Abstract
We design, fabricate, and test a new type of sensor/actuator device that uses stress wave solitons to detect the areas of delaminations and potentially weak adhesive bonds in laminated composites. In this technique, by injecting high energy solitons to a specific inspection area and measuring reflected waves simultaneously, we identify delaminations and characterize the quality of adhesive bonding interfaces in a fast and efficient manner. We also simulate the interaction between solitons and delaminations/weak bonds with the finite element method to understand the effect of composite damages on the scattering behavior of solitons. This proposed sensor technology can open a new way in conducting composite structures inspection, contributing to enhancing maintenance and inspection accuracy and efficiency.
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The experimental portion of this work has been conducted during J.Y.’s postdoctoral scholarship at Caltech. J.Y. acknowledges F. Restuccia and C. Daraio for the assistance and support of this work. The authors thank the support from the Royalty Research Fund at the University of Washington.
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Kim, E., Singhal, T., Chang, B., Kim, Y.H.N., Yang, J. (2016). Soliton-based Sensor/Actuator for Delamination and Weak Bond Detection in Laminated Composites. In: Ralph, C., Silberstein, M., Thakre, P., Singh, R. (eds) Mechanics of Composite and Multi-functional Materials, Volume 7. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21762-8_6
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