RTX Corporation
FLEXIBLE SENSOR SYSTEM FOR PROGNOSTIC HEALTH MONITORING OF COMPOSITE AEROSTRUCTURES

Abstract:

A sensor array system includes a skin. The sensor array system includes a lattice network coupled to a portion of the skin. The lattice network includes a plurality of interconnects and a plurality of nodes. The plurality of nodes are respectively defined by an intersection of two or more interconnects of the plurality of interconnects. The sensor array system includes a first sensor electrically connected to the lattice network at a first node of the plurality of nodes.