Evaluation of the Bolted Joints Fault of Aircraft Structure with Flexible Analytic Wavelet Transform

Yishui Wei, Wenhao Zong, Chunlin Zhang, Sijawal Muhammad, Fangyi Wan

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Abstract

Bolted joints as a universal connecting are widely used in engineering especially in aircraft structure. While, being one of the most common failure components in aircraft structure, bolted joints failure forms are kind of difference and the most common failure form is bolt looseness, which is difficult to be observed directly, and it usually leads to destructive accidents. In this paper, the state of bolted joints is evaluated with the active method, which used lead zirconate titanate (PZT) sensors to create surface waves and to monitor their responses. Then using a flexible analytic wavelet transform (FAWT), FFT and DWT, the experimental data was analyzed and compared to detect the faults. All the results showed that FAWT is more suitable for the experiment of bolted joints.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2018 International Conference on Sensing, Diagnostics, Prognostics, and Control, SDPC 2018
EditorsChuan Li, Dian Wang, Diego Cabrera, Yong Zhou, Chunlin Zhang
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages252-257
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538660577
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Jul 2018
Event2018 International Conference on Sensing, Diagnostics, Prognostics, and Control, SDPC 2018 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 15 Aug 201817 Aug 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2018 International Conference on Sensing, Diagnostics, Prognostics, and Control, SDPC 2018

Conference

Conference2018 International Conference on Sensing, Diagnostics, Prognostics, and Control, SDPC 2018
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an
Period15/08/1817/08/18

Keywords

  • bolt looseness
  • bolted joints
  • component
  • flexible analytic wavelet transform

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