Impact detection and location system for smart skins applications

William B. Spillman Jr.; Peter L. Fuhr

doi:10.1117/12.24848

1 December 1990 Impact detection and location system for smart skins applications

William B. Spillman Jr., Peter L. Fuhr

Proceedings Volume 1370, Fiber Optic Smart Structures and Skins III; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.24848
Event: SPIE Microelectronic Interconnect and Integrated Processing Symposium, 1990, San Jose, United States

Abstract

It is shown that both impact localization and impact magnitude determination can be achieved in rigid structures with embedded fiber-optic sensors. Impact-generated acoustic signals were detected by means of statistical mode fiber-optic vibration sensors that were embedded in a polymer matrix composite material panel. The 1-sigma error in inferred vs actual impact location, determined via relative-timing measurements, was found to be of about 4 cm.

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William B. Spillman Jr. and Peter L. Fuhr "Impact detection and location system for smart skins applications", Proc. SPIE 1370, Fiber Optic Smart Structures and Skins III, (1 December 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.24848

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