Fatigue testing of a composite propeller blade using fiber-optic strain sensors

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 393-399

  Zetterlind III, Virgil E ^a   Watkins, Steve E ^b   Spoltman, Mark W ^c  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^c Hartzell Propeller Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerospace systems; Fatigue testing; Fiber optic strain sensors; Smart structures

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; FATIGUE TESTING; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER OPTICS; INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES; MONITORING; OPTICAL FIBERS; STRAIN; STRAIN GAGES; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

AEROSPACE SYSTEMS; DEFLECTION CONTROL; FIBER-OPTIC STRAIN SENSORS;

PROPELLERS;

EID: 3042701429     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2003.815795     Document Type: Article

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