Title :
Structural health monitoring: degradation mechanisms and system requirements
Author :
Munns, Thomas E. ; Kent, Renee M.
Author_Institution :
ARINC, Annapolis, MD, USA
Abstract :
An understanding of potential damage mechanisms, structural design criteria and fail-safe features, structural maintenance philosophy is needed in order to develop a sensor-based system to effectively monitor structural condition. The purpose of this paper is to review the primary aging mechanisms in current aging aircraft, identify a sensing and data management strategy to monitor aircraft structure, and describe analytical tools and technological development needed to implement structural health monitoring on commercial transport aircraft
Keywords :
aircraft maintenance; aircraft testing; condition monitoring; corrosion testing; crack detection; fatigue testing; intelligent sensors; intelligent structures; accidental damage; aging aircraft; analytical tools; commercial transport aircraft; corrosion; data management strategy; degradation mechanisms; environmental deterioration; fail-safe features; fatigue damage; potential damage mechanisms; primary aging mechanisms; sensor-based system; structural design criteria; structural health monitoring; structural maintenance philosophy; system requirements; Aerospace control; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft propulsion; Condition monitoring; Corrosion; Degradation; Fatigue; Inspection; Military aircraft; Sensor phenomena and characterization;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 2000. Proceedings. DASC. The 19th
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6395-7
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.2000.884907
