Smart sensing for aeronautical applications is a multidisciplinary process that involves the
development of various sensor elements and advancements in the nanomaterials field. The …

Aircraft structures require periodic and scheduled inspection and maintenance operations
due to their special operating conditions and the principles of design employed to develop …

The optical fibers which are considered as waveguides can be applied to light transmission
applications. The core part of the optical fiber is surrounded by a glass or plastic layer called …

Introduction of composites for aircraft fabrication has given the opportunity to all researchers
and original equipment manufacturers to design a lightweight structure that will reduce both …

The possibility to wirelessly monitor the state and the evolution of cracks is of increasing
interest in emerging structural health monitoring systems. A simple and effective …

The work presented hereafter is about the development of a diagnostic system for crack
damage detection, localization and quantification on a typical metallic aeronautical structure …

Structural health monitoring is widely applied in industrial sectors as it reduces costs
associated with maintenance intervals and manual inspections of damage in sensitive …

Prediction of future health state of an aerospace structure allows airlines to plan repair or
replacement activities well in time. Correct planning ensures low probability of failure as well …

The core of structural health monitoring is to provide a real-time monitoring, inspection, and
damage detection of structures. As one of the most promising technology to structural health …

The paper presents an innovative approach for Structure Health Monitoring utilizing
piezocomposite plates as active sensors. The present work is motivated by the increasing …