High-Performance Digital Imaging System for Development and Characterization of Novel Materials and Processes

Abstract

The objective of this DURIP project was to acquire a new high-performance digital imaging system for visualization and quantitative characterization of high-speed dynamic fracture in advanced composite materials and flow instabilities in nanomanufacturing processes. Full-field dynamic stress analysis of fracture required high spatial resolution while ballistic processes needed ultrahigh-speed imaging. Observations of jet motion and instabilities in nanofiber manufacturing required flexible frame rate and long time (high frame number) videography. As a result of thorough market search, a system of three cameras was selected and acquired, including ultrahigh-spatial resolution Model 550-24 rotating mirror CCD camera by Cordin, ultrahigh-speed Model 214-8 image-intensified gated CCD camera by Cordin, and flexible, ultrahigh-frame number HG-100K color CMOS camera by Redlake. The cameras have overlapping resolution, recording rate/length, and sensitivity performance characteristics. This unique, state-of-the-art ultrahigh-resolution/speed imaging system will be used for quantitative experimental characterization of impact fracture and ballistic performance of novel advanced laminated composites with nanofiber-reinforced ply interfaces and for observation of electrohydrodynamics instabilities in electrospinning process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 08, 2006
Accession Number
ADA463633

Entities

People

  • R. Feng
  • Y. Dzenis

Organizations

  • University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cameras
  • Composite Materials
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Micromechanics
  • Nanofibers
  • Nanomaterials
  • Nanotechnology
  • Polymer Matrix Composites
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology