Research and Educational Activities at the FAST Center for Structural Integrity of Aerospace Systems
Abstract
This report describes the technical research activities that were carried out at the Future Aerospace Science and Technology (FAST) Center for Structural Integrity of Aerospace Systems, the University of Texas at El Paso, under findings from the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Also included is a brief description of the efforts to educate minority scientists and engineers. The technical mission was to conduct basic research to contribute to improvements of the reliability and maintainability of aerospace structures. The Center involved an interdisciplinary core group of Engineering and Science faculty and collaborators with scientists and engineers from various USAF, DOE and NASA centers and laboratories and other universities. Technical accomplishments are included in this report on four different research projects addressing issues on ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation of aircraft, the characterization of structural damage and materials degradation, vibrational NDE methods using laser Doppler velocimetry and neural networks and pattern recognition techniques to process NDE data. The research performed resulted in more than 70 publications in conference proceedings and referred journals, 6 doctorate dissertations, 31 masters' theses, and contributed to the education of 73 students.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 03, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA406324
Entities
People
- Carlos M. Ferregut
- Roberto A. Osegueda
Organizations
- University of Texas at El Paso