Title:
Laue FFNN Prototype
Agreement Number:
1029958
Agreement Value:
$37,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jun 1, 2025 - Jan 8, 2026
Description:
The goal of this project is to develop a fully-automated product for use in the quality inspection of turbine blades using the X-ray Laue technique. For some time, the missing link in bringing such a product to market has been the intervention of an operator when determining the orientations of the grain(s) being imaged. This project would build upon proof-of-concept examples in the literature, whereby a feed-forward neural network is trained to extract the orientations of one or more crystal grains from a synchrotron Laue image, and apply this approach to the analysis of laboratory Laue images (which are qualitatively lower-resolution).
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
The NRC IRAP Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assist Program aims to equip and support SMEs to incorporate AI into their core products and services and/or undertake scientific research, product development, testing, and validation. AI Assist aims to increase the number, the quality, and the competitiveness of Generative AI (Gen AI), Deep Neural Nets (DNN), and Deep Learning (DL) products created and delivered by SMEs.
Location:
Lasalle, Ontario, CA N9J 3W3
Reference Number:
172-2025-2026-Q1-1029958
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
122738107
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Recipient's Legal Name:
Proto Manufacturing Ltd.
Federal Riding Name:
Essex
Federal Riding Number:
35026
Program:
Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI Assist
Program Purpose:
The NRC IRAP Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assist Program aims to equip and support SMEs to incorporate AI into their core products and services and/or undertake scientific research, product development, testing, and validation. AI Assist aims to increase the number, the quality, and the competitiveness of Generative AI (Gen AI), Deep Neural Nets (DNN), and Deep Learning (DL) products created and delivered by SMEs.
Coverage:
The AI Assist program is designed to help innovative SMEs navigate the challenges of developing and adapting generative AI (GenAI) and deep learning (DL) solutions and to assist SMEs with awareness, planning and execution in order to develop these technologies safely and ethically.