Early efforts to initiate the field of fiber optic smart structures at McDonnell Douglas

Eric Udd

doi:10.1117/12.316976

21 July 1998 Early efforts to initiate the field of fiber optic smart structures at McDonnell Douglas

Eric Udd

Proceedings Volume 3330, Smart Structures and Materials 1998: Sensory Phenomena and Measurement Instrumentation for Smart Structures and Materials; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316976
Event: 5th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

McDonnell Douglas began efforts on fiber optic sensor technology in 1977 that resulted directly in the development of a technology base that was used in the mid 1980s to implement fiber optic nervous systems that later would be termed fiber optic smart structures. This paper overviews some of the early history associated with this program as well as a story of how the field of fiber optic smart structures got its name.

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Eric Udd "Early efforts to initiate the field of fiber optic smart structures at McDonnell Douglas", Proc. SPIE 3330, Smart Structures and Materials 1998: Sensory Phenomena and Measurement Instrumentation for Smart Structures and Materials, (21 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316976

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