Metis Design Corporation Information

Metis Design Corporation (MDC) is a technical consulting firm that focuses on Structural Health Monitoring and Multifunctional Materials. MDC engineers combine creativity with hands-on design experience and fundamental principles to develop novel solutions for a wide range of real-world challenges. The experience of the MDC staff spans a broad range of disciplines, ranging from air and spacecraft applications to biomedical devices and consumer products. Structural Health Monitoring - SHM denotes the ability to detect and interpret "changes" in a structure to improve safety at reduced inspection costs. Essentially, non-invasive detection techniques are integrated to monitor the health of a component. MDC has emerged as an SHM industry leader, conducting research in nearly every aspect of this discipline. MDC engineers have achieved significant advancements in the state-of-the-art for SHM architecture, infrastructure, sensors, hardware, packaging, modeling and algorithms, leading to a robust portfolio of patented and patent-pending technologies. SHM investigations at MDC have focused both on the maturation of proven methods for near term deployment as well as pushing the envelope with revolutionary new technologies for future implementation.