Bio-Inspired Stretchable Network-Based Intelligent Composites

Abstract

The human skin hosts an array of sensors that are capable of detecting and interpreting many traits important to how we function and survive. The goal of mimicking this capability in composites to create intelligent composite materials has led to the development of a bio-inspired stretchable network composed of numerous micro-fabricated sensors capable of detecting multiple stimuli. The components of the network are small scale and flexible making the network embeddable within complexly shaped composite layups and flexible structures with minimal impact on the host structure. This paper outlines recent progress in ongoing work to develop the bio-inspired network in order to create intelligent composite materials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 2012
Accession Number
ADA584246

Entities

People

  • Fu-Kuo Chang
  • Giulia Lanzara
  • Kyunglok Kim
  • Nathan Salowitz
  • Yu-hung Li
  • Zhiqiang Guo

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Composite Materials
  • Damage Detection
  • Detectors
  • Fabrication
  • Laminates
  • Lead Titanates
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Nervous System
  • Peripheral Nervous System
  • Polymer Matrix Composites
  • Sensor Networks
  • Strain Gages
  • Structural Health Monitoring

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Neural Network Machine Learning.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials