On this Global Recycling Day, it is important to recognize the crucial role of carbon fiber recycling in mitigating the environmental footprint of the aerospace industry. The percentage of carbon fiber used in airplanes can vary depending on the specific aircraft and its components. Generally, carbon fiber composites make up a significant portion of an […]
A session devoted to MORPHO at SMART2023 ECCOMAS Thematic Conference
The 10th edition of the SMART2023 ECCOMAS Thematic Conference is set to take place from 3-6 July 2023 at the University of Patras, partner of the MORPHO project. SMART2023 aims to offer a comprehensive platform for presenting and discussing the current state of the art in the field of smart structures and materials. The conference […]
What Are Fiber Bragg Gratings?
Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs) are optical interference filters that are inscribed into optical fibers with UV light. FBG sensors consist of an optical fiber containing a series of microscopic gratings. The gratings reflect a specific wavelength of light while allowing other wavelengths to pass through. By analyzing changes in the pattern of the reflected light, […]
Carbon fiber in aerospace applications
Even if the first carbon fibers were produced by Thomas Edison and Joseph Swan as filaments in their incandescent lamps, only in recent years they are becoming an essential material for aerospace applications due to their mechanical properties which include high strength, low weight, and good durability. What is carbon fiber? Carbon fiber is a […]
The MORPHO consortium visits Comet Group
As part of the MORPHO project consortium meeting in Brussels on 9 and 10 November, one of the partners, Comet Group, organised a visit to its facilities. On Wednesday 9 November, the MORPHO partners visited the Comet Traitements recycling plant in Obourg, after a morning of meetings and reviews on the status of the project […]
The virtual twin-component
Do you know what a hybrid twin is? A Hybrid Twin is constituted of 3 main components: A Virtual twin-component consists of a parametric model that simulate the outputs of a dynamic system for a given set of parameters. This twin model can be reduced to cope with real time constraints, i.e., a separated and […]