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STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING
VAlue proposition This technology can monitor the structural health of pipelines and other structures throughout their lifetime. These sensors do not require a power source, are cheap, and can provide real time updates on every structure where they are applied. Piezoelectric materials produce a measurable charge when acted upon by a force, and do not...
Published: 3/12/2026   |   Inventor(s): Nelson Sepulveda Alancastro, Yunqi Cao, Henry Dsouza
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Category(s): Analytical Instruments, Mechanical, Test and Measurement
MILLI-RADIAN ULTRAFAST LASER PULSE METROLOGY
VAlue proposition Ultrashort laser pulses have seen widespread use in scientific, medical, and industrial fields. Their degree of coherence is a key feature that dictates the accuracy and amount of noise in its applications. The relative spectral phase within the bandwidth of the pulse needs external methods to measure and control. Controlling the...
Published: 3/11/2026   |   Inventor(s): Marcos Dantus, Jacob Stamm, Jorge Mogrovejo
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Category(s): Analytical Instruments, Photonics, Test and Measurement
FLEXIBLE SENSOR
VAlue proposition Inflatable structures provide significant volume and weight savings for future space and soft robotic applications. Structural health monitoring of these structures is essential for safe operation, providing early warnings of damage, and measuring structural changes over time. An approach is desired for a single flexible strain...
Published: 1/13/2026   |   Inventor(s): Xiaobo Tan, Mohammed Al-Rubaiai
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Category(s): Test and Measurement
INSPECTION OF INTERNAL SURFACE OF CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURES
VAlue proposition Surface defect inspection, detection, and classification in hollow cylindrical surfaces such as pipes and barrels have a significant impact on the structural integrity of various industrial products. Regular inspection and identification of the faults reduces the likelihood of faults’ aggravation, limits the damaging effects,...
Published: 1/13/2026   |   Inventor(s): Yiming Deng, Mohand Alzuhiri
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Category(s): Test and Measurement, Data Processing/Analysis, Photonics
EDDY CURRENT SENSOR ARRAY
VAlue proposition Eddy current testing (ECT) is a widely employed nondestructive testing (NDT) technique that utilizes electromagnetic induction to detect surface and subsurface defects in conductive materials. Due to its rapid, contactless nature and high sensitivity to material property variations, ECT has found extensive applications where ensuring...
Published: 1/5/2026   |   Inventor(s): Yiming Deng, Lei Peng
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Category(s): Analytical Instruments, Test and Measurement
VIBRATION BASED METHOD TO ESTIMATE VISCOSITY AND DENSITY OF FLUIDS AND SOFT-SOLIDS
VAlue proposition In various applications there is a need for viscosity and density measurements of fluids and solids. Resonant sensors for the measurement of rheological properties are often employed in process and condition monitoring. Micro-acoustic MEMS devices such as micro-cantilevers and SAW devices have been previously used for such applications....
Published: 12/23/2025   |   Inventor(s): Sunil Chakrapani, Sarthak Desai
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Category(s): Agriculture, Chemicals, Manufacturing Equipment, Test and Measurement
AUTOMATED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION USING MECHANICS-INFORMED DATA ANALYSIS
VAlue proposition Structural health monitoring ensures the safety and longevity of structures like buildings and bridges. As the volume and scale of structures and the impact of their failure continue to grow, there is a need for techniques that are scalable, inexpensive, can operate passively without human intervention, and are customized for each...
Published: 3/2/2026   |   Inventor(s): Vishnu Boddeti, Nizar Lajnef, Xuyang Li, Mahdi Masmoudi
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Category(s): Test and Measurement
2D SHAPE SENSING AND RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM
VAlue proposition Accurate shape sensing is crucial in robotics, biomedical engineering, and structural health monitoring for tasks like robotic guidance and infrastructure assessment. However, challenges such as dealing with complex geometries during sensing and data acquisition while maintaining high accuracy remain. This technology is a flexible...
Published: 10/9/2025   |   Inventor(s): Yiming Deng, Lei Peng
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Category(s): Test and Measurement
Sensing Platform for Dynamic Soil Properties in Autonomous Vehicles
VALUE PROPOSITION A sensing platform which generates real-time soil property data for offroad autonomous vehicle control. The target application of this technology in autonomous vehicle guidance for off-road applications. Such vehicles could include Humvees and agricultural tractors. While not limited to autonomous vehicles, this system could also...
Published: 7/1/2025   |   Inventor(s): Nizar Lajnef, Mahmood Haq, Satish Udpa
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Category(s): Agriculture, Defense, Test and Measurement, Transportation
Photoelastic Polymer Sensor
Executive Summary Sensors for measuring force or pressure are used in a wide variety of applications in industrial, healthcare and automation. Soft sensors, in particular, are used in applications where only low levels of stress are measured. However, one drawback with current soft sensors, is the long term repeatability and cost. Researchers at Michigan...
Published: 10/9/2025   |   Inventor(s): Jiabin Liu, Shaoting Lin, Wei Li
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Category(s): Advanced Materials, Devices, Test and Measurement
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