Sensor Self-diagnosis Using a Modified Impedance Model for Active Sensing-based Structural Health Monitoring

Abstract

The active sensing methods using piezoelectric materials have been extensively investigated for the efficient use in structural health monitoring (SHM) applications. Relying on high frequency structural excitations, the methods showed the extreme sensitivity to minor defects in a structure. Recently, a sensor self-diagnostic procedure that performs in situ monitoring of the operational status of piezoelectric (PZT) active sensors and actuators in SHM applications has been proposed. In this investigation, previously developed impedance models were revisited in order to investigate the effects of sensor and/or bonding defects on the admittance measurement. New parameters for sensor quality assessment of a PZT and coupling degradation effects between a PZT and bonding layer were incorporated into the traditional electromechanical impedance model for better estimation of the electromechanical impedance signatures and sensor diagnostics. The feasibility of the modified impedance model for sensor self-diagnosis using the admittance measurements was demonstrated by a series of parametric studies using a simple example of PZT-driven single degree of freedom spring-mass-damper system. This paper summarizes the description of the proposed modified electromechanical impedance model, parametric studies for impedance-based sensor diagnostics, and several issues that can be used as a guideline for future investigation.

Keywords

electro mechanical impedance model structural health monitoring sensor diagnostics bonding layer admittance

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