28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 23 - 28 September 2012, Brisbane, Australia
Paper ICAS 2012-12.1.1


PROBING THE LIMITS - NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN THERMOELASTIC STRESS ANALYSIS

N. Rajic, D. Rowlands, S. Galea
DSTO, Australia

Keywords: thermoelasticity, microbolometer, infrared, fatigue, shm

This article outlines the development, validation and application of a novel thermoelastic stress analysis (TSA) system based on a low-cost and low-grade microbolometer detector.


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