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This work presents a shape sensing method capable of handling some geometrical complexities commo...nly observed in aerospace structures. The method presented is based on the one-dimensional inverse Finite Element Method (1D-iFEM), which is capable of accurately reconstructing structural displacements of beam structures using surface strain measurements. The effects of cross-sectional variation in shear strains due to transverse or torsional loads for any general beam profile is accounted for in this 1D-iFEM formulation. The introduction of these effects allows the use of iFEM for the shape sensing of solid or thin-walled prismatic beams with any general beam profile. The performance of the new method is demonstrated through some example problems of prismatic beams under various static loading scenarios.
Publication type: 
Journal Articles
Evidence for R3C: 
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Publication Date: 
Thursday, December 23, 2021
Cluster: 
Resilient Transition and Sustainable Energy
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