The numerical simulation an experimental validation of a fiber optic SHM system applied to
the structure of a large RPA (Remotely Piloted Aircraft) is presented. A fiber optic distributed …

The numerical simulation an experimental validation of a fiber optic SHM system applied to
a Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle (UAV) structure is presented. A fiber optic distributed sensor …

Fiber optic sensors are very efficient for strain measurements, but for damage detection
purposes, additional algorithms are needed able to manipulate the strain data and to derive …

The scope of the activity is the development of an SHM system based on distributed fiber
optic sensors able to detect, localise and measure, the debonded skin/stringer extensions …

A hybrid, low cost HUMS concept, based on fiber-optic point and distributed strain sensing
for both usage monitoring and damage detection, is presented. Sensing is based on in-flight …

Damages in aircrafts start as local cracks or delaminations, which, even though they do not
change strongly the overall strain field, form initiation points for an eventual failure. Fiber …

Probability of detection (POD) graphics allow for a change from qualitative to quantitative
assessment for every damage detection system, and as such it is a main request for …

In this paper a SHM system design tool will be presented with which the number and
position of optical sensors can be determined for a general composite structure to enable …

For the modern aeronautical industry, the search for cost reduction in the design,
construction and maintenance of aeronautical structures represents a continuous challenge …

A strain-based sensing concept for SHM applications has the important advantage that on-
ground and in-flight measurements can be directly correlated with the results of structural …