FUTURES EXPO SERIES
Impact Dynamics Laboratory , UNSW Canberra
Key capabilities
Novel materials and structures for enhanced shock and impact resilience
Research Group
The Impact Dynamics Laboratory at UNSW Canberra develops novel materials and structures that are tested to withstand extreme loading conditions . Using advanced diagnostics , the team can launch projectiles to a distance of several km / s , and shock materials to extremely high pressures . The team is expert when it comes to protection , and has worked with a wide range of clients , including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries , Defence , DSTG , CSIRO , HighCom Armor , Bisalloy Steels Pty Ltd ., and many others .
Recent examples of projects , many of which have led to patentable ideas , include :
• Development of a novel helmet for Defence by the integration of nanoparticles into a composite structure .
• Design , development , and testing of Triply Periodic Minimum Surface ( TPMS ) lattice structures for energy absorption in automotive applications .
• Development of armour by using auxetic porous structures .
• Bio-inåspired structures for energy absorption .
• Concepts for improving the ballistic performance of ceramic-faced armour .
> Subjecting materials and structures to extreme dynamic loads
> Applying finite element techniques to design resilient structures
> Team of academics with experience in additive manufacturing , hypersonic technologies , material science , engineering , and computational modelling
Differentiators
> A unique facility that can stress materials and structures to a range of different loading scenarios and rates
> Able to launch projectiles to hypersonic velocities
> The only lab in Australia with the ability to shock materials to extreme pressures
Key customers > Defence industry
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