Efficient electromechanical (E/M) impedance measuring method for active sensor structural health monitoring

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5765, Issue PART 1, 2005, Pages 271-280

  Xu, Buli ^a   Giurgiutiu, Victor ^a  

^a The Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Chirp signal; E M impedance; Fast Fourier Transform; Impedance analyzer; PWAS; SHM

Indexed keywords

CHIORP SIGNALS; E/M IMPEDENCE; IMPEDENCE ANALYZERS; PWAS; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING (SHM);

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; SENSORS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 25144488806     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.598174     Document Type: Conference Paper

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