Damage analysis during full-scale testing of F-15 airframe using arrays of optical fiber sensors

Jonathan A. Greene; Tuan A. Tran; Michael F. Gunther; Kent A. Murphy; Richard O. Claus

doi:10.1117/12.173982

1 May 1994 Damage analysis during full-scale testing of F-15 airframe using arrays of optical fiber sensors

Jonathan A. Greene, Tuan A. Tran, Michael F. Gunther, Kent A. Murphy, Richard O. Claus

Proceedings Volume 2191, Smart Structures and Materials 1994: Smart Sensing, Processing, and Instrumentation; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.173982
Event: 1994 North American Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, 1994, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

We discuss fatigue test results using extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometric (EFPI) strain gages on a F-15 fighter within a full-scale test frame at the Structures Test Facility, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. A linear array of EFPI sensors were surface-mounted to the trailing edge of the F-15 wing to monitor strain concentration along the inboard flap hinge. Two types of EFPI strain gages and strain gage support systems were employed; linearized output from the standard, differential EFPI sensor system determined dynamic strain on the flap hinge during the application of load, whereas, absolute EFPI strain sensors were implemented to measure residual strain or cracks in the aluminum hinge.

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Jonathan A. Greene, Tuan A. Tran, Michael F. Gunther, Kent A. Murphy, and Richard O. Claus "Damage analysis during full-scale testing of F-15 airframe using arrays of optical fiber sensors", Proc. SPIE 2191, Smart Structures and Materials 1994: Smart Sensing, Processing, and Instrumentation, (1 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.173982

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