Development and comparison of low profile piezoelectric sensors for impact and acoustic emission (AE) detection in CFRP structures

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 167, Issue , 1999, Pages 102-111

  Martin, A ^a   Hudd, J ^a   Wells, P ^a   Tunnicliffe, D ^a   Das Gupta, D ^b  

^a BAE SYSTEMS   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; ALGORITHMS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY; TRANSDUCERS;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION DETECTION; CERAMIC SENSOR; EPIKOTE PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITE; HEALTH AND USAGE MONITORING SYSTEM; IMPACT DETECTION; LOCATION ACCURACY; LOW PROFILE PIEZOELECTRIC SENSORS;

SENSORS;

EID: 0032682301     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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