Electromechanical impedance (EMI) technique is a very simple method that can be usefulness in most of Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) and Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems. A common application of EMI methods is ...

Electromechanical impedance (EMI) technique is a very simple method that can be usefulness in most of Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) and Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems. A common application of EMI methods is ...

In recent years, piezoelectric sensors have been used in many non-destructive methods for detection of structural damage in structural health monitoring (SHM) systems, including the electromechanical impedance (EMI) ...

A new approach to analyze the response from a piezoelectric wafer in an impedance-based structural health monitoring (SHM) method is proposed. It is shown that the time-domain response of a piezoceramic wafer provides ...

A new approach to analyze the response from a piezoelectric wafer in an impedance-based structural health monitoring (SHM) method is proposed. It is shown that the time-domain response of a piezoceramic wafer provides ...

The electro-mechanical impedance technique has been extensively studied in recent decades as a non-destructive method for detecting structural damage in structural health monitoring applications using low-cost piezoelectric ...

This paper presents the practical implementation of a PHIL simulation platform using the damping impedance method. To be successful this requires the identification of the impedance of the hardware under test. We use an ...

The pencil lead break (PLB) is a well-known method for characterizing acoustic emission sensors. In this paper, we analyze the effectiveness of this method in characterizing piezoelectric transducers for structural health ...

Grinding is considered one of the last processes in precision parts manufacturing, which makes it indispensable to have a reliable monitoring system to evaluate workpiece surface integrity. This paper proposes the use of ...