Interferometric smart material for measuring permanent deformations
- Oakland Univ., Rochester, MI (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
This paper has presented a novel interferometric smart material using closely spaced micro-indentations as sensors for recording permanent deformations. The information can be retrieved from the interference fringe patterns of laser light reflected and diffracted from the ISM indentations. Practically, the interference fringes are monitored with linear photodiode arrays in conjunction with a microcomputer based digital data acquisition system. The measurement can be conducted at any convenient time and needs not conflict with in-situ operations. Validity and accuracy of the method have been confirmed by the comparison with standard measurements. The ISM acts like a smart material to memorize permanent deformations. Different from the ISG and ISR real-time measuring techniques, the ISM measurement may be performed at any convenient time, and large deformations can be measured. The ISM method competes with other optical methods for its extremely compact sensors and applicability to production environments. It measures the indentation separations through analyzing the interference fringe patterns and has a better accuracy than a microscope. It is applicable to curved surfaces and notched regions in large structures.
- OSTI ID:
- 248127
- Journal Information:
- Materials Evaluation, Vol. 54, Issue 5; Other Information: PBD: May 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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