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http://dx.doi.org/10.7234/composres.2015.28.4.155

Manufacturing Method for Sensor-Structure Integrated Composite Structure  

Han, Dae-Hyun (Dept. of Mechatronics Engineering, and LANL-CBNU Engineering Institute Korea, Chonbuk National University)
Kang, Lae-Hyong (Dept. of Mechatronics Engineering, and LANL-CBNU Engineering Institute Korea, Chonbuk National University)
Thayer, Jordan (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Farrar, Charles (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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Composites Research / v.28, no.4, 2015 , pp. 155-161 More about this Journal
Abstract
A composite structure was fabricated with embedded impact detection capabilities for applications in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). By embedding sensor functionality in the composite, the structure can successfully perform impact localization in real time. Smart resin, composed of $Pb(Ni_{1/3}Nb_{2/3})O_3-Pb(Zr,\;Ti)O_2$ (PNN-PZT) powder and epoxy resin with 1:30 wt%, was used instead of conventional epoxy resin in order to activate the sensor function in the composite structure. The embedded impact sensor in the composite was fabricated using Hand Lay-up and Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding(VARTM) methods to inject the smart resin into the glass-fiber fabric. The electrodes were fabricated using silver paste on both the upper and bottom sides of the specimen, then poling treatment was conducted to activate the sensor function using a high voltage amplifier at 4 kV/mm for 30 min at room temperature. The composite's piezoelectric sensitivity was measured to be 35.13 mV/N by comparing the impact force signals from an impact hammer with the corresponding output voltage from the sensor. Because impact sensor functionality was successfully embedded in the composite structure, various applications of this technique in the SHM industry are anticipated. In particular, impact localization on large-scale composite structures with complex geometries is feasible using this composite embedded impact sensor.
Keywords
Smart composite; Sensor; Impact; Sensitivity; Poling;
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