Sensor Technology for Integrated Vehicle Health Management of Aerospace Vehicles
Author(s) -
William H. Prosser
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
aip conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.177
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1551-7616
pISSN - 0094-243X
DOI - 10.1063/1.1570319
Subject(s) - aerospace , systems engineering , reliability (semiconductor) , health management system , engineering , fleet management , computer science , risk analysis (engineering) , transport engineering , business , aerospace engineering , medicine , power (physics) , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics
NASA is focusing considerable efforts on technology development for Integrated Vehicle Health Management systems. The research in this area is targeted toward increasing aerospace vehicle safety and reliability, while reducing vehicle operating and maintenance costs. On‐board, real‐time sensing technologies that can provide detailed information on structural integrity are central to such a health management system. This paper describes a number of sensor technologies currently under development for integrated vehicle health management. The capabilities, current limitations, and future research needs of these technologies are addressed.
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