Testing of safety relevant components in the transport sector, e.g. railway
and aircrafts, in the power plant sector, in power supply, e.g. turbines
and reactor components, taking into consideration special problems, such
as geometry constraints
Development of testing techniques
Array and multichannel technique
Modelling of sound propagation in isotropic and anisotropic materials
Evaluation and presentation of measurement data
Development of algorithms and sensors for image based representation and
evaluation of ultrasonic testing
Production and evaluation of reference reflectors for nondestructive
ultrasonic testing
Fundamentals for standardisation of ultrasonic equipment and methods
Characterisation of ultrasonic probes and equipment
Determination of performance rules and evaluation standards for ultrasonic
testing methods