Artificial Nerves for Structural Condition Monitoring
Abstract
Structural condition monitoring refers to using in-situ sensors to monitor the internal loads and the health of a structure in real-time. This will allow a structure to be operated at its maximum performance and efficiency while minimizing the fatigue damage. To achieve this on a large structure, new highly distributed sensor concepts are investigated in which piezoceramic sensors are used to mimic biological nerves. A simulation model and a corresponding experiment show how these artificial nerves can measure large dynamic strains and simulated acoustic emissions that represent damage in structures.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 14, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA395341
Entities
People
- Anindya Ghoshal
- Gary Lebby
- Mannur J. Sundaresan
- Mark J. Schulz
- William N. Martin Jr.
Organizations
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University