A smoothed iFEM approach for efficient shape-sensing applications: Numerical and experimental validation on composite structures

A Kefal, IE Tabrizi, M Yildiz, A Tessler - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2021 - Elsevier
A smoothed inverse finite element method (iFEM (s)) is developed by coupling the inverse
finite element method (iFEM) and the smoothing element analysis (SEA) for real-time …

Structural engineering from an inverse problems perspective

A Gallet, S Rigby, TN Tallman… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The field of structural engineering is vast, spanning areas from the design of new
infrastructure to the assessment of existing infrastructure. From the onset, traditional entry …

Structural damage identification using strain mode differences by the iFEM based on the convolutional neural network (CNN)

M Li, D Jia, Z Wu, S Qiu, W He - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Structural damage identification is the key problem of structural health monitoring (SHM),
which has been widely used in many fields. Traditional damage detection methods usually …

A novel delamination damage detection strategy based on inverse finite element method for structural health monitoring of composite structures

F Ganjdoust, A Kefal, A Tessler - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, structural health monitoring (SHM) has been revolutionized with the advent
of the inverse finite element method (iFEM), which is a superior sensing technology based …

Coupling of peridynamics and inverse finite element method for shape sensing and crack propagation monitoring of plate structures

A Kefal, C Diyaroglu, M Yildiz, E Oterkus - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel structural health monitoring approach is developed by coupling the inverse finite
element method (iFEM) and peridynamic theory (PD) for real-time shape sensing analysis …

An experimental implementation of inverse finite element method for real-time shape and strain sensing of composite and sandwich structures

A Kefal, IE Tabrizi, M Tansan, E Kisa, M Yildiz - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the inverse finite element method (iFEM) is experimentally applied to real-time
displacement reconstruction of a moderately thick wing-shaped sandwich structure via a …

Buckling detection and shape reconstruction using strain distributions measured from a distributed fiber optic sensor

X Tan, P Guo, X Zou, Y Bao - Measurement, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper proposes to detect buckling and reconstruct three-dimensional deformations
using distributed fiber optic sensors. The distributed sensors measured strain distributions …

Isogeometric iFEM analysis of thin shell structures

A Kefal, E Oterkus - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Shape sensing is one of most crucial components of typical structural health monitoring
systems and has become a promising technology for future large-scale engineering …

FBG-based strain monitoring and temperature compensation for composite tank

Z Liang, D Liu, X Wang, J Zhang, H Wu, X Qing… - Aerospace Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The composite tank has become the trend and focus for the power system of the new
generation aerospace vehicles. However, the evaluation methods and monitoring …

Shape sensing for thin-shell spaceborne antennas with adaptive isogeometric analysis and inverse finite element method

D Yu, S Wang, W Li, Y Yang, J Hong - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
As the preventive maintenance paradigm transfers to condition-based maintenance,
deformation monitoring has become a fundamental system capacity in aerospace …