Enabling the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and the role of NDE and monitoring
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is happening all around us, whether it is the emergence of self-driving vehicles, autonomous 'healthcare' robots or the transformation of industrial activities and infrastructure. Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and permanent structural monitoring
will both be impacted by 4IR and will also be enablers for the transition to 4IR. The UK Research Centre in NDE (RCNDE) is established as a leading academic-industrial collaboration for undertaking industrially-relevant research in the fields of NDE and structural health monitoring. The industrial
members of RCNDE produced their first 5-, 10- and 20-year vision for NDE in 2011. This article describes the industrial members' newly-updated vision for NDE, which still includes many of the original priorities relating to future NDE requirements for existing assets and infrastructure. However,
this updated industrial vision for NDE also identifies how NDE and monitoring technologies will need to adapt for 4IR and the contributions they will make towards realising this future industrial paradigm.
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 September 2017
- Official Journal of The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing - includes original research and development papers, technical and scientific reviews and case studies in the fields of NDT and CM.
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