Structural Health Monitoring of Plate Structures using Genetic Algorithms and Neural Networks

Abstract

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is defined in the literature as the "acquisition, validation and analysis of technical data to facilitate structural inspection and maintenance decisions". The primary goal of SHM is to replace the periodical inspection system with a continuous monitoring system. This would reduce the downtime of vehicles and increase the probability of damage detection prior to catastrophic expensivefailures