Towards 'Zero' False Positive in Structural Health Monitoring

摘要

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is one aspect of a revolution based on the use of Smart Materials and Structures technologies that have the potential to provide major gains in structural performance and cost-efficient life management. We seek to address the issue of information fidelity from ISHM systems (i.e. minimal or no 'false positives') expressed by representatives from Airbus, Boeing, EADS, US FAA, Lockheed Martin, NASA and USAF at the Panel Discussion at the 5th IWSHM. This work will contribute to the first steps towards the transitioning of current state-of-the-art innovations in SHM to their widespread acceptance in the aerospace industry. This initial work is a concerted study that provides the sound scientific and engineering arguments towards the confidence in information fidelity will constitute a significant leap in the knowledge base of ISHM. The work proposed in this document respond to this challenge and will be the first concerted study towards the provision of these sound scientific and engineering arguments towards the widespread acceptance of ISHM.