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The
objectives form a programme of pre-normative research for a range of optical
techniques for strain measurement in which there have been significant innovative
advances in recent years. A unified
approach is being taken with the major technical risks managed using a
rational decision making model.
Partners have been drawn from throughout the innovation process, i.e.
research labs, instrument designers, manufacturers and suppliers, and
end-users from a range of industries including aerospace, automotive and
microelectronics. The type of partners
is also wide including three SMEs, two multi-national companies, two
Universities, and three government laboratories including a standards
laboratory. The technical work has
been divided into three strands: development of reference materials;
optimisation of methodologies; and verification and validation. Each of these strands is organised in a
work package with additional work packages for coordination and for
dissemination. Significant creativity
will be required to develop the reference materials and to a lesser extent to
optimise methodologies; however the verification and validation is crucial in
generating confidence in the outputs.
Round robins and industrially based case studies will be used to
establish the transferability of the standards materials. The dissemination activity will have two
foci, the EU industrial base and the international standards community, that
will be addressed simultaneously using this website to promulgate
recommendations for data formats, optimised methodologies, reference
materials, and routes for traceability.
In addition, a programme of dissemination through technical, professional
and trade conference and exhibitions is being organised to reach out the EU
industrial base, whilst close communication is being maintained with VAMAS
TWA26, ASTM and other standards organisations to encourage worldwide adoption
of the outputs.
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