Non-destructive testing. Instrumentation and simulation.
Eddy current inspection, a non-destructive testing method,
can be used to detect defects in any material that can conduct electricity.
What is new about the sensors we have developed is that they are flexible.
We use Kapton with a lot of coils,
which lets us inspect a large area of a part in one go.
And, because it is flexible,
it can be used to inspect the kinds of complex surfaces you see in industrial settings.
The applications for Eddy current inspection using flexible sensors
range from aerospace to nuclear to oil and gas.
