Health Monitoring of Future Space Infrastructure Using Embedded Material Sensing Systems

Completed TRL 3 (started at 2, targeting 3)

Description

Our goal is to contribute to robust in space structural health monitoring.

Benefits

Embedded sensing of ultra-thin (< 0.2 mm) composites for future space structures.

Details

Technology area	Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing > Mechanical Systems
Program	Center Innovation Fund: JPL CIF (JPL CIF)
Lead organization	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Start date	2020-10-01
End date	2021-09-30

Project contacts

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Armen Derkevorkian — armen.derkevorkian@jpl.nasa.gov

How to get involved

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