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- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
- Copyright
- Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- ISSN
- 0002-2667
- DOI
- 10.1108/eb037215
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
A development with a great deal of potential, at least in the military field, is the production of socalled intelligent skins. The technology for these will form part of that required for smart structures, that is those that contain sensors and actuators embedded within the laminate with builtin signal processing and adaptive control. The intelligent skin is a step towards this technology since it contains fibre optic sensors that can be used to sense strain, temperature, deformation, pressure and other conditions. If the sensor does not need to be embedded or is to be used on metallic structures, the fibre optics can be adhered to the surface.
Journal
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology – Emerald Publishing
Published: Mar 1, 1992