Wireless Energy Supply to Aircraft Structural Health Monitoring Nodes Using Ultrasonic Lamb Waves

• Autorzy: Kural A.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1515/fas-2014-0002

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This article is based on research done during the author’s PhD at Cardiff University, UK. A prototype of a novel wireless energy transmission system aimed at the use with wireless aircraft structural health monitoring (SHM) sensor nodes is described. The system uses ultrasonic guided plate waves (Lamb waves) to transmit energy along an aluminium plate, similar to those used in aircraft structures. Three types of piezoelectric transducers generating and receiving the ultrasonic vibration were compared. The Smart Material MFC M8528-P1 was found to achieve the best performance, allowing the transmission of 17 mW across a 54 cm distance, while being driven with a 20 V signal. Laser vibrometer imaging and LISA software simulation of the Lamb wave propagation in the experimental plate were also performed. Based on these, ideas for a further development of the system were proposed.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

structural health monitoring; wireless ultrasonic energy transmission system; transmission transducers tests

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwa Naukowe Sieci Badawczej Łukasiewicz - Instytutu Lotnictwa
• Czasopismo: Fatigue of Aircraft Structures
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: Iss. 6
• Strony: 21--28
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 17 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Kural A.

• Institute of Aviation, Al. Krakowska 110/114, 02-256 Warsaw, Poland

Bibliografia

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Uwagi

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The article presents selected results of research performed as part of the author’s PhD at Cardiff University School of Engineering. The work was supervised by dr Carol Featherston, dr Rhys Pullin, prof. Karen Holford (Cardiff University) and dr. Christophe Paget (Airbus). The project was sponsored jointly by Airbus and Cardiff University.