shipping, marine structures and civil infra-structure.
Corrosion and MDSD cannot be eliminated but they can be managed, so early detection is critical (for example, using tools that inform when moisture has penetrated paint) and management improved (using anti-corrosion surface treatments).
Sensor technologies include:
- Fibre optic sensors,
- Piezo-electric sensors and actuators,
- Sensors for the rapid assessment of thickness degradation, and
- Self-powered sensors.
