The Intelligent Measurement and Control and High-End Equipment Research Center of the School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering was established in May 2023. It mainly relies on national and provincial-level laboratories such as the National Engineering Research Center for Near-Net-Shape Forming of Metal Materials, the Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Unmanned Ships and Systems, the Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Special Welding, the Guangdong Promotion Center for Intelligent Unmanned Ships, and the Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Accident Simulation and Physical Evidence Traceability Technology.
The research center aims to build an intelligent measurement and control and high-end equipment research center with international advanced level, establish an organized scientific research system platform integrating intelligent measurement and control technology and intelligent manufacturing, break through the technical bottlenecks of high-end sensors and instruments (especially advanced non-destructive testing instruments), form a cross-disciplinary joint group of intelligent manufacturing of marine high-end equipment, lead the new technological advantages in the field of online monitoring, assessment and repair of intelligent structures, and promote the original technological innovation and transformation of achievements in the field of unmanned intelligent measurement and control and manufacturing of marine equipment in China.
The director of the Intelligent Measurement and Control and High-End Equipment Research Center is Professor Hong Xiaobin. The center has 23 members, including 10 professors and 13 associate professors. In the field of intelligent detection equipment, the center has made breakthroughs in new models such as the 3D focusing imaging of ultrasonic guided waves with bidirectional time reversal, new technologies such as all-round ultrasonic guided wave damage imaging with multiple frequencies and nonlinearity and non-ellipticity, and new methods such as dynamic imaging with iterative focusing of ultrasonic bulk waves through time reversal synthesis. It has also tackled key technologies for full-structure detection with linear/nonlinear ultrasonic guided wave array regulation and focusing, and has promoted the application of these technologies in high-end military equipment such as carrier-based aircraft and rim-driven thrusters. The related technologies have been industrialized and have generated significant economic benefits. The developed equipment such as the ultrasonic guided wave full-position focusing detector and the full-focusing 3D imaging instrument have been applied in industries such as offshore engineering, railways, and power. The related equipment has also been promoted and applied in companies such as Guangdong Shantou Ultrasonic Electronics Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Offshore Engineering Ship Equipment Co., Ltd., and Shenyang Aircraft Corporation. In recent years, the new added value has exceeded 300 million yuan. In the field of high-end intelligent marine engineering equipment, the center has made breakthroughs in key technologies such as efficient submersion and surfacing of semi-submersible transport equipment under complex working conditions, damage migration assessment technology for core structures of semi-submersible transport equipment under pressure and discharge, and multi-source collaborative unmanned vessel monitoring technology under complex working conditions. The related projects have won the First Prize of Science and Technology Progress of Guangdong Province, the Special Prize of Science and Technology Progress of Guangdong Machinery Industry, and the First Prize of Science and Technology Progress of China Machinery Industry. It has made important contributions in equipment design, equipment assembly, and the construction of scientific research and production systems. The related achievements have been applied in 20,000 to 100,000-ton series semi-submersible transport equipment, helping Guangdong enterprises rise to the top of the industry with a global market share of 100%. The achievements have been featured in the CCTV program Great Nation's Heavy Equipment.
The research center focuses on intelligent instruments, unmanned measurement and control technologies, and marine high-end equipment. The main research directions include:
Research Direction 1: Advanced Intelligent Inspection Equipment
This direction mainly focuses on cutting-edge non-destructive testing instruments, intelligent sensors, automated measurement and control instruments, scientific testing and analysis instruments, information measurement and electrical measurement instruments, etc. The aim is to break through theories, technologies and applications in areas such as sensing, measurement and instruments. The key research contents include acoustic/optical acoustic imaging instruments, quantum acoustic sensing, artificial intelligence detection theory, accuracy theory, perception information processing, and instrument reliability, etc.
Research Direction 2: Intelligent Manufacturing Technology for Offshore Engineering Equipment
This direction mainly focuses on high-quality intelligent manufacturing of advanced marine equipment. Based on advanced detection technologies, it builds a closed-loop and organized research model with different intelligent manufacturing processes. The key focuses are on intelligent manufacturing, intelligent welding, additive manufacturing, intelligent painting, intelligent cutting, rotary stamping forming, precise alignment, and intelligent repair, and these are used to form high-performance intelligent measurement and control systems and equipment for manufacturing.
Research Direction 3: New Theories, New Methods and New Technologies for Intelligent Structures
This direction mainly focuses on extreme working conditions, based on online cutting-edge detection technology, to construct integrated unmanned intelligent structures with new materials, new sensors, and new manufacturing technologies. The key research areas include the development, design and simulation of basic materials in the field of intelligent structures, manufacturing technology, measurement and control technology, evaluation standards, reliability, as well as the manufacturing of intelligent metamaterial modules and intelligent sensing devices.
Contacts：Changhui Song，chsong@scut.edu.cn
