Research Thrust III
The simulations across different length scales require support from experimental inputs. The motivation of this thrust is to (1) provide experimental validations for the DLC predictions and AI-enabled materials and process designs, including those for high temperature and/or high strain rate conditions, as well as optimized properties related to them; (2) experimentally create composites discovered by the inverse design platform with pre-determined microstructure parameters both for the matrix and the filler system; and (3) provide material and processing inputs and correlation feedback to the AI-based inverse design platform and E3 model via the use of experiments and a machine-agnostic process-monitoring.
Objectives of Thrust III
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Fabricate polymer composites with high-fidelity physical microstructure optimized by multiscale modeling and AI-enabled composite design.
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Use experimental characterization to validate the computational models and elucidate the correlation between microstructure evolution and composite performance.
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Explore hybrid processes/manufacturing methods for controlling the microstructure of composites.
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Integrate the sustainable characteristics into the inverse design by identifying key processing traits and molecule characteristics to realize remanufacturing across multiple life cycles.