Fiber Optic Smart Structures
Recent earthquakes and space program-related news serve as potent reminders of the uses fiber optic technology offers to an increasingly complex world. Like living organisms sensitive to subtle changes in the environment, buildings, structures, and space vehicles can be equipped to sense and react to their surroundings by means of hair-thin glass fiber sensors embedded in structural materials and capable of carrying information and measuring changes in stress and other environmental factors....
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Recent earthquakes and space program-related news serve as potent reminders of the uses fiber optic technology offers to an increasingly complex world. Like living organisms sensitive to subtle changes in the environment, buildings, structures, and space vehicles can be equipped to sense and react to their surroundings by means of hair-thin glass fiber sensors embedded in structural materials and capable of carrying information and measuring changes in stress and other environmental factors. Data is collected and transmitted to a central location, where the findings are assessed and damage corrected. Fiber Optic Smart Structures pools the expertise of thirty-three leading professionals, many of whom are pioneers in the field, and offers a comprehensive introduction to this fast growing technology. Beginning with a historical overview and a look at the background technology, the book goes on to discuss methods of embedding optical fibers in modern high-strength, lightweight composite materials; ingress and egress of optical fibers; and more specialized application concerns, including use of the Fabry-Perot interferometer and Bragg grating sensors. Lower cost options are considered in light of performance trade-offs, and broad area coverage through single-line stringing of multiple fiber sensors is compared with single and distributed sensor approaches. The last section of the book treats the use of fiber optic smart structures in a wide range of settings. Discussions include applications in environments where high temperature and ultrasonic waves play a role; in the aerospace industry, where changes in the structural integrity of the system demand real-timeautomatic changes; and a rapidly emerging new direction, earthquake-resistant buildings and, along similar lines, bridges that perform self-diagnostics. The first and only comprehensive professional reference in this important, emerging field, Fiber Optic Smart Structures is a major addition to the libraries of aerospace engineers, mechanical scientists, fiber optics researchers and engineers, architects, and structural engineers. It is also a first-rate graduate-level textbook. The first and only comprehensive reference on this important and emerging field... Fiber Optic Smart Structures is the ultimate resource for engineers, architects, researchers, and anyone with an interest in this promising new technology. Thirty-three of the world's leading professionals—many of them pioneers in the field—bring you comprehensive coverage of every important aspect of fiber optic smart structure technology, including its history and evolution, background technologies, structural and assembly issues, sensing devices, and numerous applications. Topics of particular interest include: * An introduction to advanced composite materials associated with fiber optic smart structures * Structural integrity of materials containing embedded optical fibers * Methods of fiber optic ingress and egress for smart structures * Detailed descriptions of the most useful and promising fiber optic sensors, including those based on the Fabry-Perot interferometer and Bragg grating * Extended discussions of applications, including the use of fiber optic smart structures in high-temperature environments, quality control procedures, aircraft and space vehicles, earthquake-resistant buildings, and bridges that perform self-diagnostics * And much more Booknews Provides a comprehensive overview of the field of fiber optic smart structures by many of the people who have pioneered the field. The first part provides an overview of the field and issues associated with the implementation of fiber optic smart structures. The second part covers fiber sensors that are being used to support fiber optic smart structures as well as the actuators and neural network processing that are important companion technologies. The final part reviews some of the most important emerging areas, including aerospace and civil structure applications. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceCh. 1The Evolution of Fiber Optic Smart Structures1Ch. 2Fiber Optic Smart Structure Technology5Ch. 3Introduction to Advanced Composite Materials23Ch. 4Optical Fiber/Composite Interaction Mechanics61Ch. 5Integrity of Composite Structures with Embedded Optical Fibers109Ch. 6Methods of Fiber Optic Ingress/Egress for Smart Structures121Ch. 7Fiber Optic Sensor Overview155Ch. 8Fiber Optic Strain Sensing171Ch. 9Sensors for Smart Structures Based on the Fabry-Perot Interferometer249Ch. 10Optical Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors: A Candidate for Smart Structure Applications271Ch. 11Elliptical-Core Two-Mode Optical Fiber Sensors287Ch. 12Microbend Fiber Optic Sensors319Ch. 13Fluorescence Optrode Sensors for Composite Processing Control and Smart Structure Applications361Ch. 14Distributed Optical Fiber Sensors373Ch. 15Fiber Optic Sensor Multiplexing Techniques409Ch. 16Neural Network Processing for Fiber Optic Sensors and Smart Systems445Ch. 17Actuators for Smart Structures497Ch. 18High-Temperature Optical Fiber Sensors537Ch. 19Interferometric Optical Fiber Sensors for Ultrasonic Wave Measurement563Ch. 20Fiber Optic Damage Assessment581Ch. 21Fiber Optic Smart Structures for Aircraft615Ch. 22Control of Smart Space Structures629Ch. 23Fiber Optic Smart Civil Structures647Index667
\ From the Publisher"Overall, this is a very good book which provides comprehensive discussion " (Sensor Review, Vol.21 No.3, 2001)\ \ \ \ \ \ BooknewsProvides a comprehensive overview of the field of fiber optic smart structures by many of the people who have pioneered the field. The first part provides an overview of the field and issues associated with the implementation of fiber optic smart structures. The second part covers fiber sensors that are being used to support fiber optic smart structures as well as the actuators and neural network processing that are important companion technologies. The final part reviews some of the most important emerging areas, including aerospace and civil structure applications. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
