Low-Cost Piezoelectric Sensors for Time Domain Load Monitoring of Metallic Structures During Operational and Maintenance Processes
Author/s
Perez-Alfaro, Irene; Gil-Hernandez, Daniel; Muñoz-Navascues, Oscar; Casbas-Gimenez, Jesus; Sanchez-Catalan, Juan Carlos; [et al.]Date
2020-03-01Keywords
Piezoelectric smart sensor
Real-time
Optimal frequency
Low power
Load monitoring
Electromechanical impedance
Sensing
Smart structures
Smart manufacturing
Abstract
The versatility of piezoelectric sensors in measurement techniques and their performance in applications has given rise to an increased interest in their use for structural and manufacturing component monitoring. They enable wireless and sensor network solutions to be developed in order to directly integrate the sensors into machines, fixtures and tools. Piezoelectric sensors increasingly compete with strain-gauges due to their wide operational temperature range, load and strain sensing accuracy, low power consumption and low cost. This research sets out the use of piezoelectric sensors for real-time monitoring of mechanical strength in metallic structures in the ongoing operational control of machinery components. The behaviour of aluminium and steel structures under flexural strength was studied using piezoelectric sensors. Variations in structural behaviour and geometry were measured, and the load and μstrains during operational conditions were quantified in the time domain at a ...
Type
journal article