Shape Sensing of a Complex Aeronautical Structure with Inverse Finite Element Method. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2021 The inverse Finite Element Method (iFEM) is receiving more attention for shape sensing due to its independence from the material properties and the external load. However, a proper definition of the model geometry with its boundary conditions is required,
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Deflection Estimation of Truss Structures Using Inverse Finite Element Method. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2023 It is well recognized that strain and deflection data are important indexes to judge the safety of truss structures. Specifically, the shape sensing technology can estimate the deformation of a structure by exploiting the discrete strain data without ...
Zhang Z, Zheng S, Li H, Ren L.
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Variable Thickness Strain Pre-Extrapolation for the Inverse Finite Element Method. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2023 The inverse Finite Element Method (iFEM) has recently gained much popularity within the Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) field since, given sparse strain measurements, it reconstructs the displacement field of any beam or shell structure independently ...
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Application of Inverse Finite Element Method to Shape Sensing of Curved Beams. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2020 Curved beam, plate, and shell finite elements are commonly used in the finite element modeling of a wide range of civil and mechanical engineering structures.
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A High-Precision Inverse Finite Element Method for Shape Sensing and Structural Health Monitoring. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)In the contemporary era, the further exploitation of deep-sea resources has led to a significant expansion of the role of ships in numerous domains, such as in oil and gas extraction.
Yan H, Tang J.
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Structural Damage Identification Based on Integrated Utilization of Inverse Finite Element Method and Pseudo-Excitation Approach. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2021 The attempt to integrate the applications of conventional structural deformation reconstruction strategies and vibration-based damage identification methods is made in this study, where, more specifically, the inverse finite element method (iFEM) and ...
Li T, Cao M, Li J, Yang L, Xu H, Wu Z.
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Delamination and Skin-Spar Debond Detection in Composite Structures Using the Inverse Finite Element Method. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2023 This work presents a novel strategy for detecting and localizing intra- or inter-laminar damages in composite structures using surface-instrumented strain sensors.
Roy R, Gherlone M.
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Hybrid Shell-Beam Inverse Finite Element Method for the Shape Sensing of Stiffened Thin-Walled Structures: Formulation and Experimental Validation on a Composite Wing-Shaped Panel. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2023 This work presents a novel methodology for the accurate and efficient elastic deformation reconstruction of thin-walled and stiffened structures from discrete strains.
Esposito M, Roy R, Surace C, Gherlone M.
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Delamination Detection and Localization in Vibrating Composite Plates and Shells Using the Inverse Finite Element Method. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2023 Delamination damage is one of the most critical damage modes of composite materials. It takes place through the thickness of the laminated composites and does not show subtle surface effects.
Ganjdoust F, Kefal A, Tessler A.
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Sensor Placement Optimization for Shape Sensing of Plates and Shells Using Genetic Algorithm and Inverse Finite Element Method. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2022 This paper reports the first investigation of the inverse finite element method (iFEM) coupled with the genetic algorithm (GA) to optimize sensor placement models of plate/shell structures for their real-time and full-field deformation reconstruction ...
Ghasemzadeh M, Kefal A.
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