A Systems Architecture and Advanced Sensors Application for Real-Time Aircraft Structural Health Monitoring

Previous Aircraft Structural Health Monitoring Systems research primarily explored using a system during the ground maintenance phase.

This research will explore a Real-Time Aircraft Structural Health Monitoring System (RTASHMS) that includes a ground phase as well as an in-flight phase.

The RTASHMS will continuously analyze structural hot spots, detect critical structural damage or cracks and will alert pilots and maintainers of potential trouble before a catastrophic structural failure.

The new sensor shows promise in advancing a reliable RTASHMS from theory to reality.