Non Destructive Testing and Evaluation of Aerospace Composite Structures
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Sensors".
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Special Issue Editors
Interests: NDT; health diagnostics; non-invasive imaging; autonomous systems inspections; composites; structures; thermal imaging; monitoring
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Interests: infrared thermography; NonDestructive Evaluation (NDE) techniques and vision / digital systems for industrial inspection
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Interests: nondestructive techniques for damage assessment and life prediction of engineering materials and structures; structural helth monitoring; infrared thermography; ultrasonics; nonlinear acoustics; acoustic emission; fiber bragg gradings; vibrometry; metal matrix and ceramic matrix composites; cement based materials; coatings; nano-structured materials; multi-functional and intelligeant materials; smart sersors
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Composite materials have become increasingly popular among conventional, well-studied engineering materials, as they possess favourable strength-to-weight ratios along with enhanced design potential. Moreover, their higher stiffness, superior corrosion resistance, and improved fatigue performance have encouraged their use in several operating structures, orientating industrial interests, especially in the aeronautical and transport fields, regarding the use of these materials. Nevertheless, contrary to the advantages that composite materials have, their integrity can be impaired in several ways during fabrication, assembly, and on-life stages from various defect types that affect their performance. As a result, the wide use of these materials has created the need for the development and implementation of rapid and of field level non-destructive inspections, both for quality assurance during the manufacturing process, as well as for long-term condition monitoring of in-field performance. These testing procedures must provide inspectors with the ability not only to detect defects, but also the means to quantify these defects for continuous monitoring and comparison. For this reason, a large amount of work has been carried out focusing on the development of rapid and of large area inspection capabilities methods, able to detect damage by suitable Non Destructive Testing and Evaluation (NDT&E) techniques. Nondestructive testing and evaluation (NDT&E) is an essential part of comprehensive management of any aerospace system. NDT&E techniques are broadly employed to monitor materials and safety-critical components used in aerospace industry throughout their life-cycle, either in design or as part of a maintenance program. The development of novel NDE methodologies is essential, driven by the use of new materials, as well as new manufacturing processes in aerospace applications.
This Special Issue focuses on fostering improvements and new developments of technology in areas related to novel NDT&E techniques and approaches for characterization and real-time monitoring of aerospace composites, including use of advanced smart sensors and sensor networks, as well as strategies for data utilization for overall system safety and health management. We would like to invite original research articles, as well as review articles, that contain theoretical, analytical, and experimental investigations covering all aspects of NDT&E in aerospace composites and composite structures. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
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NDT&E (thermal, infrared, terahertz, optical, acoustic, vibration, electrical, electro-magnetic, radiographic, microwave, etc.) and damage assessment of composite materials and structures, coatings, multi-functional materials and nano-structured materials.
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Sensor technologies for NDT&E, sensor networks and smart systems for evaluation, detection, monitoring and control of aerospace composites.
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Continuous NDT&E and real time results for improving measurement accuracy and/or inspection technologies.
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Integration of multiple NDT&E approaches for improving interpretation of results.
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Modeling, simulation and technology development concerning NDT&E at multiple scales ranging from nano- and micro- scales to realistic aerospace structures.
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Signal and/or image processing, data fusion, and energy harvesting for NDT&E and sensor monitoring.
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Interdisciplinary approaches and applications for NDT&E.
Prof. N P Avdelidis
Prof. X P V Maldague
Prof. T E Matikas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
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nondestructive
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structures
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sensors
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composites
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coatings
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nano-structured materials
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multi-functional materials
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aerospace
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imaging
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structural health monitoring
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