Review of Flexible Sensor Networks for Structural Health Monitoring of Aircraft Smart Skin
WANG Yu1 , QIU Lei1 , HUANG Yongan2
(1. College of Aeronautics, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China; 2. School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China)
Abstract：Aircraft smart skin technology is a revolutionary new technology that can change the future advanced aircraft design, and structural health monitoring (SHM) is one of its essential functions. To realize the SHM of aircraft smart skin, it is necessary to integrate large-scale and flexible sensor networks into aircraft structures. According to the actual requirements and limitations of aircraft smart skin applications, combined with different structural health monitoring methods, the design, manufacturing process and function realization of the corresponding flexible sensor networks are reviewed. Finally, the key challenges faced by the development of aircraft smart skin technology in the future are summarized and prospected.
2020, 
