In this project, novel imaging, image reconstruction, and analysis tools are developed for the characterization of advanced composite materials. The project is at the interface between Materials Sciences, Computer Sciences, and Physics. The main targeted application area is found in the analysis of advanced composite materials (ACMs) where the goal is to develop novel methodology to quantitatively characterize ACMs in terms of properties of its individual components in a non-destructive way. If successful, materials sciences based on 3D imaging techniques will be the primary research domain to benefit from the developed methodology. Furthermore, to characterize ACMs with X-ray computed tomography, conventionally a typical unidirectional workflow is followed, well known in materials sciences: acquisition, reconstruction, processing, and analysis. This conventional workflow is challenged in this project.

Funding

This research project is funded by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) and the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) under the grant numbers G0F9117N and I3261-N36, respectively.