Objective The objective of this activity is to design and manufacture composite specimens integrating fibre optic sensors, evaluate the reliability of the sensors, develop a concept to evaluate the system reliability and define a design of experiments of sensorized structures. The purpose of this study is to facilitate the validation of real-time health monitoring systems, which can detect strain as well as the temperature of the structure at multiple locations through numerous embedded optical fibre sensors. Optical fibre sensors for damage detection will be embedded in the structure made of carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) composite laminates. An integrated assessment of all critical manufacturing steps of fibre Bragg grating strain sensors will be performed in order to achieve high reliability of the embedding process in composite materials. The study will comprise the analysis of different types of optical fibres towards the optimization of embedding processes in composite materials. High resolution strain mapping by embedding series of closely spaced independent sensors in composite material samples will be assessed. Parameters that influence the infant failure of the structures will be analysed and the tests required to asses their effect will be defined. A preliminary test campaign based on thermal, mechanical and fatigue tests have already been defined. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositescarbon fibersnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsfibre optics Programme(s) FP7-JTI - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives Topic(s) JTI-CS-2009-1-GRA-01-012 - Definition and fabrication of specimen, sensor integration, experimental set-up definition Call for proposal SP1-JTI-CS-2009-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme JTI-CS - Joint Technology Initiatives - Clean Sky Coordinator FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION Address Parque cientifico y tecnologico de gipuzkoa, paseo mikeletegi 2 20009 Donostia-san sebastian (gipuzkoa) Spain See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Gipuzkoa Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Garbine Atxaga (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FIBERSENSING-SISTEMAS AVANCADOS DEMONITORIZACAO SA Portugal EU contribution € 30 004,00 Address Rua vasconcelos costa 277 4470 640 Maia See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Fernando Cunha (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
