Automated fibre placement (AFP) offers high throughput, efficient and accurate
manufacturing methods for making multi-stiffened laminated composites. However …

This paper provides an overview of the different types of fiber optic sensors (FOS) that can
be used with composite materials and also their compatibility with and suitability for …

ASMART structure involves distributed actuators and sensors and one or more
microprocessors that analyze the responses from the sensors and use integrated control …

ROTORCRAFT engineering is highly interdisciplinary because the flexibility of the main rotor
blades couples with the aerodynamics, dynamics, and control system. In addition, interaction …

This highly comprehensive, introductory book explains the basics of structural health
monitoring aspects of composite structures. This book serve as an all-in-one reference book …

This paper presents a new methodology for measuring vibration and temperature using fiber
Bragg grating (FBG) sensors embedded in carbon fiber polymer attached directly on the iron …

This paper summarizes the experimental investigations for smart embedded sensing in
rotorcraft composite components. The overall objective of this effort was to develop smart …

Im Rahmen der Arbeit wird ein Entwurfskonzept für adaptive Tragstrukturen entwickelt, mit
dem gewichtsminimale Tragwerke unter Beibehaltung von Spannungs-und …

Topologically interlocked material systems are two-dimensional granular crystals created as
ordered and adhesion-less assemblies of unit elements of the shape of platonic solids. The …

The characteristics of polymer fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) embedded in composite materials
are studied in this paper and are compared with characteristics of their silica counterparts. A …