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Quantitative Detection of Low Energy Impact Damage in a Sandwich Composite Wing

Mark Seaver^*, Engin Akta, and Stephen T. Trickey

Code 5673, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: seaver{at}nrl.navy.mil.

	Abstract

This work describes damage detection in a foam core composite wing (1320 mm x 152.4 mm x 13.4 mm) following a series of low energy impacts. Thirteen impacts (6–8 J deposited energy) were applied at adjacent locations approximately 1/4 of the way out from the wing center. Following every one or two impacts, the wing was tested using static tip deflection and dynamic vibrational excitation. Static and dynamic strains were measured using eight fiber Bragg grating sensors. Dynamic acceleration was also monitored using three conventional accelerometers. The estimated bicoherence was used to detect the presence of damage-induced non-linearity in time-series data recorded from each sensor. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were constructed for each sensor based on 15 or more dynamic measurements made for each damage case. The ROC curves provide a quantitative, statistical approach to evaluating the damage detection capabilities of the various sensors.

First published on September 25, 2009
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures 2009, doi:10.1177/1045389X09347020


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