Smart Fibres participates in bruisable composite developments
February 2005
With financial contribution provided under the UK Department of Trade and Industry Technology Programme, a new collaborative project entitled Bruisable Composites commenced this month. The project brief is to develop simple, low cost inspection techniques for large surface area, safety critical advanced composite structures using the concept of "bruisable composites", and new ways of modelling, testing and NDE monitoring. As FBG technology provided to the project, Smart Fibres will play a key role in monitoring internal composite damage with embedded fibre optic sensors, so as to validate the new damage detection methodology of bruising. Further details of the project and partners are available via our Bruisable Composites page