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A Design of Experiments Approach to Determing Structural Health Monitoring Sensor Durability
Jeffrey D. Kuhn1, Som R. Soni1
1 Department of Systems Engineering and Management, Center for Systems Engineering, United
States Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Structural Longevity 2009, 1(1), 61-74. https://doi.org/10.3970/sl.2009.001.061
Abstract
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) promises to decrease the maintenance cost and increase the availability of aging aircraft fleets by fundamentally
changing the way structural inspections are performed. But this promise can only
be realized through the consistent and predictable performance of a SHM system
throughout the entire remaining life of an aircraft. Questions remain concerning the
performance, durability and reliability of SHM systems after long-term exposure to
the hostile aircraft environment. These questions have been a serious impediment
to the large-scale implementation of SHM on legacy fleets. This study uses a design of experiments (DOE) approach to develop a systematic method to determine
the durability and performance of a PZT-based SHM sensor subjected to aircraft
environmental factors.
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Kuhn, J. D., Soni, S. R. (2009). A Design of Experiments Approach to Determing Structural Health Monitoring Sensor Durability.
Structural Longevity, 1(1), 61–74. https://doi.org/10.3970/sl.2009.001.061