Active damage interrogation system for structural health monitoring

Peter F. Lichtenwalner; James P. Dunne; Ronald S. Becker; Erwin W. Baumann

doi:10.1117/12.274663

23 May 1997 Active damage interrogation system for structural health monitoring

Peter F. Lichtenwalner, James P. Dunne, Ronald S. Becker, Erwin W. Baumann

Proceedings Volume 3044, Smart Structures and Materials 1997: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274663
Event: Smart Structures and Materials '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

An integrated and automated smart structures approach for in situ damage assessment has been implemented and evaluated in a laboratory environment for health monitoring of a realistic aerospace structural component. This approach, called Active Damage Interrogation (ADI), utilizes an array of piezoelectric transducers attached to or embedded within the structure for both actuation and sensing. The ADI system, which is model independent, actively interrogates the structure through broadband excitation of multiple actuators across the desired frequency range. Statistical analysis of the changes in transfer functions between actuator/sensor pairs is used to detect, localize, and assess the severity of damage in the structure. This paper presents the overall concept of the ADI system and provides experimental results of damage assessment studies conducted for a composite structural component of the MD-900 Explorer helicopter rotor system. The potential advantages of this approach include simplicity (no need for a model), sensitivity, and low cost implementation. The results obtained thus far indicate considerably promise for integrated structural health monitoring of aerospace vehicles, leading to the practice of condition-based maintenance and consequent reduction in life cycle costs.

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Peter F. Lichtenwalner, James P. Dunne, Ronald S. Becker, and Erwin W. Baumann "Active damage interrogation system for structural health monitoring", Proc. SPIE 3044, Smart Structures and Materials 1997: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies, (23 May 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274663

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