SiMAero · Simulation-Driven and On-line Condition Monitoring with Applications to Aerospace

The proposed project aims at combining advanced numerical techniques for the modeling of damage to Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) methods to provide tools for the on-line detection of damage in aircraft structures. Two cases will be considered: the detection of damage in advanced stages in operating conditions and the detection of damage in early stages in parked conditions. The extended finite element method (XFEM) along with model order reduction (MOR) techniques will be employed for the modeling of damage while detection process will be based on vibration measurements. For the in-flight detection case the operating loads will be estimated as well. The developed tools will be tested initially in simulated damage detection scenarios and subsequently in experimental setups.