The Future

As the design of aerospace structures continues to develop with better instrumentation, computer analysis and materials, MERL will continue to develop its core competencies in this area. MERL is collaborating with other European organisations to solicit European funding to jointly develop new areas including:

Smart structures such as the use of piezoelectric sensors or fibre optics for structural
health monitoring
Memory shape alloys for flight surfaces and operational control

MERL can employ its core competencies to determine the durability and modelling in the aerospace structures and materials for the 21st Century.