Temperature and humidity dependent performance of FBG-strain sensors embedded in carbon/epoxy composites

Malte Frövel; Gabriel Carrión; César Gutiérrez; Carolina Moravec; José María Pintado

doi:10.1117/12.816103

7 April 2009 Temperature and humidity dependent performance of FBG-strain sensors embedded in carbon/epoxy composites

Malte Frövel, Gabriel Carrión, César Gutiérrez, Carolina Moravec, José María Pintado

Proceedings Volume 7293, Smart Sensor Phenomena, Technology, Networks, and Systems 2009; 729306 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.816103
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2009, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors, FBGSs, are very promising for Structural Health Monitoring, SHM, of aerospace vehicles due to their capacity to measure strain and temperature, their lightweight harnesses, their multiplexing capacities and their immunity to electromagnetic interferences, within others. They can be embedded in composite materials that are increasingly forming an important part of aerospace structures. The use of embedded FBGSs for SHM purposes is advantageous, but their response under all operative environmental conditions of an aerospace structure must be well understood for the necessary flight certification of these sensors. This paper describes the first steps ahead for a possible in future flight certification of FBGSs embedded in carbon fiber reinforced plastics, CFRP. The investigation work was focused on the validation of the dependence of the FBGS's strain sensitivity in tensile and compression load, in dry and humid condition and in a temperature range from -150°C to 120°C. The test conditions try to simulate the in service temperature and humidity range and static load condition of military aircraft. FBGSs with acrylic and with polyimide coating have been tested. The FBGSs are embedded in both, unidirectional and quasi isotropic carbon/epoxy composite material namely M21/T800 and also MTM-45-1/IM7. Conventional extensometers and strain gages have been used as reference strain sensors. The performed tests show an influence of the testing temperatures, the dry or wet specimen condition, the load direction and the coating material on the sensor strain sensitivity that should be taken into account when using these sensors.

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Malte Frövel, Gabriel Carrión, César Gutiérrez, Carolina Moravec, and José María Pintado "Temperature and humidity dependent performance of FBG-strain sensors embedded in carbon/epoxy composites", Proc. SPIE 7293, Smart Sensor Phenomena, Technology, Networks, and Systems 2009, 729306 (7 April 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.816103

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