Shape Sensing of a Complex Aeronautical Structure with Inverse Finite Element Method [PDF]
Sensors, 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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A High-Precision Inverse Finite Element Method for Shape Sensing and Structural Health Monitoring [PDF]
SensorsIn 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.
Hongsheng Yan, Jiangpin Tang
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Structural Damage Identification Based on Integrated Utilization of Inverse Finite Element Method and Pseudo-Excitation Approach [PDF]
Sensors, 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 ...
Tengteng Li +5 more
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Towards Automatic Crack Size Estimation with iFEM for Structural Health Monitoring [PDF]
Sensors, 2023 The inverse finite element method (iFEM) is a model-based technique to compute the displacement (and then the strain) field of a structure from strain measurements and a geometrical discretization of the same. Different literature works exploit the error
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Discontinuous Deformation Monitoring of Smart Aerospace Structures Based on Hybrid Reconstruction Strategy and Fiber Bragg Grating [PDF]
SensorsA hybrid enhanced inverse finite element method (E-iFEM) is proposed for real-time intelligent sensing of discontinuous aerospace structures. The method can improve the flight performance of intelligent aircrafts by feeding back the structural shape ...
Kangyu Chen, Hengzhen Fan, Hong Bao
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Deflection Estimation of Truss Structures Using Inverse Finite Element Method [PDF]
Sensors, 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 ...
Zhaobo Zhang +3 more
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Shape-Sensing of Beam Elements Undergoing Material Nonlinearities [PDF]
Sensors, 2021 The use of in situ strain measurements to reconstruct the deformed shape of structures is a key technology for real-time monitoring. A particularly promising, versatile and computationally efficient method is the inverse finite element method (iFEM ...
Pierclaudio Savino +3 more
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An Online Measurement and Calibration Method for a Radio Telescope Sub-Reflector Support Structure Using Fiber Bragg Grating [PDF]
Micromachines, 2023 The position and altitude of a sub-reflector have an important influence on the pointing accuracy of a radio telescope. With the increase of the antenna aperture, the stiffness of the support structure for the sub-reflector decreases.
Qian Xu, Hong Bao
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Isogeometric iFEM Analysis of Thin Shell Structures [PDF]
Sensors, 2020 Shape sensing is one of most crucial components of typical structural health monitoring systems and has become a promising technology for future large-scale engineering structures to achieve significant improvement in their safety, reliability, and ...
Adnan Kefal, Erkan Oterkus
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International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2018 The inverse finite element method (iFEM) for the 3D framework deformation reconstruction was introduced. As the process of iFEM did not require a priori knowledge, such as the modal shape, the loading, and the elastic-inertial material information of the
Yong Zhao, Jingli Du, Hong Bao, Qian Xu
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