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Fiber Optic Sensors for Resin Flow and Composite Cure Monitoring

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Smart Structures

Part of the book series: International Centre for Mechanical Sciences ((CISM,volume 429))

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This section focuses on the developments done at the author Institution on Fiber Optic Sensors (FOS) to monitor resin flow and cure; other partners were simultaneously working on dielectrics and ultrasonic sensors, enabling a compari-son of resúlts and characteristics of the different kinds of sensors.

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  1. ETSI Aeronauticos, Univ. Politecnica Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    A. J. Guemes

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  1. Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

    Afzal Suleman

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Guemes, A.J. (2001). Fiber Optic Sensors for Resin Flow and Composite Cure Monitoring. In: Suleman, A. (eds) Smart Structures. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 429. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2686-8_26

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