Grant: Alliance Grants
University of Waterloo
$70,000.00
Intelligent Shims for Aviation Systems
FY 2023-24
Summary
Safety is paramount in aerospace industry. Shims play a critical role in joining components of the propulsion and airframe subsysterms. Instrumented (intelligent) shims can provide information about joint and component integrity, valuable insight that will help improve aircraft safety, increase their reliability, and reduce the operation costs. This project is part of an integrated development plan undertaken by Shimco to introduce Intelligent Shims (IntelliShim) to the aerospace market. These devices will integrate mechanical gap management, sensing, and energy harvesting into one component. The specific goal of this project is to develop shim-embedded sensors to serve the health monitoring needs of the aerospace market.Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are an ideal technology platform to meet this need. The fabrication technology is well developed, stable, and cheap. The goal of this project is to develop low-power piezoelectric and / or electrostatic shim-embedded MEMS force, moment, and temperature sensors that can be integrated into shims without undermining the joint mechanical integrity.
Program
Alliance Grants
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
566638-2021
Name nom
Abdel-Rahman, Eihab EM
Department département
Systems Design Engineering
Organization id
33
Institution établissement
University of Waterloo
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2021
Award amount
70000
Program id
ALLRP
Program name en
Alliance Grants
Program name fr
Subventions Alliance
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
515
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Instrumentation technology
Area of application fr
Technologie de l'instrumentation
Research subject code
2518
Research subject group en
Electrical and electronic engineering
Research subject group fr
Instrumentation and measurements
Research subject en
Génie électrique et électronique
Research subject fr
Instrumentation et mesures
Application title
Intelligent Shims for Aviation Systems
Keyword
MEMS; Pressure Sensors; Sensors
Application summary
Safety is paramount in aerospace industry. Shims play a critical role in joining components of the propulsion and airframe subsysterms. Instrumented (intelligent) shims can provide information about joint and component integrity, valuable insight that will help improve aircraft safety, increase their reliability, and reduce the operation costs. This project is part of an integrated development plan undertaken by Shimco to introduce Intelligent Shims (IntelliShim) to the aerospace market. These devices will integrate mechanical gap management, sensing, and energy harvesting into one component. The specific goal of this project is to develop shim-embedded sensors to serve the health monitoring needs of the aerospace market.Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are an ideal technology platform to meet this need. The fabrication technology is well developed, stable, and cheap. The goal of this project is to develop low-power piezoelectric and / or electrostatic shim-embedded MEMS force, moment, and temperature sensors that can be integrated into shims without undermining the joint mechanical integrity.
