Piezoelectric fiber composites as sensor elements for structural health monitoring and adaptive material systems

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1045-1055

  Brunner, Andreas J ^a   Birchmeier, Marcel ^a   Melnykowycz, Mark M ^a   Barbezat, Michel ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Active composites; Morphing; Piezoelectric; Sensor; Structural health monitoring.

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTO-ULTRASONICS; ACTIVE COMPOSITES; ACTIVE FIBER COMPOSITE; ADAPTIVE MATERIALS; DEFECT DETECTION; ELECTROMECHANICAL IMPEDANCE; FIBER-REINFORCED LAMINATES; HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM; INITIAL STAGES; LABORATORY SCALE; MACRO FIBER COMPOSITE; MODEL COMPOSITES; MORPHING; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TEST; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TEST METHODS; PIEZOELECTRIC; PIEZOELECTRIC FIBER COMPOSITES; SENSOR ELEMENTS; SENSOR FUNCTION;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; ACOUSTIC FIELDS; ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; FIBERS; HEALTH; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OBJECT RECOGNITION; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SENSORS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

EID: 67649522891     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X08101196     Document Type: Conference Paper

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