Measuring the complex permittivity of ultrathin,flexible materials with a high loss tangent poses a substantial challenge with precision using conventional methods,and verifying the accuracy of test results remains di...Measuring the complex permittivity of ultrathin,flexible materials with a high loss tangent poses a substantial challenge with precision using conventional methods,and verifying the accuracy of test results remains difficult.In this study,we introduce a methodology based on a back-propagation artificial neural network(ANN)to extract the complex permittivity of paper-based composites(PBCs).PBCs are ultrathin and flexible materials exhibiting considerable complex permittivity and dielectric loss tangent.Given the absence of mature measurement methods for PBCs and a lack of sufficient data for ANN training,a mapping relationship is initially established between the complex permittivity of honeycomb-structured microwave-absorbing materials(HMAMs,composed of PBCs)and that of PBCs using simulated data.Leveraging the ANN model,the complex permittivity of PBCs can be extracted from that of HMAMs obtained using standard measurement.Subsequently,two published methods are cited to illustrate the accuracy and advancement of the results obtained using the proposed approach.Additionally,specific error analysis is conducted,attributing discrepancies to the conductivity of PBCs,the homogenization of HMAMs,and differences between the simulation model and actual objects.Finally,the proposed method is applied to optimize the cell length parameters of HMAMs for enhanced absorption performance.The conclusion discusses further improvements and areas for extended research.展开更多
During the whole service lifetime of aircraft structures with composite materials,impacts are inevitable and can usually cause severe but barely visible damages.Since the occurrences of impact are random and unpredict...During the whole service lifetime of aircraft structures with composite materials,impacts are inevitable and can usually cause severe but barely visible damages.Since the occurrences of impact are random and unpredictable,it is a hotspot direction to develop an online impact monitoring system that can meet strict limitations of aerospace applications including small size,light weight,and low power consumption.Piezoelectric(PZT)sensor,being able to generate impact response signals with no external power and cover a large-scale structure with only a small amount of them,is a promising choice.Meanwhile,for real systems,networks with multiple nodes are normally required to monitor large-scale structures in a global way to identify any impact localization confliction,yet the existing studies are mostly evaluated with single nodes instead of networks.Therefore,in this paper,based on a new low-power node designed,a Bluetooth-based digital impact monitoring PZT sensor network is proposed for the first time with its global confliction-solving impact localization method.Evaluations of the system as a network are researched and analyzed on a complex real aircraft wing box for a global confliction-solving impact localization,showing a satisfying high accuracy.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2021YFB3700104).
文摘Measuring the complex permittivity of ultrathin,flexible materials with a high loss tangent poses a substantial challenge with precision using conventional methods,and verifying the accuracy of test results remains difficult.In this study,we introduce a methodology based on a back-propagation artificial neural network(ANN)to extract the complex permittivity of paper-based composites(PBCs).PBCs are ultrathin and flexible materials exhibiting considerable complex permittivity and dielectric loss tangent.Given the absence of mature measurement methods for PBCs and a lack of sufficient data for ANN training,a mapping relationship is initially established between the complex permittivity of honeycomb-structured microwave-absorbing materials(HMAMs,composed of PBCs)and that of PBCs using simulated data.Leveraging the ANN model,the complex permittivity of PBCs can be extracted from that of HMAMs obtained using standard measurement.Subsequently,two published methods are cited to illustrate the accuracy and advancement of the results obtained using the proposed approach.Additionally,specific error analysis is conducted,attributing discrepancies to the conductivity of PBCs,the homogenization of HMAMs,and differences between the simulation model and actual objects.Finally,the proposed method is applied to optimize the cell length parameters of HMAMs for enhanced absorption performance.The conclusion discusses further improvements and areas for extended research.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51921003,51975292 and 52275153)the Outstanding Youth Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China(No.BK20211519)+2 种基金the Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures,China(Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics,No.MCMS-I-0521K01)the Fund of Prospective Layout of Scientific Research for Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics,Chinathe Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions,China。
文摘During the whole service lifetime of aircraft structures with composite materials,impacts are inevitable and can usually cause severe but barely visible damages.Since the occurrences of impact are random and unpredictable,it is a hotspot direction to develop an online impact monitoring system that can meet strict limitations of aerospace applications including small size,light weight,and low power consumption.Piezoelectric(PZT)sensor,being able to generate impact response signals with no external power and cover a large-scale structure with only a small amount of them,is a promising choice.Meanwhile,for real systems,networks with multiple nodes are normally required to monitor large-scale structures in a global way to identify any impact localization confliction,yet the existing studies are mostly evaluated with single nodes instead of networks.Therefore,in this paper,based on a new low-power node designed,a Bluetooth-based digital impact monitoring PZT sensor network is proposed for the first time with its global confliction-solving impact localization method.Evaluations of the system as a network are researched and analyzed on a complex real aircraft wing box for a global confliction-solving impact localization,showing a satisfying high accuracy.
