Additive manufactured composite smart structures with embedded fibre Bragg grating sensors - AMCSS

Project summary

The project specific innovation objectives and results are related to the development of high performance composites – additive manufactured (AM) carbon/ glass fibre reinforced polymers (CFRP/ GFRP) with embedded fibre Bragg grating (FBG) sensors. FBG sensors advantages (small dimensions and weight, high multiplexing capabilities) allow to embed them into structures without influence on the material durability. It allows development of structural health monitoring (SHM) system increasing the safety of AM structures recently very popular in many industrial branches. Impact and potential benefits are related to developing method of manufacturing high strength performance composite materials with embedded FBG sensors. Such approach combines in one advantages of AM (limited waste, elements with complex shape) and SHM system (safety, information about real loading conditions). Such method can be applied for manufacturing of different elements in e.g. marine, civil engineering structures.