Jessica Plaßmann

I am researching on very rarely used methods for non-destructive testing. Recent research has overcome some of I do research on very rarely used non-destructive testing methods. Recent research has overcome some of the principle limitations, making them suddenly suitable for serial testing. However, the complexity-related limitations remain.

These result in high costs, as not only is the instrumentation required, but also trained personnel to set it up, use it and, most importantly, evaluate the results. As a result, more common methods such as thermography or ultrasonic testing are used in industry. However, the potential of digital speckle interferometry is enormous as it is largely material independent and works with different types of load. Other methods with specific materials and loads are comparatively limited and therefore less sustainable.

That's why I'm working on reducing the complexity of the process. This includes, for example, automatic defect detection through image processing using artificial neural networks, or determining the setup parameters prior to measurement through simulation and hyper-parameter optimisation.

A typical working day for me therefore consists of running tests, generating data sets and developing various methods to extract suitable information from this data for my automation approach. At the same time, I am always searching for appropriate literature and maintaining contacts with industry.

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