Development of a practical optical fibre system for health monitoring composite structures

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 9, Issue , 2006, Pages 6224-6233

  Volanthen, Mark ^a   Foote, Peter ^b   Diamanti, Kalliopi ^c,d  

^a Insensys Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b BAE SYSTEMS   (United Kingdom)

^c Hexcel Composites   (United Kingdom)

^d Hexcel Composites Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; LIGHTWEIGHT INSTRUMENT TECHNOLOGY; METALLIC STRUCTURES; SURFACE BONDING;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; BONDING; BRAGG GRATINGS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; OPTICAL FIBERS; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 34147214578     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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