Screw Loosening Monitoring in UAV Wing Box Based on Phased Array Theory

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Phased array theory was utilized in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) wing box to identify the screw loosening in the structure. Phased array theory could well control the beam steering of Lamb wave to the desired directions to scan the structure for damage recognition. The time delay in special direction was calculated for the beam steering of the signal. The recognition result was shown on a mapped image.

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