On-line structural health and fire monitoring of a composite personal aircraft using an FBG sensing system

K. Chandler; S. Ferguson; T. Graver; A. Csipkes; A. Mendez

doi:10.1117/12.783125

7 April 2008 On-line structural health and fire monitoring of a composite personal aircraft using an FBG sensing system

K. Chandler, S. Ferguson, T. Graver, A. Csipkes, A. Mendez

Proceedings Volume 6933, Smart Sensor Phenomena, Technology, Networks, and Systems 2008; 69330H (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.783125
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2008, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We report in this paper on the design and development of a novel on-line structural health monitoring and fire detection system based on an array of optical fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors and interrogation system installed on a new, precommercial compact aircraft. A combined total of 17 FBG sensors - strain, temperature and high-temperature - were installed at critical locations in an around the wings, fuselage and engine compartment of a prototype, Comp Air CA 12 all-composite, ten-passenger personal airplane powered by a 1,650 hp turbine engine. The sensors are interrogated online and in real time by a swept laser FBG interrogator (Micron Optics sm125-700) mounted on board the plane. Sensors readings are then combined with the plane's avionics system and displayed on the pilot's aviation control panel. This system represents the first of its kind in commercial, small frame, airplanes and a first for optical fiber sensors.

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K. Chandler, S. Ferguson, T. Graver, A. Csipkes, and A. Mendez "On-line structural health and fire monitoring of a composite personal aircraft using an FBG sensing system", Proc. SPIE 6933, Smart Sensor Phenomena, Technology, Networks, and Systems 2008, 69330H (7 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.783125

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