Algorithms for Structural Dynamics Based Fiber Optic Strain Gage Health Monitoring

By the completion of Phase II, San Diego Composites, Inc. (SDC) will establish a closed-loop system and software for the structural health monitoring (SHM) and manufacturing quality control (MQC) of composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs) at TRL 6, and with Phase III funding at TRL 8. The program will focus the use of measured performance of the structure to update finite element models to determine remaining life and damaged/aged behavior.

NextSTEP-2 Next generation space habitat missions with a focus on integration with COPVs Retro-fitting for long-term health monitoring on the NORS-RFS on the ISS COPV monitoring for deep space and long-term missions such as ARM components

Reusable spacecraft components, especially COPVs for companies such as Virgin Galactic, SpaceX, and Blue Origin Long-term refillable COPVs for long-term habitats

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