Aerospace-grade surface mounted optical fibre strain sensor for structural health monitoring on composite structures evaluated against in-flight conditions Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Optical fibre sensors are being investigated since many years as candidates of choice for supporting structural health monitoring (SHM) in aerospace applications. Fibre Bragg grating (FBG) sensors, more specifically, can provide for accurate strain measurements and therefore return useful data about the mechanical strain state of the structure to which they are attached. This functionality can serve the detection of damage in an aircraft ...