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jendrix
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Hello,
I am a 3rd year EEE student and am working on a project that will go on to form my 3rd year dissertation. I am having trouble formulating a project idea from the guidelines. I was told I should use a strain sensor to form some kind of self sensing smart material that could be used to detect forces acting upon it and maybe some damage too.
The outline was "Monitoring a composite material using strain sensor"
I have reviewed classic strain sensors using the wheatstone bridge in conjunction with an amp to get readings but this doesn't feel like a project. I have seen fibre optics used but this seems more like phd level work. I have also seen a self sensing technique where the material itself self senses. I believe it was a carbon composite the resistance through the material would change with strain/stress. much like a strain sensor. My concern is ending up going too far into the civil/material engineering.
If anyone could offer some pointers of areas to look at I might have missed that would be much appreciated.Thanks
I am a 3rd year EEE student and am working on a project that will go on to form my 3rd year dissertation. I am having trouble formulating a project idea from the guidelines. I was told I should use a strain sensor to form some kind of self sensing smart material that could be used to detect forces acting upon it and maybe some damage too.
The outline was "Monitoring a composite material using strain sensor"
I have reviewed classic strain sensors using the wheatstone bridge in conjunction with an amp to get readings but this doesn't feel like a project. I have seen fibre optics used but this seems more like phd level work. I have also seen a self sensing technique where the material itself self senses. I believe it was a carbon composite the resistance through the material would change with strain/stress. much like a strain sensor. My concern is ending up going too far into the civil/material engineering.
If anyone could offer some pointers of areas to look at I might have missed that would be much appreciated.Thanks