Fiber optic sensors for health monitoring of morphing aircraft

Timothy L. Brown; Karen H. Wood; Brooks A. Childers; Roberto J. Cano; Brian J. Jensen; Robert S. Rogowski

doi:10.1117/12.351590

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9 July 1999 Fiber optic sensors for health monitoring of morphing aircraft

Timothy L. Brown, Karen H. Wood, Brooks A. Childers, Roberto J. Cano, Brian J. Jensen, Robert S. Rogowski

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Proceedings Volume 3674, Smart Structures and Materials 1999: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.351590
Event: 1999 Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 1999, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

Fiber optic sensors are being developed for health monitoring of future aircraft. Aircraft health monitoring involves the use of strain, temperature, vibration and chemical sensors. These sensors will measure load and vibration signatures that will be used to infer structural integrity. Since the aircraft morphing program assumes that future aircraft will be aerodynamically reconfigurable there is also a requirement for pressure, flow and shape sensors. In some cases a single fiber may be used for measuring several different parameters.

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Timothy L. Brown, Karen H. Wood, Brooks A. Childers, Roberto J. Cano, Brian J. Jensen, and Robert S. Rogowski "Fiber optic sensors for health monitoring of morphing aircraft", Proc. SPIE 3674, Smart Structures and Materials 1999: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies, (9 July 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.351590

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