Through the integration of advanced sensors, actuators, and micro-processors, aircraft smart
skin technology can improve the structural performance of aircraft and make them self …

Reliable early-stage damage detection requires continuous monitoring over large areas of
structure, and with sensors of high spatial resolution. Technologies based on Large Area …

Accurate and reliable damage characterization (ie, damage detection, localization, and
evaluation of extent) in civil structures and infrastructure is an important objective of …

During the last decades, structural health monitoring (SHM) systems are used in order to
detect damage in structures. We have developed a novel structural health monitoring …

Further to prior development in enhancing structural health using smart materials, an
innovative class of materials characterized by the ability to feel senses like humans …

Selective laser melting (SLM) is an additive manufacturing (AM) process which is used for
producing metallic components. Currently, the integrity of components produced by SLM is …

Additive manufacturing (AM) applications have been steadily increasing in many industry
sectors. AM allows creating complex geometries inside of a part to leave some space empty …

The aircraft smart skin (ASS) with structural health monitoring capabilities is a promising
technology. It enables the real-time acquisition of the aircraft's structural health status and …

Numerous structural health monitoring systems have been investigated extensively in order
to enhance safety level and reduce direct operational costs. This work demonstrates the …

Sensing sheets based on large-area electronics consist of a dense array of unit strain
sensors. This new technology has potential for becoming an effective and affordable …