Comparative strain survey of an aerospace structure using distributed fibre optic strain sensing technology

Comparative strain survey of an aerospace structure using distributed fibre optic strain sensing technology

Gerard Natividad, Suzana Turk, Kelly Tsoi, Daniel Bitton

Abstract. Significant strides have been made in non-proprietary distributed FOS technologies suitable for structural health monitoring (SHM) applications. FOSs are resistant to electromagnetic interference, corrosion, and high-strain cyclic loading while also providing significant reductions in weight and the complexity of installation when compared to conventional electrical resistance foil strain gauges (FSGs). This paper builds on previous benchmarking of proprietary distributed FOSs and demonstrates a FOS-based high-density strain measurement capability on a large aircraft structure subjected to representative flight loading.

Keywords
Fibre Optic Sensor (FOS), Distributed Strain Sensing, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)

Published online 3/30/2023, 8 pages
Copyright © 2023 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA

Citation: Gerard Natividad, Suzana Turk, Kelly Tsoi, Daniel Bitton, Comparative strain survey of an aerospace structure using distributed fibre optic strain sensing technology, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 27, pp 357-364, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902455-46

The article was published as article 46 of the book Structural Health Monitoring

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