Delamination Size Prediction for Compressive Fatigue Loaded Composite Structures Via Ultrasonic Guided Wave Based Structural Health Monitoring

Under in-plane compressive load conditions, the growth of a delamination initially induced by an impact can be followed by a fast growth after a threshold level, which leads to a catastrophic failure in composite structures. To avoid reaching this critical level, it is essential to uncover the delamination size and growth pattern in real time....

Acousto-ultrasonic composite transducers integration into thermoplastic composite structures via ultrasonic welding

Acousto-ultrasonic composite transducers (AUCT), which are made of piezoceramic materials embedded in a reinforced polymeric matrix, are promising for the health monitoring of composite structures. However, when they are integrated into highly loaded thermoplastic composite structures, ensuring proper joining properties is a challenge. The...

Ultrasonically Powered and Controlled Microsystem for Dual-Wavelength Optogenetics with a Multi-Load Regulation Scheme

This letter presents an ultrasonically powered dual-wavelength optogenetic device that targets simultaneous excitation and inhibition of neural activities, or in a broader sense, optical stimulation in two distinct wavelengths for targeting different populations of neurons. This can be applied to a variety of neurological disorders. The...